2026 Robert B. Tesh: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	101	708	653	405	368	390	33859
Medicine	102	7731	7265	4024	3720	395	34184

Robert B. Tesh 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 Robert B. Tesh sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 390 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert B. Tesh 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 Robert B. Tesh sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 101 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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

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

Overview

Robert B. Tesh is affiliated with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on infectious diseases within the field of medicine, with a particular emphasis on mosquito-borne diseases and viral infections related to vectors.

Their main areas of study include:

Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Parasitology
Insect Science

Central topics addressed in their work are:

Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Viral Infections and Vectors
Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
Vector-borne infectious diseases
Leptospirosis research and findings
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

Frequent co-authors contributing to their publications include:

Hilda Guzmán (8 co-authored papers)
Scott C. Weaver (4 co-authored papers)
Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos (4 co-authored papers)
Milene Silveira Ferreira (3 co-authored papers)
Edward I. Patterson (2 co-authored papers)

They have published multiple papers in several journals, with the following venues being most frequent:

Viruses (3 publications)
Virus Genes (2 publications)
Journal of Virology (1 publication)
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (1 publication)
Virology (1 publication)

Notable recent papers include:

"Negeviruses Reduce Replication of Alphaviruses during Coinfection," 2021, Journal of Virology
"Etiologies of Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illnesses in and near Iquitos from 1993 to 1999 in the Amazon River Basin of Peru," 2022, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
"Isolation of a novel insect-specific flavivirus with immunomodulatory effects in vertebrate systems," 2021, Virology
"Experimental yellow fever virus infection in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri spp.) I: gross anatomical and histopathological findings in organs at necropsy," 2020, Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
"Negeviruses reduce replication of alphaviruses during co-infection," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

In recognition of scientific contributions, Robert B. Tesh was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1996.

Best Publications

Probable non-vector-borne transmission of Zika virus, Colorado, USA.

Brian D Foy;Kevin C Kobylinski;Joy L. Chilson Foy;Bradley J. Blitvich

1564
Citations
Zika virus in the Americas: Early epidemiological and genetic findings

Nuno Rodrigues Faria;Nuno Rodrigues Faria;Raimunda do Socorro da Silva Azevedo;Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Renato Souza

1247
Citations
Genetic Characterization of Zika Virus Strains: Geographic Expansion of the Asian Lineage

Andrew D. Haddow;Amy J. Schuh;Chadwick Y. Yasuda;Matthew R. Kasper

985
Citations
Re-emergence of Chikungunya and O'nyong-nyong viruses: evidence for distinct geographical lineages and distant evolutionary relationships.

Ann M. Powers;Aaron C. Brault;Robert B. Tesh;Scott C. Weaver

754
Citations
Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2016

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

551
Citations
Characterization of a Novel Murine Model to Study Zika Virus

Shannan L. Rossi;Robert B. Tesh;Sasha R. Azar;Antonio E. Muruato

513
Citations
Zika virus infection, Cambodia, 2010.

Vireak Heang;Chadwick Y. Yasuda;Ly Sovann;Andrew D. Haddow

378
Citations
Re-emergence of epidemic Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis in South America

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

374
Citations
Control of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis: Is it time to change strategies?

Robert B. Tesh

368
Citations
Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2019.

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

351
Citations
Phylogeography of West Nile Virus: from the Cradle of Evolution in Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas

Fiona J. May;C. Todd Davis;Robert B. Tesh;Alan D. T. Barrett

344
Citations
A simple technique for mass rearing Lutzomyia longipalpis and Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the laboratory.

Govind B. Modi;Robert B. Tesh

344
Citations
Divergent Viruses Discovered in Arthropods and Vertebrates Revise the Evolutionary History of the Flaviviridae and Related Viruses

Mang Shi;Xian Dan Lin;Nikos Vasilakis;Jun Hua Tian

333
Citations
West Nile virus infection in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus): a model for West Nile encephalitis.

Shu Yuan Xiao;Hilda Guzman;Hui Zhang;Amelia P.A. Travassos Da Rosa

321
Citations
Insect-Specific Virus Discovery: Significance for the Arbovirus Community

Bethany G. Bolling;Scott C. Weaver;Robert B. Tesh;Nikos Vasilakis

315
Citations
An Infectious cDNA Clone of Zika Virus to Study Viral Virulence, Mosquito Transmission, and Antiviral Inhibitors

Chao Shan;Xuping Xie;Antonio E. Muruato;Shannan L. Rossi

314
Citations
Phylogenetic analysis of North American West Nile virus isolates, 2001-2004: evidence for the emergence of a dominant genotype.

C. Todd Davis;Gregory D. Ebel;Robert S. Lanciotti;Aaron C. Brault

298
Citations
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

279
Citations
Genetic variation of Japanese encephalitis virus in nature

Woan-Ru Chen;Robert B. Tesh;Rebeca Rico-Hesse

273
Citations
Experimental transmission of Mayaro virus by Aedes aegypti

Kanya C. Long;Sarah A. Ziegler;Saravanan Thangamani;Nicole L. Hausser

270
Citations
A live-attenuated Zika virus vaccine candidate induces sterilizing immunity in mouse models

Chao Shan;Antonio E. Muruato;Bruno T.D. Nunes;Bruno T.D. Nunes;Huanle Luo

262
Citations
A novel rhabdovirus associated with acute hemorrhagic fever in central Africa.

Gilda Grard;Joseph N. Fair;Deanna Lee;Elizabeth Slikas

262
Citations
Mayaro Virus Disease: An Emerging Mosquito-Borne Zoonosis in Tropical South America

Robert B. Tesh;Douglas M. Watts;Kevin L. Russell;Chitra Damodaran

254
Citations
West Nile Virus in Mexico: Evidence of Widespread Circulation since July 2002.

Jose G. Estrada-Franco;Roberto Navarro-Lopez;David W.C. Beasley;Lark Coffey

240
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Amelia P. A. Travassos da Rosa The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Hilda Guzman The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Scott C. Weaver The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Nikos Vasilakis The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Vsevolod L. Popov The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Alan D.T. Barrett The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Shu-Yuan Xiao University of Chicago

Gustavo Palacios Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Peter J. Walker University of Queensland

Márcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes Instituto Evandro Chagas

External Links

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