2026 Julian Davies: Microbiology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Microbiology	106	291	6	351	53122
Molecular Biology	105	441	11	319	51872

Research.com Recognitions

2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2013 - ASM Lifetime Achievement Award, American Society for Microbiology
1996 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
1994 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
1990 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Julian Davies was affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and contributed to the field of Medicine, with a focus on topics such as Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, and Clay Minerals and Soil Interactions. Their research also addressed Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus, Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing.

The scientist published work in a variety of venues, including:

Microorganisms
Microbiology Spectrum
mBio
Molecular Microbiology
Antibiotics

Frequent coauthors in their publications included:

Shekooh Behroozian
Peng Gao
Ho Ting Venice Iu
Loretta Y. Li
Yuanxin Wei

Notable papers authored or coauthored by Julian Davies were:

"Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity of a Natural Clay Mineral from British Columbia, Canada" (2020) in mBio
"Antibacterial Activity of a Natural Clay Mineral against Burkholderia cepacia Complex and Other Bacterial Pathogens Isolated from People with Cystic Fibrosis" (2023) in Microorganisms
"Subinhibitory Concentrations of Antibiotics Exacerbate Staphylococcal Infection by Inducing Bacterial Virulence" (2022) in Microbiology Spectrum
"An ancient solution to a modern problem" (2020) in Molecular Microbiology
"Antivirulence Agent as an Adjuvant of β-Lactam Antibiotics in Treating Staphylococcal Infections" (2022) in Antibiotics

Julian Davies contributed to research across various subfields including Complementary and Manual Therapy, Pharmacology, Molecular Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Biomaterials. This range reflected a multidimensional approach to understanding and combating bacterial resistance and related medical challenges.

The scientist's career was recognized by several honors:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2014)
ASM Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society for Microbiology (2013)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Science (1996)
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (1994)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1990)

Best Publications

Origins and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance

Julian Davies;Dorothy Davies

7301
Citations
Inactivation of antibiotics and the dissemination of resistance genes.

Julian Davies

2719
Citations
Call of the wild: antibiotic resistance genes in natural environments

Heather K. Allen;Justin Donato;Helena Huimi Wang;Karen A. Cloud-Hansen

2673
Citations
Origins and evolution of antibiotic resistance

Davies J

2546
Citations
Tackling antibiotic resistance

Karen Bush;Patrice Courvalin;Gautam Dantas;Julian Davies

1270
Citations
MANUAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

A.L Demain;J.E Davies

1133
Citations
Plasmid-encoded hygromycin B resistance: the sequence of hygromycin B phosphotransferase gene and its expression in Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Linda Gritz;Julian Davies

1132
Citations
Characterization of the herbicide-resistance gene bar from Streptomyces hygroscopicus.

Charles J. Thompson;N. Rao Movva;Richard Tizard;Reto Crameri

1084
Citations
The world of subinhibitory antibiotic concentrations.

Julian Davies;George B Spiegelman;Grace Yim

882
Citations
The complete genome of Rhodococcus sp. RHA1 provides insights into a catabolic powerhouse

Michael P. McLeod;René L. Warren;William W. L. Hsiao;Naoto Araki

804
Citations
Horizontal gene transfer and the origin of species: lessons from bacteria.

Fernando de la Cruz;Julian E. Davies

735
Citations
A gene cluster encoding cholesterol catabolism in a soil actinomycete provides insight into Mycobacterium tuberculosis survival in macrophages

Robert Van der Geize;Katherine Yam;Thomas Heuser;Maarten H. Wilbrink

710
Citations
STREPTOMYCIN, SUPPRESSION, AND THE CODE.

Julian Davies;Walter Gilbert;Luigi Gorini

710
Citations
DNA-Based Diagnostic Approaches for Identification of Burkholderia cepacia Complex, Burkholderia vietnamiensis, Burkholderia multivorans,Burkholderia stabilis, and Burkholderia cepacia Genomovars I and III

Eshwar Mahenthiralingam;Jocelyn Bischof;Sean K. Byrne;Christopher Radomski

704
Citations
Transcriptional modulation of bacterial gene expression by subinhibitory concentrations of antibiotics.

Ee-Been Goh;Grace Yim;Wayne Tsui;JoAnn McClure

677
Citations
Aminoglycoside antibiotic-inactivating enzymes in actinomycetes similar to those present in clinical isolates of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Raoul Benveniste;Julian Davies

668
Citations
Distribution of thiols in microorganisms: mycothiol is a major thiol in most actinomycetes.

G L Newton;K Arnold;M S Price;C Sherrill

622
Citations
Misreading of RNA codewords induced by aminoglycoside antibiotics.

Julian Davies;Luigi Gorini;Bernard D. Davis

614
Citations
Expression of a transposable antibiotic resistance element in Saccharomyces

Antonio Jimenez;Julian Davies

608
Citations
Bacterial resistance to aminoglycoside antibiotics

Julian Davies;Gerard D. Wright

583
Citations
Manual of industrial microbiology and biotechnology.

R. H. Baltz;J. E. Davies;A. L. Demain

581
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lindsay D. Eltis University of British Columbia

William W. Mohn University of British Columbia

Charles J. Thompson University of British Columbia

Raymond J. Andersen University of British Columbia

Didier Mazel Université Paris Cité

Daniel E. Schindler University of Washington

Michael G. Surette McMaster University

Patrice Courvalin Institut Pasteur

Pak-Leung Ho University of Hong Kong

Kimberly A. Kerns University of Victoria

External Links

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