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Eric W. Brown publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eric W. Brown sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 201 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Eric W. Brown D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eric W. Brown sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology

Overview

Eric W. Brown is affiliated with the US Food and Drug Administration in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with substantial contributions in agricultural and biological sciences.

They have published extensively on topics related to food safety, microbial interactions, and bacterial epidemiology. The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Food Safety and Hygiene

Eric W. Brown's research spans several subfields, with a focus on:

  • Food Science
  • Biotechnology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Endocrinology
  • Ecology

Their recent publications demonstrate an emphasis on pathogen persistence, genomic technologies, and foodborne pathogen tracking. Notable papers include:

  • "The Persistence of Bacterial Pathogens in Surface Water and Its Impact on Global Food Safety," 2021, published in Pathogens
  • "Precision long-read metagenomics sequencing for food safety by detection and assembly of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in irrigation water," 2021, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Quasimetagenomic source tracking of Listeria monocytogenes from naturally contaminated ice cream," 2020, published in BMC Infectious Diseases
  • "Genomic analyses of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Indiana, Typhimurium, and Enteritidis isolates using MinION and MiSeq sequencing technologies," 2020, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Genetic diversity and profiles of genes associated with virulence and stress resistance among isolates from the 2010-2013 interagency Listeria monocytogenes market basket survey," 2020, published in PLoS ONE

Eric W. Brown has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Marc W. Allard
  • Rebecca Bell
  • Sandra Tallent
  • Jianghong Meng
  • Jie Zheng

Their work has appeared predominantly in the following scientific journals:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Microbiology Resource Announcements
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Scientific Reports

In 2015, Eric W. Brown was recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology for contributions to evolutionary and genomic microbiology.

Best Publications

  • Implementation of Nationwide Real-Time Whole-Genome Sequencing to Enhance Listeriosis Outbreak Detection and Investigation

    Brendan R. Jackson;Cheryl Tarr;Errol Strain;Kelly A. Jackson

  • Practical value of food pathogen traceability through building a whole-genome sequencing network and database

    Marc W. Allard;Errol Strain;David Melka;Kelly Bunning

  • Viruses of the Serengeti: Patterns of infection and mortality in African lions

    Craig Packer;S Altizer;Max J Appel;E Brown

  • Identification of a Salmonellosis Outbreak by Means of Molecular Sequencing

    E. Kurt Lienau;Errol Strain;Charles Wang;Jie Zheng

  • Recent and emerging innovations in Salmonella detection: a food and environmental perspective.

    Rebecca L. Bell;Karen G. Jarvis;Andrea R. Ottesen;Melinda A. McFarland

  • Genomics of foodborne pathogens for microbial food safety.

    Marc W Allard;Rebecca Bell;Christina M Ferreira;Narjol Gonzalez-Escalona

  • A lion lentivirus related to feline immunodeficiency virus : epidemiologic and phylogenetic aspects

    Eric W. Brown;Naoya Yuhki;Craig Packer;Stephen J. O'Brien

  • Tracing Origins of the Salmonella Bareilly Strain Causing a Food-borne Outbreak in the United States.

    Maria Hoffmann;Maria Hoffmann;Yan Luo;Steven R. Monday;Narjol Gonzalez-Escalona

  • Rapid whole-genome sequencing for surveillance of Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis.

    Henk C. den Bakker;Marc W. Allard;Dianna Bopp;Eric W. Brown

  • On the Evolutionary History, Population Genetics and Diversity among Isolates of Salmonella Enteritidis PFGE Pattern JEGX01.0004

    Marc W. Allard;Yan Luo;Errol Strain;James Pettengill

  • Enrichment dynamics of Listeria monocytogenes and the associated microbiome from naturally contaminated ice cream linked to a listeriosis outbreak.

    Andrea Ottesen;Padmini Ramachandran;Elizabeth Reed;James R. White

  • Detection of live Salmonella sp. cells in produce by a TaqMan-based quantitative reverse transcriptase real-time PCR targeting invA mRNA.

    Narjol González-Escalona;Thomas S. Hammack;Mindi Russell;Andrew P. Jacobson

  • Comparative Genomic Analysis and Virulence Differences in Closely Related Salmonella enterica Serotype Heidelberg Isolates from Humans, Retail Meats, and Animals

    Maria Hoffmann;Maria Hoffmann;Shaohua Zhao;James Pettengill;Yan Luo

  • High resolution clustering of Salmonella enterica serovar Montevideo strains using a next-generation sequencing approach

    Marc W Allard;Yan Luo;Errol Strain;Cong Li

  • Phylogenetic diversity of the enteric pathogen Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica inferred from genome-wide reference-free SNP characters.

    Ruth E. Timme;James B. Pettengill;Marc W. Allard;Errol Strain

  • Is 16S rDNA a Reliable Phylogenetic Marker to Characterize Relationships Below the Family Level in the Enterobacteriaceae

    Marianna Naum;Marianna Naum;Eric W. Brown;Roberta J. Mason-Gamer

  • Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing for Food Safety and Public Health in the United States.

    Eric Brown;Uday Dessai;Sherri McGarry;Peter Gerner-Smidt

  • Colonization and Internalization of Salmonella enterica in Tomato Plants

    Jie Zheng;Sarah Allard;Sara Reynolds;Patricia Millner

  • Novel Epidemic Clones of Listeria monocytogenes, United States, 2011

    Sara Lomonaco;Bindhu Verghese;Peter Gerner-Smidt;Cheryl Tarr

  • Genetic and phylogenetic divergence of feline immunodeficiency virus in the puma (Puma concolor).

    Margaret A. Carpenter;Eric W. Brown;Melanie Culver;Warren E. Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc W. Allard
Marc W. Allard US Food and Drug Administration
Jianghong Meng
Jianghong Meng University of Maryland, College Park
Shaohua Zhao
Shaohua Zhao United States Food and Drug Administration
Elizabeth Reed
Elizabeth Reed San Diego State University
Patrick F. McDermott
Patrick F. McDermott US Food and Drug Administration
Markus Fischer
Markus Fischer University of Bern
Stephen J. O'Brien
Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University
Jonas Korlach
Jonas Korlach Pacific Biosciences (United States)
Richard J. Roberts
Richard J. Roberts New England Biolabs
Lee-Ann Jaykus
Lee-Ann Jaykus North Carolina State University

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