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Robert J. Genco 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 J. Genco sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 376 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert J. Genco 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 J. Genco sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 120 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1988 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1978 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert J. Genco was affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in the United States. Their research primarily focused on dentistry and medicine, with a particular emphasis on periodontics.

Throughout their career, Robert J. Genco contributed to fields such as dentistry and medicine, while also working in subfields including periodontics, physiology, genetics, molecular biology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's research topics revolved around oral microbiology and periodontitis, oral health pathology and treatment, dental health and care utilization, salivary gland disorders and functions, inflammatory bowel disease, S100 proteins and annexins, as well as streptococcal infections and treatments.

Robert J. Genco authored multiple papers, with recent publications including:

  • Clinical and public health implications of periodontal and systemic diseases: An overview, 2020, Periodontology 2000
  • Diabetes as a potential risk for periodontitis: association studies, 2020, Periodontology 2000
  • Effects of periodontal disease on glycemic control, complications, and incidence of diabetes mellitus, 2020, Periodontology 2000

Their research was frequently published in venues such as Periodontology 2000, UNC Libraries, Cell Reports, PLoS Computational Biology, and Current Oral Health Reports.

Robert J. Genco collaborated often with several coauthors, mainly Lu Li, Karen L. Falkner, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Jiho Sohn, and Patricia I. Diaz.

The scientist was recognized as a member of the National Academy of Medicine since 1988 and became a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1978.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of Periodontitis in Adults in the United States: 2009 and 2010

    P.I. Eke;B.A. Dye;L. Wei;G.O. Thornton-Evans

  • Update on Prevalence of Periodontitis in Adults in the United States: NHANES 2009 to 2012.

    Paul I. Eke;Bruce A. Dye;Liang Wei;Gary D. Slade

  • Assessment of risk for periodontal disease. I. Risk indicators for attachment loss.

    Sara G. Grossi;Joseph J. Zambon;Alex W. Ho;Gary Koch

  • Risk factors for periodontal disease.

    Robert J. Genco;Wenche S. Borgnakke

  • Identification of periodontal pathogens in atheromatous plaques.

    V.I. Haraszthy;J.J. Zambon;M. Trevisan;M. Zeid

  • Update of the Case Definitions for Population‐Based Surveillance of Periodontitis

    Paul I. Eke;Roy C. Page;Liang Wei;Gina Thornton-Evans

  • Black-pigmented Bacteroides species, Capnocytophaga species, and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in human periodontal disease: virulence factors in colonization, survival, and tissue destruction.

    J. Slots;R.J. Genco

  • Periodontal Disease and Diabetes Mellitus: A Two-Way Relationship*

    Sara G. Grossi;Robert J. Genco

  • Periodontal health and gingival diseases and conditions on an intact and a reduced periodontium: Consensus report of workgroup 1 of the 2017 World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri‐Implant Diseases and Conditions

    Iain L C Chapple;Brian L Mealey;Thomas E Van Dyke;P Mark Bartold

  • Assessment of Risk for Periodontal Disease. II. Risk Indicators for Alveolar Bone Loss

    S G Grossi;R J Genco;E E Machtei;A W Ho

  • Periodontal Disease in Non‐Insulin‐Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

    Lawrence J. Emrich;Lawrence J. Emrich;Marc Shlossman;Robert J. Genco

  • Current View of Risk Factors for Periodontal Diseases.

    Robert J. Genco

  • Periodontal Infections Contribute to Elevated Systemic C-Reactive Protein Level

    Barbara Noack;Robert J. Genco;Maurizio Trevisan;Sara Grossi

  • Diabetes and periodontal diseases: consensus report of the Joint EFP/AAP Workshop on Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases

    Iain L. C. Chapple;Robert Genco

  • Severe Periodontitis and Risk for Poor Glycemic Control in Patients with Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

    George W. Taylor;Brian A. Burt;Mark P. Becker;Robert J. Genco

  • A Proposed Model Linking Inflammation to Obesity, Diabetes, and Periodontal Infections

    Robert J. Genco;Sara G. Grossi;Alex Ho;Fusanori Nishimura

  • The American Journal of Cardiology and Journal of Periodontology Editors' Consensus: periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

    Vincent E. Friedewald;Kenneth S. Kornman;James D. Beck;Robert Genco

  • Treatment of Periodontal Disease in Diabetics Reduces Glycated Hemoglobin

    Sara G. Grossi;Fred B. Skrepcinski;Thomas DeCaro;Don C. Robertson

  • Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in Human Periodontal Disease: a Cross-Sectional Microbiological Investigation

    Jørgen Slots;Homer S. Reynolds;Robert J. Genco

  • Suppressed hepatic bile acid signalling despite elevated production of primary and secondary bile acids in NAFLD

    Na Jiao;Susan S Baker;Adrian Chapa-Rodriguez;Wensheng Liu

  • Periodontal disease and risk of cerebrovascular disease: the first national health and nutrition examination survey and its follow-up study.

    Tiejian Wu;Maurizio Trevisan;Robert J. Genco;Joan P. Dorn

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph J. Zambon
Joseph J. Zambon University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Jean Wactawski-Wende
Jean Wactawski-Wende University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Maurizio Trevisan
Maurizio Trevisan Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
Jørgen Slots
Jørgen Slots University of Southern California
Thomas E. Van Dyke
Thomas E. Van Dyke Harvard University
Michael J. Levine
Michael J. Levine University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Steven Offenbacher
Steven Offenbacher University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
William V. Giannobile
William V. Giannobile Harvard University
Howard K. Kuramitsu
Howard K. Kuramitsu University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Jo L. Freudenheim
Jo L. Freudenheim University at Buffalo, State University of New York

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