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55
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11318
World Ranking
15022
National Ranking
19

Ruth McNerney publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ruth McNerney sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 150 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Ruth McNerney D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ruth McNerney sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ruth McNerney is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa, where their research primarily focuses on Medicine. Their work spans key subfields including Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, with a particular emphasis on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment.

Their recent publication record includes the study titled Emergence of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the Beijing lineage in Portugal and Guinea-Bissau: a snapshot of moving clones by whole-genome sequencing, published in 2020 in the journal Emerging Microbes & Infections.

Frequent venues for publishing include:

  • Emerging Microbes & Infections

The following coauthors have frequently collaborated with Ruth McNerney:

  • João Perdigão
  • Carla Silva
  • Fernando Maltêz
  • Diana Machado
  • Anabela Miranda

Their research topics focus on:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment

Best Publications

  • A robust SNP barcode for typing Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains.

    Francesc Coll;Ruth McNerney;José Afonso Guerra-Assunção;Judith R. Glynn

  • The epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and incurable tuberculosis

    Keertan Dheda;Tawanda Gumbo;Gary Maartens;Kelly E. Dooley

  • Advances in tuberculosis diagnostics: the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and future prospects for a point-of-care test

    Stephen D Lawn;Peter Mwaba;Peter Mwaba;Matthew Bates;Amy Piatek

  • Integrating informatics tools and portable sequencing technology for rapid detection of resistance to anti-tuberculous drugs.

    Jody E. Phelan;Denise M. O’Sullivan;Diana Machado;Jorge Ramos

  • Rapid determination of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance from whole-genome sequences

    Francesc Coll;Ruth McNerney;Mark D Preston;José Afonso Guerra-Assunção

  • Genome-wide analysis of multi- and extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Francesc Coll;Jody Phelan;Grant A Hill-Cawthorne;Grant A Hill-Cawthorne;Mridul B Nair

  • Drug-resistant tuberculosis: time for visionary political leadership

    Ibrahim Abubakar;Ibrahim Abubakar;Matteo Zignol;Dennis Falzon;Mario Raviglione

  • A standardised method for interpreting the association between mutations and phenotypic drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Paolo Miotto;Belay Tessema;Elisa Tagliani;Leonid Chindelevitch

  • Tuberculosis: advances and challenges in development of new diagnostics and biomarkers

    Gerhard Walzl;Gerhard Walzl;Ruth McNerney;Nelita du Plessis;Nelita du Plessis;Matthew Bates;Matthew Bates

  • Tuberculosis Diagnostics and Biomarkers: Needs, Challenges, Recent Advances, and Opportunities

    Ruth McNerney;Markus Maeurer;Ibrahim Abubakar;Ibrahim Abubakar;Ben Marais

  • Large-scale whole genome sequencing of M. tuberculosis provides insights into transmission in a high prevalence area.

    J. A. Guerra-Assunção;A. C. Crampin;R. M. G. J. Houben;T. Mzembe

  • Towards a point-of-care test for active tuberculosis: obstacles and opportunities

    Ruth McNerney;Peter Daley

  • Evaluation of a new rapid bacteriophage-based method for the drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Stuart Mark Wilson;Zubaida Al-Suwaidi;Ruth McNerney;John Porter

  • Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis—Current Dilemmas, Unanswered Questions, Challenges, and Priority Needs

    Alimuddin Zumla;Ibrahim Abubakar;Mario Raviglione;Michael Hoelscher

  • Progress toward a simplified polymerase chain reaction and its application to diagnosis of tuberculosis.

    S M Wilson;R McNerney;P M Nye;P D Godfrey-Faussett

  • Recurrence due to Relapse or Reinfection With Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Whole-Genome Sequencing Approach in a Large, Population-Based Cohort With a High HIV Infection Prevalence and Active Follow-up

    José Afonso Guerra-Assunção;Rein M. G. J. Houben;Amelia C. Crampin;Themba Mzembe

  • Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

    Ellen M Zager;Ruth McNerney

  • Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by recombinase polymerase amplification.

    David S. Boyle;Ruth McNerney;Hwee Teng Low;Brandon Troy Leader

  • Perspectives on Advances in Tuberculosis Diagnostics, Drugs, and Vaccines

    Marco Schito;Giovanni Battista Migliori;Helen A. Fletcher;Ruth McNerney

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis whole genome sequencing and protein structure modelling provides insights into anti-tuberculosis drug resistance

    Jody Phelan;Francesc Coll;Ruth McNerney;Ruth McNerney;David B. Ascher

Frequent Co-Authors

Taane G. Clark
Taane G. Clark London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Arnab Pain
Arnab Pain King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Miguel Viveiros
Miguel Viveiros Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Susana Campino
Susana Campino London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Martin L. Hibberd
Martin L. Hibberd London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Judith R. Glynn
Judith R. Glynn London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keertan Dheda
Keertan Dheda University of Cape Town
Leen Rigouts
Leen Rigouts Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Alimuddin Zumla
Alimuddin Zumla University College London
Julian Parkhill
Julian Parkhill University of Cambridge

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