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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 112 221 203 31 31 653 53932
Medicine 114 4666 4378 456 436 717 57114

Mark H. Wilcox publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark H. Wilcox between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark H. Wilcox published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 19.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 2012. 35 of the 791 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 56. Peak 56 publications in 2012. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 12 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 22 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 56 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 31 publications 2015: 47 publications 2016: 37 publications 2017: 45 publications 2018: 43 publications 2019: 42 publications 2020: 38 publications 2021: 42 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 16 publications
1985 2025

791 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark H. Wilcox: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 1
1988 2
1989 2
1990 9
1991 12
1992 10
1993 8
1994 8
1995 8
1996 11
1997 10
1998 15
1999 12
2000 11
2001 22
2002 6
2003 15
2004 9
2005 13
2006 14
2007 23
2008 21
2009 20
2010 18
2011 25
2012 56
2013 29
2014 31
2015 47
2016 37
2017 45
2018 43
2019 42
2020 38
2021 42
2022 21
2023 19
2024 19
2025 16
Total 791
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Mark H. Wilcox 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 Mark H. Wilcox 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, 645–654 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: 653 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 5 653
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Mark H. Wilcox 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 Mark H. Wilcox 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, 112 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: 112 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 11 112
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

Mark H. Wilcox is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a substantial portion of work concentrated in Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Surgery, and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. The scientist's investigations cover a range of topics related to infectious diseases and gastrointestinal health.

Key topics addressed in their research include:

  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies

Mark H. Wilcox has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in scientific journals such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Inês B. Moura (28 publications)
  • Anthony M. Buckley (18 publications)
  • Kerrie Davies (17 publications)
  • Duncan Ewin (16 publications)
  • William Spittal (15 publications)

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Mark H. Wilcox are:

  • Clinical Practice Guideline by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA): 2021 Focused Update Guidelines on Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Adults, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: 2021 update on the treatment guidance document for Clostridioides difficile infection in adults, 2021, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in feces and urine and its potential role in person-to-person transmission and the environment-based spread of COVID-19, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Clinical Practice Guideline by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA): 2021 Focused Update Guidelines on Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Adults, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Healthcare-associated COVID-19 in England: A national data linkage study, 2021, Journal of Infection

Best Publications

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults: 2010 Update by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

    Stuart H. Cohen;Dale N. Gerding;Stuart Johnson;Ciaran P. Kelly

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)

    L Clifford McDonald;Dale N Gerding;Stuart Johnson;Stuart Johnson;Johan S Bakken

  • Clostridium difficile infection: new developments in epidemiology and pathogenesis

    Maja Rupnik;Mark H. Wilcox;Dale N. Gerding

  • epic3: National Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections in NHS Hospitals in England

    Heather Loveday;Jennie Wilson;Robert Pratt;Mana Golsorkhi

  • Clostridium difficile infection in Europe: a hospital-based survey

    Martijn P Bauer;Daan W Notermans;Birgit H B van Benthem;Jon S Brazier

  • The Changing Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile Infections

    J. Freeman;M. P. Bauer;Simon D. Baines;J. Corver

  • Clostridium difficile infection.

    Wiep Klaas Smits;Dena Lyras;D. Borden Lacy;Mark H. Wilcox

  • Bezlotoxumab for Prevention of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection

    Mark H. Wilcox;Dale N. Gerding;Ian R. Poxton;Ciaran Kelly

  • Emergence and global spread of epidemic healthcare-associated Clostridium difficile.

    Miao He;Fabio Miyajima;Paul Roberts;Louise Ellison

  • Diverse Sources of C. difficile Infection Identified on Whole-Genome Sequencing

    D W Eyre;M L Cule;D J Wilson;D Griffiths

  • An adjustable fetal weight standard

    J. Gardosi;M. Mongelli;M. Wilcox;A. Chang

  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: update of the diagnostic guidance document for Clostridium difficile infection.

    M.J.T. Crobach;T. Planche;C. Eckert;F. Barbut

  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID): Data review and recommendations for diagnosing Clostridium difficile-infection (CDI)

    M.J.T. Crobach;O.M. Dekkers;M.H. Wilcox;E.J. Kuijper

  • Clinical Practice Guideline by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA): 2021 Focused Update Guidelines on Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Adults.

    Stuart Johnson;Stuart Johnson;Valéry Lavergne;Valéry Lavergne;Andrew M Skinner;Andrew M Skinner;Anne J Gonzales-Luna

  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: 2021 update on the treatment guidance document for Clostridioides difficile infection in adults.

    J. van Prehn;E. Reigadas;E.H. Vogelzang;E. Bouza

  • A case–control study of community-associated Clostridium difficile infection

    M. H. Wilcox;L. Mooney;R. Bendall;C. D. Settle

  • Once-weekly dalbavancin versus daily conventional therapy for skin infection.

    Helen W Boucher;Mark Wilcox;George H Talbot;Sailaja Puttagunta

  • Multilocus Sequence Typing of Clostridium difficile

    David Griffiths;David Griffiths;Warren Fawley;Melina Kachrimanidou;Melina Kachrimanidou;Rory Bowden

  • Differences in outcome according to Clostridium difficile testing method: a prospective multicentre diagnostic validation study of C difficile infection

    Timothy D Planche;Kerrie A Davies;Pietro G Coen;John M Finney

  • Comparison of Nine Commercially Available Clostridium difficile Toxin Detection Assays, a Real-Time PCR Assay for C. difficile tcdB, and a Glutamate Dehydrogenase Detection Assay to Cytotoxin Testing and Cytotoxigenic Culture Methods

    Kerrie Eastwood;Patrick Else;André Charlett;Mark Wilcox

  • The epic Project: Developing National Evidence-based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare associated Infections

    RJ Pratt;C Pellowe;HP Loveday;N Robinson

  • Prediction of Susceptibility to First-Line Tuberculosis Drugs by DNA Sequencing.

    Caroline Allix-Béguec;Irena Arandjelovic

Frequent Co-Authors

Derrick W. Crook
Derrick W. Crook University of Oxford
Warren N. Fawley
Warren N. Fawley Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Tim E. A. Peto
Tim E. A. Peto University of Oxford
David W. Eyre
David W. Eyre University of Oxford
Kate E. Dingle
Kate E. Dingle University of Oxford
Ed J. Kuijper
Ed J. Kuijper Leiden University Medical Center
A. Sarah Walker
A. Sarah Walker University of Oxford
William L. Irving
William L. Irving University of Nottingham
Guy E. Thwaites
Guy E. Thwaites University of Oxford
Dale N. Gerding
Dale N. Gerding Veterans Health Administration

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