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D-Index
59
Citations
12552
World Ranking
3269
National Ranking
1292

Robert L. Garcea 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 L. Garcea sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 130 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert L. Garcea 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 L. Garcea sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert L. Garcea is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research spans various topics within medicine, immunology, and microbiology, focusing particularly on immunotherapy, viral infections, and protein stability.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Single-administration, thermostable human papillomavirus vaccines prepared with atomic layer deposition technology, 2020, published in npj Vaccines
  • A Single Dose, Thermostable, Trivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Formulated Using Atomic Layer Deposition, 2023, published in Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Murine polyomavirus DNA transitions through spatially distinct nuclear replication subdomains during infection, 2020, published in PLoS Pathogens
  • Effect of mechanical stresses on viral capsid disruption during droplet formation and drying, 2023, published in Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces
  • Thermostability of a trivalent, capsomere-based vaccine for human papillomavirus infection, 2021, published in European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Frequent co-authors in Garcea's body of work include:

  • Theodore W. Randolph
  • Hans H. Funke
  • Natalie M. Meinerz
  • Holly Coleman
  • Alyssa E. Witeof

The primary publication venues for Garcea's research are:

  • Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • npj Vaccines
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces
  • European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Garcea's main fields of study are:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Their subfields of research include:

  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Epidemiology
  • Oncology
  • Plant Science

The key topics addressed in their work cover:

  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Protein purification and stability
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Best Publications

  • Seroepidemiology of human polyomaviruses

    Jaime M. Kean;Suchitra Rao;Michael Wang;Robert L. Garcea;Robert L. Garcea

  • Structure of Small Virus-Like Particles Assembled from the L1 Protein of Human Papillomavirus 16

    Xiaojiang S. Chen;Robert L. Garcea;Ilya Goldberg;Gregory Casini

  • DNA sequences similar to those of simian virus 40 in ependymomas and choroid plexus tumors of childhood.

    Daniel J. Bergsagel;Milton J. Finegold;Janet S. Butel;William J. Kupsky

  • Expression of human papillomavirus type 11 L1 protein in insect cells: in vivo and in vitro assembly of viruslike particles.

    R C Rose;W Bonnez;R C Reichman;R L Garcea

  • Self-assembly of purified polyomavirus capsid protein VP1

    Dinakar M. Salunke;Donald L.D. Caspar;Robert L. Garcea

  • A cornucopia of human polyomaviruses

    James A. DeCaprio;Robert L. Garcea

  • Role of DNA and Specific Cytoplasmic Receptors in Glucocorticoid Action

    J D Baxter;G G Rousseau;M C Benson;R L Garcea

  • Polymorphism in the assembly of polyomavirus capsid protein VP1

    D. M. Salunke;D. L. D. Caspar;R. L. Garcea

  • Phosphatidylinositol metabolism and polyoma-mediated transformation.

    David R. Kaplan;Malcolm Whitman;Brian Schaffhausen;Leda Raptis

  • Natural simian virus 40 strains are present in human choroid plexus and ependymoma tumors.

    John A. Lednicky;Robert L. Garcea;Daniel J. Bergsagel;Janet S. Butel

  • Papillomavirus capsid protein expression in Escherichia coli: purification and assembly of HPV11 and HPV16 L1.

    Xiaojiang S Chen;Gregory Casini;Stephen C Harrison;Robert L Garcea

  • Taxonomical developments in the family Polyomaviridae

    Reimar Johne;Christopher B. Buck;Tobias Allander;Walter J. Atwood

  • Interactions between Papillomavirus L1 and L2 Capsid Proteins

    Renée L. Finnen;Kimberly D. Erickson;Xiaojiang S. Chen;Robert L. Garcea

  • Virus-like particles as vaccines and vessels for the delivery of small molecules

    Robert L Garcea;Lutz Gissmann

  • Amino acid sequences that determine the nuclear localization of yeast histone 2B.

    R B Moreland;G L Langevin;R H Singer;R L Garcea

  • SV40-like sequences in human bone tumors

    Michele Carbone;Paola Rizzo;Antonio Procopio;Mariateresa Giuliano

  • Crystal structures of four types of human papillomavirus L1 capsid proteins: understanding the specificity of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies.

    Brooke Bishop;Jhimli Dasgupta;Michael Klein;Robert L. Garcea

  • Interaction of glucocorticoid receptor-steroid complexes with acceptor sites.

    S S Simons;H M Martinez;R L Garcea;J D Baxter

  • Expression of the human papillomavirus type 11 L1 capsid protein in Escherichia coli: characterization of protein domains involved in DNA binding and capsid assembly.

    M Li;T P Cripe;P A Estes;M K Lyon

  • Chaperone-mediated in vitro assembly of Polyomavirus capsids

    Laura R. Chromy;James M. Pipas;Robert L. Garcea

Frequent Co-Authors

Thilo Stehle
Thilo Stehle University of Tübingen
Theodore W. Randolph
Theodore W. Randolph University of Colorado Boulder
Thomas L. Benjamin
Thomas L. Benjamin Harvard University
Raymond M. Welsh
Raymond M. Welsh University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Richard B.S. Roden
Richard B.S. Roden Johns Hopkins University
Xiaojiang S. Chen
Xiaojiang S. Chen University of Southern California
Eric A. F. Simões
Eric A. F. Simões University of Colorado Denver
Janet S. Butel
Janet S. Butel Baylor College of Medicine
James A. DeCaprio
James A. DeCaprio Harvard University
Stephen C. Harrison
Stephen C. Harrison Harvard University

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