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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 67 2320 2120 195 183 143 12741

Neil F. Fairweather publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Neil F. Fairweather between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Neil F. Fairweather published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2000. 5 of the 152 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2000. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 5 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 14 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1979 2025

152 publications in total across all disciplines

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Neil F. Fairweather: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 1
1983 2
1984 1
1985 0
1986 2
1987 2
1988 1
1989 5
1990 8
1991 9
1992 6
1993 3
1994 6
1995 2
1996 3
1997 3
1998 1
1999 1
2000 14
2001 5
2002 2
2003 5
2004 1
2005 5
2006 3
2007 2
2008 6
2009 6
2010 5
2011 6
2012 4
2013 4
2014 2
2015 7
2016 2
2017 2
2018 2
2019 0
2020 2
2021 1
2022 1
2023 1
2024 3
2025 2
Total 152
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Neil F. Fairweather 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 Neil F. Fairweather 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, 135–144 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: 143 publications — 23rd percentile

23% 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
135–144 288 143
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
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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Neil F. Fairweather 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 Neil F. Fairweather 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, 67 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: 67 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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 67
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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Overview

Neil F. Fairweather is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in infectious diseases, ecology, molecular biology, and critical care and intensive care medicine.

The scientist has contributed to the study of Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, and nosocomial infections in intensive care units.

Recent publications include:

  • Structure and assembly of the S-layer in C. difficile, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Extracellular DNA, cell surface proteins and c-di-GMP promote biofilm formation in Clostridioides difficile, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • An Overview of the outbreak of Meningococcal meningitis in Loreto region, Peru, August 2024, 2025, Global Biosecurity

Frequent co-authors with whom Neil F. Fairweather has collaborated are:

  • Paola Lanzoni-Mangutchi
  • Oishik Banerji
  • Jason S. Wilson
  • Anna Barwinska-Sendra
  • Joseph A. Kirk

The scientist's work has appeared in notable publication venues, including:

  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Global Biosecurity

Best Publications

  • The multidrug-resistant human pathogen Clostridium difficile has a highly mobile, mosaic genome

    Mohammed Sebaihia;Brendan W Wren;Peter Mullany;Neil F Fairweather

  • Structure of Bordetella pertussis virulence factor P.69 pertactin.

    Paul Emsley;Ian G. Charles;Neil F. Fairweather;Neil W. Isaacs

  • The Clostridium difficile spo0A Gene Is a Persistence and Transmission Factor

    Laura J. Deakin;Simon Clare;Robert P. Fagan;Lisa F. Dawson

  • Antibiotic treatment of Clostridium difficile carrier mice triggers a supershedder state, spore-mediated transmission, and severe disease in immunocompromised hosts.

    Trevor D. Lawley;Simon Clare;Alan W. Walker;David Goulding

  • Biogenesis and functions of bacterial S-layers

    Robert P. Fagan;Neil F. Fairweather

  • Pertactin, an Arg-Gly-Asp-containing Bordetella pertussis surface protein that promotes adherence of mammalian cells

    Elizabeth Leininger;Mark Roberts;James G. Kenimer;Ian G. Charles

  • Expression of tetanus toxin Fragment C in tobacco chloroplasts

    John S. Tregoning;Peter Nixon;Hiroshi Kuroda;Zora Svab

  • Use of the nirB promoter to direct the stable expression of heterologous antigens in Salmonella oral vaccine strains: development of a single-dose oral tetanus vaccine.

    S. N. Chatfield;I. G. Charles;A. J. Makoff;M. D. Oxer

  • Clostridium difficile has two parallel and essential Sec secretion systems

    Robert P. Fagan;Neil F. Fairweather

  • Bacterial spores as vaccine vehicles.

    Le H. Duc;Huynh A. Hong;Neil Fairweather;Ezio Ricca

  • Binding of Clostridium difficile surface layer proteins to gastrointestinal tissues

    Emanuela Calabi;Franco Calabi;Alan D. Phillips;Neil F. Fairweather

  • Molecular characterization of the surface layer proteins from Clostridium difficile.

    Emanuela Calabi;Steven Ward;Brendan Wren;Thanai Paxton

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of protective outer membrane protein P.69 from Bordetella pertussis

    I. G. Charles;G. Dougan;D. Pickard;S. Chatfield

  • Expression of tetanus toxin fragment C in E. coli: high level expression by removing rare codons.

    A.J. Makoff;M.D. Oxer;M.A. Romanos;N.F. Fairweather

  • The Crystal Structure of Tetanus Toxin Hc Fragment Complexed with a Synthetic GT1b Analogue Suggests Cross-linking between Ganglioside Receptors and the Toxin

    Constantina Fotinou;Paul Emsley;Isobel Black;Hiromune Ando

  • The complete nucleotide sequence of tetanus toxin.

    Neil F. Fairweather;Val A. Lyness

  • Isolation and characterisation of a strain carrying a conditional lethal mutation in the cou gene of Escherichia coli K12

    Elisha Orr;Neil F. Fairweather;I. Barry Holland;Robert H. Pritchard

  • High-Throughput Analysis of Gene Essentiality and Sporulation in Clostridium difficile

    Marcin Dembek;Marcin Dembek;Lars Barquist;Christine J. Boinett;Amy K. Cain

  • The structures of the H(C) fragment of tetanus toxin with carbohydrate subunit complexes provide insight into ganglioside binding.

    Paul Emsley;Constantina Fotinou;Isobel Black;Neil F. Fairweather

  • Structural insights into the molecular organization of the S-layer from Clostridium difficile

    Robert P. Fagan;David Albesa-Jové;Omar Qazi;Dmitri I. Svergun

  • Immunization of mice against tetanus with fragments of tetanus toxin synthesized in Escherichia coli.

    N F Fairweather;V A Lyness;D J Maskell

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon Dougan
Gordon Dougan University of Cambridge
Ian G. Charles
Ian G. Charles University of East Anglia
Brendan W. Wren
Brendan W. Wren London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Simon M. Cutting
Simon M. Cutting Royal Holloway University of London
Trevor D. Lawley
Trevor D. Lawley Wellcome Sanger Institute
Dmitri I. Svergun
Dmitri I. Svergun European Bioinformatics Institute
Edward W. Tate
Edward W. Tate Imperial College London
Richard A. Strugnell
Richard A. Strugnell University of Melbourne
Richard W. Titball
Richard W. Titball University of Exeter
Anne Dell
Anne Dell Imperial College London

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