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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 91 635 564 18 18 309 54012
Medicine 91 11500 10812 129 124 324 54504

Malik Peiris publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Malik Peiris between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Malik Peiris published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 16.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 71 publications in 2022. 83 of the 490 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 71. Peak 71 publications in 2022. 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 42 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 71 publications 2023: 57 publications 2024: 42 publications 2025: 41 publications
1997 2025

490 publications in total across all disciplines

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Malik Peiris: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 2
1998 4
1999 2
2000 6
2001 2
2002 6
2003 10
2004 6
2005 10
2006 9
2007 9
2008 5
2009 2
2010 9
2011 10
2012 7
2013 9
2014 14
2015 21
2016 11
2017 14
2018 17
2019 19
2020 42
2021 33
2022 71
2023 57
2024 42
2025 41
Total 490
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Malik Peiris 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 Malik Peiris 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, 305–314 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: 309 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.

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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
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88 309
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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Malik Peiris 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 Malik Peiris 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, 91 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: 91 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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
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 91
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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Overview

Malik Peiris is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and has a significant body of research within the field of Medicine, particularly focusing on infectious diseases and epidemiology. Their work spans various subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Modeling and Simulation, and Immunology.

The scientist's research topics highlight their extensive involvement in viral infectious diseases, with main topics encompassing SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, COVID-19 clinical research studies, and influenza virus research studies. Additional areas of focus include respiratory viral infections research, animal virus infections studies, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, and viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

Malik Peiris has published in numerous scientific venues, with frequent contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Emerging Infectious Diseases, Nature Communications, Nature Medicine, and Research Square. These publication venues reflect both preprint and peer-reviewed platforms.

Recent papers associated with their work include:

  • Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR, 2020, Eurosurveillance
  • SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Upper Respiratory Specimens of Infected Patients, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in different environmental conditions, 2020, The Lancet Microbe
  • Viral dynamics in mild and severe cases of COVID-19, 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases

The scientist collaborates frequently with a core group of researchers including Leo L. M. Poon, Samuel M. S. Cheng, Benjamin J. Cowling, GM Leung, and Ranawaka A. P. M. Perera. These relationships highlight a collaborative network that is active within infectious disease research.

Best Publications

  • Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR.

    Victor M. Corman;Olfert Landt;Marco Kaiser;Richard Molenkamp

  • SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Upper Respiratory Specimens of Infected Patients.

    Lirong Zou;Feng Ruan;Mingxing Huang;Lijun Liang

  • Viral dynamics in mild and severe cases of COVID-19.

    Yang Liu;Li Meng Yan;Lagen Wan;Tian Xin Xiang

  • Clinical features and rapid viral diagnosis of human disease associated with avian influenza A H5N1 virus.

    K. Y. Yuen;P. K. S. Chan;M. Peiris;D. N. C. Tsang

  • Human infection with influenza H9N2

    M. Peiris;K. Y. Yuen;C. W. Leung;K. H. Chan

  • Pathogenesis and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in golden hamsters.

    Sin Fun Sia;Li Meng Yan;Alex W.H. Chin;Kevin Fung

  • Molecular Diagnosis of a Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Causing an Outbreak of Pneumonia.

    Daniel K W Chu;Yang Pan;Yang Pan;Samuel M S Cheng;Kenrie P Y Hui

  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant replication in human bronchus and lung ex vivo

    Unknown

  • Systems biological assessment of immunity to mild versus severe COVID-19 infection in humans.

    Prabhu S. Arunachalam;Florian Wimmers;Chris Ka Pun Mok;Ranawaka A. P. M. Perera

  • Aetiology: Koch's postulates fulfilled for SARS virus.

    Ron A. M. Fouchier;Thijs Kuiken;Martin Schutten;Geert van Amerongen

  • A Highly Conserved Neutralizing Epitope on Group 2 Influenza A Viruses

    Damian C. Ekiert;Robert H. E. Friesen;Gira Bhabha;Ted Kwaks

  • Remdesivir, lopinavir, emetine, and homoharringtonine inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro.

    Ka-Tim Choy;Alvina Yin-Lam Wong;Prathanporn Kaewpreedee;Sin Fun Sia

  • Highly Conserved Protective Epitopes on Influenza B Viruses

    Cyrille Dreyfus;Nick S. Laursen;Ted Kwaks;David Zuijdgeest

  • Heterosubtypic neutralizing monoclonal antibodies cross-protective against H5N1 and H1N1 recovered from human IgM+ memory B cells.

    Mark Throsby;Edward van den Brink;Mandy Jongeneelen;Leo L. M. Poon

  • Infection of dogs with SARS-CoV-2.

    Thomas H. C. Sit;Christopher J. Brackman;Sin Ming Ip;Karina W. S. Tam

  • Virology, transmission, and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2.

    Muge Cevik;Krutika Kuppalli;Jason Kindrachuk;Malik J.S. Peiris

  • Neutralizing antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant BA.1 following homologous and heterologous CoronaVac or BNT162b2 vaccination

    Unknown

  • Reemerging H5N1 Influenza Viruses in Hong Kong in 2002 Are Highly Pathogenic to Ducks

    Katharine M. Sturm-Ramirez;Trevor Ellis;Barry Bousfield;Lucy Bissett

  • H9N2 Influenza Viruses Possessing H5N1-Like Internal Genomes Continue To Circulate in Poultry in Southeastern China

    Y. Guan;K. F. Shortridge;S. Krauss;P. S. Chin

  • Tropism, replication competence, and innate immune responses of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in human respiratory tract and conjunctiva: an analysis in ex-vivo and in-vitro cultures.

    Kenrie P.Y. Hui;Man Chun Cheung;Ranawaka A.P.M. Perera;Ka Chun Ng

  • Lethality to Ferrets of H5N1 Influenza Viruses Isolated from Humans and Poultry in 2004

    Elena A. Govorkova;Jerold E. Rehg;Scott Krauss;Hui-Ling Yen

  • Cost-effectiveness of rapid diagnosis of viral respiratory tract infections in pediatric patients.

    Patrick C. Y. Woo;Susan S. Chiu;Wing-Hong Seto;Malik Peiris

  • Serological assays for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), March 2020.

    Ranawaka A.P.M. Perera;Chris K.P. Mok;Owen T.Y. Tsang;Huibin Lv

  • Neutralizing antibody titres in SARS-CoV-2 infections.

    Eric H.Y. Lau;Owen T.Y. Tsang;David S.C. Hui;Mike Y.W. Kwan

  • SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Interest and Concern naming scheme conducive for global discourse.

    Frank Konings;Mark D Perkins;Jens H Kuhn;Mark J Pallen

  • Infants Born to Mothers With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

    Chi C. Shek;Pak C. Ng;Genevieve P.G. Fung;Frankie W.T. Cheng

  • SARS-CoV-2 Virus Culture and Subgenomic RNA for Respiratory Specimens from Patients with Mild Coronavirus Disease.

    Ranawaka A.P.M. Perera;Eugene Tso;Owen T.Y. Tsang;Dominic N.C. Tsang

  • MERS coronaviruses from camels in Africa exhibit region-dependent genetic diversity

    Daniel K.W. Chu;Kenrie P.Y. Hui;Ranawaka A.P.M. Perera;Eve Miguel

  • SARS-CoV-2 in Quarantined Domestic Cats from COVID-19 Households or Close Contacts, Hong Kong, China.

    Vanessa R. Barrs;Malik Peiris;Karina W.S. Tam;Pierra Y.T. Law

  • Homozygous L-SIGN (CLEC4M) plays a protective role in SARS coronavirus infection

    Vera S.F. Chan;Kelvin Y.K. Chan;Yongxiong Chen;Leo L.M. Poon

  • Emergence of a novel human coronavirus threatening human health.

    Leo L. M. Poon;Malik Peiris

  • Complete Genome Sequence of a 2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Strain Isolated in Nepal.

    Ranjit Sah;Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales;Runa Jha;Daniel K. W. Chu

  • Probable Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Quarantine Hotel, Hong Kong, China, November 2021.

    Haogao Gu;Pavithra Krishnan;Daisy Y M Ng;Lydia D J Chang

  • Canine SARS-CoV-2 infection

    Thomas Hc Sit;Christopher J Brackman;Sin Ming Ip;Karina Ws Tam

Frequent Co-Authors

Leo L. M. Poon
Leo L. M. Poon University of Hong Kong
Yi Guan
Yi Guan University of Hong Kong
Ranawaka A.P.M. Perera
Ranawaka A.P.M. Perera University of Hong Kong
Robert G. Webster
Robert G. Webster St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Richard J. Webby
Richard J. Webby St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Hui-Ling Yen
Hui-Ling Yen University of Hong Kong
Benjamin J. Cowling
Benjamin J. Cowling University of Hong Kong
John M. Nicholls
John M. Nicholls University of Hong Kong
Scott Krauss
Scott Krauss St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Kennedy F. Shortridge
Kennedy F. Shortridge University of Hong Kong

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