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Barun Mathema publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barun Mathema sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 162 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Barun Mathema D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barun Mathema sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Barun Mathema is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of medicine, with a notable concentration on infectious diseases and epidemiology. The subfields of study represented in their work include infectious diseases, epidemiology, molecular biology, surgery, and genetics.

The main topics of Barun Mathema's research encompass tuberculosis research and epidemiology, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, pneumonia and respiratory infections, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.

They have contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Emergence of Multiple SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Escape Variants in an Immunocompromised Host Undergoing Convalescent Plasma Treatment, 2021, mSphere
  • The impact of smoking on tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a meta-analysis, 2020, The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
  • Genomic variant-identification methods may alter Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission inferences, 2020, Microbial Genomics
  • The role of prisons in disseminating tuberculosis in Brazil: A genomic epidemiology study, 2022, The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
  • The epidemiology, transmission, diagnosis, and management of drug-resistant tuberculosis-lessons from the South African experience, 2024, The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Barun Mathema include:

  • Barry N. Kreiswirth
  • Caroline Colijn
  • Ted Cohen
  • Liang Chen
  • Katharine S. Walter

Publications by Barun Mathema are often found in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • The Lancet Microbe
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

The research contributions of Barun Mathema span molecular biology techniques applied to infectious diseases and epidemiology, with a sustained focus on tuberculosis and respiratory infections. Their work integrates genomic and phylogenetic studies to understand disease transmission and resistance patterns, and also addresses emerging challenges such as SARS-CoV-2 antibody escape variants and drug-resistant tuberculosis management based on international case studies.

Best Publications

  • Is Panton‐Valentine Leukocidin the Major Virulence Determinant in Community‐Associated Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Disease?

    Jovanka M. Voyich;Michael Otto;Barun Mathema;Kevin R. Braughton

  • Global dissemination of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis W-Beijing family strains

    Pablo J. Bifani;Barun Mathema;Natalia E. Kurepina;Barry N. Kreiswirth

  • Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: molecular and genetic decoding

    Liang Chen;Barun Mathema;Kalyan D. Chavda;Frank R. DeLeo

  • Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis: Current Insights

    Barun Mathema;Natalia E. Kurepina;Pablo J. Bifani;Barry N. Kreiswirth

  • Global epidemiology of community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA).

    José R Mediavilla;Liang Chen;Barun Mathema;Barry N Kreiswirth

  • Epidemic community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Recent clonal expansion and diversification

    Adam D. Kennedy;Michael Otto;Kevin R. Braughton;Adeline R. Whitney

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis Growth at the Cavity Surface: a Microenvironment with Failed Immunity

    Gilla Kaplan;Frank A. Post;Andre L. Moreira;Helen Wainwright

  • Plasmid-encoded tet(X) genes that confer high-level tigecycline resistance in Escherichia coli.

    Jian Sun;Chong Chen;Chao Yue Cui;Yan Zhang

  • What We Know About Tuberculosis Transmission: An Overview.

    Gavin Churchyard;Peter Kim;N Sarita Shah;Roxana Rustomjee

  • Molecular dissection of the evolution of carbapenem-resistant multilocus sequence type 258 Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Frank R. DeLeo;Liang Chen;Stephen F. Porcella;Craig A. Martens

  • Transmission of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa.

    N. Sarita Shah;N. Sarita Shah;N. Sarita Shah;Sara C. Auld;James C.M. Brust;Barun Mathema

  • Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus : an emerging pathogen

    Battolili Saïd-Salim;Barun Mathema;Barry N. Kreiswirth

  • Virulence of selected Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates in the rabbit model of meningitis is dependent on phenolic glycolipid produced by the bacilli.

    Liana Tsenova;Evette Ellison;Ryhor Harbacheuski;Andre L. Moreira

  • Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in the Community

    B. Shopsin;B. Shopsin;B. Mathema;J. Martinez;E. Ha

  • Differential Monocyte Activation Underlies Strain-Specific Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pathogenesis

    Claudia Manca;Michael B. Reed;Sherry Freeman;Barun Mathema

  • Prevalence of agr Specificity Groups among Staphylococcus aureus Strains Colonizing Children and Their Guardians

    B. Shopsin;B. Mathema;P. Alcabes;B. Said-Salim

  • Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism–Based Population Genetic Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains from 4 Geographic Sites

    Michaela M. Gutacker;Barun Mathema;Barun Mathema;Hanna Soini;Elena Shashkina

  • Identification of a W variant outbreak of Mycobacterium tuberculosis via population-based molecular epidemiology

    Pablo J. Bifani;Barun Mathema;Zhiyuan Liu;Soraya L. Moghazeh

  • Colistin- and Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli Harboring mcr-1 and blaNDM-5, Causing a Complicated Urinary Tract Infection in a Patient from the United States

    José R. Mediavilla;Amee Patrawalla;Liang Chen;Kalyan D. Chavda

  • Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in the community: a scoping review

    Ana M. Kelly;Barun Mathema;Elaine L. Larson

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry N. Kreiswirth
Barry N. Kreiswirth Center for Discovery and Innovation
Koleka Mlisana
Koleka Mlisana National Health Laboratory Service
Liang Chen
Liang Chen Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation
Gilla Kaplan
Gilla Kaplan Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Paul J. Planet
Paul J. Planet Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Frank R. DeLeo
Frank R. DeLeo National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
James M. Musser
James M. Musser Houston Methodist
Gavin J. Churchyard
Gavin J. Churchyard Aurum Institute
Linda-Gail Bekker
Linda-Gail Bekker University of Cape Town
Robert A. Bonomo
Robert A. Bonomo Case Western Reserve University

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