World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 94 574 508 265 220 320 29425

Ronald Swanstrom publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ronald Swanstrom between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ronald Swanstrom published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2019. 29 of the 364 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2019. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 8 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 6 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 16 publications
1972 2025

364 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Ronald Swanstrom: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 0
1974 1
1975 1
1976 2
1977 1
1978 1
1979 1
1980 1
1981 3
1982 4
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 2
1987 2
1988 0
1989 5
1990 1
1991 8
1992 3
1993 7
1994 8
1995 6
1996 1
1997 6
1998 4
1999 5
2000 11
2001 7
2002 6
2003 5
2004 5
2005 9
2006 3
2007 7
2008 10
2009 13
2010 6
2011 7
2012 11
2013 11
2014 8
2015 15
2016 11
2017 11
2018 10
2019 34
2020 29
2021 9
2022 10
2023 12
2024 13
2025 16
Total 364
Download as CSV

Ronald Swanstrom 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 Swanstrom sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 315–324 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 320 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106 320
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
Download as CSV

Ronald Swanstrom 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 Swanstrom sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 94 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33 94
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
Download as CSV

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ronald Swanstrom is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a notable emphasis on Virology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Immunology as subfields of study.

The scientist's work focuses on key topics including HIV Research and Treatment, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, RNA Research and Splicing, Hepatitis C virus research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ronald Swanstrom include:

  • Shuntai Zhou
  • Sarah Joseph
  • Ann Emery
  • Myron S. Cohen
  • Joseph J. Eron

They have published extensively, with frequent appearances in these venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Virology
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Viruses

Among their recent papers are:

  • An orally bioavailable broad-spectrum antiviral inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in human airway epithelial cell cultures and multiple coronaviruses in mice, 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19, 2020, BMJ
  • β-d-N4-hydroxycytidine Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Through Lethal Mutagenesis But Is Also Mutagenic To Mammalian Cells, 2021, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Determination of RNA structural diversity and its role in HIV-1 RNA splicing, 2020, Nature
  • Curing HIV: Seeking to Target and Clear Persistent Infection, 2020, Cell

Ronald Swanstrom was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Identification and characterization of transmitted and early founder virus envelopes in primary HIV-1 infection

    Brandon F. Keele;Elena E. Giorgi;Elena E. Giorgi;Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Julie M. Decker

  • Architecture and secondary structure of an entire HIV-1 RNA genome

    Joseph M. Watts;Kristen K. Dang;Robert J. Gorelick;Christopher W. Leonard

  • Synthesis, Assembly, and Processing of Viral Proteins

    R Swanstrom;JW Wills

  • Deciphering Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Transmission and Early Envelope Diversification by Single-Genome Amplification and Sequencing

    Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Elizabeth Bailes;Kimmy T. Pham;Maria G. Salazar

  • Efficiency of gene transfer for restoration of normal airway epithelial function in cystic fibrosis

    Larry G. Johnson;John C. Olsen;Balazs Sarkadi;Karen L. Moore

  • Accurate sampling and deep sequencing of the HIV-1 protease gene using a Primer ID

    Cassandra B. Jabara;Corbin D. Jones;Jeffrey Roach;Jeffrey A. Anderson;Jeffrey A. Anderson

  • Quantitating the Multiplicity of Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype C Reveals a Non-Poisson Distribution of Transmitted Variants

    M. R. Abrahams;J. A. Anderson;E. E. Giorgi;E. E. Giorgi;C. Seoighe

  • X-ray intensifying screens greatly enhance the detection by autoradiography of the radioactive isotopes 32P and 125I.

    Ronald Swanstrom;Peter R. Shank

  • The p2 domain of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Gag regulates sequential proteolytic processing and is required to produce fully infectious virions.

    Steve C. Pettit;Mark D. Moody;Robert S. Wehbie;Andrew H. Kaplan;Andrew H. Kaplan

  • Complete mutagenesis of the HIV-1 protease.

    Daniel D. Loeb;Ronald I Swanstrom;Lorraine Everitt;Marianne Manchester

  • Retrovirus envelope glycoproteins

    E. Hunter;R. Swanstrom

  • Evolution of an HIV glycan-dependent broadly neutralizing antibody epitope through immune escape

    Penny L. Moore;Elin S. Gray;C. Kurt Wibmer;C. Kurt Wibmer;Jinal N. Bhiman;Jinal N. Bhiman

  • HIV reservoirs: what, where and how to target them

    Melissa J. Churchill;Steven G. Deeks;David M. Margolis;Robert F. Siliciano

  • Macrophage Tropism of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Isolates from Brain and Lymphoid Tissues Predicts Neurotropism Independent of Coreceptor Specificity

    Paul R. Gorry;Greg Bristol;Jerome A. Zack;Kimberly Ritola

  • Characterization of V3 Sequence Heterogeneity in Subtype C Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Isolates from Malawi: Underrepresentation of X4 Variants

    Li Hua Ping;Julie A.E. Nelson;Irving F. Hoffman;Jody Schock

  • HIV-1 replication in the central nervous system occurs in two distinct cell types.

    Gretja Schnell;Sarah Joseph;Serena Spudich;Richard W. Price

  • Analysis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 nef gene sequences present in vivo.

    D C Shugars;M S Smith;D H Glueck;P V Nantermet

  • Endogenous retroviral signatures predict immunotherapy response in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

    Christof C. Smith;Kathryn E. Beckermann;Dante S. Bortone;Aguirre A. De Cubas

  • Expression and processing of the AIDS virus reverse transcriptase in Escherichia coli.

    WG Farmerie;DD Loeb;NC Casavant;CA Hutchison

  • β-d-N4-hydroxycytidine Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Through Lethal Mutagenesis But Is Also Mutagenic To Mammalian Cells.

    Shuntai Zhou;Collin S Hill;Sanjay Sarkar;Longping V Tse

  • Emergence of Individuality in Genetically Identical Mice

    D. Gabuzda;F. Gao;B. Hahn;K. Hong

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph J. Eron
Joseph J. Eron University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Myron S. Cohen
Myron S. Cohen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Celia A. Schiffer
Celia A. Schiffer University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Susan A. Fiscus
Susan A. Fiscus University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David C. Montefiori
David C. Montefiori Duke University
Richard W. Price
Richard W. Price University of California, San Francisco
Clyde A. Hutchison
Clyde A. Hutchison J. Craig Venter Institute
Serena Spudich
Serena Spudich Yale University
Irving F. Hoffman
Irving F. Hoffman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nancie M. Archin
Nancie M. Archin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Microbiology in the USA opens a variety of career options beyond traditional lab work. Many professionals explore interdisciplinary roles that combine healthcare and information management. For those interested in advancing clinical expertise, functional medicine nurse practitioner programs offer specialized training in holistic patient care, blending microbiological knowledge with practical health solutions.

Alternatively, careers in medical coding and health information management are gaining momentum. Becoming a certified professional coder can provide a stable income, with insights into coding standards and healthcare regulations. To understand the benefits of this path, explore the details on certified professional coder salary and career trajectories.

For those interested in the administrative side of healthcare, a health information management degree can be a valuable investment. Such roles involve managing patient data and ensuring compliance with healthcare policies. Learn more about potential earnings at health information management degree salary.

To pursue this field online, many choose accredited programs to ensure quality education. Discover reputable options with the online health information management programs cahiim accredited that prepare students for certification and career success.

Best Scientists Citing Ronald Swanstrom

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles