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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 51 4282 3938 4 4 167 14252

Krzysztof Pyrc publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Krzysztof Pyrc between 2003 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Krzysztof Pyrc published across 24 years, from 2003 to 2026, averaging 8.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2020. 11 of the 201 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2020. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publication
2003 2026

201 publications in total across all disciplines

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Krzysztof Pyrc: publications per year, 2003 to 2026
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 2
2005 4
2006 12
2007 4
2008 4
2009 1
2010 2
2011 3
2012 4
2013 7
2014 4
2015 8
2016 9
2017 11
2018 7
2019 8
2020 26
2021 24
2022 14
2023 14
2024 21
2025 10
2026 1
Total 201
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Krzysztof Pyrc 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 Krzysztof Pyrc 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, 165–174 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: 167 publications — 34th percentile

34% 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
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253 167
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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Krzysztof Pyrc 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 Krzysztof Pyrc 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111 51
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

Krzysztof Pyrc is affiliated with Jagiellonian University in Poland. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers several subfields, including Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Genetics. These areas reflect a broad focus on viral infections and health-related molecular processes.

Key topics in their research portfolio include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery

Krzysztof Pyrc has contributed to publications in several frequently appearing venues, such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Virology
  • Viruses
  • UNC Libraries

Among recent papers, several notable works include:

  • "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): a Systemic Infection" (2021), published in Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • "The Strategies to Support the COVID-19 Vaccination with Evidence-Based Communication and Tackling Misinformation" (2021), published in Vaccines
  • "HTCC as a Polymeric Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV" (2020), published in Journal of Virology
  • "A New Network for the Advancement of Marine Biotechnology in Europe and Beyond" (2020), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "The SARS-CoV-2 ORF10 is not essential in vitro or in vivo in humans" (2020), published in PLoS Pathogens

Frequent co-authors in their research collaboration network include:

  • Aleksandra Milewska
  • Artur Szczepański
  • Agnieszka Dąbrowska
  • Emilia Barreto-Durán
  • Paweł Botwina

Best Publications

  • Identification of a new human coronavirus

    Lia van der Hoek;Krzysztof Pyrc;Maarten F Jebbink;Wilma Vermeulen-Oost

  • Broad-spectrum antiviral GS-5734 inhibits both epidemic and zoonotic coronaviruses

    Timothy P. Sheahan;Amy C. Sims;Rachel L. Graham;Vineet D. Menachery

  • Human coronavirus NL63 employs the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus receptor for cellular entry

    Heike Hofmann;Krzysztof Pyrc;Lia van der Hoek;Martina Geier

  • Croup is associated with the novel coronavirus NL63.

    Lia van der Hoek;Klaus Sure;Gabriele Ihorst;Alexander Stang

  • Porphyromonas gingivalis facilitates the development and progression of destructive arthritis through its unique bacterial peptidylarginine deiminase (PAD).

    Katarzyna J. Maresz;Annelie Hellvard;Annelie Hellvard;Aneta Sroka;Karina Adamowicz

  • The novel human coronaviruses NL63 and HKU1.

    Krzysztof Pyrc;Ben Berkhout;Lia van der Hoek

  • Human Coronavirus NL63 Utilizes Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans for Attachment to Target Cells

    Aleksandra Milewska;Miroslaw Zarebski;Paulina Nowak;Karol Stozek

  • Small-molecule inhibitors of PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint alleviate the PD-L1-induced exhaustion of T-cells

    Lukasz Skalniak;Krzysztof M Zak;Katarzyna Guzik;Katarzyna Magiera

  • Human Coronavirus HKU1 Spike Protein Uses O-Acetylated Sialic Acid as an Attachment Receptor Determinant and Employs Hemagglutinin-Esterase Protein as a Receptor-Destroying Enzyme

    Xingchuan Huang;Wenjuan Dong;Aleksandra Milewska;Anna Golda

  • Staphylococcus aureus Proteases Degrade Lung Surfactant Protein A Potentially Impairing Innate Immunity of the Lung

    Tomasz Kantyka;Krzysztof Pyrc;Milosz Gruca;Jan Smagur

  • Human coronavirus NL63, a new respiratory virus

    Lia van der Hoek;Krzysztof Pyrc;Ben Berkhout

  • Human Coronavirus NL63 and 229E Seroconversion in Children

    Ronald Dijkman;Maarten F. Jebbink;Nawal Bahia El Idrissi;Krzysztof Pyrc

  • Mosaic structure of human coronavirus NL63, one thousand years of evolution.

    Krzysztof Pyrc;Ronald Dijkman;Lea Deng;Maarten F. Jebbink

  • A novel pancoronavirus RT-PCR assay: frequent detection of human coronavirus NL63 in children hospitalized with respiratory tract infections in Belgium

    Elien Moës;Leen Vijgen;Els Keyaerts;Kalina Zlateva

  • Entry of Human Coronavirus NL63 into the Cell

    Aleksandra Milewska;Paulina Nowak;Katarzyna Owczarek;Artur Szczepanski

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): a Systemic Infection.

    Aleksandra Synowiec;Artur Szczepański;Emilia Barreto-Duran;Laurensius Kevin Lie

  • Culturing the unculturable: human coronavirus HKU1 infects, replicates, and produces progeny virions in human ciliated airway epithelial cell cultures.

    Krzysztof Pyrc;Amy C. Sims;Ronald Dijkman;Maarten Jebbink

  • Replication-dependent downregulation of cellular angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 protein expression by human coronavirus NL63

    Ronald Dijkman;Maarten F. Jebbink;Martin Deijs;Aleksandra Milewska

  • Identification of new human coronaviruses.

    Krzysztof Pyrc;Ben Berkhout;Lia van der Hoek

  • Inhibition of Human Coronavirus NL63 Infection at Early Stages of the Replication Cycle

    Krzysztof Pyrc;Berend Jan Bosch;Ben Berkhout;Maarten F. Jebbink

  • Genome structure and transcriptional regulation of human coronavirus NL63

    Krzysztof Pyrc;Maarten F Jebbink;Ben Berkhout;Lia van der Hoek

  • Early events during human coronavirus OC43 entry to the cell

    Katarzyna Owczarek;Artur Szczepanski;Aleksandra Milewska;Zbigniew Baster

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Potempa
Jan Potempa University of Louisville
Ben Berkhout
Ben Berkhout University of Amsterdam
Lia van der Hoek
Lia van der Hoek University of Amsterdam
Ronald Dijkman
Ronald Dijkman University of Bern
Marek Sanak
Marek Sanak Jagiellonian University
Hans L. Zaaijer
Hans L. Zaaijer University of Amsterdam
Stefan Pöhlmann
Stefan Pöhlmann German Primate Center
Berend Jan Bosch
Berend Jan Bosch Utrecht University
Amy C. Sims
Amy C. Sims University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fengcai Zhu
Fengcai Zhu Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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