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Robert E. W. Hancock

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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 187 471 436 11 11 878 138455
Microbiology 190 2 2 1 1 829 142157

Robert E. W. Hancock publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert E. W. Hancock between 1974 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert E. W. Hancock published across 53 years, from 1974 to 2026, averaging 17.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 2009. 19 of the 938 publications appeared in the last two years.

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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 56. Peak 56 publications in 2009. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 3 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 3 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 14 publications 1984: 12 publications 1985: 14 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 14 publications 1988: 11 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 17 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 24 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 19 publications 2000: 28 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 21 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 32 publications 2008: 27 publications 2009: 56 publications 2010: 27 publications 2011: 35 publications 2012: 44 publications 2013: 41 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 40 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 18 publications 2026: 1 publication
1974 2026

938 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert E. W. Hancock: publications per year, 1974 to 2026
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 1
1976 3
1977 1
1978 0
1979 1
1980 3
1981 6
1982 7
1983 14
1984 12
1985 14
1986 10
1987 14
1988 11
1989 9
1990 3
1991 7
1992 14
1993 17
1994 6
1995 12
1996 24
1997 17
1998 11
1999 19
2000 28
2001 19
2002 21
2003 16
2004 21
2005 25
2006 20
2007 32
2008 27
2009 56
2010 27
2011 35
2012 44
2013 41
2014 27
2015 21
2016 31
2017 26
2018 22
2019 21
2020 40
2021 33
2022 24
2023 13
2024 12
2025 18
2026 1
Total 938
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Robert E. W. Hancock 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 Robert E. W. Hancock sits on this spectrum.

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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, 679+ 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: 829 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 99 829
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Robert E. W. Hancock 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 Robert E. W. Hancock 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, 127+ 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: 190 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 95 190
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2007 - Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize, Canada Council
  • 1994 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Robert E. W. Hancock is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research spans multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and immunology and microbiology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several main fields of study, including:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Within these broader areas, Hancock's work also covers specialized subfields such as molecular biology, microbiology, immunology, epidemiology, and genetics.

The primary topics of their research encompass:

  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment

Hancock has authored numerous papers, with recent notable publications including:

  • "The value of antimicrobial peptides in the age of resistance," 2020, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Antimicrobial resistance: a concise update," 2024, published in The Lancet Microbe
  • "Antibiofilm activity of host defence peptides: complexity provides opportunities," 2021, published in Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "Microtiter plate assays to assess antibiofilm activity against bacteria," 2021, published in Nature Protocols
  • "Antibiotic failure: Beyond antimicrobial resistance," 2023, published in Drug Resistance Updates

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, including Amy Huei-Yi Lee, Evan F. Haney, Daniel Pletzer, Travis M. Blimkie, and Reza Falsafi.

Hancock has published extensively in various scientific journals, with a high volume of work appearing in Frontiers in Immunology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Microbiology, Nature Communications, and the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

Throughout their career, Hancock has received notable recognitions such as the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize from the Canada Council in 2007 and was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1994 under the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Agar and broth dilution methods to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of antimicrobial substances

    Irith Wiegand;Kai Hilpert;Robert E W Hancock

  • Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, an opportunistic pathogen.

    C. K. Stover;X. Q. Pham;A. L. Erwin;S. D. Mizoguchi

  • Antimicrobial and host-defense peptides as new anti-infective therapeutic strategies.

    Robert E W Hancock;Hans-Georg Sahl

  • Peptide Antimicrobial Agents

    Håvard Jenssen;Pamela Hamill;Robert E. W. Hancock

  • Designing antimicrobial peptides: form follows function

    Christopher D. Fjell;Jan A. Hiss;Robert E. W. Hancock;Gisbert Schneider

  • Cationic peptides: a new source of antibiotics

    Robert E.W Hancock;Robert Lehrer

  • NetworkAnalyst 3.0: a visual analytics platform for comprehensive gene expression profiling and meta-analysis.

    Guangyan Zhou;Othman Soufan;Jessica Ewald;Robert E W Hancock

  • The role of cationic antimicrobial peptides in innate host defences.

    Robert E.W Hancock;Gill Diamond

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa : new insights into pathogenesis and host defenses

    Shaan L. Gellatly;Robert E.W. Hancock

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa: all roads lead to resistance.

    Elena B.M. Breidenstein;César de la Fuente-Núñez;Robert E.W. Hancock

  • Peptide antibiotics

    Unknown

  • InnateDB: systems biology of innate immunity and beyond—recent updates and continuing curation

    Karin Breuer;Amir K. Foroushani;Matthew R. Laird;Carol Chen

  • Cationic peptides: effectors in innate immunity and novel antimicrobials

    Robert E W Hancock

  • The role of antimicrobial peptides in animal defenses

    Robert E. W. Hancock;Monisha G. Scott

  • Antibacterial peptides for therapeutic use: obstacles and realistic outlook.

    Alexandra K Marr;William J Gooderham;Robert Ew Hancock

  • The relationship between peptide structure and antibacterial activity

    Jon-Paul S Powers;Robert E.W Hancock

  • Cationic host defense (antimicrobial) peptides.

    Kelly L Brown;Robert E W Hancock

  • The value of antimicrobial peptides in the age of resistance

    Maria Magana;Muthuirulan Pushpanathan;Ana L Santos;Leon Leanse

  • Adaptive and Mutational Resistance: Role of Porins and Efflux Pumps in Drug Resistance

    Lucía Fernández;Robert E. W. Hancock

  • Resistance Mechanisms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Other Nonfermentative Gram-Negative Bacteria

    Robert E. W. Hancock

  • Mechanism of Interaction of Different Classes of Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides with Planar Bilayers and with the Cytoplasmic Membrane of Escherichia coli

    Manhong Wu;Elke Maier;Roland Benz;Robert E. W. Hancock

  • Procedure for isolation of bacterial lipopolysaccharides from both smooth and rough Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella typhimurium strains.

    Richardp . Darveau;Robert E. W. Hancock

  • Peptide Antibiotics

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Fiona S. L. Brinkman
Fiona S. L. Brinkman Simon Fraser University
Amy S. Lee
Amy S. Lee University of Southern California
Håvard Jenssen
Håvard Jenssen Roskilde University
Octavio L. Franco
Octavio L. Franco Universidade Católica de Brasília
Roland Benz
Roland Benz Jacobs University
Dawn M. E. Bowdish
Dawn M. E. Bowdish McMaster University
Robert S. Hodges
Robert S. Hodges University of Colorado Denver
Donald J. Davidson
Donald J. Davidson University of Edinburgh
B. Brett Finlay
B. Brett Finlay University of British Columbia
David P. Speert
David P. Speert University of British Columbia

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