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Dietrich A. Stephan

Dietrich A. Stephan

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
73
Citations
22418
World Ranking
2031
National Ranking
930

Dietrich A. Stephan publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dietrich A. Stephan sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 171 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Dietrich A. Stephan D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Dietrich A. Stephan is affiliated with NeuBase Therapeutics in the United States and has an extensive publication record focusing on agricultural and biological sciences, particularly related to pest control and molecular biology. Their research spans several subfields including insect science, molecular biology, plant science, genetics, and ecology.

The scientist's work centers on the application and study of entomopathogenic microorganisms in pest control, insect resistance and genetics, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, and insect pest control strategies. Additional research topics include nematode management and characterization studies, forest insect ecology and management, and insect and pesticide research.

Dietrich A. Stephan has published in various scientific venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Biocontrol Science and Technology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BioControl
  • Journal of Fungi
  • PLoS ONE

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Stephan include:

  • Tanja Seib
  • Simone Graziele Moio Velozo
  • José Raimundo de Souza Passos
  • Maximilian Paluch
  • Nushrat Harun Antara

Selected recent publications demonstrate the scope of their research:

  • "Entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi to control Hyalesthes obsoletus (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cixiidae)", 2021, BioControl
  • "Investigation on the Influence of Production and Incubation Temperature on the Growth, Virulence, Germination, and Conidial Size of Metarhizium brunneum for Granule Development", 2023, Journal of Fungi
  • "From the dual cyclone harvest performance of single conidium powder to the effect of Metarhizium anisopliae on the management of Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae)", 2023, PLoS ONE
  • "Development of a fluid-bed coating process for soil-granule-based formulations of Metarhizium brunneum, Cordyceps fumosorosea or Beauveria bassiana", 2020, Journal of Applied Microbiology
  • "Efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi against codling moth, Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)", 2024, New Zealand Journal of Botany

The body of work notably includes investigations of fungal and nematode biological agents as alternatives or supplements to conventional insect pest control methods. This research supports developments in biocontrol formulations and pest resistance management.

Best Publications

  • Resolving individuals contributing trace amounts of DNA to highly complex mixtures using high-density SNP genotyping microarrays.

    Nils Homer;Nils Homer;Szabolcs Szelinger;Margot Redman;David Duggan

  • A Translational Profiling Approach for the Molecular Characterization of CNS Cell Types

    Myriam Heiman;Anne Schaefer;Shiaoching Gong;Jayms D. Peterson

  • Identification of mutations in the cardiac ryanodine receptor gene in families affected with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy type 2 (ARVD2)

    Natascia Tiso;Dietrich A. Stephan;Andrea Nava;Alessia Bagattin

  • Mutations of the Cardiac Ryanodine Receptor (RyR2) Gene in Familial Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

    Päivi J. Laitinen;Kevin M. Brown;Kirsi Piippo;Heikki Swan

  • A high-density whole-genome association study reveals that APOE is the major susceptibility gene for sporadic late-onset Alzheimer's disease

    Keith D. Coon;Amanda J. Myers;David W. Craig;Jennifer A. Webster

  • Recessive Symptomatic Focal Epilepsy and Mutant Contactin-Associated Protein-like 2

    Kevin A. Strauss;Erik G. Puffenberger;Matthew J. Huentelman;Steven Gottlieb

  • Germline mutations in the ribonuclease L gene in families showing linkage with HPC1.

    J. Carpten;N. Nupponen;S. Isaacs;R. Sood

  • Alzheimer's disease is associated with reduced expression of energy metabolism genes in posterior cingulate neurons.

    Winnie S. Liang;Eric M. Reiman;Jon Valla;Travis Dunckley

  • Evidence for a prostate cancer susceptibility locus on the X chromosome.

    Jianfeng Xu;Deborah Meyers;Diha Freije;Sarah Isaacs

  • GAB2 Alleles Modify Alzheimer's Risk in APOE ε4 Carriers

    Eric M. Reiman;Jennifer A. Webster;Amanda J. Myers;Amanda J. Myers;John Hardy;John Hardy

  • A survey of genetic human cortical gene expression.

    Amanda J Myers;Amanda J Myers;J Raphael Gibbs;Jennifer A Webster;Kristen Rohrer

  • Expression profiling of medulloblastoma: PDGFRA and the RAS/MAPK pathway as therapeutic targets for metastatic disease

    Tobey J. MacDonald;Kevin M. Brown;Kevin M. Brown;Bonnie Lafleur;Katia Peterson

  • Common Kibra Alleles Are Associated with Human Memory Performance

    Andreas Papassotiropoulos;Andreas Papassotiropoulos;Dietrich A. Stephan;Matthew J. Huentelman;Frederic J. Hoerndli

  • Molecular genetics of adult ADHD: converging evidence from genome-wide association and extended pedigree linkage studies

    Klaus-Peter Lesch;Nina Timmesfeld;Tobias J. Renner;Rebecca Halperin

  • Identification of genetic variants using bar-coded multiplexed sequencing

    David W Craig;John V Pearson;Szabolcs Szelinger;Aswin Sekar

  • Altered neuronal gene expression in brain regions differentially affected by Alzheimer's disease: a reference data set

    Winnie S. Liang;Travis Dunckley;Thomas G. Beach;Andrew Grover

  • Gene expression profiles in anatomically and functionally distinct regions of the normal aged human brain

    Winnie S. Liang;Travis Dunckley;Thomas G. Beach;Andrew Grover

  • Genetic Control of Human Brain Transcript Expression in Alzheimer Disease

    Jennifer A. Webster;Jennifer A. Webster;J. Raphael Gibbs;J. Raphael Gibbs;Jennifer Clarke;Monika Ray

  • Whole-Genome Analysis of Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    Travis Dunckley;Matthew J. Huentelman;David W. Craig;John V. Pearson

  • Linkage, Association, and Gene-Expression Analyses Identify CNTNAP2 as an Autism-Susceptibility Gene. Commentary

    Dietrich A. Stephan;Maricela Alarcon;Brett S. Abrahams;Jennifer L. Stone

Frequent Co-Authors

David Craig
David Craig University of Southern California
Eric M. Reiman
Eric M. Reiman Arizona State University
Andreas Papassotiropoulos
Andreas Papassotiropoulos University of Basel
Kevin M. Brown
Kevin M. Brown National Institutes of Health
John V. Pearson
John V. Pearson QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Eran Halperin
Eran Halperin University of California, Los Angeles
Matthew J. Huentelman
Matthew J. Huentelman Translational Genomics Research Institute
Jeffrey M. Trent
Jeffrey M. Trent Translational Genomics Research Institute
Joan E. Bailey-Wilson
Joan E. Bailey-Wilson National Institutes of Health

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