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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 112 219 201 102 87 402 62474
Medicine 124 3182 2969 1757 1618 500 68665

Richard P. Wenzel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard P. Wenzel between 1969 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard P. Wenzel published across 55 years, from 1969 to 2023, averaging 9.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 1989. 3 of the 504 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 1989. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 1 publication 1971: 4 publications 1972: 8 publications 1973: 8 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 10 publications 1977: 8 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 8 publications 1981: 9 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 13 publications 1986: 19 publications 1987: 11 publications 1988: 17 publications 1989: 25 publications 1990: 16 publications 1991: 20 publications 1992: 21 publications 1993: 23 publications 1994: 24 publications 1995: 19 publications 1996: 19 publications 1997: 18 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 9 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 5 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications
1969 2023

504 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard P. Wenzel: publications per year, 1969 to 2023
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 1
1971 4
1972 8
1973 8
1974 3
1975 4
1976 10
1977 8
1978 2
1979 3
1980 8
1981 9
1982 7
1983 6
1984 8
1985 13
1986 19
1987 11
1988 17
1989 25
1990 16
1991 20
1992 21
1993 23
1994 24
1995 19
1996 19
1997 18
1998 15
1999 16
2000 15
2001 9
2002 7
2003 9
2004 7
2005 9
2006 12
2007 6
2008 7
2009 4
2010 8
2011 0
2012 7
2013 3
2014 1
2015 9
2016 1
2017 5
2018 0
2019 4
2020 5
2021 7
2022 1
2023 2
Total 504
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Richard P. Wenzel 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. Wenzel 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, 395–404 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: 402 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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 44 402
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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Richard P. Wenzel 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. Wenzel 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, 112 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: 112 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 11 112
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2010 - Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases

Overview

Richard P. Wenzel is affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Modeling and Simulation, Oncology, Neurology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research work covers several main topics, including:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies

Among the most recent papers authored or coauthored by Richard P. Wenzel are:

  • "Patient characteristics and admitting vital signs associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related mortality among patients admitted with noncritical illness," 2020, published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  • "No clinical benefit in mortality associated with hydroxychloroquine treatment in patients with COVID-19," 2021, published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • "The Value of Medical Registries and Observational Studies Early in Pandemics: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Experience," 2021, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Cholera in Haiti, Again," 2022, published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Severe Sepsis: The Fragile Anatomy of Crude Mortality," 2021, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Frequent coauthors in the scientist's work include:

  • Justin Kim
  • Marcus Threadcraft
  • Kenneth Sands
  • Laura McLean
  • Kimberly Korwek

Richard P. Wenzel regularly publishes in several scientific venues, among which the most frequent are:

  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist has been recognized with the Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections in US Hospitals: Analysis of 24,179 Cases from a Prospective Nationwide Surveillance Study

    Hilmar Wisplinghoff;Tammy Bischoff;Sandra M. Tallent;Harald Seifert

  • The Natural History of the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS): A Prospective Study

    M. S. Rangel-Frausto;Didier Pittet;M. Costigan;T. Hwang

  • Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections in United States Hospitals: A Three-Year Analysis

    Michael B. Edmond;Sarah E. Wallace;Donna K. McClish;Michael A. Pfaller

  • Nosocomial bloodstream infection in critically ill patients. Excess length of stay, extra costs, and attributable mortality.

    Didier Pittet;Debra Tarara;Richard P. Wenzel

  • Recombinant human interleukin 1 receptor antagonist in the treatment of patients with sepsis syndrome. Results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Phase III rhIL-1ra Sepsis Syndrome Study Group.

    Fisher Cj;Dhainaut Jf;Opal Sm;Pribble Jp

  • Hospital-Acquired Candidemia: The Attributable Mortality and Excess Length of Stay

    Sergio B. Wey;Motomi Mori;Michael A. Pfaller;Robert F. Woolson

  • Efficacy and Safety of Monoclonal Antibody to Human Tumor Necrosis Factor α in Patients With Sepsis Syndrome: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind, Multicenter Clinical Trial

    E Abraham;R Wunderink;H Silverman;T M Perl

  • Strategies to Prevent and Control the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial-Resistant Microorganisms in Hospitals: A Challenge to Hospital Leadership

    D A Goldmann;R A Weinstein;R P Wenzel;O C Tablan

  • Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections

    Richard P. Wenzel

  • A Controlled Clinical Trial of E5 Murine Monoclonal IgM Antibody to Endotoxin in the Treatment of Gram-Negative Sepsis

    R L Greenman;R M Schein;M A Martin;R P Wenzel

  • Intranasal mupirocin to prevent postoperative Staphylococcus aureus infections.

    Trish M. Perl;Joseph J. Cullen;Richard P. Wenzel;M. Bridget Zimmerman

  • Epidemiology of Nosocomial Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Robert L. Thompson;Ignacio Cabezudo;Richard P. Wenzel

  • Risk Factors for Candidal Bloodstream Infections in Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients: The NEMIS Prospective Multicenter Study

    Henry M. Blumberg;Henry M. Blumberg;William R. Jarvis;J. Michael Soucie;Jack E. Edwards

  • Nosocomial bloodstream infections. Secular trends in rates, mortality, and contribution to total hospital deaths.

    Didier Pittet;Richard P. Wenzel

  • Current Trends in the Epidemiology of Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections in Patients with Hematological Malignancies and Solid Neoplasms in Hospitals in the United States

    Hilmar Wisplinghoff;Harald Seifert;Richard P. Wenzel;Michael B. Edmond

  • Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired Candidemia: A Matched Case-Control Study

    Sergio B. Wey;Motomi Mori;Michael A. Pfaller;Robert F. Woolson

  • Risk factors for candidemia in neonatal intensive care unit patients

    L Saiman;E Ludington;M Pfaller;S Rangel-Frausto

  • Comparative Efficacy of Alternative Hand-Washing Agents in Reducing Nosocomial Infections in Intensive Care Units

    Bradley N. Doebbeling;Gail L. Stanley;Carol T. Sheetz;Michael A. Pfaller

  • Handwashing Compliance by Health Care Workers: The Impact of Introducing an Accessible, Alcohol-Based Hand Antiseptic

    Werner E. Bischoff;Tammy M. Reynolds;Curtis N. Sessler;Michael B. Edmond

  • Nosocomial Candidemia: Risk Factors and Attributable Mortality

    Richard P. Wenzel

  • Nosocomial Bloodstream Infection in Critically Ill Adults: Excess Length of Stay, Extra Costs, and Attributable Mortality

    Didier Pittet;Debra Tarara;Richard P. Wenzel

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael B. Edmond
Michael B. Edmond University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Michael A. Pfaller
Michael A. Pfaller JMI Laboratories
Richard J. Hollis
Richard J. Hollis University of Iowa
Didier Pittet
Didier Pittet University of Geneva
Ronald N. Jones
Ronald N. Jones JMI Laboratories
Trish M. Perl
Trish M. Perl The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Hilmar Wisplinghoff
Hilmar Wisplinghoff University of Cologne
Harald Seifert
Harald Seifert University of Cologne
Robert F. Woolson
Robert F. Woolson Medical University of South Carolina
John E. McGowan
John E. McGowan Emory University

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