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D-Index
70
Citations
15717
World Ranking
1957
National Ranking
827

Dirk P. Dittmer 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 Dirk P. Dittmer sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 273 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dirk P. Dittmer 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 Dirk P. Dittmer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dirk P. Dittmer is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a significant focus on Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research covers a range of specialized topics, including:

  • Viral-associated cancers and disorders
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Frequent publication venues for Dirk P. Dittmer's work include:

  • UNC Libraries (80 publications)
  • mBio (5 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (5 publications)
  • Blood (2 publications)
  • Current Opinion in Virology (2 publications)

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Dirk P. Dittmer are:

  • Treatment of advanced AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma in resource-limited settings: a three-arm, open-label, randomised, non-inferiority trial, 2020, The Lancet
  • Genetic subgroups inform on pathobiology in adult and pediatric Burkitt lymphoma, 2022, Blood
  • Liposomal daunorubicin as treatment for Kaposi's sarcoma, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Pathogenesis of Aging and Age-related Comorbidities in People with HIV: Highlights from the HIV ACTION Workshop, 2020, Pathogens and Immunity
  • Extracellular vesicles in virus infection and pathogenesis, 2020, Current Opinion in Virology

Frequent co-authors of Dirk P. Dittmer include:

  • Blossom Damania (41 collaborations)
  • Anthony B. Eason (22 collaborations)
  • Justin T. Landis (19 collaborations)
  • Ryan P. McNamara (17 collaborations)
  • Razia Moorad (15 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Gain of function mutations in p53.

    Dirk P Dittmer;Sibani Pati;Gerard Zambetti;Shelley Chu

  • The 1993 Walter Hubert Lecture: the role of the p53 tumour-suppressor gene in tumorigenesis

    A. J. Levine;M. E. Perry;A. Chang;A. Silver

  • A Cluster of Latently Expressed Genes in Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus

    Dirk Dittmer;Michael Lagunoff;Rolf Renne;Rolf Renne;Katherine Staskus

  • Targeting p53 as a general tumor antigen.

    Matthias Theobald;Judith Biggs;Dirk Dittmer;Arnold J. Levine

  • EBV microRNAs in primary lymphomas and targeting of CXCL-11 by ebv-mir-BHRF1-3.

    Tianli Xia;Andrea O'Hara;Iguaracyra Araujo;Jose Barreto

  • Modulation of the cGAS-STING DNA sensing pathway by gammaherpesviruses

    Zhe Ma;Sarah R. Jacobs;John A. West;Charles Stopford

  • Human cytomegalovirus infection inhibits G1/S transition.

    D Dittmer;E S Mocarski

  • Modulation of cellular and viral gene expression by the latency-associated nuclear antigen of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus.

    Rolf Renne;Chris Barry;Dirk Dittmer;Nicole Compitello

  • Viral effects on the content and function of extracellular vesicles.

    Nancy Raab-Traub;Dirk P. Dittmer

  • Charting latency transcripts in Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus by whole-genome real-time quantitative PCR.

    Farnaz D. Fakhari;Dirk P. Dittmer

  • Inflammatory Cytokines and the Reactivation of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Lytic Replication

    Jean Chang;Rolf Renne;Dirk Dittmer;Don Ganem

  • Potential pitfalls in microRNA profiling

    Pauline Chugh;Dirk P. Dittmer

  • Kaposi sarcoma–associated herpesvirus: immunobiology, oncogenesis, and therapy

    Dirk P. Dittmer;Blossom Damania

  • Transcription profile of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus in primary Kaposi's sarcoma lesions as determined by real-time PCR arrays.

    Dirk P. Dittmer

  • Systemically circulating viral and tumor-derived microRNAs in KSHV-associated malignancies.

    Pauline E. Chugh;Sang Hoon Sin;Sezgin Ozgur;David H. Henry

  • Rapamycin is efficacious against primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) cell lines in vivo by inhibiting autocrine signaling

    Sang Hoon Sin;Debasmita Roy;Ling Wang;Michelle R. Staudt

  • In vivo-restricted and reversible malignancy induced by human herpesvirus-8 KSHV: a cell and animal model of virally induced Kaposi's sarcoma.

    Agata D.Agostino Mutlu;Lucas E. Cavallin;Lucas E. Cavallin;Loïc Vincent;Chiara Chiozzini

  • Immortalization of Primary Endothelial Cells by the K1 Protein of Kaposi's Sarcoma–Associated Herpesvirus

    Ling Wang;Dirk P Dittmer;Christine C. Tomlinson;Farnaz D. Fakhari

  • Dysregulation of fatty acid synthesis and glycolysis in non-Hodgkin lymphoma

    Aadra P. Bhatt;Sarah R. Jacobs;Alex J. Freemerman;Liza Makowski

  • Dual inhibition of PI3K and mTOR inhibits autocrine and paracrine proliferative loops in PI3K/Akt/mTOR-addicted lymphomas

    Aadra P. Bhatt;Prasanna M. Bhende;Sang Hoon Sin;Debasmita Roy

Frequent Co-Authors

Blossom Damania
Blossom Damania University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
William J. Harrington
William J. Harrington University of Miami
Rolf Renne
Rolf Renne University of Florida
Joseph J. Eron
Joseph J. Eron University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Don Ganem
Don Ganem Via Nova Therapeutics
Bruce J. Dezube
Bruce J. Dezube Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Stephen R. Cole
Stephen R. Cole University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
James Stephen Marron
James Stephen Marron University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mark R. Schleiss
Mark R. Schleiss University of Minnesota
Jeannette Y. Lee
Jeannette Y. Lee University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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