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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 49 4541 4177 131 122 214 10947

Viviane D. Lima publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Viviane D. Lima between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Viviane D. Lima published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2025. 37 of the 243 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2025. 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 22 publications
2005 2025

243 publications in total across all disciplines

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Viviane D. Lima: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 2
2006 2
2007 6
2008 7
2009 17
2010 13
2011 6
2012 9
2013 8
2014 18
2015 20
2016 8
2017 15
2018 10
2019 13
2020 8
2021 19
2022 17
2023 8
2024 15
2025 22
Total 243
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Viviane D. Lima publications per year - data summary

  • Viviane D. Lima, a Microbiology scholar from University of British Columbia, has 243 publications recorded across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2005 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 22 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2005 and 2006, with 2 publications each.
  • The rate of publication averages 11.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.6 per year counting only the 21 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 81 publications, 33% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2005-2011: 53 publications (7.6 per year); 2012-2018: 88 publications (12.6 per year); 2019-2025: 102 publications (14.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Viviane D. Lima 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 Viviane D. Lima 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, 205–214 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: 214 publications — 54th percentile

54% 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
205–214 208 214
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
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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Viviane D. Lima publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 55–64 to 679+ publications.
  • Viviane D. Lima, a Microbiology scholar from University of British Columbia, records 214 publications - the 54th percentile of the discipline.
  • 54% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Viviane D. Lima, and about 46% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Viviane D. Lima ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 135–144 publications, holding 288 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 54% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 679 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Viviane D. Lima 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 Viviane D. Lima 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 18th percentile

18% 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 49
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
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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Viviane D. Lima D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 88 ranges running from 40 to 127+ D-Index.
  • Viviane D. Lima, a Microbiology scholar from University of British Columbia, records 49 D-Index - the 18th percentile of the discipline.
  • 18% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Viviane D. Lima, and about 82% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and Viviane D. Lima ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58 D-Index, holding 162 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 61 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more, 95 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Viviane D. Lima is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Emergency Medicine. Other subfields include Virology and General Health Professions.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to HIV/AIDS research and interventions. Key topics also include HIV, drug use, and sexual risk; HIV-related health complications and treatments; HIV research and treatment; HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment; Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment; and homelessness and social issues.

Frequent venues for publication include UNC Libraries, Clinical Infectious Diseases, BMJ Open, PLoS ONE, and AIDS. These platforms have hosted multiple research outputs from them, indicating active contributions to literature in clinical and public health domains.

Viviane D. Lima has collaborated repeatedly with several co-authors, names of whom include Julio Montaner, Richard D. Moore, Robert S. Hogg, Keri N. Althoff, and Michael A. Horberg. These partnerships reflect a network of researchers engaged in overlapping areas of study concerning HIV and related health issues.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Viviane D. Lima cover multiple aspects of HIV treatment and associated conditions. Noteworthy publications include:

  • Weight gain among treatment-naïve persons with HIV starting integrase inhibitors compared to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors or protease inhibitors in a large observational cohort in the United States and Canada (2020), Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • Risk of Incident Diabetes Mellitus, Weight Gain, and Their Relationships With Integrase Inhibitor-Based Initial Antiretroviral Therapy Among Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the United States and Canada (2020), Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Excess burden of age-associated comorbidities among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based cohort study (2021), BMJ Open
  • Mortality Among Persons Entering HIV Care Compared With the General U.S. Population (2021), Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Associations of substance use, psychosis, and mortality among people living in precarious housing or homelessness: A longitudinal, community-based study in Vancouver, Canada (2020), PLoS Medicine

Best Publications

  • Life expectancy of individuals on combination antiretroviral therapy in high-income countries: a collaborative analysis of 14 cohort studies

    R Hogg;V Lima;J Sterne;S Grabar

  • Association of highly active antiretroviral therapy coverage, population viral load, and yearly new HIV diagnoses in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based study

    Julio S.G. Montaner;Julio S.G. Montaner;Julio S.G. Montaner;Viviane D. Lima;Viviane D. Lima;Rolando Barrios;Benita Yip

  • Validating a Shortened Depression Scale (10 Item CES-D) among HIV-Positive People in British Columbia, Canada

    Wendy Zhang;Nadia O’Brien;Jamie I. Forrest;Kate A. Salters

  • Hepatitis C Virus Treatment for Prevention Among People Who Inject Drugs: Modeling Treatment Scale-Up in the Age of Direct-Acting Antivirals

    Natasha K. Martin;Peter Vickerman;Jason Grebely;Margaret Hellard

  • Expansion of HAART Coverage Is Associated with Sustained Decreases in HIV/AIDS Morbidity, Mortality and HIV Transmission: The “HIV Treatment as Prevention” Experience in a Canadian Setting

    Julio S.G. Montaner;Viviane D. Lima;P. Richard Harrigan;Lillian Lourenço

  • The combined effect of modern highly active antiretroviral therapy regimens and adherence on mortality over time.

    Viviane D Lima;Richard Harrigan;David R Bangsberg;Robert S Hogg;Robert S Hogg

  • Continued improvement in survival among HIV-infected individuals with newer forms of highly active antiretroviral therapy.

    Viviane D. Lima;Robert S. Hogg;P. Richard Harrigan;David Moore

  • Virological monitoring and resistance to first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy in adults infected with HIV-1 treated under WHO guidelines: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Ravindra K Gupta;Andrew Hill;Anthony W Sawyer;Alessandro Cozzi-Lepri

  • The effect of adherence on the association between depressive symptoms and mortality among HIV-infected individuals first initiating HAART.

    Viviane D. Lima;Josie Geller;David R. Bangsberg;Thomas L. Patterson

  • Expanded Access to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: A Potentially Powerful Strategy to Curb the Growth of the HIV Epidemic

    Viviane D. Lima;Karissa Johnston;Karissa Johnston;Robert S. Hogg;Adrian R. Levy;Adrian R. Levy

  • The association between food insecurity and mortality among HIV-infected individuals on HAART

    Sheri D Weiser;Kimberly A Fernandes;Eirikka K Brandson;Viviane D Lima

  • The cascade of HIV care in British Columbia, Canada, 1996-2011: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

    Bohdan Nosyk;Bohdan Nosyk;Julio S G Montaner;Guillaume Colley;Viviane D Lima

  • Highly active antiretroviral therapy and survival in HIV-infected injection drug users.

    Evan Wood;Robert S. Hogg;Viviane Dias Lima;Thomas Kerr

  • Emergence of drug resistance is associated with an increased risk of death among patients first starting HAART.

    Robert S Hogg;Robert S Hogg;David R Bangsberg;Viviane D Lima;Chris Alexander

  • Differential impact of adherence on long-term treatment response among naive HIV-infected individuals.

    Viviane D. Lima;Richard Harrigan;Melanie Murray;David M. Moore

  • Antiretroviral therapy cohort collaboration : life expectancy of individuals on combination antiretroviral therapy in high-income countries: a collaborative analysis of 14 cohort studies

    R. Hogg;V. Lima;J. A. Sterne;S. Grabar

  • N348I in the connection domain of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase confers zidovudine and nevirapine resistance.

    Soo Huey Yap;Soo Huey Yap;Chih-Wei Sheen;Jonathan Phillip Fahey;Jonathan Phillip Fahey;Mark Zanin

  • Risk of viral failure declines with duration of suppression on highly active antiretroviral therapy irrespective of adherence level.

    Viviane D. Lima;David R. Bangsberg;P. Richard Harrigan;Steven G. Deeks

  • Impact of neighborhood-level socioeconomic status on HIV disease progression in a universal health care setting.

    Ruth Joy;Eric F Druyts;Eirikka K Brandson;Viviane D Lima

  • The impact of methadone maintenance therapy on hepatitis C incidence among illicit drug users

    Seonaid Nolan;Seonaid Nolan;Viviane Dias Lima;Viviane Dias Lima;Nadia Fairbairn;Thomas Kerr;Thomas Kerr

  • Improved virological outcomes in British Columbia concomitant with decreasing incidence of HIV type 1 drug resistance detection.

    Vikram S. Gill;Viviane D. Lima;Viviane D. Lima;Wen Zhang;Brian Wynhoven

  • Changes in mortality rates and causes of death in a population-based cohort of persons living with and without HIV from 1996 to 2012

    Oghenowede Eyawo;Conrado Franco-Villalobos;Mark W Hull;Adriana Nohpal

Frequent Co-Authors

Julio S. G. Montaner
Julio S. G. Montaner University of British Columbia
Robert S. Hogg
Robert S. Hogg Simon Fraser University
Benita Yip
Benita Yip University of British Columbia
Evan Wood
Evan Wood University of British Columbia
P. Richard Harrigan
P. Richard Harrigan University of British Columbia
Thomas Kerr
Thomas Kerr University of British Columbia
Michael S. Saag
Michael S. Saag University of Alabama at Birmingham
David R. Bangsberg
David R. Bangsberg Simon Fraser University
Mel Krajden
Mel Krajden University of British Columbia
Jason Grebely
Jason Grebely University of New South Wales

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