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D-Index
55
Citations
10893
World Ranking
3822
National Ranking
121

Jake Baum 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 Jake Baum sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 151 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jake Baum 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 Jake Baum sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jake Baum is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia and has a significant research footprint in the field of Medicine, especially focusing on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's research primarily centers around areas such as Malaria Research and Control, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Trypanosoma species research and implications, HIV Research and Treatment, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, Computational Drug Discovery Methods, and the Complement system in diseases.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jake Baum include:

  • Alisje Churchyard
  • Elizabeth A. Winzeler
  • Sabrina Yahiya
  • David A. Fidock
  • Farah A. Dahalan

The researcher has published extensively in several scientific venues with multiple papers appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ACS Infectious Diseases
  • Nature Communications
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Some recent publications by Jake Baum include:

  • "Conditional expression of PfAP2-G for controlled massive sexual conversion in Plasmodium falciparum", 2020, Science Advances
  • "A single-cell atlas of Plasmodium falciparum transmission through the mosquito", 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Transmission of Artemisinin-Resistant Malaria Parasites to Mosquitoes under Antimalarial Drug Pressure", 2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • "A machine learning approach to define antimalarial drug action from heterogeneous cell-based screens", 2020, Science Advances
  • "Reaction hijacking of tyrosine tRNA synthetase as a new whole-of-life-cycle antimalarial strategy", 2022, Science

Best Publications

  • Cell-Cell Communication between Malaria-Infected Red Blood Cells via Exosome-like Vesicles

    Neta Regev-Rudzki;Danny W Wilson;Danny W Wilson;Teresa G Carvalho;Teresa G Carvalho;Xavier Sisquella;Xavier Sisquella

  • The cellular and molecular basis for malaria parasite invasion of the human red blood cell.

    Alan F. Cowman;Drew Berry;Jake Baum

  • A conserved molecular motor drives cell invasion and gliding motility across malaria life cycle stages and other apicomplexan parasites.

    Jake Baum;Dave Richard;Julie Healer;Melanie Rug

  • Super-Resolution Dissection of Coordinated Events during Malaria Parasite Invasion of the Human Erythrocyte

    David T Riglar;Dave Richard;Danny W Wilson;Michelle J. Boyle;Michelle J. Boyle

  • The Dendritic Cell Receptor Clec9A Binds Damaged Cells via Exposed Actin Filaments

    Jian Guo Zhang;Jian Guo Zhang;Peter E. Czabotar;Peter E. Czabotar;Antonia N. Policheni;Antonia N. Policheni;Irina Caminschi;Irina Caminschi;Irina Caminschi

  • Cryo-EM structure of the Plasmodium falciparum 80S ribosome bound to the anti-protozoan drug emetine

    Wilson Wong;Xiao Chen Bai;Alan Brown;Israel S. Fernandez

  • ISOLATION OF VIABLE PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM MEROZOITES TO DEFINE ERYTHROCYTE INVASION EVENTS AND ADVANCE VACCINE AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT

    Michelle J Boyle;Danny W Wilson;Jack S Richards;David T Riglar

  • Reticulocyte-binding protein homologue 5 – An essential adhesin involved in invasion of human erythrocytes by Plasmodium falciparum

    Jake Baum;Lin Chen;Julie Healer;Sash Lopaticki

  • Interaction between Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen 1 and the rhoptry neck protein complex defines a key step in the erythrocyte invasion process of malaria parasites

    Dave Richard;Christopher A. MacRaild;David T. Riglar;Jo-Anne Chan

  • Molecular genetics and comparative genomics reveal RNAi is not functional in malaria parasites

    Jake Baum;Anthony T. Papenfuss;Gunnar R. Mair;Chris J. Janse

  • Regulation of apicomplexan actin-based motility

    Jake Baum;Anthony T Papenfuss;Buzz Baum;Terence P Speed

  • Host-cell invasion by malaria parasites: insights from Plasmodium and Toxoplasma

    Jake Baum;Tim-Wolf Gilberger;Freddy Frischknecht;Markus Meissner

  • An EGF-like protein forms a complex with PfRh5 and is required for invasion of human erythrocytes by Plasmodium falciparum

    Lin Chen;Sash Lopaticki;David T. Riglar;David T. Riglar;Chaitali Dekiwadia

  • Invasion by P. falciparum merozoites suggests a hierarchy of molecular interactions

    Jake Baum;Alexander G Maier;Robert T Good;Ken M Simpson

  • Routine in vitro culture of P. falciparum gametocytes to evaluate novel transmission-blocking interventions

    Michael J Delves;Ursula Straschil;Andrea Ruecker;Celia Miguel-Blanco

  • Mefloquine targets the Plasmodium falciparum 80S ribosome to inhibit protein synthesis

    Wilson Wong;Xiao Chen Bai;Brad E. Sleebs;Tony Triglia

  • Signal-mediated export of proteins from the malaria parasite to the host erythrocyte.

    Matthias Marti;Jake Baum;Melanie Rug;Leann Tilley

  • Micrococcus luteus -- survival in amber

    Charles L. Greenblatt;J. Baum;Benjamin Y. Klein;S. Nachshon

  • PfSET10, a Plasmodium falciparum Methyltransferase, Maintains the Active var Gene in a Poised State during Parasite Division

    Jennifer C. Volz;Richard Bártfai;Michaela Petter;Christine Langer

  • Natural Selection on the Erythrocyte Surface

    Jake Baum;Ryk H. Ward;David J. Conway

  • Evidence for diversifying selection on erythrocyte-binding antigens of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax.

    Jake Baum;Alan W Thomas;David J Conway

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan F. Cowman
Alan F. Cowman Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
James G. Beeson
James G. Beeson Burnet Institute
Stuart A. Ralph
Stuart A. Ralph University of Melbourne
Eric Hanssen
Eric Hanssen University of Melbourne
Sergio Wittlin
Sergio Wittlin Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Cynthia B. Whitchurch
Cynthia B. Whitchurch University of Technology Sydney
Robert E. Sinden
Robert E. Sinden Imperial College London
Brendan S. Crabb
Brendan S. Crabb Monash University
David J. Conway
David J. Conway London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Elizabeth A. Winzeler
Elizabeth A. Winzeler University of California, San Diego

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