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D-Index
54
Citations
11770
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3932
National Ranking
350

Robin C. May 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 Robin C. May sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 174 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robin C. May 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 Robin C. May sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robin C. May is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable subfields including Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics of their work emphasize fungal infections and studies, antifungal resistance and susceptibility, nail diseases and treatments, bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, mycobacterium research and diagnosis, streptococcal infections and treatments, and galectins and cancer biology.

Robin C. May has published extensively, with frequent contributions to various scientific venues. The top publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Microbiology

Among recent papers, the following stand out:

  • Cryptococcus extracellular vesicles properties and their use as vaccine platforms, 2021, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • Now for something completely different: Prototheca, pathogenic algae, 2021, PLoS Pathogens
  • Toll-like receptor 4 and macrophage scavenger receptor 1 crosstalk regulates phagocytosis of a fungal pathogen, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Viral infection triggers interferon-induced expulsion of live Cryptococcus neoformans by macrophages, 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • Cryptococcus neoformans Secretes Small Molecules That Inhibit IL-1β Inflammasome-Dependent Secretion, 2020, Mediators of Inflammation

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robin C. May include:

  • Chinaemerem U. Onyishi
  • Guillaume E. Desanti
  • Elizabeth R. Ballou
  • Maria Makarova
  • Guilhem Janbon

Their work covers a blend of laboratory-based and clinical research with a particular focus on fungal pathogens and immune responses. They contribute contributions that intersect microbiology, immunology, and molecular biology, aiming to address fungal infection mechanisms and antifungal resistance.

Best Publications

  • Scar, a WASp-related protein, activates nucleation of actin filaments by the Arp2/3 complex.

    Machesky Lm;Mullins Rd;Higgs Hn;Kaiser Da

  • Phagocytosis and the actin cytoskeleton

    Robin C. May;Laura M. Machesky

  • Cryptococcus: from environmental saprophyte to global pathogen.

    Robin C. May;Neil R.H. Stone;Darin L. Wiesner;Tihana Bicanic

  • Involvement of the Arp2/3 complex in phagocytosis mediated by FcgammaR or CR3.

    Robin C. May;Emmanuelle Caron;Alan Hall;Laura M. Machesky

  • The Case for Adopting the "Species Complex" Nomenclature for the Etiologic Agents of Cryptococcosis.

    Kyung J. Kwon-Chung;John E. Bennett;Brian L. Wickes;Wieland Meyer

  • Emergence and pathogenicity of highly virulent Cryptococcus gattii genotypes in the northwest United States.

    Edmond J. Byrnes;Wenjun Li;Yonathan Lewit;Hansong Ma

  • Expulsion of Live Pathogenic Yeast by Macrophages

    Hansong Ma;Joanne E. Croudace;David A. Lammas;Robin C. May

  • Rho-Kinase and Myosin-II Control Phagocytic Cup Formation during CR, but Not FcγR, Phagocytosis

    Isabel M. Olazabal;Emmanuelle Caron;Robin C. May;Kerstin Schilling

  • Cryptococcal Interactions with the Host Immune System

    Kerstin Voelz;Robin C. May

  • Genes required for systemic RNA interference in Caenorhabditis elegans.

    Marcel Tijsterman;Robin C. May;Femke Simmer;Kristy L. Okihara

  • Caenorhabditis elegans, a Model Organism for Investigating Immunity

    Elizabeth K. Marsh;Robin C. May

  • The fatal fungal outbreak on Vancouver Island is characterized by enhanced intracellular parasitism driven by mitochondrial regulation

    Hansong Ma;Ferry Hagen;Dov J. Stekel;Simon A. Johnston

  • Ancient dispersal of the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii from the Amazon rainforest

    Ferry Hagen;Paulo C. Ceresini;Itzhack Polacheck;Hansong Ma

  • Cryptococcus neoformans Intracellular Proliferation and Capsule Size Determines Early Macrophage Control of Infection

    Aleksandra Bojarczuk;Katie A. Miller;Richard Hotham;Amy Lewis

  • Cytokine Signaling Regulates the Outcome of Intracellular Macrophage Parasitism by Cryptococcus neoformans

    Kerstin Voelz;David A. Lammas;Robin C. May

  • Actin polymerization driven by WASH causes V-ATPase retrieval and vesicle neutralization before exocytosis

    Michael Carnell;Tobias Zech;Simon D. Calaminus;Seiji Ura

  • Gene flow contributes to diversification of the major fungal pathogen Candida albicans.

    Jeanne Ropars;Jeanne Ropars;Corinne Maufrais;Dorothée Diogo;Marina Marcet-Houben;Marina Marcet-Houben

  • The Cryptococcus neoformans Titan cell is an inducible and regulated morphotype underlying pathogenesis

    Ivy M. Dambuza;Thomas Drake;Ambre Chapuis;Xin Zhou

  • Virulence in Cryptococcus species.

    Hansong Ma;Robin C May

  • Pathogen-derived extracellular vesicles mediate virulence in the fatal human pathogen Cryptococcus gattii.

    Ewa Bielska;Marta Arch Sisquella;Maha Aldeieg;Charlotte Birch

  • Cryptococcus interactions with macrophages: evasion and manipulation of the phagosome by a fungal pathogen

    Simon A. Johnston;Robin C. May

  • The Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans Escapes Macrophages by a Phagosome Emptying Mechanism That Is Inhibited by Arp2/3 Complex-Mediated Actin Polymerisation

    Simon A. Johnston;Robin C. May

  • Efficient phagocytosis and laccase activity affect the outcome of HIV-associated cryptococcosis

    Wilber Sabiiti;Emma Robertson;Mathew A. Beale;Simon A. Johnston

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew C. Fisher
Matthew C. Fisher Imperial College London
Laura M. Machesky
Laura M. Machesky University of Glasgow
Marcio L. Rodrigues
Marcio L. Rodrigues Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Tihana Bicanic
Tihana Bicanic St George's, University of London
Stephen A. Renshaw
Stephen A. Renshaw University of Sheffield
Gordon D. Brown
Gordon D. Brown University of Exeter
Christina A. Cuomo
Christina A. Cuomo Broad Institute
Thomas S. Harrison
Thomas S. Harrison St George's, University of London
Arturo Casadevall
Arturo Casadevall Johns Hopkins University
Joseph Heitman
Joseph Heitman Duke University

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