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Donna M. Fekete

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
41
Citations
6643
World Ranking
7867
National Ranking
3378

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
42
Citations
6762
World Ranking
19481
National Ranking
7943

Donna M. Fekete publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donna M. Fekete sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 112 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Donna M. Fekete D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donna M. Fekete sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Donna M. Fekete is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine, with specific attention to Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Sensory Systems, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work addresses topics including mosquito-borne diseases and control, viral infections and vectors, virology and viral diseases, hearing, cochlea, tinnitus and genetics, acoustic wave phenomena research, as well as hearing loss and rehabilitation.

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • Viruses
  • Developmental Dynamics
  • The FASEB Journal

Their recent research articles are as follows:

  • "Zika virus can directly infect and damage the auditory and vestibular components of the embryonic chicken inner ear," 2020, Developmental Dynamics
  • "Exploring the Expression and Function of cTyro3, a Candidate Zika Virus Receptor, in the Embryonic Chicken Brain and Inner Ear," 2023, Viruses
  • "The acquisition of positional information in the developing cochlea," 2020, The FASEB Journal
  • "Embryonic and Neonatal Mouse Cochleae Are Susceptible to Zika Virus Infection," 2021, Viruses

Donna M. Fekete has collaborated frequently with the following coauthors:

  • Vidhya Munnamalai
  • Ankita Thawani
  • Nabilah H. Sammudin
  • Richard Kühn
  • Caryl A. Young

Their research has contributed to understanding viral infections, especially related to Zika virus impact on auditory and neural systems. The intersection of virology and sensory system function is a notable aspect of their work, linking infectious disease with developmental biology and sensory organ research.

Best Publications

  • Manipulating gene expression with replication-competent retroviruses.

    Bruce A. Morgan;Donna M. Fekete

  • Revisiting cell fate specification in the inner ear.

    Donna M Fekete;Doris K Wu

  • The central projections of intracellularly labeled auditory nerve fibers in cats.

    D. M. Fekete;D. M. Fekete;E. M. Rouiller;M. C. Liberman;M. C. Liberman;D. K. Ryugo;D. K. Ryugo

  • Hair Cells and Supporting Cells Share a Common Progenitor in the Avian Inner Ear

    Donna M. Fekete;Shanthini Muthukumar;Domna Karagogeos

  • Shaping sound in space: the regulation of inner ear patterning

    Andrew K. Groves;Donna M. Fekete

  • Morphology of primary axosomatic endings in the anteroventral cochlear nucleus of the cat: a study of the endbulbs of Held.

    D. K. Ryugo;D. K. Ryugo;D. M. Fekete

  • Replication-competent retroviral vectors encoding alkaline phosphatase reveal spatial restriction of viral gene expression/transduction in the chick embryo.

    Donna M. Fekete;Constance L. Cepko

  • MicroRNAs are essential for development and function of inner ear hair cells in vertebrates

    Lilach M. Friedman;Amiel A. Dror;Eyal Mor;Tamar Tenne

  • Cell fate specification in the inner ear

    Donna M Fekete

  • Development of the vertebrate ear: insights from knockouts and mutants

    Donna M. Fekete

  • MicroRNA-183 family members regulate sensorineural fates in the inner ear.

    Haiqiong Li;Wigard Kloosterman;Donna M. Fekete

  • Standard atlas of the gross anatomy of the developing inner ear of the chicken

    John P. Bissonnette;Donna M. Fekete

  • The central prod ections of intracellularly labeled auditory nerve fibers in cats: An analysis of terminal morphology

    E. M. Rouiller;E. M. Rouiller;R. Cronin-Schreiber;R. Cronin-Schreiber;D. M. Fekete;D. M. Fekete;David Kay Ryugo;David Kay Ryugo

  • Clonal Analysis in the Chicken Retina Reveals Tangential Dispersion of Clonally Related Cells

    Donna M. Fekete;Julia Perez-Miguelsanz;Elizabeth F. Ryder;Constance L. Cepko

  • Differential afferent projections to the inferior colliculus from the cochlear nucleus in the albino mouse

    D.K. Ryugo;D.K. Ryugo;F.H. Willard;F.H. Willard;F.H. Willard;D.M. Fekete;D.M. Fekete

  • Involvement of programmed cell death in morphogenesis of the vertebrate inner ear

    Donna M. Fekete;Sheila A. Homburger;Michael T. Waring;Ann E. Riedl

  • Molecular genetics of pattern formation in the inner ear: Do compartment boundaries play a role?

    John V. Brigande;Amy E. Kiernan;Xiaoying Gao;Xiaoying Gao;Laurie E. Iten

  • Forced activation of Wnt signaling alters morphogenesis and sensory organ identity in the chicken inner ear.

    Craig B Stevens;Alex L Davies;Sarah Battista;Julian H Lewis

  • Atlas of the developing inner ear in zebrafish

    Michele Miller Bever;Donna M. Fekete

  • Clonal analysis of the relationships between mechanosensory cells and the neurons that innervate them in the chicken ear

    Takunori Satoh;Donna M. Fekete

Frequent Co-Authors

Constance L. Cepko
Constance L. Cepko Harvard University
David K. Ryugo
David K. Ryugo Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Jeremy P. Brockes
Jeremy P. Brockes University College London
Eric M. Rouiller
Eric M. Rouiller University of Fribourg
Andrew K. Groves
Andrew K. Groves Baylor College of Medicine
E. B. Lane
E. B. Lane Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Richard Kuhn
Richard Kuhn Purdue University West Lafayette
Karen B. Avraham
Karen B. Avraham Tel Aviv University
Karen P. Steel
Karen P. Steel King's College London
Christopher A. Walsh
Christopher A. Walsh Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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