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D-Index
73
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19083
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1663
National Ranking
715

Jorge L. Benach 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 Jorge L. Benach sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 178 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jorge L. Benach 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 Jorge L. Benach sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jorge L. Benach is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their research primarily focuses on infectious diseases, parasitology, and public health, with particular attention to vector-borne infectious diseases and viral infections transmitted by vectors.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a concentration on viral infections related to ticks and their interactions with human cells. Notable papers include:

  • Powassan Viruses Spread Cell to Cell during Direct Isolation from Ixodes Ticks and Persistently Infect Human Brain Endothelial Cells and Pericytes, 2021, Journal of Virology
  • Rapid invasion and expansion of the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) into a new area on Long Island, New York, USA, 2022, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Establishment of a CPER reverse genetics system for Powassan virus defines attenuating NS1 glycosylation sites and an infectious NS1-GFP11 reporter virus, 2023, mBio
  • Endogenous and Borrowed Proteolytic Activity in the Borrelia, 2021, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
  • Powassan Viruses Spread Cell to Cell During Direct Isolation from Ixodes Ticks and Persistently Infect Human Brain Endothelial Cells and Pericytes, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

These papers reflect research into vector-pathogen-host interactions, molecular mechanisms of viral infection, and tick ecology and invasion, highlighting interdisciplinary approaches crossing microbiology, virology, and parasitology.

Frequent co-authors working in collaboration with Benach include:

  • Hwan Keun Kim
  • Erich R. Mackow
  • Jonas N. Conde
  • Nicholas Saladino
  • Elena E. Gorbunova

Jorge L. Benach's research has appeared primarily in the following publication venues:

  • mBio
  • Journal of Virology
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their work covers major research topics including:

  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins

Benach was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Lyme disease-a tick-borne spirochetosis?

    Willy Burgdorfer;Alan G. Barbour;Stanley F. Hayes;Jorge L. Benach

  • Spirochetes isolated from the blood of two patients with Lyme disease.

    Jorge L. Benach;Edward M. Bosler;John P. Hanrahan;James L. Coleman

  • Plasminogen Is Required for Efficient Dissemination of B. burgdorferi in Ticks and for Enhancement of Spirochetemia in Mice

    James L Coleman;Joseph A Gebbia;Joseph Piesman;Jay L Degen

  • Profiling of Temperature-Induced Changes in Borrelia burgdorferi Gene Expression by Using Whole Genome Arrays

    Caroline Ojaimi;Chad Brooks;Sherwood Casjens;Patricia Rosa

  • Combined effects of blood and temperature shift on Borrelia burgdorferi gene expression as determined by whole genome DNA array.

    Rafal Tokarz;Julie M. Anderton;Laura I. Katona;Jorge L. Benach

  • Isolation of Antigenic Components from the Lyme Disease Spirochete: Their Role in Early Diagnosis

    James L. Coleman;Jorge L. Benach

  • Borrelia burgdorferi binds plasminogen, resulting in enhanced penetration of endothelial monolayers.

    J L Coleman;T J Sellati;J E Testa;R R Kew

  • Interaction between Borrelia burgdorferi and endothelium in vitro.

    A Szczepanski;M B Furie;J L Benach;B P Lane

  • Babesiosis in splenectomized adults: Review of 22 reported cases

    Fred Rosner;M.Hosein Zarrabi;Jorge L. Benach;Gail S. Habicht

  • Natural Distribution of the Ixodes dammini spirochete

    Edward M. Bosler;James L. Coleman;Jorge L. Benach;Darlene A. Massey

  • Prevention of Lyme disease after tick bites. A cost-effectiveness analysis.

    David Magid;Brian Schwartz;Joseph Craft;J. Sanford Schwartz

  • Lyme disease during pregnancy

    Lauri E. Markowitz;Allen C. Steere;Jorge L. Benach;John D. Slade

  • Interleukin 1: a common endogenous mediator of inflammation and the local Shwartzman reaction.

    G Beck;G S Habicht;J L Benach;F Miller

  • Lyme neuroborreliosis: Lyme Neuroborreliosis

    Juan Carlos Garcia-Monco;Jorge L. Benach

  • Human Babesiosis in New York State: An Epidemiological Description of 136 Cases

    Sean C. Meldrum;Guthrie S. Birkhead;Dennis J. White;Jorge L. Benach

  • Spirochete-associated arthritis (Lyme disease) in a dog.

    B A Lissman;E M Bosler;H Camay;B G Ormiston

  • Adult Ixodes dammini on Rabbits: A Hypothesis for the Development and Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi

    Jorge L. Benach;James L. Coleman;Robert A. Skinner;Edward M. Bosler

  • Francisella tularensis has a significant extracellular phase in infected mice.

    Colin A. Forestal;Meenakshi Malik;Sally V. Catlett;Anne G. Savitt

  • Incidence and Cumulative Frequency of Endemic Lyme Disease in a Community

    John P. Hanrahan;Jorge L. Benach;James L. Coleman;Edward M. Bosler

  • Interactions of Phagocytes with the Lyme Disease Spirochete: Role of the Fc Receptor

    Jorge L. Benach;Howard B. Fleit;Gail S. Habicht;James L. Coleman

  • Selection of an escape variant of Borrelia burgdorferi by use of bactericidal monoclonal antibodies to OspB.

    J L Coleman;R C Rogers;J L Benach

Frequent Co-Authors

Erwin London
Erwin London Stony Brook University
Alan G. Barbour
Alan G. Barbour University of California, Irvine
Allen C. Steere
Allen C. Steere Harvard University
Lauri E. Markowitz
Lauri E. Markowitz Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Richard A. Kaslow
Richard A. Kaslow Yale School of Medicine
James B. Bliska
James B. Bliska Dartmouth College
Sven Bergström
Sven Bergström Umeå University
Joseph Piesman
Joseph Piesman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Benjamin J. Luft
Benjamin J. Luft Stony Brook University
John R. Silvius
John R. Silvius McGill University

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