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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 83 1003 903 457 390 270 22996

Jan Novak publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jan Novak between 1960 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jan Novak published across 66 years, from 1960 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2014. 29 of the 497 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1960 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2014. 1960: 1 publication 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 7 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 2 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 37 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 35 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 16 publications
1960 2025

497 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jan Novak: publications per year, 1960 to 2025
Year Publications
1960 1
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 1
1968 0
1969 2
1970 7
1971 0
1972 2
1973 2
1974 3
1975 2
1976 1
1977 2
1978 2
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 2
1983 0
1984 3
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 3
1989 1
1990 3
1991 2
1992 5
1993 3
1994 1
1995 3
1996 2
1997 8
1998 6
1999 4
2000 8
2001 5
2002 5
2003 1
2004 3
2005 5
2006 4
2007 20
2008 14
2009 6
2010 20
2011 14
2012 21
2013 19
2014 37
2015 21
2016 25
2017 35
2018 25
2019 30
2020 19
2021 22
2022 18
2023 17
2024 13
2025 16
Total 497
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Jan Novak 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 Jan Novak 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, 265–274 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: 270 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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
265–274 139 270
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
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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Jan Novak 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 Jan Novak 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, 83 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: 83 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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 83
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
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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Overview

Jan Novak is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on medicine and immunology. Their work encompasses significant contributions in nephrology, immunology, and molecular biology with notable intersections in radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, and hematology.

Their research extensively addresses topics related to renal diseases and glomerulopathies, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, platelet disorders and treatments, celiac disease research and management, the complement system in diseases, and autoimmune bullous skin diseases.

Novak's recent published papers include:

  • Pathogenesis of IgA Nephropathy: Current Understanding and Implications for Development of Disease-Specific Treatment, 2021, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • IgA vasculitis with nephritis: update of pathogenesis with clinical implications, 2021, Pediatric Nephrology
  • IgA glycosylation and immune complex formation in IgAN, 2021, Seminars in Immunopathology
  • Experimental evidence of pathogenic role of IgG autoantibodies in IgA nephropathy, 2021, Journal of Autoimmunity
  • Genetic regulation of serum IgA levels and susceptibility to common immune, infectious, kidney, and cardio-metabolic traits, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Novak include:

  • Bruce A. Julian (collaborated on 36 publications)
  • Stacy Hall (32 publications)
  • Colin Reily (28 publications)
  • Matthew B. Renfrow (24 publications)
  • Dana V. Rizk (22 publications)

Novak's research findings are published in various venues with a concentration in the following journals and platforms:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (30 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine (6 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (5 publications)
  • Kidney International Reports (4 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Glycosylation in health and disease.

    Colin Reily;Tyler J. Stewart;Matthew B. Renfrow;Jan Novak

  • The Pathophysiology of IgA Nephropathy

    Hitoshi Suzuki;Krzysztof Kiryluk;Jan Novak;Zina Moldoveanu

  • Genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for IgA nephropathy

    Ali G Gharavi;Krzysztof Kiryluk;Murim Choi;Yifu Li

  • Discovery of new risk loci for IgA nephropathy implicates genes involved in immunity against intestinal pathogens

    Krzysztof Kiryluk;Yifu Li;Francesco Scolari;Simone Sanna-Cherchi

  • Circulating immune complexes in IgA nephropathy consist of IgA1 with galactose-deficient hinge region and antiglycan antibodies

    Milan Tomana;Jan Novak;Bruce A. Julian;Karel Matousovic

  • Naturally Occurring Human Urinary Peptides for Use in Diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease

    David M. Good;Petra Zürbig;Àngel Argilés;Hartwig W. Bauer

  • Muscle-specific microRNAs in skeletal muscle development

    Martin Horak;Jan Novak;Julie Bienertova-Vasku

  • Aberrantly glycosylated IgA1 in IgA nephropathy patients is recognized by IgG antibodies with restricted heterogeneity

    Hitoshi Suzuki;Run Fan;Zhixin Zhang;Rhubell Brown

  • Patients with IgA nephropathy have increased serum galactose-deficient IgA1 levels.

    Z. Moldoveanu;R.J. Wyatt;J.Y. Lee;M. Tomana

  • Geographic Differences in Genetic Susceptibility to IgA Nephropathy: GWAS Replication Study and Geospatial Risk Analysis

    Krzysztof Kiryluk;Yifu Li;Simone Sanna-Cherchi;Simone Sanna-Cherchi;Mersedeh Rohanizadegan

  • Current Understanding of the Role of Complement in IgA Nephropathy

    Nicolas Maillard;Nicolas Maillard;Robert J. Wyatt;Bruce A. Julian;Krzysztof Kiryluk

  • Clinical proteomics: A need to define the field and to begin to set adequate standards.

    Harald Mischak;Rolf Apweiler;Rosamonde E. Banks;Mark Conaway

  • IgA1-secreting cell lines from patients with IgA nephropathy produce aberrantly glycosylated IgA1

    Hitoshi Suzuki;Zina Moldoveanu;Stacy Hall;Rhubell Brown

  • Recommendations for Biomarker Identification and Qualification in Clinical Proteomics

    Harald Mischak;Guenter Allmaier;Rolf Apweiler;Teresa Attwood

  • Advances in Urinary Proteome Analysis and Biomarker Discovery

    Danilo Fliser;Jan Novak;Visith Thongboonkerd;Àngel Argilés

  • Aberrant IgA1 Glycosylation Is Inherited in Familial and Sporadic IgA Nephropathy

    Ali G. Gharavi;Zina Moldoveanu;Robert J. Wyatt;Catherine V. Barker

  • Urinary Proteomics in Diabetes and CKD

    Kasper Rossing;Harald Mischak;Mohammed Dakna;Petra Zürbig

  • Autoantibodies Targeting Galactose-Deficient IgA1 Associate with Progression of IgA Nephropathy

    Francois Berthoux;Francois Berthoux;Hitoshi Suzuki;Lise Thibaudin;Lise Thibaudin;Hiroyuki Yanagawa

  • Mice overexpressing BAFF develop a commensal flora–dependent, IgA-associated nephropathy

    Douglas D. McCarthy;Julie Kujawa;Cheryl Wilson;Adrian Papandile

  • Body fluid proteomics for biomarker discovery: lessons from the past hold the key to success in the future.

    David M. Good;Visith Thongboonkerd;Jan Novak;Jean-Loup Bascands

  • Aberrant glycosylation of IgA1 is inherited in both pediatric IgA nephropathy and Henoch–Schönlein purpura nephritis

    Krzysztof Kiryluk;Zina Moldoveanu;John T. Sanders;John T. Sanders;T. Matthew Eison;T. Matthew Eison

  • The level of galactose-deficient IgA1 in the sera of patients with IgA nephropathy is associated with disease progression

    Na Zhao;Ping Hou;Jicheng Lv;Zina Moldoveanu

  • IgA glycosylation and IgA immune complexes in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy.

    Jan Novak;Bruce A. Julian;Milan Tomana;Jiri Mestecky;Jiri Mestecky

  • IgA1-containing immune complexes in IgA nephropathy differentially affect proliferation of mesangial cells

    Jan Novak;Milan Tomana;Milan Tomana;Karel Matousovic;Karel Matousovic;Karel Matousovic;Rhubell Brown;Rhubell Brown

  • Patients with igA nephropathy have increased serum galactose-deficient igA1 levels. Commentary

    A. Roos;C. Van Kooten;Z. Moldoveanu;R. J. Wyatt

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce A. Julian
Bruce A. Julian University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jiri Mestecky
Jiri Mestecky University of Alabama at Birmingham
Zina Moldoveanu
Zina Moldoveanu University of Alabama at Birmingham
Milan Tomana
Milan Tomana University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ali G. Gharavi
Ali G. Gharavi Columbia University
Yasuhiko Tomino
Yasuhiko Tomino Juntendo University
Harald Mischak
Harald Mischak University of Glasgow
Joshua J. Coon
Joshua J. Coon University of Wisconsin–Madison
Visith Thongboonkerd
Visith Thongboonkerd Mahidol University
Anna F. Dominiczak
Anna F. Dominiczak University of Glasgow

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