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Microbiology

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127
Citations
71172
World Ranking
90
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10

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Alimuddin Zumla publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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 Alimuddin Zumla sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 707 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Alimuddin Zumla D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alimuddin Zumla sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 127 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Sir Patrick Manson Medal, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • 2022 - NIHR Senior Investigator Award, National Institute for Health and Care Research
  • 2021 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 2021 - Pascoal Mocumbi Prize, EU-EDCTP
  • 2020 - Mahathir Science Award in Tropical Medicine
  • 2017 - Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
  • 2017 - NIHR Senior Investigator Award, National Institute for Health and Care Research
  • 2017 - Knights Bachelor for services to Public Health and Protection from Infectious Disease
  • 2017 - ACCEA Platinum Award, UK National Health Service Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards
  • 2016 - Union Medal, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
  • 2016 - Doctorate Medicine Honoris Causa, Karolinska Institutet
  • 2016 - Outstanding Research Team Award, European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)
  • 2015 - Excellence Award, University College London Hospitals
  • 2014 - Donald Mackay Medal, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • 2013 - International Collaboration of the Year Award, Times Higher Education
  • 2013 - LIfetime Achievement Award, Zambia Ministry of Health for exceptional contributions to collaborative research, training and capacity development in sub-Saharan Africa
  • 2012 - Annual Science Prize, Karolinska Institutet for outstanding outputs in global health and infectious diseases
  • 2011 - Kochon Prize and Medal, Stop TB Partnership-Kochon Foundation
  • 2011 - Spinoza Leerstoel Award, University of Amsterdam for outstanding research & capacity development achievements in the global fight against TB and TB/HIV/AIDS
  • 2011 - Science Award, UK India International Foundation
  • 2008 - ACCEA Platinum Award, UK National Health Service Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards
  • 2004 - ACCEA Gold Award, UK National Health Service Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards
  • 2003 - Donald Mackay Medal, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • 2003 - Order of the Grand Commander of Distinguished Services - First Division
  • 2003 - Windrush Award for Academic Achievement, African Caribbean Achievement Project
  • 2000 - Chalmers Medal, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • 1999 - Weber Parkes Trust Medal and Prize, Royal College of Physicians of London
  • 1987 - Alan Woodruff Medal, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • 1985 - Otto Beit Memorial Fellow, Bell Trust
  • 1982 - Frederick Murgatroyd Medal and Prize, University of London
  • 1981 - Alfred Beit Scholar, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Overview

Alimuddin Zumla is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on medicine, with an emphasis on infectious diseases. Within this broad discipline, their work covers several subfields including infectious diseases, public health, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, modeling and simulation, and surgery.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to COVID-19 clinical research studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, tuberculosis research and epidemiology, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, viral infections and outbreaks research, zoonotic diseases and public health, and travel-related health issues.

Their recent publications include:

  • The continuing 2019-nCoV epidemic threat of novel coronaviruses to global health - The latest 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, 2020, International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Global Tuberculosis Report 2020 - Reflections on the Global TB burden, treatment and prevention efforts, 2021, International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Single-cell landscape of immunological responses in patients with COVID-19, 2020, Nature Immunology
  • Middle East respiratory syndrome, 2020, The Lancet
  • Reducing mortality from 2019-nCoV: host-directed therapies should be an option, 2020, The Lancet

Their frequent coauthors include Francine Ntoumi, Giuseppe Ippolito, Markus Maeurer, Richard Kock, and Esam I. Azhar. These collaborations highlight an active engagement with other researchers in related fields.

Alimuddin Zumla has published frequently in several venues, reflecting areas of consistent research output. The main publication sources include:

  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • The Lancet
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • IJID Regions
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Their work has earned recognition through awards such as the Donald Mackay Medal from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2014 and the Chalmers Medal from the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in 2000.

Best Publications

  • The continuing 2019-nCoV epidemic threat of novel coronaviruses to global health - The latest 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China.

    David S. Hui;Esam Ei Azhar;Tariq A. Madani;Francine Ntoumi

  • Real-time RT-PCR normalisation; strategies and considerations

    J Huggett;K Dheda;K Dheda;S Bustin;A Zumla

  • Manson's Tropical Diseases

    [Edited by] Gordon C. Cook;Alimuddin I. Zumla

  • Coronaviruses - drug discovery and therapeutic options.

    Alimuddin Zumla;Jasper F. W. Chan;Esam I. Azhar;David S. C. Hui

  • Epidemiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 47 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease from Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study

    Abdullah Assiri;Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq;Abdullah A Al-Rabeeah;Fahad A Al-Rabiah

  • Hospital Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

    Abdullah Assiri;Allison McGeer;Trish M. Perl;Connie S. Price

  • Middle East respiratory syndrome.

    Alimuddin Zumla;David S Hui;Stanley Perlman

  • Validation of housekeeping genes for normalizing RNA expression in real-time PCR

    Keertan Dheda;Jim F. Huggett;Stephen A. Bustin;Margaret A. Johnson

  • Advances in the development of new tuberculosis drugs and treatment regimens

    Alimuddin Zumla;Payam Nahid;Stewart T. Cole

  • Global Tuberculosis Report 2020 - Reflections on the Global TB burden, treatment and prevention efforts.

    Jeremiah Chakaya;Jeremiah Chakaya;Mishal Khan;Francine Ntoumi;Eleni Aklillu

  • Best drug treatment for multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

    José A Caminero;Giovanni Sotgiu;Alimuddin Zumla;Giovanni Battista Migliori

  • The implications of using an inappropriate reference gene for real-time reverse transcription PCR data normalization

    K. Dheda;J.F. Huggett;J.S. Chang;L.U. Kim

  • Human Monkeypox: Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics, Diagnosis, and Prevention.

    Eskild Petersen;Anu Kantele;Marion Koopmans;Danny Asogun

  • Single-cell landscape of immunological responses in patients with COVID-19.

    Ji Yuan Zhang;Xiang Ming Wang;Xudong Xing;Zhe Xu

  • Family Cluster of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections

    Ziad A. Memish;Alimuddin I. Zumla;Rafat F. Al-Hakeem;Abdullah A. Al-Rabeeah

  • Advances in tuberculosis diagnostics: the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and future prospects for a point-of-care test

    Stephen D Lawn;Peter Mwaba;Peter Mwaba;Matthew Bates;Amy Piatek

  • Biomarkers and diagnostics for tuberculosis: progress, needs, and translation into practice

    Robert S Wallis;Madhukar Pai;Madhukar Pai;Dick Menzies;Dick Menzies;T Mark Doherty

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: Historical, Epidemiologic, and Clinical Features

    David S.C. Hui;Alimuddin Zumla

  • Immunological biomarkers of tuberculosis.

    Gerhard Walzl;Katharina Ronacher;Willem Hanekom;Thomas J. Scriba

  • Honey--a remedy rediscovered.

    A Zumla;A Lulat

  • Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases

    Alimuddin Zumla

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Maeurer
Markus Maeurer Champalimaud Foundation
Giuseppe Ippolito
Giuseppe Ippolito Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani
Ziad A. Memish
Ziad A. Memish Emory University
Keertan Dheda
Keertan Dheda University of Cape Town
Graham A. W. Rook
Graham A. W. Rook University College London
Giovanni Battista Migliori
Giovanni Battista Migliori Queen Mary University of London
Jean B. Nachega
Jean B. Nachega University of Pittsburgh
Eskild Petersen
Eskild Petersen Aarhus University
Michael Hoelscher
Michael Hoelscher Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
David S.C. Hui
David S.C. Hui Chinese University of Hong Kong

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