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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
14112
World Ranking
13052
National Ranking
5564

Thomas Leitner publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas Leitner sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 159 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Thomas Leitner D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas Leitner sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Thomas Leitner is affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a strong emphasis on Infectious Diseases and Virology.

The scholar has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thomas Leitner include:

  • Ethan Romero-Severson
  • Carmen Molina-París
  • Jan Albert
  • Erik Lundgren
  • Narmada Sambaturu

Their work has been published notably in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Viruses
  • PLoS Computational Biology
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Recent publications by Thomas Leitner include:

  • "Where Did SARS-CoV-2 Come From?" (2020), published in Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "Global and regional epidemiology of HIV-1 recombinants in 1990-2015: a systematic review and global survey" (2020), The Lancet HIV
  • "Sampling bias and incorrect rooting make phylogenetic network tracing of SARS-COV-2 infections unreliable" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Addressing Ethical Challenges in US-Based HIV Phylogenetic Research" (2020), The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • "Antiretroviral therapy reveals triphasic decay of intact SIV genomes and persistence of ancestral variants" (2023), Cell Host & Microbe

These publications reflect an engagement with epidemiology, molecular biology, and evolutionary analysis of viruses, particularly HIV and SARS-CoV-2.

Best Publications

  • HIV-1 Nomenclature Proposal

    DL Robertson;JP Anderson;JA Bradac;JK Carr

  • Genetic Evidence for an East Asian Origin of Domestic Dogs

    Peter Savolainen;Ya-ping Zhang;Jing Luo;Joakim Lundeberg

  • Prevalence of Drug-Resistant HIV-1 Variants in Untreated Individuals in Europe: Implications for Clinical Management

    Annemarie M. J. Wensing;David A. van de Vijver;Gioacchino Angarano;Birgitta Åsjö

  • mtDNA Data Indicate a Single Origin for Dogs South of Yangtze River, Less Than 16,300 Years Ago, from Numerous Wolves

    Jun-feng Pang;Cornelya F C Kluetsch;Xiao-Ju Zou;Ai-bing Zhang

  • HIV Sequence Compendium 2009

    Carla Kuiken;Thomas Leitner;Brian Foley;Beatrice Hahn

  • Global and regional molecular epidemiology of HIV-1, 1990–2015: a systematic review, global survey, and trend analysis

    Joris Hemelaar;Ramyiadarsini Elangovan;Jason Yun;Leslie Dickson-Tetteh

  • A detailed picture of the origin of the Australian dingo, obtained from the study of mitochondrial DNA

    Peter Savolainen;Thomas Leitner;Alan N. Wilton;Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith

  • Relative Dominance of Gag p24-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Is Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Control

    Rosario Zuñiga;Aldo Lucchetti;Patricia Galvan;Shyla Sanchez

  • Transmission of Single HIV-1 Genomes and Dynamics of Early Immune Escape Revealed by Ultra-Deep Sequencing

    Will Fischer;Vitaly V. Ganusov;Vitaly V. Ganusov;Elena E. Giorgi;Elena E. Giorgi;Peter T. Hraber

  • Accurate reconstruction of a known HIV-1 transmission history by phylogenetic tree analysis

    Thomas Leitner;David Escanilla;Christer Franzen;Mathias Uhlen

  • Quantitative deep sequencing reveals dynamic HIV-1 escape and large population shifts during CCR5 antagonist therapy in vivo.

    Athe M N Tsibris;Bette Tm Korber;Bette Tm Korber;Ramy Arnaout;Ramy Arnaout;Ramy Arnaout;Carsten Russ

  • The molecular clock of HIV-1 unveiled through analysis of a known transmission history

    Thomas Leitner;Jan Albert

  • Recombination Rate and Selection Strength in HIV Intra-patient Evolution

    Richard A. Neher;Thomas Leitner

  • HIV Sequence Compendium 2018

    Brian Thomas Foley;Bette Tina Marie Korber;Thomas Kenneth Leitner;Cristian Apetrei

  • Analysis of a rape case by direct sequencing of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 pol and gag genes.

    J Albert;J Wahlberg;T Leitner;D Escanilla

  • Comparison of variable region 3 sequences of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 from infected children with the RNA and DNA sequences of the virus populations of their mothers.

    G Scarlatti;T Leitner;E Halapi;J Wahlberg

  • Phylogeny of the Mycoplasma mycoides cluster as determined by sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA genes from the two rRNA operons.

    B Pettersson;T Leitner;M Ronaghi;G Bölske

  • Analysis of heterogeneous viral populations by direct DNA sequencing

    T Leitner;E Halapi;G Scarlatti;P Rossi

  • jpHMM: improving the reliability of recombination prediction in HIV-1

    Anne-Kathrin Schultz;Ming Zhang;Ingo Bulla;Thomas Leitner

  • Stochastic processes strongly influence HIV-1 evolution during suboptimal protease-inhibitor therapy

    Monique Nijhuis;Charles A. B. Boucher;Pauline Schipper;Thomas Leitner

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Albert
Jan Albert Karolinska Institute
Bette T. Korber
Bette T. Korber Los Alamos National Laboratory
Mika Salminen
Mika Salminen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Anne-Mieke Vandamme
Anne-Mieke Vandamme Rega Institute for Medical Research
Brian Foley
Brian Foley Los Alamos National Laboratory
Kristel Van Laethem
Kristel Van Laethem Rega Institute for Medical Research
Mathias Uhlén
Mathias Uhlén Royal Institute of Technology
Rob Schuurman
Rob Schuurman Utrecht University
Andrzej Horban
Andrzej Horban Medical University of Warsaw
Dominique Costagliola
Dominique Costagliola Inserm

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Zabrina L. Brumme

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Ya-Ping Zhang

Ya-Ping Zhang

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Publications: 60

Martine Peeters

Martine Peeters

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Publications: 53

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Dimitrios Paraskevis

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Beatrice H. Hahn

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Philippe Lemey

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Anders Sönnerborg

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