2026 M. Steven Oberste: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	88	13105	12335	6689	6187	283	30284

M. Steven Oberste publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where M. Steven Oberste sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 283 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

M. Steven Oberste D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where M. Steven Oberste sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

M. Steven Oberste is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Agronomy and Crop Science as noted subfields of study.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics including:

Viral Infections and Immunology Research
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
Respiratory viral infections research
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
Animal Virus Infections Studies
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

M. Steven Oberste has published extensively, with significant frequent publication venues comprising:

MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Vaccine
Journal of Virological Methods
The Journal of Infectious Diseases
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their recent papers include:

Genomic Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Predominance of the Delta (B.1.617.2) and Omicron (B.1.1.529) Variants - United States, June 2021-January 2022, 2022, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Recommendations for the nomenclature of enteroviruses and rhinoviruses, 2020, Archives of Virology
Public Health Response to a Case of Paralytic Poliomyelitis in an Unvaccinated Person and Detection of Poliovirus in Wastewater - New York, June-August 2022, 2022, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Analysis of the initial lot of the CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) real-time RT-PCR diagnostic panel, 2021, PLoS ONE
Adeno-associated virus type 2 in US children with acute severe hepatitis, 2023, Nature

Throughout their career, M. Steven Oberste has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, notably:

Jennifer L. Konopka-Anstadt
William C. Weldon
Cara C. Burns
Ananda S Bandyopadhyay
W. Allan Nix

Best Publications

Characterization of a novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Paul A. Rota;M. Steven Oberste;Stephan S. Monroe;W. Allan Nix

3477
Citations
Molecular Evolution of the Human Enteroviruses: Correlation of Serotype with VP1 Sequence and Application to Picornavirus Classification

M. Steven Oberste;Kaija Maher;David R. Kilpatrick;Mark A. Pallansch

1238
Citations
Sensitive, seminested PCR amplification of VP1 sequences for direct identification of all enterovirus serotypes from original clinical specimens.

W. Allan Nix;M. Steven Oberste;Mark A. Pallansch

1202
Citations
An automated genotyping tool for enteroviruses and noroviruses

A. Kroneman;Harry Vennema;K. Deforche;Harrie van der Avoort

881
Citations
Outbreak of Poliomyelitis in Hispaniola Associated with Circulating Type 1 Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus

Olen Kew;Victoria Morris-Glasgow;Mauricio Landaverde;Cara Burns

812
Citations
Typing of Human Enteroviruses by Partial Sequencing of VP1

M. Steven Oberste;Kaija Maher;David R. Kilpatrick;Mary R. Flemister

805
Citations
Enterovirus surveillance--United States, 1970-2005.

Nino Khetsuriani;Ashley Lamonte-Fowlkes;Steven Oberst;Mark A Pallansch

778
Citations
Comparison of Classic and Molecular Approaches for the Identification of Untypeable Enteroviruses

M S Oberste;K Maher;M R Flemister;G Marchetti

498
Citations
Improved molecular identification of enteroviruses by RT-PCR and amplicon sequencing.

M.Steven Oberste;William A Nix;Kaija Maher;Mark A Pallansch

436
Citations
Enterovirus 68 is associated with respiratory illness and shares biological features with both the enteroviruses and the rhinoviruses.

M. Steven Oberste;Kaija Maher;David Schnurr;Mary R. Flemister

393
Citations
Evidence for Frequent Recombination within Species Human Enterovirus B Based on Complete Genomic Sequences of All Thirty-Seven Serotypes

M. Steven Oberste;Kaija Maher;Mark A. Pallansch

383
Citations
Re-emergence of epidemic Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis in South America

Scott C. Weaver;Rosalba Salas;Rebeca Rico-Hesse;George V. Ludwig

374
Citations
Complete Genomic Sequencing Shows that Polioviruses and Members of Human Enterovirus Species C Are Closely Related in the Noncapsid Coding Region

Betty Brown;M. Steven Oberste;Kaija Maher;Mark A. Pallansch

363
Citations
"Eczema coxsackium" and unusual cutaneous findings in an enterovirus outbreak.

Erin F. Mathes;Vikash Oza;Ilona J. Frieden;Kelly M. Cordoro

323
Citations
Severe respiratory illness associated with enterovirus D68 - Missouri and Illinois, 2014

Claire M. Midgley;Mary Anne Jackson;Rangaraj Selvarangan;George Turabelidze

312
Citations
Species-specific RT-PCR amplification of human enteroviruses: a tool for rapid species identification of uncharacterized enteroviruses.

M. Steven Oberste;Kaija Maher;Alford J. Williams;Naomi Dybdahl-Sissoko

301
Citations
Enteroviruses as agents of emerging infectious diseases.

G Palacios;M S Oberste

285
Citations
Outbreak of Neurologic Enterovirus Type 71 Disease: A Diagnostic Challenge

Carlos M. Pérez-Vélez;Marsha S. Anderson;Christine C. Robinson;Christine C. Robinson;Elizabeth J. McFarland

279
Citations
Complete genome sequences of all members of the species Human enterovirus A.

M. Steven Oberste;Silvia Peñaranda;Kaija Maher;Mark A. Pallansch

262
Citations
My favorite reagent Improved molecular identification of enteroviruses by RT- PCR and amplicon sequencing

M. Steven Oberste;William A. Nix;Kaija Maher;Mark A. Pallansch

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

W. Allan Nix Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Mark A. Pallansch National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Susan I. Gerber Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Stanford T. Shulman Northwestern University

John F. Modlin Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

D. Scott Schmid Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Germain J. P. Fernando University of Queensland

David Schnurr California Department of Public Health

Paul R. Young University of Queensland

Jane F. Seward Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

External Links

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