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119
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Richard P. Novick 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 Richard P. Novick sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 314 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard P. Novick 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 Richard P. Novick sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 119 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard P. Novick is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Ecology, Genetics, and Microbiology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies

Richard P. Novick has published in several scientific venues, with notable appearances in:

  • Nature Microbiology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Chemical Communications
  • Current Opinion in Microbiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "A regulatory cascade controls Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity island activation" (2021), published in Nature Microbiology
  • "Reconstitution of the S. aureus agr quorum sensing pathway reveals a direct role for the integral membrane protease MroQ in pheromone biosynthesis" (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Discovery of quorum quenchers targeting the membrane-embedded sensor domain of the Staphylococcus aureus receptor histidine kinase, AgrC" (2020), Chemical Communications
  • "Antibacterial particles and predatory bacteria as alternatives to antibacterial chemicals in the era of antibiotic resistance" (2021), Current Opinion in Microbiology
  • "Reconstitution of the S. aureus agr quorum sensing pathway reveals a direct role for the integral membrane protease MroQ in pheromone biosynthesis" (2021), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Geeta Ram
  • Aishan Zhao
  • Qian Xie
  • Tom W. Muir
  • Andreas F. Haag

Richard P. Novick has been recognized with several distinctions including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2006)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1988)

Best Publications

  • Autoinduction and signal transduction in the regulation of staphylococcal virulence

    Richard P. Novick

  • The toxic shock syndrome exotoxin structural gene is not detectably transmitted by a prophage

    Barry N. Kreiswirth;Sven Löfdahl;Marsha J. Betley;Mary O'Reilly

  • Synthesis of staphylococcal virulence factors is controlled by a regulatory RNA molecule.

    R P Novick;H F Ross;S J Projan;J Kornblum

  • Gram-positive pathogens

    Vincent A Fischetti;Richard P Novick;Joseph J Ferretti;Daniel A Portnoy

  • Quorum Sensing in Staphylococci

    Richard P. Novick;Edward Geisinger

  • Bacterial Interference Caused by Autoinducing Peptide Variants

    Guangyong Ji;Ronald Beavis;Richard P. Novick

  • Properties of a cryptic high-frequency transducing phage in Staphylococcus aureus.

    Richard Novick

  • Cell density control of staphylococcal virulence mediated by an octapeptide pheromone

    Guangyong Ji;Ronald C. Beavis;Richard P. Novick

  • Genetic systems in staphylococci.

    Richard P. Novick

  • Uniform nomenclature for bacterial plasmids: a proposal.

    Novick Rp;Clowes Rc;Cohen Sn;Curtiss R rd

  • Regulation of exoprotein gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus by agr

    P. Recsei;B. Kreiswirth;M. O'Reilly;P. Schlievert

  • Cloning, characterization, and sequencing of an accessory gene regulator (agr) in Staphylococcus aureus.

    Hwei-Ling Peng;R. P. Novick;B. Kreiswirth;J. Kornblum

  • THE AGR P2 OPERON : AN AUTOCATALYTIC SENSORY TRANSDUCTION SYSTEM IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

    R. P. Novick;S. J. Projan;J. Kornblum;H. F. Ross

  • Structure-activity analysis of synthetic autoinducing thiolactone peptides from Staphylococcus aureus responsible for virulence

    Patricia Mayville;Guangyong Ji;Ronald Beavis;Hongmei Yang

  • ANALYSIS BY TRANSDUCTION OF MUTATIONS AFFECTING PENICILLINASE FORMATION IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS.

    R. P. Novick

  • Plasmid-linked Resistance to Inorganic Salts in Staphylococcus aureus

    Richard P. Novick;Christine Roth

  • Evidence for a Clonal Origin of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

    Barry Kreiswirth;John Kornblum;John Kornblum;Robert D. Arbeit;William Eisner

  • Novel cassette-based shuttle vector system for gram-positive bacteria.

    Emmanuelle Charpentier;Ana I. Anton;Peter Barry;Berenice Alfonso

  • The gene for toxic shock toxin is carried by a family of mobile pathogenicity islands in Staphylococcus aureus.

    Jodi A. Lindsay;Alexey Ruzin;Hope F. Ross;Natasha Kurepina

  • Accessory Gene Regulator (agr) Locus in Geographically Diverse Staphylococcus aureus Isolates with Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin

    George Sakoulas;George M. Eliopoulos;Robert C. Moellering;Christine Wennersten

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven J. Projan
Steven J. Projan Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Patrick M. Schlievert
Patrick M. Schlievert University of Iowa
José R. Penadés
José R. Penadés Imperial College London
Barry N. Kreiswirth
Barry N. Kreiswirth Center for Discovery and Innovation
Tom W. Muir
Tom W. Muir Princeton University
Iñigo Lasa
Iñigo Lasa Universidad Publica De Navarra
Alexandra Gruss
Alexandra Gruss INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Gholson J. Lyon
Gholson J. Lyon Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
François Vandenesch
François Vandenesch Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Maria Laura Gennaro
Maria Laura Gennaro Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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