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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 114 203 186 94 80 452 50592
Medicine 117 4205 3940 2303 2132 498 51642

Daniel J. Diekema publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Daniel J. Diekema between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Daniel J. Diekema published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 15.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2006. 22 of the 535 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2006. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 45 publications 2007: 42 publications 2008: 42 publications 2009: 30 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 30 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 10 publications
1992 2025

535 publications in total across all disciplines

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Daniel J. Diekema: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 3
1996 2
1997 2
1998 0
1999 6
2000 5
2001 9
2002 11
2003 22
2004 24
2005 15
2006 45
2007 42
2008 42
2009 30
2010 19
2011 30
2012 22
2013 21
2014 27
2015 9
2016 6
2017 13
2018 11
2019 11
2020 22
2021 33
2022 12
2023 18
2024 12
2025 10
Total 535
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Daniel J. Diekema 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 Daniel J. Diekema 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, 445–454 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: 452 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 34 452
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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Daniel J. Diekema 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 Daniel J. Diekema 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, 114 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: 114 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.

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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
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 15 114
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award

Overview

Daniel J. Diekema is affiliated with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, and Clinical Biochemistry.

The researcher's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Infection Control in Healthcare
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Daniel J. Diekema has contributed to multiple publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • American Journal of Infection Control

Selected recent papers include:

  • Moving Personal Protective Equipment Into the Community, 2020, JAMA
  • Incidence and Outcomes Associated With Clostridium difficile Infections, 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • Principles of diagnostic stewardship: A practical guide from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Diagnostic Stewardship Task Force, 2023, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  • Advancing Diagnostic Stewardship for Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antibiotic Resistance, and Sepsis, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Optimal Urine Culture Diagnostic Stewardship Practice-Results from an Expert Modified-Delphi Procedure, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases

Their frequent collaborators are:

  • Jorge Salinas
  • Takaaki Kobayashi
  • Alexandre R. Marra
  • Oluchi Abosi
  • Stephanie Holley

Best Publications

  • Epidemiology of Invasive Candidiasis: a Persistent Public Health Problem

    M. A. Pfaller;D. J. Diekema

  • Survey of Infections Due to Staphylococcus Species: Frequency of Occurrence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Isolates Collected in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, and the Western Pacific Region for the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, 1997–1999

    D. J. Diekema;M. A. Pfaller;F. J. Schmitz;J. Smayevsky

  • Attributable Mortality of Nosocomial Candidemia, Revisited

    Olafur Gudlaugsson;Olafur Gudlaugsson;Shane Gillespie;Kathleen Lee;Jeff Vande Berg

  • Epidemiology of Invasive Mycoses in North America

    Michael A Pfaller;Daniel J Diekema

  • Results from the ARTEMIS DISK Global Antifungal Surveillance Study, 1997 to 2007: a 10.5-Year Analysis of Susceptibilities of Candida Species to Fluconazole and Voriconazole as Determined by CLSI Standardized Disk Diffusion

    M. A. Pfaller;D. J. Diekema;D. L. Gibbs;V. A. Newell

  • Rare and Emerging Opportunistic Fungal Pathogens: Concern for Resistance beyond Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus

    M. A. Pfaller;D. J. Diekema

  • International surveillance of bloodstream infections due to Candida species: frequency of occurrence and in vitro susceptibilities to fluconazole, ravuconazole, and voriconazole of isolates collected from 1997 through 1999 in the SENTRY antimicrobial surveillance program.

    M. A. Pfaller;D. J. Diekema;R. N. Jones;H. S. Sader

  • Twenty Years of the SENTRY Antifungal Surveillance Program: Results for Candida Species From 1997-2016.

    Michael A Pfaller;Daniel J Diekema;John D Turnidge;Mariana Castanheira

  • Antifungal Susceptibilities of Candida Species Causing Vulvovaginitis and Epidemiology of Recurrent Cases

    Sandra S. Richter;Rudolph P. Galask;Shawn A. Messer;Richard J. Hollis

  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strain ST398 Is Present in Midwestern U.S. Swine and Swine Workers

    Tara C. Smith;Michael J. Male;Abby L. Harper;Jennifer S. Kroeger

  • The Microbiology of Bloodstream Infection: 20-Year Trends from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program

    Daniel J. Diekema;Po Ren Hsueh;Rodrigo E. Mendes;Michael A. Pfaller

  • Antimicrobial Resistance among Gram-Negative Bacilli Causing Infections in Intensive Care Unit Patients in the United States between 1993 and 2004

    Shawn R. Lockhart;Murray A. Abramson;Susan E. Beekmann;Gale Gallagher

  • Progress in Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Candida spp. by Use of Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Broth Microdilution Methods, 2010 to 2012

    M. A. Pfaller;D. J. Diekema

  • Epidemiology of Candidemia: 3-Year Results from the Emerging Infections and the Epidemiology of Iowa Organisms Study

    D. J. Diekema;S. A. Messer;A. B. Brueggemann;S. L. Coffman

  • Twelve years of fluconazole in clinical practice: global trends in species distribution and fluconazole susceptibility of bloodstream isolates of Candida

    M.A. Pfaller;D.J. Diekema

  • Results from the ARTEMIS DISK Global Antifungal Surveillance Study, 1997 to 2007: 10.5-Year Analysis of Susceptibilities of Noncandidal Yeast Species to Fluconazole and Voriconazole Determined by CLSI Standardized Disk Diffusion Testing

    M. A. Pfaller;D. J. Diekema;D. L. Gibbs;V. A. Newell

  • In Vitro Susceptibility of Invasive Isolates of Candida spp. to Anidulafungin, Caspofungin, and Micafungin: Six Years of Global Surveillance

    M. A. Pfaller;L. Boyken;R. J. Hollis;J. Kroeger

  • Developing a New, National Approach to Surveillance for Ventilator-Associated Events*

    Shelley S. Magill;Michael Klompas;Robert Balk;Robert Balk;Suzanne M. Burns;Suzanne M. Burns

  • Activities of caspofungin, itraconazole, posaconazole, ravuconazole, voriconazole, and amphotericin B against 448 recent clinical isolates of filamentous fungi

    D. J. Diekema;S. A. Messer;R. J. Hollis;R. N. Jones

  • Epidemiology and outcomes of candidemia in 3648 patients: data from the Prospective Antifungal Therapy (PATH Alliance®) registry, 2004–2008

    Michael Pfaller;Dionissios Neofytos;Daniel Diekema;Nkechi Azie

  • Effect of coinfection with GB virus C on survival among patients with HIV infection.

    Jinhua Xiang;Sabina Wünschmann;Daniel J. Diekema;Donna Klinzman

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Pfaller
Michael A. Pfaller JMI Laboratories
Shawn A. Messer
Shawn A. Messer Oregon Health & Science University
Richard J. Hollis
Richard J. Hollis University of Iowa
Michael B. Edmond
Michael B. Edmond University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Eli N. Perencevich
Eli N. Perencevich University of Iowa
Ronald N. Jones
Ronald N. Jones JMI Laboratories
Gary V. Doern
Gary V. Doern University of Iowa
Sandra S. Richter
Sandra S. Richter Cleveland Clinic
Marin H. Kollef
Marin H. Kollef Washington University in St. Louis
David R. Andes
David R. Andes University of Wisconsin–Madison

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