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Rodrigo E. Mendes

Rodrigo E. Mendes

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 70 1959 1784 828 729 448 15572

Rodrigo E. Mendes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rodrigo E. Mendes between 2000 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rodrigo E. Mendes published across 27 years, from 2000 to 2026, averaging 19.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2021. 63 of the 530 publications appeared in the last two years.

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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2021. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 28 publications 2016: 45 publications 2017: 44 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 38 publications 2021: 51 publications 2022: 41 publications 2023: 41 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 44 publications 2026: 19 publications
2000 2026

530 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rodrigo E. Mendes: publications per year, 2000 to 2026
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 2
2002 2
2003 1
2004 4
2005 1
2006 3
2007 3
2008 10
2009 7
2010 14
2011 10
2012 15
2013 17
2014 19
2015 28
2016 45
2017 44
2018 18
2019 34
2020 38
2021 51
2022 41
2023 41
2024 18
2025 44
2026 19
Total 530
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Rodrigo E. Mendes 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 Rodrigo E. Mendes 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, 445–454 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: 448 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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 34 448
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
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Rodrigo E. Mendes 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 Rodrigo E. Mendes 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, 70 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: 70 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 70
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
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Overview

Rodrigo E. Mendes is affiliated with JMI Laboratories in the United States. Their research contributions span several fields, primarily focused on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these areas, Mendes has a notable presence in molecular medicine, pharmacology, applied microbiology and biotechnology, epidemiology, and clinical biochemistry.

Their scholarly work extensively covers topics related to antibiotic resistance, including antibiotic resistance in bacteria, antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy, and antibiotic use and resistance. Additional research areas include bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus species, urinary tract infections management, and pneumonia and respiratory infections.

Rodrigo E. Mendes has coauthored numerous publications alongside researchers such as Mariana Castanheira, Hélio S. Sader, Cecília G Carvalhaes, S J Ryan Arends, and Jennifer M Streit. These collaborations reflect continuity in the study of antimicrobial agents and infectious diseases.

Mendes' frequent publication venues include:

  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance

Significant recent papers authored or coauthored by Rodrigo E. Mendes include:

  • Global Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus Complex (2023), Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • In Vitro Activity of Cefiderocol against U.S. and European Gram-Negative Clinical Isolates Collected in 2020 as Part of the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (2022), Microbiology Spectrum
  • Aztreonam/avibactam activity against clinical isolates of Enterobacterales collected in Europe, Asia and Latin America in 2019 (2020), Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • Increasing frequency of OXA-48-producing Enterobacterales worldwide and activity of ceftazidime/avibactam, meropenem/vaborbactam and comparators against these isolates (2021), Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • Activity of ceftazidime/avibactam, meropenem/vaborbactam and imipenem/relebactam against carbapenemase-negative carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales isolates from US hospitals (2021), International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Best Publications

  • The Microbiology of Bloodstream Infection: 20-Year Trends from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program

    Daniel J. Diekema;Po Ren Hsueh;Rodrigo E. Mendes;Michael A. Pfaller

  • Early Dissemination of NDM-1- and OXA-181-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Indian Hospitals: Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, 2006-2007

    Mariana Castanheira;Lalitagauri M. Deshpande;Dilip Mathai;Jan M. Bell

  • Rapid Detection and Identification of Metallo-β-Lactamase-Encoding Genes by Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay and Melt Curve Analysis

    Rodrigo E. Mendes;Rodrigo E. Mendes;Katia A. Kiyota;Jussimara Monteiro;Jussimara Monteiro;Mariana Castanheira

  • First Report of cfr-Mediated Resistance to Linezolid in Human Staphylococcal Clinical Isolates Recovered in the United States

    Rodrigo E. Mendes;Lalitagauri M. Deshpande;Mariana Castanheira;Joseph DiPersio

  • Linezolid update: Stable in vitro activity following more than a decade of clinical use and summary of associated resistance mechanisms

    Rodrigo E. Mendes;Lalitagauri M. Deshpande;Ronald N. Jones

  • Pathogen frequency and resistance patterns in Brazilian hospitals: summary of results from three years of the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program.

    Helio S. Sader;Ana C. Gales;Michael A. Pfaller;Rodrigo E. Mendes

  • Emergence and widespread dissemination of OXA-23, -24/40 and -58 carbapenemases among Acinetobacter spp. in Asia-Pacific nations: report from the SENTRY Surveillance Program.

    Rodrigo E Mendes;Jan M Bell;John D Turnidge;John D Turnidge;Mariana Castanheira

  • Transferable Plasmid-Mediated Resistance to Linezolid Due to cfr in a Human Clinical Isolate of Enterococcus faecalis

    Lorena Diaz;Pattarachai Kiratisin;Rodrigo E. Mendes;Diana Panesso;Diana Panesso

  • Metallo-beta-lactamase detection: comparative evaluation of double-disk synergy versus combined disk tests for IMP-, GIM-, SIM-, SPM-, or VIM-producing isolates.

    Renata C. Picão;Soraya S. Andrade;Adriana Gianinni Nicoletti;Eloiza H. Campana

  • Meropenem-Vaborbactam Tested against Contemporary Gram-Negative Isolates Collected Worldwide during 2014, Including Carbapenem-Resistant, KPC-Producing, Multidrug-Resistant, and Extensively Drug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae.

    Mariana Castanheira;Michael D. Huband;Rodrigo E. Mendes;Robert K. Flamm

  • Detection of a New cfr-Like Gene, cfr(B), in Enterococcus faecium Isolates Recovered from Human Specimens in the United States as Part of the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program.

    Lalitagauri M. Deshpande;Deborah S. Ashcraft;Heather P. Kahn;George Pankey

  • Variations in the Occurrence of Resistance Phenotypes and Carbapenemase Genes Among Enterobacteriaceae Isolates in 20 Years of the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program

    Mariana Castanheira;Lalitagauri M Deshpande;Rodrigo E Mendes;Rafael Canton

  • Assessment of linezolid resistance mechanisms among Staphylococcus epidermidis causing bacteraemia in Rome, Italy

    Rodrigo E. Mendes;Lalitagauri M. Deshpande;David J. Farrell;Teresa Spanu

  • Global Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus Complex

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  • The burden of antimicrobial resistance among urinary tract isolates of Escherichia coli in the United States in 2017.

    Ian A. Critchley;Nicole Cotroneo;Michael J. Pucci;Rodrigo Mendes

  • Dissemination and diversity of metallo-β-lactamases in Latin America: report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program

    Helio Silva Sader;Mariana Castanheira;Mariana Castanheira;Rodrigo Elisandro Mendes;Rodrigo Elisandro Mendes;Mark Toleman

  • Prevalence of β-Lactamase-Encoding Genes among Enterobacteriaceae Bacteremia Isolates Collected in 26 U.S. Hospitals: Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (2010)

    Mariana Castanheira;Sarah E. Farrell;Lalitagauri M. Deshpande;Rodrigo E. Mendes

  • Integron carrying a novel metallo-β-lactamase gene, blaIMP-16, and a fused form of aminoglycoside-resistant gene aac(6')-30/aac(6')-Ib': Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program

    Rodrigo E. Mendes;Mark A. Toleman;Julival Ribeiro;Helio S. Sader

  • Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics of Tazobactam in Combination with Piperacillin in an In Vitro Infection Model.

    Brian VanScoy;Rodrigo E. Mendes;Anthony M. Nicasio;Mariana Castanheira

  • Detection of mcr-1 among Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates Collected Worldwide as Part of the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program in 2014 and 2015

    Mariana Castanheira;Michelle A. Griffin;Lalitagauri M. Deshpande;Rodrigo E. Mendes

  • Antimicrobial Activity of Ceftazidime-Avibactam Tested against Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from U.S. Medical Centers, 2013 to 2016

    Helio S. Sader;Mariana Castanheira;Dee Shortridge;Rodrigo E. Mendes

Frequent Co-Authors

Helio S. Sader
Helio S. Sader JMI Laboratories
Ronald N. Jones
Ronald N. Jones JMI Laboratories
Robert K. Flamm
Robert K. Flamm JMI Laboratories
Mariana Castanheira
Mariana Castanheira JMI Laboratories
David J. Farrell
David J. Farrell University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Michael A. Pfaller
Michael A. Pfaller JMI Laboratories
Paul R. Rhomberg
Paul R. Rhomberg University of Iowa
John D. Turnidge
John D. Turnidge University of Adelaide
Ana C. Gales
Ana C. Gales Federal University of Sao Paulo

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