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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 135 64 61 1 1 439 68371

Staffan Kjelleberg publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Staffan Kjelleberg between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Staffan Kjelleberg published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 9.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2015. 16 of the 489 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2015. 1976: 2 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 4 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 14 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 10 publications
1976 2025

489 publications in total across all disciplines

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Staffan Kjelleberg: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 2
1977 1
1978 0
1979 2
1980 2
1981 1
1982 4
1983 2
1984 5
1985 8
1986 8
1987 7
1988 3
1989 4
1990 14
1991 8
1992 7
1993 7
1994 5
1995 2
1996 13
1997 11
1998 10
1999 11
2000 15
2001 8
2002 13
2003 9
2004 15
2005 14
2006 22
2007 21
2008 19
2009 13
2010 9
2011 16
2012 14
2013 19
2014 25
2015 26
2016 13
2017 10
2018 6
2019 12
2020 13
2021 7
2022 4
2023 13
2024 6
2025 10
Total 489
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Staffan Kjelleberg 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 Staffan Kjelleberg 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, 435–444 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: 439 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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 33 439
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
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Staffan Kjelleberg 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 Staffan Kjelleberg 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, 127+ 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: 135 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95 135
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2011 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Staffan Kjelleberg is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research primarily focuses on microbiology, with significant contributions to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Environmental Science.

The main subfields of their work include Molecular Biology, Ecology, Oceanography, Genetics, and Pollution. Their research topics broadly encompass bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, microbial community ecology and physiology, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, marine biology and ecology research, marine and coastal plant biology, gut microbiota and health, and bacteriophages and microbial interactions.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Staffan Kjelleberg include:

  • Three faces of biofilms: a microbial lifestyle, a nascent multicellular organism, and an incubator for diversity (2021) published in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • Secondary Effects of Antibiotics on Microbial Biofilms (2020) published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • A compromised developmental trajectory of the infant gut microbiome and metabolome in atopic eczema (2020) published in Gut Microbes
  • The biofilm matrix scaffold of Pseudomonas aeruginosa contains G-quadruplex extracellular DNA structures (2021) published in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • Weak acids as an alternative anti-microbial therapy (2020) published in Biofilm

Frequent co-authors in their research include Stuart A. Rice, Thomas Seviour, Sudarsan Mugunthan, Jamie Hinks, and Ezequiel M. Marzinelli.

Staffan Kjelleberg has published extensively in venues such as npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, Microbiology Australia, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biofilm, and Nature Communications.

In recognition of their contributions, Staffan Kjelleberg was awarded the title Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Biofilms: an emergent form of bacterial life.

    Hans-Curt Flemming;Jost Wingender;Ulrich Szewzyk;Peter Steinberg

  • Animals in a bacterial world, a new imperative for the life sciences

    Margaret McFall-Ngai;Michael G. Hadfield;Thomas C. G. Bosch;Hannah V. Carey

  • Attenuation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence by quorum sensing inhibitors

    Morten Hentzer;Hong Wu;Jens Bo Andersen;Kathrin Riedel

  • Inhibition of quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm bacteria by a halogenated furanone compound.

    Morten Hentzer;Kathrin Riedel;Thomas B. Rasmussen;Arne Heydorn

  • A characterization of DNA release in Pseudomonas aeruginosa cultures and biofilms

    Marie Allesen‐Holm;Kim Bundvig Barken;Liang Yang;Mikkel Klausen

  • Eukaryotic interference with homoserine lactone-mediated prokaryotic signalling.

    M. Givskov;R. de Nys;M. Manefield;Lone Gram

  • Should we stay or should we go: mechanisms and ecological consequences for biofilm dispersal.

    Diane McDougald;Diane McDougald;Scott A. Rice;Scott A. Rice;Nicolas Barraud;Peter D. Steinberg

  • Involvement of Nitric Oxide in Biofilm Dispersal of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Nicolas Barraud;Daniel J. Hassett;Sung Hei Hwang;Scott A. Rice

  • Bacterial community assembly based on functional genes rather than species

    Catherine Burke;Peter Steinberg;Doug Rusch;Staffan Kjelleberg

  • Enhanced Biofilm Formation and Increased Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents and Bacterial Invasion Are Caused by Synergistic Interactions in Multispecies Biofilms

    Mette Burmølle;Jeremy S. Webb;Dhana Rao;Lars H. Hansen

  • Use of 16S rRNA and rpoB genes as molecular markers for microbial ecology studies.

    Rebecca J. Case;Yan Boucher;Ingela Dahllöf;Carola Holmström

  • The genomic basis of trophic strategy in marine bacteria.

    Federico M. Lauro;Diane McDougald;Torsten Thomas;Timothy J. Williams

  • Evidence that halogenated furanones from Delisea pulchra inhibit acylated homoserine lactone (AHL)-mediated gene expression by displacing the AHL signal from its receptor protein.

    Michael Manefield;Rocky de Nys;Kumar Naresh;Read Roger

  • Halogenated furanones inhibit quorum sensing through accelerated LuxR turnover.

    Michael Manefield;Michael Manefield;Thomas Bovbjerg Rasmussen;Morten Henzter;Jens Bo Andersen

  • Marine Pseudoalteromonas species are associated with higher organisms and produce biologically active extracellular agents

    Carola Holmström;Staffan Kjelleberg

  • Cell Death in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Development

    Jeremy S. Webb;Lyndal S. Thompson;Sally James;Tim Charlton

  • Off the hook - how bacteria survive protozoan grazing

    Carsten Matz;Carsten Matz;Staffan Kjelleberg

  • Quorum-sensing cross talk: isolation and chemical characterization of cyclic dipeptides from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other gram-negative bacteria.

    Matthew T.G. Holden;Siri Ram Chhabra;Rocky De Nys;Paul Stead

  • The seaweed holobiont: Understanding seaweed-bacteria interactions

    Suhelen Egan;Tilmann Harder;Catherine Burke;Peter Steinberg;Peter Steinberg

  • Nitric oxide signaling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms mediates phosphodiesterase activity, decreased cyclic Di-GMP levels, and enhanced dispersal

    Nicholas Barraud;David Schleheck;Janosch Klebensberger;Jeremy S. Webb

  • rpoB-Based Microbial Community Analysis Avoids Limitations Inherent in 16S rRNA Gene Intraspecies Heterogeneity

    Ingela Dahllöf;Harriet Baillie;Staffan Kjelleberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott A. Rice
Scott A. Rice Nanyang Technological University
Peter D. Steinberg
Peter D. Steinberg University of New South Wales
Michael Givskov
Michael Givskov University of Copenhagen
Jeremy S. Webb
Jeremy S. Webb University of Southampton
Torsten Thomas
Torsten Thomas University of New South Wales
Liang Yang
Liang Yang Southern University of Science and Technology
Thomas Nyström
Thomas Nyström University of Gothenburg
Naresh Kumar
Naresh Kumar University of New South Wales
Rocky de Nys
Rocky de Nys James Cook University

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