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Ronald K. Taylor

Ronald K. Taylor

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
56
Citations
12487
World Ranking
3689
National Ranking
1449

Ronald K. Taylor 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 Ronald K. Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 116 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ronald K. Taylor 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 Ronald K. Taylor sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ronald K. Taylor was affiliated with Dartmouth College in the United States. Their research primarily focused on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions in Medicine. The main subfields of their work included Plant Science, Cell Biology, and Surgery, with additional involvement in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, as well as Paleontology.

The scientist's research topics covered various aspects of plant pathology and plant-microbe interactions. Key topics in their work included:

  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance

Ronald K. Taylor contributed to the following journals and publication venues during their career:

  • Plant Pathology
  • Nematology
  • Journal of Phytopathology
  • Microbiology Resource Announcements
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

Several recent papers authored or coauthored by Taylor include:

  • A PCR diagnostic assay for rapid detection of plant pathogenic pseudomonads, 2020, Plant Pathology
  • Discrimination between viable and dead Xanthomonas fragariae in strawberry using viability PCR, 2020, Journal of Phytopathology
  • Bursaphelenchus zealandicus sp. n. (Tylenchina: Aphelenchoididae), a new species of the hofmanni-group from Pinus radiata in New Zealand, 2024, Nematology
  • Multiple genotypes of a quarantine plant pathogen detected in New Zealand indigenous plants located in a botanical garden overseas, 2024, Plant Pathology
  • High-quality full genome assembly of historic Xylella fastidiosa strains from ICMP collection using a hybrid sequencing approach, 2023, Microbiology Resource Announcements

Frequent collaborators included:

  • Sandra B. Visnovsky
  • Preeti Panda
  • Luciano A. Rigano
  • Kyle M. Hatten
  • Ranee Mehra

Ronald K. Taylor's work spanned diverse topics related to plant pathogens, microbial diagnostics, and genomic studies relevant to plant health and disease management. Their publication record reflects interdisciplinary research linking molecular biology, ecology, and agricultural sciences.

Best Publications

  • Parallel Quorum Sensing Systems Converge to Regulate Virulence in Vibrio cholerae

    Melissa B. Miller;Karen Skorupski;Derrick H. Lenz;Ronald K. Taylor

  • Cholera toxin transcriptional activator ToxR is a transmembrane DNA binding protein

    Virginia L. Miller;Ronald K. Taylor;John J. Mekalanos

  • Positive selection vectors for allelic exchange

    Karen Skorupski;Ronald K. Taylor

  • The major Vibrio cholerae autoinducer and its role in virulence factor production

    Douglas A. Higgins;Megan E. Pomianek;Christina M. Kraml;Ronald K. Taylor

  • A colonization factor links Vibrio cholerae environmental survival and human infection

    Thomas J. Kirn;Brooke A. Jude;Ronald K. Taylor

  • Toxin-coregulated pilus, but not mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin, is required for colonization by Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor biotype and O139 strains.

    K H Thelin;R K Taylor

  • Current Protocols in Microbiology

    Richard Coico;Alison McBride;John M. Quarles;Brian Stevenson

  • Type IV Pilin Structure and Assembly: X-Ray and EM Analyses of Vibrio cholerae Toxin-Coregulated Pilus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAK Pilin

    Lisa Craig;Ronald K Taylor;Michael E Pique;Brian D Adair

  • Control of the ToxR virulence regulon in Vibrio cholerae by environmental stimuli

    Karen Skorupski;Ronald K. Taylor

  • Delineation of pilin domains required for bacterial association into microcolonies and intestinal colonization by Vibrio cholerae

    Thomas J. Kirn;Margaret J. Lafferty;Carola M. P. Sandoe;Ronald K. Taylor

  • Characterization of a periplasmic thiol:disulfide interchange protein required for the functional maturation of secreted virulence factors of Vibrio cholerae.

    Joel A. Peek;Ronald K. Taylor

  • The mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin of Vibrio cholerae promotes adherence to zooplankton.

    Deborah A. Chiavelli;Jane W. Marsh;Ronald K. Taylor

  • Genetic Analysis of Pathogenic Bacteria: A Laboratory Manual

    Stanley R. Maloy;Valley Joseph Stewart;Ronald K. Taylor

  • The Type 4 Prepilin Peptidases Comprise a Novel Family of Aspartic Acid Proteases

    Christian F. LaPointe;Ronald K. Taylor

  • Cyclic AMP and its receptor protein negatively regulate the coordinate expression of cholera toxin and toxin-coregulated pilus in Vibrio cholerae

    Karen Skorupski;Ronald K. Taylor

  • Vibrio cholerae H-NS Silences Virulence Gene Expression at Multiple Steps in the ToxR Regulatory Cascade

    Melinda B. Nye;James D. Pfau;Karen Skorupski;Ronald K. Taylor

  • A new level in the Vibrio cholerae ToxR virulence cascade: AphA is required for transcriptional activation of the tcpPH operon.

    Karen Skorupski;Ronald K. Taylor

  • Intestinal Colonization Dynamics of Vibrio cholerae

    Salvador Almagro-Moreno;Kali Pruss;Ronald K. Taylor

  • Structure of Vibrio cholerae ToxT reveals a mechanism for fatty acid regulation of virulence genes

    Michael J. Lowden;Karen Skorupski;Maria Pellegrini;Michael G. Chiorazzo

  • Investigation of the Roles of Toxin-Coregulated Pili and Mannose-Sensitive Hemagglutinin Pili in the Pathogenesis of Vibrio cholerae O139 Infection

    Carol O. Tacket;Ronald K. Taylor;Genevieve Losonsky;Yu Lim

  • Use of in vivo-induced antigen technology (IVIAT) to identify genes uniquely expressed during human infection with Vibrio cholerae

    Long Hang;Manohar John;Muhammad Asaduzzaman;Emily Anna Bridges

Frequent Co-Authors

John J. Mekalanos
John J. Mekalanos Harvard Medical School
Stephen B. Calderwood
Stephen B. Calderwood Massachusetts General Hospital
Firdausi Qadri
Firdausi Qadri International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Edward T. Ryan
Edward T. Ryan Harvard University
John A. Tainer
John A. Tainer The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Andrew S. Arvai
Andrew S. Arvai Scripps Research Institute
Mark Yeager
Mark Yeager University of Miami
James M. Slauch
James M. Slauch University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Shelley M. Payne
Shelley M. Payne The University of Texas at Austin
Bonnie L. Bassler
Bonnie L. Bassler Princeton University

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