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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.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 320 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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.

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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.

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

  • An orally bioavailable broad-spectrum antiviral inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in human airway epithelial cell cultures and multiple coronaviruses in mice.

    Timothy P. Sheahan;Amy C. Sims;Shuntai Zhou;Rachel L. Graham

  • 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

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