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Michael R. Gillings

Michael R. Gillings

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
22348
World Ranking
4535
National Ranking
109

Michael R. Gillings publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael R. Gillings sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 232 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Michael R. Gillings D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael R. Gillings sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael R. Gillings is affiliated with Macquarie University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these domains, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Ecology, Molecular Biology, Pollution, Molecular Medicine, and Plant Science.

Their work addresses multiple scientific topics, including:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

Recent publications by Michael R. Gillings include the following papers:

  • Assessment of global health risk of antibiotic resistance genes, 2022, Nature Communications
  • An omics-based framework for assessing the health risk of antimicrobial resistance genes, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Three faces of biofilms: a microbial lifestyle, a nascent multicellular organism, and an incubator for diversity, 2021, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • A survey of sub-inhibitory concentrations of antibiotics in the environment, 2020, Journal of Environmental Sciences
  • Air pollution could drive global dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes, 2020, The ISME Journal

Coauthors who have frequently collaborated with Michael R. Gillings include:

  • Timothy M. Ghaly
  • Sasha G. Tetu
  • Vaheesan Rajabal
  • Yong-Guan Zhu
  • Anahit Penesyan

Their research has been published in various scientific venues, notably:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Nature Communications
  • The ISME Journal

Michael R. Gillings' body of work reflects an interdisciplinary approach, integrating molecular biology techniques with environmental science perspectives to explore topics such as antibiotic resistance, microbial ecology, and environmental pollution. Their collaborations and publication patterns show consistent engagement with leading journals in microbiology and environmental research.

Best Publications

  • Using the class 1 integron-integrase gene as a proxy for anthropogenic pollution

    Michael R. Gillings;William H. Gaze;Amy Pruden;Kornelia Smalla

  • Continental-scale pollution of estuaries with antibiotic resistance genes

    Yong-Guan Zhu;Yi Zhao;Bing Li;Chu-Long Huang

  • An omics-based framework for assessing the health risk of antimicrobial resistance genes

    An-Ni Zhang;An-Ni Zhang;Jeffry M. Gaston;Chengzhen L. Dai;Shijie Zhao

  • Integrons: Past, Present, and Future

    Michael R. Gillings

  • Gene flow, mobile genetic elements and the recruitment of antibiotic resistance genes into Gram-negative pathogens

    Hatch W. Stokes;Michael R. Gillings

  • Spatial scaling of microbial eukaryote diversity

    Jessica L. Green;Jessica L. Green;Andrew J. Holmes;Mark Westoby;Ian Oliver

  • The Evolution of Class 1 Integrons and the Rise of Antibiotic Resistance

    Michael Gillings;Yan Boucher;Maurizio Labbate;Andrew Holmes

  • Methods for microbial DNA extraction from soil for PCR amplification.

    C. Yeates;M. R. Gillings;A. D. Davison;N. Altavilla

  • Antibiotic Discovery: Combatting Bacterial Resistance in Cells and in Biofilm Communities

    Anahit Penesyan;Michael Gillings;Ian T Paulsen

  • Rhizosphere microorganisms can influence the timing of plant flowering.

    Tao Lu;Mingjing Ke;Michel Lavoie;Yujian Jin

  • Metagenomics of urban sewage identifies an extensively shared antibiotic resistome in China

    Jian Qiang Su;Xin Li An;Bing Li;Qing Lin Chen

  • Microcolony cultivation on a soil substrate membrane system selects for previously uncultured soil bacteria.

    Belinda C Ferrari;Svend J Binnerup;Michael R Gillings

  • Evolutionary consequences of antibiotic use for the resistome, mobilome and microbial pangenome.

    Michael R. Gillings

  • Microbial mass movements.

    Yong Guan Zhu;Michael Gillings;Pascal Simonet;Dov Stekel

  • Soil biota, antimicrobial resistance and planetary health

    Yong-Guan Zhu;Yi Zhao;Dong Zhu;Michael Gillings

  • Gene cassette PCR: sequence-independent recovery of entire genes from environmental DNA.

    Harold W Stokes;Andrew Holmes;Blair S Nield;Marita Holley

  • Recovery of new integron classes from environmental DNA

    Blair S Nield;Andrew Holmes;Michael Gillings;Gavin Recchia

  • Application of Struvite Alters the Antibiotic Resistome in Soil, Rhizosphere, and Phyllosphere.

    Qing Lin Chen;Xin Li An;Yong Guan Zhu;Jian Qiang Su

  • Complementing genomics with proteomics: the membrane subproteome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1.

    Amanda S. Nouwens;Stuart J. Cordwell;Martin R. Larsen;Mark P. Molloy

  • The gene cassette metagenome is a basic resource for bacterial genome evolution

    Andrew J. Holmes;Michael R. Gillings;Blair S. Nield;Bridget C. Mabbutt

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong-Guan Zhu
Yong-Guan Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ian T. Paulsen
Ian T. Paulsen Macquarie University
Andrew J. Beattie
Andrew J. Beattie Macquarie University
Jane E. Williamson
Jane E. Williamson Macquarie University
Jian-Qiang Su
Jian-Qiang Su Chinese Academy of Sciences
Josep Peñuelas
Josep Peñuelas Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), CSIC
Tong Zhang
Tong Zhang University of Hong Kong
Mark Westoby
Mark Westoby Macquarie University
James M. Tiedje
James M. Tiedje Michigan State University
Dong Zhu
Dong Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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