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72
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2259
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1092

Richard L. Witter publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard L. Witter sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 214 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Richard L. Witter D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard L. Witter sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Richard L. Witter is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their academic and research profile indicates a focus within the domain of agricultural sciences, although specific fields of study, subfields, and main topics of work are not detailed in the available data.

No recent papers or frequent co-authors are listed for this scientist. Similarly, there are no records of book publications or frequent publication venues associated with their name in the provided information.

Richard L. Witter was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1998, indicating a noted position in the scientific community at that time.

Best Publications

  • Increased Virulence of Marek's Disease Virus Field Isolates

    Witter Rl

  • Isolation from turkeys of a cell-associated herpesvirus antigenically related to Marek's disease virus.

    R L Witter;K Nazerian;H G Purchase;G H Burgoyne

  • Marek's disease virus-encoded Meq gene is involved in transformation of lymphocytes but is dispensable for replication

    Blanca Lupiani;Lucy F. Lee;Xiaoping Cui;Isabel Gimeno

  • Studies on the Etiology of Marek's Disease. II. Finding of a Herpesvirus in Cell Culture

    Keyvan Nazerian;J. J. Solomon;R. L. Witter;B. R. Burmester

  • Marek's disease--a model for herpesvirus oncology.

    B. W. Calnek;Richard L. Witter

  • Pathogenicity of variant Marek's disease virus isolants in vaccinated and unvaccinated chickens.

    R. L. Witter;J. M. Sharma;A. M. Fadly

  • Classification of Marek's disease viruses according to pathotype: philosophy and methodology.

    R. L. Witter;B. W. Calnek;Celina Buscaglia;I. M. Gimeno

  • The complete unique long sequence and the overall genomic organization of the GA strain of Marek's disease virus.

    Lucy F. Lee;Ping Wu;Dexin Sui;Delin Ren

  • Genetic Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Susceptibility to Marek's Disease Virus Induced Tumors in F2 Intercross Chickens

    Roger L. Vallejo;Larry D. Bacon;Hsiao-Ching Liu;Richard L. Witter

  • Studies on the etiology of Marek's disease. I. Propagation of the agent in cell culture.

    J. J. Solomon;R. L. Witter;K. Nazerian;B. R. Burmester

  • High resolution mapping and identification of new quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting susceptibility to Marek's disease.

    N. Yonash;L. D. Bacon;R. L. Witter;H. H. Cheng

  • Cell-free transmission and in vivo replication of Marek's disease virus.

    K. Nazerian;R. L. Witter

  • Cell culture techniques for primary isolation of Marek's disease-associated herpesvirus.

    Witter Rl;Solomon Jj;Burgoyne Gh

  • Rescue of a pathogenic Marek's disease virus with overlapping cosmid DNAs: Use of a pp38 mutant to validate the technology for the study of gene function

    Sanjay M. Reddy;Blanca Lupiani;Isabel M. Gimeno;Robert F. Silva

  • Polyvalent Marek's disease vaccines: safety, efficacy and protective synergism in chickens with maternal antibodies.

    R L Witter;L F Lee

  • Gene Insertion into the Chicken Germ Line by Retroviruses

    Donald W. Salter;Eugene J. Smith;Eugene J. Smith;Eugene J. Smith;Stephen H. Hughes;Stephen H. Hughes;Stephen H. Hughes;Stephen E. Wright;Stephen E. Wright;Stephen E. Wright

  • Specific integration of REV proviruses in avian bursal lymphomas

    M. Reza Noori-Daloii;Robert A. Swift;Hsing Jien Kung;Lyman B. Crittenden

  • Protective efficacy of Marek's disease vaccines.

    R. L. Witter

  • Demonstration of a Tumor-Associated Surface Antigen in Marek's Disease

    R L Witter;E A Stephens;J M Sharma;K Nazerian

  • Marek's disease virus Meq transforms chicken cells via the v-Jun transcriptional cascade: a converging transforming pathway for avian oncoviruses.

    Alon M. Levy;Oren Gilad;Liang Xia;Yoshihiro Izumiya

  • Protection by attenuated and polyvalent vaccines against highly virulent strains of Marek's disease virus.

    R.L. Witter

Frequent Co-Authors

Lucy F. Lee
Lucy F. Lee United States Department of Agriculture
Jagdev M. Sharma
Jagdev M. Sharma Arizona State University
Hsing Jien Kung
Hsing Jien Kung Taipei Medical University
Lyman B. Crittenden
Lyman B. Crittenden Michigan State University
Dan Jones
Dan Jones The Ohio State University
Hans H. Cheng
Hans H. Cheng Agricultural Research Service
Dan R. Robinson
Dan R. Robinson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Zohar Yakhini
Zohar Yakhini Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Martien A. M. Groenen
Martien A. M. Groenen Wageningen University & Research
David H. Ley
David H. Ley North Carolina State University

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