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D-Index
75
Citations
16408
World Ranking
1525
National Ranking
666

Daniel L. Rock 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 L. Rock sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 142 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel L. Rock 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 L. Rock sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Daniel L. Rock is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with specific engagement in subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Economics and Econometrics, Media Technology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's work spans multiple topics including:

  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • ICT Impact and Policies
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • Poxvirus research and outbreaks
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Virus-based gene therapy research

Recent publications by Daniel L. Rock include:

  • "Thoughts on African Swine Fever Vaccines," 2021, Viruses
  • "African Swine Fever Virus CD2v Protein Induces β-Interferon Expression and Apoptosis in Swine Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells," 2021, Viruses
  • "The novel ORFV protein ORFV113 activates LPA-p38 signaling," 2021, PLoS Pathogens
  • "GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models," 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs," 2024, Science

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Daniel L. Rock include:

  • Gustavo Delhon
  • Sushil Khatiwada
  • Sabal Chaulagain
  • Tyna Eloundou
  • Sam Manning

Publication venues where Daniel L. Rock's work has appeared most often are:

  • Viruses
  • Science
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Journal of Virology
  • Journal of General Virology

Best Publications

  • Comparative Genomics of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus

    C. Carrillo;E. R. Tulman;E. R. Tulman;G. Delhon;G. Delhon;Z. Lu

  • The Genomes of Sheeppox and Goatpox Viruses

    E. R. Tulman;C. L. Afonso;Z. Lu;L. Zsak

  • North American and European porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses differ in non-structural protein coding regions.

    R. Allende;R. Allende;T. L. Lewis;Z. Lu;Daniel L Rock

  • Detection of latency-related viral RNAs in trigeminal ganglia of rabbits latently infected with herpes simplex virus type 1.

    Daniel L Rock;A. B. Nesburn;H. Ghiasi;J. Ong

  • Genome of Lumpy Skin Disease Virus

    E. R. Tulman;C. L. Afonso;Z. Lu;L. Zsak

  • Use of a portable real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay for rapid detection of foot-and-mouth disease virus.

    Johnny D Callahan;Fred Brown;Fernando A Osorio;Jung H Sur

  • Detection of HSV-1 genome in central nervous system of latently infected mice

    Daniel L. Rock;Nigel W. Fraser

  • The Genome of Fowlpox Virus

    C. L. Afonso;E. R. Tulman;Z. Lu;L. Zsak

  • The Genome of a Very Virulent Marek's Disease Virus

    E. R. Tulman;C. L. Afonso;Z. Lu;L. Zsak

  • Genomes of the Parapoxviruses Orf Virus and Bovine Papular Stomatitis Virus

    G. Delhon;G. Delhon;E. R. Tulman;C. L. Afonso;Z. Lu

  • Localization of herpes simplex virus in the trigeminal and olfactory systems of the mouse central nervous system during acute and latent infections by in situ hybridization.

    W G Stroop;D L Rock;N W Fraser

  • Neutralizing antibodies to African swine fever virus proteins p30, p54, and p72 are not sufficient for antibody-mediated protection.

    J.G Neilan;L Zsak;Z Lu;T.G Burrage

  • The Genome of Melanoplus sanguinipes Entomopoxvirus

    C. L. Afonso;E. R. Tulman;Z. Lu;E. Oma

  • An African swine fever virus gene with similarity to the proto-oncogene bcl-2 and the Epstein-Barr virus gene BHRF1.

    J G Neilan;Z Lu;C L Afonso;G F Kutish

  • African Swine Fever Virus Multigene Family 360 and 530 Genes Affect Host Interferon Response

    C. L. Afonso;M. E. Piccone;K. M. Zaffuto;J. Neilan

  • Mutations in the genome of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus responsible for the attenuation phenotype.

    R. Allende;G. F. Kutish;W. Laegreid;Z. Lu

  • The Genome of Canarypox Virus

    E. R. Tulman;C. L. Afonso;Z. Lu;L. Zsak

  • Deletion of a CD2-Like Gene, 8-DR, from African Swine Fever Virus Affects Viral Infection in Domestic Swine

    M. V. Borca;C. Carrillo;L. Zsak;W. W. Laegreid

  • Characterization of dexamethasone-induced reactivation of latent bovine herpesvirus 1.

    D Rock;J Lokensgard;T Lewis;G Kutish

  • Genome of bovine herpesvirus 5.

    Gustavo A. Delhon;M. P. Moraes;Z. Lu;C. L. Afonso

  • Genome sequence of a baculovirus pathogenic for Culex nigripalpus.

    C. L. Afonso;E. R. Tulman;Z. Lu;C. A. Balinsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald F. Kutish
Gerald F. Kutish University of Connecticut
Zhiqiang Lu
Zhiqiang Lu United States Department of Agriculture
Claudio L. Afonso
Claudio L. Afonso United States Department of Agriculture
Manuel V. Borca
Manuel V. Borca United States Department of Agriculture
Nigel W. Fraser
Nigel W. Fraser University of Pennsylvania
Fernando A. Osorio
Fernando A. Osorio University of Nebraska–Lincoln
James L. Van Etten
James L. Van Etten University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Allen D. Roses
Allen D. Roses Duke University
Stanley N. Cohen
Stanley N. Cohen Stanford University
Ann M. Saunders
Ann M. Saunders Durham University

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