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D-Index
67
Citations
14384
World Ranking
2295
National Ranking
943

Douglas R. Call 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 Douglas R. Call sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 257 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Douglas R. Call 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 Douglas R. Call sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Douglas R. Call is affiliated with Washington State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a significant concentration on infectious diseases and microbial resistance.

Their main fields of study include biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and medicine. Within these, their work largely spans subfields such as molecular medicine, applied microbiology and biotechnology, molecular biology, infectious diseases, and oceanography.

Core topics addressed in their research encompass antibiotic resistance in bacteria, antibiotic use and resistance, geophysics and gravity measurements, ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, astrophysics and cosmic phenomena, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, and vibrio bacteria research studies.

Douglas R. Call has contributed extensively to various scientific journals and publication venues. Frequent venues for their publications include OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information), Scientific Reports, PLoS ONE, Clinical Infectious Diseases, and Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control.

Their recent papers showcase a focus on antibiotic resistance and its environmental and public health implications, including:

  • Antimicrobial resistant enteric bacteria are widely distributed amongst people, animals and the environment in Tanzania, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Antibiotic use and hygiene interact to influence the distribution of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in low-income communities in Guatemala, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Antibiotic residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria detected in milk marketed for human consumption in Kibera, Nairobi, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • PARGT: a software tool for predicting antimicrobial resistance in bacteria, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Conjugative transfer of streptococcal prophages harboring antibiotic resistance and virulence genes, 2023, The ISME Journal

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, often publishing alongside Matthias Hess, Roderick I. Mackie, Brooke M. Ramay, Sylvia Omulo, and Guy H. Palmer.

In 2014, Douglas R. Call was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Variation in biofilm formation among strains of Listeria monocytogenes.

    Monica K. Borucki;Jason D. Peppin;David White;Frank Loge

  • Comparison of the mortality and inflammatory response of two models of sepsis: lipopolysaccharide vs. cecal ligation and puncture.

    Daniel G. Remick;David E. Newcomb;Gerald L. Bolgos;Douglas R. Call

  • Transcriptome analysis of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in type III secretion system 1 inducing conditions.

    Seth David Nydam;Devendra H. Shah;Douglas Ruben Call

  • Direct Detection of 16S rRNA in Soil Extracts by Using Oligonucleotide Microarrays

    Jack Small;Douglas R. Call;Fred J. Brockman;Timothy M. Straub

  • Developmental Control of Titin Isoform Expression and Passive Stiffness in Fetal and Neonatal Myocardium

    Sunshine Lahmers;Yiming Wu;Douglas R. Call;Siegfried Labeit

  • Detection of bacterial pathogens in environmental samples using DNA microarrays.

    Douglas R. Call;Monica K. Borucki;Frank J. Loge

  • Detection of Pathogenic Vibrio spp. in Shellfish by Using Multiplex PCR and DNA Microarrays

    Gitika Panicker;Douglas R. Call;Melissa J. Krug;Asim K. Bej

  • Production of organic acids by probiotic lactobacilli can be used to reduce pathogen load in poultry.

    Jason M. Neal-McKinney;Xiaonan Lu;Tri Duong;Charles L. Larson

  • Role of calf-adapted Escherichia coli in maintenance of antimicrobial drug resistance in dairy calves.

    Artashes R. Khachatryan;Dale D. Hancock;Thomas E. Besser;Douglas R. Call

  • Challenges and Opportunities for Pathogen Detection Using DNA Microarrays

    Douglas R. Call

  • Listeria monocytogenes Serotype Identification by PCR

    Monica K. Borucki;Monica K. Borucki;Douglas R. Call

  • Identifying Antimicrobial Resistance Genes with DNA Microarrays

    Douglas R. Call;Marlene K. Bakko;Melissa J. Krug;Marilyn C. Roberts

  • blaCMY-2-Positive IncA/C Plasmids from Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica Are a Distinct Component of a Larger Lineage of Plasmids

    Douglas R. Call;Randall S. Singer;Da Meng;Shira L. Broschat

  • Simultaneous Detection of Marine Fish Pathogens by Using Multiplex PCR and a DNA Microarray

    Santiago F. González;Melissa J. Krug;Michael E. Nielsen;Ysabel Santos

  • Evaluation of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis as a Tool for Determining the Degree of Genetic Relatedness between Strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7

    Margaret A. Davis;Dale D. Hancock;Thomas E. Besser;Douglas R. Call

  • Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. from cattle farms in Washington State.

    Wonki Bae;Katherine N. Kaya;Dale D. Hancock;Douglas R. Call

  • Mixed-Genome Microarrays Reveal Multiple Serotype and Lineage-Specific Differences among Strains of Listeria monocytogenes

    Douglas R. Call;Monica K. Borucki;Monica K. Borucki;Thomas E. Besser

  • Discovery of a Gene Conferring Multiple-Aminoglycoside Resistance in Escherichia coli

    Margaret A. Davis;Katherine N. K. Baker;Lisa H. Orfe;Devendra H. Shah

  • Simultaneous Discrimination between 15 Fish Pathogens by Using 16S Ribosomal DNA PCR and DNA Microarrays

    Adelaide E. Warsen;Melissa J. Krug;Stacey LaFrentz;Danielle R. Stanek

  • Antimicrobial resistance in beef and dairy cattle production

    Douglas R. Call;Margaret A. Davis;Ashish A. Sawant

  • Feedstuffs as a vehicle of cattle exposure to Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica.

    Margaret A Davis;Dale D Hancock;Daniel H Rice;Douglas R Call

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas E. Besser
Thomas E. Besser Washington State University
Haluk Beyenal
Haluk Beyenal Washington State University
Dale D. Hancock
Dale D. Hancock Washington State University
Scott E. LaPatra
Scott E. LaPatra Washington State University
Guy H. Palmer
Guy H. Palmer Washington State University
Michael E. Konkel
Michael E. Konkel Washington State University
Donald P. Knowles
Donald P. Knowles Washington State University
David R. Gang
David R. Gang Washington State University
James K. Fredrickson
James K. Fredrickson Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
William M. Sischo
William M. Sischo Washington State University

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