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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 115 192 175 87 73 681 48979
Medicine 116 4348 4078 2370 2195 720 50387

Robin Patel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robin Patel between 1987 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robin Patel published across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026, averaging 21.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 72 publications in 2021. 54 of the 873 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 72. Peak 72 publications in 2021. 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 23 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 36 publications 2016: 62 publications 2017: 45 publications 2018: 44 publications 2019: 41 publications 2020: 44 publications 2021: 72 publications 2022: 47 publications 2023: 51 publications 2024: 47 publications 2025: 49 publications 2026: 5 publications
1987 2026

873 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robin Patel: publications per year, 1987 to 2026
Year Publications
1987 2
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 2
1994 6
1995 5
1996 9
1997 7
1998 7
1999 4
2000 15
2001 12
2002 23
2003 16
2004 13
2005 20
2006 17
2007 18
2008 19
2009 18
2010 17
2011 19
2012 24
2013 30
2014 26
2015 36
2016 62
2017 45
2018 44
2019 41
2020 44
2021 72
2022 47
2023 51
2024 47
2025 49
2026 5
Total 873
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Robin Patel 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 Patel 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, 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: 681 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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+ 99 681
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Robin Patel 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 Patel 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, 115 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: 115 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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 10 115
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
  • 2015 - ASM Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology

Overview

Robin Patel is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields such as Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, contributing extensively to subfields including Surgery, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Clinical Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology.

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

  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty

Robin Patel has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, notably:

  • Kerryl E. Greenwood-Quaintance (79 coauthored works)
  • Lauren Komarow (36 coauthored works)
  • Vance G. Fowler (33 coauthored works)
  • Haluk Beyenal (33 coauthored works)
  • Melissa J. Karau (32 coauthored works)

Their scholarship is disseminated through multiple scientific journals, with repeated publications in these venues:

  • Clinical Infectious Diseases (37 publications)
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases (30 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology (23 publications)
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (19 publications)
  • Microbiology Spectrum (13 publications)

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Robin Patel include:

  • "Report from the American Society for Microbiology COVID-19 International Summit, 23 March 2020: Value of Diagnostic Testing for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19," 2020, published in mBio
  • "Periprosthetic Joint Infection," 2023, published in New England Journal of Medicine

Other significant papers featuring their contributions include:

  • "Nanomaterial-based therapeutics for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections," 2020, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "Molecular and clinical epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in the USA (CRACKLE-2): a prospective cohort study," 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Clinical outcomes and bacterial characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae complex among patients from different global regions (CRACKLE-2): a prospective, multicentre, cohort study," 2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Robin Patel was recognized with the ASM Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology by the American Society for Microbiology in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Prosthetic Joint Infection

    Aaron J. Tande;Robin Patel

  • Sonication of Removed Hip and Knee Prostheses for Diagnosis of Infection

    Andrej Trampuz;Kerryl E. Piper;Melissa J. Jacobson;Arlen D. Hanssen

  • Nanomaterial-based therapeutics for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections

    Jessa Marie V. Makabenta;Ahmed Nabawy;Cheng Hsuan Li;Suzannah Schmidt-Malan

  • Infection Associated with Prosthetic Joints

    Jose L. Del Pozo;Robin Patel

  • Infections in solid-organ transplant recipients.

    Robin Patel;Carlos V. Paya

  • The challenge of treating biofilm-associated bacterial infections.

    J. L. Del Pozo;Robin Patel

  • Mucormycosis and entomophthoramycosis: a review of the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment

    R. M. Prabhu;Robin Patel

  • Synovial fluid leukocyte count and differential for the diagnosis of prosthetic knee infection.

    Andrej Trampuz;Arlen D Hanssen;Douglas R Osmon;Jayawant N Mandrekar

  • A Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: 2013 Recommendations by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)a

    Ellen Jo Baron;J. Michael Miller;Melvin P. Weinstein;Sandra S. Richter

  • MALDI-TOF MS for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases

    Robin Patel

  • Randomized Trial of Rapid Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction–Based Blood Culture Identification and Susceptibility Testing

    Ritu Banerjee;Christine B. Teng;Scott A. Cunningham;Sherry M. Ihde

  • A Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: 2018 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Society for Microbiology

    J. Michael Miller;Matthew J. Binnicker;Sheldon Campbell;Karen C. Carroll

  • Biofilms and antimicrobial resistance.

    Robin Patel

  • Microbiologic Diagnosis of Prosthetic Shoulder Infection by Use of Implant Sonication

    Kerryl E. Piper;Melissa J. Jacobson;Robert H. Cofield;John W. Sperling

  • New strategies for prevention and therapy of cytomegalovirus infection and disease in solid-organ transplant recipients.

    Irene G. Sia;Robin Patel

  • Molecular and antibiofilm approaches to prosthetic joint infection.

    Andrej Trampuz;Douglas R. Osmon;Arlen D. Hanssen;James M. Steckelberg

  • From Clinical Microbiology to Infection Pathogenesis: How Daring To Be Different Works for Staphylococcus lugdunensis

    Kristi L. Frank;José Luis del Pozo;Robin Patel

  • Identification of a novel pathogenic Borrelia species causing Lyme borreliosis with unusually high spirochaetaemia: a descriptive study

    Bobbi S Pritt;Paul S Mead;Diep K Hoang Johnson;David F Neitzel

  • Delayed-Onset Primary Cytomegalovirus Disease and the Risk of Allograft Failure and Mortality after Kidney Transplantation

    Supha K. Arthurs;Albert J. Eid;Rachel A. Pedersen;Walter K. Kremers

Frequent Co-Authors

Arlen D. Hanssen
Arlen D. Hanssen Mayo Clinic
Douglas R. Osmon
Douglas R. Osmon Mayo Clinic
Franklin R. Cockerill
Franklin R. Cockerill Rush University Medical Center
Chella S. David
Chella S. David Mayo Clinic
Carlos V. Paya
Carlos V. Paya Eli Lilly (United States)
Larry M. Baddour
Larry M. Baddour Mayo Clinic
Vance G. Fowler
Vance G. Fowler Duke University
Barry N. Kreiswirth
Barry N. Kreiswirth Center for Discovery and Innovation

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