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Scott K. Fridkin

Scott K. Fridkin

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
78
Citations
44332
World Ranking
17791
National Ranking
8877

Scott K. Fridkin publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Scott K. Fridkin sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 228 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Scott K. Fridkin D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Scott K. Fridkin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Scott K. Fridkin is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly within infectious diseases and epidemiology. Their research spans multiple subfields including general health professions, applied microbiology and biotechnology, and critical care and intensive care medicine.

Their work frequently appears in specific scientific venues, including:

  • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Scott K. Fridkin's primary research topics cover a range of areas within infectious diseases and healthcare, such as:

  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Nosocomial Infections in ICU
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

They have collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Jesse T. Jacob
  • Ghinwa Dumyati
  • Sujan Reddy
  • William Dube
  • Dana Goodenough

Representative recent publications exemplify their focus on infectious disease and epidemiology research:

  • "Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Among Health Care Personnel - 33 U.S. Sites, January-March 2021" (2021) in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • "Risk Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity Among US Health Care Personnel" (2021) in JAMA Network Open
  • "Antimicrobial Use in US Hospitals: Comparison of Results From Emerging Infections Program Prevalence Surveys, 2015 and 2011" (2020) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Quantification of Occupational and Community Risk Factors for SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity Among Health Care Workers in a Large U.S. Health Care System" (2021) in Annals of Internal Medicine
  • "Comparison of Rates of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Patients With 1 vs 2 Central Venous Catheters" (2020) in JAMA Network Open

The volume of their published work totals 153 publications in medicine, with 68 focused on infectious diseases and 35 on epidemiology, reflecting a broad and sustained engagement with these research areas.

Best Publications

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Adults and Children

    Catherine Liu;Arnold Bayer;Sara E. Cosgrove;Robert S. Daum

  • Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the United States

    R. Monina Klevens;Melissa A. Morrison;Joelle Nadle;Ken Gershman

  • Multistate point-prevalence survey of health care-associated infections.

    Shelley S. Magill;Jonathan R. Edwards;Wendy Bamberg;Zintars G. Beldavs

  • Burden of Clostridium difficile Infection in the United States

    Fernanda C. Lessa;Yi Mu;Wendy M. Bamberg;Zintars G. Beldavs

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus disease in three communities.

    Scott K. Fridkin;Jeffrey C. Hageman;Melissa Morrison;Laurie Thomson Sanza

  • Infection with vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus containing the vanA resistance gene.

    Soju Chang;Dawn M. Sievert;Jeffrey C. Hageman;Matthew L. Boulton

  • Bioterrorism-related inhalational anthrax: the first 10 cases reported in the United States.

    John A. Jernigan

  • Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization in the United States, 2001–2002

    Matthew J. Kuehnert;Deanna Kruszon-Moran;Holly A. Hill;Geraldine McQuillan

  • Epidemiology and Predictors of Mortality in Cases of Candida Bloodstream Infection: Results from Population-Based Surveillance, Barcelona, Spain, from 2002 to 2003

    Benito Almirante;Dolors Rodríguez;Benjamin J Park;Manuel Cuenca-Estrella

  • Multistate outbreak of Fusarium keratitis associated with use of a contact lens solution

    Douglas C. Chang;Gavin B. Grant;Kerry O’Donnell;Kathleen A. Wannemuehler

  • The role of understaffing in central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections

    Scott K. Fridkin;Suzanne M. Pear;Theresa H. Williamson;John N. Galgiani

  • Surveillance of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in United States Hospitals: Project ICARE Phase 2

    Scott K. Fridkin;Christine D. Steward;Jonathan R. Edwards;Erica R. Pryor

  • National burden of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, United States, 2011.

    Raymund Dantes;Yi Mu;Ruth Belflower;Deborah Aragon

  • Incidence of invasive aspergillosis following hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplantation: interim results of a prospective multicenter surveillance program

    J. Morgan;K. A. Wannemuehler;K. A. Marr;S. Hadley

  • Health Care–Associated Invasive MRSA Infections, 2005-2008

    Alexander J. Kallen;Yi Mu;Sandra Bulens;Arthur Reingold

  • Developing a New, National Approach to Surveillance for Ventilator-Associated Events*

    Shelley S. Magill;Michael Klompas;Robert Balk;Robert Balk;Suzanne M. Burns;Suzanne M. Burns

  • Vital Signs: Improving Antibiotic Use Among Hospitalized Patients

    Scott Fridkin;James Baggs;Ryan Fagan;Shelley Magill

  • Epidemiological and Microbiological Characterization of Infections Caused by Staphylococcus aureus with Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin, United States, 1997–2001

    Scott K. Fridkin;Jeff Hageman;Linda K. McDougal;Jasmine Mohammed

  • Improving risk-adjusted measures of surgical site infection for the national healthcare safety network.

    Yi Mu;Jonathan R. Edwards;Teresa C. Horan;Sandra I. Berrios-Torres

  • Multistate outbreak of Fusarium keratitis associated with use of a contact lens solution

    D.C. Chang;G.B. Grant;K. O’Donnell;K.A. Wannemuehler

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred C. Tenover
Fred C. Tenover University of Dayton
Ruth Lynfield
Ruth Lynfield Minnesota Department of Health
John A. Jernigan
John A. Jernigan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
William R. Jarvis
William R. Jarvis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mary E. Brandt
Mary E. Brandt Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
John E. McGowan
John E. McGowan Emory University
Lee H. Harrison
Lee H. Harrison University of Pittsburgh
Robert A. Weinstein
Robert A. Weinstein Rush University Medical Center
L. Clifford McDonald
L. Clifford McDonald Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Matthew H. Samore
Matthew H. Samore University of Utah

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