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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 89 717 640 334 280 390 29362
Medicine 96 9707 9110 4995 4618 516 32393

Eric Hunter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eric Hunter between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eric Hunter published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2015. 12 of the 550 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2015. 1973: 2 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 5 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 5 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 15 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 27 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 34 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 4 publications
1973 2025

550 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eric Hunter: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 2
1974 1
1975 1
1976 5
1977 1
1978 2
1979 6
1980 3
1981 3
1982 2
1983 4
1984 3
1985 5
1986 5
1987 6
1988 1
1989 1
1990 5
1991 4
1992 15
1993 6
1994 9
1995 8
1996 4
1997 4
1998 12
1999 7
2000 9
2001 12
2002 9
2003 12
2004 11
2005 11
2006 12
2007 14
2008 14
2009 22
2010 12
2011 17
2012 27
2013 13
2014 30
2015 34
2016 29
2017 25
2018 18
2019 21
2020 23
2021 30
2022 5
2023 3
2024 8
2025 4
Total 550
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Eric Hunter 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 Eric Hunter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 385–394 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 390 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34 390
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Eric Hunter 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 Eric Hunter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 89 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

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

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38 89
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Eric Hunter is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in Immunology and Microbiology as well as Medicine. Their work spans various subfields, including Virology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, and Epidemiology.

Their main research topics encompass HIV Research and Treatment, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches, and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses.

Among recent publications associated with their research are the following papers:

  • T cell-inducing vaccine durably prevents mucosal SHIV infection even with lower neutralizing antibody titers, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • African-led health research and capacity building- is it working?, 2020, BMC Public Health
  • HIV-1 variants are archived throughout infection and persist in the reservoir, 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • Human anogenital monocyte-derived dendritic cells and langerin+cDC2 are major HIV target cells, 2021, Nature Communications
  • The C3/465 glycan hole cluster in BG505 HIV-1 envelope is the major neutralizing target involved in preventing mucosal SHIV infection, 2021, PLoS Pathogens

Frequent co-authors in their research include Jill Gilmour, William Kilembe, Susan Allen, Etienne Karita, and Jonathan Hare.

The venues where their work is often published include:

  • Viruses
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Nature Communications
  • AIDS
  • UNC Libraries

Eric Hunter was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2002.

Best Publications

  • POTENT SUPPRESSION OF HIV-1 REPLICATION IN HUMANS BY T-20, A PEPTIDE INHIBITOR OF GP41-MEDIATED VIRUS ENTRY

    J M Kilby;S Hopkins;T M Venetta;B DiMassimo

  • Suitability of Dysphonia Measurements for Telemonitoring of Parkinson's Disease

    M.A. Little;P.E. McSharry;E.J. Hunter;J. Spielman

  • Genetic identity, biological phenotype, and evolutionary pathways of transmitted/founder viruses in acute and early HIV-1 infection.

    Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Maria G. Salazar;Brandon F. Keele;Gerald H. Learn

  • Sensitivity of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 to the Fusion Inhibitor T-20 Is Modulated by Coreceptor Specificity Defined by the V3 Loop of gp120

    Cynthia A. Derdeyn;Julie M. Decker;Jeffrey N. Sfakianos;Xiaoyun Wu

  • Envelope-Constrained Neutralization-Sensitive HIV-1 After Heterosexual Transmission

    Cynthia A. Derdeyn;Julie M. Decker;Frederic Bibollet-Ruche;John L. Mokili

  • Deciphering Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Transmission and Early Envelope Diversification by Single-Genome Amplification and Sequencing

    Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Elizabeth Bailes;Kimmy T. Pham;Maria G. Salazar

  • A Conserved Tryptophan-Rich Motif in the Membrane-Proximal Region of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 gp41 Ectodomain Is Important for Env-Mediated Fusion and Virus Infectivity

    Karl Salzwedel;John T. West;Eric Hunter

  • Adaptation of HIV-1 to human leukocyte antigen class I

    Y. Kawashima;K. Pfafferott;J. Frater;P. Matthews

  • A small element from the Mason-Pfizer monkey virus genome makes human immunodeficiency virus type 1 expression and replication Rev-independent.

    Molly Bray;Susan Prasad;John W. Dubay;Eric Hunter

  • Sensitivity of HIV-1 to entry inhibitors correlates with envelope/coreceptor affinity, receptor density, and fusion kinetics

    Jacqueline D. Reeves;Stephen A. Gallo;Navid Ahmad;John L. Miamidian

  • Inflammatory genital infections mitigate a severe genetic bottleneck in heterosexual transmission of subtype A and C HIV-1.

    Richard E. Haaland;Paulina A. Hawkins;Jesus Salazar-Gonzalez;Amber Johnson

  • Retrovirus envelope glycoproteins

    E. Hunter;R. Swanstrom

  • Nucleotide sequence of Mason-Pfizer monkey virus: an immunosuppressive D-type retrovirus.

    Pierre Sonigo;Christopher Barker;Eric Hunter;Simon Wain-Hobson

  • Antigenic conservation and immunogenicity of the HIV coreceptor binding site

    Julie M. Decker;Frederic Bibollet-Ruche;Xiping Wei;Shuyi Wang

  • Genetic and Neutralization Properties of Subtype C Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Molecular env Clones from Acute and Early Heterosexually Acquired Infections in Southern Africa

    Ming Li;Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Cynthia A. Derdeyn;Lynn Morris

  • Myristylation is required for intracellular transport but not for assembly of D-type retrovirus capsids.

    S S Rhee;E Hunter

  • Propensity for a leucine zipper-like domain of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 gp41 to form oligomers correlates with a role in virus-induced fusion rather than assembly of the glycoprotein complex.

    Carl Wild;John W. Dubay;Teresa Greenwell;Teaster Baird

  • Escape and Compensation from Early HLA-B57-Mediated Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Pressure on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Gag Alter Capsid Interactions with Cyclophilin A

    Mark A. Brockman;Arne Schneidewind;Matthew Lahaie;Aaron Schmidt;Aaron Schmidt

  • Compensatory Mutation Partially Restores Fitness and Delays Reversion of Escape Mutation within the Immunodominant HLA-B*5703-Restricted Gag Epitope in Chronic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection

    Hayley Crawford;Julia G. Prado;Alasdair Leslie;Stéphane Hué

  • Selection bias at the heterosexual HIV-1 transmission bottleneck

    Jonathan M. Carlson;Malinda Schaefer;Daniela C. Monaco;Rebecca Batorsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Allen
Susan Allen Emory University
Matthew Price
Matthew Price University of Vermont
Cynthia A. Derdeyn
Cynthia A. Derdeyn University of Washington
Jill Gilmour
Jill Gilmour Imperial College London
Eduard J. Sanders
Eduard J. Sanders University of Oxford
Philip J. R. Goulder
Philip J. R. Goulder University of Oxford
Ingo R. Titze
Ingo R. Titze University of Utah
Paul A. Goepfert
Paul A. Goepfert University of Alabama at Birmingham
Richard A. Kaslow
Richard A. Kaslow Yale School of Medicine
Jonathan M. Carlson
Jonathan M. Carlson Microsoft (United States)

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