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Olivier Lortholary

Olivier Lortholary

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Microbiology
France
2026
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Medicine
France
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 123 120 109 6 6 672 70159
Medicine 129 2552 2379 68 63 783 75472

Olivier Lortholary publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Olivier Lortholary between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Olivier Lortholary published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 21.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 2018. 38 of the 847 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 56. Peak 56 publications in 2018. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 31 publications 2008: 36 publications 2009: 32 publications 2010: 34 publications 2011: 43 publications 2012: 42 publications 2013: 36 publications 2014: 46 publications 2015: 46 publications 2016: 36 publications 2017: 33 publications 2018: 56 publications 2019: 40 publications 2020: 34 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 10 publications
1987 2025

847 publications in total across all disciplines

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Olivier Lortholary: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 8
1990 5
1991 3
1992 3
1993 7
1994 10
1995 13
1996 10
1997 15
1998 8
1999 8
2000 9
2001 9
2002 11
2003 10
2004 12
2005 17
2006 16
2007 31
2008 36
2009 32
2010 34
2011 43
2012 42
2013 36
2014 46
2015 46
2016 36
2017 33
2018 56
2019 40
2020 34
2021 33
2022 25
2023 31
2024 28
2025 10
Total 847
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Olivier Lortholary 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 Olivier Lortholary 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, 665–674 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: 672 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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 7 672
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Olivier Lortholary 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 Olivier Lortholary 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, 123 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: 123 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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 12 123
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in France Leader Award

Overview

Olivier Lortholary is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Cell Biology, and Microbiology.

The research topics they concentrate on include:

  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Nail Diseases and Treatments
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Mast cells and histamine

Lortholary has contributed to numerous publications in several frequent publication venues, notably:

  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Mycology
  • Journal of Clinical Immunology
  • UNC Libraries

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Review of influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis in ICU patients and proposal for a case definition: an expert opinion" (2020), published in Intensive Care Medicine
  • "Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of rare yeast infections: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM" (2021), published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of cryptococcosis: an initiative of the ECMM and ISHAM in cooperation with the ASM" (2024), published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Taskforce report on the diagnosis and clinical management of COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis" (2021), published in Intensive Care Medicine
  • "Cryptococcal Antigen in Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid for Detecting Cryptococcal Meningitis in Adults Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies" (2020), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Frequent co-authors in Lortholary's research include:

  • Fanny Lanternier
  • Thomas S. Harrison
  • Alexandre Alanio
  • Olivier Hermine
  • Dea Garcia-Hermoso

Best Publications

  • Revised Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) Consensus Group

    Ben De Pauw;Thomas J. Walsh;J. Peter Donnelly;David A. Stevens

  • Voriconazole versus Amphotericin B for Primary Therapy of Invasive Aspergillosis

    Raoul Herbrecht;David W. Denning;David W. Denning;Thomas F. Patterson;John E. Bennett

  • Clinical practice guidelines for the management of cryptococcal disease: 2010 update by the infectious diseases society of america.

    John R. Perfect;William E. Dismukes;Francoise Dromer;David L. Goldman

  • Defining Opportunistic Invasive Fungal Infections in Immunocompromised Patients with Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants: An International Consensus

    S. Ascioglu;J. H. Rex;B. De Pauw;J. E. Bennett

  • Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of Mucormycosis

    George Petrikkos;Anna Skiada;Olivier Lortholary;Emmanuel Roilides

  • Diagnosis and management of Aspergillus diseases: executive summary of the 2017 ESCMID-ECMM-ERS guideline

    A. J. Ullmann;J. M. Aguado;S. Arikan-Akdagli;D. W. Denning

  • Prognostic factors in polyarteritis nodosa and Churg-Strauss syndrome. A prospective study in 342 patients.

    Loïc Guillevin;François Lhote;Martine Gayraud;Pascal Cohen

  • Isavuconazole versus voriconazole for primary treatment of invasive mould disease caused by Aspergillus and other filamentous fungi (SECURE): a phase 3, randomised-controlled, non-inferiority trial

    Johan A. Maertens;Issam I. Raad;Kieren A. Marr;Thomas F. Patterson

  • Standards and standardization in mastocytosis: consensus statements on diagnostics, treatment recommendations and response criteria.

    P. Valent;C. Akin;L. Escribano;M. Födinger

  • Gain-of-function human STAT1 mutations impair IL-17 immunity and underlie chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

    Luyan Liu;Satoshi Okada;Xiao Fei Kong;Alexandra Y. Kreins

  • Micafungin versus liposomal amphotericin B for candidaemia and invasive candidosis: a phase III randomised double-blind trial

    Ernst-Ruediger Kuse;Ploenchan Chetchotisakd;Clovis Arns da Cunha;Markus Ruhnke

  • Liposomal Amphotericin B as Initial Therapy for Invasive Mold Infection: A Randomized Trial Comparing a High–Loading Dose Regimen with Standard Dosing (AmBiLoad Trial)

    Oliver A. Cornely;Johan Maertens;Mark Bresnik;Ramin Ebrahimi

  • ESCMID† and ECMM‡ joint clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of mucormycosis 2013

    O.A. Cornely;S. Arikan-Akdagli;E. Dannaoui;A.H. Groll

  • Imaging findings in acute invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: Clinical significance of the halo sign

    Reginald E. Greene;Haran T. Schlamm;Jörg W. Oestmann;Paul Stark

  • Epidemiology, management, and risk factors for death of invasive Candida infections in critical care: a multicenter, prospective, observational study in France (2005-2006).

    Olivier Leroy;Jean-Pierre Gangneux;Philippe Montravers;Jean-Paul Mira

  • A Global Analysis of Mucormycosis in France: The RetroZygo Study (2005–2007)

    F. Lanternier;F. Lanternier;F. Lanternier;E. Dannaoui;E. Dannaoui;E. Dannaoui;G. Morizot;C. Elie

  • Clinical features and prognostic factors of listeriosis: the MONALISA national prospective cohort study.

    Caroline Charlier;Élodie Perrodeau;Alexandre Leclercq;Alexandre Leclercq;Benoît Cazenave

  • Infection-associated lymphomas derived from marginal zone B cells: a model of antigen-driven lymphoproliferation

    Felipe Suarez;Olivier Lortholary;Olivier Lortholary;Olivier Lortholary;Olivier Hermine;Olivier Hermine;Olivier Hermine;Marc Lecuit;Marc Lecuit;Marc Lecuit

  • Tolerance and short-term efficacy of rituximab in 43 patients with systemic autoimmune diseases

    JE Gottenberg;L Guillevin;O Lambotte;B Combe

Frequent Co-Authors

Françoise Dromer
Françoise Dromer Institut Pasteur
Marc Lecuit
Marc Lecuit Institut Pasteur
Eric Dannaoui
Eric Dannaoui Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou
Loïc Guillevin
Loïc Guillevin Université Paris Cité
Stéphane Bretagne
Stéphane Bretagne Université Paris Cité
Olivier Hermine
Olivier Hermine Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Stéphane Blanche
Stéphane Blanche Université Paris Cité
Nina Singh
Nina Singh University of Pittsburgh
Bertrand Dupont
Bertrand Dupont Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital

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