The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
discipline of Microbiology relies os data
consolidated from multiple data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
collected on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
researcher’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
includes exclusively papers and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Microbiology research
Research.com’s best scholars ranking is a credible
lineup of leading scholars from the area of
Microbiology, established by means of a detailed
analysis of 166,880 researchers discovered
from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Microbiology, as many as 43737 researchers were
examined.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Microbiology
The D-index threshold for approving a researcher to be
considered is placed at 40 if
the majority of of their publications are in the area of Microbiology. The
acceptance factors for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index, proportion
of the contributions made within the given field of study
as well as the awards and achievements of the scientists. The
D-index threshold for considering top researchers is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of scientists
projected for each discipline whilst
ensuring that the top 1% of best scholars are
added into the list. We expect a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification methods
As our leading goal is to ensure that only
genuine scientists are mentioned in
Research.com ranking we realize that metrics are never
supposed to be an absolute measure to assess the
work of scholars. This is why
we manually inspect every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of trustworthy sources. Although it’s not a
factor impacting a researcher’s position in
the ranking, the number of documents published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
credible secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
specific field of study. Position in the ranking is
established using each researcher’s D-index
using information compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind available to the research community. A
thorough explanation of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our aim is to inspire scholars,
businessmen and politicians
worldwide to investigate where prominent experts are heading
and to offer a way for the whole research community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Microbiology
With 303 scientists Germany ranks in spot 3
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading scientists in Germany is Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München with 20 scholars affiliated with it being present in the Microbiology ranking. It is followed by Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures with 16 scientists. Ranking thirds is Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology with 14 researchers.
Prominent scholars listed in Germany are representing Heidelberg University, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Philipp University of Marburg, Technische Universität Braunschweig, University of Ulm, Technical University of Munich, University of Tübingen, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Friedrich Schiller University Jena.
Professor Ralf Bartenschlager from Heidelberg University is listed as the best scientist in Germany in our ranking with a D-index of 127. Ranking second in Germany is Erko Stackebrandt from Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures with a D-index of 126. The third place in Germany is taken by Thomas F. Meyer from Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology with a D-index of 120.
The average D-index for the top 1% researchers is 124 in comparison to an average of 62 for all 303 researchers listed in our ranking.
The average number of publications in the field of Microbiology for the top 1% of scientists in the ranking is 535 in comparison to an average of 197 for all 303 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 5% scientists is 46137 against an average of 15765 for all 303 researchers.
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