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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 51 4286 3942 382 362 138 13639

Melita A. Gordon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Melita A. Gordon between 1951 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Melita A. Gordon published across 76 years, from 1951 to 2026, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 65 publications in 2023. 18 of the 257 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1951 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 65. Peak 65 publications in 2023. 1951: 1 publication 1952: 0 publications 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 6 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 65 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 2 publications
1951 2026

257 publications in total across all disciplines

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Melita A. Gordon: publications per year, 1951 to 2026
Year Publications
1951 1
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 1
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 2
2000 2
2001 3
2002 4
2003 1
2004 3
2005 2
2006 0
2007 2
2008 5
2009 1
2010 6
2011 5
2012 8
2013 5
2014 4
2015 11
2016 6
2017 10
2018 10
2019 15
2020 17
2021 13
2022 18
2023 65
2024 15
2025 16
2026 2
Total 257
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Melita A. Gordon 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 Melita A. Gordon 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, 135–144 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: 138 publications — 20th percentile

20% 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
135–144 288 138
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
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Melita A. Gordon 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 Melita A. Gordon 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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 51
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
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

Melita A. Gordon is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, with a focus on medicine, agricultural and biological sciences, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these fields, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as infectious diseases, food science, endocrinology, epidemiology, and hepatology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Child nutrition and water access
  • Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
  • Listeria monocytogenes in food safety
  • Hepatitis B virus studies

Melita A. Gordon has published numerous papers, among their recent works are:

  • Complications and mortality of non-typhoidal salmonella invasive disease: a global systematic review and meta-analysis (2022, The Lancet Infectious Diseases)
  • Stepwise evolution of Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 causing bloodstream infection in Africa (2020, Nature Microbiology)
  • Safety and Efficacy of a Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine in Malawian Children (2021, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Global diversity and antimicrobial resistance of typhoid fever pathogens: Insights from a meta-analysis of 13,000 Salmonella Typhi genomes (2023, eLife)
  • Incidence of non-typhoidal Salmonella invasive disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2021, Journal of Infection)

The scientist also has a book publication titled UT Extension Personnel Directory, 1910 - 2020 released in 2021 through Newfound Press, the University of Tennessee Libraries eBooks.

Frequent co-authors of Melita A. Gordon include:

  • James Meiring
  • Robert S. Heyderman
  • Priyanka Patel
  • Andrew J. Pollard
  • Maurice Mbewe

Melita A. Gordon's research output has appeared in a variety of publication venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Wellcome Open Research
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • The Lancet Global Health
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Best Publications

  • Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation, Laboratory Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Antimicrobial Management of Invasive Salmonella Infections

    John A. Crump;John A. Crump;Maria Sjölund-Karlsson;Melita A. Gordon;Christopher M. Parry

  • Invasive non-typhoidal salmonella disease: an emerging and neglected tropical disease in Africa

    Nicholas A Feasey;Nicholas A Feasey;Gordon Dougan;Robert A Kingsley;Robert S Heyderman;Robert S Heyderman

  • Simian immunodeficiency virus-induced mucosal interleukin-17 deficiency promotes Salmonella dissemination from the gut

    Manuela Raffatellu;Renato L Santos;David E Verhoeven;Michael D George

  • Cooperation between translating ribosomes and RNA polymerase in transcription elongation.

    Sergey Proshkin;A. Rachid Rahmouni;Alexander Mironov;Evgeny Nudler

  • Epidemic multiple drug resistant Salmonella Typhimurium causing invasive disease in sub-Saharan Africa have a distinct genotype

    Robert A. Kingsley;Chisomo L. Msefula;Nicholas R. Thomson;Samuel Kariuki;Samuel Kariuki

  • Salmonella infections in immunocompromised adults.

    Melita A. Gordon;Melita A. Gordon

  • Global burden of invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella disease, 2010(1).

    Trong T. Ao;Nicholas A. Feasey;Melita A. Gordon;Karen H. Keddy

  • Phylogeographical analysis of the dominant multidrug-resistant H58 clade of Salmonella Typhi identifies inter- and intracontinental transmission events

    Vanessa K. Wong;Vanessa K. Wong;Stephen Baker;Stephen Baker;Stephen Baker;Derek J. Pickard;Julian Parkhill

  • Intracontinental spread of human invasive Salmonella Typhimurium pathovariants in sub-Saharan Africa

    Chinyere K. Okoro;Robert A. Kingsley;Thomas Richard Connor;Simon R. Harris

  • Epidemics of Invasive Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis and S. enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection Associated with Multidrug Resistance among Adults and Children in Malawi

    Melita A. Gordon;Melita A. Gordon;Stephen M. Graham;Stephen M. Graham;Stephen M. Graham;Amanda L. Walsh;Lorna Wilson

  • Non-typhoidal salmonella bacteraemia among HIV-infected Malawian adults: high mortality and frequent recrudescence.

    Melita A Gordon;Hastings T Banda;Macpherson Gondwe;Stephen B Gordon

  • Antimicrobial resistance and management of invasive Salmonella disease.

    Samuel Kariuki;Melita A. Gordon;Nicholas Feasey;Christopher M. Parry

  • Trends in antimicrobial resistance in bloodstream infection isolates at a large urban hospital in Malawi (1998–2016): a surveillance study

    Patrick Musicha;Patrick Musicha;Patrick Musicha;Jennifer E Cornick;Jennifer E Cornick;Naor Bar-Zeev;Naor Bar-Zeev;Neil French

  • Complications and mortality of non-typhoidal salmonella invasive disease: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

    Unknown

  • Distinct Salmonella Enteritidis lineages associated with enterocolitis in high-income settings and invasive disease in low-income settings

    Nicholas A. Feasey;James Hadfield;Karen Helena Keddy;Timothy J Dallman

  • Invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella disease: epidemiology, pathogenesis and diagnosis.

    Melita A. Gordon

  • Dysregulated humoral immunity to nontyphoidal Salmonella in HIV-infected African adults.

    Calman A. MacLennan;Calman A. MacLennan;James J. Gilchrist;James J. Gilchrist;James J. Gilchrist;Melita A. Gordon;Melita A. Gordon;Melita A. Gordon;Adam F. Cunningham

  • Bacteraemia and Mortality Among Adult Medical Admissions in Malawi - Predominance of Non-typhi Salmonellae and Streptococcus pneumoniae

    M. A. Gordon;Amanda L. Walsh;Amanda L. Walsh;M. Chaponda;D. Soko

  • An extended genotyping framework for Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, the cause of human typhoid

    Vanessa K Wong;Stephen Baker;Thomas R Connor;Derek Pickard

  • Rapid emergence of multidrug resistant, H58-lineage Salmonella typhi in Blantyre, Malawi

    Nicholas A Feasey;Katherine Gaskell;Vanessa Wong;Chisomo Msefula

  • Bacterial Meningitis in Malawian Adults: Pneumococcal Disease is Common, Severe, and Seasonal

    Stephen B. Gordon;Amanda L. Walsh;Mas Chaponda;Melita A. Gordon

  • Invasive Non-typhoid Salmonellae Establish Systemic Intracellular Infection in HIV-Infected Adults: An Emerging Disease Pathogenesis

    Melita A. Gordon;Melita A. Gordon;Anstead M.K. Kankwatira;Anstead M.K. Kankwatira;Gershom Mwafulirwa;Gershom Mwafulirwa;Amanda L. Walsh

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert S. Heyderman
Robert S. Heyderman University College London
Malcolm E. Molyneux
Malcolm E. Molyneux Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Calman A. MacLennan
Calman A. MacLennan Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Gordon Dougan
Gordon Dougan University of Cambridge
Stephen B. Gordon
Stephen B. Gordon Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Andrew J. Pollard
Andrew J. Pollard University of Oxford
Robert A. Kingsley
Robert A. Kingsley University of East Anglia
Christopher M. Parry
Christopher M. Parry Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Jay C. D. Hinton
Jay C. D. Hinton University of Liverpool
Stephen Baker
Stephen Baker Agency for Science, Technology and Research

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