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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 108 257 237 35 35 461 50996
Genetics 106 596 567 91 87 307 48971

Stephen D. Bentley publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen D. Bentley between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen D. Bentley published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 13.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2024. 79 of the 498 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2024. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 31 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 30 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 41 publications 2025: 38 publications
1988 2025

498 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephen D. Bentley: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 3
1998 0
1999 1
2000 2
2001 3
2002 4
2003 10
2004 8
2005 5
2006 6
2007 10
2008 6
2009 9
2010 13
2011 11
2012 19
2013 23
2014 21
2015 24
2016 28
2017 36
2018 31
2019 29
2020 26
2021 30
2022 30
2023 29
2024 41
2025 38
Total 498
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Stephen D. Bentley 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 Stephen D. Bentley 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, 455–464 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: 461 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
455–464 25 461
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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Stephen D. Bentley 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 Stephen D. Bentley 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, 108 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: 108 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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 14 108
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Stephen D. Bentley is affiliated with the Wellcome Sanger Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Epidemiology, Microbiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, and Infectious Diseases.

Their scholarly output includes publications in a variety of journals, notable among them are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 38 publications
  • Microbial Genomics with 31 publications
  • Nature Communications with 10 publications
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases with 10 publications
  • The Lancet Microbe with 6 publications

Key thematic areas in their work include:

  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Respiratory Viral Infections Research
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Neonatal and Maternal Infections
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Detection and Treatment
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this researcher include:

  • Stephanie W. Lo, with 70 joint publications
  • Lesley McGee, with 46 joint publications
  • Rebecca A. Gladstone, with 42 joint publications
  • Nicholas J. Croucher, with 32 joint publications
  • Chrispin Chaguza, with 30 joint publications

Significant recent papers by Stephen D. Bentley include:

  • "Producing polished prokaryotic pangenomes with the Panaroo pipeline," 2020, Genome Biology
  • "A New Pneumococcal Capsule Type, 10D, is the 100th Serotype and Has a Large cps Fragment from an Oral Streptococcus," 2020, mBio
  • "Apparent nosocomial adaptation of Enterococcus faecalis predates the modern hospital era," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Genomic evolution of Neisseria gonorrhoeae since the preantibiotic era (1928-2013): antimicrobial use/misuse selects for resistance and drives evolution," 2020, BMC Genomics
  • "Emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli causing bloodstream infections in Norway in 2002-17: a nationwide, longitudinal, microbial population genomic study," 2021, The Lancet Microbe

Best Publications

  • Complete genome sequence of the model actinomycete Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)

    S. D. Bentley;K. F. Chater;A.-M. Cerdeño-Tárraga;G. L. Challis;G. L. Challis

  • Rapid phylogenetic analysis of large samples of recombinant bacterial whole genome sequences using Gubbins.

    Nicholas J. Croucher;Andrew J. Page;Thomas R. Connor;Aidan J. Delaney

  • Genome sequence of Yersinia pestis , the causative agent of plague

    J. Parkhill;B. W. Wren;N. R. Thomson;R. W. Titball

  • Complete genome sequence of a multiple drug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi CT18

    J. Parkhill;G. Dougan;K. D. James;N. R. Thomson

  • Evolution of MRSA During Hospital Transmission and Intercontinental Spread

    Simon R. Harris;Edward J. Feil;Matthew T. G. Holden;Michael A. Quail

  • Out-of-Africa migration and Neolithic coexpansion of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with modern humans

    Iñaki Comas;Mireia Coscolla;Mireia Coscolla;Tao Luo;Sonia Borrell;Sonia Borrell

  • Producing polished prokaryotic pangenomes with the Panaroo pipeline

    Gerry Tonkin-Hill;Gerry Tonkin-Hill;Neil MacAlasdair;Neil MacAlasdair;Christopher Ruis;Christopher Ruis;Aaron Weimann

  • Complete genomes of two clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains: Evidence for the rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance

    Matthew T. G. Holden;Edward J. Feil;Jodi A. Lindsay;Sharon J. Peacock

  • Comparative analysis of the genome sequences of Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella bronchiseptica.

    Julian Parkhill;Mohammed Sebaihia;Andrew Preston;Lee D Murphy

  • Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a novel mecA homologue in human and bovine populations in the UK and Denmark: a descriptive study.

    Laura García-Álvarez;Matthew T G Holden;Heather Lindsay;Cerian R Webb

  • Rapid Pneumococcal Evolution in Response to Clinical Interventions

    Nicholas J. Croucher;Simon R. Harris;Christophe Fraser;Michael A. Quail

  • Genomic plasticity of the causative agent of melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei

    Matthew T. G. Holden;Richard W. Titball;Richard W. Titball;Sharon J. Peacock;Sharon J. Peacock;Ana M. Cerdeño-Tárraga

  • Complete DNA sequence of a serogroup A strain of Neisseria meningitidis Z2491

    J Parkhill;M Achtman;K D James;S D Bentley

  • Genetic analysis of the capsular biosynthetic locus from all 90 pneumococcal serotypes.

    Stephen D Bentley;David M Aanensen;Angeliki Mavroidi;David Saunders

  • Rapid whole-genome sequencing for investigation of a neonatal MRSA outbreak.

    Claudio U. Köser;Claudio U. Köser;Matthew T.G. Holden;Matthew J. Ellington;Edward J P Cartwright;Edward J P Cartwright

  • Whole-genome sequencing for analysis of an outbreak of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a descriptive study

    Simon R Harris;Edward J P Cartwright;M Estée Török;Matthew T G Holden

  • Routine Use of Microbial Whole Genome Sequencing in Diagnostic and Public Health Microbiology

    Claudio U. Köser;Matthew J. Ellington;Edward J. P. Cartwright;Edward J. P. Cartwright;Stephen H. Gillespie

  • The complete genome, comparative and functional analysis of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia reveals an organism heavily shielded by drug resistance determinants.

    Lisa C. Crossman;Virginia C. Gould;J. Maxwell Dow;Georgios S. Vernikos

  • Tuberculous Granuloma Induction via Interaction of a Bacterial Secreted Protein with Host Epithelium

    Hannah E. Volkman;Tamara C. Pozos;John Zheng;J. Muse Davis

  • A genomic portrait of the emergence, evolution, and global spread of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pandemic

    Matthew T.G. Holden;Li Yang Hsu;Li Yang Hsu;Kevin Kurt;Lucy A. Weinert;Lucy A. Weinert

  • Genome sequence of the enterobacterial phytopathogen Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica and characterization of virulence factors

    K. S. Bell;M. Sebaihia;L. Pritchard;L. Pritchard;M. T. G. Holden

  • Genomic and genetic analyses of diversity and plant interactions of Pseudomonas fluorescens

    Mark W. Silby;Ana M. Cerdeño-Tárraga;Georgios S. Vernikos;Stephen R. Giddens

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian Parkhill
Julian Parkhill University of Cambridge
Jukka Corander
Jukka Corander University of Oslo
Nicholas J. Croucher
Nicholas J. Croucher Imperial College London
Matthew T. G. Holden
Matthew T. G. Holden University of St Andrews
Simon R. Harris
Simon R. Harris Wellcome Sanger Institute
Michael A. Quail
Michael A. Quail Wellcome Sanger Institute
William P. Hanage
William P. Hanage Harvard University
Dean Everett
Dean Everett Khalifa University
Lesley McGee
Lesley McGee Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sharon J. Peacock
Sharon J. Peacock University of Cambridge

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