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D-Index
77
Citations
18978
World Ranking
1364
National Ranking
597

Inger K. Damon 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 Inger K. Damon sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 213 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Inger K. Damon 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 Inger K. Damon sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Inger K. Damon is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Virology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Emergency Medical Services.

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics, including:

  • Poxvirus research and outbreaks
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • Herpesvirus infections and treatments
  • Viral infections and outbreaks research
  • Disaster response and management
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Ethics and legal issues in pediatric healthcare

Inger K. Damon has published multiple papers, with a concentration on monkeypox and related viral outbreaks. Selected recent publications include:

  • Use of JYNNEOS (Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine, Live, Nonreplicating) for Preexposure Vaccination of Persons at Risk for Occupational Exposure to Orthopoxviruses: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2022 (2022) in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Monkeypox Outbreak - Nine States, May 2022 (2022) in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Monkeypox in a Traveler Returning from Nigeria - Dallas, Texas, July 2021 (2022) in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Multiple lineages of monkeypox virus detected in the United States, 2021-2022 (2022) in Science
  • Clinical and Epidemiological Findings from Enhanced Monkeypox Surveillance in Tshuapa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo During 2011-2015 (2021) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Their frequent coauthors reflect collaborations across a range of experts, including:

  • Panayampalli S. Satheshkumar
  • Agam K. Rao
  • Kimberly Wilkins
  • Andrea M. McCollum
  • Christine M. Hughes

The scientist's publications are commonly found in venues such as MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), MMWR Recommendations and Reports, and Nature Communications.

Best Publications

  • A tale of two clades: monkeypox viruses.

    Anna M. Likos;Scott A. Sammons;Victoria A. Olson;A. Michael Frace

  • Clinical Characteristics of Human Monkeypox, and Risk Factors for Severe Disease

    Gregory D. Huhn;Audrey M. Bauer;Krista Yorita;Mary Beth Graham

  • Virulence differences between monkeypox virus isolates from West Africa and the Congo basin.

    Nanhai Chen;Guiyun Li;M. Kathryn Liszewski;John P. Atkinson

  • Estimating the future number of cases in the Ebola epidemic--Liberia and Sierra Leone, 2014-2015.

    Meltzer Mi;Atkins Cy;Santibanez S;Knust B

  • Real-time PCR assays for the specific detection of monkeypox virus West African and Congo Basin strain DNA.

    Yu Li;Hui Zhao;Kimberly Wilkins;Christine Hughes

  • Clinical manifestations of human monkeypox influenced by route of infection

    Mary G. Reynolds;Krista L. Yorita;Mathew J. Kuehnert;Whitni B. Davidson

  • Detection of monkeypox virus with real-time PCR assays

    Yu Li;Victoria A. Olson;Thomas Laue;Miriam T. Laker

  • Analysis of the monkeypox virus genome.

    S.N. Shchelkunov;A.V. Totmenin;P.F. Safronov;M.V. Mikheev

  • EXTENDED INTERHUMAN TRANSMISSION OF MONKEYPOX IN A HOSPITAL COMMUNITY IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, 2003

    Lynne A. Learned;Mary G. Reynolds;Demole Wassa Wassa;Yu Li

  • Modeling Potential Responses to Smallpox as a Bioterrorist Weapon

    Martin I. Meltzer;Inger Damon;James W. LeDuc;J. Donald Millar

  • Monkeypox Transmission and Pathogenesis in Prairie Dogs

    Jeannette Guarner;Bill J. Johnson;Christopher D. Paddock;Wun-Ju Shieh

  • Ebola 2014 — New Challenges, New Global Response and Responsibility

    Thomas R Frieden;Inger Damon;Beth P Bell;Thomas Kenyon

  • Status of human monkeypox: clinical disease, epidemiology and research.

    Inger K. Damon

  • Human Ebola virus infection results in substantial immune activation

    Anita K. McElroy;Rama S. Akondy;Carl W. Davis;Ali H. Ellebedy

  • Human Monkeypox Infection: A Family Cluster in the Midwestern United States

    James J. Sejvar;Yalamanchali Chowdary;Mark Schomogyi;James Stevens

  • Severe Eczema Vaccinatum in a Household Contact of a Smallpox Vaccinee

    Surabhi Vora;Inger Damon;Vincent Fulginiti;Vincent Fulginiti;Stephen G. Weber

  • Outbreaks of human monkeypox after cessation of smallpox vaccination

    Mary G. Reynolds;Inger K. Damon

  • Characterization of Acute-Phase Humoral Immunity to Monkeypox: Use of Immunoglobulin M Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Monkeypox Infection during the 2003 North American Outbreak

    Kevin L. Karem;Mary Reynolds;Zach Braden;Gin Lou

  • Adverse events associated with smallpox vaccination in the United States, January-October 2003.

    Christine G. Casey;John K. Iskander;Martha H. Roper;Eric E. Mast

  • On the origin of smallpox: Correlating variola phylogenics with historical smallpox records

    Yu Li;Darin S. Carroll;Shea N. Gardner;Matthew C. Walsh

  • Genome Sequence Diversity and Clues to the Evolution of Variola (Smallpox) Virus

    Joseph J. Esposito;Scott A. Sammons;A. Michael Frace;John D. Osborne

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin L. Karem
Kevin L. Karem Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mary G. Reynolds
Mary G. Reynolds Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Russell L. Regnery
Russell L. Regnery Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cynthia S. Goldsmith
Cynthia S. Goldsmith Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sherif R. Zaki
Sherif R. Zaki Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Robert C. Holman
Robert C. Holman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Christopher D. Paddock
Christopher D. Paddock Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michael Niezgoda
Michael Niezgoda Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stuart T. Nichol
Stuart T. Nichol Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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