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D-Index
57
Citations
14244
World Ranking
3545
National Ranking
1399

Michael L. Chikindas 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 Michael L. Chikindas sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 175 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael L. Chikindas 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 Michael L. Chikindas sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael L. Chikindas is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. The scientist's work also extensively covers several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Food Science, Infectious Diseases, Animal Science and Zoology, and Ecology.

Their research focuses on topics such as Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Gut Microbiota and Health, Bacterial Biofilms and Quorum Sensing, Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities, and Viral Gastroenteritis Research and Epidemiology.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael L. Chikindas include:

  • Igor V. Popov
  • Alexey M. Ermakov
  • Richard Weeks
  • Svetoslav Dimitrov Todorov
  • Dmitry Rudoy

They have published extensively in various scientific journals. The frequent publication venues for Michael L. Chikindas are:

  • Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
  • Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
  • Microorganisms

Some recent papers authored by or involving Michael L. Chikindas include:

  • "Probiotics at War Against Viruses: What Is Missing From the Picture?" (2020), published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Quorum-Sensing Inhibition by Gram-Positive Bacteria" (2022), published in Microorganisms
  • "Use of Bacteriocins and Bacteriocinogenic Beneficial Organisms in Food Products: Benefits, Challenges, Concerns" (2022), published in Foods
  • "A Review of the Effects and Production of Spore-Forming Probiotics for Poultry" (2021), published in Animals
  • "Probiotic Bacilli Inhibit Salmonella Biofilm Formation Without Killing Planktonic Cells" (2021), published in Frontiers in Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Bacteriocins: Safe, natural antimicrobials for food preservation

    Jennifer Cleveland;Thomas J. Montville;Ingolf F. Nes;Michael L. Chikindas

  • Listeria: A foodborne pathogen that knows how to survive

    Megha Gandhi;Michael L. Chikindas

  • Functions and emerging applications of bacteriocins.

    Michael L. Chikindas;Richard Weeks;Djamel Drider;Vladimir A. Chistyakov

  • Isolation, purification and partial characterization of plantaricin 423, a bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus plantarum

    C. A. Van Reenen;L. M. T. Dicks;M. L. Chikindas

  • Pediocin PA-1, a Bacteriocin from Pediococcus acidilactici PAC1.0, Forms Hydrophilic Pores in the Cytoplasmic Membrane of Target Cells

    Michael L. Chikindas;Maria J. García-Garcerá;Arnold J.M. Driessen;Aat M. Ledeboer

  • The aetiology of bacterial vaginosis

    Y. Turovskiy;K. Sutyak Noll;M. L. Chikindas

  • Control of Biofilm Formation: Antibiotics and Beyond

    Ammar Algburi;Ammar Algburi;Nicole Comito;Dimitri Kashtanov;Leon M. T. Dicks

  • Isolation of the Bacillus subtilis antimicrobial peptide subtilosin from the dairy product-derived Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.

    K.E. Sutyak;R.E. Wirawan;A.A. Aroutcheva;M.L. Chikindas

  • Bacteriocins and their position in the next wave of conventional antibiotics.

    Veronica L. Cavera;Timothy D. Arthur;Dimitri Kashtanov;Michael L. Chikindas

  • Functional analysis of the pediocin operon of Pediococcus acidilactici PAC1.0: PedB is the immunity protein and PedD is the precursor processing enzyme

    Konraad Venema;Jan Kok;Joey D. Marugg;Marjolein Y. Toonen

  • Effective control of Listeria monocytogenes by combination of nisin formulated and slowly released into a broth system.

    Yundong Chi-Zhang;Kit L. Yam;Michael L. Chikindas

  • Characterization and heterologous expression of a class IIa bacteriocin, plantaricin 423 from Lactobacillus plantarum 423, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    C.A Van Reenen;M.L Chikindas;W.H Van Zyl;L.M.T Dicks

  • Quorum sensing: fact, fiction, and everything in between.

    Yevgeniy Turovskiy;Dimitri Kashtanov;Boris Paskhover;Michael L. Chikindas

  • NATURAL ANTIMICROBIALS AND THEIR ROLE IN VAGINAL HEALTH: A SHORT REVIEW.

    Sara Dover;A. A. Aroutcheva;S. Faro;M. L. Chikindas

  • Safety, formulation, and in vitro antiviral activity of the antimicrobial peptide subtilosin against herpes simplex virus type 1.

    Nicolás I. Torres;Katia Sutyak Noll;Katia Sutyak Noll;Shiqi Xu;Ji Li

  • Carbon dioxide and nisin act synergistically on Listeria monocytogenes.

    Lilian Nilsson;Yuhuan Chen;Michael L. Chikindas;Hans Henrik Huss

  • The synergistic effect of nisin and lactoferrin on the inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7

    C. A. Murdock;J. Cleveland;Karl Matthews;Michael Chikindas

  • -Poly-L-lysine and nisin A act synergistically against Gram-positive food-borne pathogens Bacillus cereus and Listeria monocytogenes

    M. Badaoui Najjar;D. Kashtanov;Michael Chikindas

  • Self-assembled cationic amphiphiles as antimicrobial peptides mimics: Role of hydrophobicity, linkage type, and assembly state.

    Yingyue Zhang;Ammar Algburi;Ammar Algburi;Ning Wang;Vladyslav Kholodovych

  • Bacillus Probiotic Supplementations Improve Laying Performance, Egg Quality, Hatching of Laying Hens, and Sperm Quality of Roosters

    Maria S Mazanko;Ivan F Gorlov;Evgeniya V Prazdnova;Maxim S Makarenko

  • Physical and antimicrobial properties of anise oil loaded nanoemulsions on the survival of foodborne pathogens

    Osman Kadir Topuz;Emin Burçin Özvural;Qin Zhao;Qingrong Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. Montville
Thomas J. Montville Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Patrick J. Sinko
Patrick J. Sinko Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Qingrong Huang
Qingrong Huang Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Kathryn E. Uhrich
Kathryn E. Uhrich University of California, Riverside
Leon M. T. Dicks
Leon M. T. Dicks Stellenbosch University
Andrey V. Karlyshev
Andrey V. Karlyshev Kingston University
Gerhardus Venema
Gerhardus Venema University of Groningen
Jan Kok
Jan Kok University of Groningen
Djamel Drider
Djamel Drider University of Lille
Ute Römling
Ute Römling Karolinska Institute

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