2026 Robert F. Garry: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	68	2546	2340	1220	1111	343	24838

Overview

Robert F. Garry is affiliated with Tulane University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on infectious diseases. Their research encompasses various subfields including Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Emergency Medical Services, Molecular Biology, and Modeling and Simulation.

Among the main topics of their work are:

Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Viral Infections and Vectors
Disaster Response and Management
Hepatitis B Virus Studies
COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies
Viral Gastroenteritis Research and Epidemiology

Some of the recent papers associated with Robert F. Garry include:

The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2, 2020, Nature Medicine
The origins of SARS-CoV-2: A critical review, 2021, Cell
After the pandemic: perspectives on the future trajectory of COVID-19, 2021, Nature
The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan was the early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022, Science
Persistence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Aerosol Suspensions, 2020, Emerging Infectious Diseases

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

Kristian G. Andersen
Donald S. Grant
John S. Schieffelin
Mambu Momoh
Luis M. Branco

Robert F. Garry has published extensively in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Viruses
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Journal of Virology
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

In addition to journal publications, Robert F. Garry contributed to book literature, including a work published by Springer Science+Business Media titled Lassa Fever: Epidemiology, Immunology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics in 2023.

Best Publications

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

10661
Citations
The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2.

Kristian G. Andersen;Kristian G. Andersen;Andrew Rambaut;W. Ian Lipkin;Edward C. Holmes

5809
Citations
Genomic surveillance elucidates Ebola virus origin and transmission during the 2014 outbreak

Stephen K. Gire;Stephen K. Gire;Augustine Goba;Kristian G. Andersen;Kristian G. Andersen;Rachel S G Sealfon;Rachel S G Sealfon

1509
Citations
Clinical Illness and Outcomes in Patients with Ebola in Sierra Leone

J. S. Schieffelin;A. Goba;M. Gbakie;A. Colubri

636
Citations
A General Model for the Transmembrane Proteins of HIV and Other Retroviruses

William R. Gallaher;Judith M. Ball;Robert F. Garry;Mark C. Griffin

510
Citations
The Origins of SARS-CoV-2: A Critical Review

Edward C. Holmes;Stephen A. Goldstein;Angela L. Rasmussen;David L. Robertson

485
Citations
Virus genomes reveal factors that spread and sustained the Ebola epidemic

Gytis Dudas;Gytis Dudas;Luiz Max Carvalho;Trevor Bedford;Andrew J. Tatem

483
Citations
After the pandemic: perspectives on the future trajectory of COVID-19.

Amalio Telenti;Ann Arvin;Lawrence Corey;Davide Corti

411
Citations
Genomic epidemiology reveals multiple introductions of Zika virus into the United States.

Nathan D. Grubaugh;Jason T. Ladner;Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Gytis Dudas

393
Citations
Persistence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Aerosol Suspensions.

Alyssa C. Fears;William B. Klimstra;Paul Duprex;Amy Hartman

376
Citations
Ebola virus epidemiology, transmission, and evolution during seven months in Sierra Leone

Daniel J. Park;Gytis Dudas;Shirlee Wohl;Shirlee Wohl;Augustine Goba

356
Citations
The molecular epidemiology of multiple zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2

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344
Citations
Clinical Sequencing Uncovers Origins and Evolution of Lassa Virus

Kristian G. Andersen;Kristian G. Andersen;Kristian G. Andersen;B. Jesse Shapiro;B. Jesse Shapiro;B. Jesse Shapiro;Christian B. Matranga;Rachel Sealfon;Rachel Sealfon

336
Citations
Structural basis for antibody-mediated neutralization of Lassa virus

Kathryn M. Hastie;Michelle A. Zandonatti;Lara M. Kleinfelter;Megan L. Heinrich

280
Citations
Lassa Fever in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone

Jeffrey G. Shaffer;Donald S. Grant;John S. Schieffelin;Matt L. Boisen

268
Citations
Detection of a human intracisternal A-type retroviral particle antigenically related to HIV

Robert F. Garry;Cesar D. Fermin;Darrenn J. Hart;Steven S. Alexander

267
Citations
Detection of serum antibodies to retroviral proteins in patients with primary sjögren's syndrome (autoimmune exocrinopathy)

Norman Talal;Michael J. Dauphinée;Michael J. Dauphinée;Howard Dang;Steve S. Alexander

261
Citations
Peptide inhibitors of dengue virus and West Nile virus infectivity

Yancey M Hrobowski;Robert F Garry;Scott F Michael

235
Citations
New opportunities for field research on the pathogenesis and treatment of Lassa fever.

Sheik Humarr Khan;Augustine Goba;May Chu;Cathy Roth

209
Citations
Interferon-beta and interferon-gamma synergistically inhibit the replication of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV).

Bruno Sainz;Eric C. Mossel;C.J. Peters;Robert F. Garry

207
Citations
Genomic Analysis of Lassa Virus during an Increase in Cases in Nigeria in 2018.

Katherine J. Siddle;Philomena Eromon;Kayla G. Barnes;Samar Mehta

200
Citations
Detection of retroviral antibodies in primary biliary cirrhosis and other idiopathic biliary disorders

Andrew L. Mason;Lizhe Xu;Linsheng Guo;Santiago Munoz

196
Citations
A conserved idiotype and antibodies to retroviral proteins in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Norman Talal;Robert F. Garry;Peter H. Schur;Steve Alexander

192
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Pardis C. Sabeti Harvard University

Kristian G. Andersen Scripps Research Institute

Stephen F. Schaffner Broad Institute

Erica Ollmann Saphire La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology

William C. Wimley Tulane University

Thomas W. Geisbert The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Gustavo Palacios Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Andrew Rambaut University of Edinburgh

Andreas Gnirke Broad Institute

Joan B. Geisbert The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

External Links

Personal website of Robert F. Garry

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