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Biology and Biochemistry
Australia
2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 77 1343 1211 38 38 275 23398

Linda L. Blackall publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Linda L. Blackall between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Linda L. Blackall published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 1999. 10 of the 313 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 1999. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 21 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 2 publications
1985 2026

313 publications in total across all disciplines

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Linda L. Blackall: publications per year, 1985 to 2026
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 2
1990 0
1991 2
1992 0
1993 0
1994 4
1995 5
1996 7
1997 9
1998 17
1999 21
2000 17
2001 7
2002 16
2003 19
2004 12
2005 17
2006 17
2007 15
2008 14
2009 5
2010 2
2011 2
2012 1
2013 0
2014 0
2015 3
2016 4
2017 2
2018 4
2019 8
2020 12
2021 13
2022 13
2023 17
2024 12
2025 8
2026 2
Total 313
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Linda L. Blackall 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 Linda L. Blackall 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, 275–284 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: 275 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148 275
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
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Linda L. Blackall 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 Linda L. Blackall 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, 77 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: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
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 77
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2020 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Linda L. Blackall is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and specializes in research spanning Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly contributions focus primarily on Ecology, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Biotechnology, and Immunology.

The key topics of their research include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Recent papers authored or co-authored by this researcher include:

  • Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Microplastic pollution alters forest soil microbiome (2020), published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Intracellular bacteria are common and taxonomically diverse in cultured and in hospite algal endosymbionts of coral reefs (2021), published in The ISME Journal
  • SingleM and Sandpiper: Robust microbial taxonomic profiles from metagenomic data (2024), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Activity of Cinnamaldehyde on Quorum Sensing and Biofilm Susceptibility to Antibiotics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2020), published in Microorganisms

Their research has appeared frequently in specific publications, such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 13 publications
  • Microbiology Australia with 9 publications
  • The ISME Journal with 5 publications
  • mSystems with 3 publications
  • Coral Reefs with 3 publications

Linda L. Blackall collaborates regularly with several co-authors including:

  • Madeleine J. H. van Oppen (37 joint publications)
  • Justin Maire (22 joint publications)
  • Ashley M. Dungan (16 joint publications)
  • Kshitij Tandon (15 joint publications)
  • Gayle K. Philip (10 joint publications)

The researcher has been recognized as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Advances in enhanced biological phosphorus removal: from micro to macro scale.

    Adrian Oehmen;Paulo C. Lemos;Gilda Carvalho;Zhiguo Yuan

  • Identification of polyphosphate-accumulating organisms and design of 16S rRNA-directed probes for their detection and quantitation.

    Gregory R. Crocetti;Philip Hugenholtz;Philip L. Bond;Andrew Schuler

  • Metagenomic analysis of two enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) sludge communities

    Héctor García Martín;Natalia Ivanova;Victor Kunin;Falk Warnecke

  • rRNA Sequences and Evolutionary Relationships among Toxic and Nontoxic Cyanobacteria of the Genus Microcystis

    Brett A. Neilan;Daniel Jacobs;Del Dot Therese;Linda L. Blackall

  • Microbial ecology meets electrochemistry: electricity-driven and driving communities.

    Korneel Rabaey;Jorge Rodriguez;Linda L. Blackall;Juerg Keller

  • Bacterial community structures of phosphate-removing and non-phosphate- removing activated sludges from sequencing batch reactors

    P L Bond;P Hugenholtz;J Keller;L L Blackall

  • Phylogenetic diversity of bacteria associated with the marine sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile.

    Nicole S. Webster;Kate J. Wilson;Linda L. Blackall;Russell T. Hill;Russell T. Hill

  • Shifting paradigms in restoration of the world's coral reefs

    Madeleine Jh van Oppen;Madeleine Jh van Oppen;Ruth D Gates;Linda L Blackall;Neal Cantin

  • Glycogen-accumulating organisms in laboratory-scale and full-scale wastewater treatment processes

    Gregory R. Crocetti;Jillian F. Banfield;Jürg Keller;Philip L. Bond

  • Metamorphosis of a Scleractinian Coral in Response to Microbial Biofilms

    Nicole S. Webster;Luke D. Smith;Andrew J. Heyward;Joy E. M. Watts

  • Multiple Lateral Transfers of Dissimilatory Sulfite Reductase Genes between Major Lineages of Sulfate-Reducing Prokaryotes

    Michael Klein;Michael Friedrich;Andrew J. Roger;Philip Hugenholtz

  • Investigation of candidate division TM7, a recently recognized major lineage of the domain Bacteria with no known pure-culture representatives

    Philip Hugenholtz;Gene W. Tyson;Richard I. Webb;Ankia M. Wagner

  • Coral microbiome dynamics, functions and design in a changing world.

    Madeleine J. H. van Oppen;Madeleine J. H. van Oppen;Linda L. Blackall

  • Cathodic oxygen reduction catalyzed by bacteria in microbial fuel cells.

    Korneel Rabaey;Suzanne T. Read;Peter Clauwaert;Stefano Freguia

  • Comparison of acetate and propionate uptake by polyphosphate accumulating organisms and glycogen accumulating organisms.

    Adrian Oehmen;Zhiguo Yuan;Linda L. Blackall;Jürg Keller

  • Filamentous Chloroflexi (green non-sulfur bacteria) are abundant in wastewater treatment processes with biological nutrient removal.

    Lovisa Björnsson;Philip Hugenholtz;Gene W. Tyson;Linda L. Blackall

  • Identification of Some of the Major Groups of Bacteria in Efficient and Nonefficient Biological Phosphorus Removal Activated Sludge Systems

    Philip L. Bond;Robert Erhart;Michael Wagner;Juerg Keller

  • A review and update of the microbiology of enhanced biological phosphorus removal in wastewater treatment plants.

    Linda L. Blackall;Gregory R. Crocetti;Aaron M. Saunders;Philip L. Bond

  • Hydrolysis and microbial community analyses in two-stage anaerobic digestion of energy crops

    Dores Cirne;Anni Lehtomäki;Anni Lehtomäki;Lovisa Björnsson;L. L. Blackall;L. L. Blackall

  • Use of stable-isotope probing, full-cycle rRNA analysis, and fluorescence in situ hybridization-microautoradiography to study a methanol-fed denitrifying microbial community.

    Maneesha P. Ginige;Philip Hugenholtz;Holger Daims;Michael Wagner

Frequent Co-Authors

Jurg Keller
Jurg Keller University of Queensland
Philip Hugenholtz
Philip Hugenholtz University of Queensland
Robert J. Seviour
Robert J. Seviour La Trobe University
Zhiguo Yuan
Zhiguo Yuan City University of Hong Kong
Philip L. Bond
Philip L. Bond University of Queensland
Per Halkjær Nielsen
Per Halkjær Nielsen Aalborg University
Richard I. Webb
Richard I. Webb University of Queensland
Patrick J. Blackall
Patrick J. Blackall University of Queensland
Darren J. Trott
Darren J. Trott University of Adelaide
Adrian Oehmen
Adrian Oehmen University of Queensland

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