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2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
98
Citations
34133
World Ranking
458
National Ranking
2

G. Balakrish Nair 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 G. Balakrish Nair sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 428 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

G. Balakrish Nair 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 G. Balakrish Nair sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in India Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in India Leader Award
  • 2011 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Microbiology and Immunology
  • 2004 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

G. Balakrish Nair is affiliated with the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases in India. Their research spans several fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, focusing heavily on epidemiology, hepatology, endocrinology, immunology, and surgery.

The scientist's research topics cover a wide range of significant areas including:

  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Liver disease diagnosis and treatment
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Reproductive tract infections research

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Trans-ethnic gut microbiota signatures of type 2 diabetes in Denmark and India," 2021, published in Genome Medicine
  • "Virulence Regulation and Innate Host Response in the Pathogenicity of Vibrio cholerae," 2020, published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • "Low Bifidobacterium Abundance in the Lower Gut Microbiota Is Associated With Helicobacter pylori-Related Gastric Ulcer and Gastric Cancer," 2021, published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Trans-ethnic gut microbial signatures of prediabetic subjects from India and Denmark," 2021, published in Genome Medicine
  • "Vaginal Microbiome of Pregnant Indian Women: Insights into the Genome of Dominant Lactobacillus Species," 2020, published in Microbial Ecology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this scientist include:

  • Bhabatosh Das
  • Arun Valsan
  • Shakti Kumar
  • S Sudhindran
  • Santanu Chattopadhyay

The scientist commonly publishes in notable venues such as:

  • Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Genome Medicine
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Throughout their career, G. Balakrish Nair has received several recognitions, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2002)
  • Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (2004)
  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften (2011) for contributions in microbiology and immunology

Best Publications

  • Evidence for several waves of global transmission in the seventh cholera pandemic

    Ankur Mutreja;Dong Wook Kim;Dong Wook Kim;Nicholas R Thomson;Thomas R Connor

  • Global Dissemination of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Serotype O3:K6 and Its Serovariants

    G. Balakrish Nair;Thandavarayan Ramamurthy;Sujit K. Bhattacharya;Basabjit Dutta

  • Emergence of novel strain of Vibrio cholerae with epidemic potential in southern and eastern India

    T. Ramamurthy;Surabhi Garg;Rakhi Sharma;S.K. Bhattacharya

  • A multicentre study of Shigella diarrhoea in six Asian countries: disease burden, clinical manifestations, and microbiology.

    Lorenz von Seidlein;Deok Ryun Kim;Mohammad Ali;Hyejon Lee

  • Antimicrobial Activity of Curcumin against Helicobacter pylori Isolates from India and during Infections in Mice

    Ronita De;Parag Kundu;Snehasikta Swarnakar;T. Ramamurthy

  • Emergence of a unique O3:K6 clone of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Calcutta, India, and isolation of strains from the same clonal group from Southeast Asian travelers arriving in Japan.

    J Okuda;M Ishibashi;E Hayakawa;T Nishino

  • Reduction of cholera in Bangladeshi villages by simple filtration

    Rita R. Colwell;Anwar Huq;M. Sirajul Islam;K. M. A. Aziz

  • Rapid method for species-specific identification of Vibrio cholerae using primers targeted to the gene of outer membrane protein OmpW.

    Bisweswar Nandi;Ranjan K. Nandy;Sarmishtha Mukhopadhyay;G. Balakrish Nair

  • Comparative genomics reveals mechanism for short-term and long-term clonal transitions in pandemic Vibrio cholerae.

    Jongsik Chun;Christopher J. Grim;Nur A. Hasan;Je Hee Lee

  • Seasonal epidemics of cholera inversely correlate with the prevalence of environmental cholera phages.

    Shah M. Faruque;Iftekhar Bin Naser;M. Johirul Islam;A. S. G. Faruque

  • Critical Factors Influencing the Occurrence of Vibrio cholerae in the Environment of Bangladesh

    Anwar Huq;Anwar Huq;R. Bradley Sack;Azhar Nizam;Ira M. Longini

  • Evolution of new variants of Vibrio cholerae O1.

    Ashrafus Safa;G. Balakrish Nair;Richard Y.C. Kong

  • Transmissibility of cholera: In vivo-formed biofilms and their relationship to infectivity and persistence in the environment

    Shah M. Faruque;Kuntal Biswas;S. M. Nashir Udden;Qazi Shafi Ahmad

  • Development and evaluation of a multiplex PCR assay for rapid detection of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139

    Katsuaki Hoshino;Shinji Yamasaki;Asish K. Mukhopadhyay;Soumen Chakraborty

  • New Variants of Vibrio cholerae O1 Biotype El Tor with Attributes of the Classical Biotype from Hospitalized Patients with Acute Diarrhea in Bangladesh

    G. Balakrish Nair;Shah M. Faruque;N. A. Bhuiyan;M. Kamruzzaman

  • Environmental signatures associated with cholera epidemics

    Guillaume Constantin de Magny;Raghu Murtugudde;Mathew R. P. Sapiano;Azhar Nizam

  • Cholera

    Unknown

  • Differences in Genotypes of Helicobacter pylori from Different Human Populations

    Dangeruta Kersulyte;Asish K. Mukhopadhyay;Billie Velapatiño;Billie Velapatiño;WanWen Su

  • Distinctiveness of Genotypes of Helicobacter pylori in Calcutta, India

    Asish K. Mukhopadhyay;Dangeruta Kersulyte;Jin-Yong Jeong;Simanti Datta

  • Bacteremic typhoid fever in children in an urban slum, Bangladesh.

    W. Abdullah Brooks;Anowar Hossain;Doli Goswami;Amina Tahia Sharmeen

  • Cholera due to altered El Tor strains of Vibrio cholerae O1 in Bangladesh.

    G. Balakrish Nair;Firdausi Qadri;Jan Holmgren;Ann Mari Svennerholm

  • Cholera

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Sack
David A. Sack Johns Hopkins University
Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell University of Maryland, College Park
Shah M. Faruque
Shah M. Faruque Independent University
Yoshifumi Takeda
Yoshifumi Takeda Okayama University
Yoshifumi Takeda
Yoshifumi Takeda Okayama University
John D. Clemens
John D. Clemens University of California, Los Angeles
R. Bradley Sack
R. Bradley Sack Johns Hopkins University
Anwar Huq
Anwar Huq University of Maryland, College Park
Jongsik Chun
Jongsik Chun Seoul National University
Sujit K. Bhattacharya
Sujit K. Bhattacharya Indian Council of Medical Research

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