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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 108 261 240 120 103 283 45720
Medicine 105 6720 6318 3546 3290 275 45101

Bruce J. Paster publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bruce J. Paster between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bruce J. Paster published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2015. 11 of the 346 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2015. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 6 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 34 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 4 publications
1980 2025

346 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bruce J. Paster: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 6
1985 3
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 4
1992 5
1993 10
1994 13
1995 5
1996 9
1997 1
1998 6
1999 6
2000 8
2001 8
2002 6
2003 4
2004 3
2005 13
2006 9
2007 7
2008 8
2009 14
2010 7
2011 9
2012 19
2013 12
2014 9
2015 34
2016 17
2017 16
2018 8
2019 10
2020 6
2021 7
2022 7
2023 20
2024 7
2025 4
Total 346
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Bruce J. Paster 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 Bruce J. Paster 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, 275–284 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: 283 publications — 74th percentile

74% 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
275–284 148 283
285–294 115
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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Bruce J. Paster 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 Bruce J. Paster 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, 108 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: 108 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 14 108
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

Bruce J. Paster is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio focused primarily on dentistry and medicine. Their work spans several subfields including periodontics, physiology, molecular biology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and oral surgery.

The scientist's research topics encompass oral microbiology and periodontitis, salivary gland disorders and functions, dental health and care utilization, gut microbiota and health, infective endocarditis diagnosis and management, streptococcal infections and treatments, and oral health pathology and treatment.

Recent publications by Bruce J. Paster include:

  • "Association between metabolic syndrome and periodontitis: The role of lipids, inflammatory cytokines, altered host response, and the microbiome" (2021) in Periodontology 2000
  • "Subgingival microbiome and clinical periodontal status in an elderly cohort: The WHICAP ancillary study of oral health" (2020) in Journal of Periodontology
  • "Dental caries and their microbiomes in children: what do we do now?" (2023) in Journal of Oral Microbiology
  • "The bacterial microbiome and metabolome in caries progression and arrest" (2021) in Journal of Oral Microbiology
  • "Comparisons of oral, intestinal, and pancreatic bacterial microbiomes in patients with pancreatic cancer and other gastrointestinal diseases" (2021) in Journal of Oral Microbiology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Bruce J. Paster include:

  • Tsute Chen
  • Panos N. Papapanou
  • Ryan T. Demmer
  • Bruno Bohn
  • Sumith Roy

Bruce J. Paster has been published most frequently in venues such as:

  • Journal of Oral Microbiology
  • Circulation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal Of Clinical Periodontology
  • npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Best Publications

  • Defining the Normal Bacterial Flora of the Oral Cavity

    Jørn A. Aas;Jørn A. Aas;Bruce J. Paster;Bruce J. Paster;Lauren N. Stokes;Ingar Olsen

  • The Human Oral Microbiome

    Floyd E. Dewhirst;Floyd E. Dewhirst;Tuste Chen;Jacques Izard;Jacques Izard;Bruce J. Paster;Bruce J. Paster

  • Bacterial Diversity in Human Subgingival Plaque

    Bruce J. Paster;Bruce J. Paster;Susan K. Boches;Jamie L. Galvin;Rebecca E. Ericson

  • Bacteria of Dental Caries in Primary and Permanent Teeth in Children and Young Adults

    Jørn A. Aas;Jørn A. Aas;Ann L. Griffen;Sara R. Dardis;Alice M. Lee

  • The breadth of bacterial diversity in the human periodontal pocket and other oral sites.

    Bruce J Paster;Ingar Olsen;Jørn A Aas;Floyd E Dewhirst

  • Bacteremia Associated With Toothbrushing and Dental Extraction

    Peter B. Lockhart;Michael T. Brennan;Howell C. Sasser;Philip C. Fox

  • Molecular Analysis of Bacterial Species Associated with Childhood Caries

    Mitzi R. Becker;Bruce J. Paster;Bruce J. Paster;Eugene J. Leys;Melvin L. Moeschberger

  • "Checkerboard" DNA-DNA hybridization

    S S Socransky;C Smith;L Martin;B J Paster

  • Diversity of bacterial populations on the tongue dorsa of patients with halitosis and healthy patients

    C. E. Kazor;P. M. Mitchell;A. M. Lee;L. N. Stokes

  • Salivary Biomarkers: Toward Future Clinical and Diagnostic Utilities

    Janice M. Yoshizawa;Christopher A. Schafer;Jason J. Schafer;James J. Farrell

  • Variations of oral microbiota are associated with pancreatic diseases including pancreatic cancer

    James J Farrell;Lei Zhang;Hui Zhou;David Chia

  • Hepatic Helicobacter species identified in bile and gallbladder tissue from chileans with chronic cholecystitis

    James G. Fox;Floyd E. Dewhirst;Zeli Shen;Yan Feng

  • New Bacterial Species Associated with Chronic Periodontitis

    P.S. Kumar;A.L. Griffen;J.A. Barton;B.J. Paster

  • Comparisons of Subgingival Microbial Profiles of Refractory Periodontitis, Severe Periodontitis, and Periodontal Health Using the Human Oral Microbe Identification Microarray

    Ana Paula V. Colombo;Susan K. Boches;Sean L. Cotton;J. Max Goodson

  • Helicobacter hepaticus sp. nov., a microaerophilic bacterium isolated from livers and intestinal mucosal scrapings from mice.

    J G Fox;F E Dewhirst;J G Tully;B J Paster

  • Design of 16S rRNA gene primers for 454 pyrosequencing of the human foregut microbiome

    Carlos W Nossa;William E Oberdorf;Liying Yang;Jørn A Aas;Jørn A Aas

  • The phylogeny of purple bacteria: the alpha subdivision.

    C.R. Woese;E. Stackebrandt;W.G. Weisburg;B.J. Paster

  • Chronic active hepatitis and associated liver tumors in mice caused by a persistent bacterial infection with a novel Helicobacter species.

    Jerrold M. Ward;James G. Fox;Miriam R. Anver;Diana C. Haines

  • Helicobacter bilis sp. nov., a novel Helicobacter species isolated from bile, livers, and intestines of aged, inbred mice.

    J G Fox;L L Yan;F E Dewhirst;B J Paster

  • Lessons learned and unlearned in periodontal microbiology.

    Ricardo Teles;Flavia Teles;Jorge Frias-Lopez;Bruce Paster

Frequent Co-Authors

Floyd E. Dewhirst
Floyd E. Dewhirst Harvard University
Ingar Olsen
Ingar Olsen University of Oslo
Peter Vandamme
Peter Vandamme Ghent University
Anne C. R. Tanner
Anne C. R. Tanner Harvard University
William G. Wade
William G. Wade King's College London
Carl R. Woese
Carl R. Woese University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Philip Stashenko
Philip Stashenko Harvard University
Sigmund S. Socransky
Sigmund S. Socransky Harvard University
Panos N. Papapanou
Panos N. Papapanou Columbia University

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