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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 46 4908 4523 1898 1701 101 7997

Kay S. Faaberg publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kay S. Faaberg between 1988 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kay S. Faaberg published across 36 years, from 1988 to 2023, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2006. 2 of the 105 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2006. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 11 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 7 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 7 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication
1988 2023

105 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kay S. Faaberg: publications per year, 1988 to 2023
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 1
1994 2
1995 6
1996 1
1997 1
1998 2
1999 2
2000 3
2001 8
2002 5
2003 1
2004 3
2005 1
2006 11
2007 4
2008 1
2009 1
2010 7
2011 3
2012 6
2013 5
2014 4
2015 3
2016 3
2017 2
2018 5
2019 1
2020 1
2021 7
2022 1
2023 1
Total 105
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Kay S. Faaberg 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 Kay S. Faaberg sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 95–104 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 101 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137 101
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Kay S. Faaberg 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 Kay S. Faaberg sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108 46
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Kay S. Faaberg is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a particular focus on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields include Animal Science and Zoology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their research topics cover areas such as Animal Virus Infections Studies, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Virus-based gene therapy research, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Viral Infections and Immunology Research, and Research Data Management Practices.

Notable recent publications include:

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Arteriviridae 2021, published in 2021 in the Journal of General Virology
  • Inactivating Three Interferon Antagonists Attenuates Pathogenesis of an Enteric Coronavirus, published in 2020 in the Journal of Virology
  • Comparison of historical and contemporary isolates of Senecavirus A, published in 2020 in Veterinary Microbiology
  • Tripal, a community update after 10 years of supporting open source, standards-based genetic, genomic and breeding databases, published in 2021 in Briefings in Bioinformatics
  • Structural insights into the interaction of papain-like protease 2 from the alphacoronavirus porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and ubiquitin, published in 2021 in Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Faaberg include Kelly M. Lager, Alexandra Buckley, Tavis K. Anderson, Blake Inderski, and Margo A. Brinton.

Common venues for their publications are the Journal of Virology, Journal of General Virology, Veterinary Microbiology, Briefings in Bioinformatics, and Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology.

Best Publications

  • Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus comparison: divergent evolution on two continents.

    Chris J. Nelsen;Michael P. Murtaugh;Kay S. Faaberg

  • Molecular epidemiology of PRRSV: A phylogenetic perspective

    Mang Shi;Tommy Tsan Yuk Lam;Chung Chau Hon;Raymond Kin Hei Hui

  • PRRSV structure, replication and recombination: Origin of phenotype and genotype diversity.

    Matthew A. Kappes;Kay S. Faaberg

  • Complete genome analysis of RFLP 184 isolates of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.

    Jun Han;Yue Wang;Kay S. Faaberg

  • Characterization of Emerging European-Like Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Isolates in the United States

    Susan L. Ropp;Carrie E. Mahlum Wees;Ying Fang;Eric A. Nelson

  • Processing and evolution of the N-terminal region of the arterivirus replicase ORF1a protein: identification of two papainlike cysteine proteases.

    J. A. Den Boon;K. S. Faaberg;J. J. M. Meulenberg;A. L. M. Wassenaar

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Arteriviridae 2021.

    Margo A. Brinton;Anastasia A. Gulyaeva;Udeni B. R. Balasuriya;Magda Dunowska

  • The primary neutralization epitope of porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus strain VR-2332 is located in the middle of the GP5 ectodomain

    P. G. W. Plagemann;R. R. R. Rowland;K. S. Faaberg

  • Genomic sequence and virulence comparison of four Type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus strains.

    Susan L. Brockmeier;Crystal L. Loving;Ann C. Vorwald;Marcus E. Kehrli

  • Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS): an immune dysregulatory pandemic

    J. E. Butler;K. M. Lager;William Golde;Kay S. Faaberg

  • Diversity and evolution of a newly emerged North American Type 1 porcine arterivirus: analysis of isolates collected between 1999 and 2004.

    Y. Fang;P. Schneider;W. P. Zhang;K. S. Faaberg

  • Recombination between North American strains of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.

    Shishan Yuan;Chris J. Nelsen;Michael P. Murtaugh;Beverly J. Schmitt

  • Identification of Nonessential Regions of the nsp2 Replicase Protein of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Strain VR-2332 for Replication in Cell Culture

    Jun Han;Gongping Liu;Yue Wang;Kay S. Faaberg

  • Generation of an Infectious Clone of VR-2332, a Highly Virulent North American-Type Isolate of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus

    H.S. Nielsen;G. Liu;Jens Nielsen;M.B. Oleksiewicz

  • Coronavirus Endoribonuclease Activity in Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Suppresses Type I and Type III Interferon Responses

    Xufang Deng;Albert van Geelen;Alexandra C. Buckley;Amornrat O’Brien

  • Functional properties of the predicted helicase of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.

    Elida M. Bautista;Kay S. Faaberg;Dan Mickelson;Edward D. McGruder

  • Experimental infection of United States swine with a Chinese highly pathogenic strain of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.

    Baoqing Guo;Kelly M. Lager;Jamie N. Henningson;Laura C. Miller

  • Neutralizing antibody responses of pigs infected with natural GP5 N-glycan mutants of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.

    Kay S. Faaberg;Jason D. Hocker;Matthew M. Erdman;D.L. Hank Harris

  • The porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus nsp2 cysteine protease domain possesses both trans- and cis-cleavage activities

    Jun Han;Mark S. Rutherford;Kay S. Faaberg

  • Evaluation of a Rapid Fecal PCR Test for Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Dairy Cattle

    Scott J. Wells;Michael T. Collins;Kay S. Faaberg;Carrie Wees

  • Porcine reproductive and respiratory disease virus: Evolution and recombination yields distinct ORF5 RFLP 1-7-4 viruses with individual pathogenicity

    Albert G.M. van Geelen;Tavis K. Anderson;Kelly M. Lager;Phani B. Das

  • Detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus by TaqMan reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.

    Carrie E. Mahlum;Sigrun Haugerud;Jan L. Shivers;Kurt D. Rossow

Frequent Co-Authors

Kelly M. Lager
Kelly M. Lager Agricultural Research Service
Michael P. Murtaugh
Michael P. Murtaugh University of Minnesota
Marcus E. Kehrli
Marcus E. Kehrli Agricultural Research Service
Peter G.W. Plagemann
Peter G.W. Plagemann University of Minnesota
James E. Collins
James E. Collins University of Minnesota
Raymond R. R. Rowland
Raymond R. R. Rowland University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Susan C. Baker
Susan C. Baker Loyola University Chicago
Eric A. Nelson
Eric A. Nelson South Dakota State University
Scott Dee
Scott Dee University of Minnesota
John Deen
John Deen University of Minnesota

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