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Microbiology

D-Index
92
Citations
27836
World Ranking
628
National Ranking
291

Medicine

D-Index
93
Citations
28122
World Ranking
10982
National Ranking
5646

Jon R. Gentsch 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 Jon R. Gentsch sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 264 publications — 69th percentile

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

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

Jon R. Gentsch 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 Jon R. Gentsch sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jon R. Gentsch is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, with a particular focus on infectious diseases, hepatology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Their scholarly work addresses topics related to viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, hepatitis viruses studies and epidemiology, as well as viral infections and immunology research.

The recent publication by Jon R. Gentsch includes the paper titled "Rotavirus genotypes in children under five years hospitalized with diarrhea in low and middle-income countries: Results from the WHO-coordinated Global Rotavirus Surveillance Network," published in 2023 in PLOS Global Public Health.

  • Sébastien Antoni
  • Tomoka Nakamura
  • Adam L. Cohen
  • Jason M. Mwenda
  • Goitom Weldegebriel

  • PLOS Global Public Health

The combination of medical subfields and main areas of study reveals a multidisciplinary approach to understanding viral diseases, particularly those that impact public health globally. Their collaborations with various researchers indicate involvement in broad, coordinated efforts in disease surveillance and epidemiological investigations.

Best Publications

  • Identification of group A rotavirus gene 4 types by polymerase chain reaction.

    J R Gentsch;R I Glass;P Woods;V Gouvea

  • Uniformity of rotavirus strain nomenclature proposed by the Rotavirus Classification Working Group (RCWG).

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Max Ciarlet;Sarah M. McDonald;Houssam Attoui

  • Recommendations for the classification of group A rotaviruses using all 11 genomic RNA segments.

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Max Ciarlet;Mustafizur Rahman;Mustafizur Rahman;Houssam Attoui

  • Serotype diversity and reassortment between human and animal rotavirus strains: implications for rotavirus vaccine programs.

    Jon R. Gentsch;Ashley R. Laird;Brittany Bielfelt;Dixie D. Griffin

  • Rotavirus vaccines: current prospects and future challenges

    Roger I Glass;Umesh D Parashar;Joseph S Bresee;Reina Turcios

  • Characterization of rotavirus strains from newborns in New Delhi, India.

    B K Das;J R Gentsch;H G Cicirello;P A Woods

  • Review Of G And P Typing Results From A Global Collection Of Rotavirus Strains: Implications For Vaccine Development

    J. R. Gentsch;P. A. Woods;M. Ramachandran;B. K. Das

  • Systematic review of regional and temporal trends in global rotavirus strain diversity in the pre rotavirus vaccine era: insights for understanding the impact of rotavirus vaccination programs

    Krisztián Bányai;Brigitta László;Brigitta László;Jazmin Duque;A. Duncan Steele

  • Detection and differentiation of antigenically distinct small round-structured viruses (Norwalk-like viruses) by reverse transcription-PCR and southern hybridization.

    T. Ando;S. S. Monroe;J. R. Gentsch;Qi Jin

  • The epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea in the United States: surveillance and estimates of disease burden.

    Roger I. Glass;Paul E. Kilgore;Robert C. Holman;Shaoxiong Jin

  • Current status and future priorities for rotavirus vaccine development, evaluation and implementation in developing countries.

    Joseph S Bresee;Roger I Glass;Bernard Ivanoff;Jon R Gentsch

  • Real-world impact of rotavirus vaccination.

    Manish M. Patel;Duncan Steele;Jon R. Gentsch;John Wecker

  • Association between pentavalent rotavirus vaccine and severe rotavirus diarrhea among children in Nicaragua.

    Manish Patel;Cristina Pedreira;Lucia Helena De Oliveira;Jacqueline Tate

  • Unusual diversity of human rotavirus G and P genotypes in India.

    Madhumati Ramachandran;B. K. Das;Aarti Vij;Ramesh Kumar

  • Rotavirus G and P types in children with acute diarrhea in Blantyre, Malawi, from 1997 to 1998: predominance of novel P[6]G8 strains.

    Nigel A. Cunliffe;Nigel A. Cunliffe;Jailosi S. Gondwe;Robin L. Broadhead;Malcolm E. Molyneux

  • Effectiveness of Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine in a Large Urban Population in the United States

    Julie A Boom;Jacqueline E Tate;Leila C Sahni;Leila C Sahni;Marcia A Rench

  • Oral Rotavirus Vaccines: How Well Will They Work Where They Are Needed Most?

    Manish Patel;Andi L. Shane;Umesh D. Parashar;Baoming Jiang

  • The Role of Serum Antibodies in the Protection against Rotavirus Disease: An Overview

    Baoming Jiang;Jon R. Gentsch;Roger I. Glass

  • Review of global rotavirus strain prevalence data from six years post vaccine licensure surveillance: Is there evidence of strain selection from vaccine pressure?

    Renáta Dóró;Brigitta László;Vito Martella;Eyal Leshem

  • Evidence of High-Frequency Genomic Reassortment of Group A Rotavirus Strains in Bangladesh: Emergence of Type G9 in 1995

    Leanne E. Unicomb;Goutam Podder;Jon R. Gentsch;Patricia A. Woods

  • Effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination against childhood diarrhoea in El Salvador: case-control study

    Orbelina de Palma;Lilian Cruz;Hector Ramos;Amada de Baires

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger I. Glass
Roger I. Glass National Institutes of Health
Umesh D. Parashar
Umesh D. Parashar Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Baoming Jiang
Baoming Jiang Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Krisztián Bányai
Krisztián Bányai University of Pecs
Michael D. Bowen
Michael D. Bowen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Amauri Alcindo Alfieri
Amauri Alcindo Alfieri Londrina State University
Joseph S. Bresee
Joseph S. Bresee Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
José Paulo Gagliardi Leite
José Paulo Gagliardi Leite Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Manish M. Patel
Manish M. Patel Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nigel A. Cunliffe
Nigel A. Cunliffe University of Liverpool

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