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Microbiology

D-Index
99
Citations
37918
World Ranking
433
National Ranking
199

Medicine

D-Index
99
Citations
37971
World Ranking
8561
National Ranking
4407

Richard R. Facklam 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 R. Facklam sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 271 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard R. Facklam 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 R. Facklam sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 1998 - ASM Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology

Overview

Richard R. Facklam was affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research focused on several areas within medicine and biochemistry, including clinical biochemistry, infectious diseases, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their main fields of study included:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their work spanned key subfields such as:

  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Richard R. Facklam contributed to research on specific topics including:

  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

The scientist co-authored publications frequently with:

  • Lúcia Martins Teixeira
  • Maria da Glória S. Carvalho
  • Patricia L. Shewmaker

Their publications appeared mainly in the venue ClinMicroNow, with multiple papers in that journal.

Representative papers authored by Richard R. Facklam included:

  • Enterococcus, 2023, ClinMicroNow
  • Enterococcus, 2023, ClinMicroNow

Richard R. Facklam was recognized with the ASM Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology by the American Society for Microbiology in 1998.

Best Publications

  • Decline in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease after the Introduction of Protein–Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine

    Cynthia G. Whitney;Monica M. Farley;James Hadler;Lee H. Harrison

  • What Happened to the Streptococci: Overview of Taxonomic and Nomenclature Changes

    Richard Facklam

  • Identification of Enterococcus species isolated from human infections by a conventional test scheme.

    R R Facklam;M D Collins

  • Effect of Introduction of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Moe H. Kyaw;Ruth Lynfield;William Schaffner;Allen S. Craig

  • Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine efficacy : an evaluation of current recommendations

    Jay C. Butler;Robert F. Breiman;John F. Campbell;Harvey B. Lipman

  • Defining the Group A Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome: Rationale and Consensus Definition

    Robert F. Breiman;Jeffrey P. Davis;Richard R. Facklam;Barry M. Gray

  • Changing epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease among older adults in the era of pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

    Catherine A. Lexau;Ruth Lynfield;Richard Danila;Tamara Pilishvili

  • Sequencing emm-specific PCR products for routine and accurate typing of group A streptococci

    B Beall;R Facklam;T Thompson

  • Emergence of Drug-Resistant Pneumococcal Infections in the United States

    Robert F. Breiman;Jay C. Butler;Fred C. Tenover;John A. Elliott

  • Considerations for formulating the second-generation pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide vaccine with emphasis on the cross-reactive types within groups.

    Robbins Jb;Austrian R;Lee Cj;Rastogi Sc

  • The prevalence of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Atlanta.

    Jo Hofmann;Martin S. Cetron;Monica M. Farley;Wendy S. Baughman

  • Evaluation and Improvement of Real-Time PCR Assays Targeting lytA, ply, and psaA Genes for Detection of Pneumococcal DNA

    Maria da Gloria S. Carvalho;Maria Lucia Tondella;Karen McCaustland;Luciana Weidlich

  • Bacterial Meningitis in the United States, 1986: Report of a Multistate Surveillance Study

    Jay D. Wenger;Allen W. Hightower;Richard R. Facklam;Suzanne Gaventa

  • Identification, classification, and clinical relevance of catalase-negative, gram-positive cocci, excluding the streptococci and enterococci.

    R Facklam;J A Elliott

  • The Continued Emergence of Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in the United States: An Update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Pneumococcal Sentinel Surveillance System

    Butler Jc;Hofmann J;Cetron Ms;Elliott Ja

  • The Spread of Multiply Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae at a Day Care Center in Ohio

    Mary R. Reichler;Allan A. Allphin;Robert F. Breiman;John R. Schreiber

  • Recognition of Group D Streptococcal Species of Human Origin by Biochemical and Physiological Tests

    Richard R. Facklam

  • Pneumococcal disease after pneumococcal vaccination: an alternative method to estimate the efficacy of pneumococcal vaccine.

    Claire V. Broome;Richard R. Facklam;David W. Fraser

  • Epidemiology of Invasive Group A Streptococcus Disease in the United States, 1995–1999

    Katherine L O'Brien;Bernard Beall;Nancy L Barrett;Paul R Cieslak

  • Invasive Infections Due to a Fish Pathogen, Streptococcus iniae

    Mitchell R. Weinstein;Margaret Litt;Daniel A. Kertesz;Phyllis Wyper

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Beall
Bernard Beall Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Arnold G. Steigerwalt
Arnold G. Steigerwalt Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Robert F. Breiman
Robert F. Breiman Emory University
Monica M. Farley
Monica M. Farley Emory University
Cynthia G. Whitney
Cynthia G. Whitney Emory University
Benjamin Schwartz
Benjamin Schwartz Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Claire V. Broome
Claire V. Broome Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Matthew D. Collins
Matthew D. Collins University of Reading
Anne Schuchat
Anne Schuchat Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Enevold Falsen
Enevold Falsen University of Gothenburg

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