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D-Index
94
Citations
49308
World Ranking
553
National Ranking
257

Paul Stoodley 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 Stoodley sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 308 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Paul Stoodley 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 Stoodley sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Paul Stoodley was affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on several interconnected fields including medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant concentration in surgery and molecular biology subfields.

Stoodley's work prominently centered on topics related to bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, orthopedic infections and treatments, and oral microbiology and periodontitis research. Additional research interests included orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus, total knee arthroplasty outcomes, and antimicrobial peptides and activities.

The scientist contributed to multiple papers published in respected journals and scientific venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • The biofilm life cycle: expanding the conceptual model of biofilm formation, 2022, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • The biofilm matrix: multitasking in a shared space, 2022, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • Mechano-bactericidal actions of nanostructured surfaces, 2020, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • Antibacterial Action of Nanoparticles by Lethal Stretching of Bacterial Cell Membranes, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Z-form extracellular DNA is a structural component of the bacterial biofilm matrix, 2021, Cell

Their frequent collaborators included Erin S. Gloag, Daniel J. Wozniak, Devendra H. Dusane, Anne C. Sullivan, and Amelia Staats, evidencing a collaborative approach in their research projects across a variety of microbiological and infection-related topics.

Throughout their career, Stoodley published in key scientific outlets such as Scientific Reports, Nature Reviews Microbiology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, and Biofilm, contributing multiple papers to these venues.

Their multidisciplinary research contributed to an understanding of infectious diseases, periodontics, ecology, and molecular biology, indicating a broad scope of inquiry into microbial mechanisms and clinical implications, especially in orthopedics and infectious disease management.

Best Publications

  • Bacterial biofilms: from the natural environment to infectious diseases.

    Luanne Hall-Stoodley;J. William Costerton;Paul Stoodley

  • Biofilms as complex differentiated communities.

    Paul Stoodley;Karin Sauer;David G. Davies;J. W. Costerton

  • Survival strategies of infectious biofilms.

    C.A. Fux;J.W. Costerton;P.S. Stewart;P. Stoodley

  • Targeting microbial biofilms: current and prospective therapeutic strategies.

    Hyun Lyung Koo;Raymond N. Allan;Robert P. Howlin;Paul Stoodley

  • Evolving concepts in biofilm infections

    Luanne Hall-Stoodley;Paul Stoodley

  • The biofilm life cycle: expanding the conceptual model of biofilm formation

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  • Direct Detection of Bacterial Biofilms on the Middle-Ear Mucosa of Children With Chronic Otitis Media

    Luanne Hall-Stoodley;Fen Ze Hu;Fen Ze Hu;Armin Gieseke;Armin Gieseke;Laura Nistico

  • The biofilm matrix: multitasking in a shared space

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  • Biofilm formation and dispersal and the transmission of human pathogens

    Luanne Hall-Stoodley;Paul Stoodley

  • Biofilm material properties as related to shear-induced deformation and detachment phenomena.

    Paul Stoodley;R. Cargo;Cory J. Rupp;Suzanne Wilson

  • The prevalence of biofilms in chronic wounds: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published data

    Matthew Malone;Thomas Bjarnsholt;Andrew J. McBain;Garth A. James

  • Liquid flow in biofilm systems.

    Paul Stoodley;Dirk deBeer;Zbigniew Lewandowski

  • Influence of hydrodynamics and nutrients on biofilm structure

    Paul Stoodley;I. Dodds;John D. Boyle;H. M. Lappin-Scott

  • Human leukocytes adhere to, penetrate, and respond to Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

    Jeff G Leid;Mark E Shirtliff;Mark E Shirtliff;J W Costerton;Paul Stoodley;Paul Stoodley

  • Structural deformation of bacterial biofilms caused by short‐term fluctuations in fluid shear: An in situ investigation of biofilm rheology

    Paul Stoodley;Zbigniew Lewandowski;John D. Boyle;Hilary M. Lappin-Scott

  • Growth and detachment of cell clusters from mature mixed-species biofilms.

    Paul Stoodley;Paul Stoodley;Suzanne Wilson;Luanne Hall-Stoodley;John D. Boyle

  • Mechano-bactericidal actions of nanostructured surfaces.

    Denver P. Linklater;Denver P. Linklater;Vladimir A. Baulin;Saulius Juodkazis;Russell J. Crawford

  • Influence of hydrodynamics and cell signaling on the structure and behavior of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.

    B. Purevdorj;J. W. Costerton;P. Stoodley;P. Stoodley

  • Towards diagnostic guidelines for biofilm-associated infections

    Luanne Hall-Stoodley;Luanne Hall-Stoodley;Paul Stoodley;Paul Stoodley;Sandeep Kathju;Niels Høiby

  • Viscoelastic fluid description of bacterial biofilm material properties.

    I. Klapper;C. J. Rupp;R. Cargo;B. Purvedorj

  • Developmental regulation of microbial biofilms.

    Luanne Hall-Stoodley;Paul Stoodley

  • Biofilms in periprosthetic orthopedic infections.

    Stephen J McConoughey;Rob Howlin;Jeff F Granger;Maurice M Manring

Frequent Co-Authors

Luanne Hall-Stoodley
Luanne Hall-Stoodley The Ohio State University
Garth D. Ehrlich
Garth D. Ehrlich Drexel University
Jeremy S. Webb
Jeremy S. Webb University of Southampton
Mark E. Shirtliff
Mark E. Shirtliff University of Maryland, Baltimore
Dirk de Beer
Dirk de Beer Max Planck Society
Saul N. Faust
Saul N. Faust University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
J. W. Costerton
J. W. Costerton Montana State University
Stuart C. Clarke
Stuart C. Clarke University of Southampton
Thomas Bjarnsholt
Thomas Bjarnsholt University of Copenhagen
Daniel J. Wozniak
Daniel J. Wozniak The Ohio State University

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