2026 David M. Wagner: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	58	13158	12103	5613	5020	174	12283

Overview

David M. Wagner is affiliated with Northern Arizona University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields including Parasitology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology.

The scientist has contributed to research on multiple topics, including:

Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
Leptospirosis research and findings
Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
Vector-borne infectious diseases
Viral infections and vectors
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Among their recent publications are:

Human plague: An old scourge that needs new answers, 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and its S and N proteins using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, 2021, RSC Advances
Reorganized Genomic Taxonomy of Francisellaceae Enables Design of Robust Environmental PCR Assays for Detection of Francisella tularensis, 2021, Microorganisms
Leptospira sanjuanensis sp. nov., a pathogenic species of the genus Leptospira isolated from soil in Puerto Rico, 2022, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistant Yersinia pestis During a Pneumonic Plague Outbreak, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases

David M. Wagner has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

Jason W. Sahl
Nathan E. Stone
Paul Keim
Joseph D. Busch
Ryelan F. McDonough

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in journals such as:

PLoS neglected tropical diseases
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Microorganisms
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Emerging infectious diseases

In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to book publications, including:

Load Rating of Bridges and Culverts with Missing or Incomplete As-Built Information, published in 2022 by Transportation Research Board eBooks

Best Publications

Yersinia pestis genome sequencing identifies patterns of global phylogenetic diversity

Giovanna Morelli;Yajun Song;Yajun Song;Camila J Mazzoni;Mark Eppinger

710
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Microevolution and history of the plague bacillus, Yersinia pestis

Mark Achtman;Giovanna Morelli;Peixuan Zhu;Thierry Wirth

670
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Yersinia pestis and the Plague of Justinian 541-543 AD: a genomic analysis

David M. Wagner;Jennifer Klunk;Michaela Harbeck;Alison Devault

552
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Global Genetic Population Structure of Bacillus anthracis

Matthew N. Van Ert;W Ryan Easterday;Lynn Y Huynh;Richard T. Okinaka;Richard T. Okinaka

495
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Molecular epidemiology, evolution, and ecology of Francisella.

Paul Keim;Anders Johansson;David M. Wagner

491
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Multiple antimicrobial resistance in plague: an emerging public health risk.

Timothy J. Welch;W. Florian Fricke;Patrick F. McDermott;David G. White

472
Citations
Anthrax molecular epidemiology and forensics: using the appropriate marker for different evolutionary scales.

Paul Keim;Matthew N. Van Ert;Talima Pearson;Amy J. Vogler

396
Citations
Yersinia pestis DNA from Skeletal Remains from the 6th Century AD Reveals Insights into Justinianic Plague

Michaela Harbeck;Lisa Seifert;Stephanie Hänsch;Stephanie Hänsch;David M. Wagner

307
Citations
NASP: an accurate, rapid method for the identification of SNPs in WGS datasets that supports flexible input and output formats.

Jason W. Sahl;Jason W. Sahl;Darrin Lemmer;Jason Travis;James M. Schupp

240
Citations
Francisella tularensis in the United States

Jason Farlow;David M. Wagner;Meghan Dukerich;Miles Stanley

238
Citations
Phylogeographic reconstruction of a bacterial species with high levels of lateral gene transfer

Talima Pearson;Philip Giffard;Philip Giffard;Stephen Beckstrom-Sternberg;Stephen Beckstrom-Sternberg;Raymond Auerbach;Raymond Auerbach

225
Citations
Phylogeography of Francisella tularensis : Global Expansion of a Highly Fit Clone

Amy J. Vogler;Dawn Birdsell;Lance B. Price;Jolene R. Bowers

210
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Eighteenth century Yersinia pestis genomes reveal the long-term persistence of an historical plague focus

Kirsten I Bos;Kirsten I Bos;Alexander Herbig;Alexander Herbig;Jason Sahl;Nicholas Waglechner

179
Citations
Systematic Review and Consensus Guidelines for Environmental Sampling of Burkholderia pseudomallei

Direk Limmathurotsakul;David A. B. Dance;David A. B. Dance;Vanaporn Wuthiekanun;Mirjam Kaestli

176
Citations
Burkholderia stagnalis sp. nov. and Burkholderia territorii sp. nov., two novel Burkholderia cepacia complex species from environmental and human sources

Birgit De Smet;Birgit De Smet;Mark J. Mayo;Charlotte Peeters;James E. A. Zlosnik

175
Citations
Differential plague-transmission dynamics determine Yersinia pestis population genetic structure on local, regional, and global scales.

Jessica M. Girard;David M. Wagner;Amy J. Vogler;Christine Keys

161
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Thirty years of tick population genetics: A comprehensive review

Ana Araya-Anchetta;Joseph D. Busch;Glen A. Scoles;David M. Wagner

155
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Free mutual mate preferences in house mice affect reproductive success and offspring performance

Lee C Drickamer;Patricia Adair Gowaty;David M Wagner

139
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Mass spectrometry provides accurate characterization of two genetic marker types in Bacillus anthracis.

Matthew N. Van Ert;Steven A. Hofstadler;Yun Jiang;Joseph D. Busch

131
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Author response: Eighteenth century Yersinia pestis genomes reveal the long-term persistence of an historical plague focus

Kirsten I Bos;Kirsten I Bos;Alexander Herbig;Alexander Herbig;Jason Sahl;Nicholas Waglechner

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