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Ralf G. Dietzgen publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ralf G. Dietzgen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 234 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Ralf G. Dietzgen D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ralf G. Dietzgen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ralf G. Dietzgen is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on subfields including Plant Science, Insect Science, Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work centers on several key topics that intersect plant pathology and entomology, including Plant Virus Research Studies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Plant and Fungal Interactions Research, Viral Infections and Vectors, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, and Plant Parasitism and Resistance.

Ralf G. Dietzgen has published extensively, with recent important papers including:

  • 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales, 2020, Archives of Virology
  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Rhabdoviridae 2022, 2022, Journal of General Virology
  • Genome-enabled insights into the biology of thrips as crop pests, 2020, BMC Biology
  • 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

The research outcomes have been disseminated in various scientific journals, with frequent publication venues including:

  • Archives of Virology
  • Journal of General Virology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Pathogens
  • Viruses

Collaborative work is a consistent aspect of the scientist's research, with notable frequent co-authors including Nicolás Bejerman, Humberto Debat, Juliana Freitas-Astúa, Jens H. Kuhn, and Kim R. Blasdell.

Best Publications

  • Cucumber Mosaic Virus

    Peter Palukaitis;Marilyn J. Roossinck;Ralf G. Dietzgen;Richard I.B. Francki

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2016

    Claudio L. Afonso;Gaya K. Amarasinghe;Krisztián Bányai;Yīmíng Bào

  • pGD vectors: versatile tools for the expression of green and red fluorescent protein fusions in agroinfiltrated plant leaves

    Michael M. Goodin;Ralf G. Dietzgen;Denise Schichnes;Steven Ruzin

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2018

    Gaya K. Amarasinghe;Nidia G. Aréchiga Ceballos;Ashley C. Banyard;Christopher F. Basler

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2019.

    Gaya K. Amarasinghe;María A. Ayllón;Yīmíng Bào;Christopher F. Basler

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2017

    Gaya K. Amarasinghe;Yīmíng Bào;Christopher F. Basler;Sina Bavari

  • Biology of Plant Rhabdoviruses

    Andrew O. Jackson;Ralf G. Dietzgen;Michael M. Goodin;Jennifer N. Bragg

  • 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales

    Jens H. Kuhn;Scott Adkins;Daniela Alioto;Sergey V. Alkhovsky

  • An asparaginyl endopeptidase mediates in vivo protein backbone cyclization

    Ivana Saska;Amanda D. Gillon;Noriyuki Hatsugai;Ralf G. Dietzgen

  • The family Rhabdoviridae: mono- and bipartite negative-sense RNA viruses with diverse genome organization and common evolutionary origins

    Ralf G. Dietzgen;Hideki Kondo;Michael M. Goodin;Gael Kurath

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Rhabdoviridae.

    Peter J. Walker;Kim R. Blasdell;Charles H. Calisher;Ralf G. Dietzgen

  • The rhabdoviruses: biodiversity, phylogenetics, and evolution.

    I.V. Kuzmin;I.S. Novella;R.G. Dietzgen;A. Padhi

  • Rhabdovirus accessory genes

    Peter J. Walker;Ralf G. Dietzgen;D. Albert Joubert;Kim R. Blasdell

  • Plant Virus-Insect Vector Interactions: Current and Potential Future Research Directions.

    Ralf G. Dietzgen;Krin S. Mann;Karyn N. Johnson

  • Nucleotide sequence of one component of the banana bunchy top virus genome contains a putative replicase gene

    Robert M. Harding;Thomas M. Burns;Gregory Hafner;Ralf G. Dietzgen

  • Genetic diversity among Banana streak virus isolates from Australia

    A. D. W. Geering;L. A. McMichael;R. G. Dietzgen;J. E. Thomas

  • Real-time RT-PCR fluorescent detection of tomato spotted wilt virus

    Cassie A Roberts;Ralf G Dietzgen;Lisa A Heelan;Donald J Maclean

  • Technoeconomic analysis of renewable aviation fuel from microalgae, Pongamia pinnata, and sugarcane

    Daniel Klein-Marcuschamer;Daniel Klein-Marcuschamer;Daniel Klein-Marcuschamer;Christopher Turner;Mark Allen;Peter Gray

  • Detection of DNA and RNA plant viruses by PCR and RT-PCR using a rapid virus release protocol without tissue homogenization.

    Darelle Thomson;Ralf G. Dietzgen

  • Development of a multiplex immunocapture PCR with colourimetric detection for viruses of banana

    Murray Sharman;John E Thomas;Ralf G Dietzgen

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Gidley
Michael J. Gidley University of Queensland
Gregory R. Monteith
Gregory R. Monteith University of Queensland
Norbert Nowotny
Norbert Nowotny University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Jens H. Kuhn
Jens H. Kuhn National Institutes of Health
Anna E. Whitfield
Anna E. Whitfield North Carolina State University
Nikos Vasilakis
Nikos Vasilakis The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Hideki Kondo
Hideki Kondo Okayama University
Gael Kurath
Gael Kurath United States Geological Survey
Noël Tordo
Noël Tordo Institut Pasteur
Peter J. Walker
Peter J. Walker University of Queensland

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