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D-Index
56
Citations
15714
World Ranking
3663
National Ranking
18

Nelesh P. Govender 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 Nelesh P. Govender sits on this spectrum.

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: 264 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 233 scientists 205–214 publications: 207 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 publications 679+

This scientist: 233 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nelesh P. Govender 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 Nelesh P. Govender sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Estimation of the current global burden of cryptococcal meningitis among persons living with HIV/AIDS.

    Benjamin J Park;Kathleen A Wannemuehler;Barbara J Marston;Nelesh Govender

  • Global burden of disease of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: An updated analysis

    Radha Rajasingham;Rachel M Smith;Benjamin J Park;Joseph N Jarvis

  • Simultaneous Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Candida auris on 3 Continents Confirmed by Whole-Genome Sequencing and Epidemiological Analyses

    Shawn R. Lockhart;Kizee A. Etienne;Snigdha Vallabhaneni;Joveria Farooqi

  • The global burden of HIV-associated cryptococcal infection in adults in 2020: a modelling analysis.

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  • Candida auris-associated candidemia, South Africa.

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  • Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of the endemic mycoses: an initiative of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology in cooperation with the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology.

    George R Thompson;Thuy Le;Thuy Le;Ariya Chindamporn;Carol A Kauffman

  • Increased Prevalence of Severe Malaria in HIV-Infected Adults in South Africa

    Cheryl Cohen;Alan Karstaedt;John Frean;Juno Thomas

  • Cryptococcus neoformans-Cryptococcus gattii Species Complex: an International Study of Wild-Type Susceptibility Endpoint Distributions and Epidemiological Cutoff Values for Fluconazole, Itraconazole, Posaconazole, and Voriconazole

    A. Espinel-Ingroff;A.I. Aller;E. Canton;L.R. Castanon-Olivares

  • Invasive candidiasis

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  • Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of cryptococcosis: an initiative of the ECMM and ISHAM in cooperation with the ASM.

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  • Cryptococcal meningitis: improving access to essential antifungal medicines in resource-poor countries

    Angela Loyse;Harry Thangaraj;Philippa Easterbrook;Nathan Ford

  • Evidence of genotypic diversity among Candida auris isolates by multilocus sequence typing, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and amplified fragment length polymorphism

    A. Prakash;C. Sharma;A. Singh;P. Kumar Singh

  • Cryptococcus neoformans-Cryptococcus gattii Species Complex: an International Study of Wild-Type Susceptibility Endpoint Distributions and Epidemiological Cutoff Values for Amphotericin B and Flucytosine

    A. Espinel-Ingroff;A. Chowdhary;M. Cuenca-Estrella;A. Fothergill

  • Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of rare yeast infections: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM

    Sharon C-A Chen;John Perfect;Arnaldo L Colombo;Oliver A Cornely

  • A Dimorphic Fungus Causing Disseminated Infection in South Africa

    Chris Kenyon;Kim Bonorchis;Craig Corcoran;Graeme Meintjes

  • Novel taxa of thermally dimorphic systemic pathogens in the Ajellomycetaceae (Onygenales).

    Karolina Dukik;Jose F. Muñoz;Jose F. Muñoz;Yanping Jiang;Peiying Feng

  • Emergence of azole-resistant Candida parapsilosis causing bloodstream infection: results from laboratory-based sentinel surveillance in South Africa

    Govender Np;Patel J;Magobo Re;Naicker S

  • The Continuing Burden of Advanced HIV Disease Over 10 Years of Increasing Antiretroviral Therapy Coverage in South Africa.

    Meg Osler;Katherine Hilderbrand;Katherine Hilderbrand;Eric Goemaere;Eric Goemaere;Nathan Ford;Nathan Ford

  • Cryptococcal Antigen Screening in Patients Initiating ART in South Africa: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Nicky Longley;Nicky Longley;Joseph Nicholas Jarvis;Joseph Nicholas Jarvis;Graeme Meintjes;Andrew Boulle

  • Evidence that the Human Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii May Have Evolved in Africa

    Anastasia P. Litvintseva;Ignazio Carbone;Jenny Rossouw;Rameshwari Thakur

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Chiller
Tom Chiller Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thomas S. Harrison
Thomas S. Harrison St George's, University of London
Graeme Meintjes
Graeme Meintjes University of Cape Town
Cheryl Cohen
Cheryl Cohen University of the Witwatersrand
Tihana Bicanic
Tihana Bicanic St George's, University of London
David W. Denning
David W. Denning University of Manchester
Shawn R. Lockhart
Shawn R. Lockhart Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Christina A. Cuomo
Christina A. Cuomo Broad Institute
John D. Turnidge
John D. Turnidge University of Adelaide
Arunaloke Chakrabarti
Arunaloke Chakrabarti Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

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