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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 58 3388 3109 109 102 132 14905

Cynthia B. Whitchurch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Cynthia B. Whitchurch between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Cynthia B. Whitchurch published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2013. 6 of the 142 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2013. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
1991 2025

142 publications in total across all disciplines

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Cynthia B. Whitchurch: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 3
1995 0
1996 2
1997 0
1998 0
1999 3
2000 3
2001 0
2002 4
2003 3
2004 2
2005 1
2006 2
2007 0
2008 2
2009 2
2010 9
2011 6
2012 13
2013 17
2014 9
2015 12
2016 6
2017 8
2018 7
2019 4
2020 7
2021 4
2022 2
2023 4
2024 2
2025 4
Total 142
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Cynthia B. Whitchurch 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 Cynthia B. Whitchurch 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, 125–134 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: 132 publications — 17th percentile

17% 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
125–134 234 132
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
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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Cynthia B. Whitchurch 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 Cynthia B. Whitchurch 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, 58 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: 58 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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 58
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
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

Cynthia B. Whitchurch is affiliated with the University of Technology Sydney in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Insect Science, Food Science, and Microbiology as subfields.

The main topics covered in Cynthia Whitchurch's work include:

  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Bee Products Chemical Analysis
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Insect and Pesticide Research

Their recent papers reflect these thematic interests and were published between 2020 and 2021. Selected publications include:

  • "Characterizing the Mechanism of Action of an Ancient Antimicrobial, Manuka Honey, against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Using Modern Transcriptomics," 2020, mSystems
  • "Pseudomonas aeruginosa is capable of natural transformation in biofilms," 2020, Microbiology
  • "Bacteriophage infection of Escherichia coli leads to the formation of membrane vesicles via both explosive cell lysis and membrane blebbing," 2021, Microbiology
  • "Multiple holins contribute to extracellular DNA release in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms," 2021, Microbiology
  • "Resolving Bio-Nano Interactions of E. coli Bacteria-Dragonfly Wing Interface with Helium Ion and 3D-Structured Illumination Microscopy to Understand Bacterial Death on Nanotopography," 2020, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Cynthia Whitchurch also frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Microbiology, Microbiology Australia, mSystems, and ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. The distribution of their recent publications highlights a particular emphasis on microbiology-related journals with multiple articles in Microbiology and bioRxiv.

They have collaborated regularly with several researchers, notably James Lazenby, Laura M. Nolan, Lynne Turnbull, Giulia Ballerin, and George M. Savva, each with multiple coauthored papers reflecting ongoing partnerships in related research areas.

Best Publications

  • Extracellular DNA Required for Bacterial Biofilm Formation

    Cynthia Beth Whitchurch;Tim Tolker-Nielsen;Paula C Ragas;John S Mattick

  • Explosive cell lysis as a mechanism for the biogenesis of bacterial membrane vesicles and biofilms

    Lynne Turnbull;Masanori Toyofuku;Masanori Toyofuku;Amelia L. Hynen;Masaharu Kurosawa

  • Roles of type IV pili, flagellum-mediated motility and extracellular DNA in the formation of mature multicellular structures in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.

    Kim B Barken;Sunje J Pamp;Liang Yang;Morten Gjermansen

  • Bacterial membrane vesicles deliver peptidoglycan to NOD1 in epithelial cells

    Maria Kaparakis;Lynne Turnbull;Leticia Carneiro;Stephen Firth

  • Super-Resolution Dissection of Coordinated Events during Malaria Parasite Invasion of the Human Erythrocyte

    David T Riglar;Dave Richard;Danny W Wilson;Michelle J. Boyle;Michelle J. Boyle

  • Characterisation of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa twitching motility gene and evidence for a specialised protein export system widespread in eubacteria.

    Cynthia B. Whitchurch;Matthew Hobbs;Susan P. Livingston;Viji Krishnapillai

  • Bacterial membrane vesicles transport their DNA cargo into host cells

    Natalie J. Bitto;Ross Chapman;Sacha Pidot;Adam Costin

  • Self-organization of bacterial biofilms is facilitated by extracellular DNA.

    Erin S. Gloag;Lynne Turnbull;Alan Huang;Pascal Vallotton

  • A re-examination of twitching motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Annalese B. T. Semmler;Cynthia B. Whitchurch;John S. Mattick

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa gene products PilT and PilU are required for cytotoxicity in vitro and virulence in a mouse model of acute pneumonia

    James C. Comolli;Alan R. Hauser;Leslie Waite;Cynthia B. Whitchurch

  • MrkH, a Novel c-di-GMP-Dependent Transcriptional Activator, Controls Klebsiella pneumoniae Biofilm Formation by Regulating Type 3 Fimbriae Expression

    Jonathan J. Wilksch;Ji Yang;Abigail Clements;Jacinta L. Gabbe

  • Characterization of a complex chemosensory signal transduction system which controls twitching motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Cynthia B. Whitchurch;Andrew J. Leech;Michael D. Young;Derek Kennedy;Derek Kennedy

  • Differential regulation of twitching motility and elastase production by Vfr in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Scott A Beatson;Cynthia Beth Whitchurch;Jennifer L Sargent;Roger C Levesque

  • FimX, a Multidomain Protein Connecting Environmental Signals to Twitching Motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Bixing Huang;Cynthia Beth Whitchurch;John S Mattick

  • 3D-SIM Super Resolution Microscopy Reveals a Bead-Like Arrangement for FtsZ and the Division Machinery: Implications for Triggering Cytokinesis

    Michael P. Strauss;Andrew T. F. Liew;Lynne Turnbull;Cynthia B. Whitchurch

  • Contrasting roles of condensin I and condensin II in mitotic chromosome formation

    Lydia C. Green;Paul Kalitsis;Tsz M. Chang;Miri Cipetic

  • Characterization of a gene, pilU, required for twitching motility but not phage sensitivity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Cynthia B. Whitchurch;John S. Mattick

  • Proteome analysis of extracellular proteins regulated by the las and rhl quorum sensing systems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1.

    Amanda S Nouwens;Scott A Beatson;Cynthia Beth Whitchurch;Bradley J Walsh

  • Combination of Silver Nanoparticles and Curcumin Nanoparticles for Enhanced Anti-biofilm Activities.

    Ching Yee Loo;Ching Yee Loo;Ramin Rohanizadeh;Ramin Rohanizadeh;Paul M. Young;Daniela Traini

  • Manuka-type honeys can eradicate biofilms produced by Staphylococcus aureus strains with different biofilm-forming abilities

    Jing Lu;Lynne Turnbull;Catherine M. Burke;Michael Liu

  • The alginate regulator AlgR and an associated sensor FimS are required for twitching motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Cynthia B. Whitchurch;Richard A. Alm;John S. Mattick

Frequent Co-Authors

John S. Mattick
John S. Mattick University of New South Wales
Elizabeth J. Harry
Elizabeth J. Harry University of Technology Sydney
Jake Baum
Jake Baum University of New South Wales
Scott A. Beatson
Scott A. Beatson University of Queensland
Dee A. Carter
Dee A. Carter University of Sydney
Alan F. Cowman
Alan F. Cowman Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Steven P. Djordjevic
Steven P. Djordjevic University of Technology Sydney
Ian G. Charles
Ian G. Charles University of East Anglia
Eric Hanssen
Eric Hanssen University of Melbourne
Julian Parkhill
Julian Parkhill University of Cambridge

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