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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 76 1398 1263 118 111 460 25177

Mike Sharland publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mike Sharland between 1956 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mike Sharland published across 71 years, from 1956 to 2026, averaging 9.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 129 publications in 2011. 31 of the 673 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1956 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 129. Peak 129 publications in 2011. 1956: 1 publication 1957: 0 publications 1958: 1 publication 1959: 1 publication 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 2 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 3 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 129 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 35 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 40 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 30 publications 2026: 1 publication
1956 2026

673 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mike Sharland: publications per year, 1956 to 2026
Year Publications
1956 1
1957 0
1958 1
1959 1
1960 0
1961 0
1962 2
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 1
1991 3
1992 9
1993 7
1994 2
1995 4
1996 4
1997 8
1998 8
1999 7
2000 10
2001 5
2002 8
2003 5
2004 10
2005 9
2006 10
2007 9
2008 8
2009 19
2010 15
2011 129
2012 15
2013 30
2014 20
2015 30
2016 35
2017 36
2018 17
2019 40
2020 30
2021 29
2022 21
2023 20
2024 23
2025 30
2026 1
Total 673
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Mike Sharland 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 Mike Sharland 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, 455–464 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: 460 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 25 460
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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Mike Sharland 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 Mike Sharland 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, 76 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: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
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 76
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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Overview

Mike Sharland is affiliated with St George's, University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in several interconnected subfields including Epidemiology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pharmacology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The main topics of Mike Sharland's work focus on Antibiotic Use and Resistance, Neonatal and Maternal Infections, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, and Pharmaceutical studies and practices.

Recent notable publications by Mike Sharland include:

  • A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19, 2020, BMJ
  • Assessment of WHO antibiotic consumption and access targets in 76 countries, 2000-15: an analysis of pharmaceutical sales data, 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • The scope of the antimicrobial resistance challenge, 2024, The Lancet
  • The WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) antibiotic book and prevention of antimicrobial resistance, 2023, Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • Implementation and impact of pediatric antimicrobial stewardship programs: a systematic scoping review, 2020, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Mike Sharland frequently publishes in several scientific venues where they have contributed multiple articles. The primary publication venues include:

  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Antibiotics
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Mike Sharland's scientific activity. They have frequently co-authored work with several researchers, including:

  • Julia Bielicki (38 publications)
  • Sally Ellis (24 publications)
  • Aislinn Cook (20 publications)
  • Paul T. Heath (19 publications)
  • Yingfen Hsia (16 publications)

Best Publications

  • Discovery, research, and development of new antibiotics: the WHO priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and tuberculosis.

    Evelina Tacconelli;Elena Carrara;Alessia Savoldi;Stephan Harbarth

  • A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19

    Bram Rochwerg;Arnav Agarwal;Reed Ac Siemieniuk;Thomas Agoritsas

  • Valganciclovir for Symptomatic Congenital Cytomegalovirus Disease

    D. W. Kimberlin;P. M. Jester;P. J. Sánchez;A. Ahmed

  • Neonatal sepsis: an international perspective

    S Vergnano;M Sharland;P Kazembe;C Mwansambo

  • A clinical study of Noonan syndrome.

    M Sharland;M Burch;W M McKenna;M A Paton

  • Assessment of WHO antibiotic consumption and access targets in 76 countries, 2000-15: an analysis of pharmaceutical sales data.

    Eili Y Klein;Eili Y Klein;Maja Milkowska-Shibata;Katie K Tseng;Mike Sharland

  • Surveillance for control of antimicrobial resistance

    Evelina Tacconelli;Frangiscos Sifakis;Stephan Harbarth;Remco Schrijver

  • Use of the WHO Access, Watch, and Reserve classification to define patterns of hospital antibiotic use (AWaRe): an analysis of paediatric survey data from 56 countries

    Yingfen Hsia;Brian R Lee;Ann Versporten;Yonghong Yang

  • The scope of the antimicrobial resistance challenge

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  • Congenital Cytomegalovirus: A European Expert Consensus Statement on Diagnosis and Management.

    Suzanne E. Luck;Jantien W. Wieringa;Daniel Blázquez-Gamero;Philipp Henneke

  • Lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory syncytial virus: current management and new therapeutics

    Natalie I Mazur;Federico Martinón-Torres;Eugenio Baraldi;Brigitte Fauroux

  • Aetiology of invasive bacterial infection and antimicrobial resistance in neonates in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis in line with the STROBE-NI reporting guidelines.

    Uduak Okomo;Edem N K Akpalu;Kirsty Le Doare;Anna Roca

  • Decline in mortality, AIDS, and hospital admissions in perinatally HIV-1 infected children in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

    D M Gibb;T Duong;P A Tookey;M Sharland

  • Improving the quality of antibiotic prescribing in the NHS by developing a new Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme: Start Smart—Then Focus

    Diane Ashiru-Oredope;Mike Sharland;Esmita Charani;Cliodna McNulty

  • The Worldwide Antibiotic Resistance and Prescribing in European Children (ARPEC) point prevalence survey: developing hospital-quality indicators of antibiotic prescribing for children.

    Ann Versporten;Julia Bielicki;Nico Drapier;Mike Sharland

  • Morbidity, mortality, and response to treatment by children in the United Kingdom and Ireland with perinatally acquired HIV infection during 1996-2006: planning for teenage and adult care.

    Ali Judd;Katja Doerholt;Pat A. Tookey;Mike Sharland

  • Potential for reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in English primary care

    Timo Smieszek;Timo Smieszek;Koen B Pouwels;Koen B Pouwels;Koen B Pouwels;F Christiaan K Dolk;F Christiaan K Dolk;David R M Smith

  • Cardiologic abnormalities in Noonan syndrome: phenotypic diagnosis and echocardiographic assessment of 118 patients.

    Michael Burch;Michael Sharland;Elliot Shinebourne;Gillian Smith

  • Risk Factors for Hospital Admission with RSV Bronchiolitis in England: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study

    Joanna Murray;Alex Bottle;Mike Sharland;Neena Modi

  • The <i>WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) antibiotic book</i> and prevention of antimicrobial resistance

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  • Classifying antibiotics in the WHO Essential Medicines List for optimal use—be AWaRe

    Mike Sharland;Celine Pulcini;Stéphan Juergen Harbarth;Mei Zeng

  • Encouraging AWaRe-ness and discouraging inappropriate antibiotic use—the new 2019 Essential Medicines List becomes a global antibiotic stewardship tool

    Mike Sharland;Sumanth Gandra;Benedikt Huttner;Lorenzo Moja

  • Neonatal sepsis in South Asia: huge burden and spiralling antimicrobial resistance.

    Suman Chaurasia;Sindhu Sivanandan;Ramesh Agarwal;Sally Ellis

  • Empirical treatment of neonatal sepsis: are the current guidelines adequate?

    Berit Muller-Pebody;Alan Johnson;P. T. Heath;R. E. Gilbert

  • Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology for Newborn Infection (STROBE-NI): an extension of the STROBE statement for neonatal infection research.

    Elizabeth J A Fitchett;Anna C. Seale;Anna C. Seale;Stefania Vergnano;Michael Sharland

  • Consumption of oral antibiotic formulations for young children according to the WHO Access, Watch, Reserve (AWaRe) antibiotic groups: an analysis of sales data from 70 middle-income and high-income countries.

    Yingfen Hsia;Mike Sharland;Charlotte Jackson;Ian C K Wong;Ian C K Wong

  • Health-care-associated infections in neonates, children, and adolescents: an analysis of paediatric data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control point-prevalence survey

    Walter Zingg;Walter Zingg;Susan Hopkins;Susan Hopkins;Angèle Gayet-Ageron;Alison Holmes;Alison Holmes

  • Valganciclovir for Symptomatic Congenital Cytomegalovirus Disease

    David W. Kimberlin;Penelope M. Jester;Pablo J. Sánchez;Amina Ahmed

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul T. Heath
Paul T. Heath St George's, University of London
Shamez N. Ladhani
Shamez N. Ladhani UK Health Security Agency
Alan P. Johnson
Alan P. Johnson Public Health England
Ian C. K. Wong
Ian C. K. Wong University of Hong Kong
Diana M. Gibb
Diana M. Gibb University College London
Susanna Esposito
Susanna Esposito University of Parma
Herman Goossens
Herman Goossens University of Antwerp
Paul D. Griffiths
Paul D. Griffiths University College London
Carlo Giaquinto
Carlo Giaquinto University of Padua
Theoklis E. Zaoutis
Theoklis E. Zaoutis Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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