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D-Index
66
Citations
22597
World Ranking
2352
National Ranking
200

Debby Bogaert 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 Debby Bogaert sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 264 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Debby Bogaert 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 Debby Bogaert sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Debby Bogaert is a researcher based at the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, specializing in Medicine with a focus on epidemiology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and emergency medical services.

The main areas of study in Bogaert's research include respiratory viral infections, gut microbiota and health, pneumonia and respiratory infections, pediatric health and respiratory diseases, COVID-19 clinical research studies, influenza virus research, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.

  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Bogaert has contributed to several significant publications, including:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-B.1.1.529 leads to widespread escape from neutralizing antibody responses," 2022, Cell
  • "Co-infections: potentially lethal and unexplored in COVID-19," 2020, The Lancet Microbe
  • "Co-infections, secondary infections, and antimicrobial use in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 during the first pandemic wave from the ISARIC WHO CCP-UK study: a multicentre, prospective cohort study," 2021, The Lancet Microbe
  • "Effects of early-life antibiotics on the developing infant gut microbiome and resistome: a randomized trial," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Scientific consensus on the COVID-19 pandemic: we need to act now," 2020, The Lancet

Frequent collaborators in Bogaert's research include:

  • Peter Openshaw
  • J. Kenneth Baillie
  • Malcolm G. Semple
  • Thushan I. de Silva
  • Annemarie B Docherty

Bogaert's work has appeared primarily in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature Communications
  • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • The Lancet Microbe

Best Publications

  • Streptococcus pneumoniae colonisation: the key to pneumococcal disease.

    D. Bogaert;R. de Groot;P.W.M. Hermans

  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-B.1.1.529 leads to widespread escape from neutralizing antibody responses

    Unknown

  • Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in Covid-19.

    E. Pairo-Castineira;E. Pairo-Castineira;S. Clohisey;L. Klaric;A. D. Bretherick

  • The microbiota of the respiratory tract: gatekeeper to respiratory health

    Wing Ho Man;Wouter Antonius Adrianus de Steenhuijsen Piters;Wouter Antonius Adrianus de Steenhuijsen Piters;Debby Bogaert;Debby Bogaert

  • Colonisation by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus in healthy children

    D. Bogaert;A. van Belkum;M. Sluijter;A. Luijendijk

  • Viral and bacterial interactions in the upper respiratory tract.

    Astrid A. T. M. Bosch;Giske Biesbroek;Krzysztof Trzcinski;Elisabeth A. M. Sanders

  • Early Respiratory Microbiota Composition Determines Bacterial Succession Patterns and Respiratory Health in Children

    Giske Biesbroek;Evgeni Tsivtsivadze;Elisabeth A M Sanders;Roy Montijn

  • Interleukin-17A Mediates Acquired Immunity to Pneumococcal Colonization

    Ying-Jie Lu;Jane Gross;Debby Bogaert;Adam Finn

  • Variability and diversity of nasopharyngeal microbiota in children : A metagenomic analysis

    Debby Bogaert;Bart Keijser;Susan Huse;John Rossen

  • Impact of delivery mode-associated gut microbiota dynamics on health in the first year of life.

    Marta Reyman;Marlies A. van Houten;Debbie van Baarle;Astrid A. T. M. Bosch

  • Co-infections: potentially lethal and unexplored in COVID-19.

    Michael J Cox;Nicholas Loman;Debby Bogaert;Justin O'Grady;Justin O'Grady

  • Nasopharyngeal Microbiota, Host Transcriptome and Disease Severity in Children with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection.

    Wouter A. A. de Steenhuijsen Piters;Santtu Heinonen;Raiza Hasrat;Eleonora Bunsow

  • Effect of conjugate pneumococcal vaccine followed by polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine on recurrent acute otitis media: a randomised study

    Reinier Veenhoven;Debby Bogaert;Cuno Uiterwaal;Carole Brouwer

  • Effects of early-life antibiotics on the developing infant gut microbiome and resistome: a randomized trial

    Unknown

  • Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharide Structure Predicts Serotype Prevalence

    Daniel M. Weinberger;Krzysztof Trzciński;Ying-Jie Lu;Debby Bogaert

  • Maturation of the Infant Respiratory Microbiota, Environmental Drivers and Health Consequences: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Astrid A T M Bosch;Wouter Antonius Adrianus de Steenhuijsen Piters;Marlies A van Houten;Mei Ling J N Chu

  • Genes associated with common variable immunodeficiency: one diagnosis to rule them all?

    Delfien J A Bogaert;Melissa Dullaers;Bart N Lambrecht;Karim Y Vermaelen

  • Co-infections, secondary infections, and antimicrobial use in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 during the first pandemic wave from the ISARIC WHO CCP-UK study: a multicentre, prospective cohort study.

    Clark D Russell;Cameron J Fairfield;Thomas M Drake;Lance Turtle

  • The role of the local microbial ecosystem in respiratory health and disease

    Wouter A A de Steenhuijsen Piters;Elisabeth A M Sanders;Debby Bogaert

  • Scientific consensus on the COVID-19 pandemic: we need to act now.

    Nisreen A Alwan;Rochelle Ann Burgess;Simon Ashworth;Rupert Beale

  • Pneumococcal vaccines: an update on current strategies.

    D Bogaert;P.W.M Hermans;P.V Adrian;H.C Rümke

  • Development of Upper Respiratory Tract Microbiota in Infancy is Affected by Mode of Delivery.

    Astrid A.T.M. Bosch;Evgeni Levin;Marlies A. van Houten;Raiza Hasrat

  • The impact of breastfeeding on nasopharyngeal microbial communities in infants.

    Giske Biesbroek;Astrid A T M Bosch;Xinhui Wang;Bart J F Keijser

Frequent Co-Authors

Elisabeth A. M. Sanders
Elisabeth A. M. Sanders Utrecht University
Krzysztof Trzciński
Krzysztof Trzciński Utrecht University
Peter W. M. Hermans
Peter W. M. Hermans University Medical Center Utrecht
R. de Groot
R. de Groot Wageningen University & Research
Peter J. M. Openshaw
Peter J. M. Openshaw Imperial College London
Tom Solomon
Tom Solomon University of Liverpool
Marc Lipsitch
Marc Lipsitch Harvard University
Julian A. Hiscox
Julian A. Hiscox University of Liverpool
Samreen Ijaz
Samreen Ijaz Public Health England
John W. A. Rossen
John W. A. Rossen University Medical Center Groningen

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