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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 53 4048 3719 3 3 242 13897

Esam I. Azhar publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Esam I. Azhar between 2008 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Esam I. Azhar published across 19 years, from 2008 to 2026, averaging 21.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 2021. 35 of the 407 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 48. Peak 48 publications in 2021. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 4 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 39 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 34 publications 2021: 48 publications 2022: 44 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 36 publications 2025: 32 publications 2026: 3 publications
2008 2026

407 publications in total across all disciplines

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Esam I. Azhar: publications per year, 2008 to 2026
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 1
2010 4
2011 7
2012 5
2013 11
2014 39
2015 15
2016 30
2017 24
2018 20
2019 22
2020 34
2021 48
2022 44
2023 31
2024 36
2025 32
2026 3
Total 407
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Esam I. Azhar 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 Esam I. Azhar 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, 235–244 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: 242 publications — 63rd percentile

63% 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
235–244 161 242
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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Esam I. Azhar 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 Esam I. Azhar 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 53
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
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

Esam I. Azhar is affiliated with King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant number of publications in key subfields including infectious diseases, molecular biology, public health, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, and hepatology.

The scientist's work covers various topics, notably:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • COVID-19 clinical research studies
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Animal virus infections studies
  • Computational drug discovery methods
  • Viral infections and vectors

Frequent collaborators of Esam I. Azhar include Sherif A. El-Kafrawy, Ahmed M. Hassan, Thamir A. Alandijany, Leena H. Bajrai, and Alimuddin Zumla. These co-authorships illustrate a consistent collaborative network contributing to the scope of their research output.

Among their recent papers are:

  • The continuing 2019-nCoV epidemic threat of novel coronaviruses to global health - The latest 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China (2020, International Journal of Infectious Diseases)
  • Reducing mortality from 2019-nCoV: host-directed therapies should be an option (2020, The Lancet)
  • The Contribution of Wastewater to the Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment: Implications of Mass Gathering Settings (2020, Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease)
  • Emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Omicron (B.1.1.529) - highlights Africa's research capabilities, but exposes major knowledge gaps, inequities of vaccine distribution, inadequacies in global COVID-19 response and control efforts (2021, International Journal of Infectious Diseases)
  • Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: Current status and management practices (2020, Journal of Infection and Public Health)

Esam I. Azhar frequently publishes in several prominent journals, including:

  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Infection and Public Health
  • Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
  • Scientific Reports
  • Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Best Publications

  • Coronaviruses - drug discovery and therapeutic options.

    Alimuddin Zumla;Jasper F. W. Chan;Esam I. Azhar;David S. C. Hui

  • Evidence for camel-to-human transmission of MERS coronavirus

    Esam I. Azhar;Sherif A. El-Kafrawy;Suha A. Farraj;Ahmed M. Hassan

  • Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics

    Jean-Christophe Lagier;Saber Khelaifia;Maryam Tidjani Alou;Sokhna Ndongo

  • Reducing mortality from 2019-nCoV: host-directed therapies should be an option.

    Alimuddin Zumla;Alimuddin Zumla;David S Hui;Esam I Azhar;Ziad A Memish

  • Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: risk factors and determinants of primary, household, and nosocomial transmission

    David S. Hui;Esam I. Azhar;Yae Jean Kim;Ziad A. Memish;Ziad A. Memish

  • Rapid Spread of Zika Virus in The Americas - Implications for Public Health Preparedness for Mass Gatherings at the 2016 Brazil Olympic Games

    Eskild Petersen;Mary E. Wilson;Sok Touch;Brian McCloskey

  • Host-directed therapies for infectious diseases: current status, recent progress, and future prospects

    Alimuddin Zumla;Alimuddin Zumla;Martin Rao;Martin Rao;Robert S Wallis;Stefan H E Kaufmann

  • The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

    Esam I. Azhar;David S.C. Hui;Ziad A. Memish;Christian Drosten

  • Respiratory Tract Samples, Viral Load, and Genome Fraction Yield in Patients With Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

    Ziad A. Memish;Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq;Hatem Q. Makhdoom;Abdullah Assiri

  • Clinical profile and outcome of hospitalized patients during first outbreak of dengue in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

    Nasim A. Khan;Esam I. Azhar;Suzan El-Fiky;Hosam H. Madani

  • The Contribution of Wastewater to the Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment: Implications of Mass Gathering Settings.

    Nour Fouz;Nour Fouz;Krisna N A Pangesti;Muhammad Yasir;Abdulrahman L Al-Malki

  • Complete genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of dengue type 1 virus isolated from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

    Esam I Azhar;Anwar M Hashem;Sherif A El-Kafrawy;Said Abol-Ela

  • Emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Omicron (B.1.1.529) - highlights Africa's research capabilities, but exposes major knowledge gaps, inequities of vaccine distribution, inadequacies in global COVID-19 response and control efforts

    Eskild Petersen;Francine Ntoumi;David S Hui;Aisha Abubakar

  • Antimicrobial effect of different types of honey on Staphylococcus aureus

    Saad B. Almasaudi;Alaa A.M. Al-Nahari;El Sayed M. Abd El-Ghany;Elie Barbour;Elie Barbour

  • Hepatitis B virus, HBx mutants and their role in hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Ashraf Ali;Hany Abdel-Hafiz;Mohd Suhail;Amany Al-Mars

  • Paper money and coins as potential vectors of transmissible disease

    Emmanouil Angelakis;Esam I Azhar;Fehmida Bibi;Muhammad Yasir

  • Gut Microbiota: A Contributing Factor to Obesity.

    Steve M. Harakeh;Imran Khan;Taha Kumosani;Elie Barbour

  • Development of fluorescent reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) using quenching probes for the detection of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus.

    Kazuya Shirato;Shohei Semba;Sherif A. El-Kafrawy;Ahmed M. Hassan

  • Role of gut microbiota in obesity, type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

    Muhammad I. Naseer;Fehmida Bibi;Mohammed H. Alqahtani;Adeel G. Chaudhary

  • Detection of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Genome in an Air Sample Originating from a Camel Barn Owned by an Infected Patient

    Esam I. Azhar;Anwar M. Hashem;Sherif A. El-Kafrawy;Sayed Sartaj Sohrab

  • Culturomics and Amplicon-based Metagenomic Approaches for the Study of Fungal Population in Human Gut Microbiota

    Ibrahim Hamad;Stéphane Ranque;Esam I. Azhar;Muhammad Yasir

  • Taking forward a 'ONE HEALTH' approach for turning the tide against The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus and other zoonotic pathogens with epidemic potential.

    Alimuddin Zumla;Osman Dar;Richard Kock;Matthew Muturi

Frequent Co-Authors

Alimuddin Zumla
Alimuddin Zumla University College London
Didier Raoult
Didier Raoult Aix-Marseille University
Mohammad A. Kamal
Mohammad A. Kamal Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
Ziad A. Memish
Ziad A. Memish Emory University
Thomas G. Ksiazek
Thomas G. Ksiazek The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
David S.C. Hui
David S.C. Hui Chinese University of Hong Kong
Pierre-Edouard Fournier
Pierre-Edouard Fournier Aix-Marseille University
Jean-Christophe Lagier
Jean-Christophe Lagier Aix-Marseille University
Eskild Petersen
Eskild Petersen Aarhus University
Catherine Robert
Catherine Robert Aix-Marseille University

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