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Daniel Kolakofsky

Daniel Kolakofsky

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
73
Citations
15267
World Ranking
1701
National Ranking
42

Daniel Kolakofsky publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daniel Kolakofsky sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 181 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Daniel Kolakofsky D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daniel Kolakofsky sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Daniel Kolakofsky is a researcher affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Their work primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. The main subfields they engage with include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Animal Science and Zoology, as well as Plant Science.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects related to virology, including:

  • Virology and Viral Diseases
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Daniel Kolakofsky has contributed to several scientific publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • Sendai Virus and a Unified Model of Mononegavirus RNA Synthesis, 2021, Viruses
  • Complete genome sequence of Tacaribe virus, 2020, Archives of Virology
  • A paramyxovirus-like model for Ebola virus bipartite promoters, 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • A Point Mutation in the Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 2 Nucleoprotein Leads to Two Separate Effects on Virus Replication, 2021, Journal of Virology
  • The bipartite promoter of Orthonairovirus hazaraense large segment, 2023, Journal of Virology

Their frequent co-authors include Machiko Nishio, Keisuke Ohta, Philippe Le Mercier, Naoki Saka, and Yusuke Matsumoto.

The main publication venues for their work are:

  • Journal of Virology
  • Archives of Virology
  • Viruses
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • mBio

They have received recognition as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Paramyxovirus RNA Synthesis and the Requirement for Hexamer Genome Length: the Rule of Six Revisited

    Daniel Kolakofsky;Thierry Pelet;Dominique Garcin;Stéphane Hausmann

  • A highly recombinogenic system for the recovery of infectious Sendai paramyxovirus from cDNA: generation of a novel copy-back nondefective interfering virus.

    Dominique Garcin;Thierry Pelet;Philippe Calain;Laurent Roux

  • Isolation and characterization of Sendai virus DI-RNAs.

    Daniel Kolakofsky

  • An N-terminal domain of the Sendai paramyxovirus P protein acts as a chaperone for the NP protein during the nascent chain assembly step of genome replication.

    J Curran;J B Marq;D Kolakofsky

  • The 5' ends of Hantaan virus (Bunyaviridae) RNAs suggest a prime-and-realign mechanism for the initiation of RNA synthesis.

    Dominique Garcin;M Lezzi;M Dobbs;R M Elliott

  • Nucleoproteins and nucleocapsids of negative-strand RNA viruses.

    Rob W H Ruigrok;Thibaut Crépin;Dan Kolakofsky

  • Sendai Virus C Proteins Counteract the Interferon-Mediated Induction of an Antiviral State

    Dominique Garcin;Patrizia Latorre;Daniel Kolakofsky

  • Sendai virus contains overlapping genes expressed from a single mRNA.

    Colomba Giorgi;Colomba Giorgi;Benjamin M. Blumberg;Daniel Kolakofsky

  • Plus and minus strand leader rnas in negative strand virus-infected cells

    Mark Leppert;Linda Rittenhouse;Jacques Perrault;Donald F. Summers

  • The Sendai virus P gene expresses both an essential protein and an inhibitor of RNA synthesis by shuffling modules via mRNA editing.

    Curran J;Boeck R;Kolakofsky D

  • Sendai virus defective-interfering genomes and the activation of interferon-beta.

    Laura Eve Strahle;Dominique Garcin;Daniel Kolakofsky

  • Interaction of VSV leader RNA and nucleocapsid protein may control VSV genome replication.

    Benjamin M. Blumberg;Mark Leppert;Daniel Kolakofsky

  • N protein of vesicular stomatitis virus selectively encapsidates leader RNA in vitro

    Benjamin M. Blumberg;Colomba Giorgi;Daniel Kolakofsky

  • Complexes of Sendai virus NP-P and P-L proteins are required for defective interfering particle genome replication in vitro

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  • Paramyxovirus mRNA editing, the "rule of six" and error catastrophe: a hypothesis.

    Daniel Kolakofsky;Laurent Roux;Dominique Garcin;Rob W. H. Ruigrok

  • The Sendai virus nonstructural C proteins specifically inhibit viral mRNA synthesis

    Joseph Curran;Jean-Baptiste Marq;Daniel Kolakofsky

  • Ribosomal initiation from an ACG codon in the Sendai virus P/C mRNA.

    Curran J;Kolakofsky D

  • A stuttering model for paramyxovirus P mRNA editing.

    S Vidal;J Curran;D Kolakofsky

  • Sequence determination of the Sendai virus fusion protein gene.

    Benjamin M. Blumberg;Colomba Giorgi;Keith Rose;Daniel Kolakofsky

  • Editing of the Sendai virus P/C mRNA by G insertion occurs during mRNA synthesis via a virus-encoded activity.

    S Vidal;J Curran;D Kolakofsky

  • A structure-based model of RIG-I activation.

    Daniel Kolakofsky;Eva Kowalinski;Stephen Cusack

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominique Garcin
Dominique Garcin University of Geneva
Jean L. Patterson
Jean L. Patterson Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Silvia M. Vidal
Silvia M. Vidal McGill University
Colette Rossier
Colette Rossier University of Geneva
Mark Leppert
Mark Leppert University of Utah
Caroline Tapparel
Caroline Tapparel University of Geneva
Tetsuya Nosaka
Tetsuya Nosaka Mie University
Rob W.H. Ruigrok
Rob W.H. Ruigrok Grenoble Alpes University
Stephen Cusack
Stephen Cusack European Bioinformatics Institute
Geraldine Taylor
Geraldine Taylor Jenner Institute

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