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D-Index
63
Citations
15397
World Ranking
2712
National Ranking
1092

J. Erin Staples 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 J. Erin Staples sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 178 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. Erin Staples 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 J. Erin Staples 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

J. Erin Staples is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with a focused expertise in infectious diseases.

Their subfields of study include:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Epidemiology
  • Parasitology

Staples has contributed extensively to topics related to vector-borne illnesses and viral infections. The main topics they cover involve:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Malaria Research and Control

Their frequent coauthors include Carolyn V. Gould, Aaron C. Brault, Stacey W. Martin, Jennifer Lehman, and Nicole P. Lindsey, with varying degrees of collaboration. Staples has contributed to publications appearing regularly in several key scientific venues:

  • Emerging infectious diseases (10 publications)
  • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (8 publications)
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases (6 publications)
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases (6 publications)
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (5 publications)

Some of their notable recent publications include:

  • "Comparison of Home Antigen Testing With RT-PCR and Viral Culture During the Course of SARS-CoV-2 Infection," 2022, JAMA Internal Medicine
  • "Surveillance for West Nile Virus Disease - United States, 2009-2018," 2021, MMWR Surveillance Summaries
  • "Review of data and knowledge gaps regarding yellow fever vaccine-induced immunity and duration of protection," 2020, npj Vaccines
  • "Notes from the Field: Multistate Outbreak of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus - United States, 2019," 2020, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • "Risk factors for hospitalization among persons with COVID-19-Colorado," 2021, PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Characterizing the Pattern of Anomalies in Congenital Zika Syndrome for Pediatric Clinicians.

    Cynthia A. Moore;J. Erin Staples;William B. Dobyns;André Pessoa

  • Chikungunya Fever: An Epidemiological Review of a Re-Emerging Infectious Disease

    J. Erin Staples;Robert F. Breiman;Ann M. Powers

  • Dengue and Zika Virus Diagnostic Testing for Patients with a Clinically Compatible Illness and Risk for Infection with Both Viruses.

    Tyler M. Sharp;Marc Fischer;Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán;Gabriela Paz-Bailey

  • Zika Virus Spreads to New Areas — Region of the Americas, May 2015–January 2016

    Morgan Hennessey;Marc Fischer;J Erin Staples

  • Zika virus and microcephaly: why is this situation a PHEIC?

    David L Heymann;David L Heymann;Abraham Hodgson;Amadou Alpha Sall;David O Freedman

  • Interim Guidelines for Pregnant Women During a Zika Virus Outbreak--United States, 2016.

    Emily E. Petersen;J. Erin Staples;Dana Meaney-Delman;Marc Fischer

  • Yellow fever vaccine: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

    Marc Fischer;Mark Gershman;J. Erin Staples

  • Yellow Fever in Africa: estimating the burden of disease and impact of mass vaccination from outbreak and serological data.

    Tini Garske;Maria D. Van Kerkhove;Sergio Yactayo;Olivier Ronveaux

  • Adverse event reports following yellow fever vaccination.

    Nicole P. Lindsey;Betsy A. Schroeder;Elaine R. Miller;M. Miles Braun

  • The revised global yellow fever risk map and recommendations for vaccination, 2010: consensus of the Informal WHO Working Group on Geographic Risk for Yellow Fever.

    Emily S Jentes;Gilles Poumerol;Mark D Gershman;David R Hill

  • Interim Guidance for Interpretation of Zika Virus Antibody Test Results.

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  • Epidemiology of Chikungunya in the Americas.

    Sergio Yactayo;J. Erin Staples;Véronique Millot;Laurence Cibrelus

  • Interim Guidelines for the Evaluation and Testing of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection — United States, 2016

    J. Erin Staples;Eric J. Dziuban;Marc Fischer;Janet D. Cragan

  • Epidemiologic and Molecular Analysis of Human Tularemia, United States, 1964–2004

    J. Erin Staples;Kristy A. Kubota;Linda G. Chalcraft;Paul S. Mead

  • Update: Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure - United States, 2016.

    Titilope Oduyebo;Emily E. Petersen;Sonja A. Rasmussen;Paul S. Mead

  • Novel thogotovirus associated with febrile illness and death, United States, 2014.

    Olga I. Kosoy;Amy J. Lambert;Dana J. Hawkinson;Daniel M. Pastula

  • Comparison of Home Antigen Testing With RT-PCR and Viral Culture During the Course of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

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  • Surveillance for human West Nile virus disease - United States, 1999-2008.

    Nicole P Lindsey;J Erin Staples;Jennifer A Lehman;Marc Fischer

  • Molecular Epidemiology of Francisella tularensis in the United States

    Kiersten J. Kugeler;Paul S. Mead;Aimee M. Janusz;J. Erin Staples

  • Notes from the field: chikungunya virus spreads in the Americas - Caribbean and South America, 2013-2014.

    Marc Fischer;J. Erin Staples

  • Chikungunya virus in the Americas--what a vectorborne pathogen can do.

    J. Erin Staples;Marc Fischer

  • Nowcasting the spread of chikungunya virus in the Americas.

    Michael A Johansson;Ann M. Powers;Nicki T. Pesik;Nicole J. Cohen

  • Chikungunya Fever in the United States: A Fifteen Year Review of Cases

    Katherine B. Gibney;Marc Fischer;Harry E. Prince;Laura D. Kramer

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc L. Fischer
Marc L. Fischer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Brad J. Biggerstaff
Brad J. Biggerstaff Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ann M. Powers
Ann M. Powers Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stacey W. Martin
Stacey W. Martin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Robert S. Lanciotti
Robert S. Lanciotti Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Paul S. Mead
Paul S. Mead Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sonja A. Rasmussen
Sonja A. Rasmussen Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Aaron C. Brault
Aaron C. Brault Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
M. Elizabeth Halloran
M. Elizabeth Halloran Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Harry M. Savage
Harry M. Savage Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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