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Microbiology

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104
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326
National Ranking
148

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Robert W. Finberg 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 W. Finberg sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 342 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert W. Finberg 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 W. Finberg sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Robert W. Finberg was affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in the United States. Their research primarily focused on fields within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, contributing to a diverse range of scientific investigations.

Their scholarly output included significant work in subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Neurology. The main topics addressed by their research spanned SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Influenza Virus Research Studies, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, Respiratory Viral Infections Research, RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms, and SARS-CoV-2 Detection and Testing.

Frequent publication venues where their work appeared included:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • Nature Communications
  • Cell
  • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Among their notable recent papers were:

  • "Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 - Final Report," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "SARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 Is an Interferon-Stimulated Gene in Human Airway Epithelial Cells and Is Detected in Specific Cell Subsets across Tissues," 2020, Cell
  • "Baricitinib plus Remdesivir for Hospitalized Adults with Covid-19," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Baricitinib versus dexamethasone for adults hospitalised with COVID-19 (ACTT-4): a randomised, double-blind, double placebo-controlled trial," 2022, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • "AAV gene therapy for Tay-Sachs disease," 2022, Nature Medicine

The scientist collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Jennifer Wang, Mohan Somasundaran, Zhiru Guo, Ping Liu, and John Cruz. Jennifer Wang had the highest recorded number of joint publications with 15, followed by Mohan Somasundaran with 8, Zhiru Guo and Ping Liu both with 7, and John Cruz with 5 co-authored works.

Robert W. Finberg was recognized as a Member of the Association of American Physicians. Their career involved extensive research related to infectious diseases, particularly in the context of viral pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses.

Best Publications

  • Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 - Final Report.

    John H. Beigel;Kay M. Tomashek;Lori E. Dodd;Aneesh K. Mehta

  • Isolation of a Common Receptor for Coxsackie B Viruses and Adenoviruses 2 and 5

    Jeffrey M. Bergelson;Jennifer A. Cunningham;Gustavo Droguett;Evelyn A. Kurt-Jones

  • SARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 Is an Interferon-Stimulated Gene in Human Airway Epithelial Cells and Is Detected in Specific Cell Subsets across Tissues.

    Carly G.K. Ziegler;Samuel J. Allon;Sarah K. Nyquist;Ian M. Mbano

  • Pattern recognition receptors TLR4 and CD14 mediate response to respiratory syncytial virus.

    Evelyn A. Kurt-Jones;Lana Popova;Laura Kwinn;Lia M. Haynes

  • HSP70 stimulates cytokine production through a CD14-dependant pathway, demonstrating its dual role as a chaperone and cytokine.

    Alexzander Asea;Stine-Kathrein Kraeft;Evelyn A. Kurt-Jones;Evelyn A. Kurt-Jones;Mary Ann Stevenson

  • Baricitinib plus Remdesivir for Hospitalized Adults with Covid-19.

    Andre C Kalil;Thomas F Patterson;Aneesh K Mehta;Kay M Tomashek

  • Liposomal Amphotericin B for Empirical Therapy in Patients with Persistent Fever and Neutropenia

    Thomas J. Walsh;Robert W. Finberg;Carola Arndt;John Hiemenz

  • SARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 is an Interferon-Stimulated Gene in Human Airway Epithelial Cells and Is Enriched in Specific Cell Subsets Across Tissues

    Carly Ziegler;Samuel J. Allon;Sarah K. Nyquist;Ian Mbano

  • TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 2 FUNCTIONS AS A PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTOR FOR DIVERSE BACTERIAL PRODUCTS

    Egil Lien;Egil Lien;Timothy J. Sellati;Atsutoshi Yoshimura;Trude H. Flo

  • Voriconazole compared with liposomal amphotericin B for empirical antifungal therapy in patients with neutropenia and persistent fever

    Thomas J. Walsh;Peter Pappas;Drew J. Winston;Hillard M. Lazarus

  • Toll-like receptor 4 imparts ligand-specific recognition of bacterial lipopolysaccharide

    Egil Lien;Terry K. Means;Holger Heine;Atsutoshi Yoshimura

  • Human Cytomegalovirus Activates Inflammatory Cytokine Responses via CD14 and Toll-Like Receptor 2

    Teresa Compton;Evelyn A. Kurt-Jones;Karl W. Boehme;John Belko

  • The Coxsackievirus-Adenovirus Receptor Protein Can Function as a Cellular Attachment Protein for Adenovirus Serotypes from Subgroups A, C, D, E, and F

    Peter W. Roelvink;Alena Lizonova;Jennifer G. M. Lee;Yuan Li

  • Cutting Edge: Heat Shock Protein (HSP) 60 Activates the Innate Immune Response: CD14 Is an Essential Receptor for HSP60 Activation of Mononuclear Cells

    Amir Kol;Andrew H. Lichtman;Robert W. Finberg;Peter Libby

  • Herpes simplex virus 1 interaction with Toll-like receptor 2 contributes to lethal encephalitis.

    Evelyn A. Kurt-Jones;Melvin Chan;Shenghua Zhou;Jennifer P. Wang

  • Risk assessment in cancer patients with fever and neutropenia: a prospective, two-center validation of a prediction rule.

    James A. Talcott;Robert D. Siegel;Robert Finberg;Lee Goldman

  • Involvement of Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Innate Immunity to Respiratory Syncytial Virus

    Lia M. Haynes;Deborah D. Moore;Evelyn A. Kurt-Jones;Robert W. Finberg

  • Intestinal M cells: a pathway for entry of reovirus into the host

    Jacqueline L. Wolf;Donald H. Rubin;Robert Finberg;Robert S. Kauffman

  • Human γδ + T cells respond to mycobacterial heat-shock protein

    Abebe Haregewoin;Gopalan Soman;R. C. Hom;R. W. Finberg

  • Interleukin-10 prevents diet-induced insulin resistance by attenuating macrophage and cytokine response in skeletal muscle.

    Eun-Gyoung Hong;Hwi Jin Ko;Hwi Jin Ko;You-Ree Cho;You-Ree Cho;Hyo-Jeong Kim;Hyo-Jeong Kim

  • The Medical Course of Cancer Patients With Fever and Neutropenia Clinical Identification of a Low-Risk Subgroup at Presentation

    James A. Talcott;Robert Finberg;Robert J. Mayer;Lee Goldman

Frequent Co-Authors

Evelyn A. Kurt-Jones
Evelyn A. Kurt-Jones University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Jeffrey M. Bergelson
Jeffrey M. Bergelson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dennis L. Kasper
Dennis L. Kasper Harvard University
Jeffrey D. Jensen
Jeffrey D. Jensen Arizona State University
Steven J. Burakoff
Steven J. Burakoff Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
David M. Knipe
David M. Knipe Harvard University
Douglas T. Golenbock
Douglas T. Golenbock University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Timothy F. Kowalik
Timothy F. Kowalik University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Andrew B. Onderdonk
Andrew B. Onderdonk Brigham and Women's Hospital
Celia A. Schiffer
Celia A. Schiffer University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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