Ruth Plymale Data-verified

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Professor and JD Patterson Chair of Biology

Ouachita Baptist University

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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8 h-index 25 pubs 437 cited

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Ruth Plymale's research interests encompass several areas, including the development of course-based research experiences for undergraduate students and the study of microbial infections. She has published on instructional models for science education reform and the use of synthetic biology as a research experience. Her work also includes the adaptation of laboratory techniques, such as an optical density-based microplate assay for characterizing actinobacteriophage infection. Plymale has investigated quantifying resilience in single-host/single-virus infections and has co-authored publications with researchers from Ouachita Baptist University and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 7, with 25 total publications and 430 total citations. She holds the JD Patterson Chair of Biology at Ouachita Baptist University.

Metrics

h-index: 8
Publications: 25
Citations: 437

Selected Publications

Writing Microbiology Resource Announcements (MRA) (2026)

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Cluster DW Annotation Report (2026)

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Quantifying Resilience in Single-Host/Single-Virus Infections (2025)

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An inclusive Research and Education Community (iREC) model to facilitate undergraduate science education reform (2024)

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An Adapted Optical Density-Based Microplate Assay for Characterizing Actinobacteriophage Infection (2023)

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Complete Genome Sequences of Chop, DelRio, and GrandSlam, Three <i>Gordonia</i> Phages Isolated from Soil in Central Arkansas (2023)

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From genetics to biotechnology: Synthetic biology as a flexible course‐embedded research experience (2022)

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Instructional Models for Course-Based Research Experience (CRE) Teaching (2022)

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