2026 Christopher D. Paddock: Microbiology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Microbiology	89	707	330	286	36317
Medicine	89	12514	6407	293	36377

Overview

Christopher D. Paddock is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on vector-borne infectious diseases, with extensive contributions in medicine, immunology and microbiology, and agricultural and biological sciences. They have a significant presence in the fields of parasitology, infectious diseases, public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The scientist's work addresses multiple critical topics, including:

Vector-borne infectious diseases
Viral infections and vectors
Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Vector-borne animal diseases
Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
Insect and pesticide research
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research

Christopher D. Paddock's publication record shows frequent contributions to several high-profile scientific venues. These include:

Journal of Medical Entomology
Emerging Infectious Diseases
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Their recent papers cover a range of infectious disease topics and vector surveillance, including:

"Tick and Tickborne Pathogen Surveillance as a Public Health Tool in the United States," 2020, Journal of Medical Entomology
"Evidence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Replication and Tropism in the Lungs, Airways, and Vascular Endothelium of Patients With Fatal Coronavirus Disease 2019: An Autopsy Case Series," 2021, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
"Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in a Large Metropolitan Center, Mexico-United States Border, 2009-2019," 2021, Emerging Infectious Diseases
"Established Population of the Gulf Coast Tick, Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae), Infected with Rickettsia parkeri (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae), in Connecticut," 2021, Journal of Medical Entomology
"Pathology and Monkeypox virus Localization in Tissues From Immunocompromised Patients With Severe or Fatal Mpox," 2024, The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Key frequent co-authors collaborating with Christopher D. Paddock include:

Sandor E. Karpathy
Janet E. Foley
Joy A. Hecht
Anne M. Kjemtrup
Johanna S. Salzer

The breadth of their work spans surveillance, pathology, and ecological aspects of vector-borne diseases, including emerging viral infections. Their contributions intersect public health concerns and biological research, informing understanding of disease transmission dynamics and pathogen localization in humans and animal vectors.

Best Publications

A novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Ksiazek Tg;Erdman D;Goldsmith Cs;Zaki

6094
Citations
Update on Tick-Borne Rickettsioses around the World: a Geographic Approach

Philippe Parola;Christopher D. Paddock;Cristina Socolovschi;Marcelo B. Labruna

1562
Citations
Tick-Borne Rickettsioses around the World: Emerging Diseases Challenging Old Concepts

Philippe Parola;Christopher D. Paddock;Didier Raoult

1436
Citations
A new arenavirus in a cluster of fatal transplant-associated diseases.

Gustavo F. Palacios;Julian Druce;Lei Du;Thomas Tran

836
Citations
Influenza-Associated Deaths among Children in the United States, 2003–2004

Niranjan Bhat;Jennifer G. Wright;Karen R. Broder;Erin L. Murray

832
Citations
Isolation of Genetically Diverse Marburg Viruses from Egyptian Fruit Bats

Jonathan S. Towner;Brian R. Amman;Tara K. Sealy;Serena A. Reeder Carroll

821
Citations
Diagnosis and Management of Tickborne Rickettsial Diseases: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Other Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses, Ehrlichioses, and Anaplasmosis - United States.

Holly M. Biggs;Casey Barton Behravesh;Kristy K. Bradley;F. Scott Dahlgren

684
Citations
Ehrlichia chaffeensis: a Prototypical Emerging Pathogen

Christopher D. Paddock;James E. Childs

639
Citations
Rickettsia parkeri: A newly recognized cause of spotted fever rickettsiosis in the United States

Christopher D. Paddock;John W. Sumner;James A. Comer;Sherif R. Zaki

617
Citations
Transmission of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus by organ transplantation.

Staci A. Fischer;Mary Beth Graham;Matthew J. Kuehnert;Camille Nelson Kotton

590
Citations
The Ascendancy of Amblyomma Americanum as a Vector of Pathogens Affecting Humans in the United States

James E. Childs;Christopher D. Paddock

576
Citations
Diagnosis and management of Q fever--United States, 2013: recommendations from CDC and the Q Fever Working Group

Alicia Anderson;Henk Bijlmer;Pierre-Edouard Fournier;Stephen Graves

569
Citations
Transmission of rabies virus from an organ donor to four transplant recipients.

Arjun Srinivasan;Elizabeth C. Burton;Matthew J. Kuehnert;Charles Rupprecht

561
Citations
Rocky Mountain spotted fever from an unexpected tick vector in Arizona.

Linda J. Demma;Marc S. Traeger;William L. Nicholson;Christopher D. Paddock

548
Citations
2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1): Pathology and Pathogenesis of 100 Fatal Cases in the United States

Wun-Ju Shieh;Dianna M. Blau;Amy M. Denison;Marlene DeLeon-Carnes

539
Citations
Ehrlichia ewingii, a newly recognized agent of human ehrlichiosis.

R S Buller;M Arens;S P Hmiel;C D Paddock

513
Citations
A Mouse-Adapted SARS-Coronavirus Causes Disease and Mortality in BALB/c Mice

Anjeanette Roberts;Damon Deming;Christopher D. Paddock;Aaron Cheng

504
Citations
Diagnosis and management of tickborne rickettsial diseases: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichioses, and anaplasmosis--United States: a practical guide for physicians and other health-care and public health professionals.

Alice S. Chapman;Johan S. Bakken;Scott M. Folk;Christopher D. Paddock

503
Citations
Cellular Immune Responses to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) Infection in Senescent BALB/c Mice: CD4+ T Cells Are Important in Control of SARS-CoV Infection

Jun Chen;Yuk Fai Lau;Elaine W. Lamirande;Christopher D. Paddock

500
Citations
Seasonal Pulses of Marburg Virus Circulation in Juvenile Rousettus aegyptiacus Bats Coincide with Periods of Increased Risk of Human Infection

Brian R. Amman;Serena A. Carroll;Zachary D. Reed;Tara K. Sealy

490
Citations
Pathology and Pathogenesis of Fatal Bordetella pertussis Infection in Infants

Christopher D. Paddock;Gary N. Sanden;James D. Cherry;Anthony A. Gal

448
Citations
Astrovirus Encephalitis in Boy with X-linked Agammaglobulinemia

Phenix Lan Quan;Thor A Wagner;Thomas Briese;Troy R Torgerson

362
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sherif R. Zaki Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Wun-Ju Shieh Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

James E. Childs Yale University

John W. Sumner Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Cynthia S. Goldsmith Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jerome Goddard Mississippi State University

Jeannette Guarner Emory University

William L. Nicholson Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

James A. Comer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Stuart T. Nichol Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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