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D-Index
60
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12854
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3129
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281

Mark P. Stevens 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. Stevens sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 206 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark P. Stevens 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. Stevens sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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. Stevens is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans several subfields including Immunology, Food Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Infectious Diseases, and Endocrinology.

The scientist's research topics include Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, Escherichia coli research studies, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, gut microbiota and health, animal nutrition and physiology, immune response and inflammation, and T-cell and B-cell immunology.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Stevens demonstrate contributions to understanding microbial pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions, and immune responses within agricultural and microbiological contexts. Notable papers include:

  • The Development of Ovine Gastric and Intestinal Organoids for Studying Ruminant Host-Pathogen Interactions (2021, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology)
  • Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) Strain-Dependent Immunomodulation of Respiratory Granulocytes and Mononuclear Phagocytes in CSF1R-Reporter Transgenic Chickens (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • Salmonella pathogenesis and host-adaptation in farmed animals (2021, Current Opinion in Microbiology)
  • HAM-ART: An optimised culture-free Hi-C metagenomics pipeline for tracking antimicrobial resistance genes in complex microbial communities (2022, PLoS Genetics)
  • The bird's immune response to avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (2021, Avian Pathology)

Mark P. Stevens has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including Cosmin Chintoan-Uta, Lonneke Vervelde, Prerna Vohra, Abi Bremner, and Androniki Psifidi. These collaborations have contributed to advancing research in microbiology and immunology related to animal and agricultural sciences.

Stevens has published repeatedly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Microbial Cell Factories, eLife, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, and Frontiers in Immunology, evidencing active engagement with recognized platforms in the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Microglial brain region−dependent diversity and selective regional sensitivities to aging

    Kathleen Grabert;Tom Michoel;Michail H. Karavolos;Sara M. R. Clohisey

  • Comparative genome analysis of Salmonella Enteritidis PT4 and Salmonella Gallinarum 287/91 provides insights into evolutionary and host adaptation pathways.

    Nicholas R. Thomson;Debra J. Clayton;Daniel Windhorst;Georgios Vernikos

  • Colibacillosis in poultry: unravelling the molecular basis of virulence of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli in their natural hosts

    Francis Dziva;Mark Paul Stevens

  • An Inv/Mxi-Spa-like type III protein secretion system in Burkholderia pseudomallei modulates intracellular behaviour of the pathogen.

    Mark P. Stevens;Michael W. Wood;Lowrie A. Taylor;Paul Monaghan

  • Identification of host-specific colonization factors of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.

    Eirwen Morgan;June D. Campbell;Sonya C. Rowe;Jennie Bispham

  • Actin-dependent movement of bacterial pathogens

    Joanne M Stevens;Edouard E Galyov;Mark P Stevens

  • Identification of Escherichia coli O157 : H7 genes influencing colonization of the bovine gastrointestinal tract using signature-tagged mutagenesis

    Francis Dziva;Pauline M. van Diemen;Mark P. Stevens;Amanda J. Smith

  • Attenuated virulence and protective efficacy of a Burkholderia pseudomallei bsa type III secretion mutant in murine models of melioidosis.

    Mark P. Stevens;Ashraful Haque;Timothy Atkins;Jim Hill

  • Comprehensive assignment of roles for Salmonella typhimurium genes in intestinal colonization of food-producing animals.

    Roy R. Chaudhuri;Eirwen Morgan;Sarah E. Peters;Stephen J. Pleasance

  • Identification of a bacterial factor required for actin-based motility of Burkholderia pseudomallei.

    Mark P. Stevens;Joanne M. Stevens;Robert L. Jeng;Lowrie A. Taylor

  • Amino acid-dependent growth of Campylobacter jejuni: key roles for aspartase (AspA) under microaerobic and oxygen-limited conditions and identification of AspB (Cj0762), essential for growth on glutamate

    Edward Guccione;Maria del Rocio Leon-Kempis;Bruce M. Pearson;Edward Hitchin

  • Molecular insights into farm animal and zoonotic Salmonella infections

    Mark P. Stevens;Tom J. Humphrey;Duncan J. Maskell

  • A Burkholderia pseudomallei type III secreted protein, BopE, facilitates bacterial invasion of epithelial cells and exhibits guanine nucleotide exchange factor activity.

    Mark P. Stevens;Andrea Friebel;Lowrie A. Taylor;Michael W. Wood

  • Inhibition of Type III Secretion in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium by Small-Molecule Inhibitors

    Debra L. Hudson;Abigail N. Layton;Terry R. Field;Alison J. Bowen

  • Evaluation of live-attenuated Salmonella vaccines expressing Campylobacter antigens for control of C. jejuni in poultry

    Anthony M. Buckley;Jinhong Wang;Debra L. Hudson;Andrew J. Grant

  • Efa1 influences colonization of the bovine intestine by shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serotypes O5 and O111.

    Mark P. Stevens;Pauline M. van Diemen;Gad Frankel;Alan D. Phillips

  • The Global Consequence of Disruption of the AcrAB-TolC Efflux Pump in Salmonella enterica Includes Reduced Expression of SPI-1 and Other Attributes Required To Infect the Host

    Mark A. Webber;Andrew M. Bailey;Jessica M. A. Blair;Eirwen Morgan

  • Signatures of Adaptation in Human Invasive Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 Populations from Sub-Saharan Africa

    Chinyere K. Okoro;Lars Barquist;Thomas Richard Connor;Simon R. Harris

  • Campylobacter jejuni glycosylation island important in cell charge, legionaminic acid biosynthesis, and colonization of chickens.

    Sarah L. Howard;Aparna Jagannathan;Evelyn C. Soo;Joseph P. M. Hui

  • Actin-Binding Proteins from Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia thailandensis Can Functionally Compensate for the Actin-Based Motility Defect of a Burkholderia pseudomallei bimA Mutant

    Joanne M. Stevens;Ricky L. Ulrich;Lowrie A. Taylor;Michael W. Wood

  • Salmonella infections in pigs

    Mark Stevens;Jeffrey Gray

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter K. Kaiser
Peter K. Kaiser Cleveland Clinic
Timothy S. Wallis
Timothy S. Wallis Ridgeway Biologicals
Gad Frankel
Gad Frankel Imperial College London
Edouard E. Galyov
Edouard E. Galyov University of Leicester
David A. Hume
David A. Hume University of Queensland
David L. Gally
David L. Gally University of Edinburgh
Duncan J. Maskell
Duncan J. Maskell University of Melbourne
Tim Rees
Tim Rees Bournemouth University
Brendan W. Wren
Brendan W. Wren London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Georgios Banos
Georgios Banos Scotland's Rural College

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