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D-Index
81
Citations
26937
World Ranking
1086
National Ranking
494

James B. Russell 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 B. Russell sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 201 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James B. Russell 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 B. Russell sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James B. Russell is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine with a focus on several subfields including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, infectious diseases, public health, environmental and occupational health, and organizational behavior and human resource management.

Their research includes a variety of topics such as blood pressure and hypertension studies, global public health policies and epidemiology, cardiovascular health and risk factors, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, diabetes, cardiovascular risks and lipoproteins, health promotion and cardiovascular prevention, as well as pharmaceutical practices and patient outcomes.

James B. Russell's frequent co-authors include:

  • Sulaiman Lakoh
  • Joseph Sam Kanu
  • Joshua Coker
  • D R Lisk
  • Gibrilla F. Deen

The scientist has published regularly in several venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMJ Open
  • Annals of Medicine and Surgery
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Among the recent papers attributed to James B. Russell are:

  • "Risk factors, clinical outcomes and predictors of stroke mortality in Sierra Leoneans: A retrospective hospital cohort study", 2020, Annals of Medicine and Surgery

Other recent notable papers, although not primarily authored by Russell, are part of the research context they work within and include:

  • "Ebola virus antibody decay-stimulation in a high proportion of survivors", 2021, Nature
  • "COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Healthcare Workers and Trainees in Freetown, Sierra Leone: A Cross-Sectional Study", 2022, Vaccines
  • "An Intra-COVID-19 Assessment of Hand Hygiene Facility, Policy and Staff Compliance in Two Hospitals in Sierra Leone: Is There a Difference between Regional and Capital City Hospitals?", 2021, Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • "How Well Are Hand Hygiene Practices and Promotion Implemented in Sierra Leone? A Cross-Sectional Study in 13 Public Hospitals", 2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • A net carbohydrate and protein system for evaluating cattle diets: I. Ruminal fermentation.

    J B Russell;J D O'Connor;D G Fox;P J Van Soest

  • Factors that alter rumen microbial ecology.

    James B. Russell;Jennifer L. Rychlik

  • Energetics of bacterial growth: balance of anabolic and catabolic reactions.

    J B Russell;G M Cook

  • The Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System model for evaluating herd nutrition and nutrient excretion

    D.G Fox;L.O Tedeschi;T.P Tylutki;J.B Russell

  • Protein and Energy as an Integrated System. Relationship of Ruminal Protein and Carbohydrate Availability to Microbial Synthesis and Milk Production

    J.E. Nocek;J.B. Russell

  • Why are ruminal cellulolytic bacteria unable to digest cellulose at low pH

    James B. Russell;David B. Wilson

  • Another explanation for the toxicity of fermentation acids at low pH: anion accumulation versus uncoupling

    J.B. Russell

  • Effect of ionophores on ruminal fermentation.

    J B Russell;H J Strobel

  • The Effects of Fermentation Acids on Bacterial Growth

    James B. Russell;Francisco Diez-Gonzalez

  • Grain Feeding and the Dissemination of Acid-Resistant Escherichia coli from Cattle

    Francisco Diez-Gonzalez;Todd R. Callaway;Menas G. Kizoulis;James B. Russell

  • The importance of pH in the regulation of ruminal acetate to propionate ratio and methane production in vitro.

    J.B. Russell

  • Effect of Peptides and Amino Acids on Efficiency of Rumen Bacterial Protein Synthesis in Continuous Culture

    Michael A. Cotta;James B. Russell

  • Ionophore resistance of ruminal bacteria and its potential impact on human health.

    James B Russell;James B Russell;Adam J Houlihan

  • Regulation of Lactate Production in Streptococcus bovis: A Spiraling Effect That Contributes to Rumen Acidosis

    James B. Russell;Tsuneo Hino

  • The effect of pH on ruminal methanogenesis

    Jo Ann S. Van Kessel;James B. Russell;James B. Russell

  • Effect of Carbohydrate Limitation on Degradation and Utilization of Casein by Mixed Rumen Bacteria

    J.B. Russell;C.J. Sniffen;P.J. Van Soest

  • Effect of pH and energy spilling on bacterial protein synthesis by carbohydrate-limited cultures of mixed rumen bacteria.

    Herbert J. Strobel;James B. Russell

  • Microbial Rumen Fermentation

    James B. Russell;Robert B. Hespell

  • The enrichment of a ruminal bacterium (Megasphaera elsdenii YJ-4) that produces the trans-10, cis-12 isomer of conjugated linoleic acid.

    Y.J. Kim;R.H. Liu;J.L. Rychlik;J.B. Russell;J.B. Russell

  • Effect of linoleic acid concentration on conjugated linoleic acid production by Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens A38

    Young Jun Kim;Rui Hai Liu;Daniel R. Bond;James B. Russell;James B. Russell

Frequent Co-Authors

David Wilson
David Wilson Binghamton University
Gregory M. Cook
Gregory M. Cook Queensland University of Technology
Danny G. Fox
Danny G. Fox Cornell University
Charles J. Sniffen
Charles J. Sniffen Cornell University
Todd R. Callaway
Todd R. Callaway University of Georgia
P. J. Van Soest
P. J. Van Soest Cornell University
Luis O. Tedeschi
Luis O. Tedeschi Texas A&M University
Michael A. Cotta
Michael A. Cotta National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Daniel B. Kearns
Daniel B. Kearns Indiana University
Richard E. Muck
Richard E. Muck University of Wisconsin–Madison

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