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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 88 741 658 71 68 445 49307
Medicine 94 10254 9625 983 938 525 52776

Paul N. Newton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul N. Newton between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul N. Newton published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 13.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 55 publications in 2015. 34 of the 573 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 55. Peak 55 publications in 2015. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 27 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 55 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 36 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 36 publications 2021: 38 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 23 publications
1983 2025

573 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul N. Newton: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 1
1985 0
1986 1
1987 1
1988 2
1989 0
1990 3
1991 1
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 3
1997 1
1998 0
1999 3
2000 2
2001 7
2002 5
2003 12
2004 9
2005 16
2006 15
2007 27
2008 21
2009 13
2010 18
2011 15
2012 22
2013 22
2014 25
2015 55
2016 30
2017 24
2018 36
2019 34
2020 36
2021 38
2022 27
2023 10
2024 11
2025 23
Total 573
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Paul N. Newton 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 N. Newton 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, 445–454 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: 445 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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 34 445
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 N. Newton 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 N. Newton 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, 88 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: 88 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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 88
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 N. Newton is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with substantial work in subfields including public health, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, parasitology, infectious diseases, and molecular biology.

Their recent publications demonstrate engagement with topics related to infectious diseases, genomic surveillance, and the quality of medical products. Notable papers include:

  • Genomic surveillance for hypervirulence and multi-drug resistance in invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae from South and Southeast Asia (2020, Genome 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)
  • COVID-19 and risks to the supply and quality of tests, drugs, and vaccines (2020, The Lancet Global Health)
  • Genetic surveillance in the Greater Mekong subregion and South Asia to support malaria control and elimination (2021, eLife)

Throughout their career, Paul N. Newton has collaborated frequently with other researchers, with the most frequent coauthors being:

  • Mayfong Mayxay
  • Nicholas Day
  • Manivanh Vongsouvath
  • Elizabeth A. Ashley
  • David A. B. Dance

Their work appears consistently in specific publication venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in:

  • Wellcome Open Research
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMJ Global Health

Research topics most frequently addressed by Paul N. Newton include:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Malaria research and control
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Viral infections and vectors
  • Pneumonia and respiratory infections
  • Pharmaceutical quality and counterfeiting
  • Leptospirosis research and findings

Best Publications

  • Spread of Artemisinin Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

    Ashley Ea;Dhorda M;Fairhurst Rm;Amaratunga C

  • Genomic analysis of diversity, population structure, virulence, and antimicrobial resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae, an urgent threat to public health

    Kathryn E. Holt;Heiman Wertheim;Ruth N. Zadoks;Stephen Baker

  • Genetic architecture of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum.

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

  • Artemether-lumefantrine treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis of day 7 lumefantrine concentrations and therapeutic response using individual patient data

    EA Ashley;F Aweeka;KI Barnes;Q Bassat

  • Estimation of the total parasite biomass in acute falciparum malaria from plasma PfHRP2

    Arjen M Dondorp;Varunee Desakorn;Wirichada Pongtavornpinyo;Duangjai Sahassananda

  • Phylogeographical analysis of the dominant multidrug-resistant H58 clade of Salmonella Typhi identifies inter- and intracontinental transmission events

    Vanessa K. Wong;Vanessa K. Wong;Stephen Baker;Stephen Baker;Stephen Baker;Derek J. Pickard;Julian Parkhill

  • Population transcriptomics of human malaria parasites reveals the mechanism of artemisinin resistance

    Sachel Mok;Elizabeth A. Ashley;Elizabeth A. Ashley;Pedro E. Ferreira;Lei Zhu

  • Independent Emergence of Artemisinin Resistance Mutations Among Plasmodium falciparum in Southeast Asia

    Shannon Takala-Harrison;Christopher G. Jacob;Cesar Arze;Michael P. Cummings

  • Counterfeit anti-infective drugs

    Paul N Newton;Paul N Newton;Michael D Green;Facundo M Fernández;Nicholas P J Day;Nicholas P J Day;Nicholas P J Day

  • Poor-quality antimalarial drugs in southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

    Gaurvika M L Nayyar;Joel G Breman;Paul N Newton;Paul N Newton;James Herrington

  • A Major Genome Region Underlying Artemisinin Resistance in Malaria

    Ian H. Cheeseman;Becky A. Miller;Shalini Nair;Standwell Nkhoma

  • The global threat of counterfeit drugs: why industry and governments must communicate the dangers.

    Robert Cockburn;Paul N Newton;E. Kyeremateng Agyarko;Dora Akunyili

  • A Systematic Review of Mortality from Untreated Scrub Typhus (Orientia tsutsugamushi).

    Andrew J. Taylor;Daniel H. Paris;Paul N. Newton

  • A Selective Sweep Driven by Pyrimethamine Treatment in Southeast Asian Malaria Parasites

    Shalini Nair;Jeff T. Williams;Alan Brockman;Lucy Paiphun

  • Estimating the burden of scrub typhus: A systematic review.

    Ana Bonell;Yoel Lubell;Yoel Lubell;Paul N. Newton;Paul N. Newton;John A. Crump

  • Impact of poor-quality medicines in the ‘developing’ world

    Paul N. Newton;Paul N. Newton;Michael D. Green;Facundo M. Fernández

  • Mixed-species malaria infections in humans.

    Mayfong Mayxay;Mayfong Mayxay;Sasithon Pukrittayakamee;Paul N Newton;Paul N Newton;Nicholas J White;Nicholas J White;Nicholas J White

  • Fake antimalarials in Southeast Asia are a major impediment to malaria control: multinational cross‐sectional survey on the prevalence of fake antimalarials

    A. M. Dondorp;P. N. Newton;P. N. Newton;M. Mayxay;W. Van Damme

  • Fake artesunate in southeast Asia

    Paul Newton;Paul Newton;Stephane Proux;Stephane Proux;Michael Green;Frank Smithuis

  • Antimicrobial Drug Resistance of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi in Asia and Molecular Mechanism of Reduced Susceptibility to the Fluoroquinolones

    Tran Thuy Chau;James Ian Campbell;James Ian Campbell;Claudia M. Galindo;Nguyen Van Minh Hoang

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas J. White
Nicholas J. White Mahidol University
Nicholas P. J. Day
Nicholas P. J. Day University of Oxford
David A. B. Dance
David A. B. Dance University of Oxford
Stuart D. Blacksell
Stuart D. Blacksell Mahidol University
Arjen M. Dondorp
Arjen M. Dondorp Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
François Nosten
François Nosten MORU Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Facundo M. Fernández
Facundo M. Fernández Georgia Institute of Technology
Elizabeth A. Ashley
Elizabeth A. Ashley University of Oxford
Kasia Stepniewska
Kasia Stepniewska University of Oxford
Mallika Imwong
Mallika Imwong Mahidol University

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