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Microbiology

D-Index
106
Citations
53122
World Ranking
291
National Ranking
6

Molecular Biology

D-Index
105
Citations
51872
World Ranking
441
National Ranking
11

Julian Davies 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 Julian Davies sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 351 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Julian Davies 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 Julian Davies sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Inactivation of antibiotics and the dissemination of resistance genes.

    Julian Davies

  • Call of the wild: antibiotic resistance genes in natural environments

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

  • Origins and evolution of antibiotic resistance

    Davies J

  • Tackling antibiotic resistance

    Karen Bush;Patrice Courvalin;Gautam Dantas;Julian Davies

  • MANUAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

    A.L Demain;J.E Davies

  • 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

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

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

  • The world of subinhibitory antibiotic concentrations.

    Julian Davies;George B Spiegelman;Grace Yim

  • 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

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

    Fernando de la Cruz;Julian E. Davies

  • 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

  • STREPTOMYCIN, SUPPRESSION, AND THE CODE.

    Julian Davies;Walter Gilbert;Luigi Gorini

  • 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

  • Transcriptional modulation of bacterial gene expression by subinhibitory concentrations of antibiotics.

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

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

    Raoul Benveniste;Julian Davies

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

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

  • Misreading of RNA codewords induced by aminoglycoside antibiotics.

    Julian Davies;Luigi Gorini;Bernard D. Davis

  • Expression of a transposable antibiotic resistance element in Saccharomyces

    Antonio Jimenez;Julian Davies

  • Bacterial resistance to aminoglycoside antibiotics

    Julian Davies;Gerard D. Wright

  • Manual of industrial microbiology and biotechnology.

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Lindsay D. Eltis
Lindsay D. Eltis University of British Columbia
William W. Mohn
William W. Mohn University of British Columbia
Charles J. Thompson
Charles J. Thompson University of British Columbia
Raymond J. Andersen
Raymond J. Andersen University of British Columbia
Didier Mazel
Didier Mazel Université Paris Cité
Daniel E. Schindler
Daniel E. Schindler University of Washington
Michael G. Surette
Michael G. Surette McMaster University
Patrice Courvalin
Patrice Courvalin Institut Pasteur
Pak-Leung Ho
Pak-Leung Ho University of Hong Kong
Kimberly A. Kerns
Kimberly A. Kerns University of Victoria

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