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D-Index
58
Citations
17899
World Ranking
3366
National Ranking
1326

Theodore C. White 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 Theodore C. White sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 112 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Theodore C. White 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 Theodore C. White sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Theodore C. White is affiliated with the University of Missouri-Kansas City in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, and Cell Biology.

Their scholarly output concentrates around topics such as antifungal resistance and susceptibility, fungal infections and studies, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment, synthesis and biological evaluation, fungal and yeast genetics research, as well as plant pathogens and fungal diseases.

Recent notable publications include:

  • "Mutations in TAC1B: a Novel Genetic Determinant of Clinical Fluconazole Resistance in Candida auris" (2020, mBio)
  • "Characterization of the Efflux Capability and Substrate Specificity of Aspergillus fumigatus PDR5-like ABC Transporters Expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae" (2020, mBio)
  • "Candida auris detected in the oral cavity of a dog in Kansas" (2024, mBio)
  • "Inositol Phosphoryl Transferase, Ipt1, Is a Critical Determinant of Azole Resistance and Virulence Phenotypes in Candida glabrata" (2022, Journal of Fungi)
  • "Fungal diversity and drug susceptibility of the oral mycobiome of domestic dogs" (2023, Frontiers in Veterinary Science)

Theodore C. White frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Regular co-authors include Brooke D. Esquivel, Jeffrey M. Rybak, Katherine S. Barker, Lalitha Gade, and P. David Rogers.

The venues where they have published most frequently include:

  • mBio
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Methods in molecular biology
  • Journal of Fungi
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science

The Theodore C. White research profile reflects a concentration on fungal pathogens, particularly mechanisms of antifungal resistance and susceptibility, and the molecular biology underlying fungal infections. Their work spans experimental studies and epidemiological analysis relevant to clinical and veterinary microbiology.

Best Publications

  • Hidden Killers: Human Fungal Infections

    Gordon D. Brown;David W. Denning;Neil A. R. Gow;Stuart M. Levitz

  • Clinical, cellular, and molecular factors that contribute to antifungal drug resistance.

    Theodore C. White;Kieren A. Marr;Raleigh A. Bowden;Raleigh A. Bowden

  • Increased mRNA levels of ERG16, CDR, and MDR1 correlate with increases in azole resistance in Candida albicans isolates from a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

    Theodore C. White

  • Resistance Mechanisms in Clinical Isolates of Candida albicans

    Theodore C. White;Scott Holleman;Francis Dy;Laurence F. Mirels;Laurence F. Mirels

  • Candidemia in Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Recipients: Evolution of Risk Factors after the Adoption of Prophylactic Fluconazole

    Kieren A. Marr;Kristy Seidel;Theodore C. White;Raleigh A. Bowden;Raleigh A. Bowden

  • The presence of an R467K amino acid substitution and loss of allelic variation correlate with an azole-resistant lanosterol 14alpha demethylase in Candida albicans.

    Theodore C. White

  • The evolution of drug resistance in clinical isolates of Candida albicans

    Christopher B Ford;Jason M Funt;Darren Abbey;Luca Issi

  • Distinct patterns of gene expression associated with development of fluconazole resistance in serial Candida albicans isolates from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with oropharyngeal candidiasis

    Jose L. Lopez-Ribot;Robert K. McAtee;Linda N. Lee;William R. Kirkpatrick

  • Comparison of six extraction techniques for isolation of DNA from filamentous fungi

    J.-A.H. van Burik;R.W. Schreckhise;T.C. White;R.A. Bowden

  • Candida albicans secreted aspartyl proteinases: isoenzyme pattern is determined by cell type, and levels are determined by environmental factors.

    T C White;N Agabian

  • Fungi on the skin: dermatophytes and Malassezia.

    Theodore C. White;Keisha Findley;Thomas L. Dawson;Annika Scheynius

  • Role of Candida albicans transcription factor Upc2p in drug resistance and sterol metabolism.

    Peter M. Silver;Peter M. Silver;Brian G. Oliver;Brian G. Oliver;Theodore C. White;Theodore C. White

  • In Vivo Analysis of Secreted Aspartyl Proteinase Expression in Human Oral Candidiasis

    Julian R. Naglik;George Newport;Theodore C. White;Lynette L. Fernandes-Naglik

  • Three small RNAs within the 10 kb trypanosome rRNA transcription unit are analogous to Domain VII of other eukaryotic 28S rRNAs

    Theodore C. White;Gloria Rudenko;Piet Borst

  • Comparative Genome Analysis of Trichophyton rubrum and Related Dermatophytes Reveals Candidate Genes Involved in Infection

    Diego A. Martinez;Brian G. Oliver;Yvonne Gräser;Jonathan M. Goldberg

  • Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in human β-defensin 1: High-throughput SNP assays and association with Candida carriage in type I diabetics and nondiabetic controls

    Richard J. Jurevic;Mai Bai;Robert B. Chadwick;Theodore C. White

  • Overexpression of a cloned IMP dehydrogenase gene of Candida albicans confers resistance to the specific inhibitor mycophenolic acid.

    Gerwald A. Köhler;Theodore C. White;Nina Agabian

  • Rapid, transient fluconazole resistance in Candida albicans is associated with increased mRNA levels of CDR

    Kieren A. Marr;Christopher N. Lyons;Tige R. Rustad;Raleigh A. Bowden

  • Comparative and functional genomics provide insights into the pathogenicity of dermatophytic fungi

    Anke Burmester;Anke Burmester;Ekaterina Shelest;Gernot Glöckner;Christoph Heddergott;Christoph Heddergott

  • Three distinct secreted aspartyl proteinases in Candida albicans.

    T C White;S H Miyasaki;N Agabian

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian G. Oliver
Brian G. Oliver Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Kieren A. Marr
Kieren A. Marr Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Nina Agabian
Nina Agabian University of California, San Francisco
Christina A. Cuomo
Christina A. Cuomo Broad Institute
Joseph Heitman
Joseph Heitman Duke University
David A. Stevens
David A. Stevens Stanford University
Piet Borst
Piet Borst Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Wenjun Li
Wenjun Li University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Yvonne Gräser
Yvonne Gräser Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Judith Berman
Judith Berman Tel Aviv University

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