John M. Boyce

24.3k total citations · 11 hit papers
207 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

About

John M. Boyce is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Clinical Biochemistry and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, John M. Boyce has authored 207 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 145 papers in Infectious Diseases, 52 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 44 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in John M. Boyce's work include Infection Control in Healthcare (75 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (71 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (52 papers). John M. Boyce is often cited by papers focused on Infection Control in Healthcare (75 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (71 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (52 papers). John M. Boyce collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. John M. Boyce's co-authors include Didier Pittet, Benedetta Allegranzi, Nancy L. Havill, Gail Potter-Bynoe, Hugo Sax, Hajo Grundmann, Edine Tiemersma, Marta Aires-de-Sousa, Thomas R. King and Antone A. Medeiros and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

John M. Boyce

199 papers receiving 16.5k citations

Hit Papers

Guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings 1997 2026 2006 2016 2002 2002 1997 2002 2006 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings
    2002 1.7k citations John M. Boyce, Didier Pittet American Journal of Infection Control profile →
  2. Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force
    2002 1.2k citations John M. Boyce, Didier Pittet Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology profile →
  3. Environmental Contamination Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Possible Infection Control Implications
    1997 987 citations John M. Boyce et al. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology profile →
  4. Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings. Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America/Association for Professionals in Infection Control/Infectious Diseases Society of America.
    2002 875 citations John M. Boyce, Didier Pittet et al. profile →
  5. Emergence and resurgence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a public-health threat
    2006 859 citations John M. Boyce et al. profile →
  6. ‘My five moments for hand hygiene’: a user-centred design approach to understand, train, monitor and report hand hygiene
    2007 549 citations John M. Boyce, Didier Pittet et al. profile →
  7. Evidence-based model for hand transmission during patient care and the role of improved practices
    2006 547 citations Didier Pittet, John M. Boyce et al. profile →
  8. The World Health Organization Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care and Their Consensus Recommendations
    2009 545 citations Didier Pittet, John M. Boyce et al. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology profile →
  9. Environmental contamination makes an important contribution to hospital infection
    2007 541 citations John M. Boyce profile →
  10. Environmental Contamination Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Possible Infection Control Implications
    1997 540 citations John M. Boyce, Gail Potter-Bynoe et al. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology profile →
  11. Modern technologies for improving cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces in hospitals
    2016 326 citations John M. Boyce Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John M. Boyce United States 63 12.9k 3.7k 3.3k 2.7k 2.4k 207 17.8k
Curtis J. Donskey United States 59 9.9k 0.8× 2.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.4× 4.5k 1.6× 1.2k 0.5× 418 14.6k
Robert A. Weinstein United States 78 9.4k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 4.6k 1.4× 7.3k 2.7× 1.2k 0.5× 349 27.9k
Stephan Harbarth Switzerland 68 7.3k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 3.5k 1.1× 5.8k 2.1× 955 0.4× 342 19.3k
Richard P. Wenzel United States 72 10.9k 0.8× 1.7k 0.4× 4.4k 1.3× 8.2k 3.0× 903 0.4× 241 21.3k
Marc J. M. Bonten Netherlands 81 8.7k 0.7× 2.5k 0.7× 4.4k 1.3× 8.6k 3.1× 1.2k 0.5× 558 24.7k
Donald A. Goldmann United States 75 4.4k 0.3× 2.7k 0.7× 1.2k 0.4× 3.4k 1.3× 1.4k 0.6× 255 16.8k
William R. Jarvis United States 88 12.9k 1.0× 4.4k 1.2× 3.8k 1.1× 10.7k 3.9× 1.6k 0.7× 482 41.9k
Michael B. Edmond United States 53 8.0k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 3.0k 0.9× 5.2k 1.9× 581 0.2× 240 14.6k
Robert P. Gaynes United States 61 7.2k 0.6× 1.9k 0.5× 3.5k 1.1× 6.1k 2.2× 836 0.4× 131 22.8k
Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke‐Grauls Netherlands 78 6.8k 0.5× 1.2k 0.3× 2.4k 0.7× 4.7k 1.7× 1.1k 0.5× 330 20.1k

Countries citing papers authored by John M. Boyce

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of John M. Boyce's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by John M. Boyce with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites John M. Boyce more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by John M. Boyce

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by John M. Boyce. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by John M. Boyce. The network helps show where John M. Boyce may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of John M. Boyce

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John M. Boyce. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John M. Boyce based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with John M. Boyce. John M. Boyce is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Krämer, Axel, Mathilde Borg Dahl, Mia M. Bengtsson, et al.. (2024). No detrimental effect on the hand microbiome of health care staff by frequent alcohol-based antisepsis. American Journal of Infection Control. 53(4). 426–433.
2.
Boyce, John M.. (2024). Hand and environmental hygiene: respective roles for MRSA, multi-resistant gram negatives, Clostridioides difficile, and Candida spp.. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 13(1). 110–110. 8 indexed citations
3.
Arbogast, James W., et al.. (2023). The effect of a prospective intervention program with automated monitoring of hand hygiene performance in long-term and acute-care units at a Veterans Affairs medical center. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 45(2). 207–214. 4 indexed citations
4.
Rutala, William A., John M. Boyce, & David J. Weber. (2023). Disinfection, sterilization and antisepsis: An overview. American Journal of Infection Control. 51(11). A3–A12. 20 indexed citations
5.
Boyce, John M., et al.. (2018). Mixed-methods analysis of glove use as a barrier to hand hygiene. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 40(1). 103–105. 15 indexed citations
6.
Boyce, John M.. (2017). Electronic monitoring in combination with direct observation as a means to significantly improve hand hygiene compliance. American Journal of Infection Control. 45(5). 528–535. 75 indexed citations
7.
Boyce, John M., et al.. (2015). Quaternary Ammonium Disinfectant Issues Encountered in an Environmental Services Department. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 37(3). 340–342. 35 indexed citations
8.
Boyce, John M., et al.. (2014). Evaluation of two organosilane products for sustained antimicrobial activity on high-touch surfaces in patient rooms. American Journal of Infection Control. 42(3). 326–328. 19 indexed citations
9.
Boyce, John M., et al.. (2005). Frequency and Possible Infection Control Implications of Gastrointestinal Colonization with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 43(12). 5992–5995. 63 indexed citations
10.
Boyce, John M.. (2001). Antiseptic Technology: Access, Affordability, and Acceptance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
11.
Koutkia, Polyxeni, Eleftherios Mylonakis, & John M. Boyce. (1999). Cellulitis: evaluation of possible predisposing factors in hospitalized patients. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 34(4). 325–327. 23 indexed citations
12.
Boyce, John M., et al.. (1997). Environmental Contamination Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Possible Infection Control Implications. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 18(9). 622–627. 168 indexed citations
13.
Boyce, John M., et al.. (1997). Environmental Contamination Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Possible Infection Control Implications. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 18(9). 622–627. 987 indexed citations breakdown →
14.
Mayhall, C. Glen & John M. Boyce. (1996). Treatment and Control of Colonization in the Prevention of Nosocomial Infections. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 17(4). 256–261. 15 indexed citations
15.
Boyce, John M.. (1995). Hospital Epidemiology in Smaller Hospitals. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 16(10). 600–606. 13 indexed citations
16.
Boyce, John M.. (1992). Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities: Microbiology, Epidemiology, and Preventive Measures. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 13(12). 725–737. 169 indexed citations
17.
Weinstein, Robert A., Elías Abrutyn, Donald E. Craven, et al.. (1992). OSHA Bloodborne Hazard Standard. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 13(2). 119–121. 3 indexed citations
18.
Boyce, John M.. (1991). Should We Vigorously Try to Contain and Control Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus?. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 12(1). 46–54. 102 indexed citations
19.
Boyce, John M., et al.. (1981). Cunninghamella bertholletiae wound Infection of Probable Nosocomial Origin. Southern Medical Journal. 74(9). 1132–1136. 31 indexed citations
20.
Boyce, John M., et al.. (1977). An Epizootiologic Study of Anthrax in Falls County, Texas. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 170(3). 327–333. 1 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Curtis J. Donskey Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Robert A. Weinstein Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Stephan Harbarth Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Richard P. Wenzel Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Marc J. M. Bonten Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Donald A. Goldmann Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by William R. Jarvis Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Michael B. Edmond Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Robert P. Gaynes Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke‐Grauls
Rankless by CCL
2026