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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 75 1504 1359 123 116 299 19485

Peter P. C. Mertens publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter P. C. Mertens between 1959 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter P. C. Mertens published across 67 years, from 1959 to 2025, averaging 15 papers a year. Output peaked at 57 publications in 2000. 6 of the 1,006 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1959 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 57. Peak 57 publications in 2000. 1959: 1 publication 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 3 publications 1966: 2 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 2 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 4 publications 1971: 4 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 9 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 10 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 13 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 21 publications 1991: 25 publications 1992: 29 publications 1993: 24 publications 1994: 16 publications 1995: 25 publications 1996: 41 publications 1997: 23 publications 1998: 31 publications 1999: 40 publications 2000: 57 publications 2001: 50 publications 2002: 40 publications 2003: 49 publications 2004: 25 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 32 publications 2009: 55 publications 2010: 34 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 41 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 43 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 2 publications
1959 2025

1,006 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter P. C. Mertens: publications per year, 1959 to 2025
Year Publications
1959 1
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 3
1966 2
1967 1
1968 2
1969 0
1970 4
1971 4
1972 2
1973 1
1974 0
1975 4
1976 0
1977 2
1978 3
1979 2
1980 2
1981 3
1982 9
1983 3
1984 3
1985 10
1986 4
1987 8
1988 13
1989 9
1990 21
1991 25
1992 29
1993 24
1994 16
1995 25
1996 41
1997 23
1998 31
1999 40
2000 57
2001 50
2002 40
2003 49
2004 25
2005 25
2006 16
2007 17
2008 32
2009 55
2010 34
2011 20
2012 41
2013 14
2014 14
2015 16
2016 21
2017 43
2018 11
2019 11
2020 9
2021 10
2022 4
2023 16
2024 4
2025 2
Total 1,006
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Peter P. C. Mertens 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 P. C. Mertens 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, 295–304 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: 299 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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 96 299
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 P. C. Mertens 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 P. C. Mertens 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, 75 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: 75 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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 75
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

Peter P. C. Mertens is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, with a strong focus on infectious diseases and virology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of vector-borne animal diseases, viral infections, and animal disease management and epidemiology. They have also worked on topics related to agricultural safety, plant virus research, and interactions between plants and fungi. Their primary fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Medicine

Within these fields, Mertens's subfields of study involve:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology

Peter P. C. Mertens has published research in a variety of scientific venues, with recurring contributions to:

  • Viruses
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Informatik-Spektrum
  • Journal of General Virology
  • Microorganisms

Their recent papers include:

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Sedoreoviridae 2022 (2022, Journal of General Virology)
  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Spinareoviridae 2022 (2022, Journal of General Virology)
  • "Frozen evolution" of an RNA virus suggests accidental release as a potential cause of arbovirus re-emergence (2020, PLoS Biology)
  • Virological, immunological and pathological findings of transplacentally transmitted bluetongue virus serotype 1 in IFNAR1-blocked mice during early and mid gestation (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • The SUMOylation pathway suppresses arbovirus replication in Aedes aegypti cells (2020, PLoS Pathogens)

Mertens's frequent co-authors include:

  • Houssam Attoui
  • Fauziah Mohd Jaafar
  • Baptiste Monsion
  • Carrie Batten
  • Karam Pal Singh

Best Publications

  • Uniformity of rotavirus strain nomenclature proposed by the Rotavirus Classification Working Group (RCWG).

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Max Ciarlet;Sarah M. McDonald;Houssam Attoui

  • Climate change and the recent emergence of bluetongue in Europe.

    Bethan V. Purse;Phillip S. Mellor;David J. Rogers;Alan R. Samuel

  • Recommendations for the classification of group A rotaviruses using all 11 genomic RNA segments.

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Max Ciarlet;Mustafizur Rahman;Mustafizur Rahman;Houssam Attoui

  • The atomic structure of the bluetongue virus core

    Jonathan M. Grimes;J. Nicholas Burroughs;Patrice Gouet;Jonathan M. Diprose;Jonathan M. Diprose

  • Assignment of the genome segments of bluetongue virus type 1 to the proteins which they encode

    P.P.C. Mertens;F. Brown;D.V. Sangar

  • Bluetongue virus: virology, pathogenesis and immunity.

    Isabelle Schwartz-Cornil;Peter P C Mertens;Vanessa Contreras;Behzad Hemati

  • Novel bluetongue virus serotype from Kuwait.

    Sushila Maan;Narender S. Maan;Kyriaki Nomikou;Carrie Batten

  • Purification and properties of virus particles, infectious subviral particles, and cores of bluetongue virus serotypes 1 and 4

    P.P.C. Mertens;J.N. Burroughs;J. Anderson

  • Transmission pathways of foot-and-mouth disease virus in the United Kingdom in 2007.

    Eleanor M. Cottam;Jemma Wadsworth;Andrew E. Shaw;Rebecca J. Rowlands

  • Analysis and phylogenetic comparisons of full-length VP2 genes of the 24 bluetongue virus serotypes.

    S. Maan;N. S. Maan;A. R. Samuel;S. Rao

  • The dsRNA viruses

    Peter Mertens

  • A review of RT-PCR technologies used in veterinary virology and disease control: sensitive and specific diagnosis of five livestock diseases notifiable to the World Organisation for Animal Health.

    Bernd Hoffmann;Martin Beer;S M Reid;Peter P C Mertens

  • Detection of a fourth orbivirus non-structural protein.

    Mourad Belhouchet;Fauziah Mohd Jaafar;Andrew E. Firth;Jonathan M. Grimes

  • Rapid cDNA synthesis and sequencing techniques for the genetic study of bluetongue and other dsRNA viruses.

    Sushila Maan;Shujing Rao;Narender Singh Maan;Simon John Anthony

  • Clinical signs and pathology shown by British sheep and cattle infected with bluetongue virus serotype 8 derived from the 2006 outbreak in northern Europe

    K. E. Darpel;C. A. Batten;E. Veronesi;A. E. Shaw

  • Complete Genome Characterisation of a Novel 26th Bluetongue Virus Serotype from Kuwait

    Sushila Maan;Narender S. Maan;Kyriaki Nomikou;Eva Veronesi

  • Sequence analysis of bluetongue virus serotype 8 from the Netherlands 2006 and comparison to other European strains

    Sushila Maan;Narender S. Maan;Natalie Ross-smith;Carrie A. Batten

  • The highly ordered double-stranded RNA genome of bluetongue virus revealed by crystallography

    P. Gouet;J. M. Diprose;J. M. Grimes;R. Malby

  • Bluetongue in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin: history of occurrence prior to 2006.

    Philip S. Mellor;Simon Carpenter;Lara Harrup;Matthew Baylis

  • Analysis of the roles of bluetongue virus outer capsid proteins VP2 and VP5 in determination of virus serotype.

    P.P.C. Mertens;S. Pedley;J. Cowley;J.N. Burroughs

  • Development and initial evaluation of a real-time RT-PCR assay to detect bluetongue virus genome segment 1

    A.E. Shaw;P. Monaghan;H.O. Alpar;S. Anthony

  • Invasion of bluetongue and other orbivirus infections into Europe: the role of biological and climatic processes.

    Bethan V. Purse;H.E. Brown;L. Harrup;L. Harrup;P.P.C. Mertens

  • A possible overwintering mechanism for bluetongue virus in the absence of the insect vector.

    H. Takamatsu;P. S. Mellor;P. P. C. Mertens;P. A. Kirkham

  • Enhanced Infectivity of Modified Bluetongue Virus Particles for Two Insect Cell Lines and for TwoCulicoidesVector Species

    P.P.C. Mertens;J.N. Burroughs;A. Walton;M.P. Wellby

  • Bluetongue virus replication, molecular and structural biology.

    P P C Mertens;J Diprose;S Maan;K P Singh

  • Capping and methylation of mRNA by purified recombinant VP4 protein of bluetongue virus.

    N. Ramadevi;Nicholas J. Burroughs;Peter P. C. Mertens;Ian M. Jones

  • Cytoplasmic Polyhedrosis Viruses

    Christopher C. Payne;Peter P. C. Mertens

  • Expression of the Major Core Structural Protein (VP7) of Bluetongue Virus, by a Recombinant Capripox Virus, Provides Partial Protection of Sheep against a Virulent Heterotypic Bluetongue Virus Challenge

    A.M. Wade-Evans;C.H. Romero;P. Mellor;H. Takamatsu

  • Analysis of the terminal sequences of the genome segments of four orbiviruses.

    Mertens Pp;Sangar Dv

  • Bluetongue Virus Targets Conventional Dendritic Cells in Skin Lymph

    Behzad Hemati;Vanessa Contreras;Céline Urien;Michel Bonneau

  • Erratum: Climate change and the recent emergence of bluetongue in Europe

    Bethan V. Purse;Phillip S. Mellor;David J. Rogers;Alan R. Samuel

Frequent Co-Authors

Houssam Attoui
Houssam Attoui The Pirbright Institute
Stéphan Zientara
Stéphan Zientara Université Paris Cité
Philip S. Mellor
Philip S. Mellor The Pirbright Institute
Jonathan M. Grimes
Jonathan M. Grimes University of Oxford
David I. Stuart
David I. Stuart University of Oxford
Simon Gubbins
Simon Gubbins The Pirbright Institute
Polly Roy
Polly Roy London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Massimo Palmarini
Massimo Palmarini University of Glasgow
Joe Brownlie
Joe Brownlie Royal Veterinary College
Robert B. Tesh
Robert B. Tesh The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

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