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2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
102
Citations
43737
World Ranking
368
National Ranking
3

Aharon Oren publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aharon Oren sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 799 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Aharon Oren D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aharon Oren sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Aharon Oren is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Their research primarily contributes to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science, with notable work in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Ecology, Biomedical Engineering, Endocrinology, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
  • Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny

Key publication venues for Aharon Oren feature:

  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • PeerJ

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes" (2021, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY)
  • "International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision)" (2023, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY)

Aharon Oren frequently collaborates with other researchers. Significant coauthors include Markus Göker, George M Garrity, David R. Arahal, Edward R. B. Moore, and Iain C. Sutcliffe.

Best Publications

  • Proposed minimal standards for the use of genome data for the taxonomy of prokaryotes

    Jongsik Chun;Aharon Oren;Antonio Ventosa;Henrik Christensen

  • Biology of moderately halophilic aerobic bacteria

    Antonio Ventosa;Joaquín J. Nieto;Aharon Oren

  • Bioenergetic Aspects of Halophilism

    Aharon Oren

  • Microbial life at high salt concentrations: phylogenetic and metabolic diversity

    Aharon Oren

  • Diversity of halophilic microorganisms: environments, phylogeny, physiology, and applications.

    A Oren

  • A Proposed Genus Boundary for the Prokaryotes Based on Genomic Insights

    Qi-Long Qin;Bin-Bin Xie;Xi-Ying Zhang;Xiu-Lan Chen

  • List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published.

    Aharon Oren;George M. Garrity

  • Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes.

    Aharon Oren;George M Garrity

  • Halophilic Microorganisms and their Environments

    Aharon Oren

  • Thermodynamic limits to microbial life at high salt concentrations.

    Aharon Oren

  • Industrial and environmental applications of halophilic microorganisms

    Aharon Oren

  • Strategies of adaptation of microorganisms of the three domains of life to high salt concentrations.

    Nina Gunde-Cimerman;Ana Plemenitaš;Aharon Oren

  • Mycosporines and mycosporine-like amino acids: UV protectants or multipurpose secondary metabolites?

    Aharon Oren;Nina Gunde-Cimerman

  • Salinibacter ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel, extremely halophilic member of the Bacteria from saltern crystallizer ponds.

    Josefa Antón;Aharon Oren;Susana Benlloch;Francisco Rodríguez-Valera

  • Proposed Minimal Standards for Description of New Taxa in the Order Halobacteriales

    A. Oren;A. Ventosa;W. D. Grant

  • A hundred years of Dunaliella research: 1905–2005

    Aharon Oren

  • Molecular ecology of extremely halophilic Archaea and Bacteria.

    Aharon Oren

  • International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision).

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  • List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published.

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  • Is there a common water-activity limit for the three domains of life?

    Andrew Stevenson;Jonathan A. Cray;Jim P. Williams;Ricardo Santos

  • Yeast diversity in hypersaline habitats

    L. Butinar;S. Santos;I. Spencer-Martins;A. Oren

  • Occurrence of facultative anoxygenic photosynthesis among filamentous and unicellular cyanobacteria.

    S Garlick;A Oren;E Padan

Frequent Co-Authors

George M. Garrity
George M. Garrity Michigan State University
Antonio Ventosa
Antonio Ventosa University of Seville
Bernhard Schink
Bernhard Schink University of Konstanz
Mark J. Pallen
Mark J. Pallen University of East Anglia
Eviatar Nevo
Eviatar Nevo University of Haifa
Nina Gunde-Cimerman
Nina Gunde-Cimerman University of Ljubljana
Howell G. M. Edwards
Howell G. M. Edwards University of Bradford
Fred A. Rainey
Fred A. Rainey University of Florida
Ramon Rosselló-Móra
Ramon Rosselló-Móra Spanish National Research Council
Yigal Henis
Yigal Henis Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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