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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 112 227 209 105 90 308 43209

James K. Fredrickson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James K. Fredrickson between 1982 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James K. Fredrickson published across 42 years, from 1982 to 2023, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2012. 1 of the 372 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2012. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 7 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication
1982 2023

372 publications in total across all disciplines

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James K. Fredrickson: publications per year, 1982 to 2023
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 2
1986 0
1987 4
1988 4
1989 8
1990 4
1991 6
1992 4
1993 6
1994 1
1995 7
1996 2
1997 13
1998 7
1999 11
2000 9
2001 13
2002 9
2003 16
2004 12
2005 18
2006 26
2007 10
2008 16
2009 18
2010 14
2011 16
2012 30
2013 12
2014 11
2015 17
2016 18
2017 14
2018 4
2019 2
2020 2
2021 4
2022 0
2023 1
Total 372
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James K. Fredrickson 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 K. Fredrickson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 305–314 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 308 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88 308
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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James K. Fredrickson 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 K. Fredrickson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 112 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 96th percentile

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

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11 112
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1985 - Truog Soil Science Outstanding Dissertation Award, American Society of Agronomy

Overview

James K. Fredrickson is affiliated with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Ecology, Oceanography, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, and Pollution.

The scientist's main research topics cover areas such as Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Chromium Effects and Bioremediation, Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation, Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Protist Diversity and Phylogeny.

James K. Fredrickson has contributed to a number of peer-reviewed publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Nitrogen Source Governs Community Carbon Metabolism in a Model Hypersaline Benthic Phototrophic Biofilm" (2020, mSystems)
  • "Direct and Indirect Reduction of Cr(VI) by Fermentative Fe(III)-Reducing Cellulomonas sp. Strain Cellu-2a" (2021, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology)
  • "Daylight-driven carbon exchange through a vertically structured microbial community" (2023, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • "A green sulfur bacterium from epsomitic Hot Lake, Washington, USA" (2020, Canadian Journal of Microbiology)
  • "Complete Genome Sequence of Shigella sonnei Strain SE6-1, Capable of Selenate Reduction" (2021, Microbiology Resource Announcements)

Frequent co-authors in their research include Ji-Hoon Lee, Jennifer M. Mobberley, Alexandra B. Cory, Mary Lipton, and James Moran.

They have published work in several scientific venues, among which are:

  • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • mSystems
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Canadian Journal of Microbiology
  • Microbiology Resource Announcements

James K. Fredrickson has been recognized with awards such as the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006 and the Truog Soil Science Outstanding Dissertation Award from the American Society of Agronomy in 1985.

Best Publications

  • Quantifying Community Assembly Processes and Identifying Features that Impose Them

    James C Stegen;Xueju Lin;Xueju Lin;Jim K Fredrickson;Xingyuan Chen

  • Electrically conductive bacterial nanowires produced by Shewanella oneidensis strain MR-1 and other microorganisms

    Yuri A. Gorby;Svetlana Yanina;Jeffrey S. McLean;Kevin M. Rosso

  • Stochastic and Deterministic Assembly Processes in Subsurface Microbial Communities

    James C Stegen;Xueju Lin;Xueju Lin;Allan E Konopka;James K Fredrickson

  • Extracellular electron transfer mechanisms between microorganisms and minerals

    Liang Shi;Hailiang Dong;Gemma Reguera;Haluk Beyenal

  • BIOGENIC IRON MINERALIZATION ACCOMPANYING THE DISSIMILATORY REDUCTION OF HYDROUS FERRIC OXIDE BY A GROUNDWATER BACTERIUM

    James K. Fredrickson;John M. Zachara;David W. Kennedy;Hailang Dong

  • Towards environmental systems biology of Shewanella

    James K. Fredrickson;Margaret F. Romine;Alexander S. Beliaev;Jennifer M. Auchtung

  • Estimating and mapping ecological processes influencing microbial community assembly.

    James C. Stegen;Xueju Lin;Jim K. Fredrickson;Allan E. Konopka

  • RESPIRATION OF METAL (HYDR)OXIDES BY SHEWANELLA AND GEOBACTER: A KEY ROLE FOR MULTIHAEM C-TYPE CYTOCHROMES

    Liang Shi;Thomas C. Squier;John M. Zachara;James K. Fredrickson

  • Accumulation of Mn(II) in Deinococcus radiodurans facilitates gamma-radiation resistance.

    M. J. Daly;E. K. Gaidamakova;V. Y. Matrosova;A. Vasilenko

  • Current Production and Metal Oxide Reduction by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Wild Type and Mutants

    Orianna Bretschger;Anna Obraztsova;Carter A. Sturm;In Seop Chang;In Seop Chang

  • Protein Oxidation Implicated as the Primary Determinant of Bacterial Radioresistance

    Michael J Daly;Elena K Gaidamakova;Vera Y Matrosova;Alexander Vasilenko

  • Characterization of an electron conduit between bacteria and the extracellular environment

    Robert S. Hartshorne;Catherine L. Reardon;Daniel Ross;Jochen Nuester

  • Engineering Deinococcus radiodurans for metal remediation in radioactive mixed waste environments.

    Hassan Brim;Sara C. McFarlan;James K. Fredrickson;Kenneth W. Minton

  • Bacterial reduction of crystalline Fe (super 3+) oxides in single phase suspensions and subsurface materials

    John M. Zachara;James K. Fredrickson;Shu-Mei Li;David W. Kennedy

  • Global analysis of the Deinococcus radiodurans proteome by using accurate mass tags.

    Mary S. Lipton;Ljiljana Paša-Tolić;Gordon A. Anderson;David J. Anderson

  • Biomineralization of Poorly Crystalline Fe(III) Oxides by Dissimilatory Metal Reducing Bacteria (DMRB)

    John M. Zachara;Ravi K. Kukkadapu;James K. Fredrickson;Yuri A. Gorby

  • Archaeal diversity in waters from deep South African gold mines.

    Ken Takai;Duane P. Moser;Mary DeFlaun;Tullis C. Onstott

  • Reduction of U(VI) in goethite (α-FeOOH) suspensions by a dissimilatory metal-reducing bacterium

    James K Fredrickson;John M Zachara;David W Kennedy;Martine C Duff

  • Geomicrobiology of High-Level Nuclear Waste-Contaminated Vadose Sediments at the Hanford Site, Washington State

    James K. Fredrickson;John M. Zachara;David L. Balkwill;David Kennedy

  • c-Type cytochrome-dependent formation of U(IV) nanoparticles by Shewanella oneidensis.

    Matthew J Marshall;Alexander S Beliaev;Alice C Dohnalkova;David W Kennedy

  • Reduction of Fe(III), Cr(VI), U(VI), and Tc(VII) by Deinococcus radiodurans R1

    Jim K. Fredrickson;Heather M. Kostandarithes;Shu-Mei W. Li;Andrew E. Plymale

  • The roles of outer membrane cytochromes of Shewanella and Geobacter in extracellular electron transfer.

    Liang Shi;David J. Richardson;Zheming Wang;Sebastien N. Kerisit

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Zachara
John M. Zachara Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Liang Shi
Liang Shi Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Alice Dohnalkova
Alice Dohnalkova Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Margaret F. Romine
Margaret F. Romine Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
James P. McKinley
James P. McKinley Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Yuri A. Gorby
Yuri A. Gorby Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
David L. Balkwill
David L. Balkwill Florida State University
Chongxuan Liu
Chongxuan Liu Southern University of Science and Technology
Tullis C. Onstott
Tullis C. Onstott Princeton University
Haluk Beyenal
Haluk Beyenal Washington State University

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