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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 129 79 75 39 35 777 98570
Genetics 127 283 273 147 141 745 95803

Nikos C. Kyrpides publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nikos C. Kyrpides between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nikos C. Kyrpides published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 23.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 79 publications in 2010. 34 of the 837 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 79. Peak 79 publications in 2010. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 53 publications 2010: 79 publications 2011: 73 publications 2012: 49 publications 2013: 68 publications 2014: 38 publications 2015: 63 publications 2016: 50 publications 2017: 54 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 28 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 34 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 21 publications
1990 2025

837 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nikos C. Kyrpides: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 3
1993 3
1994 2
1995 4
1996 5
1997 3
1998 6
1999 8
2000 2
2001 5
2002 4
2003 4
2004 0
2005 4
2006 14
2007 12
2008 17
2009 53
2010 79
2011 73
2012 49
2013 68
2014 38
2015 63
2016 50
2017 54
2018 28
2019 33
2020 28
2021 26
2022 34
2023 30
2024 13
2025 21
Total 837
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Nikos C. Kyrpides 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 Nikos C. Kyrpides 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, 679+ 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: 777 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 99 777
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Nikos C. Kyrpides 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 Nikos C. Kyrpides 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, 127+ 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: 129 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 95 129
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award

Overview

Nikos C. Kyrpides is affiliated with the Joint Genome Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with substantial contributions also in environmental science. The scientist's work spans multiple subfields, including molecular biology, ecology, plant science, oceanography, and astronomy and astrophysics.

A significant aspect of their scholarly output involves topics such as genomics and phylogenetic studies, microbial community ecology and physiology, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, as well as plant virus research studies. Other areas include geophysics and gravity measurements, ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, and astrophysics and cosmic phenomena.

The scientist has published extensively in various scientific journals, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Microbiology Resource Announcements
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Frequent collaborators include Natalia Ivanova, Simon Roux, T. B. K. Reddy, Tanja Woyke, and Emiley A. Eloe-Fadrosh. These coauthors have worked jointly on numerous publications, contributing to the scientist's broad research network.

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by the scientist are:

  • "CheckV assesses the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled viral genomes", 2020, Nature Biotechnology
  • "A unified catalog of 204,938 reference genomes from the human gut microbiome", 2020, Nature Biotechnology
  • "Identification of mobile genetic elements with geNomad", 2023, Nature Biotechnology
  • "Metagenomic compendium of 189,680 DNA viruses from the human gut microbiome", 2021, Nature Microbiology
  • "The IMG/M data management and analysis system v.6.0: new tools and advanced capabilities", 2020, Nucleic Acids Research

Best Publications

  • Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

    Curtis Huttenhower;Curtis Huttenhower;Dirk Gevers;Rob Knight;Rob Knight;Sahar Abubucker

  • A framework for human microbiome research

    Barbara A. Methé;Karen E. Nelson;Mihai Pop;Heather H. Creasy

  • Insights into the phylogeny and coding potential of microbial dark matter

    Christian Rinke;Patrick Schwientek;Alexander Sczyrba;Alexander Sczyrba;Natalia N. Ivanova

  • Minimum information about a single amplified genome (MISAG) and a metagenome-assembled genome (MIMAG) of bacteria and archaea

    Robert M. Bowers;Nikos C. Kyrpides;Ramunas Stepanauskas;Miranda Harmon-Smith

  • The complete genome sequence of the hyperthermophilic, sulphate-reducing archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus

    Hans-Peter Klenk;Rebecca A. Clayton;Jean-Francois Tomb;Owen White

  • CheckV assesses the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled viral genomes.

    Stephen Nayfach;Antonio Pedro Camargo;Frederik Schulz;Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh

  • Metagenomic and functional analysis of hindgut microbiota of a wood-feeding higher termite.

    Falk Warnecke;Peter Luginbühl;Natalia Ivanova;Majid Ghassemian

  • Protein interaction maps for complete genomes based on gene fusion events

    Anton J. Enright;Ioannis Iliopoulos;Nikos C. Kyrpides;Christos A. Ouzounis

  • IMG: the integrated microbial genomes database and comparative analysis system

    Victor M. Markowitz;I-Min A. Chen;Krishna Palaniappan;Ken Chu

  • The minimum information about a genome sequence (MIGS) specification.

    Dawn Field;George Garrity;Tanya Gray;Norman Morrison

  • A unified catalog of 204,938 reference genomes from the human gut microbiome.

    Alexandre Almeida;Alexandre Almeida;Stephen Nayfach;Stephen Nayfach;Miguel Boland;Francesco Strozzi

  • IMG ER

    Victor M. Markowitz;Konstantinos Mavromatis;Natalia N. Ivanova;I-Min A. Chen

  • Programmed DNA destruction by miniature CRISPR-Cas14 enzymes.

    Lucas B. Harrington;David Burstein;Janice S. Chen;David Paez-Espino

  • Uncovering Earth’s virome

    David Paez-Espino;Emiley A. Eloe-Fadrosh;Georgios A. Pavlopoulos;Alex D. Thomas

  • CRISPR Recognition Tool (CRT): a tool for automatic detection of clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats

    Charles Bland;Teresa L. Ramsey;Fareedah Sabree;Micheal Lowe

  • A phylogeny-driven genomic encyclopaedia of Bacteria and Archaea.

    Dongying Wu;Dongying Wu;Philip Hugenholtz;Konstantinos Mavromatis;Rüdiger Pukall

  • Genome sequence of Bacillus cereus and comparative analysis with Bacillus anthracis

    Natalia Ivanova;Alexei Sorokin;Iain Anderson;Nathalie Galleron

  • The Genomes On Line Database (GOLD) in 2009: status of genomic and metagenomic projects and their associated metadata

    Ioanna Pagani;Konstantinos Liolios;Jakob Jansson;I-Min A. Chen

  • Experimental Determination and System Level Analysis of Essential Genes in Escherichia coli MG1655

    S. Y. Gerdes;M. D. Scholle;J. W. Campbell;G. Balázsi

  • A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes

    Stephen Nayfach;Simon Roux;Rekha Seshadri;Daniel Udwary

  • Metagenomic analysis of two enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) sludge communities

    Héctor García Martín;Natalia Ivanova;Victor Kunin;Falk Warnecke

Frequent Co-Authors

Natalia Ivanova
Natalia Ivanova Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lynne Goodwin
Lynne Goodwin Los Alamos National Laboratory
Miriam Land
Miriam Land Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Tanja Woyke
Tanja Woyke Joint Genome Institute
Cliff Han
Cliff Han Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jonathan A. Eisen
Jonathan A. Eisen University of California, Davis
John C. Detter
John C. Detter Los Alamos National Laboratory
Loren Hauser
Loren Hauser Digital Infuzion (United States)
Alla Lapidus
Alla Lapidus Saint Petersburg State University
Amrita Pati
Amrita Pati Amgen (United States)

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