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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 69 2018 1842 853 754 248 20000
Medicine 73 19578 18373 9745 8990 313 23451

Erik R. Dubberke publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Erik R. Dubberke between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Erik R. Dubberke published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2023. 20 of the 331 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2023. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 7 publications
2000 2025

331 publications in total across all disciplines

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Erik R. Dubberke: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 3
2005 3
2006 6
2007 8
2008 18
2009 18
2010 6
2011 10
2012 12
2013 7
2014 23
2015 20
2016 28
2017 21
2018 24
2019 18
2020 11
2021 14
2022 28
2023 31
2024 13
2025 7
Total 331
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Erik R. Dubberke 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 Erik R. Dubberke 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, 245–254 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: 248 publications — 65th percentile

65% 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
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160 248
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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Erik R. Dubberke 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 Erik R. Dubberke 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, 69 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: 69 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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
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 69
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

Erik R. Dubberke is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily resides in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Gastroenterology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, Microscopic Colitis, Nosocomial Infections in ICU, Gut microbiota and health, Gastrointestinal motility and disorders, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing.

Recent publications by Erik R. Dubberke include:

  • Acute and persistent effects of commonly used antibiotics on the gut microbiome and resistome in healthy adults, 2022, Cell Reports
  • Microbiota restoration reduces antibiotic-resistant bacteria gut colonization in patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection from the open-label PUNCH CD study, 2021, Genome Medicine
  • Durable reduction of Clostridioides difficile infection recurrence and microbiome restoration after treatment with RBX2660: results from an open-label phase 2 clinical trial, 2022, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • Safety of fecal microbiota, live-jslm (REBYOTA™) in individuals with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: data from five prospective clinical trials, 2023, Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
  • Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update, 2023, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Frequent co-authors in collaboration with Erik R. Dubberke include Kimberly A. Reske, Tiffany Hink, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Gautam Dantas, and Jennie H. Kwon.

The scientist has a notable presence in several publication venues, frequently publishing in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Clinical Infectious Diseases, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)

    L Clifford McDonald;Dale N Gerding;Stuart Johnson;Stuart Johnson;Johan S Bakken

  • Recommendations for Surveillance of Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease

    L. Clifford McDonald;Bruno Coignard;Erik Dubberke;Xiaoyan Song

  • Burden of Clostridium difficile on the healthcare system.

    Erik R. Dubberke;Margaret A. Olsen

  • Incidence of Clostridium difficile Infection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Joseph F. Rodemann;Erik R. Dubberke;Kimberly A. Reske;Da Hea Seo

  • Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

    Deverick J. Anderson;Keith S. Kaye;David Classen;Kathleen M. Arias

  • Strategies to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

    Jonas Marschall;Leonard A Mermel;David Classen;Kathleen M Arias

  • A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Updates

    Deborah S. Yokoe;Deverick J. Anderson;Sean M. Berenholtz;David P. Calfee

  • Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals.

    Susan E. Coffin;Michael Klompas;David Classen;Kathleen M. Arias

  • Prevention and treatment of cancer-related infections, version 2.2016

    Lindsey Robert Baden;Sankar Swaminathan;Michael Angarone;Gayle Blouin

  • Strategies to Prevent Catheter‐Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

    Evelyn Lo;Lindsay Nicolle;David Classen;Kathleen M. Arias

  • A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

    Deborah S. Yokoe;Leonard A. Mermel;Deverick J. Anderson;Kathleen M. Arias

  • Clostridium difficile—Associated Disease in a Setting of Endemicity: Identification of Novel Risk Factors

    Erik R. Dubberke;Kimberly A. Reske;Yan Yan;Margaret A. Olsen

  • Strategies to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update

    Erik R. Dubberke;Philip Carling;Ruth Carrico;Curtis J. Donskey

  • Prevention and treatment of cancer-related infections

    Lindsey Robert Baden;William Bensinger;Michael Angarone;Corey Casper

  • Review of current literature on the economic burden of Clostridium difficile infection.

    Erik R. Dubberke;Albert I. Wertheimer

  • Short- and Long-Term Attributable Costs of Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease in Nonsurgical Inpatients

    Erik R. Dubberke;Kimberly A. Reske;Margaret A. Olsen;L. Clifford McDonald

  • Zygomycosis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Prospective, Matched Case-Control Study to Assess Risks for Disease and Outcome

    Nina Singh;Jose M. Aguado;Hugo Bonatti;Graeme Forrest

  • Strategies to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

    Erik R Dubberke;Dale N Gerding;David Classen;Kathleen M Arias

  • Strategies to Prevent Transmission of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Acute Care Hospitals

    David P. Calfee;Cassandra D. Salgado;David Classen;Kathleen M. Arias

  • ICD-9 codes and surveillance for Clostridium difficile-associated disease.

    Erik R. Dubberke;Kimberly A. Reske;L. Clifford McDonald;Victoria J. Fraser

Frequent Co-Authors

Victoria J. Fraser
Victoria J. Fraser Washington University in St. Louis
Dale N. Gerding
Dale N. Gerding Veterans Health Administration
L. Clifford McDonald
L. Clifford McDonald Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gautam Dantas
Gautam Dantas Washington University in St. Louis
John F. DiPersio
John F. DiPersio Washington University in St. Louis
Gail Hecht
Gail Hecht Loyola University Chicago
Sanjay Saint
Sanjay Saint University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ciaran P. Kelly
Ciaran P. Kelly Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Peter Westervelt
Peter Westervelt Brown University
Michael Klompas
Michael Klompas Brigham and Women's Hospital

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