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D-Index
95
Citations
29024
World Ranking
542
National Ranking
252

Jeffrey N. Weiser 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 Jeffrey N. Weiser sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 208 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jeffrey N. Weiser 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 Jeffrey N. Weiser sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jeffrey N. Weiser is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine with a concentration in epidemiology, molecular biology, microbiology, infectious diseases, and immunology. The scientist's work addresses several key topics including pneumonia and respiratory infections, respiratory viral infections research, bacterial infections and vaccines, influenza virus research studies, streptococcal infections and treatments, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, and antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus.

The scientist has published extensively, with 65 publications in the field of medicine. They have contributed notably to the following journals and venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • mBio
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Cell Host & Microbe

Selected recent papers by Jeffrey N. Weiser include:

  • "Episodic Aspiration with Oral Commensals Induces a MyD88-dependent, Pulmonary T-Helper Cell Type 17 Response that Mitigates Susceptibility to Streptococcus pneumoniae", 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "Antibody isotype diversity against SARS-CoV-2 is associated with differential serum neutralization capacities", 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Rewilding of laboratory mice enhances granulopoiesis and immunity through intestinal fungal colonization", 2023, Science Immunology
  • "Type I Interferon Signaling Is a Common Factor Driving Streptococcus pneumoniae and Influenza A Virus Shedding and Transmission", 2021, mBio
  • "Serotype-Dependent Effects on the Dynamics of Pneumococcal Colonization and Implications for Transmission", 2022, mBio

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several colleagues, including:

  • Surya D. Aggarwal
  • Cynthia A. Loomis
  • Gavyn Chern Wei Bee
  • Tonia Zangari
  • Annie R. Abruzzo

Their research contributions span the investigation of immune responses to bacterial pathogens, mechanisms underlying respiratory infections, and factors affecting pathogen transmission. The work covers both fundamental biological mechanisms and applied infectious disease dynamics, often focusing on pathogens like Streptococcus pneumoniae and influenza viruses.

Best Publications

  • The role of Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence factors in host respiratory colonization and disease.

    Aras Kadioglu;Jeffrey N. Weiser;James C. Paton;Peter W. Andrew

  • Recognition of peptidoglycan from the microbiota by Nod1 enhances systemic innate immunity

    Thomas B Clarke;Kimberly M Davis;Elena S Lysenko;Alice Y Zhou

  • Streptococcus pneumoniae: transmission, colonization and invasion

    Jeffrey N. Weiser;Daniela M. Ferreira;James C. Paton

  • Contribution of novel choline‐binding proteins to adherence, colonization and immunogenicity of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    C Rosenow;P Ryan;J N Weiser;S Johnson

  • Cellular effectors mediating Th17-dependent clearance of pneumococcal colonization in mice

    Zhe Zhang;Thomas B. Clarke;Jeffrey N. Weiser

  • Phase variation in pneumococcal opacity: relationship between colonial morphology and nasopharyngeal colonization.

    J N Weiser;R Austrian;P K Sreenivasan;H R Masure

  • The microbiota regulates neutrophil homeostasis and host resistance to Escherichia coli K1 sepsis in neonatal mice

    Hitesh S Deshmukh;Yuhong Liu;Ogechukwu R Menkiti;Junjie Mei

  • Pneumococcal trafficking across the blood-brain barrier. Molecular analysis of a novel bidirectional pathway.

    A Ring;J N Weiser;E I Tuomanen

  • Association of Intrastrain Phase Variation in Quantity of Capsular Polysaccharide and Teichoic Acid with the Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Jean O. Kim;Jeffrey N. Weiser

  • Inhibitory and Bactericidal Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide Production by Streptococcus pneumoniae on Other Inhabitants of the Upper Respiratory Tract

    Christopher D. Pericone;Karin Overweg;Peter W. M. Hermans;Jeffrey N. Weiser

  • Fast and flexible bacterial genomic epidemiology with PopPUNK.

    John A. Lees;Simon R. Harris;Gerry Tonkin-Hill;Rebecca A. Gladstone

  • Capsule Enhances Pneumococcal Colonization by Limiting Mucus-Mediated Clearance

    Aaron L. Nelson;Aoife M. Roche;Jane M. Gould;Kannie Chim

  • Phosphorylcholine on the lipopolysaccharide of Haemophilus influenzae contributes to persistence in the respiratory tract and sensitivity to serum killing mediated by C-reactive protein.

    Jeffrey N. Weiser;Nina Pan;Karin L. McGowan;Daniel Musher

  • The immune response to pneumococcal proteins during experimental human carriage.

    Tera L. McCool;Thomas R. Cate;Gregory Moy;Jeffrey N. Weiser

  • The molecular mechanism of phase variation of H. influenzae lipopolysaccharide.

    J N Weiser;J M Love;E R Moxon

  • Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae adhere to and invade human bronchial epithelial cells via an interaction of lipooligosaccharide with the PAF receptor.

    W. Edward Swords;Benjamin A. Buscher;Kyle Ver Steeg;Andrew Preston

  • Decoration of lipopolysaccharide with phosphorylcholine: a phase-variable characteristic of Haemophilus influenzae.

    J. N. Weiser;M. Shchepetov;S. T. H. Chong

  • Synergistic stimulation of type I interferons during influenza virus coinfection promotes Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization in mice

    Shigeki Nakamura;Kimberly M. Davis;Jeffrey N. Weiser

  • Outer membrane protein A (OmpA) contributes to serum resistance and pathogenicity of Escherichia coli K-1.

    J N Weiser;E C Gotschlich

  • pyseer: a comprehensive tool for microbial pangenome-wide association studies.

    John A Lees;Marco Galardini;Stephen D Bentley;Jeffrey N Weiser

  • Factors Contributing to Hydrogen Peroxide Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae Include Pyruvate Oxidase (SpxB) and Avoidance of the Toxic Effects of the Fenton Reaction

    Christopher D. Pericone;Sunny Park;James A. Imlay;Jeffrey N. Weiser

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen D. Bentley
Stephen D. Bentley Wellcome Sanger Institute
Jukka Corander
Jukka Corander University of Oslo
Edward N. Janoff
Edward N. Janoff University of Colorado Denver
Hao Shen
Hao Shen University of Pennsylvania
Steven J. Siegel
Steven J. Siegel University of Southern California
Stephen B. Gordon
Stephen B. Gordon Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Jan Erikson
Jan Erikson The Wistar Institute
James A. Imlay
James A. Imlay University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nicholas J. Croucher
Nicholas J. Croucher Imperial College London
E. Richard Moxon
E. Richard Moxon University of Oxford

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