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2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
126
Citations
88477
World Ranking
97
National Ranking
47

Medicine

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Citations
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Jack D. Sobel 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 Jack D. Sobel sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 523 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jack D. Sobel 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 Jack D. Sobel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 126 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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 United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award

Overview

Jack D. Sobel is a researcher primarily affiliated with Wayne State University in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields within health sciences, with a focus on medicine and immunology and microbiology. The research contributions include detailed studies in microbiology, epidemiology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, and physiology.

Their scholarly output addresses a range of topics, with significant attention to reproductive tract infections research. Other areas of specialization include antifungal resistance and susceptibility, nail diseases and treatments, urinary tract infections management, syphilis diagnosis and treatment, fungal infections and studies, and pelvic floor disorders treatments.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Christina A. Muzny, Paul Nyirjesy, Jane R. Schwebke, Nkechi Azie, and David Angulo. These coauthors have contributed jointly to multiple publications, highlighting ongoing partnerships in relevant subfields.

Their scientific work has been published in various venues, notably in Clinical Infectious Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, and PLoS ONE. Clinical Infectious Diseases constitutes the venue with the highest number of publications from this author.

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Jack D. Sobel include:

  • "Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: A Review of the Evidence for the 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines" (2021), Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Bacterial vaginosis: drivers of recurrence and challenges and opportunities in partner treatment" (2021), BMC Medicine
  • "Ibrexafungerp Versus Placebo for Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Treatment: A Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled Superiority Trial (VANISH 303)" (2021), Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Oteseconazole: An Advance in Treatment of Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis" (2021), Future Microbiology
  • "A Randomized Phase 2 Study of VT-1161 for the Treatment of Acute Vulvovaginal Candidiasis" (2020), Clinical Infectious Diseases

Best Publications

  • Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

    Curtis Huttenhower;Curtis Huttenhower;Dirk Gevers;Rob Knight;Rob Knight;Sahar Abubucker

  • Revised Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) Consensus Group

    Ben De Pauw;Thomas J. Walsh;J. Peter Donnelly;David A. Stevens

  • Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Candidiasis: 2016 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    Peter G. Pappas;Carol A. Kauffman;David R. Andes;Cornelius J. Clancy

  • Clinical practice guidelines for the management of candidiasis: 2009 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

    Peter G. Pappas;Carol A. Kauffman;David Andes;Daniel K. Benjamin

  • Clinical practice guidelines for the management of cryptococcal disease: 2010 update by the infectious diseases society of america.

    John R. Perfect;William E. Dismukes;Francoise Dromer;David L. Goldman

  • A framework for human microbiome research

    Barbara A. Methé;Karen E. Nelson;Mihai Pop;Heather H. Creasy

  • Guidelines for Treatment of Candidiasis

    Peter G. Pappas;John H. Rex;Jack D. Sobel;Scott G. Filler

  • Urinary Tract Infection

    Betsy Foxman;Robin Barlow;Hannah D'Arcy;Brenda Gillespie

  • Practice Guidelines for the Management of Cryptococcal Disease

    Michael S. Saag;Richard J. Graybill;Robert A. Larsen;Peter G. Pappas

  • The vaginal microbiome: New information about genital tract flora using molecular based techniques

    Ronald F. Lamont;Jack D. Sobel;Robert A. Akins;Sonia S. Hassan

  • Candida glabrata: review of epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical disease with comparison to C. albicans

    Paul L. Fidel;Jose A. Vazquez;Jack D. Sobel

  • Urinary tract infection: self-reported incidence and associated costs.

    Betsy Foxman;Robin Barlow;Hannah D'Arcy;Brenda Gillespie

  • Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Candidiasis

    John H. Rex;Thomas J. Walsh;Jack D. Sobel;Scott G. Filler

  • Vulvovaginal candidiasis: epidemiologic, diagnostic, and therapeutic considerations.

    Jack D. Sobel;Sabastian Faro;Rex W. Force;Betsy Foxman

  • Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Candidiasis: 2016 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    Peter G. Pappas;Carol A. Kauffman;David R. Andes;Cornelius J. Clancy

  • Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis Associated with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

    van der Horst Cm;Saag Ms;Cloud Ga;Hamill Rj

  • Impact of treatment strategy on outcomes in patients with candidemia and other forms of invasive candidiasis: a patient-level quantitative review of randomized trials

    David R. Andes;Nasia Safdar;John W. Baddley;Geoffrey Playford

  • Emerging role of lactobacilli in the control and maintenance of the vaginal bacterial microflora.

    Vicente redondo-Lopez;Roger L. Cook;Jack D. Sobel

  • Prospective Multicenter Surveillance Study of Funguria in Hospitalized Patients

    Carol A. Kauffman;José A. Vazquez;Jack D. Sobel;Harry A. Gallis

  • A Randomized and Blinded Multicenter Trial of High-Dose Fluconazole plus Placebo versus Fluconazole plus Amphotericin B as Therapy for Candidemia and Its Consequences in Nonneutropenic Subjects

    John H. Rex;John H. Rex;Peter G. Pappas;Adolf W. Karchmer;Jack Sobel

  • Fungemia Caused by Candida Species and Torulopsis glabrata in the Hospitalized Patient: Frequency, Characteristics, and Evaluation of Factors Influencing Outcome

    Shahe V. Komshian;Ahmad K. Uwaydah;Jack D. Sobel;Lawrence R. Crane

Frequent Co-Authors

Jose A. Vazquez
Jose A. Vazquez Augusta University
Peter G. Pappas
Peter G. Pappas University of Alabama at Birmingham
John H. Rex
John H. Rex The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Denise J. Jamieson
Denise J. Jamieson Emory University
Robert S. Klein
Robert S. Klein Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Kenneth H. Mayer
Kenneth H. Mayer Harvard Medical School
Betsy Foxman
Betsy Foxman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Carol A. Kauffman
Carol A. Kauffman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Susan Cu-Uvin
Susan Cu-Uvin Brown University
Paul L. Fidel
Paul L. Fidel Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans

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