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Ryan F. Relich

Medicine · Indiana University

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Mid career · publishing since 2007
Respiratory viral infections researchSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityViral Infections and VectorsViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Publications

155

Citations

2,047

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

20

Publishing since 2007

Research summary
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Ryan F. Relich conducts research in clinical and diagnostic microbiology, focusing on infectious diseases caused by viruses and fungi. Work spans developing and validating laboratory tests to detect pathogens (such as coronaviruses, Epstein-Barr virus, and the fungus Candida auris), studying how viruses persist in the body, and exploring new antiviral strategies. Projects combine molecular diagnostic tool development with studies of disease biology and epidemiology.

Molecular diagnostics for infectious diseasesRespiratory viral infections (including SARS-CoV-2)Fungal infections and antifungal resistanceEmerging and zoonotic virusesAntiviral treatment strategies

Publication activity has been steady and relatively high over the past decade, with a notable increase around 2020-2023 and an average of about 12 papers per year over the last five years.

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

In context
Among 4,491 mid career Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 2,047cohort median 614
h-index: 19cohort median 11
Publications / year (recent): 11.8cohort median 3.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~6 · 31% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 53 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 11.8/year recently
2017: 9 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 16 publications202021: 13 publications212022: 15 publications222023: 17 publications17232024: 11 publications242025: 10 publications252026: 6 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: 1 collaborator at the same institution2020: 3 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 8 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 5 collaborators at the same institution2025: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology×16
  • ClinMicroNow×11
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×7
  • Publisher×5
  • PMC×5
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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 Jul 27, 2026.

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