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Microbiology

D-Index
167
Citations
98496
World Ranking
14
National Ranking
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B. Brett Finlay 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 B. Brett Finlay sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 669 publications — 98th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

B. Brett Finlay 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 B. Brett Finlay sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 167 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2012 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Microbiology and Immunology
  • 2006 - Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize, Canada Council
  • 2004 - Oswald Avery Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America
  • 2001 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

B. Brett Finlay is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with particular focus on subfields such as Emergency Medical Services, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Dermatology, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including pediatric health and respiratory diseases, gut microbiota and health, asthma and respiratory diseases, dermatology and skin diseases, infant nutrition and health, breastfeeding practices and influences, and mechanisms and treatments related to Parkinson's disease.

Recent publications by B. Brett Finlay include:

  • Human milk oligosaccharides: potential therapeutic aids for allergic diseases (2023, Trends in Immunology)
  • Metagenomic Analysis Reveals Large-Scale Disruptions of the Gut Microbiome in Parkinson's Disease (2024, Movement Disorders)
  • Like mother, like child: The maternal microbiome impacts offspring asthma (2022, Cell Reports Medicine)
  • The potential of live biotherapeutic products in allergic disease: current findings and future directions (2024, Frontiers in Microbiomes)

The frequent co-authors of this researcher include:

  • Isabel Tarrant
  • Avril Metcalfe-Roach
  • Mihai Cîrstea
  • Adam C. Yu
  • Hena R. Ramay

B. Brett Finlay has published repeatedly in the journals Trends in Immunology, Movement Disorders, Cell Reports Medicine, and Frontiers in Microbiomes.

Among the awards received are the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina for Microbiology and Immunology in 2012, the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize from the Canada Council in 2006, the Oswald Avery Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2004, and a Fellowship at the Royal Society of Canada awarded in 2001 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease

    Inna Sekirov;Shannon L. Russell;L. Caetano M. Antunes;B. Brett Finlay

  • Specific Microbiota Direct the Differentiation of IL-17-Producing T-Helper Cells in the Mucosa of the Small Intestine

    Ivaylo Ivanov Ivanov;Rosa de Llanos Frutos;Nicolas Manel;Keiji Yoshinaga

  • Common themes in microbial pathogenicity revisited.

    B. Brett Finlay;Stanley Falkow

  • Early infancy microbial and metabolic alterations affect risk of childhood asthma

    Marie-Claire Arrieta;Leah T. Stiemsma;Pedro A. Dimitriu;Lisa Thorson

  • Recent Advances in Understanding Enteric Pathogenic Escherichia coli

    Matthew A. Croxen;Robyn J. Law;Roland Scholz;Kristie M. Keeney

  • Molecular mechanisms of Escherichia coli pathogenicity

    Matthew A. Croxen;B. Brett Finlay

  • Host-mediated inflammation disrupts the intestinal microbiota and promotes the overgrowth of Enterobacteriaceae.

    Claudia Lupp;Marilyn L. Robertson;Mark E. Wickham;Inna Sekirov

  • Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) Transfers Its Receptor for Intimate Adherence into Mammalian Cells

    Brendan Kenny;Rebekah DeVinney;Markus Stein;Dieter J Reinscheid

  • Anti-Immunology: Evasion of the Host Immune System by Bacterial and Viral Pathogens

    B. Brett Finlay;Grant McFadden

  • The Intestinal Microbiome in Early Life: Health and Disease

    Marie-Claire Arrieta;Leah T Stiemsma;Nelly Amenyogbe;Eric M Brown

  • Salmonella, the host and disease: a brief review

    Bryan Coburn;Guntram A Grassl;B B Finlay

  • Common themes in microbial pathogenicity.

    B B Finlay;S Falkow

  • Defining a Healthy Human Gut Microbiome: Current Concepts, Future Directions, and Clinical Applications

    Fredrik Bäckhed;Claire M. Fraser;Yehuda Ringel;Mary Ellen Sanders

  • Exploitation of Mammalian Host Cell Functions by Bacterial Pathogens

    B. Brett Finlay;Pascale Cossart;Pascale Cossart

  • Early life antibiotic-driven changes in microbiota enhance susceptibility to allergic asthma

    Shannon L Russell;Matthew J Gold;Martin Hartmann;Benjamin P Willing

  • Soluble CD14 participates in the response of cells to lipopolysaccharide.

    E A Frey;D S Miller;T G Jahr;A Sundan

  • Shifting the balance: antibiotic effects on host–microbiota mutualism

    Benjamin P. Willing;Shannon L. Russell;B. Brett Finlay

  • Towards standards for human fecal sample processing in metagenomic studies

    Paul I. Costea;Georg Zeller;Shinichi Sunagawa;Eric Pelletier;Eric Pelletier

  • Type III Secretion Systems and Disease

    Bryan Coburn;Inna Sekirov;B. Brett Finlay

  • The Human Microbiome and Child Growth – First 1000 Days and Beyond

    Ruairi C. Robertson;Amee R. Manges;B. Brett Finlay;Andrew J. Prendergast

  • Dissecting virulence: Systematic and functional analyses of a pathogenicity island

    Wanyin Deng;José L. Puente;Samantha Gruenheid;Yuling Li

  • Murine Salmonellosis Studied by Confocal Microscopy: Salmonella typhimurium Resides Intracellularly Inside Macrophages and Exerts a Cytotoxic Effect on Phagocytes In Vivo

    Agneta Richter-Dahlfors;Alison M.J. Buchan;B. Brett Finlay

Frequent Co-Authors

Wanyin Deng
Wanyin Deng University of British Columbia
Bruce A. Vallance
Bruce A. Vallance University of British Columbia
Natalie C. J. Strynadka
Natalie C. J. Strynadka University of British Columbia
Brian K. Coombes
Brian K. Coombes McMaster University
Leonard J. Foster
Leonard J. Foster University of British Columbia
José L. Puente
José L. Puente National Autonomous University of Mexico
Stuart E. Turvey
Stuart E. Turvey University of British Columbia
Robert E. W. Hancock
Robert E. W. Hancock University of British Columbia
Olivia Steele-Mortimer
Olivia Steele-Mortimer National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Leigh A. Knodler
Leigh A. Knodler Washington State University

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