2026 Stephen B. Calderwood: Microbiology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Microbiology	91	646	574	300	250	325	32426
Medicine	91	11710	11015	6007	5560	325	32305

Research.com Recognitions

2017 - The Walter E. Stamm Mentor Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America
2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Stephen B. Calderwood is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital in the United States. Their research spans multiple aspects of infectious diseases, immunology, and molecular biology, with a strong focus on pathogen-host interactions and epidemiological dynamics.

Calderwood's work has contributed significantly to the study of bacterial pathogens, particularly Vibrio and Escherichia coli species, as well as viral infections including influenza and SARS-CoV-2. Their research topics include:

Vibrio bacteria research studies
Escherichia coli research studies
Influenza Virus Research Studies
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
COVID-19 epidemiological studies

They have published extensively in fields related to biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Subfields of their studies include endocrinology, infectious diseases, immunology, epidemiology, and food science.

Frequent publication venues associated with Calderwood include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
mBio
mSphere
PLoS neglected tropical diseases
IJID Regions

Among their recent publications are:

"Persistence and decay of human antibody responses to the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in COVID-19 patients," 2020, Science Immunology
"Dynamics and significance of the antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
"Antibody responses after COVID-19 infection in patients who are mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic in Bangladesh," 2020, International Journal of Infectious Diseases
"Predicting Vibrio cholerae Infection and Disease Severity Using Metagenomics in a Prospective Cohort Study," 2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
"Disease characteristics and serological responses in patients with differing severity of COVID-19 infection: A longitudinal cohort study in Dhaka, Bangladesh," 2022, PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Calderwood frequently collaborates with colleagues such as Edward T. Ryan, Jason B. Harris, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Richelle C. Charles, and Regina C. LaRocque.

The scientist has received recognition including The Walter E. Stamm Mentor Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2017 and was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004.

Best Publications

Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Adults -- A Review of 493 Episodes

Marlene L. Durand;Stephen B. Calderwood;David J. Weber;Samuel I. Miller

1818
Citations
Infective endocarditis in adults.

Eleftherios Mylonakis;Stephen B. Calderwood

1805
Citations
The origin of the Haitian cholera outbreak strain.

Chen Shan Chin;Jon Sorenson;Jason B. Harris;William P. Robins

919
Citations
Role of iron in regulation of virulence genes.

C M Litwin;S B Calderwood

915
Citations
IBMTR Severity INDEX FOR GRADING ACUTE GRAFT‐VERSUS‐HOST DISEASE: RETROSPECTIVE COMPARISON WITH GLUCKSBERG GRADE

Rowlings Pa;Przepiorka D;Klein Jp;Gale Rp

816
Citations
Cholera transmission: the host, pathogen and bacteriophage dynamic

EJ Nelson;JB Harris;Jr Jg Morris;SB Calderwood

762
Citations
A simple model host for identifying Gram-positive virulence factors

Danielle A. Garsin;Costi D. Sifri;Eleftherios Mylonakis;Xiang Qin

727
Citations
Long-lived C. elegans daf-2 Mutants are resistant to bacterial pathogens

Danielle A. Garsin;Jacinto M. Villanueva;Jakob Begun;Dennis H. Kim

718
Citations
Host-induced epidemic spread of the cholera bacterium

D. Scott Merrell;Susan M. Butler;Firdausi Qadri;Nadia A. Dolganov

671
Citations
Persistence and decay of human antibody responses to the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in COVID-19 patients.

Anita S. Iyer;Forrest K. Jones;Ariana Nodoushani;Meagan Kelly

660
Citations
Central nervous system infection with Listeria monocytogenes : 33 years' experience at a general hospital and review of 776 episodes from the literature

Eleftherios Mylonakis;Elizabeth L. Hohmann;Stephen B. Calderwood

609
Citations
A bacteriophage encodes its own CRISPR/Cas adaptive response to evade host innate immunity

Kimberley D. Seed;David W. Lazinski;Stephen B. Calderwood;Andrew Camilli

529
Citations
Galleria mellonella as a Model System To Study Cryptococcus neoformans Pathogenesis

Eleftherios Mylonakis;Roberto Moreno;Joseph B. El Khoury;Alexander Idnurm

526
Citations
Clostridium difficile--Associated diarrhea: A review.

Eleftherios Mylonakis;Edward T. Ryan;Stephen B. Calderwood

494
Citations
Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model Host for Staphylococcus aureus Pathogenesis

Costi D. Sifri;Jakob Begun;Frederick M. Ausubel;Stephen B. Calderwood

456
Citations
Listeriosis during pregnancy: a case series and review of 222 cases.

Eleftherios Mylonakis;Maria Paliou;Elizabeth L Hohmann;Stephen B Calderwood

450
Citations
Iron regulation of Shiga-like toxin expression in Escherichia coli is mediated by the fur locus.

S B Calderwood;J J Mekalanos

448
Citations
Use of model plant hosts to identify Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factors

Laurence G. Rahme;Man-Wah Tan;Long Le;Sandy M. Wong

426
Citations
Identification of a vibrio cholerae RTX toxin gene cluster that is tightly linked to the cholera toxin prophage

Wei Lin;Karla Jean Fullner;Rebecca Clayton;Jessica A. Sexton

415
Citations
Killing of Caenorhabditis elegans by Cryptococcus neoformans as a model of yeast pathogenesis

Eleftherios Mylonakis;Frederick M. Ausubel;John R. Perfect;Joseph Heitman

402
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward T. Ryan Harvard University

Firdausi Qadri International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Jason B. Harris Newcastle University

Regina C. LaRocque Harvard University

Ashraful Islam Khan International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Frederick M. Ausubel Harvard University

John J. Mekalanos Harvard Medical School

Eleftherios Mylonakis Houston Methodist

Costi D. Sifri University of Virginia

Andrew Camilli Tufts University

External Links

Personal website of Stephen B. Calderwood

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