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Martin J. Blaser 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 Martin J. Blaser sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 899 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Martin J. Blaser 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 Martin J. Blaser sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 176 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - Robert Koch Gold Medal
  • 2014 - Alexander Fleming Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1992 - Oswald Avery Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Martin J. Blaser is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Physiology, Epidemiology, and Genetics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Recent notable publications include:

  • "Young-onset colorectal cancer", 2023, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • "Association of Infant Antibiotic Exposure With Childhood Health Outcomes", 2020, Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • "Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in previously undiagnosed health care workers in New Jersey, at the onset of the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic", 2020, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • "Multi-omics analyses of airway host-microbe interactions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identify potential therapeutic interventions", 2022, Nature Microbiology
  • "The hygiene hypothesis, the COVID pandemic, and consequences for the human microbiome", 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Martin J. Blaser include:

  • Huilin Li
  • Emily S. Barrett
  • Reynold A. Panettieri
  • Daniel B. Horton
  • Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello

The scientist commonly publishes in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • mBio
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Cancer Cell

Throughout their career, Martin J. Blaser has received several awards including:

  • Robert Koch Gold Medal (2019)
  • Alexander Fleming Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America (2014)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2013)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (2011)
  • Oswald Avery Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America (1992)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

    Curtis Huttenhower;Curtis Huttenhower;Dirk Gevers;Rob Knight;Rob Knight;Sahar Abubucker

  • The human microbiome: at the interface of health and disease

    Ilseung Cho;Martin J. Blaser

  • Current understanding of the human microbiome.

    Jack A Gilbert;Jack A Gilbert;Jack A Gilbert;Martin J Blaser;J Gregory Caporaso;Janet K Jansson

  • A framework for human microbiome research

    Barbara A. Methé;Karen E. Nelson;Mihai Pop;Heather H. Creasy

  • Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric carcinoma among Japanese Americans in Hawaii.

    Abraham Nomura;Grant N. Stemmermann;Po-Huang Chyou;Ikuko Kato

  • Helicobacter pylori and gastrointestinal tract adenocarcinomas

    Richard M. Peek;Martin J. Blaser

  • Mosaicism in Vacuolating Cytotoxin Alleles of Helicobacter pylori ASSOCIATION OF SPECIFIC vacA TYPES WITH CYTOTOXIN PRODUCTION AND PEPTIC ULCERATION

    John C. Atherton;Ping Cao;Richard M. Peek;Murali K.R. Tummuru

  • Altering the Intestinal Microbiota during a Critical Developmental Window Has Lasting Metabolic Consequences

    Laura M. Cox;Shingo Yamanishi;Jiho Sohn;Alexander V. Alekseyenko

  • Infection with Helicobacter pylori Strains Possessing cagA Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Developing Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach

    Martin J. Blaser;Guillermo I. Perez-Perez;Harry Kleanthous;Timothy L. Cover

  • Antibiotics in early life alter the murine colonic microbiome and adiposity

    Ilseung Cho;Shingo Yamanishi;Laura Cox;Barbara A. Methé

  • Sparse and Compositionally Robust Inference of Microbial Ecological Networks

    Zachary D. Kurtz;Christian L. Müller;Emily R. Miraldi;Dan R. Littman

  • Experimental Campylobacter jejuni Infection in Humans

    Robert E. Black;Myron M. Levine;Myron M. Levine;Mary Lou Clements;Mary Lou Clements;Timothy P. Hughes;Timothy P. Hughes

  • Antibiotics, birth mode, and diet shape microbiome maturation during early life

    Nicholas A. Bokulich;Jennifer Chung;Thomas Battaglia;Nora Henderson

  • Helicobacter pylori in Peptic Ulcer Disease

    Tadataka Yamada;John G. Searle;Dennis Ahnen

  • Molecular analysis of the bacterial microbiota in the human stomach

    Elisabeth M. Bik;Paul B. Eckburg;Steven R. Gill;Karen E. Nelson

  • Helicobacter pylori persistence: biology and disease

    Martin J. Blaser;John C. Atherton

  • Traces of human migrations in Helicobacter pylori populations

    Daniel Falush;Thierry Wirth;Bodo Linz;Jonathan K. Pritchard

  • Enterotypes in the landscape of gut microbial community composition

    Paul I. Costea;Falk Hildebrand;Manimozhiyan Arumugam;Fredrik Bäckhed;Fredrik Bäckhed

  • Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and histologic gastritis in asymptomatic persons

    Cornelius P. Dooley;Hartley Cohen;Patrick L. Fitzgibbons;Madeline Bauer

  • What are the consequences of the disappearing human microbiota

    Martin J. Blaser;Stanley Falkow

  • Guillain-Barré syndrome in northern China Relationship to Campylobacter jejuni infection and anti-glycolipid antibodies

    T. W. Ho;B. Mishu;C. Y. Li;C. Y. Gao

Frequent Co-Authors

Guillermo I. Perez-Perez
Guillermo I. Perez-Perez New York University
Timothy L. Cover
Timothy L. Cover Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Richard M. Peek
Richard M. Peek Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Rob Knight
Rob Knight University of California, San Diego
Huilin Li
Huilin Li Van Andel Institute
Curtis Huttenhower
Curtis Huttenhower Harvard University
Jaap A. Wagenaar
Jaap A. Wagenaar Utrecht University
Jack A. Gilbert
Jack A. Gilbert University of California, San Diego
Ruth E. Ley
Ruth E. Ley Max Planck Society
John Atherton
John Atherton Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

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