Farooq Azam: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Farooq Azam's h-index is 107 (222 i10-index, 57,386+ total citations across 5+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of May 2026. Farooq Azam is affiliated with Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD.
Farooq Azam is a researcher affiliated with Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, specializing in Marine microbiology. Their work has been cited 57,386 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Farooq Azam's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 5 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 107
- i10-Index
- 222
- Total Citations
- 57,386
- Citing Countries
- 24
As of May 2026.
Farooq Azam has an h-index of 107 and 57,386 total citations across 5 publications, with research cited by institutions in 24 countries.
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The Ecological Role of Water-Column Microbes in the Sea
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The researcher established a foundational framework for understanding microbial structuring of marine ecosystems, later expanding this scope to address critical intersections between microorganisms and global climate change.
The researcher established the foundational understanding of water-column microbes' ecological roles in marine systems through a seminal 1983 publication that has garnered over 7,700 citations.
The researcher established a foundational framework for quantifying protein content and synthesis rates in planktonic marine bacteria, significantly advancing the understanding of microbial metabolic dynamics in oceanic ecosystems.
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