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D-Index
63
Citations
11857
World Ranking
2793
National Ranking
1115

Gael Kurath 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 Gael Kurath sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 181 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gael Kurath 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 Gael Kurath sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gael Kurath is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Immunology and Microbiology, with a significant focus on immunology, infectious diseases, public health, environmental and occupational health, nature and landscape conservation, and aquatic science.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to aquaculture disease management and microbiota, viral infections and vectors, fish ecology and management studies, aquaculture nutrition and growth, plant virus research studies, animal virus infections, and the evolution and genetic dynamics of pathogens.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of General Virology
  • Animals
  • Viruses
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Pathogens

Among Gael Kurath's notable recent papers are:

  • "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Rhabdoviridae" (2022), Journal of General Virology
  • "Annual (2023) taxonomic update of RNA-directed RNA polymerase-encoding negative-sense RNA viruses (realm Riboviria: kingdom Orthornavirae: phylum Negarnaviricota)" (2023), Journal of General Virology
  • "Revised Taxonomy of Rhabdoviruses Infecting Fish and Marine Mammals" (2022), Animals
  • "Temperature Variation and Host Immunity Regulate Viral Persistence in a Salmonid Host" (2021), Pathogens
  • "Effects of Stocking Density on Stress Response and Susceptibility to Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus in Rainbow Trout" (2021), Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Gael Kurath frequently collaborates with other researchers. Regular coauthors include:

  • Rachel Breyta
  • David J. Páez
  • Kerry A. Naish
  • Juliana Freitas-Astúa
  • Nicolás Bejerman

The scientist's research contributes to understanding viral taxonomy, infection dynamics in aquatic organisms, and the impact of environmental conditions on viral persistence and susceptibility in host species. Their multidisciplinary approach integrates studies in disease management in aquaculture, host immunity, and viral genetics within both wild and controlled environments.

Best Publications

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2016

    Claudio L. Afonso;Gaya K. Amarasinghe;Krisztián Bányai;Yīmíng Bào

  • Spring viremia of carp (SVC).

    W Ahne;HV Bjorklund;S Essbauer;N Fijan

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2018

    Gaya K. Amarasinghe;Nidia G. Aréchiga Ceballos;Ashley C. Banyard;Christopher F. Basler

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Pneumoviridae.

    Bert Rima;Peter Collins;Andrew Easton;Ron Fouchier

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2019.

    Gaya K. Amarasinghe;María A. Ayllón;Yīmíng Bào;Christopher F. Basler

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Paramyxoviridae.

    Bert Rima;Anne Balkema-Buschmann;William G Dundon;Paul Duprex

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2017

    Gaya K. Amarasinghe;Yīmíng Bào;Christopher F. Basler;Sina Bavari

  • 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales

    Jens H. Kuhn;Scott Adkins;Daniela Alioto;Sergey V. Alkhovsky

  • Quantitative expression profiling of immune response genes in rainbow trout following infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) infection or DNA vaccination.

    Maureen K Purcell;Gael Kurath;Kyle A Garver;Russell P Herwig

  • Phylogeography of infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus in North America.

    Gael Kurath;Kyle A. Garver;Kyle A. Garver;Ryan M. Troyer;Ryan M. Troyer;Eveline J. Emmenegger

  • The family Rhabdoviridae: mono- and bipartite negative-sense RNA viruses with diverse genome organization and common evolutionary origins

    Ralf G. Dietzgen;Hideki Kondo;Michael M. Goodin;Gael Kurath

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Rhabdoviridae.

    Peter J. Walker;Kim R. Blasdell;Charles H. Calisher;Ralf G. Dietzgen

  • Protection of rainbow trout against infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus four days after specific or semi-specific DNA vaccination.

    Scott E. LaPatra;Serge Corbeil;Gerald R. Jones;William D. Shewmaker

  • Comprehensive gene expression profiling following DNA vaccination of rainbow trout against infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus.

    Maureen K. Purcell;Krista M. Nichols;James R. Winton;Gael Kurath

  • Efficacy of an infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) virus DNA vaccine in Chinook Oncorhynchus tshawytscha and sockeye O. nerka salmon.

    Kyle A. Garver;Scott E. LaPatra;Gael Kurath

  • Nanogram quantities of a DNA vaccine protect rainbow trout fry against heterologous strains of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus.

    S Corbeil;S.E LaPatra;E.D Anderson;G Kurath

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Rhabdoviridae 2022

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  • Viral fitness: definitions, measurement, and current insights.

    Andrew R Wargo;Gael Kurath

  • Analysis of the nucleoprotein gene identifies distinct lineages of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus within the European marine environment.

    Michael Snow;Carey O. Cunningham;William T. Melvin;Gael Kurath

  • Evaluation of the protective immunogenicity of the N, P, M, NV and G proteins of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss using DNA vaccines

    S. Corbeil;S.E. LaPatra;E. D. Anderson;J. Jones

  • Fish DNA vaccine against infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus: efficacy of various routes of immunisation.

    Serge Corbeil;Gael Kurath;Scott E Lapatra

Frequent Co-Authors

James R. Winton
James R. Winton United States Geological Survey
Norbert Nowotny
Norbert Nowotny University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Scott E. LaPatra
Scott E. LaPatra Washington State University
Nikos Vasilakis
Nikos Vasilakis The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Andrew J. Easton
Andrew J. Easton University of Warwick
Ralf G. Dietzgen
Ralf G. Dietzgen University of Queensland
Noël Tordo
Noël Tordo Institut Pasteur
Robert A. Lamb
Robert A. Lamb Northwestern University
Ron A. M. Fouchier
Ron A. M. Fouchier Erasmus University Rotterdam
Lin-Fa Wang
Lin-Fa Wang Duke NUS Graduate Medical School

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