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D-Index
64
Citations
13720
World Ranking
2622
National Ranking
1055

Michael J. Turell 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. Turell sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 212 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael J. Turell 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. Turell sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael J. Turell is affiliated with the United States Department of the Army in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant number of publications related to public health, environmental and occupational health, infectious diseases, and parasitology. Additional areas of study include ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, as well as sociology and political science.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to mosquito-borne diseases and control, viral infections and vectors, vector-borne infectious diseases, and vector-borne animal diseases. Other topics include zoonotic diseases and public health, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, and risk perception and management.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Michael J. Turell include Gabriel L. Hamer, Terry A. Klein, Nadia A. Fernández-Santos, José Guillermo Estrada-Franco, and Jesús A. Aguilar-Durán.

Publication venues where Michael J. Turell commonly publishes their work include:

  • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
  • Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Michael J. Turell are:

  • "Effect of Environmental Temperature on the Ability of Culex tarsalis and Aedes taeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae) to Transmit Rift Valley Fever Virus" (2020), published in Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
  • "Vector Competence of Peruvian Mosquitoes for Two Orthobunyaviruses Isolated From Mosquitoes Captured in Peru" (2020), published in Journal of Medical Entomology
  • "Domestic Dogs as Sentinels for West Nile Virus but not Aedes-borne Flaviviruses, Mexico" (2022), published in Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • "Bird species define the relationship between West Nile viremia and infectiousness to Culex pipiens mosquitoes" (2022), published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • "Biosafety at Home: How to Translate Biomedical Laboratory Safety Precautions for Everyday Use in the Context of COVID-19" (2020), published in American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Best Publications

  • An Update on the Potential of North American Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) to Transmit West Nile Virus

    Michael J. Turell;David J. Dohm;Michael R. Sardelis;Michael R. Sardelis;Monica L. O’guinn

  • Vector Competence of North American Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) for West Nile Virus

    Michael J. Turell;Monica L. O’Guinn;David J. Dohm;James W. Jones

  • Vector Competence of Selected North American Culex and Coquillettidia Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus

    M R Sardelis;M J Turell;D J Dohm;M L O'Guinn

  • Characterization of clone 13, a naturally attenuated avirulent isolate of Rift Valley fever virus, which is altered in the small segment.

    Rolf Muller;Jean-Francois Saluzzo;Nora Lopez;Thomas Dreier

  • Effect of Environmental Temperature on the Ability of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) to Transmit West Nile Virus

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  • Aedes hensilli as a potential vector of Chikungunya and Zika viruses.

    Jeremy P. Ledermann;Laurent Guillaumot;Lawrence Yug;Steven C. Saweyog

  • Potential North American Vectors of West Nile Virus

    Michael J. Turell;Michael R. Sardelis;David J. Dohm;Monica L. O'guinn

  • Experimental Vertical Transmission of West Nile Virus by Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)

    David J. Dohm;Michael R. Sardelis;Michael J. Turell

  • Vector Competence of Selected African Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Species for Rift Valley Fever Virus

    Michael J. Turell;Kenneth J. Linthicum;Lisa A. Patrican;F. Glyn Davies

  • Replication and Dissemination of Rift Valley Fever Virus in Culex Pipiens

    Michael J. Turell;Thomas P. Gargan;Charles L. Bailey

  • Ochlerotatus j. japonicus in Frederick County, Maryland: discovery, distribution, and vector competence for West Nile virus.

    Michael R. Sardelis;Michael J. Turell

  • Members of the Culex pipiens complex as vectors of viruses.

    Michael J. Turell

  • Laboratory transmission of La Crosse virus by Ochlerotatus j. japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae).

    Michael R. Sardelis;Michael J. Turell;Richard G. Andre

  • Vector competence of three North American strains of Aedes albopictus for West Nile virus.

    Michael R Sardelis;Michael J Turell;Monica L O'Guinn;Richard G Andre

  • Isolation and initial characterization of a newfound hantavirus from California.

    Alan L. Schmaljohn;Dexin Li;Diane L. Negley;David S. Bressler

  • Vector Competence of Egyptian Mosquitoes for Rift Valley Fever Virus

    Michael J. Turell;Steven M. Presley;Steven M. Presley;Adel M. Gad;Adel M. Gad;Stanton E. Cope

  • Experimental transmission of eastern equine encephalitis virus by Ochlerotatus j. japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae).

    Michael R. Sardelis;David J. Dohm;Benedict Pagac;Richard G. Andre

  • Isolation of Viruses from Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) Collected in the Amazon Basin Region of Peru

    M. J. Turell;M. L. O’guinn;J. W. Jones;M. R. Sardelis;M. R. Sardelis

  • Potential for North American Mosquitoes to Transmit Rift Valley Fever Virus

    Michael J. Turell;David J. Dohm;Christopher N. Mores;Lucas Terracina

  • Potential vectors of West Nile virus in North America.

    M. J. Turell;M. R. Sardelis;M. L. O’Guinn;D. J. Dohm

  • Susceptibility of selected strains of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) to chikungunya virus

    Michael J. Turell;Joseph R. Beaman;Ralph F. Tammariello

  • Eastern equine encephalitis virus in birds: relative competence of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris).

    Nicholas Komar;David J. Dohm;Michael J. Turell;Andrew Spielman

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry A. Klein
Terry A. Klein United States Department of the Army
Rosemary Sang
Rosemary Sang Kenya Medical Research Institute
Douglas M. Watts
Douglas M. Watts The University of Texas at El Paso
Andrew Spielman
Andrew Spielman Harvard University
William C. Reeves
William C. Reeves Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jonathan F. Smith
Jonathan F. Smith Research Triangle Park Foundation
Dave D. Chadee
Dave D. Chadee University of the West Indies
Laura D. Kramer
Laura D. Kramer University at Albany, State University of New York
Nicholas Komar
Nicholas Komar Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Edward D. Walker
Edward D. Walker Michigan State University

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