Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis

- Microbiology Ranking

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Position in the ranking is based on each scientist’s D-index using data compiled from OpenAlex and CrossRef by December 6th 2021.

This ranking lists all the best researchers from the Microbiology discipline and affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis. There are a total of 14 researchers included with 7 of them also being included in the global ranking. The total sum for the D-index values for the best scientists in Washington University in St. Louis is 850 with a mean value for the h-index of 60.71. The total sum of publications for the best scientists in Washington University in St. Louis is 1,835 with the mean value for publications per scientist of 131.07.

Overview

The data for h-index, citations, awards, and publications featured in this ranking were last updated on Dec 6th, 2021.

This ranking includes all leading researchers affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis. There are a total of 14 scholars featured with 7 featured in the ranking of leading scholars. A top researcher is one with a h-index >= 40 in the discipline of Microbiology.

The total sum for the H-index values for all prominent researchers in Washington University in St. Louis in 2021 is 1,700 with a mean value for the h-index of 121.43.

The total number of all publications by prominent scientists in Washington University in St. Louis in 2021 is 1,835 with a mean value for publications per scientist of 131.07.

The total number of citations by top researchers at Washington University in St. Louis in 2021 is 210,123 with a mean value for citations per scholars of 15,008.79.

Washington University in St. Louis is currently ranked as no. 33 in our Microbiology university ranking. It also ranks 17 in the university ranking for United States.

Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have received a total of 28 awards and recognitions.

Please note that the research institution or university for a scientist is based on the affiliation data featured on a variety of sources, such as their personal website, Google Scholar profile, MAG profile, and LinkedIn.

World
National
Scholar
D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.
Citations
Publications
1 World 1 National
Didier Raoult

Didier Raoult

Aix-Marseille University, France
D-index 175 Citations 138,437 2,217
2 World 1 National
Martin J. Blaser

Martin J. Blaser

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States
D-index 153 Citations 94,990 577
3 World 1 National
Willem M. de Vos

Willem M. de Vos

University of Helsinki, Finland
D-index 152 Citations 81,654 479
4 World 1 National
Kwok-Yung Yuen

Kwok-Yung Yuen

University of Hong Kong, China
D-index 149 Citations 111,771 898
5 World 2 National
Pascale Cossart

Pascale Cossart

Institut Pasteur, France
D-index 143 Citations 59,506 408
6 World 1 National
Robert E. W. Hancock

Robert E. W. Hancock

University of British Columbia, Canada
D-index 141 Citations 82,317 474
7 World 1 National
Patrice Nordmann

Patrice Nordmann

University of Fribourg, Switzerland
D-index 137 Citations 75,382 684
8 World 2 National
Joseph Sodroski

Joseph Sodroski

Harvard University, United States
D-index 136 Citations 80,422 371
9 World 2 National
B. Brett Finlay

B. Brett Finlay

University of British Columbia, Canada
D-index 136 Citations 64,168 428
10 World 3 National
Beatrice H. Hahn

Beatrice H. Hahn

University of Pennsylvania, United States
D-index 134 Citations 72,296 348
11 World 4 National
Jitender P. Dubey

Jitender P. Dubey

United States Department of Agriculture, United States
D-index 134 Citations 78,768 968
12 World 5 National
Arturo Casadevall

Arturo Casadevall

Johns Hopkins University, United States
D-index 134 Citations 58,267 698
13 World 6 National
Dan R. Littman

Dan R. Littman

New York University, United States
D-index 133 Citations 93,849 245
14 World 1 National
Matthew E. Falagas

Matthew E. Falagas

Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Greece
D-index 133 Citations 68,587 468
15 World 7 National
Ramnik J. Xavier

Ramnik J. Xavier

Broad Institute, United States
D-index 132 Citations 95,440 384
16 World 1 National
Edward C. Holmes

Edward C. Holmes

University of Sydney, Australia
D-index 132 Citations 88,439 525
17 World 3 National
Philippe J. Sansonetti

Philippe J. Sansonetti

Institut Pasteur, France
D-index 132 Citations 58,568 452
18 World 8 National
Rita R. Colwell

Rita R. Colwell

University of Maryland, College Park, United States
D-index 130 Citations 59,539 562
19 World 9 National
John R. Perfect

John R. Perfect

Duke University, United States
D-index 129 Citations 56,642 429
20 World 10 National
Stanley Falkow

Stanley Falkow

Stanford University, United States
D-index 128 Citations 54,870 239
21 World 11 National
Ronald N. Jones

Ronald N. Jones

JMI Laboratories, United States
D-index 128 Citations 66,797 1,023
22 World 2 National
Laurent Poirel

Laurent Poirel

University of Fribourg, Switzerland
D-index 126 Citations 59,658 525
23 World 12 National
Jack L. Strominger

Jack L. Strominger

Harvard University, United States
D-index 124 Citations 70,805 399
24 World 13 National
Thomas J. Walsh

Thomas J. Walsh

Weill Cornell Medicine, United States
D-index 124 Citations 72,671 578
25 World 1 National
David W. Denning

David W. Denning

University of Manchester, United Kingdom
D-index 123 Citations 83,188 597
26 World 2 National
David M. Livermore

David M. Livermore

University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
D-index 123 Citations 55,954 413
27 World 2 National
David L. Paterson

David L. Paterson

University of Queensland, Australia
D-index 121 Citations 69,756 465
28 World 14 National
Roger I. Glass

Roger I. Glass

National Institutes of Health, United States
D-index 121 Citations 44,975 319
29 World 3 National
Jeremy Farrar

Jeremy Farrar

Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom
D-index 121 Citations 65,274 349
30 World 4 National
Nicholas P. J. Day

Nicholas P. J. Day

University of Oxford, United Kingdom
D-index 120 Citations 59,722 595
31 World 5 National
Gordon Dougan

Gordon Dougan

University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
D-index 120 Citations 54,302 532
32 World 15 National
Thomas G. Ksiazek

Thomas G. Ksiazek

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, United States
D-index 120 Citations 55,971 326
33 World 1 National
Michael Givskov

Michael Givskov

University of Copenhagen, Denmark
D-index 120 Citations 53,891 324
34 World 16 National
Bernard Roizman

Bernard Roizman

University of Chicago, United States
D-index 119 Citations 43,821 419
35 World 6 National
Peter Simmonds

Peter Simmonds

University of Oxford, United Kingdom
D-index 119 Citations 51,665 470
36 World 7 National
Brian Greenwood

Brian Greenwood

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
D-index 119 Citations 46,064 439
37 World 17 National
Victor Nizet

Victor Nizet

University of California, San Diego, United States
D-index 117 Citations 54,855 567
38 World 18 National
Herbert L. DuPont

Herbert L. DuPont

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States
D-index 116 Citations 47,707 536
39 World 2 National
Niels Høiby

Niels Høiby

University of Copenhagen, Denmark
D-index 114 Citations 51,177 510
40 World 8 National
Julian Parkhill

Julian Parkhill

University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
D-index 113 Citations 54,793 370
41 World 1 National
Staffan Kjelleberg

Staffan Kjelleberg

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
D-index 113 Citations 42,975 311
42 World 19 National
Joseph Heitman

Joseph Heitman

Duke University, United States
D-index 112 Citations 36,371 312
43 World 20 National
Michael A. Pfaller

Michael A. Pfaller

JMI Laboratories, United States
D-index 112 Citations 51,911 400
44 World 21 National
James M. Musser

James M. Musser

Houston Methodist, United States
D-index 111 Citations 41,896 344
45 World 22 National
Gerald J. Gleich

Gerald J. Gleich

University of Utah, United States
D-index 111 Citations 45,083 363
46 World 1 National
George Klein

George Klein

Karolinska Institute, Sweden
D-index 111 Citations 49,445 695
47 World 1 National
Ralf Bartenschlager

Ralf Bartenschlager

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 111 Citations 48,055 338
48 World 1 National
Peter Vandamme

Peter Vandamme

Ghent University, Belgium
D-index 111 Citations 40,660 454
49 World 23 National
Thomas C. Merigan

Thomas C. Merigan

Stanford University, United States
D-index 111 Citations 40,515 456
50 World 1 National
François Nosten

François Nosten

MORU Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Thailand
D-index 110 Citations 49,212 460
51 World 2 National
Erik De Clercq

Erik De Clercq

Rega Institute for Medical Research, Belgium
D-index 110 Citations 47,476 634
52 World 24 National
John J. Mekalanos

John J. Mekalanos

Harvard University, United States
D-index 110 Citations 42,727 253
53 World 25 National
Sherwood L. Gorbach

Sherwood L. Gorbach

Tufts University, United States
D-index 109 Citations 39,394 314
54 World 26 National
Robert M. Chanock

Robert M. Chanock

National Institutes of Health, United States
D-index 109 Citations 34,104 326
55 World 27 National
Carl Nathan

Carl Nathan

Cornell University, United States
D-index 108 Citations 69,161 220
56 World 28 National
William R. Jacobs

William R. Jacobs

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States
D-index 108 Citations 43,563 328
57 World 29 National
John G. Bartlett

John G. Bartlett

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States
D-index 108 Citations 49,378 287
58 World 30 National
Dale N. Gerding

Dale N. Gerding

Veterans Health Administration, United States
D-index 108 Citations 53,420 355
59 World 3 National
Gregor Reid

Gregor Reid

University of Western Ontario, Canada
D-index 107 Citations 33,223 362
60 World 1 National
Marion Koopmans

Marion Koopmans

Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
D-index 107 Citations 42,881 462
61 World 31 National
Stephen L. Hoffman

Stephen L. Hoffman

Sanaria, United States
D-index 107 Citations 33,555 355
62 World 4 National
Fabien Zoulim

Fabien Zoulim

Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, France
D-index 107 Citations 44,204 538
63 World 32 National
Keith P. Klugman

Keith P. Klugman

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States
D-index 106 Citations 42,443 452
64 World 1 National
Colin Hill

Colin Hill

University College Cork, Ireland
D-index 105 Citations 41,050 424
65 World 33 National
David A. Stevens

David A. Stevens

Stanford University, United States
D-index 105 Citations 57,839 572
66 World 34 National
James R. Johnson

James R. Johnson

University of Minnesota, United States
D-index 105 Citations 35,496 391
67 World 35 National
Robert A. Lamb

Robert A. Lamb

Northwestern University, United States
D-index 104 Citations 36,299 200
68 World 9 National
Glenn R. Gibson

Glenn R. Gibson

University of Reading, United Kingdom
D-index 103 Citations 63,361 241
69 World 36 National
Robert H. Gilman

Robert H. Gilman

Johns Hopkins University, United States
D-index 103 Citations 39,763 479
70 World 37 National
Barry N. Kreiswirth

Barry N. Kreiswirth

Center for Discovery and Innovation, United States
D-index 103 Citations 43,176 361
71 World 2 National
Seppo Salminen

Seppo Salminen

University of Turku, Finland
D-index 103 Citations 34,570 298
72 World 38 National
Fred C. Tenover

Fred C. Tenover

Cepheid, United States
D-index 103 Citations 46,396 217
73 World 2 National
Kenneth N. Timmis

Kenneth N. Timmis

Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
D-index 103 Citations 38,141 290
74 World 3 National
Bernhard Hube

Bernhard Hube

Leibniz Association, Germany
D-index 103 Citations 33,515 344
75 World 39 National
Michael Otto

Michael Otto

National Institutes of Health, United States
D-index 102 Citations 36,603 229
76 World 40 National
Kieren A. Marr

Kieren A. Marr

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States
D-index 102 Citations 54,948 218
77 World 3 National
Frank Møller Aarestrup

Frank Møller Aarestrup

Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
D-index 102 Citations 38,690 325
78 World 3 National
Gregory J. Dore

Gregory J. Dore

University of New South Wales, Australia
D-index 102 Citations 38,071 448
79 World 5 National
Jean-Paul Latgé

Jean-Paul Latgé

Institut Pasteur, France
D-index 102 Citations 31,955 290
80 World 1 National
Osamu Takeuchi

Osamu Takeuchi

Kyoto University, Japan
D-index 101 Citations 87,933 170
81 World 41 National
James P. Nataro

James P. Nataro

University of Virginia, United States
D-index 101 Citations 46,751 270
82 World 2 National
Jacques F. Meis

Jacques F. Meis

Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Netherlands
D-index 101 Citations 37,733 545
83 World 3 National
Paul E. Verweij

Paul E. Verweij

Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
D-index 101 Citations 31,487 411
84 World 42 National
Elliott Kieff

Elliott Kieff

Harvard University, United States
D-index 100 Citations 36,800 209
85 World 43 National
Robert F. Breiman

Robert F. Breiman

Emory University, United States
D-index 100 Citations 38,322 276
86 World 44 National
Robert I. Lehrer

Robert I. Lehrer

University of California, Los Angeles, United States
D-index 100 Citations 36,996 182
87 World 45 National
Patrick M. Schlievert

Patrick M. Schlievert

University of Iowa, United States
D-index 100 Citations 38,878 364
88 World 46 National
Pei-Yong Shi

Pei-Yong Shi

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, United States
D-index 100 Citations 31,551 347
89 World 2 National
Lihua Xiao

Lihua Xiao

South China Agricultural University, China
D-index 100 Citations 36,691 388
90 World 3 National
Herman Goossens

Herman Goossens

University of Antwerp, Belgium
D-index 99 Citations 42,732 377
91 World 47 National
Jack D. Sobel

Jack D. Sobel

Wayne State University, United States
D-index 99 Citations 41,336 311
92 World 48 National
Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis

Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States
D-index 99 Citations 27,503 427
93 World 10 National
Sharon J. Peacock

Sharon J. Peacock

University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
D-index 99 Citations 44,407 476
94 World 49 National
Sharon L. Hillier

Sharon L. Hillier

University of Pittsburgh, United States
D-index 99 Citations 39,938 265
95 World 50 National
Robert W. Doms

Robert W. Doms

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, United States
D-index 98 Citations 33,739 183
96 World 11 National
Gordon D. Brown

Gordon D. Brown

University of Exeter, United Kingdom
D-index 98 Citations 37,917 236
97 World 1 National
Po-Ren Hsueh

Po-Ren Hsueh

National Taiwan University, Taiwan
D-index 98 Citations 33,000 707
98 World 12 National
Neil A. R. Gow

Neil A. R. Gow

University of Exeter, United Kingdom
D-index 98 Citations 34,179 310
99 World 3 National
Kwok-Hung Chan

Kwok-Hung Chan

University of Hong Kong, China
D-index 97 Citations 44,274 282
100 World 51 National
Michael J. Rybak

Michael J. Rybak

Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, United States
D-index 97 Citations 32,916 444

Our research was coordinated by Imed Bouchrika, PhD, a computer scientist with a well-established record of collaboration on a number of international research projects with different partners from the academic community. His role was to make sure all data remained unbiased, accurate, and up-to-date.

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