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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 87 813 723 376 316 229 20874
Medicine 86 14310 13472 7235 6694 230 20784

Michael J. Buchmeier publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael J. Buchmeier between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael J. Buchmeier published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 4.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2007. 1 of the 240 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2007. 1974: 2 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 3 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 9 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 4 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 3 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 4 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1974 2025

240 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael J. Buchmeier: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 2
1975 3
1976 1
1977 3
1978 2
1979 2
1980 3
1981 2
1982 4
1983 4
1984 7
1985 9
1986 10
1987 9
1988 7
1989 3
1990 5
1991 6
1992 6
1993 4
1994 3
1995 4
1996 3
1997 7
1998 5
1999 3
2000 3
2001 10
2002 5
2003 2
2004 6
2005 9
2006 12
2007 21
2008 11
2009 4
2010 4
2011 5
2012 1
2013 4
2014 4
2015 2
2016 4
2017 1
2018 3
2019 3
2020 1
2021 4
2022 1
2023 2
2024 0
2025 1
Total 240
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Michael J. Buchmeier 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 Michael J. Buchmeier 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, 225–234 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: 229 publications — 59th percentile

59% 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
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155 229
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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Michael J. Buchmeier 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 Michael J. Buchmeier 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, 87 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: 87 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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
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 87
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael J. Buchmeier is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these fields, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Animal Science and Zoology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work covers a diverse range of topics, including:

  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches

Frequent collaborators include Jens H. Kuhn, Rémi N. Charrel, Juan Carlos de la Torre, Jean-Paul Gonzalez, and Stephan Günther. These coauthors have appeared repeatedly in publications alongside Buchmeier, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Major venues in which Michael J. Buchmeier has published are:

  • Archives of Virology
  • Journal of General Virology
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Representative recent publications include:

  • "2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales" (2020, Archives of Virology)
  • "Genome-Wide B Cell, CD4+, and CD8+ T Cell Epitopes That Are Highly Conserved between Human and Animal Coronaviruses, Identified from SARS-CoV-2 as Targets for Preemptive Pan-Coronavirus Vaccines" (2021, The Journal of Immunology)
  • "2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales" (2021, Archives of Virology)
  • "2022 taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales" (2022, Archives of Virology)
  • "Annual (2023) taxonomic update of RNA-directed RNA polymerase-encoding negative-sense RNA viruses (realm Riboviria: kingdom Orthornavirae: phylum Negarnaviricota)" (2023, Journal of General Virology)

Michael J. Buchmeier was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1996.

Best Publications

  • A structural analysis of M protein in coronavirus assembly and morphology

    Benjamin W. Neuman;Gabriella Kiss;Andreas Hjarne Kunding;David Bhella

  • Coronavirus Spike Proteins in Viral Entry and Pathogenesis

    Thomas M. Gallagher;Michael J. Buchmeier

  • The virology and immunobiology of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection.

    M.J. Buchmeier;R.M. Welsh;F.J. Dutko;M.B.A. Oldstone

  • Arenaviridae: The viruses and their replication

    MJ Buchmeier;CJ Peters;JC de la Torre;Bowen

  • Supramolecular Architecture of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Revealed by Electron Cryomicroscopy

    Benjamin W. Neuman;Brian D. Adair;Craig Yoshioka;Joel D. Quispe

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Nonstructural Proteins 3, 4, and 6 Induce Double-Membrane Vesicles

    Megan M. Angelini;Marzieh Akhlaghpour;Benjamin W. Neuman;Michael J. Buchmeier

  • DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR bind ebola glycoproteins and enhance infection of macrophages and endothelial cells.

    Graham Simmons;Jacqueline D. Reeves;Case C. Grogan;Luk H. Vandenberghe

  • Prion protein biosynthesis in scrapie-infected and uninfected neuroblastoma cells.

    B Caughey;R E Race;D Ernst;M J Buchmeier

  • Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales : update 2019

    Abulikemu Abudurexiti;Scott Adkins;Daniela Alioto;Sergey V. Alkhovsky

  • Monoclonal antibodies to murine hepatitis virus-4 (strain JHM) define the viral glycoprotein responsible for attachment and cell-cell fusion

    Arlene R. Collins;Robert L. Knobler;Robert L. Knobler;Harry Powell;Michael J. Buchmeier

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Nonstructural Protein 2 Interacts with a Host Protein Complex Involved in Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Intracellular Signaling

    Cromwell T. Cornillez-Ty;Lujian Liao;John R. Yates;Peter Kuhn

  • Cutting edge: The T cell chemoattractant IFN-inducible protein 10 is essential in host defense against viral-induced neurologic disease

    Michael T. Liu;Benjamin P. Chen;Patricia Oertel;Michael J. Buchmeier

  • Molecular mimicry: frequency of reactivity of monoclonal antiviral antibodies with normal tissues.

    J Srinivasappa;J Saegusa;B S Prabhakar;M K Gentry

  • A central role for CD4(+) T cells and RANTES in virus-induced central nervous system inflammation and demyelination.

    Thomas E. Lane;Michael T. Liu;Benjamin P. Chen;Valérie C. Asensio

  • Dynamic regulation of alpha- and beta-chemokine expression in the central nervous system during mouse hepatitis virus-induced demyelinating disease.

    Thomas E. Lane;Valérie C. Asensio;Naichen Yu;Alyssa D. Paoletti

  • Naive precursor frequencies and MHC binding rather than the degree of epitope diversity shape CD8+ T cell immunodominance.

    Maya F. Kotturi;Iain Scott;Tom Wolfe;Bjoern Peters

  • Structural Basis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus ADP-Ribose-1″-Phosphate Dephosphorylation by a Conserved Domain of nsP3

    Kumar Singh Saikatendu;Jeremiah S. Joseph;Vanitha Subramanian;Tom Clayton

  • Human coronavirus EMC does not require the SARS-coronavirus receptor and maintains broad replicative capability in mammalian cell lines.

    Marcel Alexander Müller;V Stalin Raj;Doreen Muth;Benjamin Meyer

  • The viral transmembrane superfamily: possible divergence of Arenavirus and Filovirus glycoproteins from a common RNA virus ancestor

    William R Gallaher;Christopher DiSimone;Michael J Buchmeier

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael B. A. Oldstone
Michael B. A. Oldstone Scripps Research Institute
Peter Kuhn
Peter Kuhn University of Southern California
Thomas E. Lane
Thomas E. Lane University of California, Irvine
Peter J. Southern
Peter J. Southern University of Minnesota
Alessandro Sette
Alessandro Sette La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
Roger J. Davis
Roger J. Davis University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
John Sidney
John Sidney La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
Juan Carlos de la Torre
Juan Carlos de la Torre Scripps Research Institute
Bjoern Peters
Bjoern Peters La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
Harold L. Drake
Harold L. Drake University of Bayreuth

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