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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 89 716 639 333 279 294 29894
Medicine 89 12665 11921 6477 5993 292 29894

Bernard Beall publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bernard Beall between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bernard Beall published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 7.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2020. 10 of the 308 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2020. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 5 publications
1987 2025

308 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bernard Beall: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 3
1996 1
1997 5
1998 4
1999 5
2000 10
2001 4
2002 16
2003 9
2004 8
2005 9
2006 17
2007 14
2008 15
2009 13
2010 10
2011 11
2012 17
2013 9
2014 13
2015 6
2016 15
2017 10
2018 8
2019 11
2020 21
2021 15
2022 8
2023 6
2024 5
2025 5
Total 308
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Bernard Beall 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 Bernard Beall sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 285–294 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 294 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115 294
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Bernard Beall 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 Bernard Beall sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 89 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38 89
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Bernard Beall is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research contributions primarily focus on medical topics, particularly within epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, infectious diseases, microbiology, and clinical biochemistry.

The scientist's work encompasses key topics such as:

  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Respiratory Viral Infections Research
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Neonatal and Maternal Infections
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Bernard Beall has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • "Multistate, Population-Based Distributions of Candidate Vaccine Targets, Clonal Complexes, and Resistance Features of Invasive Group B Streptococci Within the United States, 2015-2017" (2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases)
  • "Visualizing variation within Global Pneumococcal Sequence Clusters (GPSCs) and country population snapshots to contextualize pneumococcal isolates" (2020, Microbial Genomics)
  • "Patterns of Antibiotic Nonsusceptibility Among Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infections-United States, 2006-2017" (2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases)
  • "Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections Among People Who Inject Drugs and People Experiencing Homelessness in the United States, 2010-2017" (2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases)
  • "Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines on Antibiotic-Nonsusceptible Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in the United States" (2022, The Journal of Infectious Diseases)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bernard Beall include:

  • Lesley McGee
  • Sopio Chochua
  • Benjamin J. Metcalf
  • Zhongya Li
  • Monica M. Farley

The primary venues for Bernard Beall's publications are:

  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases (8 publications)
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases (6 publications)
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases (5 publications)
  • Microbial Genomics (4 publications)
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases (3 publications)

Bernard Beall has established a consistent research profile in infectious disease epidemiology, with particular attention to bacterial infections, vaccine impact, and antimicrobial resistance patterns. Their contributions highlight trends in public health and clinical microbiology through collaborative efforts and studies published in recognized infectious disease journals.

Best Publications

  • Sustained Reductions in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in the Era of Conjugate Vaccine

    Tamara Pilishvili;Catherine Lexau;Monica M. Farley;Monica M. Farley;James Hadler

  • Effect of use of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children on invasive pneumococcal disease in children and adults in the USA: Analysis of multisite, population-based surveillance

    Matthew R Moore;Ruth Link-Gelles;William Schaffner;Ruth Lynfield

  • Incidence of Pneumococcal Disease Due to Non-Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7) Serotypes in the United States during the Era of Widespread PCV7 Vaccination, 1998–2004

    Lauri A. Hicks;Lee H. Harrison;Brendan Flannery;James L. Hadler

  • Sequencing emm-specific PCR products for routine and accurate typing of group A streptococci

    B Beall;R Facklam;T Thompson

  • Effectiveness of seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease: a matched case-control study.

    Cynthia G. Whitney;Tamar Pilishvili;Monica M. Farley;William Schaffner

  • Sequential Multiplex PCR Approach for Determining Capsular Serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates

    Rekha Pai;Robert E. Gertz;Bernard Beall

  • Effect of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Pneumococcal Meningitis

    Heather E. Hsu;Kathleen A. Shutt;Matthew R. Moore;Bernard W. Beall

  • Population snapshot of emergent Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A in the United States, 2005.

    Matthew R Moore;Robert E Gertz;Robyn L Woodbury;Genevieve A Barkocy-Gallagher

  • Global emm type distribution of group A streptococci: systematic review and implications for vaccine development

    Andrew C Steer;Irwin Law;Laisiana Matatolu;Bernard W Beall

  • The Epidemiology of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infection and Potential Vaccine Implications: United States, 2000–2004

    Rosalyn E. O'Loughlin;Rosalyn E. O'Loughlin;Angela Roberson;Paul R. Cieslak;Ruth Lynfield

  • Bacterial coinfections in lung tissue specimens from fatal cases of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) - United States, May-August 2009.

    J. Louie;C. Jean;T. H. Chen;S. Park

  • Epidemiology of Invasive Group A Streptococcus Disease in the United States, 1995–1999

    Katherine L O'Brien;Bernard Beall;Nancy L Barrett;Paul R Cieslak

  • Vaccine escape recombinants emerge after pneumococcal vaccination in the United States.

    Angela B Brueggemann;Rekha Pai;Derrick W Crook;Bernard Beall

  • Epidemiology of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in the United States, 2005-2012.

    George E. Nelson;George E. Nelson;Tracy Pondo;Karrie-Ann Toews;Monica M. Farley

  • Postvaccine Genetic Structure of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 19A from Children in the United States

    Rekha Pai;Matthew R. Moore;Tamara Pilishvili;Robert E. Gertz

  • Epidemiology of Invasive Early-Onset and Late-Onset Group B Streptococcal Disease in the United States, 2006 to 2015: Multistate Laboratory and Population-Based Surveillance.

    Srinivas Acharya Nanduri;Susan Petit;Chad Smelser;Mirasol Apostol

  • Biological and Epidemiological Features of Antibiotic-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Pre- and Post-Conjugate Vaccine Eras: a United States Perspective

    Lindsay Kim;Lesley McGee;Sara Tomczyk;Bernard Beall

  • emm typing and validation of provisional M types for group A streptococci.

    R Facklam;B Beall;A Efstratiou;V Fischetti

  • A systematic and functional classification of Streptococcus pyogenes that serves as a new tool for molecular typing and vaccine development

    Martina L Sanderson-Smith;David M P De Oliveira;Julien Guglielmini;David J McMillan

  • Immunogenicity of a 26-valent group A streptococcal vaccine

    Mary C. Hu;Michael A. Walls;Steven D. Stroop;Mark A. Reddish

  • Effectiveness of seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease: a matched case-control study.(Clinical report)

    Katherine L. O'brien;Orin S. Levine;Cynthia G. Whitney;Tamar Pilishvili

Frequent Co-Authors

Lesley McGee
Lesley McGee Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Monica M. Farley
Monica M. Farley Emory University
Lee H. Harrison
Lee H. Harrison University of Pittsburgh
Cynthia G. Whitney
Cynthia G. Whitney Emory University
Richard R. Facklam
Richard R. Facklam Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ruth Lynfield
Ruth Lynfield Minnesota Department of Health
Arthur L. Reingold
Arthur L. Reingold University of California, Berkeley
Keith P. Klugman
Keith P. Klugman Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Nancy M. Bennett
Nancy M. Bennett University of Rochester Medical Center
William Schaffner
William Schaffner Vanderbilt University

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