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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
20641
World Ranking
8505
National Ranking
214

Hume Field publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hume Field sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 170 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Hume Field D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hume Field sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hume Field is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and specializes in the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Infectious Diseases. Their work spans multiple subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Modeling and Simulation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Virology.

The primary research topics covered by Hume Field include:

  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Virology and Viral Diseases
  • Poxvirus research and outbreaks

Several recent publications by or involving Hume Field illustrate their research scope and interests:

  • RETRACTED ARTICLE: Origin and cross-species transmission of bat coronaviruses in China, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Statement in support of the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China combatting COVID-19, 2020, The Lancet
  • Nipah virus dynamics in bats and implications for spillover to humans, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Possibility for reverse zoonotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to free-ranging wildlife: A case study of bats, 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • Pandemic origins and a One Health approach to preparedness and prevention: Solutions based on SARS-CoV-2 and other RNA viruses, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Hume Field frequently publishes in journals such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • The Lancet
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Pathogens

The scientist has collaborated repeatedly with several coauthors, including:

  • Peter Daszak
  • Jonathan H. Epstein
  • Kevin J. Olival
  • Lin-Fa Wang
  • Carlos Zambrana-Torrelio

Best Publications

  • Bats are natural reservoirs of SARS-like coronaviruses.

    Wendong Li;Zhengli Shi;Meng Yu;Wuze Ren

  • Bats: Important Reservoir Hosts of Emerging Viruses

    Charles H. Calisher;James E. Childs;Hume E. Field;Kathryn V. Holmes

  • Nipah Virus: A Recently Emergent Deadly Paramyxovirus

    K. B. Chua;W. J. Bellini;P. A. Rota;B. H. Harcourt

  • Isolation of Hendra Virus From Pteropid Bats: A Natural Reservoir of Hendra Virus

    K. Halpin;K. Halpin;P. L. Young;H. E. Field;J. S. Mackenzie

  • Nipah virus infection in bats (order Chiroptera) in peninsular Malaysia.

    J. M. Yob;A. M. Rashdi;C. Morrissy

  • Review of Bats and SARS

    Lin-Fa Wang;Zhengli Shi;Shuyi Zhang;Hume Field

  • The natural history of Hendra and Nipah viruses.

    Hume Field;Peter Young;Johara Mohd Yob;James Mills

  • Pteropid bats are confirmed as the reservoir hosts of henipaviruses: a comprehensive experimental study of virus transmission.

    Kim Halpin;Alex D. Hyatt;Rhys Fogarty;Deborah Middleton

  • Agricultural intensification, priming for persistence and the emergence of Nipah virus: a lethal bat-borne zoonosis

    Juliet R. C. Pulliam;Juliet R. C. Pulliam;Jonathan H. Epstein;Jonathan Dushoff;Sohayati A. Rahman

  • Origin and cross-species transmission of bat coronaviruses in China.

    Alice Latinne;Alice Latinne;Ben Hu;Kevin J. Olival;Guangjian Zhu

  • Epidemiologic Clues to SARS Origin in China

    Rui Heng Xu;Jian Feng He;Meirion R. Evans;Guo Wen Peng

  • Cedar Virus: A Novel Henipavirus Isolated from Australian Bats

    Glenn A. Marsh;Carol de Jong;Jennifer A. Barr;Mary Tachedjian

  • Urban habituation, ecological connectivity and epidemic dampening: the emergence of Hendra virus from flying foxes (Pteropus spp.)

    Raina K. Plowright;Patrick Foley;Hume E. Field;Andy P. Dobson

  • Reproduction and nutritional stress are risk factors for Hendra virus infection in little red flying foxes (Pteropus scapulatus)

    Raina K Plowright;Hume E Field;Craig Smith;Anja Divljan

  • Statement in support of the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China combatting COVID-19.

    Charles Calisher;Dennis Carroll;Rita Colwell;Ronald B. Corley

  • Nipah virus: impact, origins, and causes of emergence.

    Jonathan H. Epstein;Hume E. Field;Stephen Luby;Juliet R.C. Pulliam

  • Emerging viral diseases of Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific.

    J.S. Mackenzie;K.B. Chua;P.W. Daniels;B.T. Eaton

  • A framework for the study of zoonotic disease emergence and its drivers: spillover of bat pathogens as a case study

    James L. N. Wood;Melissa Leach;Linda Waldman;Hayley MacGregor

  • Human Hendra Virus Encephalitis Associated with Equine Outbreak, Australia, 2008

    Elliott Geoffrey Playford;Brad McCall;Greg Smith;Vicki Slinko

  • Establishment, immortalisation and characterisation of pteropid bat cell lines.

    Gary Crameri;Gary Crameri;Shawn Todd;Samantha Grimley;Samantha Grimley;Jennifer A. McEachern;Jennifer A. McEachern

Frequent Co-Authors

Lin-Fa Wang
Lin-Fa Wang Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Peter Daszak
Peter Daszak Columbia University
Jonathan H. Epstein
Jonathan H. Epstein EcoHealth Alliance
Gary Crameri
Gary Crameri Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness
John S. Mackenzie
John S. Mackenzie Curtin University
Alex D. Hyatt
Alex D. Hyatt Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness
Navneet K. Dhand
Navneet K. Dhand University of Sydney
Zhengli Shi
Zhengli Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Andrew A. Cunningham
Andrew A. Cunningham Zoological Society of London
Lee D. Smythe
Lee D. Smythe Queensland Health

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