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Julian I. Rood

Julian I. Rood

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
84
Citations
25027
World Ranking
928
National Ranking
24

Genetics

D-Index
82
Citations
18457
World Ranking
1487
National Ranking
48

Julian I. Rood 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 I. Rood sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 311 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Julian I. Rood 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 I. Rood sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Julian I. Rood is a researcher primarily affiliated with Monash University in Australia. Their work focuses mainly on medical research, with a particular concentration on infectious diseases.

The scientist's research covers several subfields including:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Epidemiology

Their main topics of research include:

  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Julian I. Rood has contributed to multiple recent scientific papers, some of which include:

  • "Two putative zinc metalloproteases contribute to the virulence of Clostridium perfringens strains that cause avian necrotic enteritis," 2020, Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
  • "Extensive genome analysis identifies novel plasmid families in Clostridium perfringens," 2023, Microbial Genomics
  • "The ever-expanding tcp conjugation locus of pCW3 from Clostridium perfringens," 2020, Plasmid
  • "Classifying mobile genetic elements and their interactions from sequence data: The importance of existing biological knowledge," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Cardiopulmonary Lesions in Sheep Produced by Experimental Acute Clostridium Perfringens Type D Enterotoxemia," 2020, Veterinary Pathology

The frequent co-authors collaborating with this scientist have been:

  • Vicki Adams
  • Francisco A. Uzal
  • Bruce A. McClane
  • Sarah A. Revitt-Mills
  • Robert J. Moore

The scientist regularly publishes in a range of venues, with frequent publications in:

  • mBio
  • Plasmid
  • Veterinary Pathology
  • Microbial Genomics
  • Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Best Publications

  • Gram-positive pathogens

    Vincent A Fischetti;Richard P Novick;Joseph J Ferretti;Daniel A Portnoy

  • Nomenclature for macrolide and macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B resistance determinants.

    Marilyn C Roberts;Joyce Sutcliffe;Patrice Courvalin;Lars Bogo Jensen

  • Toxin B is essential for virulence of Clostridium difficile

    Dena Lyras;Jennifer Ruth O'Connor;Pauline M Howarth;Susan P Sambol

  • NetB, a New Toxin That Is Associated with Avian Necrotic Enteritis Caused by Clostridium perfringens

    Anthony Keyburn;John Dallas Boyce;Paola Karinna Vaz;Trudi Leanne Bannam

  • Molecular genetics and pathogenesis of Clostridium perfringens.

    J. I. Rood;Stewart T Cole

  • Expansion of the Clostridium perfringens toxin-based typing scheme.

    Julian I. Rood;Vicki Adams;Jake Lacey;Dena Lyras

  • Epidemics of Diarrhea Caused by a Clindamycin-Resistant Strain of Clostridium difficile in Four Hospitals

    Stuart Johnson;Matthew H. Samore;Kylie A. Farrow;George E. Killgore

  • Towards an understanding of the role of Clostridium perfringens toxins in human and animal disease

    Francisco A Uzal;John C Freedman;Archana Shrestha;James R Theoret

  • Genome reduction in Leptospira borgpetersenii reflects limited transmission potential

    Dieter Mark Bulach;Richard L Zuerner;Peter Wilson;Torsten Seemann

  • VIRULENCE GENES OF CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS

    Julian I. Rood

  • Genome Sequence of the Saprophyte Leptospira biflexa Provides Insights into the Evolution of Leptospira and the Pathogenesis of Leptospirosis

    Mathieu Picardeau;Dieter Mark Bulach;Dieter Mark Bulach;Christiane Bouchier;Richard L Zuerner

  • VIRULENCE STUDIES ON CHROMOSOMAL ALPHA -TOXIN AND THETA -TOXIN MUTANTS CONSTRUCTED BY ALLELIC EXCHANGE PROVIDE GENETIC EVIDENCE FOR THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF ALPHA -TOXIN IN CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS-MEDIATED GAS GANGRENE

    Miilena M. Awad;Amy E. Bryant;Dennis L. Stevens;Julian I. Rood

  • Rethinking our understanding of the pathogenesis of necrotic enteritis in chickens.

    Filip Van Immerseel;Julian Ian Rood;Robert J Moore;Robert J Moore;Richard W Titball

  • Skewed genomic variability in strains of the toxigenic bacterial pathogen, Clostridium perfringens

    Garry S.A. Myers;David A. Rasko;David A. Rasko;Jackie K. Cheung;Jacques Ravel

  • Alpha-toxin of Clostridium perfringens is not an essential virulence factor in necrotic enteritis in chickens.

    Anthony L Keyburn;Scott A Sheedy;Scott A Sheedy;Mark E Ford;Mark M Williamson

  • The CLOSTRIDIA molecular biology and pathogenesis

    Julian I. Rood

  • Nomenclature for New Tetracycline Resistance Determinants

    Stuart B. Levy;Laura M. McMurry;Teresa M. Barbosa;Vickers Burdett

  • Defining the Roles of TcdA and TcdB in Localized Gastrointestinal Disease, Systemic Organ Damage, and the Host Response during Clostridium difficile Infections

    Glen P. Carter;Anjana Chakravorty;Tu Anh Pham Nguyen;Steven Mileto

  • Revised nomenclature for transposable genetic elements.

    Adam P Roberts;Michael Chandler;Patrice Courvalin;Gérard Guédon

  • Toxin Plasmids of Clostridium perfringens

    Jihong Li;Vicki Adams;Trudi Leanne Bannam;Kazuaki Miyamoto

  • Gram-Positive Pathogens, Second Edition

    Julian I. Rood;Joseph J. Ferretti;Vincent A. Fischetti;Daniel A. Portnoy

Frequent Co-Authors

Dena Lyras
Dena Lyras Monash University
Robert J. Moore
Robert J. Moore RMIT University
Bruce A. McClane
Bruce A. McClane University of Pittsburgh
Francisco A. Uzal
Francisco A. Uzal University of California, Davis
James C. Whisstock
James C. Whisstock Monash University
Torsten Seemann
Torsten Seemann University of Melbourne
Dieter M. Bulach
Dieter M. Bulach University of Melbourne
Richard J. Whittington
Richard J. Whittington University of Sydney
John D. Boyce
John D. Boyce Monash University
John K. Davies
John K. Davies Monash University

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