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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 56 3699 3393 85 79 239 11612

Stephen L. Leib publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen L. Leib between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen L. Leib published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2020. 7 of the 288 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2020. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 7 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 1 publication
1991 2026

288 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephen L. Leib: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 2
1993 2
1994 2
1995 0
1996 3
1997 1
1998 1
1999 7
2000 5
2001 8
2002 9
2003 9
2004 2
2005 3
2006 11
2007 12
2008 12
2009 7
2010 8
2011 10
2012 9
2013 7
2014 12
2015 12
2016 14
2017 12
2018 11
2019 13
2020 23
2021 19
2022 15
2023 10
2024 9
2025 6
2026 1
Total 288
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Stephen L. Leib 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 L. Leib 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, 235–244 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: 239 publications — 62nd percentile

62% 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
235–244 161 239
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
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 L. Leib 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 L. Leib 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, 56 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: 56 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% 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 56
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
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Overview

Stephen L. Leib is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, and Neurology. Their work spans a range of topics related to infectious diseases and public health.

The scientist's research prominently covers the following main topics:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Notable papers co-authored by Stephen L. Leib include:

  • Aspirin versus anticoagulation in cervical artery dissection (TREAT-CAD): an open-label, randomised, non-inferiority trial (2021, The Lancet Neurology)
  • Evaluation of primer pairs for microbiome profiling from soils to humans within the One Health framework (2020, Molecular Ecology Resources)
  • Eosinophils regulate adipose tissue inflammation and sustain physical and immunological fitness in old age (2020, Nature Metabolism)
  • Tick-borne encephalitis: A comprehensive review of the epidemiology, virology, and clinical picture (2023, Reviews in Medical Virology)
  • Epidemiology of Human Adenoviruses: A 20-Year Retrospective Observational Study in Hospitalized Patients in Bern, Switzerland (2020, Clinical Epidemiology)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Denis Grandgirard
  • Alban Ramette
  • Franziska Suter-Riniker
  • Pascal Bittel
  • Adrian Egli

The most common publication venues for their work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Viruses
  • Microorganisms
  • Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Best Publications

  • ESCMID guideline: diagnosis and treatment of acute bacterial meningitis.

    D van de Beek;C Cabellos;O Dzupova;S Esposito

  • Toll-like receptor 2-deficient mice are highly susceptible to Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis because of reduced bacterial clearing and enhanced inflammation.

    Hakim Echchannaoui;Karl Frei;Christian Schnell;Stephen L. Leib

  • Matrix metalloproteinases: multifunctional effectors of inflammation in multiple sclerosis and bacterial meningitis

    David Leppert;Raija L.P. Lindberg;Ludwig Kappos;Stephen L. Leib

  • Matrix metalloproteinases contribute to brain damage in experimental pneumococcal meningitis.

    Stephen L. Leib;David Leppert;John Clements;Martin G. Täuber

  • Bacteremia causes hippocampal apoptosis in experimental pneumococcal meningitis

    Christian Østergaard;Christian Østergaard;Stephen L Leib;Ian Rowland;Ian Rowland;Christian T Brandt;Christian T Brandt

  • Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP)-8 and MMP-9 in Cerebrospinal Fluid during Bacterial Meningitis: Association with Blood-Brain Barrier Damage and Neurological Sequelae

    David Leppert;Stephen L. Leib;C. Grygar;K. M. Miller

  • Inhibition of matrix metalloproteinases and tumour necrosis factor α converting enzyme as adjuvant therapy in pneumococcal meningitis

    Stephen L. Leib;John M. Clements;Raija L. P. Lindberg;Chris Heimgartner

  • Reactive oxygen intermediates contribute to necrotic and apoptotic neuronal injury in an infant rat model of bacterial meningitis due to group B streptococci.

    Stephen Leib;Y S Kim;L L Chow;R A Sheldon

  • PATHOGENESIS OF BACTERIAL MENINGITIS

    Stephen L. Leib;Martin G. Täuber

  • Predictive Value of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Lactate Level Versus CSF/Blood Glucose Ratio for the Diagnosis of Bacterial Meningitis Following Neurosurgery

    Stephen L. Leib;Remy Boscacci;Othmar Gratzl;Werner Zimmerli

  • Dexamethasone aggravates hippocampal apoptosis and learning deficiency in pneumococcal meningitis in infant rats.

    Stephen L Leib;Chris Heimgartner;Yoeng-Delphine Bifrare;Jutta M Loeffler

  • Phage Lytic Enzyme Cpl-1 for Antibacterial Therapy in Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis

    Denis Grandgirard;Jutta M. Loeffler;Vincent A. Fischetti;Stephen L. Leib

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor protects against multiple forms of brain injury in bacterial meningitis.

    Yoeng-Delphine Bifrare;Jürg Kummer;Philipp Joss;Martin G. Täuber

  • Evaluation of primer pairs for microbiome profiling from soils to humans within the One Health framework.

    Wasimuddin;Klaus Schlaeppi;Francesca Ronchi;Stephen L. Leib

  • An infant mouse model of brain damage in pneumococcal meningitis

    Denis Grandgirard;Oliver Steiner;Martin G. Täuber;Stephen L. Leib

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Contributes to Apoptosis in Hippocampal Neurons during Experimental Group B Streptococcal Meningitis

    Inja Bogdan;Stephen L. Leib;Marcelle Bergeron;Lucian Chow

  • Neuroprotective Effect of Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonist Kynurenic Acid in Experimental Bacterial Meningitis

    Stephen L. Leib;Young S. Kim;Donna M. Ferriero;Martin G. Täuber

  • Inducible nitric oxide synthase and the effect of aminoguanidine in experimental neonatal meningitis.

    Stephen L. Leib;Young S. Kim;Stephen M. Black;Jay H. Tureen

  • Prevention of Brain Injury by the Nonbacteriolytic Antibiotic Daptomycin in Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis

    Denis Grandgirard;Christian Schürch;Philippe Cottagnoud;Stephen L. Leib

  • Caspase-3 mediates hippocampal apoptosis in pneumococcal meningitis.

    Christian Gianinazzi;Denis Grandgirard;Hans Imboden;Lotti Egger

  • Current concepts in the pathogenesis of meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.

    Damian N. Meli;Stephan Christen;Stephen L. Leib;Martin G. Täuber

  • Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Pneumococcal Meningitis: Activation via an Oxidative Pathway

    Damian N Meli;Stephan Christen;Stephen L Leib

  • The Free Radical Scavenger α-Phenyl-Tert-Butyl Nitrone Aggravates Hippocampal Apoptosis and Learning Deficits in Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis

    Jutta M. Loeffler;Ralph Ringer;Martin Hablützel;Martin G. Täuber

Frequent Co-Authors

Alban Ramette
Alban Ramette University of Bern
Bruno Gottstein
Bruno Gottstein University of Bern
Andrew Hemphill
Andrew Hemphill University of Bern
Norbert Müller
Norbert Müller University of Bern
Uwe Koedel
Uwe Koedel Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Marco R. Oggioni
Marco R. Oggioni University of Leicester
Jukka Takala
Jukka Takala University of Bern
Jacques Schrenzel
Jacques Schrenzel University of Geneva
Vincent Perreten
Vincent Perreten University of Bern
Thomas W. Jungi
Thomas W. Jungi University of Bern

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