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2026

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D-Index
72
Citations
17916
World Ranking
1758
National Ranking
7

Janusz T. Paweska 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 Janusz T. Paweska sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 244 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Janusz T. Paweska 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 Janusz T. Paweska sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Janusz T. Paweska is affiliated with the National Health Laboratory Service in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Infectious Diseases.

The subfields of study associated with their work include:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Virology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

They investigate main topics such as:

  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Poxvirus research and outbreaks

Some of their recent publications include:

  • Characterization of the novel SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of concern and its global perspective, 2021, Journal of Medical Virology
  • Re-emerging human monkeypox: A major public-health debacle, 2022, Journal of Medical Virology
  • Dengue Virus Infection and Associated Risk Factors in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2021, Viruses
  • Forty-two years of responding to Ebola virus outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review, 2020, BMJ Global Health
  • Risk factors associated with exposure to Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in animal workers and cattle, and molecular detection in ticks, South Africa, 2021, PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Janusz T. Paweska include:

  • Petrus Jansen van Vuren
  • Jacqueline Weyer
  • Alan C. Kemp
  • Melinda K. Rostal
  • William B. Karesh

The scientist publishes regularly in venues such as:

  • Viruses
  • Journal of Medical Virology
  • Emerging infectious diseases
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Fruit bats as reservoirs of Ebola virus

    Eric M. Leroy;Brice Kumulungui;Xavier Pourrut;Pierre Rouquet

  • Rift Valley fever virus (Bunyaviridae: Phlebovirus): an update on pathogenesis, molecular epidemiology, vectors, diagnostics and prevention

    Michel Pépin;Michèle Bouloy;Brian H. Bird;Alan C. Kemp

  • Genetic Detection and Characterization of Lujo Virus, a New Hemorrhagic Fever–Associated Arenavirus from Southern Africa

    Thomas Briese;Janusz T. Paweska;Laura K. McMullan;Stephen K. Hutchison

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2016

    Claudio L. Afonso;Gaya K. Amarasinghe;Krisztián Bányai;Yīmíng Bào

  • Characterization of the novel SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of concern and its global perspective

    Unknown

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2018

    Gaya K. Amarasinghe;Nidia G. Aréchiga Ceballos;Ashley C. Banyard;Christopher F. Basler

  • Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales : update 2019

    Abulikemu Abudurexiti;Scott Adkins;Daniela Alioto;Sergey V. Alkhovsky

  • Studies of reservoir hosts for Marburg virus.

    Robert Swanepoel;Sheilagh B. Smit;Pierre E. Rollin;Pierre Formenty

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2019.

    Gaya K. Amarasinghe;María A. Ayllón;Yīmíng Bào;Christopher F. Basler

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2017

    Gaya K. Amarasinghe;Yīmíng Bào;Christopher F. Basler;Sina Bavari

  • Ebola virus outbreaks in Africa: Past and present

    J.J. Muyembe-Tamfum;S. Mulangu;Justin Masumu;J.M. Kayembe

  • 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales

    Jens H. Kuhn;Scott Adkins;Daniela Alioto;Sergey V. Alkhovsky

  • Risk factors for severe Rift Valley fever infection in Kenya, 2007.

    Amwayi S. Anyangu;L. Hannah Gould;Shahnaaz K. Sharif;Patrick M. Nguku

  • Epidemiologic and Clinical Aspects of a Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Humans in Tanzania, 2007

    Mohamed Mohamed;Fausta Mosha;Janeth Mghamba;Sherif R. Zaki

  • Taxonomy of the family Arenaviridae and the order Bunyavirales: update 2018

    Piet Maes;Sergey V. Alkhovsky;Yīmíng Bào;Martin Beer

  • Prevalence of antibodies against Rift Valley fever virus in Kenyan wildlife.

    A. Evans;F. Gakuya;J. T. Paweska;M. Rostal

  • Molecular Epidemiology of Rift Valley Fever Virus

    Antoinette A. Grobbelaar;Jacqueline Weyer;Patricia A. Leman;Alan Kemp

  • Nosocomial outbreak of novel arenavirus infection, Southern Africa.

    Janusz Tadeusz Paweska;Nivesh H. Sewlall;Thomas G. Ksiazek;Lucille H. Blumberg

  • IgG-sandwich and IgM-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of antibody to Rift Valley fever virus in domestic ruminants.

    Janusz T Paweska;Felicity J Burt;Fiona Anthony;Shirley J Smith

  • An inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of antibody to Rift Valley fever virus in humans, domestic and wild ruminants.

    Janusz T. Paweska;Elizabeth Mortimer;Patricia A. Leman;Robert Swanepoel

  • Validation of IgG-sandwich and IgM-capture ELISA for the detection of antibody to Rift Valley fever virus in humans.

    Janusz T. Paweska;Felicity J. Burt;Robert Swanepoel

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Swanepoel
Robert Swanepoel University of Pretoria
Gustavo Palacios
Gustavo Palacios Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Eric M. Leroy
Eric M. Leroy Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Jens H. Kuhn
Jens H. Kuhn National Institutes of Health
Jonathan S. Towner
Jonathan S. Towner Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Alexander Bukreyev
Alexander Bukreyev The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Kartik Chandran
Kartik Chandran Albert Einstein College of Medicine
John M. Dye
John M. Dye United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Norbert Nowotny
Norbert Nowotny University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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