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D-Index
74
Citations
21291
World Ranking
1568
National Ranking
686

James D. Oliver 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 James D. Oliver sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 190 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James D. Oliver 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 James D. Oliver sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James D. Oliver is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Environmental Science. Specific subfields of study include Endocrinology, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Food Science.

Their work spans several main topics, highlighting a consistent interest in bacterial research and public health concerns. These topics include Vibrio bacteria research studies, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Zoonotic diseases and public health, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with James D. Oliver include Craig Baker-Austin, Jaime Martínez-Urtaza, Brett Froelich, Rachel T. Noble, and Elizabeth J. Archer.

The research outputs by James D. Oliver have appeared in notable venues as well. These include UNC Libraries, Scientific Reports, Microorganisms, Environmental Science & Policy, and Nature Reviews Disease Primers.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by James D. Oliver include:

  • Climate warming and increasing Vibrio vulnificus infections in North America (2023, Scientific Reports)
  • Detection and Potential Virulence of Viable but Non-Culturable (VBNC) Listeria monocytogenes: A Review (2021, Microorganisms)
  • Cumulative effect assessment in the marine environment: A focus on the London protocol/ London convention (2022, Environmental Science & Policy)
  • Author Correction: Vibrio spp. infections (2021, Nature Reviews Disease Primers)
  • Phylogeography of the marine pathogen, Vibrio vulnificus, revealed the ancestral scenarios of its evolution (2020, MicrobiologyOpen)

Best Publications

  • The Viable but Nonculturable State in Bacteria

    James D. Oliver

  • Recent findings on the viable but nonculturable state in pathogenic bacteria.

    James D. Oliver

  • The importance of the viable but non-culturable state in human bacterial pathogens.

    Laam Li;Nilmini Mendis;Hana Trigui;James D. Oliver

  • Vibrio spp. infections.

    Craig Baker-Austin;James D. Oliver;Munirul Alam;Afsar Ali

  • Vibrio vulnificus: Disease and Pathogenesis

    Melissa K. Jones;James D. Oliver

  • Formation of Viable but Nonculturable Cells

    James D. Oliver

  • Wound infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus and other marine bacteria

    J. D. Oliver

  • Role of iron in the pathogenesis of Vibrio vulnificus infections.

    A C Wright;L M Simpson;J D Oliver

  • Pathogenesis of Vibrio vulnificus

    Debra A Linkous;James D Oliver

  • In vivo resuscitation, and virulence towards mice, of viable but nonculturable cells of Vibrio vulnificus.

    J D Oliver;R Bockian

  • Bridging the gap between viable but non-culturable and antibiotic persistent bacteria

    Mesrop Ayrapetyan;Tiffany C. Williams;James D. Oliver

  • Entry into, and resuscitation from, the viable but nonculturable state by Vibrio vulnificus in an estuarine environment.

    J D Oliver;F Hite;D McDougald;N L Andon

  • Distribution of Vibrio vulnificus and other lactose-fermenting vibrios in the marine environment.

    James D. Oliver;Robert A. Warner;David R. Cleland

  • Resuscitation of Vibrio vulnificus from the Viable but Nonculturable State.

    M D Whitesides;J D Oliver

  • Formation of nonculturable Vibrio vulnificus cells and its relationship to the starvation state.

    J D Oliver;L Nilsson;S Kjelleberg

  • Phenotypic evaluation of acapsular transposon mutants of Vibrio vulnificus.

    A C Wright;L M Simpson;J D Oliver;J G Morris

  • Resuscitation of Vibrio vulnificus from the viable but nonculturable state.

    L Nilsson;J D Oliver;S Kjelleberg

  • Relationship between the Viable but Nonculturable State and Antibiotic Persister Cells.

    Mesrop Ayrapetyan;Mesrop Ayrapetyan;Tiffany Williams;James D. Oliver;James D. Oliver

  • A rapid and simple PCR analysis indicates there are two subgroups of Vibrio vulnificus which correlate with clinical or environmental isolation.

    Thomas M. Rosche;Yutaka Yano;James D. Oliver

  • Correlation between virulence and colony morphology in Vibrio vulnificus.

    L M Simpson;V K White;S F Zane;J D Oliver

  • Use of the polymerase chain reaction in detection of culturable and nonculturable Vibrio vulnificus cells.

    L A Brauns;M C Hudson;J D Oliver

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig Baker-Austin
Craig Baker-Austin Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Carmen Amaro
Carmen Amaro University of Valencia
Rachel T. Noble
Rachel T. Noble University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Inna M. Sokolova
Inna M. Sokolova University of Rostock
Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell University of Maryland, College Park
Edward J. Feil
Edward J. Feil University of Bath
Staffan Kjelleberg
Staffan Kjelleberg Nanyang Technological University
Fernando González-Candelas
Fernando González-Candelas University of Valencia
Matthew K. Waldor
Matthew K. Waldor Harvard Medical School
Anders Dalsgaard
Anders Dalsgaard University of Copenhagen

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