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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Female Scientists 127 388 369 235 221 395 104786
Genetics 126 298 288 157 151 304 103205

Claire M. Fraser publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Claire M. Fraser between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Claire M. Fraser published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 8.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2005. 9 of the 407 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2005. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 4 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 8 publications 1984: 9 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 21 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 21 publications 2003: 23 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 36 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 3 publications
1979 2025

407 publications in total across all disciplines

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Claire M. Fraser: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 4
1981 3
1982 3
1983 8
1984 9
1985 4
1986 3
1987 4
1988 6
1989 6
1990 5
1991 6
1992 3
1993 3
1994 9
1995 3
1996 5
1997 9
1998 5
1999 8
2000 21
2001 9
2002 21
2003 23
2004 27
2005 36
2006 9
2007 3
2008 1
2009 3
2010 0
2011 2
2012 12
2013 11
2014 19
2015 18
2016 11
2017 12
2018 10
2019 15
2020 8
2021 12
2022 4
2023 4
2024 6
2025 3
Total 407
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Claire M. Fraser publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Claire M. Fraser sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 295–304 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 304 publications — 76th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62 304
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Claire M. Fraser D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Claire M. Fraser sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 126–127 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 126 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27 126
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2005 - Promega Biotechnology Research Award, American Society for Microbiology
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Claire M. Fraser is affiliated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to molecular biology, infectious diseases, physiology, organic chemistry, and parasitology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including gut microbiota and health, diet and metabolism studies, vector-borne infectious diseases, viral infections and vectors, vector-borne animal diseases, tryptophan and brain disorders, and research on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Claire M. Fraser include Silvia Grant-Beurmann, Luke J. Tallon, Emmanuel F. Mongodin, Steven E. Schutzer, and Julie C. Dunning Hotopp.

The scientist has published in several venues with multiple publications appearing in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Human Molecular Genetics, and UNC Libraries. Other publication venues include Current Opinion in Biotechnology and Genome Medicine.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist are:

  • Molecular mechanisms of probiotic prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, 2020, Current Opinion in Biotechnology
  • Strains used in whole organism Plasmodium falciparum vaccine trials differ in genome structure, sequence, and immunogenic potential, 2020, Genome Medicine
  • Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 Protects against Antibiotic-Induced Functional and Compositional Changes in Human Fecal Microbiome, 2021, Nutrients
  • Dynamics of the infant gut microbiota in the first 18 months of life: the impact of maternal HIV infection and breastfeeding, 2022, Microbiome
  • FADU: a Quantification Tool for Prokaryotic Transcriptomic Analyses, 2021, mSystems

Claire M. Fraser has received recognitions including the Promega Biotechnology Research Award from the American Society for Microbiology in 2005 and was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

    Malcolm J. Gardner;Neil Hall;Eula Fung;Owen White

  • The complete genome sequence of the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori

    Jean-F. Tomb;Owen White;Anthony R. Kerlavage;Rebecca A. Clayton

  • The minimal gene complement of Mycoplasma genitalium

    Claire M. Fraser;Jeannine D. Gocayne;Owen White;Mark D. Adams

  • Genome analysis of multiple pathogenic isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae: Implications for the microbial “pan-genome”

    Hervé Tettelin;Vega Masignani;Michael J. Cieslewicz;Claudio Donati

  • Genomic sequence of a Lyme disease spirochaete, Borrelia burgdorferi

    Claire M. Fraser;Sherwood Casjens;Wai Mun Huang;Granger G. Sutton

  • The Genome Sequence of the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae

    Robert A. Holt;G. Mani Subramanian;Aaron Halpern;Granger G. Sutton

  • Genome sequence of the Brown Norway rat yields insights into mammalian evolution

    Richard A. Gibbs;George M. Weinstock;Michael L. Metzker;Donna M. Muzny

  • Mutation of a mutL homolog in hereditary colon cancer

    Nickolas Papadopoulos;Nicholas C. Nicolaides;Ying Fei Wei;Steven M. Ruben

  • DNA sequence of both chromosomes of the cholera pathogen Vibrio cholerae

    John F. Heidelberg;Jonathan A. Eisen;William C. Nelson;Rebecca A. Clayton

  • Mutations of two PMS homologues in hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer.

    Nicholas C. Nicolaides;Nickolas Papadopoulos;Bo Liu;Ying Fei Weit

  • The Genome of the African Trypanosome Trypanosoma brucei

    Matthew Berriman;Elodie Ghedin;Elodie Ghedin;Christiane Hertz-Fowler;Gaelle Blandin

  • Evidence for lateral gene transfer between Archaea and Bacteria from genome sequence of Thermotoga maritima

    Karen E. Nelson;Rebecca A. Clayton;Steven R. Gill;Michelle L. Gwinn

  • The genome sequence of Trypanosoma cruzi, etiologic agent of Chagas disease

    Najib M. El-Sayed;Peter J. Myler;Peter J. Myler;Daniella C. Bartholomeu;Daniel Nilsson

  • The complete genome sequence of the hyperthermophilic, sulphate-reducing archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus

    Hans-Peter Klenk;Rebecca A. Clayton;Jean-Francois Tomb;Owen White

  • Complete Genome Sequence of a Virulent Isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    H. Tettelin;K. E. Nelson;I. T. Paulsen;Jonathan A Eisen

  • Complete genome sequence and comparative analysis of the metabolically versatile Pseudomonas putida KT2440

    K. E. Nelson;C. Weinel;I. T. Paulsen;R. J. Dodson

  • Genomic sequence of the pathogenic and allergenic filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

    William C. Nierman;William C. Nierman;Arnab Pain;Michael J. Anderson;Jennifer R. Wortman;Jennifer R. Wortman

  • Complete Genome Sequence of Treponema pallidum, the Syphilis Spirochete

    Claire M. Fraser;Steven J. Norris;George M. Weinstock;Owen White

  • Complete Genome Sequence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Strain MC58

    Hervé Tettelin;Nigel J. Saunders;John Heidelberg;Alex C. Jeffries

  • Genome sequence of the radioresistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans R1.

    O. White;J. A. Eisen;J. F. Heidelberg;E. K. Hickey

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven L. Salzberg
Steven L. Salzberg Johns Hopkins University
Jonathan A. Eisen
Jonathan A. Eisen University of California, Davis
J. Craig Venter
J. Craig Venter J. Craig Venter Institute
Hervé Tettelin
Hervé Tettelin University of Maryland, Baltimore
Ian T. Paulsen
Ian T. Paulsen Macquarie University
Sean C. Daugherty
Sean C. Daugherty University of Maryland, Baltimore
Karen E. Nelson
Karen E. Nelson J. Craig Venter Institute
Robert J. Dodson
Robert J. Dodson Northwestern University
William C. Nelson
William C. Nelson Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Luke J. Tallon
Luke J. Tallon University of Maryland, Baltimore

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