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Immunology

D-Index
125
Citations
57958
World Ranking
284
National Ranking
182

Medicine

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124
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World Ranking
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Scott C. Weaver publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Scott C. Weaver sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 537 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Scott C. Weaver D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Scott C. Weaver sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 125 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

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

  • Present and future arboviral threats.

    Scott C. Weaver;William K. Reisen

  • Spike mutation D614G alters SARS-CoV-2 fitness.

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

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

    Scott C. Weaver;Marc Lecuit;Marc Lecuit

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

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

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

    Scott C. Weaver;Alan D. T. Barrett

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

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

  • 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

  • An infectious cDNA clone of SARS-CoV-2

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Scott C. Weaver;Nikos Vasilakis

  • Epidemic arboviral diseases: priorities for research and public health

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

  • Neutralizing Activity of BNT162b2-Elicited Serum.

    Yang Liu;Jianying Liu;Hongjie Xia;Xianwen Zhang

  • 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

  • Evolutionary Relationships of Endemic/Epidemic and Sylvatic Dengue Viruses

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

  • Venezuelan equine encephalitis.

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

  • Evolutionary Relationships and Systematics of the Alphaviruses

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

  • Characterization of a Novel Murine Model to Study Zika Virus

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert B. Tesh
Robert B. Tesh The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Nikos Vasilakis
Nikos Vasilakis The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Pei-Yong Shi
Pei-Yong Shi GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Kathryn A. Hanley
Kathryn A. Hanley New Mexico State University
Amadou A. Sall
Amadou A. Sall Institut Pasteur
Aaron C. Brault
Aaron C. Brault Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Xuping Xie
Xuping Xie The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Amelia P. A. Travassos da Rosa
Amelia P. A. Travassos da Rosa The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Jing Zou
Jing Zou The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Douglas M. Watts
Douglas M. Watts The University of Texas at El Paso

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