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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 68 2135 894 261 21403

John R. Stephenson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John R. Stephenson between 1952 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John R. Stephenson published across 75 years, from 1952 to 2026, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2015. 18 of the 763 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1952 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2015. 1952: 1 publication 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 1 publication 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 4 publications 1971: 5 publications 1972: 9 publications 1973: 8 publications 1974: 17 publications 1975: 15 publications 1976: 17 publications 1977: 26 publications 1978: 22 publications 1979: 14 publications 1980: 16 publications 1981: 13 publications 1982: 9 publications 1983: 20 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 12 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 16 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 8 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 46 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 2 publications
1952 2026

763 publications in total across all disciplines

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John R. Stephenson: publications per year, 1952 to 2026
Year Publications
1952 1
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 1
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 1
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 1
1968 1
1969 0
1970 4
1971 5
1972 9
1973 8
1974 17
1975 15
1976 17
1977 26
1978 22
1979 14
1980 16
1981 13
1982 9
1983 20
1984 6
1985 12
1986 6
1987 9
1988 6
1989 4
1990 16
1991 8
1992 1
1993 8
1994 7
1995 6
1996 2
1997 7
1998 12
1999 10
2000 7
2001 7
2002 5
2003 5
2004 9
2005 13
2006 11
2007 6
2008 11
2009 21
2010 14
2011 13
2012 21
2013 20
2014 22
2015 46
2016 31
2017 18
2018 24
2019 25
2020 18
2021 25
2022 26
2023 14
2024 13
2025 16
2026 2
Total 763
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John R. Stephenson 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 John R. Stephenson 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, 255–264 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: 261 publications — 68th percentile

68% 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
255–264 146 261
265–274 139
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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John R. Stephenson 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 John R. Stephenson 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, 68 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: 68 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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 68
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
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

John R. Stephenson was affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research contributions primarily spanned the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with 125 publications in Medicine and 60 in Health Professions. Subfields of focus included General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Surgery, Occupational Therapy, and Rehabilitation.

Their main topics of study covered a range of healthcare issues including:

  • Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
  • Wound Healing and Treatments
  • Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare

John R. Stephenson published numerous articles in notable venues, appearing frequently in:

  • Journal of Wound Care
  • British Journal of Nursing
  • WCET Journal
  • British Journal of Midwifery
  • BMC Public Health

Among their recent papers were:

  • "The association between obesity and quality of life: a retrospective analysis of a large-scale population-based cohort study," 2021, BMC Public Health
  • "The effectiveness of e-health interventions for the treatment of overweight or obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis," 2021, Obesity Reviews
  • "Blended Learning in Health Care Education: An Overview and Overarching Meta-analysis of Systematic Reviews," 2022, Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
  • "The viability and acceptability of a Virtual Wound Care Command Centre in Australia," 2022, International Wound Journal
  • "Motivational interviewing to support modifiable risk factor change in individuals at increased risk of cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis," 2020, PLoS ONE

Collaborations were a significant aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including Karen Ousey, Michelle Barakat-Johnson, Fiona Coyer, Paul Bissell, and Felicity Astin. These collaborations contributed to diverse research projects and publications across health-related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • A cellular oncogene is translocated to the Philadelphia chromosome in chronic myelocytic leukaemia

    Annelies de Klein;Ad Geurts van Kessel;Gerard Grosveld;Claus R. Bartram

  • Localization of the c- abl oncogene adjacent to a translocation break point in chronic myelocytic leukaemia

    Nora Heisterkamp;John R. Stephenson;John Groffen;Pamela F. Hansen

  • Translocation of c- abl oncogene correlates with the presence of a Philadelphia chromosome in chronic myelocytic leukaemia

    Claus R. Bartram;Annelies de Klein;Anne Hagemeijer;Ton van Agthoven

  • Induction of colonies of hemoglobin-synthesizing cells by erythropoietin in vitro.

    John R. Stephenson;Arthur A. Axelrad;David L. McLeod;Mona M. Shreeve

  • Funding for malaria genome sequencing

    Stephen L. Hoffman;William H. Bancroft;Gottlieb Michael;Stephanie L. James

  • Structure and biological activity of v-raf, a unique oncogene transduced by a retrovirus

    U R Rapp;M D Goldsborough;G E Mark;T I Bonner

  • Tick-borne Encephalitis Virus - A Review of an Emerging Zoonosis

    K. L. Mansfield;N. Johnson;L. P. Phipps;J. R. Stephenson

  • Transforming growth factors produced by retrovirus-transformed rodent fibroblasts and human melanoma cells: amino acid sequence homology with epidermal growth factor.

    H Marquardt;M W Hunkapiller;L E Hood;D R Twardzik

  • Chromosomal localization of human cellular homologues of two viral oncogenes.

    Nora Heisterkamp;John Groffen;John R. Stephenson;N. K. Spurr

  • Human transforming growth factors induce tyrosine phosphorylation of EGF receptors

    Fred H. Reynolds;George J. Todaro;Charlotte Fryling;John R. Stephenson

  • Evidence of persistent measles virus infection in Crohn's disease

    Unknown

  • gag Gene of mammalian type-C RNA tumour viruses

    Mariano Barbacid;John R. Stephenson;Stuart A. Aaronson

  • Independent segregation of loci for activation of biologically distinguishable RNA C-type viruses in mouse cells.

    Stuart A. Aaronson;John R. Stephenson

  • Endogenous type-C RNA viruses of mammalian cells.

    Stuart A. Aaronson;John R. Stephenson

  • Combined modalities of resistance in etoposide-resistant human KB cell lines.

    Peter J. Ferguson;Michael H. Fisher;John Stephenson;De-hua Li

  • Homology exists among the transforming sequences of avian and feline sarcoma viruses

    M Shibuya;T Hanafusa;H Hanafusa;J R Stephenson

  • The nonstructural components of polyproteins encoded by replication-defective mammalian transforming retroviruses are phosphorylated and have associated protein kinase activity

    Wim J.M. Van De Ven;Fred H. Reynolds;John R. Stephenson

  • High-level expression of the tick-borne encephalitis virus NS1 protein by using an adenovirus-based vector: protection elicited in a murine model.

    S. C. Jacobs;J. R. Stephenson;G. W. G. Wilkinson

  • Understanding dengue pathogenesis: implications for vaccine design.

    Unknown

  • Cells nonproductively transformed by Abelson murine leukemia virus express a high molecular weight polyprotein containing structural and nonstructural components

    Fred H. Reynolds;Thomas L. Sacks;Dileep N. Deobagkar;John R. Stephenson

  • Minocycline reduces the development of abnormal tau species in models of Alzheimer’s disease

    Wendy Noble;Claire Garwood;John Stephenson;Anna M. Kinsey

  • Isolation of temperature-sensitive mutants of murine leukemia virus.

    John R. Stephenson;Roberta K. Reynolds;Stuart A. Aaronson

  • Feline oncornavirus-associated cell membrane antigen: evidence for an immunologically crossreactive feline sarcoma virus-coded protein.

    John R. Stephenson;Arifa S. Khan;Ann H. Sliski;Max Essex

  • Amino- and carboxyl-terminal amino acid sequences of proteins coded by gag gene of murine leukemia virus

    Stephen Oroszlan;Louis E. Henderson;John R. Stephenson;Terry D. Copeland

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart A. Aaronson
Stuart A. Aaronson Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Steven R. Tronick
Steven R. Tronick National Institutes of Health
John Groffen
John Groffen Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Nora Heisterkamp
Nora Heisterkamp Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Gerard Grosveld
Gerard Grosveld St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Annelies de Klein
Annelies de Klein Erasmus University Rotterdam
George J. Todaro
George J. Todaro Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Stephen Oroszlan
Stephen Oroszlan National Institutes of Health
Jonas Blomberg
Jonas Blomberg Uppsala University
Gary J. Kelloff
Gary J. Kelloff National Institutes of Health

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