2026 David Safronetz: Microbiology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Microbiology	47	4799	4421	143	134	189	8019

David Safronetz 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 David Safronetz sits on this spectrum.

55 publications 679+

This scientist: 189 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Safronetz 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 David Safronetz sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David Safronetz is affiliated with the University of Manitoba in Canada and specializes in the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, and Immunology. Their work covers a wide variety of topics related to viral infections, outbreaks, and control.

Their research topics include:

Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
Viral Infections and Vectors
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Hepatitis B Virus Studies
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
Influenza Virus Research Studies

Frequent publication venues for their research are:

Emerging infectious diseases
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Viruses
Journal of Virology
Emerging Microbes & Infections

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by David Safronetz include:

"SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in the North American deer mouse" (2021), published in Nature Communications
"Characterization of a novel STAT 2 knock-out hamster model of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus pathogenesis" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
"Vesicular Stomatitis Virus: From Agricultural Pathogen to Vaccine Vector" (2021), published in Pathogens
"In vitro and in vivo efficacy of tecovirimat against a recently emerged 2022 monkeypox virus isolate" (2022), published in Science Translational Medicine
"An introduction to the Marburg virus vaccine consortium, MARVAC" (2022), published in PLoS Pathogens

The scientist has worked extensively with a number of frequent co-authors, including:

Darwyn Kobasa
Kevin Tierney
Bryce M. Warner
Geoff Soule
Nikesh Tailor

Best Publications

Molecular Evidence of Sexual Transmission of Ebola Virus

Suzanne E Mate;Jeffrey R Kugelman;Tolbert G Nyenswah;Jason T Ladner

513
Citations
Host genetic diversity enables Ebola hemorrhagic fever pathogenesis and resistance

Angela L. Rasmussen;Atsushi Okumura;Atsushi Okumura;Martin T Ferris;Richard Green

352
Citations
Zika viral dynamics and shedding in rhesus and cynomolgus macaques.

Christa E. Osuna;So Yon Lim;Claire Deleage;Bryan D. Griffin

323
Citations
Nanopore Sequencing as a Rapidly Deployable Ebola Outbreak Tool

Thomas Hoenen;Allison Groseth;Kyle Rosenke;Robert J. Fischer

260
Citations
Characterization of a novel STAT 2 knock-out hamster model of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus pathogenesis

Charlene Ranadheera;Emelissa J. Valcourt;Bryce M. Warner;Bryce M. Warner;Guillaume Poliquin;Guillaume Poliquin

238
Citations
Lethal Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Infection in Interferon α/β Receptor Knockout Mice Is Associated With High Viral Loads, Proinflammatory Responses, and Coagulopathy

Marko Zivcec;David Safronetz;Dana Scott;Shelly Robertson

167
Citations
A recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-based Lassa fever vaccine protects guinea pigs and macaques against challenge with geographically and genetically distinct Lassa viruses.

David Safronetz;Chad Mire;Kyle Rosenke;Friederike Feldmann

167
Citations
Validation of assays to monitor immune responses in the Syrian golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus).

Marko Zivcec;David Safronetz;Elaine Haddock;Heinz Feldmann;Heinz Feldmann

167
Citations
Mutation rate and genotype variation of Ebola virus from Mali case sequences

T. Hoenen;D. Safronetz;A. Groseth;K. R. Wollenberg

160
Citations
Detection of Lassa virus, Mali.

David Safronetz;Job E. Lopez;Nafomon Sogoba;Sékou F. Traore

144
Citations
A Novel Model of Lethal Hendra Virus Infection in African Green Monkeys and the Effectiveness of Ribavirin Treatment

Barry Rockx;Katharine N. Bossart;Friederike Feldmann;Joan B. Geisbert

143
Citations
Lassa fever in West Africa: evidence for an expanded region of endemicity.

N. Sogoba;H. Feldmann;D. Safronetz

141
Citations
Immunobiology of Ebola and Lassa virus infections

Joseph B. Prescott;Andrea Marzi;David Safronetz;Shelly J. Robertson

138
Citations
The broad-spectrum antiviral favipiravir protects guinea pigs from lethal Lassa virus infection post-disease onset

David Safronetz;Kyle Rosenke;Jonna B. Westover;Cynthia Martellaro

134
Citations
Global Interactomics Uncovers Extensive Organellar Targeting by Zika Virus.

Etienne Coyaud;Charlene Ranadheera;Derrick Cheng;João Gonçalves

133
Citations
Pandemic Swine-Origin H1N1 Influenza A Virus Isolates Show Heterogeneous Virulence in Macaques

David Safronetz;Barry Rockx;Friederike Feldmann;Sarah E. Belisle

128
Citations
Use of Favipiravir to Treat Lassa Virus Infection in Macaques.

Kyle Rosenke;Heinz Feldmann;Jonna B. Westover;Patrick William Hanley

118
Citations
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus-Based Vaccine Protects Hamsters against Lethal Challenge with Andes Virus

Kyle S. Brown;David Safronetz;Andrea Marzi;Hideki Ebihara

113
Citations
SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in the North American deer mouse.

Bryan D Griffin;Mable Chan;Nikesh Tailor;Emelissa J Mendoza

109
Citations
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus–Based Vaccines against Lassa and Ebola Viruses

Andrea Marzi;Friederike Feldmann;Thomas W. Geisbert;Heinz Feldmann

108
Citations
DNA vaccination protects mice against Zika virus-induced damage to the testes.

Bryan D. Griffin;Bryan D. Griffin;Kar Muthumani;Bryce M. Warner;Bryce M. Warner;Anna Majer

107
Citations
Evaluation of 5 Commercially Available Zika Virus Immunoassays.

David Safronetz;Angela Sloan;Derek R. Stein;Emelissa Mendoza

106
Citations
Adenovirus vectors expressing hantavirus proteins protect hamsters against lethal challenge with andes virus.

David Safronetz;David Safronetz;David Safronetz;Nagendra R. Hegde;Hideki Ebihara;Hideki Ebihara;Michael Denton

106
Citations
Evaluation of Euroimmun Anti-Zika Virus IgM and IgG Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Zika Virus Serologic Testing

Arnaud G. L'Huillier;Anne Hamid-Allie;Erik Kristjanson;Louis Papageorgiou

103
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Heinz Feldmann National Institutes of Health

Volker Gerdts University of Saskatchewan

Wangxue Chen National Research Council Canada

Alan S. Perelson Los Alamos National Laboratory

Xiangguo Qiu Public Health Agency of Canada

Andrea Marzi National Institutes of Health

Jonathan B. Gubbay BC Children's Hospital Foundation

Gary Kobinger The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Anne-Claude Gingras Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

Nicholas H. Ogden Public Health Agency of Canada

External Links

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