The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
discipline of Microbiology relies os data
combined from various data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for estimating the citation-based metrics were
gathered on 06-12-2021. Position in the ranking is based on a
scientist's D-index (Discipline H-index), which
takes into account only papers and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Microbiology research
Research.com’s best scientists ranking is a trustworthy
list of leading scientists from the discipline of
Microbiology, based on a thorough
examination of 166,880 scholars determined
from various bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Microbiology, more than 5780 scientists were
analysed.
What is D-index approval threshold for Microbiology
The D-index threshold for approving a scholar to be
evaluated is established at 40 if
most of their publications are in the field of Microbiology. The
inclusion criteria for scholars 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
plus the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for including top scientists is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of scholars
projected for each scientific field whilst
guaranteeing that the top 1% of best scholars are
added into the ranking. There should be a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification methods
As our main aim is to make sure that only
actual scientists are mentioned in
our ranking we believe that numbers are never
supposed to be a complete tool to quantify the
output of scientists. This is why
we manually inspect every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of credible sources. Even though it’s not a
element impacting a researcher’s position in
our ranking, the quantity of papers published in
major journals and conference proceedings should form a
reliable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
selected area of science. Position in the ranking is
determined by every scientist’s D-index
with the help of metrics gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-known bibliometric
databases of this type accessible to the research community. A
detailed explanation of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our mission
Our mission is to motivate scholars,
companies and politicians
worldwide to investigate where top experts are heading
and to offer a way for the whole research community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Microbiology
With 111 scientists Italy ranks in spot 9
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of top scholars in Italy is Istituto Superiore di Sanità with 12 researchers affiliated with it being listed in our Microbiology ranking. It is followed by University of Florence with 8 scholars. Ranking thirds is University of Parma with 8 researchers.
Prominent scholars present in Italy are representing University of Florence, University of Parma, Sapienza University of Rome, University of Milan, University of Padua, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, University of Bologna, University of Turin, University of Trento, Istituto Superiore di Sanità.
Professor Russell E. Lewis from University of Bologna is highlighted as the best scholar in Italy in our ranking with a D-index of 90. Ranking on spot no. 2 in Italy is Gian Maria Rossolini from University of Florence with a D-index of 87. The third spot in Italy is taken by Carlo Ferrari from University of Parma with a D-index of 74.
The average D-index for the top 5% scientists is 77 in comparison to an average of 52 for all 111 researchers listed in our ranking.
The average number of published papers in the area of Microbiology for the top 5% of scholars in the ranking is 289 in comparison to an average of 161 for all 111 scientists.
The average number of citations for the top 3% scientists is 25783 against an average of 10039 for all 111 scientists.
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