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D-Index
45
Citations
18292
World Ranking
4951
National Ranking
1919

James A. Comer 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 James A. Comer sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 85 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James A. Comer 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 James A. Comer sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James A. Comer is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their work is primarily situated within this major public health institution, which engages in a wide range of disease prevention and control activities.

There are no recorded published papers, coauthors, or publication venues associated with this scientist based on the available data. Similarly, no specific fields or subfields of study, or main research topics have been documented.

Details about book publications or awards conferred to James A. Comer have not been provided in the source information. The researcher is currently living, as indicated by the absence of any status denoting otherwise.

Best Publications

  • A novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

    Ksiazek Tg;Erdman D;Goldsmith Cs;Zaki

  • Isolation of Genetically Diverse Marburg Viruses from Egyptian Fruit Bats

    Jonathan S. Towner;Brian R. Amman;Tara K. Sealy;Serena A. Reeder Carroll

  • Nipah virus-associated encephalitis outbreak, Siliguri, India.

    Mandeep S. Chadha;James A. Comer;Luis Lowe;Paul A. Rota

  • Newly discovered ebola virus associated with hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Uganda.

    Jonathan S. Towner;Tara K. Sealy;Marina L. Khristova;César G. Albariño

  • Foodborne transmission of Nipah virus, Bangladesh.

    Stephen P. Luby;Mahmudur Rahman;M. Jahangir Hossain;Lauren S Blum

  • Rickettsia parkeri: A newly recognized cause of spotted fever rickettsiosis in the United States

    Christopher D. Paddock;John W. Sumner;James A. Comer;Sherif R. Zaki

  • Person-to-Person Transmission of Nipah Virus in a Bangladeshi Community

    Emily S. Gurley;Joel M Montgomery;M. Jahangir Hossain;Michael Bell

  • Transmission of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus by organ transplantation.

    Staci A. Fischer;Mary Beth Graham;Matthew J. Kuehnert;Camille Nelson Kotton

  • Ultrastructural characterization of SARS coronavirus.

    Cynthia S. Goldsmith;Kathleen M. Tatti;Thomas G. Ksiazek;Pierre E. Rollin

  • Seasonal Pulses of Marburg Virus Circulation in Juvenile Rousettus aegyptiacus Bats Coincide with Periods of Increased Risk of Human Infection

    Brian R. Amman;Serena A. Carroll;Zachary D. Reed;Tara K. Sealy

  • Recurrent Zoonotic Transmission of Nipah Virus into Humans, Bangladesh, 2001–2007

    Stephen P. Luby;M. Jahangir Hossain;Emily S. Gurley;Be-Nazir Ahmed

  • Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Turkey.

    S. Sami Karti;Zekaver Odabasi;Volkan Korten;Mustafa Yilmaz

  • Marburgvirus genomics and association with a large hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Angola.

    Jonathan S. Towner;Marina L. Khristova;Tara K. Sealy;Martin J. Vincent

  • Genetic characterization of Nipah virus, Bangladesh, 2004.

    Brian H. Harcourt;Luis Lowe;Azaibi Tamin;Xin Liu

  • Clinical Presentation of Nipah Virus Infection in Bangladesh

    M. Jahangir Hossain;Emily S. Gurley;Joel M. Montgomery;Michael Bell

  • Chapare virus, a newly discovered arenavirus isolated from a fatal hemorrhagic fever case in Bolivia.

    Simon Delgado;Bobbie R. Erickson;Roberto Agudo;Patrick J. Blair

  • Appendix Table 2

    Emily S. Gurley;Joel M. Montgomery;M. Jahangir Hossain;Michael Bell

  • Date palm sap linked to nipah virus outbreak in bangladesh, 2008

    Muhammad Aziz Rahman;Mohammad Jahangir Hossain;Sharmin Sultana;Nusrat Homaira

  • Nipah virus outbreak with person-to-person transmission in a district of Bangladesh, 2007.

    N. Homaira;M. Rahman;M. J. Hossain;J. H. Epstein

  • Characterization of Nipah Virus from Outbreaks in Bangladesh, 2008–2010

    Michael K. Lo;Luis Lowe;Kimberly B. Hummel;Hossain M.S. Sazzad

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas G. Ksiazek
Thomas G. Ksiazek The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Pierre E. Rollin
Pierre E. Rollin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Christopher D. Paddock
Christopher D. Paddock Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stuart T. Nichol
Stuart T. Nichol Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sherif R. Zaki
Sherif R. Zaki Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Paul A. Rota
Paul A. Rota Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stephen P. Luby
Stephen P. Luby Stanford University
James E. Childs
James E. Childs Yale University
Cynthia S. Goldsmith
Cynthia S. Goldsmith Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
William J. Bellini
William J. Bellini Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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