Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing is a research topic within Clinical Biochemistry. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 17.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the advancements in microbial identification and diagnosis, particularly through the use of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and rapid diagnostic testing. It covers topics such as blood culture, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, bacterial identification, and molecular diagnosis in clinical microbiology, with a specific emphasis on bacteremia.
- Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
- Microorganism Identification
- Clinical Microbiology
- Blood Culture
- Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
- Bacterial Identification
- MALDI-TOF MS
- Rapid Diagnostic Testing
- Molecular Diagnosis
- Bacteremia
- Research works
- 33k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +27% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.2k and 729 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.2k works
- 2 China 729 works
- 3 India 429 works
- 4 United Kingdom 238 works
- 5 Japan 215 works
- 6 France 205 works
- 7 Spain 192 works
- 8 Germany 191 works
- 9 Italy 168 works
- 10 Australia 142 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing research?
By volume in 2022–2025, All India Institute of Medical Sciences publishes the most Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing research, followed by Inserm and Washington University in St. Louis.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 18 works
- 2 InsermFrance 14 works
- 3 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States 13 works
- 4 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 13 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 12 works
- 6 Emory UniversityUnited States 12 works
- 7 JMI LaboratoriesUnited States 12 works
- 8 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 12 works
- 9 University of MichiganUnited States 11 works
- 10 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing include Maarten J. Postma, Bin Cao and Jean‐Louis Vincent.
- 1 Maarten J. Postma Netherlands 4.6k citations
- 2 Bin Cao China 3.3k citations
- 3 Jean‐Louis Vincent Belgium 3.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing research done?
The largest centres of Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), London (United Kingdom) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Marseille.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- MarseilleFR · 20.0 works4.2×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing?
Among universities, judged by research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Oxford and University of Maryland, Baltimore score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 51.2 | 10.4% | 5.0× | 18 | +156.0% |
| 2 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 49.3 | 33.0% | 1.4× | 10 | +45.4% |
| 3 | University of Maryland, BaltimoreUnited States | 44.6 | 22.9% | 5.6× | 10 | +43.1% |
| 4 | Fudan UniversityChina | 43.4 | 33.8% | 1.5× | 10 | +45.4% |
| 5 | The University of QueenslandAustralia | 42.4 | 27.4% | 2.0× | 9 | +40.3% |
| 6 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States | 41.6 | 19.5% | 2.1× | 13 | +67.6% |
| 7 | University of CopenhagenDenmark | 41.6 | 23.3% | 2.4× | 9 | +45.5% |
| 8 | Washington University in St. LouisUnited States | 41.2 | 16.6% | 3.3× | 13 | +68.5% |
| 9 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 40.5 | 24.2% | 1.4× | 10 | +49.0% |
| 10 | Duke UniversityUnited States | 40.3 | 17.4% | 2.6× | 11 | +143.4% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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