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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 102 662 611 387 351 372 46809
Medicine 103 7243 6804 3796 3514 390 48088

Donald S. Burke publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Donald S. Burke between 1976 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Donald S. Burke published across 51 years, from 1976 to 2026, averaging 8.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 1993. 6 of the 412 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 1993. 1976: 2 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 13 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 13 publications 1988: 19 publications 1989: 13 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 18 publications 1992: 16 publications 1993: 20 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 8 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1976 2026

412 publications in total across all disciplines

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Donald S. Burke: publications per year, 1976 to 2026
Year Publications
1976 2
1977 4
1978 5
1979 2
1980 3
1981 5
1982 6
1983 3
1984 2
1985 13
1986 10
1987 13
1988 19
1989 13
1990 12
1991 18
1992 16
1993 20
1994 11
1995 15
1996 15
1997 8
1998 3
1999 1
2000 3
2001 3
2002 0
2003 4
2004 12
2005 10
2006 17
2007 5
2008 4
2009 6
2010 18
2011 17
2012 14
2013 14
2014 6
2015 7
2016 8
2017 4
2018 9
2019 4
2020 5
2021 5
2022 3
2023 1
2024 8
2025 5
2026 1
Total 412
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Donald S. Burke publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donald S. Burke sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 372–381 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 372 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71 372
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Donald S. Burke D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donald S. Burke sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 102–103 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60 102
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Donald S. Burke is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with notable focus areas including Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Modeling and Simulation, Epidemiology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's recent research contributions cover a spectrum of topics, particularly centered on COVID-19 and related infectious diseases. Their work includes studies in COVID-19 epidemiological analysis, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, clinical research related to COVID-19, opioid use disorder treatment, respiratory viral infections research, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and cardiac arrest and resuscitation.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Donald S. Burke include:

  • A systematic review of antibody mediated immunity to coronaviruses: kinetics, correlates of protection, and association with severity (2020, Nature Communications)
  • A systematic review of antibody mediated immunity to coronaviruses: antibody kinetics, correlates of protection, and association of antibody responses with severity of disease (2020, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])
  • Genome modeling and design across all domains of life with Evo 2 (2025, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])
  • HIV-1 Genetic Diversity (2021, Frontiers research topics)
  • Carfentanil and the rise and fall of overdose deaths in the United States (2020, Addiction)

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Addiction
  • Perspectives in biology and medicine
  • Nature Communications
  • Cell

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Hawre Jalal
  • Kyueun Lee
  • Hani Goodarzi
  • Mark S. Roberts
  • Chiara Ricci-Tam

In 2003, Donald S. Burke was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • MULTIFACTORIAL INDEX OF CARDIAC RISK IN NONCARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES

    L. Goldman;D. Caldera;S. Nussbaum;F. Southwick

  • Strategies for mitigating an influenza pandemic

    Neil M. Ferguson;Derek A. T. Cummings;Christophe Fraser;James C. Cajka

  • Strategies for containing an emerging influenza pandemic in Southeast Asia

    Neil M. Ferguson;Derek A.T. Cummings;Simon Cauchemez;Christophe Fraser

  • A prospective study of dengue infections in Bangkok.

    Donald S. Burke;Ananda Nisalak;David E. Johnson;Robert McN. Scott

  • Effect of temperature on the vector efficiency of Aedes aegypti for dengue 2 virus.

    Douglas M. Watts;Donald S. Burke;Bruce A. Harrison;Richard E. Whitmire

  • Cross-Species Virus Transmission and the Emergence of New Epidemic Diseases

    Colin R. Parrish;Edward C. Holmes;David M. Morens;Eun Chung Park

  • Identification of Breakpoints in Intergenotypic Recombinants of HIV Type 1 by Bootscanning

    Mika O. Salminen;Jean K. Carr;Donald S. Burke;Francine E. McCUTCHAN

  • Classification system for human T-lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus infections

    D. S. Burke;R. R. Redfield;J. Chin

  • Efficient isolation and propagation of human immunodeficiency virus on recombinant colony-stimulating factor 1-treated monocytes

    H E Gendelman;J M Orenstein;M A Martin;C Ferrua

  • A systematic review of antibody mediated immunity to coronaviruses: kinetics, correlates of protection, and association with severity.

    Angkana T. Huang;Bernardo Garcia-Carreras;Matt D. T. Hitchings;Bingyi Yang

  • Modeling targeted layered containment of an influenza pandemic in the United States

    Elizabeth M. Halloran;Neil M. Ferguson;Stephen Eubank;Ira M. Longini;Ira M. Longini

  • Evidence that maternal dengue antibodies are important in the development of dengue hemorrhagic fever in infants.

    Srisakul C. Kliks;Suchitra Nimmanitya;Ananda Nisalak;Donald S. Burke

  • Bushmeat Hunting, Deforestation, and Prediction of Zoonotic Disease Emergence.

    Nathan D. Wolfe;Peter Daszak;A. Marm Kilpatrick;Donald S. Burke

  • Changing dynamics of the drug overdose epidemic in the United States from 1979 through 2016

    Hawre Jalal;Jeanine M. Buchanich;Mark S. Roberts;Lauren C. Balmert;Lauren C. Balmert

  • Historical Perspective — Emergence of Influenza A (H1N1) Viruses

    Shanta M. Zimmer;Donald S. Burke

  • Antibody-dependent enhancement of dengue virus growth in human monocytes as a risk factor for dengue hemorrhagic fever.

    Srisakul C. Kliks;Amanda Nisalak;Walter E. Brandt;Larry Wahl

  • A systematic review of barriers to data sharing in public health

    Willem G van Panhuis;Proma Paul;Claudia Emerson;John Grefenstette

  • Travelling waves in the occurrence of dengue haemorrhagic fever in Thailand

    Derek A.T. Cummings;Rafael A. Irizarry;Norden E. Huang;Timothy P. Endy

  • Emergence of unique primate T-lymphotropic viruses among central African bushmeat hunters

    Nathan D. Wolfe;Walid Heneine;Jean K. Carr;Albert D. Garcia

  • Naturally acquired simian retrovirus infections in central African hunters

    Nathan D Wolfe;William M Switzer;Jean K Carr;Vinod B Bhullar

  • Immunization with Envelope Subunit Vaccine Products Elicits Neutralizing Antibodies against Laboratory-Adapted but Not Primary Isolates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

    J R Mascola;S W Snyder;O S Weislow;S M Belay

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert R. Redfield
Robert R. Redfield Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Derek A. T. Cummings
Derek A. T. Cummings University of Florida
Nathan D. Wolfe
Nathan D. Wolfe Global Viral
Deborah L. Birx
Deborah L. Birx Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
John J. Grefenstette
John J. Grefenstette University of Pittsburgh
Francine E. McCutchan
Francine E. McCutchan Columbia University
Ananda Nisalak
Ananda Nisalak United States Department of the Army
Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole
Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole Johns Hopkins University
Thomas M. Folks
Thomas M. Folks Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
John R. Mascola
John R. Mascola ModeX Therapeutics

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