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Richard V. Goering

Richard V. Goering

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
59
Citations
26306
World Ranking
3203
National Ranking
1266

Richard V. Goering 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 V. Goering sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 191 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard V. Goering 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 V. Goering sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard V. Goering is affiliated with Creighton University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans infectious diseases, molecular biology, clinical biochemistry, epidemiology, and surgery.

They have published research on various topics including antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, microscopic colitis, and viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

Their recent publications include:

  • Mobile genetic elements responsible for discordant Staphylococcus aureus phenotypes and genotypes in the same blood culture bottle, 2020, Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
  • Characterization of Clostridioides difficile isolates recovered from two Phase 3 surotomycin treatment trials by restriction endonuclease analysis, PCR ribotyping and antimicrobial susceptibilities, 2020, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • Characterization of SCC mec Instability in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Affecting Adjacent Chromosomal Regions, Including the Gene for Staphylococcal Protein A (spa), 2022, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Presence of Clostridioides difficile and multidrug-resistant healthcare-associated pathogens in stool specimens from hospitalized patients in the USA, 2020, Journal of Hospital Infection
  • Retrospective Definition of Clostridioides difficile PCR Ribotypes on the Basis of Whole Genome Polymorphisms: A Proof of Principle Study, 2020, Diagnostics

Frequent collaborators in their research include Isabella A. Tickler, Fred C. Tenover, Scott Dewell, Victoria M. Le, and Anne E. Obradovich.

Their work has been published across multiple venues, including:

  • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Journal of Hospital Infection
  • Diagnostics

Best Publications

  • Interpreting chromosomal DNA restriction patterns produced by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis: criteria for bacterial strain typing.

    F. C. Tenover;R. D. Arbeit;R. V. Goering;P. A. Mickelsen

  • Classification of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) : guidelines for reporting novel SCCmec elements.

    T. Ito;K. Hiramatsu;D. Oliviera;H. de Lencastre

  • Characterization of a strain of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus widely disseminated in the United States

    F.C. Tenover;L.K. McDougal;R.V. Goering;G. Killgore

  • Multiple antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella and Escherichia coli in nursing homes.

    Janis Wiener;John P. Quinn;Patricia A. Bradford;Richard V. Goering

  • How to Select and Interpret Molecular Strain Typing Methods for Epidemiological Studies of Bacterial Infections A Review for Healthcare Epidemiologists

    Fred C. Tenover;Robert D. Arbeit;Richard V. Goering

  • Comparison of traditional and molecular methods of typing isolates of Staphylococcus aureus.

    F C Tenover;R Arbeit;G Archer;J Biddle

  • How to select and interpret molecular strain typing methods for epidemiological studies of bacterial infections: a review for healthcare epidemiologists. Molecular Typing Working Group of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

    Tenover Fc;Arbeit Rd;Goering Rv

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain USA300: origin and epidemiology

    Fred C. Tenover;Richard V. Goering

  • Whole genome sequencing options for bacterial strain typing and epidemiologic analysis based on single nucleotide polymorphism versus gene-by-gene–based approaches

    A.C. Schürch;S. Arredondo-Alonso;R.J.L. Willems;R.V. Goering

  • Guidance for control of infections with carbapenem-resistant or carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in acute care facilities.

    W. Lledo;M. Hernandez;E. Lopez;O. L. Molinari

  • Molecular typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis: comparison of results obtained in a multilaboratory effort using identical protocols and MRSA strains.

    Marilyn Chung;Hermínia De Lencastre;Peter Matthews;Peter Matthews;Alexander Tomasz

  • Application of Molecular Techniques to the Study of Hospital Infection

    Aparajita Singh;Richard V. Goering;Shabbir Simjee;Steven L. Foley

  • Plasmid-mediated, carbapenem-hydrolysing β-lactamase, KPC-2, in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates

    Ellen Smith Moland;Nancy D. Hanson;Vicki L. Herrera;Jennifer A. Black

  • Bacterial Whole-Genome Sequencing Revisited: Portable, Scalable, and Standardized Analysis for Typing and Detection of Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance Genes

    Shana R. Leopold;Richard V. Goering;Anika Witten;Dag Harmsen

  • Pulsed field gel electrophoresis: a review of application and interpretation in the molecular epidemiology of infectious disease.

    Richard V. Goering

  • Selection of multiple antibiotic resistance by quinolones, beta-lactams, and aminoglycosides with special reference to cross-resistance between unrelated drug classes.

    C C Sanders;W E Sanders;R V Goering;V Werner

  • Frequent emergence and limited geographic dispersal of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Ulrich Nübel;Philippe Roumagnac;Mirjam Feldkamp;Jae Hoon Song

  • Assessment of Resolution and Intercenter Reproducibility of Results of Genotyping Staphylococcus aureus by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis of SmaI Macrorestriction Fragments: a Multicenter Study

    Alex van Belkum;Willem van Leeuwen;Mary Elizabeth Kaufmann;Barry Cookson

  • Impact of Strain Type on Detection of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile: Comparison of Molecular Diagnostic and Enzyme Immunoassay Approaches

    Fred C. Tenover;Susan Novak-Weekley;Christopher W. Woods;Lance R. Peterson

  • Rapid method for epidemiological evaluation of gram-positive cocci by field inversion gel electrophoresis.

    R V Goering;M A Winters

  • How to select and interpret molecular strain typing methods for epidemiological studies of bacterial infections: a review for healthcare epidemiologists. Molecular Typing Working Group of the Society

    F. Tenover;RD Arbeit;RV Goering

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred C. Tenover
Fred C. Tenover University of Dayton
Christine C. Sanders
Christine C. Sanders Creighton University
David C. Coleman
David C. Coleman Trinity College Dublin
Henrik Westh
Henrik Westh University of Copenhagen
Stefan Monecke
Stefan Monecke Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
Robert Skov
Robert Skov Statens Serum Institut
Geoffrey W. Coombs
Geoffrey W. Coombs Fiona Stanley Hospital
Nancy D. Hanson
Nancy D. Hanson Creighton University
Frédéric Laurent
Frédéric Laurent Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Sharon J. Peacock
Sharon J. Peacock University of Cambridge

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