2026 John A. Lednicky: Microbiology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Microbiology	49	4549	4185	1757	1574	207	9754

Overview

John A. Lednicky is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Modeling and Simulation.

The scientist's recent notable publications include:

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and pregnancy: what obstetricians need to know, 2020, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Central nervous system involvement by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), 2020, Journal of Medical Virology
Viable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients, 2020, International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Independent infections of porcine deltacoronavirus among Haitian children, 2021, Nature
Pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2: the Mount Sinai COVID-19 autopsy experience, 2021, Modern Pathology

Frequent co-authors with whom the scientist has collaborated include:

Julia C. Loeb
J. Glenn Morris
Caroline J. Stephenson
Marco Salemi
Chang-Yu Wu

John A. Lednicky has published extensively in several scientific venues, including:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Viruses
Aerosol Science and Technology
Microbiology Resource Announcements
Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Their research encompasses a range of topics related to infectious diseases and public health. Key scientific areas covered by their work include:

Infection Control and Ventilation
Viral Infections and Vectors
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Best Publications

Central nervous system involvement by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2).

Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi;Clare Bryce;Zachary Grimes;Ronald E. Gordon

1042
Citations
Viable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients.

John A. Lednicky;John A. Lednicky;Michael Lauzardo;Michael Lauzardo;Z. Hugh Fan;Antarpreet Jutla

727
Citations
Cell and Molecular Biology of Simian Virus 40: Implications for Human Infections and Disease

Janet S. Butel;John A. Lednicky

485
Citations
Independent infections of porcine deltacoronavirus among Haitian children.

John A. Lednicky;Massimiliano S. Tagliamonte;Sarah K. White;Maha A. Elbadry

402
Citations
Natural simian virus 40 strains are present in human choroid plexus and ependymoma tumors.

John A. Lednicky;Robert L. Garcea;Daniel J. Bergsagel;Janet S. Butel

272
Citations
Collection, particle sizing and detection of airborne viruses.

M. Pan;J.A. Lednicky;C.‐Y. Wu

264
Citations
Pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2: the Mount Sinai COVID-19 autopsy experience.

Clare Bryce;Zachary Grimes;Elisabet Pujadas;Sadhna Ahuja

234
Citations
Venezuela's humanitarian crisis, resurgence of vector-borne diseases, and implications for spillover in the region

Maria E Grillet;Juan V Hernández-Villena;Martin S Llewellyn;Alberto E Paniz-Mondolfi

222
Citations
The Dynamics of Herpesvirus and Polyomavirus Reactivation and Shedding in Healthy Adults: A 14-Month Longitudinal Study

Paul D Ling;John A Lednicky;Wendy A Keitel;David G Poston

212
Citations
Viable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients

John A Lednicky;Michael Lauzardo;Z. Hugh Fan;Antarpreet S Jutla

211
Citations
Pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2: targeting of endothelial cells renders a complex disease with thrombotic microangiopathy and aberrant immune response. The Mount Sinai COVID-19 autopsy experience

Bryce C;Grimes Z;Pujadas E;Ahuja S

202
Citations
Serologic evidence of exposure to influenza D virus among persons with occupational contact with cattle

Sarah K. White;Wenjun Ma;Clinton J. McDaniel;Gregory C. Gray

172
Citations
Hantaviruses A Short Review

John A Lednicky

171
Citations
Some oral poliovirus vaccines were contaminated with infectious SV40 after 1961.

Rochelle Cutrone;John Lednicky;Glynis Dunn;Paola Rizzo

154
Citations
Mayaro Virus in Child with Acute Febrile Illness, Haiti, 2015.

John Lednicky;Valery Madsen Beau De Rochars;Maha Elbadry;Julia Loeb

151
Citations
Resurgence of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Venezuela as a Regional Public Health Threat in the Americas.

Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi;Adriana Tami;Maria E. Grillet;Marilianna Marquez

142
Citations
Zika Virus Outbreak in Haiti in 2014: Molecular and Clinical Data.

John Lednicky;Valery Madsen Beau De Rochars;Maha El Badry;Julia Loeb

132
Citations
Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 from the air in a car driven by a COVID patient with mild illness.

John A. Lednicky;Michael Lauzardo;Md. M. Alam;Maha A. Elbadry

125
Citations
Genetically distant American Canine distemper virus lineages have recently caused epizootics with somewhat different characteristics in raccoons living around a large suburban zoo in the USA

John A Lednicky;Jean Dubach;Michael J Kinsel;Thomas P Meehan

123
Citations
Polyomaviruses and human tumors: a brief review of current concepts and interpretations.

John A. Lednicky;Janet S. Butel

119
Citations
SV40 DNA IN HUMAN OSTEOSARCOMAS SHOWS SEQUENCE VARIATION AMONG T-ANTIGEN GENES

John A. Lednicky;A. Renee Stewart;Jesse J. Jenkins;Milton J. Finegold

117
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Glenn Morris University of Florida

Marco Salemi University of Florida

Chang-Yu Wu University of Florida

Janet S. Butel Baylor College of Medicine

Gregory C. Gray The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Samantha M. Wisely University of Florida

Susanne V. Hering Aerosol Dynamics (United States)

Massimo Ciccozzi Università Campus Bio-Medico

Michele Carbone University of Hawaii at Manoa

David A. Ostrov University of Florida

External Links

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