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Microbiology

D-Index
95
Citations
32849
World Ranking
536
National Ranking
249

Medicine

D-Index
96
Citations
34199
World Ranking
9651
National Ranking
4968

Donald Armstrong 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 Donald Armstrong sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 308 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donald Armstrong 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 Donald Armstrong sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Donald Armstrong was affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields, primarily Social Sciences and Medicine, with notable contributions in Education, Oncology, Emergency Medicine, Epidemiology, and Finance as subfields of study.

Their scholarly output included topics such as Neutropenia and Cancer Infections, Hematological Disorders and Diagnostics, and Mycobacterium Research and Diagnosis. Armstrong also focused on Community Development and Social Impact, Disaster Management and Resilience, Disaster Response and Management, and Educational Methods and Impacts.

Frequent co-authors in their work included Rachel Forrest, Amar Safdar, Ainslie Daphny, Arikan Gizem, and Anne Sarah. The venues in which Armstrong published included Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, AlterNative An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, and the New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies.

Notable recent papers by Donald Armstrong were:

  • "Acknowledgments," published in 2020 in Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • "COVID-19 equity response case study: the MEKE initiative in Maraenui, Aotearoa New Zealand," published in 2025 in AlterNative An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
  • "Enhancing Rangatahi Wellbeing in Secondary Education Through Implementation of the Meke Meter™," published in 2025 in New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies

Armstrong's work intersected areas of education and health, particularly focusing on both social dynamics and clinical concerns. Their research integrated aspects of disaster response with community development, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to addressing complex issues.

Best Publications

  • 2002 Guidelines for the Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Neutropenic Patients with Cancer

    Walter T. Hughes;Donald Armstrong;Gerald P. Bodey;Eric J. Bow

  • Severe Acquired Immunodeficiency in Male Homosexuals, Manifested by Chronic Perianal Ulcerative Herpes Simplex Lesions

    F P Siegal;C Lopez;G S Hammer;A E Brown

  • 1997 Guidelines for the Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Neutropenic Patients with Unexplained Fever

    Walter T. Hughes;Donald Armstrong;Gerald P. Bodey;Arthur E. Brown

  • Aspergillosis complicating neoplastic disease.

    Richard D. Meyer;Lowell S. Young;Donald Armstrong;Bessie Yu

  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage in the Diagnosis of Diffuse Pulmonary Infiltrates in the Immunosuppressed Host

    Diane E. Stover;Muhammad B. Zaman;Steven I. Hajdu;Michael Lange

  • Fungemia in a Cancer Hospital: Changing Frequency, Earlier Onset, and Results of Therapy

    Ruth Horn;Brian Wong;Timothy E. Kiehn;Donald Armstrong

  • Mycobacterium avium Complex Infections in Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

    Catherine C. Hawkins;Jonathan W. M. Gold;Estella Whimbey;Timothy E. Kiehn

  • Fungemia in the immunocompromised host: Changing patterns, antigenemia, high mortality

    Francoise Meunier-Carpentier;Timothy E. Kiehn;Donald Armstrong

  • Infectious morbidity associated with long-term use of venous access devices in patients with cancer.

    Jeffrey S. Groeger;Alice B. Lucas;Howard T. Thaler;Hamutal Friedlander-Klar

  • From the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Guidelines for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with unexplained fever.

    W T Hughes;D Armstrong;G P Bodey;R Feld

  • Bacterial Pneumonia in Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

    Bruce Polsky;Jonathan W. M. Gold;Estella Whimbey;José Dryjanski

  • Tuberculosis complicating neoplastic disease. A review of 201 cases

    Mark H. Kaplan;Donald Armstrong;Peter Rosen

  • Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia among patients without AIDS at a cancer hospital.

    Kent A. Sepkowitz;Arthur E. Brown;Edward E. Telzak;Scott Gottlieb

  • Phycomycosis Complicating Leukemia and Lymphoma

    Richard D. Meyer;Peter Rosen;Donald Armstrong

  • Bacteremia and fungemia complicating neoplastic disease: A study of 364 Cases

    Carol Singer;Mark H. Kaplan;Donald Armstrong

  • Invasive Aspergillosis: Progress in early diagnosis and treatment

    Bruce D. Fisher;Donald Armstrong;Bessie Yu;Jonathan W.M. Gold

  • From the Immunocompromised Host Society: The Design, Analysis, and Reporting of Clinical Trials on the Empirical Antibiotic Management of the Neutropenic Patient: Report of a Consensus Panel

    Philip A. Pizzo;Donald Armstrong;Gerald Bodey;Ben de Pauw

  • Infections caused by Mycobacterium avium complex in immunocompromised patients: diagnosis by blood culture and fecal examination, antimicrobial susceptibility tests, and morphological and seroagglutination characteristics.

    T. E. Kiehn;F. F. Edwards;P. Brannon;A. Y. Tsang

  • Central-Nervous-System Toxoplasmosis in Homosexual Men and Parenteral Drug Abusers

    Brian Wong;Jonathan W. M. Gold;Arthur E. Brown;Michael Lange

  • Treatment of Infections in Patients With the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

    D. Armstrong;J.W.M. Gold;J. Dryjanski;E. Whimbey

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy E. Kiehn
Timothy E. Kiehn Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Kent A. Sepkowitz
Kent A. Sepkowitz Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lee W. Riley
Lee W. Riley University of California, Berkeley
Lowell S. Young
Lowell S. Young California Pacific Medical Center
Jerry L. Shenep
Jerry L. Shenep St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Walter T. Hughes
Walter T. Hughes St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Po-Ren Hsueh
Po-Ren Hsueh China Medical University
Philip A. Pizzo
Philip A. Pizzo Stanford University
Karl Welte
Karl Welte University of Tübingen
Robert J. Schneider
Robert J. Schneider New York University

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