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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 63 2922 2770 1276 1198 105 9726

Donald L. Nuss publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Donald L. Nuss between 1975 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Donald L. Nuss published across 49 years, from 1975 to 2023, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 1991. 3 of the 145 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 1991. 1975: 3 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 3 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 1 publication 2017: 2 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 0 publications 2023: 3 publications
1975 2023

145 publications in total across all disciplines

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Donald L. Nuss: publications per year, 1975 to 2023
Year Publications
1975 3
1976 4
1977 3
1978 2
1979 0
1980 1
1981 1
1982 3
1983 0
1984 0
1985 2
1986 4
1987 5
1988 2
1989 5
1990 5
1991 8
1992 6
1993 5
1994 3
1995 3
1996 6
1997 3
1998 4
1999 4
2000 5
2001 4
2002 3
2003 5
2004 4
2005 3
2006 3
2007 4
2008 5
2009 2
2010 1
2011 3
2012 2
2013 3
2014 4
2015 1
2016 1
2017 2
2018 2
2019 1
2020 1
2021 1
2022 0
2023 3
Total 145
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Donald L. Nuss publications per year - data summary

  • Donald L. Nuss, a Genetics scholar from University of Maryland, College Park, has 145 publications recorded across 49 years, from 1975 to 2023.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1975 and the most recent to 2023.
  • The most productive year is 1991, with 8 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1980, 1981, 2010, 2015 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 49 years in the span carry no publications at all (1979, 1983, 1984 and 2022).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.2 per year counting only the 45 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2019-2023) hold 6 publications, 4% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1975-1991: 48 publications (2.8 per year); 1992-2008: 70 publications (4.1 per year); 2009-2023: 27 publications (1.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

Donald L. Nuss 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 Donald L. Nuss sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 105–114 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 105 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175 105
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Donald L. Nuss publication distribution in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 67 ranges running from 45–54 to 703+ publications.
  • Donald L. Nuss, a Genetics scholar from University of Maryland, College Park, records 105 publications - the 9th percentile of the discipline.
  • 9% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Donald L. Nuss, and about 91% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Donald L. Nuss ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 125–134 publications, holding 217 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 56% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 703 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Donald L. Nuss 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 Donald L. Nuss sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 62–63 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191 63
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Donald L. Nuss D-index placement in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 160+ D-Index.
  • Donald L. Nuss, a Genetics scholar from University of Maryland, College Park, records 63 D-Index - the 35th percentile of the discipline.
  • 35% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Donald L. Nuss, and about 65% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 70–71 D-Index range, and Donald L. Nuss ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62–63 D-Index, holding 191 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 51% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Donald L. Nuss is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, with a particular focus on surgery, alongside interests in plant science, general health professions, endocrinology, and ophthalmology.

Their primary research topics include:

  • Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
  • Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
  • Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues

Donald L. Nuss has contributed to various scholarly publications in notable venues such as:

  • Phytopathology
  • Annals of Surgery
  • PubMed
  • Journal of Chest Surgery
  • African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine

Frequent collaborators with whom Donald L. Nuss has co-authored include:

  • Robert J. Obermeyer
  • Michael J. Goretsky
  • Frazier W. Frantz
  • Duane S. Duke
  • Antarius Daniel

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Donald L. Nuss highlight their research interests and include the following:

  • Genome Sequence of the Chestnut Blight Fungus Cryphonectria parasitica EP155: A Fundamental Resource for an Archetypical Invasive Plant Pathogen (2020), Phytopathology
  • Recent Modifications of the Nuss Procedure (2020), Annals of Surgery
  • Recent Modifications of the Nuss Procedure: The Pursuit of Safety During the Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum. (2022), PubMed
  • Commentary: Technical Advancement of Pectus Bar Stabilization in Chest Wall Deformity Surgery: A 10-Year Trend and Appraisal with 1,500 Patients (2023), Journal of Chest Surgery
  • Challenging beliefs: A review of the paradigm shift in the treatment of pectus excavatum from radical resection to minimally invasive bracing and non-surgical vacuum bell suction (2020), African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine

Best Publications

  • Hypovirulence: Mycoviruses at the fungal–plant interface

    Donald L. Nuss

  • Evidence that RNA silencing functions as an antiviral defense mechanism in fungi

    Gert C. Segers;Xuemin Zhang;Fuyou Deng;Qihong Sun

  • Biological control of chestnut blight: an example of virus-mediated attenuation of fungal pathogenesis.

    D L Nuss

  • Hypoviruses and Chestnut Blight: Exploiting Viruses to Understand and Modulate Fungal Pathogenesis

    Angus L. Dawe;Donald L. Nuss

  • Distinct roles for two G protein α subunits in fungal virulence, morphology, and reproduction revealed by targeted gene disruption

    Shaojian Gao;Donald L. Nuss

  • Evidence for common ancestry of a chestnut blight hypovirulence-associated double-stranded RNA and a group of positive-strand RNA plant viruses.

    Eugene V. Koonin;Gil H. Choi;Donald L. Nuss;Roni Shapira

  • Initial assessment of gene diversity for the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans based on expressed sequences.

    Sophien Kamoun;Peter Hraber;Bruno Sobral;Donald Nuss

  • Segment-specific inverted repeats found adjacent to conserved terminal sequences in wound tumor virus genome and defective interfering RNAs.

    John V. Anzola;Zhengkai Xu;Tetsuya Asamizu;Donald L. Nuss

  • Virus-mediated or transgenic suppression of a G-protein alpha subunit and attenuation of fungal virulence.

    Gil H. Choi;Baoshan Chen;Donald L. Nuss

  • Attenuation of fungal virulence by synthetic infectious mycovirus transcripts

    Baoshan Chen;Gil Ho Choi;Donald Lee Nuss

  • A single Argonaute gene is required for induction of RNA silencing antiviral defense and promotes viral RNA recombination

    Qihong Sun;Gil H. Choi;Donald L. Nuss

  • Hypovirulence-associated suppression of host functions in Cryphonectria parasitica can be partially relieved by high light intensity.

    B. I. Hillman;R. Shapira;D. L. Nuss

  • Infectious cDNA Clone of Hypovirus CHV1-Euro7: a Comparative Virology Approach To Investigate Virus-Mediated Hypovirulence of the Chestnut Blight Fungus Cryphonectria parasitica

    Baoshan Chen;Donald L. Nuss

  • Targeted Disruption of a Fungal G-Protein β Subunit Gene Results in Increased Vegetative Growth but Reduced Virulence

    Shin Kasahara;Donald L. Nuss

  • Mycoviruses, RNA Silencing, and Viral RNA Recombination

    Donald L. Nuss

  • Hypovirus papain-like protease p29 suppresses RNA silencing in the natural fungal host and in a heterologous plant system.

    Gerrit C. Segers;Rene van Wezel;Xuemei Zhang;Yiguo Hong

  • Molecular Characterization of Vegetative Incompatibility Genes that Restrict Hypovirus Transmission in the Chestnut Blight Fungus Cryphonectria parasitica

    Gil H. Choi;Angus L. Dawe;Alexander Churbanov;Myron L. Smith

  • Extensive alteration of fungal gene transcript accumulation and elevation of G-protein-regulated cAMP levels by a virulence-attenuating hypovirus

    Baoshan Chen;Shaojian Gao;Gil H. Choi;Donald L. Nuss

  • Use of cDNA microarrays to monitor transcriptional responses of the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica to infection by virulence-attenuating hypoviruses.

    Todd D. Allen;Angus L. Dawe;Donald L. Nuss

  • Characterization of hypovirus-derived small RNAs generated in the chestnut blight fungus by an inducible DCL-2-dependent pathway.

    Xuemin Zhang;Gert C. Segers;Qihong Sun;Fuyou Deng

Frequent Co-Authors

Nobuhiro Suzuki
Nobuhiro Suzuki Okayama University
Bradley I. Hillman
Bradley I. Hillman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Michael G. Milgroom
Michael G. Milgroom Cornell University
Francine Govers
Francine Govers Wageningen University & Research
Kerrie Barry
Kerrie Barry United States Department of Energy
Jane Grimwood
Jane Grimwood HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Jeremy Schmutz
Jeremy Schmutz Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
James C. Carrington
James C. Carrington Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Igor V. Grigoriev
Igor V. Grigoriev Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Sophien Kamoun
Sophien Kamoun University of East Anglia

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