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D-Index
72
Citations
15801
World Ranking
2247
National Ranking
1086

Douglas M. Watts 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 Douglas M. Watts sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 221 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Douglas M. Watts 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 Douglas M. Watts sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Douglas M. Watts is affiliated with The University of Texas at El Paso in the United States. Their primary research focus lies within the field of Medicine, with specific emphasis on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Insect Science, Parasitology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research prominently covers the topics of mosquito-borne diseases and control, viral infections and vectors, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, malaria research and control, vector-borne infectious diseases, Trypanosoma species research and implications, and leishmaniasis studies.

Douglas M. Watts has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications, including:

  • Surveillance of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Triatomine vectors, feral dogs and cats, and wild animals in and around El Paso county, Texas, and New Mexico (2021) published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Identification, surveillance and management of Aedes vexans in a flooded river valley in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom (2021) published in Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association
  • Safety and immunogenicity of the Rift Valley fever arMP-12 ΔNSm21/384 candidate vaccine in pregnant ewes (2020) published in Vaccine X
  • Complete genomic sequences of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus subtype IIID isolates from mosquitoes (2020) published in Archives of Virology
  • Host Feeding Preference by Aedes aegypti at Two Nonincorporated Urban Communities along the U.S.-Mexico Border (2023) published in Southwestern Entomologist

The frequent publication venues for Douglas M. Watts include:

  • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association
  • Vaccine X
  • Archives of Virology

Watts often collaborates with several researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Adam J. Vera
  • Albert G. Soliz
  • Antonio de la Mora-Covarrubias
  • Kenneth A. Waldrup
  • Camilo E. Khatchikian

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Dengue Virus Structural Differences That Correlate with Pathogenesis

    Katrin C. Leitmeyer;David W. Vaughn;Douglas M. Watts;Rosalba Salas

  • Failure of secondary infection with American genotype dengue 2 to cause dengue haemorrhagic fever

    Douglas M Watts;Kevin R Porter;Pavithat Putvatana;Bruno Vasquez

  • Haiti: absence of dengue hemorrhagic fever despite hyperendemic dengue virus transmission.

    Scott B. Halstead;Thomas G. Streit;Jack Guy Lafontant;Ravithat Putvatana

  • Development and Evaluation of Serotype- and Group-Specific Fluorogenic Reverse Transcriptase PCR (TaqMan) Assays for Dengue Virus

    Johnny D. Callahan;Shuenn-Jue L. Wu;Amanda Dion-Schultz;Beverly E. Mangold

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection of Mice Transgenic for the Human Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Virus Receptor

    Chien Te K. Tseng;Cheng Huang;Patrick Newman;Nan Wang

  • Mayaro Virus Disease: An Emerging Mosquito-Borne Zoonosis in Tropical South America

    Robert B. Tesh;Douglas M. Watts;Kevin L. Russell;Chitra Damodaran

  • Protective efficacy of oral whole-cell/recombinant-B-subunit cholera vaccine in Peruvian military recruits

    J. L. Sanchez;B. Vasquez;R. E. Begue;R. Meza

  • Epidemiology of dengue virus in Iquitos, Peru 1999 to 2005: interepidemic and epidemic patterns of transmission.

    Amy C. Morrison;Sharon L. Minnick;Claudio Rocha;Brett M. Forshey

  • Demonstration of yellow fever and dengue antigens in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded human liver by immunohistochemical analysis.

    William C. Hall;Thomas P. Crowell;Douglas M. Watts;Vera L. R. Barros

  • Effect of dengue-1 antibodies on American dengue-2 viral infection and dengue haemorrhagic fever

    Tadeusz J Kochel;Douglas M Watts;Scott B Halstead;Curtis G Hayes

  • Vertical Transmission of West Nile Virus by Culex and Aedes Species Mosquitoes

    Shahida Baqar;Curtis G. Hayes;James R. Murphy;Douglas M. Watts

  • Negevirus — a proposed new taxon of insect-specific viruses with wide geographic distribution

    Nikos Vasilakis;Naomi L. Forrester;Gustavo Palacios;Farooq Nasar

  • HIV, syphilis and heterosexual bridging among Peruvian men who have sex with men

    Stephen Tabet;Jorge Sanchez;Javier Lama;Pedro Goicochea

  • Inhibition of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever viral infectivity yields in vitro by ribavirin.

    Douglas M. Watts;Michael A. Ussery;Denise Nash;Clarence J. Peters

  • Iquitos virus: a novel reassortant Orthobunyavirus associated with human illness in Peru.

    Patricia V. Aguilar;Alan D. Barrett;Mohammad F. Saeed;Douglas M. Watts;Douglas M. Watts

  • Landscape Ecology of Sylvatic Chikungunya Virus and Mosquito Vectors in Southeastern Senegal

    Diawo Diallo;Amadou A. Sall;Michaela Buenemann;Rubing Chen

  • Genetic variation in the 3' non-coding region of dengue viruses.

    Amy C. Shurtleff;David W.C. Beasley;Jenny J.Y. Chen;Haolin Ni

  • Detection of Dengue Viral RNA Using a Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Assay

    Shuenn-Jue L. Wu;Shuenn-Jue L. Wu;Eun Mi Lee;Ravithat Putvatana;Roxanne N. Shurtliff

  • Development of Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays Specific for Detection of Equine Encephalitis Viruses

    Bettina Linssen;Richard M. Kinney;Patricia Aguilar;Kevin L. Russell

  • A dengue virus serotype-1 DNA vaccine induces virus neutralizing antibodies and provides protection from viral challenge in Aotus monkeys.

    T.J Kochel;K Raviprakash;C.G Hayes;D.M Watts

  • Transovarial transmission of La Crosse virus (California encephalitis group) in the mosquito, Aedes triseriatus.

    D. M. Watts;S. Pantuwatana;G. R. Defoliart;T. M. Yuill

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert B. Tesh
Robert B. Tesh The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Scott C. Weaver
Scott C. Weaver The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Curtis G. Hayes
Curtis G. Hayes Naval Medical Research Center
Eduardo Gotuzzo
Eduardo Gotuzzo Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt
James G. Olson
James G. Olson Naval Medical Research Center
Kathryn A. Hanley
Kathryn A. Hanley New Mexico State University
Amelia P. A. Travassos da Rosa
Amelia P. A. Travassos da Rosa The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Terry A. Klein
Terry A. Klein United States Department of the Army
Amadou A. Sall
Amadou A. Sall Institut Pasteur
Tadeusz J. Kochel
Tadeusz J. Kochel Naval Medical Research Center

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