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Michael T. Osterholm

Michael T. Osterholm

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
73
Citations
31562
World Ranking
1619
National Ranking
697

Medicine

D-Index
80
Citations
33992
World Ranking
16912
National Ranking
8483

Michael T. Osterholm 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 T. Osterholm sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 242 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael T. Osterholm 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 T. Osterholm sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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

  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1995 - Oswald Avery Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America

Overview

Michael T. Osterholm is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a particular emphasis on infectious diseases. They have contributed significantly to several subfields including infectious diseases, public health, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, modeling and simulation, and emergency medicine.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, most notably viral infections and outbreaks research. Additional topics include COVID-19 epidemiological studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, viral infections and vectors, zoonotic diseases and public health, and influenza virus research studies.

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Julie Ostrowsky
  • Angela K. Ulrich
  • Kristine A. Moore
  • Angela J Mehr
  • Josephine P Golding

They have published extensively in journals such as Vaccine, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Science, JAMA, and BMJ Global Health. Vaccine is the most frequent publication venue with six papers, followed by The Lancet Infectious Diseases with four.

Several recently published papers associated with Michael T. Osterholm include:

  • COVID-19 and flu, a perfect storm (2020), Science
  • Development and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines for those most vulnerable (2021), Science Translational Medicine
  • A National Strategy for the "New Normal" of Life With COVID (2022), JAMA
  • Infectious Disease Threats: A Rebound To Resilience (2021), Health Affairs
  • Critical Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccination of Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (2021), American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Michael T. Osterholm has also contributed to book publications, including a title published by eBooks: ": COVID-19" in 2020.

Their professional recognition includes being named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2004 and receiving the Oswald Avery Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 1995.

Best Publications

  • Efficacy and effectiveness of influenza vaccines: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Michael T Osterholm;Nicholas S Kelley;Alfred Sommer;Edward A Belongia

  • Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon: Medical and Public Health Management

    Stephen S. Arnon;Robert Schechter;Thomas V. Inglesby;Donald A. Henderson

  • Anthrax as a Biological Weapon Medical and Public Health Management

    Thomas V. Inglesby;Donald A. Henderson;John G. Bartlett;Michael S. Ascher

  • Tularemia as a Biological Weapon.Medical and Public Health Management

    David T. Dennis;Thomas V. Inglesby;Donald A. Henderson;John G. Bartlett

  • Practice Guidelines for the Management of Infectious Diarrhea

    Richard L. Guerrant;Thomas Van Gilder;Ted S. Steiner;Nathan M. Thielman

  • Smallpox as a Biological Weapon Medical and Public Health Management

    Donald A. Henderson;Thomas V. Inglesby;Thomas V. Inglesby;John G. Bartlett;John G. Bartlett;Michael S. Ascher

  • Anthrax as a biological weapon, 2002: updated recommendations for management.

    Thomas V. Inglesby;Tara O’Toole;Donald A. Henderson;John G. Bartlett

  • Plague as a biological weapon. Medical and public health management.

    Thomas V. Inglesby;David T. Dennis;Donald A. Henderson;John G. Bartlett

  • Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses as Biological Weapons: Medical and Public Health Management

    Luciana Borio;Thomas Inglesby;C. J. Peters;Alan L. Schmaljohn

  • Preparing for the next pandemic

    Michael T. Osterholm

  • Quinolone-Resistant Campylobacter jejuni Infections in Minnesota, 1992–1998

    Kirk E. Smith;John M. Besser;Craig W. Hedberg;Fe T. Leano

  • Variable influenza vaccine effectiveness by subtype: a systematic review and meta-analysis of test-negative design studies

    Edward A Belongia;Melissa D Simpson;Jennifer P King;Maria E Sundaram

  • Drug-resistant Salmonella from animals fed antimicrobials

    Scott D. Holmberg;Michael T. Osterholm;Kenneth A. Senger;Mitchell L. Cohen

  • A National Outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis Infections from Ice Cream

    Thomas W. Hennessy;Craig W. Hedberg;Laurence Slutsker;Karen E. White

  • Epidemiology and clonality of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Minnesota, 1996-1998.

    Timothy S. Naimi;Kathleen H. LeDell;David J. Boxrud;Amy V. Groom

  • An Investigation of the Cause of the Eosinophilia–Myalgia Syndrome Associated with Tryptophan Use

    Edward A. Belongia;Craig W. Hedberg;Gerald J. Gleich;Karen E. White

  • A Point-Source Outbreak of Campylobacteriosis Associated with Consumption of Raw Milk

    Jack A. Korlath;Michael T. Osterholm;Lawrence A. Judy;Jan C. Forfang

  • Risk Factors for Lack of Detectable Antibody Following Hepatitis B Vaccination of Minnesota Health Care Workers

    Rachel C. Wood;Kristine L. MacDonald;Karen E. White;Craig W. Hedberg

  • Transmission of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 Infection in Minnesota Child Day-care Facilities

    Edward A. Belongia;Michael T. Osterholm;John T. Soler;David A. Ammend

  • Preliminary Estimates of Mortality and Years of Life Lost Associated with the 2009 A/H1N1 Pandemic in the US and Comparison with Past Influenza Seasons.

    Cecile Viboud;Mark Miller;Donald R Olson;Michael Osterholm

  • Surveillance of Lyme Disease in the United States, 1982

    George P. Schmid;Rose Horsley;Allen C. Steere;John P. Hanrahan

Frequent Co-Authors

Dan M. Granoff
Dan M. Granoff UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Edward A. Belongia
Edward A. Belongia Marshfield Clinic
John G. Bartlett
John G. Bartlett Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Trish M. Perl
Trish M. Perl The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Lawrence O. Gostin
Lawrence O. Gostin Georgetown University
James Hughes
James Hughes Emory University
Kirk E. Smith
Kirk E. Smith University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Arthur M. Friedlander
Arthur M. Friedlander United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Jeff B. Bender
Jeff B. Bender University of Minnesota
Paul Keim
Paul Keim Northern Arizona University

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