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D-Index
66
Citations
16604
World Ranking
8616
National Ranking
3871

Alex Mira publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alex Mira sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 144 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Alex Mira D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alex Mira sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alex Mira is affiliated with the Foundation Center in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and dentistry, with a particular emphasis on periodontics and molecular biology. Their work spans various subfields including physiology, epidemiology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their main research topics reflect a focus on oral microbiology and periodontitis, gut microbiota and health, as well as salivary gland disorders and functions. Additional subjects of study include dental health and care utilization, oral health pathology and treatment, infective endocarditis diagnosis and management, and streptococcal infections and treatments.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Miguel Carda-Diéguez
  • Bob T. Rosier
  • Alejandro Artacho
  • María D. Ferrer
  • Elena Buetas

They have published multiple papers in notable venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Journal of Oral Microbiology
  • npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Alex Mira are:

  • "Nitrate as a potential prebiotic for the oral microbiome," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "The Importance of Nitrate Reduction for Oral Health," 2022, Journal of Dental Research
  • "Isolation and Characterization of Nitrate-Reducing Bacteria as Potential Probiotics for Oral and Systemic Health," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing by PacBio improves taxonomic resolution in human microbiome samples," 2024, BMC Genomics
  • "Antibiofilm activity of flavonoids on staphylococcal biofilms through targeting BAP amyloids," 2020, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • The human milk microbiome changes over lactation and is shaped by maternal weight and mode of delivery

    Raul Cabrera-Rubio;M Carmen Collado;Kirsi Laitinen;Seppo Salminen

  • Deletional bias and the evolution of bacterial genomes

    Alex Mira;Howard Ochman;Nancy A. Moran

  • Explaining microbial population genomics through phage predation

    Francisco Rodriguez-Valera;Ana-Belen Martin-Cuadrado;Beltran Rodriguez-Brito;Lejla Pašić

  • Solving the etiology of dental caries

    Aurea Simón-Soro;Alex Mira

  • The oral metagenome in health and disease

    Pedro Belda-Ferre;Luis David Alcaraz;Raúl Cabrera-Rubio;Héctor Romero

  • Viral and microbial community dynamics in four aquatic environments.

    Beltran Rodriguez-Brito;Lin Lin Li;Linda Wegley;Mike Furlan

  • Resilience of the Oral Microbiota in Health: Mechanisms That Prevent Dysbiosis:

    B T Rosier;P D Marsh;A Mira

  • Role of microbial biofilms in the maintenance of oral health and in the development of dental caries and periodontal diseases. Consensus report of group 1 of the joint efp/orca workshop on the boundaries between caries and periodontal disease

    Mariano Sanz;David Beighton;Michael A. Curtis;Jaime A. Cury

  • Dental caries from a molecular microbiological perspective

    B. Nyvad;W. Crielaard;A. Mira;N. Takahashi

  • The process of genome shrinkage in the obligate symbiont Buchnera aphidicola.

    Nancy A Moran;Alex Mira

  • Role of microbial communities in the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases and caries.

    Alex Mira;A. Simon-Soro;M. A. Curtis

  • Microbial Geography of the Oral Cavity

    Á. Simón-Soro;I. Tomás;R. Cabrera-Rubio;M.D. Catalan

  • Oral microbiome development during childhood: an ecological succession influenced by postnatal factors and associated with tooth decay.

    Majda Dzidic;Majda Dzidic;Maria C. Collado;Thomas Abrahamsson;Alejandro Artacho

  • Microbial mucosal colonic shifts associated with the development of colorectal cancer reveal the presence of different bacterial and archaeal biomarkers.

    L. Mira-Pascual;R. Cabrera-Rubio;S. Ocon;P. Costales

  • Relationship between Milk Microbiota, Bacterial Load, Macronutrients, and Human Cells during Lactation.

    Alba Boix-Amorós;María Carmen Collado;Alex Mira

  • Estimating population size and transmission bottlenecks in maternally transmitted endosymbiotic bacteria.

    A. Mira;N.A. Moran

  • Comparative genomics of two ecotypes of the marine planktonic copiotroph Alteromonas macleodii suggests alternative lifestyles associated with different kinds of particulate organic matter.

    Elena Ivars-Martinez;Ana-Belen Martin-Cuadrado;Giuseppe D'Auria;Alex Mira

  • Microbiological Survey of the Human Gastric Ecosystem Using Culturing and Pyrosequencing Methods

    Susana Delgado;Raúl Cabrera-Rubio;Alex Mira;Adolfo Suárez

  • The bacterial pan-genome: a new paradigm in microbiology

    Alex Mira;Ana B. Martín-Cuadrado;Giuseppe D’Auria;Francisco Rodríguez-Valera

  • Microbiome Diversity in the Bronchial Tracts of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Raúl Cabrera-Rubio;Marian Garcia-Núñez;Laia Setó;Josep M. Antó

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco Rodriguez-Valera
Francisco Rodriguez-Valera Miguel Hernandez University
Maria Carmen Collado
Maria Carmen Collado Spanish National Research Council
Siv G. E. Andersson
Siv G. E. Andersson Uppsala University
Maria C. Jenmalm
Maria C. Jenmalm Linköping University
Forest Rohwer
Forest Rohwer San Diego State University
Susana Delgado
Susana Delgado Spanish National Research Council
Juan M. Rodríguez
Juan M. Rodríguez Complutense University of Madrid
Nancy A. Moran
Nancy A. Moran The University of Texas at Austin
Andrés Moya
Andrés Moya University of Valencia
Howard Ochman
Howard Ochman The University of Texas at Austin

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