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109
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Microbiology

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Citations
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Carol A. Kauffman 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 Carol A. Kauffman sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 393 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carol A. Kauffman 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 Carol A. Kauffman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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 United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2018 - The Walter E. Stamm Mentor Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America
  • 2012 - Clinical Teacher Award, Infectious Disease Society of America

Overview

Carol A. Kauffman is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States and has made significant contributions to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on infectious diseases and epidemiology. Their research portfolio highlights extensive work in antifungal resistance, fungal infections, and the broader implications of infectious diseases in clinical contexts.

The main fields of study that Carol A. Kauffman has contributed to include:

  • Medicine

Within medicine, their subfields of study include:

  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Cell Biology
  • Oncology
  • Small Animals

Their research topics are diverse, with a concentration on:

  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
  • Infectious Diseases and Mycology
  • Nail Diseases and Treatments

Carol A. Kauffman has collaborative connections with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Marisa H. Miceli
  • Kathleen A. Linder
  • John W. Baddley
  • Andrej Spec
  • Peter G. Pappas

The scientist's work frequently appears in specific publication venues, indicating areas of focus and influence. Notable venues with multiple publications are:

  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Fungi
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Mycoses
  • Mycopathologia

Among their recent papers are the following titled works:

  • Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of the endemic mycoses: an initiative of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology in cooperation with the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases)
  • Voriconazole plus terbinafine combination antifungal therapy for invasive Lomentospora prolificans infections: analysis of 41 patients from the FungiScope® registry 2008-2019 (2020, Clinical Microbiology and Infection)
  • Clinical characteristics and outcomes of invasive Lomentospora prolificans infections: Analysis of patients in the FungiScope® registry (2020, Mycoses)
  • Blastomycosis: A Review of Mycological and Clinical Aspects (2023, Journal of Fungi)
  • Blastomycosis (2020, Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine)

Carol A. Kauffman has received professional recognition for their role in infectious disease education and mentorship, including the Walter E. Stamm Mentor Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2018 and the Clinical Teacher Award from the same society in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Revised Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) Consensus Group

    Ben De Pauw;Thomas J. Walsh;J. Peter Donnelly;David A. Stevens

  • Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Candidiasis: 2016 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    Peter G. Pappas;Carol A. Kauffman;David R. Andes;Cornelius J. Clancy

  • Clinical practice guidelines for the management of candidiasis: 2009 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

    Peter G. Pappas;Carol A. Kauffman;David Andes;Daniel K. Benjamin

  • Revision and Update of the Consensus Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease From the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium

    J. Peter Donnelly;Sharon C. Chen;Carol A. Kauffman;William J. Steinbach

  • Prospective Surveillance for Invasive Fungal Infections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients, 2001–2006: Overview of the Transplant-Associated Infection Surveillance Network (TRANSNET) Database

    Dimitrios P. Kontoyiennis;Kieren A. Marr;Benjamin J. Park;Barbara D. Alexander

  • Invasive Fungal Infections among Organ Transplant Recipients: Results of the Transplant‐Associated Infection Surveillance Network (TRANSNET)

    Peter G. Pappas;Barbara D. Alexander;David R. Andes;Susan Hadley

  • The major genetic determinants of HIV-1 control affect HLA class I peptide presentation

    Pereyra F;Jia X;McLaren Pj

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Histoplasmosis: 2007 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    L. Joseph Wheat;Alison G. Freifeld;Martin B. Kleiman;John W. Baddley;John W. Baddley

  • Histoplasmosis: a Clinical and Laboratory Update

    Carol A. Kauffman

  • A prospective observational study of candidemia: epidemiology, therapy, and influences on mortality in hospitalized adult and pediatric patients.

    Peter G. Pappas;John H. Rex;Jeannette Lee;Richard J. Hamill

  • Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Candidiasis: 2016 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    Peter G. Pappas;Carol A. Kauffman;David R. Andes;Cornelius J. Clancy

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A consensus review of the microbiology, pathogenesis, and epidemiology with implications for prevention and management

    Maury Ellis Mulligan;Katherine A. Murray-Leisure;Bruce S. Ribner;Harold C. Standiford

  • Cryptococcosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Patients in the Era of Effective Azole Therapy

    Peter G. Pappas;John R. Perfect;Gretchen A. Cloud;Robert A. Larsen

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Blastomycosis: 2008 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    Stanley W. Chapman;William E. Dismukes;Laurie A. Proia;Robert W. Bradsher

  • Prospective Multicenter Surveillance Study of Funguria in Hospitalized Patients

    Carol A. Kauffman;José A. Vazquez;Jack D. Sobel;Harry A. Gallis

  • Antifungal Susceptibility Survey of 2,000 Bloodstream Candida Isolates in the United States

    Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner;John H. Rex;Peter G. Pappas;Richard J. Hamill

  • The Impact of Culture Isolation of Aspergillus Species: A Hospital-Based Survey of Aspergillosis

    J. R. Perfect;G. M. Cox;J. Y. Lee;C. A. Kauffman

  • NIAID mycoses study group multicenter trial of oral itraconazole therapy for invasive aspergillosis

    David W. Denning;David W. Denning;Jeanette Y. Lee;Jeanette Y. Lee;John S. Hostetler;John S. Hostetler;Peter Pappas;Peter Pappas

  • Clinical practice guidelines for the management of sporotrichosis: 2007 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

    Carol A. Kauffman;Beatriz Bustamante;Stanley W. Chapman;Peter G. Pappas

  • Defining Responses to Therapy and Study Outcomes in Clinical Trials of Invasive Fungal Diseases: Mycoses Study Group and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Consensus Criteria

    Brahm H. Segal;Raoul Herbrecht;David A. Stevens;David A. Stevens;Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter G. Pappas
Peter G. Pappas University of Alabama at Birmingham
John W. Baddley
John W. Baddley University of Alabama at Birmingham
William E. Dismukes
William E. Dismukes University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jack D. Sobel
Jack D. Sobel Wayne State University
David R. Andes
David R. Andes University of Wisconsin–Madison
Thomas J. Walsh
Thomas J. Walsh Weill Cornell Medicine
Thomas F. Patterson
Thomas F. Patterson The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Tom Chiller
Tom Chiller Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
John H. Rex
John H. Rex The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Kieren A. Marr
Kieren A. Marr Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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