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Microbiology

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133
Citations
73262
World Ranking
69
National Ranking
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Medicine

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Citations
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Thomas G. Ksiazek 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 Thomas G. Ksiazek sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 409 publications — 90th percentile

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

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

Thomas G. Ksiazek 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 Thomas G. Ksiazek sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 133 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award

Overview

Thomas G. Ksiazek is affiliated with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Medicine, with a significant concentration on Infectious Diseases. Other areas of study include Neurology, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

Ksiazek's recent publications reflect a strong emphasis on viral infections, especially related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. Notable papers include:

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 from Patient with Coronavirus Disease, United States (2020), published in Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Isolation and characterization of SARS-CoV-2 from the first US COVID-19 patient (2020), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Unique Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan, 2019 (2020), published in Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Cell-Type Apoptosis in Lung during SARS-CoV-2 Infection (2021), published in Pathogens
  • Broad and potently neutralizing monoclonal antibodies isolated from human survivors of New World hantavirus infection (2021), published in Cell Reports

Their work covers topics such as SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, COVID-19 clinical research studies, viral infections and vectors, viral infections and outbreaks research, vector-borne animal diseases, long-term effects of COVID-19, and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing. These topics indicate an extensive involvement in understanding viral pathogenesis and epidemiology, particularly related to recent outbreaks and pandemic threats.

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors including Barbara M. Judy, Yakun Liu, Zhengchen Su, Yang Jin, and Bin Gong, reflecting ongoing partnerships in their research endeavors.

Ksiazek's research outputs are regularly published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Cell Reports
  • Pathogens
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • A novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

    Ksiazek Tg;Erdman D;Goldsmith Cs;Zaki

  • Characterization of a novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

    Paul A. Rota;M. Steven Oberste;Stephan S. Monroe;W. Allan Nix

  • Caloric Restriction Delays Disease Onset and Mortality in Rhesus Monkeys

    Ricki J. Colman;Rozalyn M. Anderson;Sterling C. Johnson;Erik K. Kastman

  • Chloroquine is a potent inhibitor of SARS coronavirus infection and spread

    Martin J Vincent;Eric Bergeron;Suzanne Benjannet;Bobbie R Erickson

  • Nipah Virus: A Recently Emergent Deadly Paramyxovirus

    K. B. Chua;W. J. Bellini;P. A. Rota;B. H. Harcourt

  • Genetic identification of a hantavirus associated with an outbreak of acute respiratory illness

    Stuart T. Nichol;Christina F. Spiropoulou;Sergey Morzunov;Pierre E. Rollin

  • Fatal encephalitis due to Nipah virus among pig-farmers in Malaysia.

    Kaw Bing Chua;Khean Jin Goh;Kum Thong Wong;Adeeba Kamarulzaman

  • Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses as Biological Weapons: Medical and Public Health Management

    Luciana Borio;Thomas Inglesby;C. J. Peters;Alan L. Schmaljohn

  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: Pathogenesis of an Emerging Infectious Disease

    Sherif R. Zaki;Patricia w. Greer;Lisa M. Coffield;Cynthia S. Goldsmith

  • Isolation of Genetically Diverse Marburg Viruses from Egyptian Fruit Bats

    Jonathan S. Towner;Brian R. Amman;Tara K. Sealy;Serena A. Reeder Carroll

  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: A Clinical Description of 17 Patients with a Newly Recognized Disease

    Jeffrey S. Duchin;Frederick T. Koster;C. J. Peters;Gary L. Simpson;Gary L. Simpson

  • Nipah Virus Encephalitis Reemergence, Bangladesh

    Vincent P. Hsu;Mohammed Jahangir Hossain;Umesh D Parashar;Mohammed Monsur Ali

  • Nipah virus-associated encephalitis outbreak, Siliguri, India.

    Mandeep S. Chadha;James A. Comer;Luis Lowe;Paul A. Rota

  • Newly discovered ebola virus associated with hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Uganda.

    Jonathan S. Towner;Tara K. Sealy;Marina L. Khristova;César G. Albariño

  • Assessment of the Risk of Ebola Virus Transmission from Bodily Fluids and Fomites

    Daniel G. Bausch;Daniel G. Bausch;Jonathan S. Towner;Scott F. Dowell;Felix Kaducu

  • Rapid Diagnosis of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever by Reverse Transcription-PCR in an Outbreak Setting and Assessment of Patient Viral Load as a Predictor of Outcome

    Jonathan S. Towner;Pierre E. Rollin;Daniel G. Bausch;Anthony Sanchez

  • The Reemergence of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995

    Ali S. Khan;F. Kweteminga Tshioko;David L. Heymann;Bernard Le Guenno

  • Serologic and Genetic Identification of Peromyscus maniculatus as the Primary Rodent Reservoir for a New Hantavirus in the Southwestern United States

    James E. Childs;Thomas G. Ksiazek;Christina F. Spiropoulou;John W. Krebs

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

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

  • Foodborne transmission of Nipah virus, Bangladesh.

    Stephen P. Luby;Mahmudur Rahman;M. Jahangir Hossain;Lauren S Blum

  • Rift Valley Fever Epidemic in Saudi Arabia: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Laboratory Characteristics

    Tariq A. Madani;Yagob Y. Al-Mazrou;Mohammad H. Al-Jeffri;Amin A. Mishkhas

  • Nipah virus infection in bats (order Chiroptera) in peninsular Malaysia.

    J. M. Yob;A. M. Rashdi;C. Morrissy

  • Transmission of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus by organ transplantation.

    Staci A. Fischer;Mary Beth Graham;Matthew J. Kuehnert;Camille Nelson Kotton

  • Viral discovery and sequence recovery using DNA microarrays.

    David Wang;Anatoly Urisman;Yu-Tsueng Liu;Michael Springer

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre E. Rollin
Pierre E. Rollin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Clarence J. Peters
Clarence J. Peters The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Stuart T. Nichol
Stuart T. Nichol Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sherif R. Zaki
Sherif R. Zaki Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ali S. Khan
Ali S. Khan University of Nebraska Medical Center
James A. Comer
James A. Comer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
James N. Mills
James N. Mills Emory University
James E. Childs
James E. Childs Yale University
Cynthia S. Goldsmith
Cynthia S. Goldsmith Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Paul A. Rota
Paul A. Rota Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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