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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Ronald L. Johnson

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Professor

Also affiliated: New Mexico State University (1976–1977); Human Genome Sciences (United States) (2004); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2002–2021); National Institutes of Health (1991–2021); National Institute on Drug Abuse (1991); United States Fish and Wildlife Service (2008); Howard Hughes Medical Institute (1995–1999); University of Wisconsin–Madison (1999); Johns Hopkins University (1988–1993); University of Groningen (1991); Duke University (1998); Baylor College of Medicine (1967–1993); Johns Hopkins Medicine (1988–1993); Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1989); University of Alabama at Birmingham (2000–2002); United States Public Health Service (1967); National Human Genome Research Institute (2006–2012); National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (1991–1993); bioMérieux (United States) (2000–2024); Broadgreen Hospital (1974); Duke Medical Center (1998); Stanford Medicine (1996–1999); National Cancer Institute (2021); National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (2012–2014); Pratt & Whitney (United States) (1978); TRW (United States) (1987–1998); North Dakota State University (1983); Covance (United States) (2012); Stanford University (1995–1998)

38 h-index 209 pubs 11,508 cited

  • Animals
  • Food Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Signal Transduction
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mice
  • Trans-Activators
  • Meat
  • Salmonella
  • Base Sequence
  • Hedgehog Proteins

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Ronald L. Johnson's research group focuses on several areas, including the validation of microbiological methods for food safety and the investigation of molecular mechanisms related to cancer cell growth. His group has evaluated methods for detecting *Salmonella* species and enterohemorrhagic *E. coli* in various food products and environmental surfaces. This work supports public health by ensuring the reliability of foodborne pathogen detection techniques.

In parallel, Johnson's research extends to cancer biology, utilizing high-throughput screening assays to identify molecules that induce excess DNA replication in human cancer cells. This approach aims to uncover potential therapeutic targets or agents for cancer treatment. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 39, with over 224 publications and 11,567 citations, designating him as a highly cited researcher. He leads a research group at Arkansas State University and collaborates with other researchers, including Virginie Rolland and Monica R. Reusche.

Metrics

  • h-index: 38
  • Publications: 209
  • Citations: 11,508

Positions

  • Professor publications 1999–2026
    Arkansas State University Listing

Selected Publications

  • Distribution and Habitat Characteristics of the Ozark Pocket Gopher, Geomys bursarius ozarkensis (2025)
    Southeastern Naturalist 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Changes in habitat suitability over a two decade period before and after Asian elephant recolonization (2020)
    Global Ecology and Conservation 31 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Host Usage and Evidence of Chestnut Lamprey Distribution in Selected Arkansas Streams (2019)
    Southeastern Naturalist 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Habitat use by Asian elephants: Context matters (2019)
    Global Ecology and Conservation 37 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Update of Distribution of the Chestnut Lamprey in Arkansas (2018)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • How do land‐use practices affect human—elephant conflict in nepal? (2017)
    Wildlife Biology 60 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Willingness to pay for mitigating human-elephant conflict by residents of Nepal (2017)
    Journal for Nature Conservation 43 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Stocking for a trophy bass fishery: searching for size differences among largemouth bass and hybrids in southern Arkansas reservoirs (2016)
    Lake and Reservoir Management 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Introduction of Florida Bass Alleles into Largemouth Bass Inhabiting NortheastArkansas Stream Systems (2015)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Microsatellite Analysis of Trophy Largemouth Bass from Arkansas Reservoirs (2013)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 9 citations DOI OpenAlex

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