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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 65 2533 2317 1025 909 207 13328

Peter A. Rice publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter A. Rice between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter A. Rice published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 1998. 8 of the 241 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 1998. 1973: 2 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 4 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 4 publications
1973 2025

241 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter A. Rice: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 2
1974 1
1975 0
1976 2
1977 4
1978 1
1979 0
1980 2
1981 3
1982 1
1983 3
1984 2
1985 5
1986 5
1987 3
1988 1
1989 4
1990 1
1991 2
1992 6
1993 3
1994 2
1995 1
1996 4
1997 3
1998 12
1999 6
2000 4
2001 3
2002 5
2003 4
2004 3
2005 11
2006 4
2007 10
2008 10
2009 3
2010 6
2011 5
2012 7
2013 5
2014 6
2015 8
2016 8
2017 7
2018 12
2019 12
2020 8
2021 6
2022 5
2023 2
2024 4
2025 4
Total 241
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Peter A. Rice publications per year - data summary

  • Peter A. Rice, a Microbiology scholar from University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, has 241 publications recorded across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1973 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 1998, 2018 and 2019, with 12 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1974, 1978, 1982, 1988 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 53 years in the span carry no publications at all (1975 and 1979).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.7 per year counting only the 51 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 21 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1973-1990: 40 publications (2.2 per year); 1991-2008: 93 publications (5.2 per year); 2009-2025: 108 publications (6.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Peter A. Rice 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 Peter A. Rice 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, 205–214 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: 207 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
205–214 208 207
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
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Peter A. Rice publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 55–64 to 679+ publications.
  • Peter A. Rice, a Microbiology scholar from University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, records 207 publications - the 51st percentile of the discipline.
  • 51% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Peter A. Rice, and about 49% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Peter A. Rice ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 135–144 publications, holding 288 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 54% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 679 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Peter A. Rice 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 Peter A. Rice 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, 65 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: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 65
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
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Peter A. Rice D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 88 ranges running from 40 to 127+ D-Index.
  • Peter A. Rice, a Microbiology scholar from University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, records 65 D-Index - the 55th percentile of the discipline.
  • 55% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Peter A. Rice, and about 45% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and Peter A. Rice ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58 D-Index, holding 162 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 61 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more, 95 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Peter A. Rice is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines primarily within Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a total of 33 publications in Medicine and 27 in Immunology and Microbiology. Their work extensively covers the subfields of Microbiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, and Epidemiology.

The main topics of their research include reproductive tract infections, bacterial infections and vaccines, and streptococcal infections and treatments. Other areas of focus are medical imaging techniques, syphilis diagnosis and treatment, radiopharmaceutical chemistry, and lanthanide and transition metal complexes.

Peter A. Rice has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • The Modern Epidemic of Syphilis, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Susceptibility Trends of Zoliflodacin against Multidrug-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Clinical Isolates in Nanjing, China, 2014 to 2018, 2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Synthetic DNA Delivery of an Optimized and Engineered Monoclonal Antibody Provides Rapid and Prolonged Protection against Experimental Gonococcal Infection, 2021, mBio
  • Preclinical efficacy of a cell division protein candidate gonococcal vaccine identified by artificial intelligence, 2023, mBio
  • Efficacy of Antigonococcal CMP-Nonulosonate Therapeutics Require Cathelicidins, 2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Frequently, their research has been published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • mBio
  • UNC Libraries

Their collaboration network includes frequent co-authors:

  • Sanjay Ram
  • Sunita Gulati
  • Wenjing Le
  • Xiaohong Su
  • Caroline A. Genco

The research contributions of Peter A. Rice cover a broad spectrum of infectious disease topics, with a particular emphasis on bacterial infections and reproductive tract conditions. The combination of clinical and microbiological perspectives is evident across their publication record, which addresses both epidemiology and treatment modalities.

Best Publications

  • A novel sialic acid binding site on factor H mediates serum resistance of sialylated Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

    Sanjay Ram;Ajay K. Sharma;Scott D. Simpson;Sunita Gulati

  • A cluster analysis of bacterial vaginosis-associated microflora and pelvic inflammatory disease

    Roberta B. Ness;Kevin E. Kip;Sharon L. Hillier;David E. Soper

  • Infections of People with Complement Deficiencies and Patients Who Have Undergone Splenectomy

    Sanjay Ram;Lisa A. Lewis;Peter A. Rice

  • The Modern Epidemic of Syphilis

    Khalil G. Ghanem;Sanjay Ram;Peter A. Rice

  • Binding of Complement Factor H to Loop 5 of Porin Protein 1A: A Molecular Mechanism of Serum Resistance of Nonsialylated Neisseria gonorrhoeae

    Sanjay Ram;Daniel P. McQuillen;Sunita Gulati;Christopher Elkins

  • Disseminated gonococcal infection: a prospective analysis of 49 patients and a review of pathophysiology and immune mechanisms.

    O'Brien Jp;Goldenberg Dl;Rice Pa

  • Douching in relation to bacterial vaginosis, lactobacilli, and facultative bacteria in the vagina.

    Roberta B Ness;Sharon L Hillier;Holly E Richter;David E Soper

  • Binding of C4b-binding protein to porin: a molecular mechanism of serum resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

    Sanjay Ram;Meabh Cullinane;Anna M. Blom;Sunita Gulati

  • The inflammatory cytokine response to Chlamydia trachomatis infection is endotoxin mediated.

    R. R. Ingalls;P. A. Rice;Nilofer Qureshi;K. Takayama

  • Immunoglobulin G antibodies directed against protein III block killing of serum-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae by immune serum.

    Peter A. Rice;Harold E. Vayo;Milton R. Tam;Milan S. Blake

  • Vaginal Swabs Are Appropriate Specimens for Diagnosis of Genital Tract Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis

    Julius Schachter;William M. McCormack;Max A. Chernesky;David H. Martin

  • Bacterial vaginosis and risk of pelvic inflammatory disease.

    Roberta B. Ness;Sharon L. Hillier;Kevin E. Kip;David E. Soper

  • Risk of Acquiring Gonorrhea and Prevalence of Abnormal Adnexal Findings Among Women Recently Exposed to Gonorrhea

    Richard Platt;Peter A. Rice;William M. McCormack

  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Drug Resistance, Mouse Models, and Vaccine Development.

    Peter A Rice;William M Shafer;Sanjay Ram;Ann E Jerse

  • Modification by Sialic Acid of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Lipooligosaccharide Epitope Expression in Human Urethral Exudates: An Immunoelectron Microscopic Analysis

    M A Apicella;R E Mandrell;M Shero;M E Wilson

  • The contrasting mechanisms of serum resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and group B Neisseria meningitidis.

    S Ram;F.G Mackinnon;S Gulati;D.P McQuillen

  • Gonococcal arthritis (disseminated gonococcal infection)

    Peter A. Rice

  • Can known risk factors explain racial differences in the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis

    Roberta B. Ness;Sharon Hillier;Holly E. Richter;David E. Soper

  • Antigenic and physical diversity of Neisseria gonorrhoeae lipooligosaccharides.

    R Mandrell;H Schneider;M Apicella;W Zollinger

  • Human Factor H Interacts Selectively with Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Results in Species-Specific Complement Evasion

    Jutamas Ngampasutadol;Sanjay Ram;Sunita Gulati;Sarika Agarwal

  • Binding of complement factor H to loop 5 of porin protein 1A: A molecular mechanism of serum resistance of non-sialylated Neisseria gonorrhoeae

    Sanjay Ram;Daniel P. McQuillen;Sunita Gulati;Christopher Elkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Sanjay Ram
Sanjay Ram University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Anna M. Blom
Anna M. Blom Lund University
George W. Reed
George W. Reed University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Roberta B. Ness
Roberta B. Ness The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Georges El Fakhri
Georges El Fakhri Harvard University
Caroline Attardo Genco
Caroline Attardo Genco Tufts University
Holly E. Richter
Holly E. Richter University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sharon L. Hillier
Sharon L. Hillier University of Pittsburgh
Emil C. Gotschlich
Emil C. Gotschlich Rockefeller University
William M. Shafer
William M. Shafer Emory University

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