World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 61 2969 2719 85 76 201 16320

Leah E. Cowen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Leah E. Cowen between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Leah E. Cowen published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2022. 40 of the 241 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2022. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 25 publications
1999 2025

241 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Leah E. Cowen: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 1
2001 4
2002 2
2003 1
2004 0
2005 2
2006 1
2007 0
2008 4
2009 5
2010 3
2011 4
2012 14
2013 4
2014 12
2015 8
2016 13
2017 10
2018 16
2019 15
2020 19
2021 22
2022 26
2023 14
2024 15
2025 25
Total 241
Download as CSV

Leah E. Cowen 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 Leah E. Cowen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 195–204 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 201 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234 201
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
Download as CSV

Leah E. Cowen 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 Leah E. Cowen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123 61
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
Download as CSV

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Leah E. Cowen is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine with a significant emphasis on Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. Additional areas of study include Molecular Biology, Plant Science, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to antifungal resistance and susceptibility, fungal infections and studies, microbial natural products and biosynthesis, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, fungal and yeast genetics research, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment, and probiotics and fermented foods.

Leah E. Cowen has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Antifungal Drug Resistance: Molecular Mechanisms in Candida albicans and Beyond, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture, 2020, mBio
  • Treatment strategies for cryptococcal infection: challenges, advances and future outlook, 2021, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • Molecular mechanisms governing antifungal drug resistance, 2023, npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
  • A small molecule produced by Lactobacillus species blocks Candida albicans filamentation by inhibiting a DYRK1-family kinase, 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Nicole Robbins
  • Luke Whitesell
  • Zhongle Liu
  • Emily Puumala
  • Kali R. Iyer

Leah E. Cowen's publications are frequently found in the following venues:

  • Nature Communications
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • mBio
  • mSphere

In 2020, Leah E. Cowen was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Hsp90 potentiates the rapid evolution of new traits: drug resistance in diverse fungi.

    Leah E. Cowen;Susan Lindquist

  • Regulatory Circuitry Governing Fungal Development, Drug Resistance, and Disease

    Rebecca S. Shapiro;Nicole Robbins;Leah E. Cowen

  • Antifungal Drug Resistance: Molecular Mechanisms in Candida albicans and Beyond.

    Yunjin Lee;Emily Puumala;Nicole Robbins;Leah E Cowen

  • Mechanisms of Antifungal Drug Resistance

    Leah E. Cowen;Dominique Sanglard;Susan J. Howard;P. David Rogers

  • Antifungal drug resistance: evolution, mechanisms and impact.

    Nicole M Revie;Kali R Iyer;Nicole Robbins;Leah E Cowen

  • Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture.

    Matthew C. Fisher;Sarah J. Gurr;Christina A. Cuomo;David S. Blehert

  • Harnessing Hsp90 function as a powerful, broadly effective therapeutic strategy for fungal infectious disease

    Leah E. Cowen;Sheena D. Singh;Julia R. Köhler;Cathy Collins

  • Molecular Evolution of Antifungal Drug Resistance.

    Nicole Robbins;Tavia Caplan;Leah E Cowen

  • Hsp90 governs echinocandin resistance in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans via calcineurin.

    Sheena D. Singh;Nicole Robbins;Aimee K. Zaas;Wiley A. Schell

  • The evolution of fungal drug resistance: modulating the trajectory from genotype to phenotype.

    Leah E. Cowen

  • Acquisition of aneuploidy provides increased fitness during the evolution of antifungal drug resistance.

    Anna M. Selmecki;Keely Dulmage;Leah E. Cowen;James B. Anderson

  • Stress, Drugs, and Evolution: the Role of Cellular Signaling in Fungal Drug Resistance

    Leah E. Cowen;William J. Steinbach

  • PKC Signaling Regulates Drug Resistance of the Fungal Pathogen Candida albicans via Circuitry Comprised of Mkc1, Calcineurin, and Hsp90

    Shantelle L. LaFayette;Cathy Collins;Aimee K. Zaas;Wiley A. Schell

  • Hsp90 orchestrates temperature-dependent Candida albicans morphogenesis via Ras1-PKA signaling.

    Rebecca S. Shapiro;Priya Uppuluri;Aimee K. Zaas;Cathy Collins

  • Hsp90 governs dispersion and drug resistance of fungal biofilms.

    Nicole Robbins;Priya Uppuluri;Jeniel Nett;Ranjith Rajendran

  • Treatment strategies for cryptococcal infection: challenges, advances and future outlook

    Kali R. Iyer;Nicole M. Revie;Ci Fu;Nicole Robbins

  • Evolution of drug resistance in experimental populations of Candida albicans.

    Leah E. Cowen;Dominique Sanglard;David Calabrese;Caroline Sirjusingh

  • Antifungal Drugs: The Current Armamentarium and Development of New Agents

    Nicole Robbins;Gerard D. Wright;Leah E. Cowen

  • Global Gene Deletion Analysis Exploring Yeast Filamentous Growth

    Owen Ryan;Rebecca S. Shapiro;Christoph F. Kurat;David Mayhew

  • Global analysis of fungal morphology exposes mechanisms of host cell escape

    Teresa R. O’Meara;Amanda O. Veri;Troy Ketela;Bo Jiang

  • MINIREVIEWS Stress, Drugs, and Evolution: the Role of Cellular Signaling in Fungal Drug Resistance

    Leah E. Cowen;William J. Steinbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Heitman
Joseph Heitman Duke University
James B. Anderson
James B. Anderson University of Toronto
Anne-Claude Gingras
Anne-Claude Gingras Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Linda M. Kohn
Linda M. Kohn University of Toronto
Christina A. Cuomo
Christina A. Cuomo Broad Institute
Corey Nislow
Corey Nislow University of British Columbia
Charles Boone
Charles Boone University of Toronto
Dominique Sanglard
Dominique Sanglard University of Lausanne
John R. Perfect
John R. Perfect Duke University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Microbiology in the USA opens doors to various related online degrees and career opportunities that complement the field. For those interested in healthcare but with a broader clinical focus, becoming a functional medicine nurse practitioner salary offers a rewarding pathway combining patient care with integrative medicine approaches.

Additionally, careers in health information play a critical role in managing medical data efficiently. Pursuing a professional coder certification is ideal for those aiming to specialize in medical coding and billing, which is crucial for healthcare operations and compliance.

For professionals targeting leadership roles, earning a health information management degree can lead to lucrative positions. Understanding the health information management degree salary highlights the benefits of advancing in this domain.

Prospective students seeking flexibility and quality education can explore accredited online health information management degree cahiim programs. These fully accredited options prepare graduates for success in health IT and administration, making them a valuable complement to a microbiology background.

Best Scientists Citing Leah E. Cowen

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles