Farooq Azam Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Farooq Azam's h-index is 108 (223 i10-index, 58,259+ total citations across 364+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 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 58,259 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Farooq Azam's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 364 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 108
- i10-Index
- 223
- Total Citations
- 58,259
- Citing Countries
- 52
As of October 2026.
Farooq Azam has an h-index of 108 and 58,259 total citations across 364 publications, with research cited by institutions in 52 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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About Farooq Azam's research
Farooq Azam is a researcher in Marine microbiology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD. Their work has been cited 58,259 times across 364 publications (h-index 108), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “The Ecological Role of Water-Column Microbes in the Sea” (1983), has accumulated 7,861 citations. Other influential works include “Scientists' warning to humanity: microorganisms and climate change” (2019) with 2,531 citations and “Microbial structuring of marine ecosystems” (2007) with 2,179 citations.
Citations of Farooq Azam's research come primarily from United States, China and Germany, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
