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Nicholas P. J. Day 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 Nicholas P. J. Day sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 708 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Nicholas P. J. Day 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 Nicholas P. J. Day sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 135 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2006 - Chalmers Medal, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • 2004 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Nicholas P. J. Day is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their recent research spans a range of topics primarily related to infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and malaria control, often appearing in prominent scientific journals and contributing valuable data to global health discussions.

Some of the key recent publications include:

  • Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis, 2022, The Lancet
  • Global antibiotic consumption and usage in humans, 2000-18: a spatial modelling study, 2021, The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Drug-resistant enteric fever worldwide, 1990 to 2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, BMC Medicine
  • Triple artemisinin-based combination therapies versus artemisinin-based combination therapies for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a multicentre, open-label, randomised clinical trial, 2020, The Lancet
  • An open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 7,000 worldwide samples, 2021, Wellcome Open Research

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues such as Weijun Qian, Adam Swensen, Paul Piehowski, Tujin Shi, and Ying Zhu, contributing to research efforts that span multiple interdisciplinary domains.

Publications by Nicholas P. J. Day have appeared repeatedly in a variety of scientific venues, including:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Wellcome Open Research
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Their academic work crosses several subfields of study, highlighting expertise in:

  • Geophysics
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology

Research topics frequently addressed include:

  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases

The scientist has received recognition such as the Chalmers Medal from the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in 2006 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Artemisinin Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

    Arjen M. Dondorp;François Nosten;Poravuth Yi;Debashish Das

  • Multilocus sequence typing for characterization of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible clones of Staphylococcus aureus.

    Mark C. Enright;Nicholas P. J. Day;Catrin E. Davies;Sharon J. Peacock;Sharon J. Peacock

  • Spread of Artemisinin Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

    Ashley Ea;Dhorda M;Fairhurst Rm;Amaratunga C

  • Evolution of MRSA During Hospital Transmission and Intercontinental Spread

    Simon R. Harris;Edward J. Feil;Matthew T. G. Holden;Michael A. Quail

  • Complete genomes of two clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains: Evidence for the rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance

    Matthew T. G. Holden;Edward J. Feil;Jodi A. Lindsay;Sharon J. Peacock

  • Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial.

    Arjen M. Dondorp;Caterina I. Fanello;Ilse C. E. Hendriksen;Ermelinda Gomes

  • Predicted global distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei and burden of melioidosis

    Direk Limmathurotsakul;Nick Golding;David A. B. Dance;Jane P. Messina

  • Artesunate versus quinine for treatment of severe falciparum malaria: a randomised trial.

    Arjen M. Dondorp;Francois Nosten;Kasia Stepniewska;Nicholas P. J. Day

  • Emergence of artemisinin-resistant malaria on the western border of Thailand: a longitudinal study

    Aung Pyae Phyo;Standwell Nkhoma;Kasia Stepniewska;Kasia Stepniewska;Elizabeth A. Ashley;Elizabeth A. Ashley

  • Endogenous Testosterone and Mortality Due to All Causes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer in Men European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer in Norfolk (EPIC-Norfolk) Prospective Population Study

    Kay-Tee Khaw;Mitch Dowsett;Elizabeth Folkerd;Sheila Bingham

  • How Clonal Is Staphylococcus aureus

    Edward J. Feil;Jessica E. Cooper;Hajo Grundmann;D. Ashley Robinson

  • Artemisinin resistance: current status and scenarios for containment

    Arjen M. Dondorp;Arjen M. Dondorp;Shunmay Yeung;Shunmay Yeung;Lisa White;Lisa White;Chea Nguon

  • Neurological manifestations of dengue infection.

    Tom Solomon;Nguyen Minh Dung;David W Vaughn;Rachel Kneen;Rachel Kneen

  • Global antibiotic consumption and usage in humans, 2000-18: a spatial modelling study.

    Annie J Browne;Michael G Chipeta;Georgina Haines-Woodhouse;Emmanuelle P A Kumaran

  • Virulent Combinations of Adhesin and Toxin Genes in Natural Populations of Staphylococcus aureus

    Sharon J. Peacock;Catrin E. Moore;Anita Justice;Maria Kantzanou

  • Melioidosis: insights into the pathogenicity of Burkholderia pseudomallei

    W. Joost Wiersinga;Tom van der Poll;Nicholas J. White;Nicholas J. White;Nicholas P. Day;Nicholas P. Day

  • Genetic architecture of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum.

    O Miotto;R Amato;E A Ashley;B MacInnis

  • Body Fat Distribution and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men and Women in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition in Norfolk Cohort A Population-Based Prospective Study

    Dexter Canoy;S. Matthijs Boekholdt;Nicholas Wareham;Robert Luben

  • Recombination within natural populations of pathogenic bacteria: Short-term empirical estimates and long-term phylogenetic consequences

    Edward J. Feil;Edward C. Holmes;Debra E. Bessen;Man Suen Chan

  • Multiple populations of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Cambodia

    Olivo Miotto;Jacob Almagro-Garcia;Jacob Almagro-Garcia;Jacob Almagro-Garcia;Magnus Manske;Bronwyn MacInnis

  • The Prognostic and Pathophysiologic Role of Pro- and Antiinflammatory Cytokines in Severe Malaria

    Nicholas P. J. Day;Tran Tinh Hien;Tineke Schollaardt;Pham Phu Loc

  • Spread of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Myanmar: a cross-sectional survey of the K13 molecular marker

    Kyaw M. Tun;Mallika Imwong;Khin M Lwin;Aye A. Win

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas J. White
Nicholas J. White Mahidol University
Arjen M. Dondorp
Arjen M. Dondorp Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Sharon J. Peacock
Sharon J. Peacock University of Cambridge
François Nosten
François Nosten MORU Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Direk Limmathurotsakul
Direk Limmathurotsakul Mahidol University
Paul N. Newton
Paul N. Newton University of Oxford
Stuart D. Blacksell
Stuart D. Blacksell Mahidol University
Vanaporn Wuthiekanun
Vanaporn Wuthiekanun Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Mallika Imwong
Mallika Imwong Mahidol University
Sasithon Pukrittayakamee
Sasithon Pukrittayakamee Mahidol University

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