2026 Scott C. Weaver: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	125	284	262	182	165	537	57958
Medicine	124	3224	3010	1777	1638	534	57523

Research.com Recognitions

2017 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

Scott C. Weaver is a researcher affiliated with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with notable contributions to infectious diseases and public health. Weaver's research explores a range of topics including mosquito-borne diseases and control, viral infections and vectors, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, viral infections and outbreaks, COVID-19 clinical research studies, malaria research and control, and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing.

Their published work has appeared in multiple scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Viruses
Emerging infectious diseases
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Nature

Several recent papers linked to Weaver's research include:

Spike mutation D614G alters SARS-CoV-2 fitness (2020, Nature)
Loss of furin cleavage site attenuates SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis (2021, Nature)
An Infectious cDNA Clone of SARS-CoV-2 (2020, Cell Host & Microbe)
Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 spike 69/70 deletion, E484K and N501Y variants by BNT162b2 vaccine-elicited sera (2021, Nature Medicine)
Neutralizing Activity of BNT162b2-Elicited Serum (2021, New England Journal of Medicine)

Weaver collaborates frequently with other researchers in their field. Notable coauthors include:

Kenneth S. Plante
Jessica A. Plante
Pei-Yong Shi
Xuping Xie
Vineet D. Menachery

Their main fields of study are Medicine, with substantial focus areas in Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Animal Science and Zoology, and Epidemiology.

Weaver's research topics highlight specific interests in:

Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Viral Infections and Vectors
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Malaria Research and Control
SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Recognized for their contributions, Weaver was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2017.

Best Publications

Scientists' Warning to Humanity: Microorganisms and Climate Change

Ricardo Cavicchioli;William J. Ripple;Kenneth N. Timmis;Farooq Azam

1980
Citations
Present and future arboviral threats.

Scott C. Weaver;William K. Reisen

1901
Citations
Spike mutation D614G alters SARS-CoV-2 fitness.

Jessica A. Plante;Yang Liu;Jianying Liu;Hongjie Xia

1628
Citations
Chikungunya Virus and the Global Spread of a Mosquito-Borne Disease

Scott C. Weaver;Marc Lecuit;Marc Lecuit

1069
Citations
Genetic Characterization of Zika Virus Strains: Geographic Expansion of the Asian Lineage

Andrew D. Haddow;Amy J. Schuh;Chadwick Y. Yasuda;Matthew R. Kasper

985
Citations
Transmission cycles, host range, evolution and emergence of arboviral disease.

Scott C. Weaver;Alan D. T. Barrett

863
Citations
Zika virus: History, emergence, biology, and prospects for control.

Scott C. Weaver;Federico Costa;Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco;Albert I. Ko

796
Citations
Re-emergence of Chikungunya and O'nyong-nyong viruses: evidence for distinct geographical lineages and distant evolutionary relationships.

Ann M. Powers;Aaron C. Brault;Robert B. Tesh;Scott C. Weaver

754
Citations
An infectious cDNA clone of SARS-CoV-2

Xuping Xie;Antonio Muruato;Kumari G. Lokugamage;Krishna Narayanan

703
Citations
Loss of furin cleavage site attenuates SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis.

Bryan A. Johnson;Xuping Xie;Adam L. Bailey;Birte Kalveram

699
Citations
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 from Patient with Coronavirus Disease, United States.

Jennifer Harcourt;Jennifer Harcourt;Azaibi Tamin;Xiaoyan Lu;Shifaq Kamili

641
Citations
Molecular Evolution of Dengue Viruses: Contributions of Phylogenetics to Understanding the History and Epidemiology of the Preeminent Arboviral Disease

Scott C. Weaver;Nikos Vasilakis

641
Citations
Epidemic arboviral diseases: priorities for research and public health

Annelies Wilder-Smith;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Duane J Gubler;Scott C Weaver;Thomas P Monath

634
Citations
Neutralizing Activity of BNT162b2-Elicited Serum.

Yang Liu;Jianying Liu;Hongjie Xia;Xianwen Zhang

582
Citations
Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 spike 69/70 deletion, E484K and N501Y variants by BNT162b2 vaccine-elicited sera.

Xuping Xie;Yang Liu;Jianying Liu;Xianwen Zhang

580
Citations
Evolutionary Relationships of Endemic/Epidemic and Sylvatic Dengue Viruses

Eryu Wang;Haolin Ni;Renling Xu;Alan D. T. Barrett

575
Citations
Venezuelan equine encephalitis.

Scott C. Weaver;Cristina Ferro;Roberto Barrera;Roberto Barrera;Jorge Boshell

540
Citations
Evolutionary Relationships and Systematics of the Alphaviruses

Ann M. Powers;Aaron C. Brault;Yukio Shirako;Ellen G. Strauss

519
Citations
Characterization of a Novel Murine Model to Study Zika Virus

Shannan L. Rossi;Robert B. Tesh;Sasha R. Azar;Antonio E. Muruato

513
Citations
Genome-Scale Phylogenetic Analyses of Chikungunya Virus Reveal Independent Emergences of Recent Epidemics and Various Evolutionary Rates

Sara M. Volk;Sara M. Volk;Rubing Chen;Konstantin A. Tsetsarkin;A. Paige Adams

512
Citations
The N501Y spike substitution enhances SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission.

Yang Liu;Jianying Liu;Kenneth S. Plante;Jessica A. Plante

486
Citations
Spike mutation D614G alters SARS-CoV-2 fitness and neutralization susceptibility.

Jessica A Plante;Yang Liu;Jianying Liu;Hongjie Xia

90
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert B. Tesh The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Nikos Vasilakis The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Pei-Yong Shi GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)

Kathryn A. Hanley New Mexico State University

Amadou A. Sall Institut Pasteur

Aaron C. Brault Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Xuping Xie The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Amelia P. A. Travassos da Rosa The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Jing Zou The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Douglas M. Watts The University of Texas at El Paso

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