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D-Index
63
Citations
11119
World Ranking
2803
National Ranking
1117

Steven L. Wechsler 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 Steven L. Wechsler sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 202 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven L. Wechsler 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 Steven L. Wechsler sits on this spectrum.

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: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 122 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: 93 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: 63 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Steven L. Wechsler was affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their academic career involved research in scientific fields, although detailed information on specific fields or subfields and topics of study is not available.

No records of recent papers, including titles, years of publication, or publishing venues, have been identified. Likewise, information about frequent co-authors and publication venues remains unavailable.

This researcher did not have documented book publications from known publishers in the provided data.

There are no recorded awards or honors tied to Steven L. Wechsler in the current dataset. The scientist is noted to be deceased.

Best Publications

  • Virus-Induced Neuronal Apoptosis Blocked by the Herpes Simplex Virus Latency-Associated Transcript

    Guey-Chuen Perng;Clinton J. Jones;Janice Ciacci-Zanella;Melissa Stone

  • Detection of latency-related viral RNAs in trigeminal ganglia of rabbits latently infected with herpes simplex virus type 1.

    Daniel L Rock;A. B. Nesburn;H. Ghiasi;J. Ong

  • The latency-associated transcript gene of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is required for efficient in vivo spontaneous reactivation of HSV-1 from latency.

    Guey Chuen Perng;Edmund C. Dunkel;Patricia A. Geary;Susan M. Slanina

  • Lipopeptide vaccines—yesterday, today, and tomorrow

    Lbachir BenMohamed;Steven L Wechsler;Anthony B Nesburn

  • Activity of herpes simplex virus type 1 latency-associated transcript (LAT) promoter in neuron-derived cells: evidence for neuron specificity and for a large LAT transcript.

    J C Zwaagstra;H Ghiasi;S M Slanina;A B Nesburn

  • Expression of seven herpes simplex virus type 1 glycoproteins (gB, gC, gD, gE, gG, gH, and gI): comparative protection against lethal challenge in mice.

    H Ghiasi;R Kaiwar;A B Nesburn;S Slanina

  • Fine mapping of the latency-related gene of herpes simplex virus type 1: alternative splicing produces distinct latency-related RNAs containing open reading frames.

    S L Wechsler;A B Nesburn;R Watson;S M Slanina

  • The spontaneous reactivation function of the herpes simplex virus type 1 LAT gene resides completely within the first 1.5 kilobases of the 8.3-kilobase primary transcript.

    Guey-Chuen Perng;H. Ghiasi;S. M. Slanina;A. B. Nesburn

  • Region of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Latency-Associated Transcript Sufficient for Wild-Type Spontaneous Reactivation Promotes Cell Survival in Tissue Culture

    Melissa Inman;Guey-Chuen Perng;Gail A. Henderson;Homayon Ghiasi;Homayon Ghiasi

  • The Latency-Associated Transcript Gene Enhances Establishment of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Latency in Rabbits

    Guey Chuen Perng;Susan M. Slanina;Ada Yukht;Homayon Ghiasi;Homayon Ghiasi

  • HLA-A*0201-restricted CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitopes identified from herpes simplex virus glycoprotein D

    Aziz Alami Chentoufi;Xiuli Zhang;Kasper Lamberth;Gargi Dasgupta

  • A genital tract peptide epitope vaccine targeting TLR-2 efficiently induces local and systemic CD8+ T cells and protects against herpes simplex virus type 2 challenge.

    X Zhang;A A Chentoufi;G Dasgupta;A B Nesburn

  • Regulation of caspase 8- and caspase 9-induced apoptosis by the herpes simplex virus type 1 latency-associated transcript.

    Gail Henderson;Weiping Peng;Ling Jin;Guey Chuen Perng

  • The Role of LAT in Increased CD8+ T Cell Exhaustion in Trigeminal Ganglia of Mice Latently Infected with Herpes Simplex Virus 1

    Sariah J. Allen;Pedram Hamrah;David M. Gate;Kevin R. Mott

  • A gene capable of blocking apoptosis can substitute for the herpes simplex virus type 1 latency-associated transcript gene and restore wild-type reactivation levels.

    Guey-Chuen Perng;Barak Maguen;Ling Jin;Kevin R. Mott

  • Immune Response in Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis: Reduced Antibody Response to the Matrix Protein of Measles Virus

    Steven L. Wechsler;Howard L. Weiner;Bernard N. Fields

  • Protection against herpes simplex virus-induced eye disease after vaccination with seven individually expressed herpes simplex virus 1 glycoproteins.

    H Ghiasi;S Bahri;A B Nesburn;S L Wechsler

  • Identification of Novel Immunodominant CD4+ Th1-Type T-Cell Peptide Epitopes from Herpes Simplex Virus Glycoprotein D That Confer Protective Immunity

    Lbachir BenMohamed;Georges Bertrand;Cory D. McNamara;Helene Gras-Masse

  • Identification of a major regulatory sequence in the latency associated transcript (LAT) promoter of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1).

    John C. Zwaagstra;Homayon Ghiasi;Homayon Ghiasi;Anthony B. Nesburn;Anthony B. Nesburn;Steven L. Wechsler;Steven L. Wechsler

  • The Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Latency-Associated Transcript Can Protect Neuron-Derived C1300 and Neuro2A Cells from Granzyme B-Induced Apoptosis and CD8 T-Cell Killing

    Xianzhi Jiang;Aziz Alami Chentoufi;Chinhui Hsiang;Dale Carpenter

  • Level of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Latency Correlates with Severity of Corneal Scarring and Exhaustion of CD8+ T Cells in Trigeminal Ganglia of Latently Infected Mice

    Kevin R. Mott;Catherine J. Bresee;Sariah J. Allen;Lbachir BenMohamed

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony B. Nesburn
Anthony B. Nesburn University of California, Irvine
Lbachir BenMohamed
Lbachir BenMohamed University of California, Irvine
Guey Chuen Perng
Guey Chuen Perng National Cheng Kung University
Clinton Jones
Clinton Jones Oklahoma State University
James V. Jester
James V. Jester University of California, Irvine
Terrence Town
Terrence Town University of Southern California
Florence M. Hofman
Florence M. Hofman University of Southern California
Carl F. Ware
Carl F. Ware Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Arlene H. Sharpe
Arlene H. Sharpe Harvard University
Nigel W. Fraser
Nigel W. Fraser University of Pennsylvania

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