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D-Index
57
Citations
7756
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3647
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1431

Donald G. Ahearn 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 G. Ahearn sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 176 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donald G. Ahearn 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 G. Ahearn sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Donald G. Ahearn is affiliated with Georgia State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with particular attention to molecular biology, cell biology, infectious diseases, and plant science.

The scientist's work covers several interconnected topics, including yeasts and rust fungi studies, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, antifungal resistance and susceptibility, plant disease resistance and genetics, and fungal and yeast genetics research.

Donald G. Ahearn has contributed scholarly articles published in multiple scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • Another perspective: a marine origin and adaptability of the emerging yeast pathogen Candida haemulonii, 2023, mBio
  • Emerging Yeast Infections in Confined Elderly: Niche Effects and Rapid, Opaque Diversities Affecting Multisciences for Strains of Candida/Clavispora/Candidozyma Complex, 2025, Microorganisms

Their frequent publication venues reflect the focus of their research and include:

  • mBio
  • Microorganisms

Best Publications

  • Fungal flora of the normal human small and large intestine.

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  • Medical Mycology: The Pathogenic Fungi and the Pathogenic Actinomycetes

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  • Microbial Contamination of Contact Lens Storage Cases and Solutions

    Louis A. Wilson;Anil D. Sawant;Robert B. Simmons;Donald G. Ahearn

  • Adherence of Candida albicans to Silicone Induces Immediate Enhanced Tolerance to Fluconazole

    Carolina Mateus;Sidney A. Crow;Donald G. Ahearn

  • Effects of hydrogel/silver coatings on in vitro adhesion to catheters of bacteria associated with urinary tract infections.

    Donald G. Ahearn;Deanine T. Grace;Matthew J. Jennings;Roya N. Borazjani

  • Pseudomonas Corneal Ulcers Associated with Soft Contact-Lens Wear

    Louis A. Wilson;Ronald L. Schlitzer;Donald G. Ahearn

  • Association of Pseudomonas and Serratia corneal ulcers with use of contaminated solutions.

    M S Mayo;R L Schlitzer;M A Ward;L A Wilson

  • Resistance of some common fungi to gamma irradiation.

    Y G Saleh;M S Mayo;D G Ahearn

  • The Systematics of the Genus Prototheca with a Description of a New Species P. Filamenta

    Paula Arnold;D. G. Ahearn

  • Antibiograms, serotypes, and plasmid profiles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa associated with corneal ulcers and contact lens wear.

    M S Mayo;W L Cook;R L Schlitzer;M A Ward

  • Fungal production of volatiles during growth on fiberglass.

    I M Ezeonu;D L Price;R B Simmons;S A Crow

  • In vitro evaluation of the efficacy of a silver-coated catheter.

    Manal M. Gabriel;Mary S. Mayo;Lauren L. May;Robert B. Simmons

  • OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNGI IN A SUBTROPICAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT

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  • Environmental mycology and its importance to public health.

    S.K. Mishra;L. Ajello;D.G. Ahearn;H.A. Burge

  • Effect of relative humidity on fungal colonization of fiberglass insulation.

    I M Ezeonu;J A Noble;R B Simmons;D L Price

  • Adherence of organisms to silver-coated surfaces

    D G Ahearn;L L May;M M Gabriel

  • Association of Malassezia pachydermatis with systemic infections of humans

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  • Comparative efficacies of soft contact lens disinfectant solutions against microbial films in lens cases.

    Louis A. Wilson;Anil D. Sawant;Donald G. Ahearn

  • The occurrence and persistence of mixed biofilms in automobile air conditioning systems.

    Robert B. Simmons;Laura J. Rose;Sidney A. Crow;Donald G. Ahearn

  • Electrophoretic karyotyping of typical and atypical Candida albicans.

    M Mahrous;T J Lott;S A Meyer;A D Sawant

  • Effects of protein, mucin, and human tears on adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to hydrophilic contact lenses.

    M J Miller;L A Wilson;D G Ahearn

  • Densities of bacteria and fungi in coastal surface films as determined by a membrane‐adsorption procedure1,2

    S. A. Crow;D. G. Ahearn;W. L. Cook;A. W. Bourquin

  • Pseudomonas-Induced Corneal Ulcers Associated with Contaminated Eye Mascaras

    Louis A. Wilson;Donald G. Ahearn

  • Association of fungi with extended-wear soft contact lenses

    L.A. Wilson;D.G. Ahearn

  • Adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to hydrophilic contact lenses and other substrata

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Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Samson
Robert A. Samson Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Cletus P. Kurtzman
Cletus P. Kurtzman National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Richard C. Summerbell
Richard C. Summerbell University of Toronto
Viswanath P. Kurup
Viswanath P. Kurup Medical College of Wisconsin
Susan M. Tarlo
Susan M. Tarlo University of Toronto

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