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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 55 3891 3573 1513 1352 195 8094

Ellena M. Peterson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ellena M. Peterson between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ellena M. Peterson published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 1989. 2 of the 225 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 1989. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 8 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1976 2025

225 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ellena M. Peterson: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 1
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 5
1982 6
1983 8
1984 4
1985 4
1986 9
1987 10
1988 8
1989 12
1990 4
1991 8
1992 5
1993 7
1994 5
1995 1
1996 4
1997 5
1998 2
1999 6
2000 1
2001 2
2002 4
2003 4
2004 1
2005 5
2006 2
2007 3
2008 3
2009 9
2010 2
2011 6
2012 9
2013 8
2014 7
2015 5
2016 6
2017 6
2018 2
2019 6
2020 7
2021 3
2022 4
2023 2
2024 1
2025 1
Total 225
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Ellena M. Peterson 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 Ellena M. Peterson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 195–204 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 195 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234 195
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Ellena M. Peterson 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 Ellena M. Peterson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 55 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134 55
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Ellena M. Peterson is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with notable contributions in Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Medicine, and Epidemiology. The research covers key topics including Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Infection Control in Healthcare, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus, Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, and Global Health Workforce Issues.

Peterson has published extensively, with a frequent presence in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, where they have contributed five publications. Additional venues include the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved with two papers, as well as individual publications in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Genome Medicine, and the New England Journal of Medicine.

The following recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of their work:

  • The Hidden Crisis in the Times of COVID-19: Critical Shortages of Medical Laboratory Professionals in Clinical Microbiology (2022, Journal of Clinical Microbiology)
  • High Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Colonization in 28 Nursing Homes: An "Iceberg Effect" (2020, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association)
  • Inter-species geographic signatures for tracing horizontal gene transfer and long-term persistence of carbapenem resistance (2022, Genome Medicine)
  • Decolonization in Nursing Homes to Prevent Infection and Hospitalization (2023, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Reducing Hospitalizations and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms via Regional Decolonization in Hospitals and Nursing Homes (2024, JAMA)

Peterson frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors who have contributed to multiple publications together. These include Susan S. Huang with 12 coauthored works, Gabrielle Gussin with 11, James A. McKinnell with 10, Raveena Singh with 10, and Cassiana E. Bittencourt with 9 published collaborations.

Best Publications

  • Rapid detection of single bacteria in unprocessed blood using Integrated Comprehensive Droplet Digital Detection

    Dong-Ku Kang;M. Monsur Ali;Kaixiang Zhang;Susan S. Huang

  • Vaccination with the Chlamydia trachomatis Major Outer Membrane Protein Can Elicit an Immune Response as Protective as That Resulting from Inoculation with Live Bacteria

    Sukumar Pal;Ellena M. Peterson;Luis M. de la Maza

  • Prevalence and Significance of Fluoroquinolone Resistant Escherichia coli in Patients Undergoing Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Needle Biopsy

    Michael A. Liss;Michael A. Liss;Alexandra Chang;Rosanne Santos;Amy Nakama-Peeples

  • Intravaginal inoculation of mice with the Chlamydia trachomatis mouse pneumonitis biovar results in infertility.

    L M de la Maza;S Pal;A Khamesipour;E M Peterson

  • The 7.5-kb plasmid present in Chlamydia trachomatis is not essential for the growth of this microorganism.

    Ellena M. Peterson;Brian A. Markoff;Julius Schachter;Luis M. de la Maza

  • The NOD/RIP2 pathway is essential for host defenses against Chlamydophila pneumoniae lung infection.

    Kenichi Shimada;Shuang Chen;Paul W. Dempsey;Rosalinda Sorrentino

  • Multi-institute analysis of carbapenem resistance reveals remarkable diversity, unexplained mechanisms, and limited clonal outbreaks

    Gustavo C Cerqueira;Ashlee M Earl;Christoph M Ernst;Yonatan H Grad;Yonatan H Grad

  • Decolonization to Reduce Postdischarge Infection Risk among MRSA Carriers

    Susan S Huang;Raveena Singh;James A McKinnell;Steven Park

  • Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare directly from primary BACTEC cultures by using acridinium-ester-labeled DNA probes.

    K D Evans;A S Nakasone;P A Sutherland;L M de la Maza

  • Chlamydia trachomatis Native Major Outer Membrane Protein Induces Partial Protection in Nonhuman Primates: Implication for a Trachoma Transmission-Blocking Vaccine

    Laszlo Kari;William M. Whitmire;Deborah D. Crane;Nathalie Reveneau

  • Direct identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium, and Mycobacterium intracellulare from amplified primary cultures in BACTEC media using DNA probes.

    E M Peterson;R Lu;C Floyd;A Nakasone

  • Monoclonal immunoglobulin A antibody to the major outer membrane protein of the Chalamydia trachomatis mouse pneumonitis biovar protects mice against a chlamydial genital challenge

    Sukumar Pal;Ida Theodor;Ellena M. Peterson;Luis M. de la Maza

  • Immunization with an acellular vaccine consisting of the outer membrane complex of Chlamydia trachomatis induces protection against a genital challenge.

    S Pal;I Theodor;E M Peterson;L M de la Maza

  • Immunization with the Chlamydia trachomatis mouse pneumonitis major outer membrane protein can elicit a protective immune response against a genital challenge.

    Sukumar Pal;I. D. A. Theodor;Ellena M. Peterson;Luis M. De La Maza

  • Role of neutrophils in controlling early stages of a Chlamydia trachomatis infection.

    N Barteneva;I Theodor;E M Peterson;L M de la Maza

  • TLR/MyD88 and liver X receptor alpha signaling pathways reciprocally control Chlamydia pneumoniae-induced acceleration of atherosclerosis.

    Yoshikazu Naiki;Rosalinda Sorrentino;Michelle H. Wong;Kathrin S. Michelsen

  • Vaccination of mice with DNA plasmids coding for the Chlamydia trachomatis major outer membrane protein elicits an immune response but fails to protect against a genital challenge.

    Sukumar Pal;Kerry M Barnhart;Qun Wei;Anna M Abai

  • Protective role of magnesium in the neutralization by antibodies of Chlamydia trachomatis infectivity.

    E. M. Peterson;Guangming Zhong;E. Carlson;L. M. De La Maza

  • MyD88 is pivotal for the early inflammatory response and subsequent bacterial clearance and survival in a mouse model of Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia.

    Yoshikazu Naiki;Kathrin S. Michelsen;Nicolas W.J. Schröder;Randa Alsabeh

  • Rapid bacterial detection and antibiotic susceptibility testing in whole blood using one-step, high throughput blood digital PCR.

    Timothy J Abram;Hemanth Cherukury;Chen-Yin Ou;Tam Vu

  • The NOD/RIP2 Pathway Is Essential for Host Defenses Against Chlamydophila pneumoniae Lung Infection - eScholarship

    Kenichi Shimada;Shuang Chen;Paul W. Dempsey;Rosalinda Sorrentino

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis M. de la Maza
Luis M. de la Maza University of California, Irvine
Loren G. Miller
Loren G. Miller UCLA Medical Center
Moshe Arditi
Moshe Arditi Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Ken Kleinman
Ken Kleinman University of Massachusetts Amherst
Robert A. Weinstein
Robert A. Weinstein Rush University Medical Center
Peter Franks
Peter Franks University of California, Davis
Enrico Gratton
Enrico Gratton University of California, Irvine
David Wofsy
David Wofsy University of California, San Francisco
Vincent Mor
Vincent Mor Brown University
Michelle A. Digman
Michelle A. Digman University of California, Irvine

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