| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Scientists | 166 | 1005 | 923 | 594 | 534 | 860 | 108500 |
| Microbiology | 169 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 818 | 109983 |
| Medicine | 170 | 523 | 474 | 309 | 276 | 857 | 110861 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Michael A. Pfaller between 1974 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael A. Pfaller published across 51 years, from 1974 to 2024, averaging 17.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 1998. 16 of the 872 publications appeared in the last two years.
872 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1975 | 0 |
| 1976 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 11 |
| 1988 | 18 |
| 1989 | 17 |
| 1990 | 13 |
| 1991 | 27 |
| 1992 | 20 |
| 1993 | 14 |
| 1994 | 21 |
| 1995 | 24 |
| 1996 | 21 |
| 1997 | 29 |
| 1998 | 48 |
| 1999 | 45 |
| 2000 | 34 |
| 2001 | 39 |
| 2002 | 42 |
| 2003 | 21 |
| 2004 | 33 |
| 2005 | 20 |
| 2006 | 21 |
| 2007 | 26 |
| 2008 | 21 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 48 |
| 2011 | 29 |
| 2012 | 19 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 13 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| Total | 872 |
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 Michael A. Pfaller sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 818 publications — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.
| 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 | |
| 655–664 | 6 | |
| 665–674 | 7 | |
| 675–678 | 3 | |
| 679+ | 99 | 818 |
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael A. Pfaller sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 169 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.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 169 |
Michael A. Pfaller is affiliated with JMI Laboratories in the United States and has a research focus within the field of Medicine, particularly in Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Clinical Biochemistry, and Pharmacology.
The main topics covered in their work include:
Some of the recent papers authored by Michael A. Pfaller are:
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael A. Pfaller include:
Regular publication venues for Michael A. Pfaller's work include:
Michael A. Pfaller has contributed to book publications as well, including works published by ASM Press eBooks and Frontiers Media. Notable titles include Manual of Clinical Microbiology (2020) and Developments in Implicit Measurements (2022).
Among the recognitions, Michael A. Pfaller received the ASM Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology from the American Society for Microbiology in 1997.
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