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Farooq Azam

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
104
Citations
53754
World Ranking
1231
National Ranking
729

Farooq Azam publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Farooq Azam sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 244 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Farooq Azam D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Farooq Azam sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2013 - ASM D.C. White Award, American Society for Microbiology

Overview

Farooq Azam is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, encompassing various subfields such as ecology, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, oceanography, molecular biology, and immunology.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Algal Biology and Biofuel Production
  • Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota
  • Vibrio Bacteria Research Studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Farooq Azam has published in several scientific venues, with multiple contributions to PLoS ONE and Metabolites. Other publication venues include Nature Communications, Science Advances, and the Journal of Applied Phycology.

Recent papers reflect a diverse range of interests within marine and microbial ecology and applied phycology:

  • "Bionic 3D printed corals," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Correcting a major error in assessing organic carbon pollution in natural waters," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Synthetic algal-bacteria consortia for space-efficient microalgal growth in a simple hydrogel system," 2021, Journal of Applied Phycology
  • "Insight into the resilience and susceptibility of marine bacteria to T6SS attack by Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio coralliilyticus," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "Ligand cross-feeding resolves bacterial vitamin B12 auxotrophies," 2024, Nature

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Daniel Wangpraseurt
  • Alison G. Smith
  • Matthew P. Davey
  • Dimitri D. Deheyn
  • Silvia Vignolini

Azam's research spans environmental processes at the interface of microbial ecology, marine ecosystems, and sustainable practices. Their collaborations indicate a strong interdisciplinary network supporting studies on coral ecosystems, microbial communities, and algal systems relevant to biofuels and aquaculture.

Recognitions attained include membership of the Academia Europaea since 2019, fellowship at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences awarded in 2016, and the ASM D.C. White Award from the American Society for Microbiology in 2013.

Best Publications

  • The Ecological Role of Water-Column Microbes in the Sea*

    Farooq Azam;Tom Fenchel;J. G. Field;J. S. Gray

  • Protein content and protein synthesis rates of planktonic marine bacteria

    M. Simon;F. Azam

  • Scientists' Warning to Humanity: Microorganisms and Climate Change

    Ricardo Cavicchioli;William J. Ripple;Kenneth N. Timmis;Farooq Azam

  • Microbial production of recalcitrant dissolved organic matter: long-term carbon storage in the global ocean.

    Nianzhi Jiao;Gerhard J. Herndl;Dennis A. Hansell;Ronald Benner

  • Thymidine incorporation as a measure of heterotrophic bacterioplankton production in marine surface waters : Evaluation and field results

    J. A. Fuhrman;F. Azam

  • Microbial structuring of marine ecosystems

    Farooq Azam;Francesca Malfatti

  • Microbial Control of Oceanic Carbon Flux: The Plot Thickens

    Farooq Azam

  • Diversity and distribution of coral-associated bacteria

    Forest Rohwer;Victor Seguritan;Farooq Azam;Nancy Knowlton

  • A simple, economical method for measuring bacterial protein synthesis rates in seawater using 3H-leucine

    D. C Smith;F Azam

  • Genomic analysis of uncultured marine viral communities

    Mya Breitbart;Peter Salamon;Bjarne Andresen;Joseph M. Mahaffy

  • Bacterioplankton secondary production estimates for coastal waters of british columbia, antarctica, and california.

    Jed A. Fuhrman;Farooq Azam

  • Intense hydrolytic enzyme activity on marine aggregates and implications for rapid particle dissolution

    David C. Smith;Meinhard Simon;Alice L. Alldredge;Farooq Azam

  • Major role of bacteria in biogeochemical fluxes in the ocean's interior

    Byung C. Cho;Farooq Azam

  • The oceanic gel phase: a bridge in the DOM-POM continuum

    Pedro Verdugo;Alice L. Alldredge;Farooq Azam;David L. Kirchman

  • Dynamics of Bacterial Community Composition and Activity during a Mesocosm Diatom Bloom

    Lasse Riemann;Grieg F. Steward;Farooq Azam

  • Accelerated dissolution of diatom silica by marine bacterial assemblages

    Kay D. Bidle;Farooq Azam

  • Bringing the ocean into the laboratory to probe the chemical complexity of sea spray aerosol

    Kimberly A. Prather;Timothy H. Bertram;Vicki H. Grassian;Grant B. Deane

  • Algicidal bacteria in the sea and their impact on algal blooms.

    Xavier Mayali;Farooq Azam

  • Biogeochemical significance of bacterial biomass in the ocean's euphotic zone

    BC Cho;F. Azam

  • Antagonistic Interactions among Marine Pelagic Bacteria

    Richard A. Long;Farooq Azam

Frequent Co-Authors

Grieg F. Steward
Grieg F. Steward University of Hawaii at Manoa
David C. Smith
David C. Smith University of Rhode Island
Åke Hagström
Åke Hagström Linnaeus University
Jed A. Fuhrman
Jed A. Fuhrman University of Southern California
Nianzhi Jiao
Nianzhi Jiao Xiamen University
Kimberly A. Prather
Kimberly A. Prather University of California, San Diego
Forest Rohwer
Forest Rohwer San Diego State University
David L. Kirchman
David L. Kirchman University of Delaware
Douglas H. Bartlett
Douglas H. Bartlett University of California, San Diego
Meinhard Simon
Meinhard Simon Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

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