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Direk Limmathurotsakul

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Microbiology
Thailand
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
73
Citations
35877
World Ranking
1613
National Ranking
5

Direk Limmathurotsakul 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 Direk Limmathurotsakul sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 293 publications — 76th percentile

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

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

Direk Limmathurotsakul 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 Direk Limmathurotsakul sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Thailand Leader Award

Overview

Direk Limmathurotsakul is affiliated with Mahidol University in Thailand and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research spans several subfields including Epidemiology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Clinical Biochemistry, Molecular Medicine, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's research topics prominently feature antibiotic use and resistance, with a significant focus on Burkholderia infections and melioidosis. Other topics include bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, sepsis diagnosis and treatment, pneumonia and respiratory infections, and global maternal and child health.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Direk Limmathurotsakul include:

  • Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis, 2022, The Lancet
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission on antimicrobial resistance: 6 years later, 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Case-Control Study of Use of Personal Protective Measures and Risk for SARS-CoV 2 Infection, Thailand, 2020, Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Progress and Challenges in Eight South Asian and Southeast Asian Countries, 2020, Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei and melioidosis, 2023, Nature Reviews Microbiology

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Nicholas Day (31 publications)
  • Viriya Hantrakun (25 publications)
  • Paul Turner (21 publications)
  • Prapit Teparrukkul (20 publications)
  • Narisara Chantratita (18 publications)

Common publication venues for their work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 16 publications
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7 publications
  • Wellcome Open Research, 6 publications
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases, 4 publications
  • BMJ Open, 4 publications

Best Publications

  • Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis

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  • Predicted global distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei and burden of melioidosis

    Direk Limmathurotsakul;Nick Golding;David A. B. Dance;Jane P. Messina

  • Increasing Incidence of Human Melioidosis in Northeast Thailand

    Direk Limmathurotsakul;Surasakdi Wongratanacheewin;Nittaya Teerawattanasook;Gumphol Wongsuvan

  • The global burden of sepsis: barriers and potential solutions

    Kristina E Rudd;Niranjan Kissoon;Direk Limmathurotsakul;Sotharith Bory

  • Determinants of Mortality in a Combined Cohort of 501 Patients With HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: Implications for Improving Outcomes

    Joseph N. Jarvis;Tihana Bicanic;Angela Loyse;Daniel Namarika

  • Comparative efficacy of interventions to promote hand hygiene in hospital: systematic review and network meta-analysis

    Nantasit Luangasanatip;Nantasit Luangasanatip;Maliwan Hongsuwan;Direk Limmathurotsakul;Yoel Lubell

  • Melioidosis: a clinical overview

    Direk Limmathurotsakul;Sharon J. Peacock;Sharon J. Peacock

  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission on antimicrobial resistance: 6 years later

    Ramanan Laxminarayan;Thomas Van Boeckel;Isabel Frost;Samuel Kariuki

  • Direct In Vivo Assessment of Microcirculatory Dysfunction in Severe Falciparum Malaria

    A. M. Dondorp;A. M. Dondorp;C. Ince;P. Charunwatthana;J. Hanson

  • Epidemiology and burden of multidrug-resistant bacterial infection in a developing country

    Cherry Lim;Emi Takahashi;Maliwan Hongsuwan;Vanaporn Wuthiekanun

  • Independent Association between Rate of Clearance of Infection and Clinical Outcome of HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: Analysis of a Combined Cohort of 262 Patients

    Tihana Bicanic;Conrad Muzoora;Annemarie E. Brouwer;Graeme Meintjes

  • Fool's Gold: Why Imperfect Reference Tests Are Undermining the Evaluation of Novel Diagnostics: A Reevaluation of 5 Diagnostic Tests for Leptospirosis

    Direk Limmathurotsakul;Elizabeth L. Turner;Vanaporn Wuthiekanun;Janjira Thaipadungpanit

  • Workshop on treatment of and postexposure prophylaxis for Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei Infection, 2010.

    Rebecca Lipsitz;Susan Garges;Rosemarie Aurigemma;Prasith Baccam

  • Activities of daily living associated with acquisition of melioidosis in northeast Thailand: a matched case-control study.

    Direk Limmathurotsakul;Manas Kanoksil;Vanaporn Wuthiekanun;Rungrueng Kitphati

  • Relationship of cerebrospinal fluid pressure, fungal burden and outcome in patients with cryptococcal meningitis undergoing serial lumbar punctures.

    Tihana Bicanic;Annemarie E Brouwer;Graeme Meintjes;Kevin Rebe

  • Association of the Quick Sequential (Sepsis-Related) Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) Score With Excess Hospital Mortality in Adults With Suspected Infection in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

    Kristina E. Rudd;Christopher W. Seymour;Adam R. Aluisio;Marc E. Augustin

  • Defining the true sensitivity of culture for the diagnosis of melioidosis using Bayesian latent class models.

    Direk Limmathurotsakul;Kris Jamsen;Arkhom Arayawichanont;Julie A Simpson

  • Case-control study of use of personal protective measures and risk for SARS-CoV 2 infection, Thailand

    Pawinee Doung-ngern;Rapeepong Suphanchaimat;Apinya Panjangampatthana;Chawisar Janekrongtham

  • Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Progress and Challenges in Eight South Asian and Southeast Asian Countries.

    Sumanth Gandra;Gerardo Alvarez-Uria;Paul Turner;Paul Turner;Jyoti Joshi

  • A current perspective on antimicrobial resistance in Southeast Asia.

    Raphaël M Zellweger;Juan Carrique-Mas;Direk Limmathurotsakul;Nicholas P J Day

  • Biological relevance of colony morphology and phenotypic switching by Burkholderia pseudomallei

    Narisara Chantratita;Vanaporn Wuthiekanun;Khaemaporn Boonbumrung;Rachaneeporn Tiyawisutsri

  • Melioidosis diagnostic workshop, 20131

    Alex R. Hoffmaster;David AuCoin;Prasith Baccam;Henry C. Baggett

  • Toll-like receptor 2 impairs host defense in gram-negative sepsis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei (Melioidosis).

    W. Joost Wiersinga;Catharina W. Wieland;Mark C. Dessing;Narisara Chantratita

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharon J. Peacock
Sharon J. Peacock University of Cambridge
Nicholas P. J. Day
Nicholas P. J. Day University of Oxford
Vanaporn Wuthiekanun
Vanaporn Wuthiekanun Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Narisara Chantratita
Narisara Chantratita Mahidol University
Wirongrong Chierakul
Wirongrong Chierakul Mahidol University
David A. B. Dance
David A. B. Dance University of Oxford
Nicholas J. White
Nicholas J. White Mahidol University
Susanna Dunachie
Susanna Dunachie University of Oxford
Allen C. Cheng
Allen C. Cheng Monash University
Wipada Chaowagul
Wipada Chaowagul Mahidol University

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