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Douglas B. Rusch

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1996Rising activity
Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyRNA modifications and cancerVibrio bacteria research studiesEpigenetics and DNA Methylation

Publications

203

Citations

27,028

Est. group size

~8

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

31

Publishing since 1996

Research summary
AI-generated

Douglas B. Rusch works at the intersection of genomics and molecular biology, using DNA and RNA sequencing to study a wide range of biological systems. His collaborative research spans bacterial communication and disease-causing microbes, gene expression patterns in birds and other animals, and the genetics of pathogens and proteins. Much of his work involves analyzing large sequencing datasets to understand how genes and microbes function.

Microbial genomics and Vibrio bacteriaQuorum sensing and bacterial virulenceBehavioral and neural gene expression (transcriptomics)Microbiome analysisRNA modifications and host-virus interactions

Publication activity has been high and variable over the past decade, peaking around 2023 and reflecting a steady stream of collaborative work.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 1,724 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 27,028cohort median 3,385
h-index: 46cohort median 27
Publications / year (recent): 15.2cohort median 4.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~9 · 1% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 60 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 15.2/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 20 publications192020: 10 publications202021: 18 publications212022: 12 publications222023: 40 publications40232024: 13 publications242025: 8 publications252026: 3 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 2 collaborators at the same institution2021: 5 collaborators at the same institution2022: 5 collaborators at the same institution2023: 16 collaborators at the same institution2024: 6 collaborators at the same institution2025: 12 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×19
  • Figshare×6
  • mBio×5
  • Journal of Bacteriology×5
  • eLife×4
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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