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D-Index
68
Citations
25911
World Ranking
2125
National Ranking
73

Mark P. Nicol 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 P. Nicol sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 252 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark P. Nicol 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 P. Nicol sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mark P. Nicol is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research activities primarily focus on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions across multiple subfields including Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range of areas related to infectious diseases and respiratory health. These main topics of work include:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
  • Gut microbiota and health

Regarding scholarly publishing, Mark P. Nicol has contributed extensively to journals and venues with a focus on infectious diseases and respiratory medicine. Their frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Lancet Microbe
  • BMC Infectious Diseases

Their frequent co-authors reflect collaborative research in related fields and include:

  • Heather J. Zar
  • Lesley Workman
  • Felix S. Dube
  • Helen Cox
  • Regina E. Abotsi

Mark P. Nicol's publications include significant studies on respiratory infections in children, tuberculosis diagnostic methods, and bacterial associations in respiratory conditions. Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by them are:

  • Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in children younger than 5 years in 2019: a systematic analysis, 2022, The Lancet
  • Global burden of acute lower respiratory infection associated with human metapneumovirus in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study, 2020, The Lancet Global Health
  • Early-life respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection in a South African birth cohort: epidemiology and effect on lung health, 2020, The Lancet Global Health
  • Diagnostic accuracy of 3 urine lipoarabinomannan tuberculosis assays in HIV-negative outpatients, 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • The association between bacteria colonizing the upper respiratory tract and lower respiratory tract infection in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Best Publications

  • Rapid molecular detection of tuberculosis and rifampin resistance.

    Catharina C. Boehme;Pamela Nabeta;Doris Hillemann;Mark P. Nicol

  • Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic review and modelling study

    Ting Shi;David A. McAllister;Katherine L. O'Brien;Eric A. F. Simoes

  • Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in children younger than 5 years in 2019: a systematic analysis

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  • Feasibility, diagnostic accuracy, and effectiveness of decentralised use of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistance: a multicentre implementation study

    Catharina C. Boehme;Mark P. Nicol;Mark P. Nicol;Pamela Nabeta;Joy S. Michael

  • Variable host-pathogen compatibility in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Sebastien Gagneux;Kathryn DeRiemer;Tran Van;Midori Kato-Maeda

  • Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance: a prospective multicentre diagnostic accuracy study

    Susan E Dorman;Samuel G Schumacher;David Alland;Pamela Nabeta

  • Xpert® MTB/RIF assay: development, evaluation and implementation of a new rapid molecular diagnostic for tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance

    Stephen D Lawn;Mark P Nicol;Mark P Nicol

  • Global patterns in monthly activity of influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, and metapneumovirus: a systematic analysis

    You Li;Rachel M Reeves;Xin Wang;Quique Bassat

  • Research capacity. Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa

    Charles Rotimi;Akin Abayomi;Alash'le Abimiku;Victoria May Adabayeri

  • Accuracy of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children admitted to hospital in Cape Town, South Africa: a descriptive study.

    Mark P Nicol;Mark P Nicol;Lesley Workman;Washiefa Isaacs;Jacinta Munro

  • Rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis with the Xpert MTB/RIF assay in high burden countries: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

    Anna Vassall;Sanne van Kampen;Hojoon Sohn;Joy S. Michael

  • Screening for HIV-Associated Tuberculosis and Rifampicin Resistance before Antiretroviral Therapy Using the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay: A Prospective Study

    Stephen D. Lawn;Sophie V. Brooks;Katharina Kranzer;Katharina Kranzer;Mark P. Nicol;Mark P. Nicol

  • Acquired predisposition to mycobacterial disease due to autoantibodies to IFN-γ

    Beate Kampmann;Cheryl Hemingway;Alick Stephens;Robert Davidson

  • Investigating the early-life determinants of illness in Africa: the Drakenstein Child Health Study

    H J Zar;W Barnett;L Myer;D J Stein

  • Xpert MTB/RIF versus sputum microscopy as the initial diagnostic test for tuberculosis: a cluster-randomised trial embedded in South African roll-out of Xpert MTB/RIF

    Gavin J Churchyard;Gavin J Churchyard;Wendy S Stevens;Wendy S Stevens;Lerole D Mametja;Kerrigan M McCarthy

  • Distinct Patterns in Human Milk Microbiota and Fatty Acid Profiles Across Specific Geographic Locations.

    Himanshu Kumar;Elloise du Toit;Amruta Kulkarni;Juhani Aakko

  • Novel lipoarabinomannan point-of-care tuberculosis test for people with HIV: a diagnostic accuracy study.

    Tobias Broger;Bianca Sossen;Elloise du Toit;Elloise du Toit;Andrew D Kerkhoff

  • Aetiology of childhood pneumonia in a well vaccinated South African birth cohort: a nested case-control study of the Drakenstein Child Health Study.

    Heather J Zar;Heather J Zar;Whitney Barnett;Whitney Barnett;Attie Stadler;Attie Stadler;Sugnet Gardner-Lubbe

  • Rapid Molecular Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children Using Nasopharyngeal Specimens

    Heather J. Zar;Heather J. Zar;Lesley Workman;Lesley Workman;Washiefa Isaacs;Washiefa Isaacs;Jacinta Munro;Jacinta Munro

  • Global burden of acute lower respiratory infection associated with human metapneumovirus in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study.

    Xin Wang;You Li;Maria Deloria-Knoll;Shabir A Madhi

  • A comparison of the efficiency of five different commercial DNA extraction kits for extraction of DNA from faecal samples

    Shantelle Claassen;Elloise du Toit;Mamadou Kaba;Clinton Moodley

  • Molecular epidemiology of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Africa: a systematic review

    Shima M. Abdulgader;Adebayo O. Shittu;Mark P. Nicol;Mamadou Kaba

Frequent Co-Authors

Heather J. Zar
Heather J. Zar University of Cape Town
Robert J. Wilkinson
Robert J. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
Graeme Meintjes
Graeme Meintjes University of Cape Town
Katalin A. Wilkinson
Katalin A. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
Stephen D. Lawn
Stephen D. Lawn London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Helen Cox
Helen Cox University of Cape Town
Landon Myer
Landon Myer University of Cape Town
Gavin J. Churchyard
Gavin J. Churchyard Aurum Institute
Sebastien Gagneux
Sebastien Gagneux University of Basel
Gary Maartens
Gary Maartens University of Cape Town

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