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D-Index
87
Citations
38453
World Ranking
781
National Ranking
74

Edward J. Feil 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 Edward J. Feil sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 239 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Edward J. Feil 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 Edward J. Feil sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Edward J. Feil is affiliated with the University of Bath in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Within these domains, their work focuses on subfields including Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Pollution, Ecology, and Genetics.

Feil's research encompasses several key topics, such as:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance

The scientist has contributed to multiple papers, with recent notable publications including:

  • "Integrated chromosomal and plasmid sequence analyses reveal diverse modes of carbapenemase gene spread among Klebsiella pneumoniae," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Rapid Genomic Characterization and Global Surveillance of Klebsiella Using Pathogenwatch," 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Genome evolution and the emergence of pathogenicity in avian Escherichia coli," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "A large-scale genomic snapshot of Klebsiella spp. isolates in Northern Italy reveals limited transmission between clinical and non-clinical settings," 2022, Nature Microbiology
  • "Spatiotemporal profiling of antibiotics and resistance genes in a river catchment: Human population as the main driver of antibiotic and antibiotic resistance gene presence in the environment," 2021, Water Research

Frequent collaborators in their work include Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern, Jukka Corander, Marta Corbella, Harry A. Thorpe, and Marjorie J. Gibbon.

Their publications appear often in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Microbial Genomics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Water Research
  • Environment International

Best Publications

  • Multilocus sequence typing: A portable approach to the identification of clones within populations of pathogenic microorganisms

    Martin C. J. Maiden;Jane A. Bygraves;Edward Feil;Giovanna Morelli

  • The evolutionary history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

    Mark C. Enright;D. Ashley Robinson;Gaynor Randle;Edward J. Feil

  • eBURST: Inferring Patterns of Evolutionary Descent among Clusters of Related Bacterial Genotypes from Multilocus Sequence Typing Data

    Edward J. Feil;Bao C. Li;David M. Aanensen;William P. Hanage

  • Re-evaluating prokaryotic species

    Dirk Gevers;Frederick M. Cohan;Jeffrey G. Lawrence;Brian G. Spratt

  • Evolution of MRSA During Hospital Transmission and Intercontinental Spread

    Simon R. Harris;Edward J. Feil;Matthew T. G. Holden;Michael A. Quail

  • The role of the natural environment in the emergence of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria

    Elizabeth M.H. Wellington;Alistair B.A. Boxall;Paul Cross;Edward J. Feil

  • Complete genomes of two clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains: Evidence for the rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance

    Matthew T. G. Holden;Edward J. Feil;Jodi A. Lindsay;Sharon J. Peacock

  • A Single P450 Allele Associated with Insecticide Resistance in Drosophila

    P. J. Daborn;J. L. Yen;M. R. Bogwitz;G. Le Goff

  • Guidelines for the validation and application of typing methods for use in bacterial epidemiology

    A. van Belkum;P.T. Tassios;L. Dijkshoorn;S. Haeggman

  • How Clonal Is Staphylococcus aureus

    Edward J. Feil;Jessica E. Cooper;Hajo Grundmann;D. Ashley Robinson

  • Microreact: visualizing and sharing data for genomic epidemiology and phylogeography.

    Silvia Argimón;Khalil Abudahab;Richard J. E. Goater;Artemij Fedosejev

  • Epidemic of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Europe is driven by nosocomial spread

    Sophia David;Sandra Reuter;Simon R. Harris;Corinna Glasner

  • Recombination within natural populations of pathogenic bacteria: Short-term empirical estimates and long-term phylogenetic consequences

    Edward J. Feil;Edward C. Holmes;Debra E. Bessen;Man Suen Chan

  • Sequence type analysis and recombinational tests (START)

    Keith A. Jolley;E. J. Feil;Man-Suen Chan;Martin C. J. Maiden

  • Tuberculous Granuloma Induction via Interaction of a Bacterial Secreted Protein with Host Epithelium

    Hannah E. Volkman;Tamara C. Pozos;John Zheng;J. Muse Davis

  • EpiCollect: linking smartphones to web applications for epidemiology, ecology and community data collection.

    David M. Aanensen;Derek M. Huntley;Edward J. Feil;Fada'a al-Own

  • A genomic portrait of the emergence, evolution, and global spread of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pandemic

    Matthew T.G. Holden;Li Yang Hsu;Li Yang Hsu;Kevin Kurt;Lucy A. Weinert;Lucy A. Weinert

  • Comparisons of dN/dS are time dependent for closely related bacterial genomes.

    Eduardo P.C. Rocha;John Maynard Smith;Laurence D. Hurst;Matthew T.G. Holden

  • Characterization of encapsulated and noncapsulated Haemophilus influenzae and determination of phylogenetic relationships by multilocus sequence typing.

    Emma Meats;Edward J. Feil;Suzanna Stringer;Alison J. Cody

  • Recombination and the population structures of bacterial pathogens

    Edward J. Feil;Brian G. Spratt

  • Epidemic of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Europe is driven by nosocomial spread

    Sophia David;Sandra Reuter;Simon R. Harris;Corinna Glasner

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharon J. Peacock
Sharon J. Peacock University of Cambridge
Jukka Corander
Jukka Corander University of Oslo
Brian G. Spratt
Brian G. Spratt Imperial College London
Matthew T. G. Holden
Matthew T. G. Holden University of St Andrews
Nicholas P. J. Day
Nicholas P. J. Day University of Oxford
David M. Aanensen
David M. Aanensen University of Oxford
Samuel K. Sheppard
Samuel K. Sheppard University of Bath
Mark C. Enright
Mark C. Enright Manchester Metropolitan University
Hajo Grundmann
Hajo Grundmann University of Freiburg
Julian Parkhill
Julian Parkhill University of Cambridge

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