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D-Index
73
Citations
19354
World Ranking
1658
National Ranking
712

L. Joseph Wheat 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 L. Joseph Wheat sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 243 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

L. Joseph Wheat 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 L. Joseph Wheat 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

L. Joseph Wheat is affiliated with MiraVista Diagnostics in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on infectious diseases and epidemiology. Their research portfolio primarily addresses fungal infections, particularly histoplasmosis and related diagnostic methods.

The main fields of study for Wheat include:

  • Medicine

Within medicine, their subfields of study cover:

  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Microbiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Immunology

The main topics explored in Wheat's work are:

  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Nail Diseases and Treatments
  • Galectins and Cancer Biology
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Actinomycetales infections and treatment
  • Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases

Wheat has authored or coauthored numerous papers, including the following significant publications:

  • Current Concepts in the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Histoplasmosis Syndromes, 2020, Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Defining Galactomannan Positivity in the Updated EORTC/MSGERC Consensus Definitions of Invasive Fungal Diseases, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • HIV-Associated Histoplasmosis: Current Perspectives, 2020, HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care
  • Advances in Diagnosis of Progressive Pulmonary and Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Diagnosis of Histoplasmosis Using the MVista Histoplasma Galactomannan Antigen Qualitative Lateral Flow-Based Immunoassay: A Multicenter Study, 2021, Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Frequent publication venues for Wheat include:

  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care
  • Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Among frequent coauthors collaborating with Wheat are:

  • Chadi A. Hage
  • Thein Myint
  • Richard W. LaRue
  • Suphansa Gunn
  • Kieren A. Marr

Best Publications

  • Revision and Update of the Consensus Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease From the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium

    J. Peter Donnelly;Sharon C. Chen;Carol A. Kauffman;William J. Steinbach

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Histoplasmosis: 2007 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    L. Joseph Wheat;Alison G. Freifeld;Martin B. Kleiman;John W. Baddley;John W. Baddley

  • Disseminated Histoplasmosis in the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Clinical Findings, Diagnosis and Treatment, and Review of the Literature

    Unknown

  • Defining Responses to Therapy and Study Outcomes in Clinical Trials of Invasive Fungal Diseases: Mycoses Study Group and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Consensus Criteria

    Brahm H. Segal;Raoul Herbrecht;David A. Stevens;David A. Stevens;Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner

  • A Multicenter Evaluation of Tests for Diagnosis of Histoplasmosis

    Chadi A. Hage;Chadi A. Hage;Julie A. Ribes;Nancy L. Wengenack;Larry M. Baddour

  • Safety and Efficacy of Liposomal Amphotericin B Compared with Conventional Amphotericin B for Induction Therapy of Histoplasmosis in Patients with AIDS

    Philip C. Johnson;L. Joseph Wheat;Gretchen A. Cloud;Mitchell Goldman

  • Diabetic foot infections. Bacteriologic analysis.

    L. Joseph Wheat;Stephen D. Allen;Marietta Henry;Clyde B. Kernek

  • Diagnosis of Disseminated Histoplasmosis by Detection of<i>Histoplasma capsulatum</i>Antigen in Serum and Urine Specimens

    Unknown

  • Histoplasmosis in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome

    L.Joseph Wheat;Thomas G. Slama;Michael L. Zeckel

  • Histoplasmosis

    Unknown

  • Histoplasmosis after treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor-α therapy

    Karen L. Wood;Chadi A. Hage;Kenneth S. Knox;Martin B. Kleiman

  • Detection of Histoplasma Antigen by a Quantitative Enzyme Immunoassay

    Patricia A. Connolly;Michelle M. Durkin;Ann M. LeMonte;Emily J. Hackett

  • Bronchoalveolar lavage galactomannan in diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis among solid-organ transplant recipients

    Cornelius J. Clancy;Reia A. Jaber;Helen L. Leather;John R. Wingard

  • Histoplasmosis infections Worldwide : thinking outside of the Ohio River valley

    Nathan C. Bahr;Spinello Antinori;L. Joseph Wheat;George A. Sarosi;George A. Sarosi

  • Recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of histoplasmosis complicating tumor necrosis factor blocker therapy.

    Chadi A. Hage;Chadi A. Hage;Suzanne Bowyer;Stacey E. Tarvin;Debra Helper

  • Histoplasmosis

    Unknown

  • Itraconazole Prophylaxis for Fungal Infections in Patients with Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Study

    D S McKinsey;L J Wheat;G A Cloud;M Pierce

  • Histoplasmosis After Solid Organ Transplant

    Maha Assi;Stanley Martin;L. Joseph Wheat;Chadi Hage

  • Improvements in diagnosis of histoplasmosis

    L Joseph Wheat

  • Histoplasma capsulatum Infections of the Central Nervous System: A Clinical Review

    Unknown

  • Dual vs Single Protease Inhibitor Therapy Following Antiretroviral Treatment Failure: A Randomized Trial

    Scott M. Hammer;Florin Vaida;Kara K. Bennett;Mary K. Holohan

  • Diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis with use of the Coccidioides antigen enzyme immunoassay.

    Michelle Durkin;Patricia Connolly;Tim Kuberski;Robert Myers

  • Histoplasmosis-associated cross-reactivity in the BioRad Platelia Aspergillus enzyme immunoassay

    L. Joseph Wheat;Emily Hackett;Michelle Durkin;Patricia Connolly

  • Histoplasmosis: a review for clinicians from non-endemic areas

    L. Joseph Wheat

  • Diagnosis and management of central nervous system histoplasmosis.

    Unknown

  • Diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis by galactomannan antigenemia detection using an enzyme immunoassay.

    L. J. Wheat;T. J. Walsh

  • Risk factors for disseminated or fatal histoplasmosis. Analysis of a large urban outbreak.

    Unknown

  • Current diagnosis of histoplasmosis.

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

John W. Baddley
John W. Baddley University of Alabama at Birmingham
John R. Wingard
John R. Wingard University of Florida
Thomas J. Walsh
Thomas J. Walsh Weill Cornell Medicine
Cornelius J. Clancy
Cornelius J. Clancy University of Pittsburgh
M. Hong Nguyen
M. Hong Nguyen University of Pittsburgh
David R. Andes
David R. Andes University of Wisconsin–Madison
Angela M. Caliendo
Angela M. Caliendo Brown University
Lindsey R. Baden
Lindsey R. Baden Brigham and Women's Hospital
James E. Loyd
James E. Loyd Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Carol A. Kauffman
Carol A. Kauffman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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