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 Vinay K. Pathak sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 161 publications — 32nd percentile
32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vinay K. Pathak sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 61 D-Index — 47th percentile
47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.
Vinay K. Pathak is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Immunology and Microbiology. Within these areas, Pathak has contributed extensively to Molecular Biology, Virology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Biophysics.
Pathak's work primarily focuses on HIV research and treatment, reflected in a significant number of publications on HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment. They also engage in studies related to RNA research and splicing, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, RNA modifications and cancer, CRISPR and genetic engineering, as well as cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research.
Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Pathak include:
Pathak's research has been published across multiple scientific journals, with repeated contributions in the following venues:
Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Pathak include:
R. J. Kaufman;M. V. Davies;V. K. Pathak;J. W. B. Hershey
Vinay K. Pathak;Howard M. Temin
Jean L. Mbisa;Rebekah Barr;James A. Thomas;Nick Vandegraaff
Hongzhan Xu;Evguenia S. Svarovskaia;Rebekah Barr;Yijun Zhang
Vinay K. Pathak;Howard M. Temin
Evguenia S. Svarovskaia;Hongzhan Xu;Jean L. Mbisa;Rebekah Barr
Ryan C Burdick;Chenglei Li;MohamedHusen Munshi;Jonathan M O Rawson
Tobias Paprotka;Krista A. Delviks-Frankenberry;Oya Cingöz;Anthony Martinez
Rebecca S. LaRue;Valgerdur Andrésdóttir;Yannick Blanchard;Silvestro G. Conticello
Rebecca A. Russell;Vinay K. Pathak
Godwin C. G. Pais;Xuechun Zhang;Christophe Marchand;Nouri Neamati
Jianbo Chen;Olga Nikolaitchik;Jatinder Singh;Andrew Wright
Belete A. Desimmie;Krista A. Delviks-Frankenberrry;Ryan C. Burdick;DongFei Qi
Wei-Shau Hu;Vinay K. Pathak
Ryan Burdick;Jessica L. Smith;Chawaree Chaipan;Yeshitila Friew
Galina N. Nikolenko;Sarah Palmer;Frank Maldarelli;John W. Mellors
Patric Jern;Rebecca A. Russell;Vinay K. Pathak;John M. Coffin
Galina N. Nikolenko;Krista A. Delviks-Frankenberry;Sarah Palmer;Frank Maldarelli
Jean L. Mbisa;Wei Bu;Vinay K. Pathak
Evguenia S. Svarovskaia;Rebekah Barr;Xuechun Zhang;Godwin C. G. Pais
Svarovskaia Es;Cheslock;Zhang Wh;Hu Ws
Chenglei Li;Ryan C. Burdick;Kunio Nagashima;Wei-Shau Hu
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