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Paul D R Johnson

Paul D R Johnson

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 71 1847 1682 59 58 232 17914

Paul D R Johnson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul D R Johnson between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul D R Johnson published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 8.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2007. 17 of the 288 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2007. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 8 publications
1991 2025

288 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul D R Johnson: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 2
1993 3
1994 1
1995 2
1996 4
1997 4
1998 3
1999 7
2000 7
2001 6
2002 6
2003 8
2004 9
2005 15
2006 11
2007 18
2008 13
2009 13
2010 16
2011 12
2012 10
2013 15
2014 14
2015 5
2016 8
2017 10
2018 14
2019 6
2020 6
2021 3
2022 5
2023 14
2024 9
2025 8
Total 288
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Paul D R Johnson 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 Paul D R Johnson 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, 225–234 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: 232 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.

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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
225–234 155 232
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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Paul D R Johnson 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 Paul D R Johnson 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, 71 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: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% 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 71
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

Paul D R Johnson is affiliated with Austin Health in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on epidemiology, infectious diseases, small animals, parasitology, and surgery.

Their research spans several main topics, including:

  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Infectious Diseases and Mycology
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Leptospirosis research and findings
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
  • Fungal Infections and Studies

Paul D R Johnson has published in various respected venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • JAMA
  • Nature Microbiology
  • The Medical Journal of Australia

Their recent academic papers include:

  • Australian consensus statements for the regulation, production and use of faecal microbiota transplantation in clinical practice (2020, Gut)
  • Effect of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor and Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Initiation on Organ Support-Free Days in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 (2023, JAMA)
  • Mosquitoes provide a transmission route between possums and humans for Buruli ulcer in southeastern Australia (2024, Nature Microbiology)
  • Intravenous Vitamin C for Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 (2023, JAMA)
  • Randomised controlled trial for high-dose intravenous zinc as adjunctive therapy in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) positive critically ill patients: trial protocol (2020, BMJ Open)

Frequent collaborators working with Paul D R Johnson include:

  • Timothy P. Stinear
  • Andrew H. Buultjens
  • Jessica L. Porter
  • Ee Laine Tay
  • D. O'Brien

Best Publications

  • Reduced Vancomycin Susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus, Including Vancomycin-Intermediate and Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Strains: Resistance Mechanisms, Laboratory Detection, and Clinical Implications

    Benjamin Peter Howden;John Keith Davies;Paul Donald Russell Johnson;Paul Donald Russell Johnson;Timothy Paul Stinear;Timothy Paul Stinear

  • Insights from the complete genome sequence of Mycobacterium marinum on the evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Timothy P. Stinear;Torsten Seemann;Paul F. Harrison;Grant A. Jenkin

  • Treatment Outcomes for Serious Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Reduced Vancomycin Susceptibility

    Benjamin P. Howden;Peter B. Ward;Patrick G. P. Charles;Tony M. Korman

  • Clinical Features Associated with Bacteremia Due to Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus

    Patrick G. P. Charles;Peter B. Ward;Paul D. R. Johnson;Benjamin P. Howden

  • Reductive evolution and niche adaptation inferred from the genome of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer

    Timothy Paul Stinear;Torsten Seemann;Sacha James Pidot;Wafa Frigui

  • Giant plasmid-encoded polyketide synthases produce the macrolide toxin of Mycobacterium ulcerans.

    Timothy Paul Stinear;Armand Mve-Obiang;Pamela L C Small;Wafa Frigui

  • Efficacy of an alcohol/chlorhexidine hand hygiene program in a hospital with high rates of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection.

    Paul D R Johnson;Rhea Martin;Laurelle J Burrell;Elizabeth A Grabsch

  • Ecology and transmission of Buruli ulcer disease: a systematic review.

    Richard W. Merritt;Edward D. Walker;Pamela L. C. Small;John R. Wallace

  • Efficacy of Soap and Water and Alcohol-Based Hand-Rub Preparations against Live H1N1 Influenza Virus on the Hands of Human Volunteers

    M Lindsay Grayson;M Lindsay Grayson;Sharmila Melvani;Julian D Druce;Ian G Barr

  • Mycobacterium ulcerans in mosquitoes captured during outbreak of Buruli ulcer, southeastern Australia.

    Paul D R Johnson;Joseph Azuolas;Caroline J Lavender;Elwyn Wishart

  • Buruli Ulcer (M. ulcerans Infection): New Insights, New Hope for Disease Control

    Paul D R Johnson;Timothy P Stinear;Pamela L C Small;Gerd Pluschke

  • Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a major cause of mortality in Australia and New Zealand

    John D Turnidge;Despina Kotsanas;Wendy Munckhof;Sally Roberts

  • Mycobacterium ulcerans disease

    Tjip S. van der Werf;Ymkje Stienstra;R. Christian Johnson;Richard Phillips

  • Isolates with low-level vancomycin resistance associated with persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

    Benjamin Peter Howden;Paul D R Johnson;Peter Ward;Timothy Paul Stinear

  • Antibiotic Choice May Not Explain Poorer Outcomes in Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia and High Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations

    Natasha E. Holmes;John D. Turnidge;John D. Turnidge;Wendy J. Munckhof;Wendy J. Munckhof;James O. Robinson

  • Development and application of two multiplex real-time PCR assays for the detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in clinical and environmental samples.

    Janet A M Fyfe;Caroline J Lavender;Paul D R Johnson;Maria Globan

  • Acquired bloodstream infection in the intensive care unit: incidence and attributable mortality

    John R Prowle;Jorge E Echeverri;E Valentina Ligabo;Norelle Sherry

  • Vancomycin AUC/MIC Ratio and 30-Day Mortality in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

    Natasha E Holmes;John D Turnidge;John D Turnidge;Wendy J Munckhof;Wendy J Munckhof;Owen Robinson

  • A Major Role for Mammals in the Ecology of Mycobacterium ulcerans

    Janet A. M. Fyfe;Caroline J. Lavender;Kathrine A. Handasyde;Alistair R. Legione

  • Identification and characterization of IS2404 and IS2606: two distinct repeated sequences for detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans by PCR.

    Timothy Stinear;Bruce C. Ross;John K. Davies;Lui Marino

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy P. Stinear
Timothy P. Stinear University of Melbourne
Benjamin P. Howden
Benjamin P. Howden University of Melbourne
Geoffrey W. Coombs
Geoffrey W. Coombs Fiona Stanley Hospital
Allen C. Cheng
Allen C. Cheng Monash University
Torsten Seemann
Torsten Seemann University of Melbourne
John K. Davies
John K. Davies Monash University
John D. Turnidge
John D. Turnidge University of Adelaide
Rinaldo Bellomo
Rinaldo Bellomo Monash University
David J. Anderson
David J. Anderson California Institute of Technology
Roy M. Robins-Browne
Roy M. Robins-Browne University of Melbourne

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