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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 59 3313 3037 72 66 198 10653

Michel Delmée publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michel Delmée between 1981 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michel Delmée published across 43 years, from 1981 to 2023, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2000. 1 of the 221 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2000. 1981: 4 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication
1981 2023

221 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michel Delmée: publications per year, 1981 to 2023
Year Publications
1981 4
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 2
1986 8
1987 8
1988 6
1989 8
1990 5
1991 4
1992 2
1993 7
1994 5
1995 7
1996 9
1997 4
1998 5
1999 5
2000 14
2001 6
2002 8
2003 9
2004 5
2005 5
2006 6
2007 11
2008 3
2009 0
2010 1
2011 3
2012 4
2013 11
2014 5
2015 10
2016 10
2017 9
2018 4
2019 3
2020 1
2021 2
2022 0
2023 1
Total 221
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Michel Delmée publications per year - data summary

  • Michel Delmée, a Microbiology scholar from Université Catholique de Louvain, has 221 publications recorded across 43 years, from 1981 to 2023.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1981 and the most recent to 2023.
  • The most productive year is 2000, with 14 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1982, 2010, 2020 and 2023, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 43 years in the span carry no publications at all (1983, 1984, 2009 and 2022).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.7 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2019-2023) hold 7 publications, 3% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1981-1995: 67 publications (4.5 per year); 1996-2010: 91 publications (6.1 per year); 2011-2023: 63 publications (4.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Michel Delmée 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 Michel Delmée 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, 195–204 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: 198 publications — 48th percentile

48% 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
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234 198
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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Michel Delmée publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 55–64 to 679+ publications.
  • Michel Delmée, a Microbiology scholar from Université Catholique de Louvain, records 198 publications - the 48th percentile of the discipline.
  • 48% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Michel Delmée, and about 52% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Michel Delmée falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 135–144 publications, holding 288 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 54% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 679 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Michel Delmée 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 Michel Delmée 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, 59 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: 59 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151 59
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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Michel Delmée D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 88 ranges running from 40 to 127+ D-Index.
  • Michel Delmée, a Microbiology scholar from Université Catholique de Louvain, records 59 D-Index - the 42nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 42% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Michel Delmée, and about 58% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and Michel Delmée ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58 D-Index, holding 162 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 61 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more, 95 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Michel Delmée is affiliated with the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. The researcher's work primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, as well as Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

The research topics Michel Delmée has contributed to encompass:

  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Nosocomial Infections in ICU
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies

Michel Delmée has several recent publications, notable among these are:

  • First isolation of Clostridioides difficile from smoked and dried freshwater fish in Cambodia, 2021, published in Food Control
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Clostridioides difficile infection in a tertiary healthcare institution in Belgium, 2023, published in Acta Clinica Belgica
  • Clostridium difficile: Bacteria That Can Infect People Taking Antibiotics, 2021, published in Frontiers for Young Minds

The researcher frequently collaborates with several co-authors including Kate Soumillion, Eléonore Ngyuvula, C. Rodríguez, Hasika Mith, and Bernard Taminiau. These collaborations contribute to diverse research outputs across multiple venues.

Michel Delmée's work has been published in various journals, with recurrent publication venues including Food Control, Acta Clinica Belgica, and Frontiers for Young Minds.

Best Publications

  • Specific detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus species by multiplex PCR.

    P. Vannuffel;J. Gigi;H. Ezzedine;Bernard Vandercam

  • A novel toxinotyping scheme and correlation of toxinotypes with serogroups of Clostridium difficile isolates.

    M Rupnik;V. Avesani;M Janc;C von Eichel-Streiber

  • Underdiagnosis of Clostridium difficile across Europe: the European, multicentre, prospective, biannual, point-prevalence study of Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalised patients with diarrhoea (EUCLID)

    Kerrie A Davies;Christopher M Longshaw;Georgina L Davis;Emilio Bouza

  • Update of Clostridium difficile infection due to PCR ribotype 027 in Europe, 2008.

    E J Kuijper;F Barbut;J S Brazier;N Kleinkauf

  • Prospective study of Clostridium difficile infections in Europe with phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of the isolates

    F. Barbut;P. Mastrantonio;M. Delmée;J. Brazier

  • Human antibody response to Clostridium difficile toxin A in relation to clinical course of infection.

    M Warny;J P Vaerman;V Avesani;M Delmée

  • Antimicrobial activity of bark extracts of Syzygium jambos (L.) alston (Myrtaceae).

    Corine Djadjo Djipa;Michel Delmée;Joëlle Quetin-Leclercq

  • CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICLE INFECTION IN HEALTH-CARE WORKERS

    Michel Delmée

  • Comparison of PCR-Ribotyping, Arbitrarily Primed PCR, and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Typing Clostridium difficile

    Philippe Bidet;Valérie Lalande;Béatrice Salauze;Béatrice Burghoffer

  • Laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea: a plea for culture

    Michel Delmée;Johan Van Broeck;Anne Simon;Michèle Janssens

  • Update of Clostridium difficile-associated disease due to PCR ribotype 027 in Europe.

    E J Kuijper;B Coignard;J S Brazier;C Suetens

  • Laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium difficile disease.

    Michel Delmée

  • A European survey of diagnostic methods and testing protocols for Clostridium difficile.

    F. Barbut;M. Delmée;J.S. Brazier;J.C. Petit

  • Saccharomyces boulardii for Clostridium difficile-associated enteropathies in infants.

    Jean-Paul Buts;Gérard Corthier;Michel Delmee

  • Antibacterial activity of glass-ionomer cements, compomers and resin composites: relationship between acidity and material setting phase.

    G. Vermeersch;G. Leloup;M. Delmée;J. Vreven

  • Serogrouping of Clostridium-difficile Strains By Slide Agglutination

    Michel Delmée;M. Homel;Georges Wauters

  • Distribution of nocardia species in clinical samples and their routine rapid identification in the laboratory.

    Georges Wauters;Véronique Avesani;Jacqueline Charlier;Michèle Janssens

  • Omeprazole, campylobacter pylori, and duodenal ulcer.

    Paul Mainguet;Michel Delmée;Jean-Claude Debongnie

  • Outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa undetected by WHO-endorsed commercial tests: an observational study.

    Ndivhuho A Makhado;Edith Matabane;Mauro Faccin;Claire Pinçon

  • Third Belgian multicentre survey of antibiotic susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria

    Ingrid Wybo;Denis Piérard;Inge Verschraegen;Marijke Reynders

  • Treatment Failure of Ofloxacin in Campylobacter-pylori Infection

    Youri Glupczynski;Max Labbe;Alain Burette;Michel Delmee

Frequent Co-Authors

Frédéric Barbut
Frédéric Barbut Université Paris Cité
Youri Glupczynski
Youri Glupczynski Université Catholique de Louvain
Marc Struelens
Marc Struelens Université Libre de Bruxelles
Mark H. Wilcox
Mark H. Wilcox University of Leeds
Ed J. Kuijper
Ed J. Kuijper Leiden University Medical Center
Jon S. Brazier
Jon S. Brazier University Hospital of Wales
Joëlle Quetin-Leclercq
Joëlle Quetin-Leclercq Université Catholique de Louvain
Paola Mastrantonio
Paola Mastrantonio Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Denis Piérard
Denis Piérard Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Geert Claeys
Geert Claeys Ghent University Hospital

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