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David M. Wagner publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David M. Wagner sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 174 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

David M. Wagner D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David M. Wagner sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

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

  • Microevolution and history of the plague bacillus, Yersinia pestis

    Mark Achtman;Giovanna Morelli;Peixuan Zhu;Thierry Wirth

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

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

  • Global Genetic Population Structure of Bacillus anthracis

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

  • Molecular epidemiology, evolution, and ecology of Francisella.

    Paul Keim;Anders Johansson;David M. Wagner

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Francisella tularensis in the United States

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

  • 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

  • Phylogeography of Francisella tularensis : Global Expansion of a Highly Fit Clone

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Thirty years of tick population genetics: A comprehensive review

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

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

    Lee C Drickamer;Patricia Adair Gowaty;David M Wagner

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Keim
Paul Keim Northern Arizona University
Talima Pearson
Talima Pearson Northern Arizona University
Bart J. Currie
Bart J. Currie Charles Darwin University
Mark Mayo
Mark Mayo Charles Darwin University
Jeffrey T. Foster
Jeffrey T. Foster Northern Arizona University
Sharon J. Peacock
Sharon J. Peacock University of Cambridge
David M. Engelthaler
David M. Engelthaler Translational Genomics Research Institute
Jacques Ravel
Jacques Ravel University of Maryland, Baltimore
Vanaporn Wuthiekanun
Vanaporn Wuthiekanun Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Mats Forsman
Mats Forsman Swedish Defence Research Agency

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