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Microbiology

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102
Citations
36356
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373
National Ranking
171

Medicine

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Citations
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Sydney M. Finegold 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 Sydney M. Finegold sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 432 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.

Sydney M. Finegold 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 Sydney M. Finegold sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - ASM Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology
  • 1999 - Society Citation Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America
  • 1987 - Alexander Fleming Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America
  • 1986 - Sonnenwirth Award for Leadership in Clinical Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology
  • 1971 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Sydney M. Finegold was affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Throughout their career, Finegold contributed to multiple areas within clinical microbiology, as reflected by the awards received from prominent scientific organizations.

Finegold's recognized achievements include the ASM Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology from the American Society for Microbiology, awarded in 1999. In the same year, they received the Society Citation Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Earlier honors include the Alexander Fleming Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 1987 and the Sonnenwirth Award for Leadership in Clinical Microbiology from the American Society for Microbiology in 1986.

In 1971, Finegold was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Additionally, Finegold was a member of the Association of American Physicians.

There is no publicly available listing of recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, or detailed fields of study associated with Finegold. However, the awards and affiliations provide insight into a career focused on infectious diseases and clinical microbiology.

Best Publications

  • Bailey and Scott's Diagnostic microbiology

    Ellen Jo Baron;Sydney M. Finegold

  • Pyrosequencing study of fecal microflora of autistic and control children

    Sydney M. Finegold;Scot E. Dowd;Viktoria Gontcharova;Chengxu Liu

  • Gastrointestinal Microflora Studies in Late-Onset Autism

    Sydney M. Finegold;Sydney M. Finegold;Denise Molitoris;Yuli Song;Chengxu Liu

  • A Controlled Clinical Trial of E5 Murine Monoclonal IgM Antibody to Endotoxin in the Treatment of Gram-Negative Sepsis

    R L Greenman;R M Schein;M A Martin;R P Wenzel

  • CHAPTER 1 – Normal Indigenous Intestinal Flora

    Sydney M. Finegold;Vera L. Sutter;Glenn E. Mathisen

  • Selective and differential medium for isolation of Clostridium difficile.

    W L George;V L Sutter;D Citron;S M Finegold

  • Short-term benefit from oral vancomycin treatment of regressive-onset autism.

    Richard H. Sandler;Sydney M. Finegold;Ellen R. Bolte;Cathleen P. Buchanan

  • Real-Time PCR Quantitation of Clostridia in Feces of Autistic Children

    Yuli Song;Chengxu Liu;Sydney M. Finegold;Sydney M. Finegold

  • Effect of diet on human fecal flora: comparison of Japanese and American diets.

    Sydney M. Finegold;Howard R. Attebery;Vera L. Sutter

  • Reclassification of Clostridium difficile as Clostridioides difficile (Hall and O'Toole 1935) Prévot 1938.

    Paul A. Lawson;Diane M. Citron;Kerin L. Tyrrell;Sydney M. Finegold

  • Susceptibility of Anaerobic Bacteria to 23 Antimicrobial Agents

    Vera L. Sutter;Sydney M. Finegold

  • Legionnaires' disease: report of sixty-five nosocomially acquired cases of review of the literature.

    Barbara D. Kirby;Kim M. Snyder;Richard D. Meyer;Sydney M. Finegold

  • Reclassification of Clostridium coccoides, Ruminococcus hansenii, Ruminococcus hydrogenotrophicus, Ruminococcus luti, Ruminococcus productus and Ruminococcus schinkii as Blautia coccoides gen. nov., comb. nov., Blautia hansenii comb. nov., Blautia hydrogenotrophica comb. nov., Blautia luti comb. nov., Blautia producta comb. nov., Blautia schinkii comb. nov. and description of Blautia wexlerae sp. nov., isolated from human faeces.

    Chengxu Liu;Sydney M. Finegold;Sydney M. Finegold;Yuli Song;Paul A. Lawson

  • The bacteriology of aspiration pneumonia

    John G. Bartlett;Sherwood L. Gorbach;Sydney M. Finegold

  • Anaerobic infections of the lung and pleural space.

    John G. Bartlett;Sydney M. Finegold

  • Sinus disease in children with respiratory allergy

    G S Rachelefsky;M Goldberg;R M Katz;G Boris

  • Bacteriology of human and animal bite wounds.

    E J Goldstein;D M Citron;B Wield;U Blachman

  • Rapid Method That Aids in Distinguishing Gram-positive From Gram-negative Anaerobic Bacteria

    S Halebian;B Harris;S M Finegold;R D Rolfe

  • Anaerobic pleuropulmonary infections.

    John G. Bartlett;Sydney M. Finegold

  • Laboratory diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease

    Paul H. Edelstein;Richard D. Meyer;Sydney M. Finegold

  • Vasculitides Associated with Infections, Immunization, and Antimicrobial Drugs

    Timo Somer;Sydney M. Finegold

Frequent Co-Authors

Hannah M. Wexler
Hannah M. Wexler University of California, Los Angeles
Diane M. Citron
Diane M. Citron Michigan State University
Hannele Jousimies-Somer
Hannele Jousimies-Somer Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Paul A. Lawson
Paul A. Lawson University of Oklahoma
Sherwood L. Gorbach
Sherwood L. Gorbach Tufts University
Susanne M. Henning
Susanne M. Henning University of California, Los Angeles
David Heber
David Heber University of California, Los Angeles
John G. Bartlett
John G. Bartlett Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Eija Könönen
Eija Könönen University of Turku
Dennis L. Stevens
Dennis L. Stevens University of Washington

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