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D-Index
97
Citations
32037
World Ranking
482
National Ranking
224

Carl E. Cerniglia 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 Carl E. Cerniglia sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 376 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carl E. Cerniglia 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 Carl E. Cerniglia sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Carl E. Cerniglia was affiliated with the United States Food and Drug Administration in the United States. Their research primarily focused on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a significant emphasis on molecular biology and infectious diseases as notable subfields. Epidemiology, pollution, and biomedical engineering also featured in their areas of study.

Their work explored a range of scientific topics, including:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts
  • Tattoo and body piercing complications
  • Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
  • Cultural heritage materials analysis
  • Adipose tissue and metabolism

Cerniglia contributed to various publications, with key papers addressing diverse scientific issues. Notable recent papers included:

  • Characterization of the variability in the extent of nonalcoholic fatty liver induced by a high-fat diet in the genetically diverse Collaborative Cross mouse model, 2020, The FASEB Journal
  • The Gut Microbiome and Xenobiotics: Identifying Knowledge Gaps, 2020, Toxicological Sciences
  • Antimicrobial drug residues in animal-derived foods: Potential impact on the human intestinal microbiome, 2020, Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
  • Dynamic Adaptive Response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Clindamycin/Rifampicin-Impregnated Catheters, 2021, Antibiotics
  • A comparison of culture-based, real-time PCR, droplet digital PCR and flow cytometric methods for the detection of Burkholderia cepacia complex in nuclease-free water and antiseptics, 2020, Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology

Frequently publishing in journals such as Toxicological Sciences and Antibiotics, Cerniglia also contributed to The FASEB Journal, Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology.

Cerniglia collaborated regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Sangeeta Khare
  • Ohgew Kweon
  • Seong Won Nho
  • Vicki Sutherland
  • Seong-Jae Kim

Best Publications

  • Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    Carl E. Cerniglia

  • Microbial metabolism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

    Carl E. Cerniglia

  • PCR detection and quantitation of predominant anaerobic bacteria in human and animal fecal samples.

    Rong-Fu Wang;Wei-Wen Cao;C. E. Cerniglia

  • Mutagenicity of azo dyes: structure-activity relationships.

    King-Thom Chung;Carl E. Cerniglia

  • Fungal metabolism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: past, present and future applications in bioremediation

    C E Cerniglia

  • Azoreductase activity of anaerobic bacteria isolated from human intestinal microflora.

    F Rafii;W Franklin;C E Cerniglia

  • Pyrene degradation by a Mycobacterium sp.: identification of ring oxidation and ring fission products.

    M A Heitkamp;J P Freeman;D W Miller;C E Cerniglia

  • DEGRADATION OF PHENANTHRENE AND ANTHRACENE BY CELL SUSPENSIONS OF MYCOBACTERIUM SP. STRAIN PYR-1

    Joanna D. Moody;James P. Freeman;Daniel R. Doerge;Carl E. Cerniglia

  • Microbial metabolism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: isolation and characterization of a pyrene-degrading bacterium.

    M A Heitkamp;W Franklin;C E Cerniglia

  • Mineralization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a bacterium isolated from sediment below an oil field.

    M A Heitkamp;C E Cerniglia

  • Environmental aspects of PAH biodegradation

    Kay L. Shuttleworth;Carl E. Cerniglia

  • Biotransformation of malachite green by the fungus Cunninghamella elegans.

    Chang-Jun Cha;Daniel R. Doerge;Carl E. Cerniglia

  • A universal protocol for PCR detection of 13 species of foodborne pathogens in foods

    R.-F. Wang;W.-W. Cao;C. E. Cerniglia

  • Enzymatic Mechanisms Involved in Phenanthrene Degradation by the White Rot Fungus Pleurotus ostreatus.

    Lea Bezalel;Yitzhak Hadar;Carl E. Cerniglia

  • Biochemical and molecular characterization of an azoreductase from Staphylococcus aureus, a tetrameric NADPH-dependent flavoprotein.

    Huizhong Chen;Sherryll L. Hopper;Carl E. Cerniglia

  • Utilization of mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by bacteria isolated from contaminated sediment

    Deborah Dean-Ross;Joanna Moody;C.E. Cerniglia

  • Complete and Integrated Pyrene Degradation Pathway in Mycobacterium vanbaalenii PYR-1 Based on Systems Biology

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  • Mineralization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by the white rot fungus Pleurotus ostreatus

    Lea Bezalel;Yitzhak Hadar;Carl E. Cerniglia

  • Initial Oxidation Products in the Metabolism of Pyrene, Anthracene, Fluorene, and Dibenzothiophene by the White Rot Fungus Pleurotus ostreatus.

    L Bezalel;Y Hadar;P P Fu;J P Freeman

  • Molecular Cloning, Nucleotide Sequence, and Expression of Genes Encoding a Polycyclic Aromatic Ring Dioxygenase from Mycobacterium sp. Strain PYR-1

    Ashraf A. Khan;Rong-Fu Wang;Wei-Wen Cao;Daniel R. Doerge

  • Effects of chemical structure and exposure on the microbial degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in freshwater and estuarine ecosystems

    Michael A. Heitkamp;Carl E. Cerniglia

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter P. Fu
Peter P. Fu United States Food and Drug Administration
David T. Gibson
David T. Gibson The University of Texas at Austin
Robert H. Heflich
Robert H. Heflich United States Food and Drug Administration
Daniel R. Doerge
Daniel R. Doerge United States Food and Drug Administration
John J. LiPuma
John J. LiPuma University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Frederick A. Beland
Frederick A. Beland National Center for Toxicological Research
Yitzhak Hadar
Yitzhak Hadar Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Lisa A. Castlebury
Lisa A. Castlebury United States Department of Agriculture
Lars G. Ljungdahl
Lars G. Ljungdahl University of Georgia
Daniel Schlenk
Daniel Schlenk University of California, Riverside

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