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 Caroline S. Harwood sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 179 publications — 40th percentile
40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Caroline S. Harwood sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 81 D-Index — 81st percentile
81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.
Caroline S. Harwood is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States, with a research focus spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science. Their work encompasses fields such as molecular biology, ecology, genetics, environmental engineering, and endocrinology.
The scientist's research topics include microbial community ecology and physiology, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, genomics and phylogenetic studies, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, microbial fuel cells and bioremediation, Vibrio bacteria research studies, and RNA modifications and cancer.
Harwood's notable recent papers include:
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Caroline S. Harwood include Yasuhiro Oda, Breah LaSarre, James B. McKinlay, Liang Yin, and Elizabeth M. Fones.
Harwood publishes regularly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Annual Review of Microbiology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and BIO-PROTOCOL.
Among their recognitions, Caroline S. Harwood has received the Dupont Industrial Biosciences Award in Applied and Environmental Microbiology from the American Society for Microbiology in 2010. They were elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2009 and named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.
Caroline S. Harwood;Rebecca E. Parales
Jason W. Hickman;Delia F. Tifrea;Caroline S. Harwood
Frank W Larimer;Patrick S. G. Chain;Patrick S. G. Chain;Loren John Hauser;Loren John Hauser;Jane Lamerdin
Jason W. Hickman;Caroline S. Harwood
Caroline S Harwood;Gerhard Burchhardt;Heidrun Herrmann;Georg Fuchs
Melissa Starkey;Jason H. Hickman;Luyan Ma;Niu Zhang
Amy L. Schaefer;E. P. Greenberg;Colin M. Oliver;Yasuhiro Oda
Martin Schuster;Andrew C. Hawkins;Caroline S. Harwood;E. P. Greenberg
Yasuhiko Irie;Bradley R. Borlee;Jennifer R. O’Connor;Preston J. Hill
Carolina Alvarez-Ortega;Caroline S. Harwood
James B. McKinlay;Caroline S. Harwood
Claudine Baraquet;Keiji Murakami;Matthew R. Parsek;Caroline S. Harwood
Zehra Tüzün Güvener;Caroline S. Harwood
Jane Gibson;Caroline S. Harwood
Rebecca E. Parales;Jayna L. Ditty;Caroline S. Harwood
James B McKinlay;Caroline S Harwood
Min Kyung Kim;Caroline S. Harwood
C S Harwood;J Gibson
C. S. Harwood;N. N. Nichols;Min-Kyung Kim;J. L. Ditty
Rebecca E. Parales;Caroline S. Harwood
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