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Vincent A. Fischetti

Vincent A. Fischetti

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
107
Citations
36959
World Ranking
285
National Ranking
131

Vincent A. Fischetti 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 Vincent A. Fischetti sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 375 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vincent A. Fischetti 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 Vincent A. Fischetti sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 107 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

Vincent A. Fischetti is affiliated with Rockefeller University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broad areas, their work has focused extensively on molecular biology, ecology, public health, environmental and occupational health, infectious diseases, and dermatology.

The scientist's main topics of study include bacteriophages and microbial interactions, streptococcal infections and treatments, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, gut microbiota and health, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, spine and intervertebral disc pathology, and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Frequent collaborators include Chad W. Euler, Ryan D. Heselpoth, Jinquan Li, Yetunde A. Ayinuola, and Shaun W. Lee.

Publication venues where Vincent A. Fischetti has appeared multiple times include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Spine Journal, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Frontiers in Microbiology, and EMBO Molecular Medicine.

Representative recent publications include the following:

  • The global emergence of a novel Streptococcus suis clade associated with human infections, 2021, EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • Application of a Broad Range Lytic Phage LPST94 for Biological Control of Salmonella in Foods, 2020, Microorganisms
  • 2020 John Charnley Award: The antimicrobial potential of bacteriophage-derived lysin in a murine debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention model of prosthetic joint infection, 2020, The Bone & Joint Journal
  • Encapsulation and delivery of phage as a novel method for gut flora manipulation in situ: A review, 2022, Journal of Controlled Release
  • Decontamination of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on fresh Romaine lettuce using a novel bacteriophage lysin, 2021, International Journal of Food Microbiology

Vincent A. Fischetti was recognized as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Gram-positive pathogens

    Vincent A Fischetti;Richard P Novick;Joseph J Ferretti;Daniel A Portnoy

  • Exploiting CRISPR-Cas nucleases to produce sequence-specific antimicrobials

    David Bikard;Chad W Euler;Wenyan Jiang;Philip M Nussenzweig

  • Streptococcal M protein: molecular design and biological behavior.

    V A Fischetti

  • Alternatives to antibiotics—a pipeline portfolio review

    Lloyd Czaplewski;Richard Bax;Martha Clokie;Mike Dawson

  • A bacteriolytic agent that detects and kills Bacillus anthracis.

    Raymond Schuch;Daniel Nelson;Vincent A. Fischetti

  • A major surface protein on group A streptococci is a glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-dehydrogenase with multiple binding activity.

    Vijaykumar Pancholi;Vincent A. Fischetti

  • Prevention and elimination of upper respiratory colonization of mice by group A streptococci by using a bacteriophage lytic enzyme

    Daniel Nelson;Lawrence Loomis;Vincent A. Fischetti

  • Rapid Killing of Streptococcus pneumoniae with a Bacteriophage Cell Wall Hydrolase

    Jutta M. Loeffler;Daniel Nelson;Vincent A. Fischetti

  • Sorting of protein a to the staphylococcal cell wall

    Olaf Schneewind;Peter Model;Vincent A. Fischetti

  • Bacteriophage Lysins as Effective Antibacterials

    Vincent A Fischetti

  • α-Enolase, a Novel Strong Plasmin(ogen) Binding Protein on the Surface of Pathogenic Streptococci

    Vijaykumar Pancholi;Vincent A. Fischetti

  • Antiphagocytic activity of streptococcal M protein: selective binding of complement control protein factor H.

    R D Horstmann;H J Sievertsen;J Knobloch;V A Fischetti

  • Bacteriophage lytic enzymes: novel anti-infectives

    Vincent A. Fischetti

  • Bacteriophage endolysins: a novel anti-infective to control Gram-positive pathogens.

    Vincent A. Fischetti

  • Conservation of a hexapeptide sequence in the anchor region of surface proteins from gram-positive cocci.

    V.A Fischetti;V. Pancholi;O. Schneewind

  • Regulation of exoprotein expression in Staphylococcus aureus by a locus (sar) distinct from agr.

    A L Cheung;J M Koomey;C A Butler;S J Projan

  • Complete nucleotide sequence of type 6 M protein of the group A Streptococcus. Repetitive structure and membrane anchor.

    S K Hollingshead;V A Fischetti;J R Scott

  • Streptococcal M protein: alpha-helical coiled-coil structure and arrangement on the cell surface

    George N. Phillips;Paula F. Flicker;Carolyn Cohen;Belur N. Manjula

  • Genetic Diversity among Enterococcus faecalis

    Shonna M. McBride;Vincent A. Fischetti;Donald J. LeBlanc;Robert Charles Moellering

  • Phage Lytic Enzyme Cpl-1 as a Novel Antimicrobial for Pneumococcal Bacteremia

    Jutta M. Loeffler;Svetolik Djurkovic;Vincent A. Fischetti

  • Gram-Positive Pathogens, Second Edition

    Julian I. Rood;Joseph J. Ferretti;Vincent A. Fischetti;Daniel A. Portnoy

Frequent Co-Authors

John B. Zabriskie
John B. Zabriskie Rockefeller University
June R. Scott
June R. Scott Emory University
Olaf Schneewind
Olaf Schneewind University of Chicago
Dennis E. Hruby
Dennis E. Hruby Siga Technologies (United States)
Gianni Pozzi
Gianni Pozzi University of Siena
Debra E. Bessen
Debra E. Bessen New York Medical College
Emil C. Gotschlich
Emil C. Gotschlich Rockefeller University
Madeleine W. Cunningham
Madeleine W. Cunningham University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Gad M. Landau
Gad M. Landau University of Haifa
Marco R. Oggioni
Marco R. Oggioni University of Leicester

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