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61
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12729
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3009
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1197

Robert F. Massung 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 Robert F. Massung sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 127 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert F. Massung 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 Robert F. Massung sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert F. Massung is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research and professional activities are connected to this institution, which plays a central role in public health and disease prevention.

There is no available data regarding specific papers published by Robert F. Massung, nor information on frequent co-authors or venues where their work is regularly published. Similarly, no details about fields or subfields of study, topics of research, or book publications have been provided.

Based on the available information, Robert F. Massung's profile reflects a professional association with a major public health organization in the U.S. Further information about the person's scientific contributions, research topics, or scholarly output is not available at this time.

Best Publications

  • Diagnosis and Management of Tickborne Rickettsial Diseases: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Other Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses, Ehrlichioses, and Anaplasmosis - United States.

    Holly M. Biggs;Casey Barton Behravesh;Kristy K. Bradley;F. Scott Dahlgren

  • Multiplex Real-Time PCR for Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi

    Joshua W. Courtney;Leah M. Kostelnik;Nordin S. Zeidner;Robert F. Massung

  • Nested PCR Assay for Detection of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae

    Robert F. Massung;Kim Slater;Jessica H. Owens;William L. Nicholson

  • Diagnosis and management of Q fever--United States, 2013: recommendations from CDC and the Q Fever Working Group

    Alicia Anderson;Henk Bijlmer;Pierre-Edouard Fournier;Stephen Graves

  • Etiology of severe non-malaria febrile illness in Northern Tanzania: a prospective cohort study.

    John A. Crump;Anne B. Morrissey;William L. Nicholson;Robert F. Massung

  • PCR amplification and comparison of nucleotide sequences from the groESL heat shock operon of Ehrlichia species.

    John W. Sumner;William L. Nicholson;Robert F. Massung

  • PCR strategy for identification and differentiation of small pox and other orthopoxviruses.

    S. L. Ropp;Qi Jin;J. C. Knight;R. F. Massung

  • Analysis of the complete genome of smallpox variola major virus strain Bangladesh-1975.

    R. F. Massung;Li-Ing Liu;Jin Qi;J. C. Knight

  • PCR Detection of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae in Ixodes ricinus Ticks and Wild Small Mammals in Western Switzerland

    Jorge S. Liz;Laurence Anderes;John W. Sumner;Robert F. Massung

  • Sequence Analysis of the msp4 Gene of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Strains

    José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente;Robert F Massung;Susan J Wong;Frederick K Chu

  • Increasing Incidence of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in the United States, 2000–2007

    F. Scott Dahlgren;Eric J. Mandel;John W. Krebs;Robert F. Massung

  • Potential virulence determinants in terminal regions of variola smallpox virus genome.

    Robert F. Massung;Joseph J. Esposito;Li-ing Liu;Jin Qi

  • Assessment of Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Rickettsia spp. and Rickettsia rickettsii in Banked Clinical Samples

    Cecilia Y. Kato;Ida H. Chung;Lauren K. Robinson;Amy L. Austin

  • Rocky mountain spotted fever in the United States, 2000-2007: interpreting contemporary increases in incidence.

    John J. Openshaw;David L. Swerdlow;John W. Krebs;Robert C. Holman

  • Comparison of PCR Assays for Detection of the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum

    Robert F. Massung;Kimetha G. Slater

  • Genetic variants of Ehrlichia phagocytophila, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

    Robert F. Massung;Michael J. Mauel;Jessica H. Owens;Nancy Allan

  • Ehrlichia-infected ticks on migrating birds.

    Anneli Bjöersdorff;Sven Bergström;Robert F Massung;Paul D Haemig

  • Transmission of the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis by Ixodes spinipalpis Ticks: Evidence of an Enzootic Cycle of Dual Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in Northern Colorado

    Nordin S. Zeidner;Thomas R. Burkot;Robert Massung;William L. Nicholson

  • Comparison of the reservoir competence of medium-sized mammals and Peromyscus leucopus for Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Connecticut.

    Michael L. Levin;William L. Nicholson;Robert F. Massung;John W. Sumner

  • Increasing Incidence of Ehrlichiosis in the United States: A Summary of National Surveillance of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii Infections in the United States, 2008–2012

    Kristen Nichols Heitman;F. Scott Dahlgren;Naomi A. Drexler;Robert F. Massung

  • Seroepidemiologic and occupational risk survey for Coxiella burnetii antibodies among US veterinarians.

    Ellen A. S Whitney;Robert F. Massung;Amanda J. Candee;Elizabeth C. Ailes

  • Inability of a Variant Strain of Anaplasma phagocytophilum to Infect Mice

    Robert F. Massung;Rachael A. Priestley;Nathan J. Miller;Thomas N. Mather

Frequent Co-Authors

William L. Nicholson
William L. Nicholson Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Paul Keim
Paul Keim Northern Arizona University
José de la Fuente
José de la Fuente University of Castilla-La Mancha
John W. Sumner
John W. Sumner Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Marc C. Dolan
Marc C. Dolan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Talima Pearson
Talima Pearson Northern Arizona University
Christopher D. Paddock
Christopher D. Paddock Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Katherine M. Kocan
Katherine M. Kocan Oklahoma State University
Frans Jongejan
Frans Jongejan University of Pretoria
John A. Crump
John A. Crump University of Otago

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