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Microbiology

D-Index
73
Citations
16864
World Ranking
1690
National Ranking
52

Medicine

D-Index
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Citations
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18877
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633

Keith Grimwood 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 Keith Grimwood sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 395 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Keith Grimwood 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 Keith Grimwood sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Keith Grimwood is affiliated with Griffith University in Australia and has contributed extensively to research within the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, epidemiology, and infectious diseases. Their body of work covers various aspects of respiratory health, including respiratory viral infections, cystic fibrosis, neonatal respiratory health, pneumonia, and airway disorders.

Research topics addressed by Keith Grimwood include:

  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Cystic fibrosis research advances
  • Neonatal respiratory health research
  • Pneumonia and respiratory infections
  • Tracheal and airway disorders
  • Respiratory and cough-related research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Keith Grimwood include:

  • Anne B. Chang
  • Robert S. Ware
  • Stephanie T. Yerkovich
  • Stephen B. Lambert
  • Catherine A. Byrnes

Keith Grimwood has published papers in well-known venues, including:

  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
  • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
  • European Respiratory Journal
  • CHEST Journal

Some of the recent publications by Keith Grimwood are:

  • "European Respiratory Society guidelines for the management of children and adolescents with bronchiectasis," 2021, European Respiratory Journal
  • "Detection of Streptococcus pyogenes M1UK in Australia and characterization of the mutation driving enhanced expression of superantigen SpeA," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Infections after 3 Decades of Hib Protein Conjugate Vaccine Use," 2021, Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • "Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) position statement on chronic suppurative lung disease and bronchiectasis in children, adolescents and adults in Australia and New Zealand," 2023, Respirology
  • "Respiratory virus detection during the COVID-19 pandemic in Queensland, Australia," 2021, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Their research spans multiple subfields within medicine, primarily focused on pulmonary and respiratory medicine with 88 publications, epidemiology with 69 publications, infectious diseases with 17 publications, followed by work in public health and microbiology. This extensive publication record reflects a consistent focus on respiratory health and epidemiological aspects of infectious disease.

Best Publications

  • Lower airway inflammation in infants and young children with cystic fibrosis

    David S. Armstrong;Keith Grimwood;John B. Carlin;Rosemary Carzino

  • Clinical outcome after early Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis.

    Gillian Nixon;David Stuart Armstrong;Rosemary Carzino;John B Carlin

  • Lower respiratory infection and inflammation in infants with newly diagnosed cystic fibrosis.

    David S Armstrong;Keith Grimwood;Rosemary Carzino;John B Carlin

  • Diagnostic accuracy of oropharyngeal cultures in infants and young children with cystic fibrosis.

    Margaret Rosenfeld;Julia Emerson;Frank Accurso;David Armstrong

  • Twelve year outcomes following bacterial meningitis: further evidence for persisting effects

    Keith Grimwood;Peter Anderson;Vicki Anderson;Lesley Tan

  • Bronchoalveolar lavage or oropharyngeal cultures to identify lower respiratory pathogens in infants with cystic fibrosis

    DS Armstrong;K Grimwood;JB Carlin;R Carzino

  • Number and Order of Whole Cell Pertussis Vaccines in Infancy and Disease Protection

    Sarah L. Sheridan;Robert S. Ware;Keith Grimwood;Stephen B. Lambert

  • Lower Airway Inflammation in Infants with Cystic Fibrosis Detected by Newborn Screening

    David Stuart Armstrong;Sarah M Hook;Kris M Jamsen;Gillian M Nixon

  • Reduction in rotavirus-associated acute gastroenteritis following introduction of rotavirus vaccine into Australia's National Childhood vaccine schedule.

    Jim P. Buttery;Jim P. Buttery;Stephen B. Lambert;Stephen B. Lambert;Keith Grimwood;Keith Grimwood;Michael D. Nissen;Michael D. Nissen

  • Bronchiectasis in children: diagnosis and treatment.

    Anne B Chang;Andrew Bush;Keith Grimwood

  • Bronchiectasis in Indigenous children in remote Australian communities

    Anne B Chang;Keith Grimwood;E Kim Mulholland;Paul J Torzillo

  • Adverse Outcomes of Bacterial Meningitis in School-Age Survivors

    Keith Grimwood;Vicki A. Anderson;Lyndal Bond;Cathy Catroppa

  • Extended excretion of rotavirus after severe diarrhoea in young children

    Simone Richardson;Keith Grimwood;Rebecca Jane Gorrell;Enzo Palombo

  • Role of coproantibody in clinical protection of children during reinfection with rotavirus

    B S Coulson;K Grimwood;I L Hudson;G L Barnes

  • Severe viral respiratory infections in infants with cystic fibrosis

    David Armstrong;Keith Grimwood;John B. Carlin;Rosemary Carzino

  • Chronic suppurative lung disease and bronchiectasis in children and adults in Australia and New Zealand. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand guidelines

    Anne B Chang;Scott C Bell;Paul J Torzillo;Paul T King;Paul T King

  • Detection of a widespread clone of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a pediatric cystic fibrosis clinic

    David Stuart Armstrong;Gillian Nixon;Rosemary Carzino;Andrea Bigham

  • ERS statement on protracted bacterial bronchitis in children

    Ahmad Kantar;Anne B Chang;Mike D Shields;Julie M Marchant;Julie M Marchant

  • Effect of bronchoalveolar lavage-directed therapy on Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and structural lung injury in children with cystic fibrosis: A randomized trial

    Claire E. Wainwright;Suzanna Vidmar;David S. Armstrong;Catherine A. Byrnes

  • Long-term azithromycin for Indigenous children with non-cystic-fibrosis bronchiectasis or chronic suppurative lung disease (Bronchiectasis Intervention Study): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial

    Patricia C Valery;Peter S Morris;Catherine A Byrnes;Keith Grimwood;Keith Grimwood

  • Effect of Bronchoalveolar Lavage–DirectedTherapy on Pseudomonas aeruginosaInfection and Structural Lung Injuryin Children With Cystic Fibrosis: A Randomized Trial

    Claire E. Wainwright;Suzanna Vidmar;David S. Armstrong;Catherine A. Byrnes

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne B. Chang
Anne B. Chang Boston Children's Hospital
Claire E. Wainwright
Claire E. Wainwright University of Queensland
Stephen B. Lambert
Stephen B. Lambert Australian National University
Scott C. Bell
Scott C. Bell University of Queensland
Theo P. Sloots
Theo P. Sloots University of Queensland
John B. Carlin
John B. Carlin University of Melbourne
David M. Whiley
David M. Whiley University of Queensland
Michael D. Nissen
Michael D. Nissen University of Queensland
Amanda J. Leach
Amanda J. Leach Charles Darwin University
Colin F. Robertson
Colin F. Robertson Royal Children's Hospital

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