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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 44 5165 4769 170 165 193 6680

Antonio Piralla publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Antonio Piralla between 2007 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Antonio Piralla published across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025, averaging 11.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2021. 32 of the 218 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2021. 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 17 publications
2007 2025

218 publications in total across all disciplines

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Antonio Piralla: publications per year, 2007 to 2025
Year Publications
2007 2
2008 3
2009 4
2010 4
2011 6
2012 8
2013 14
2014 8
2015 14
2016 11
2017 10
2018 8
2019 8
2020 23
2021 27
2022 18
2023 18
2024 15
2025 17
Total 218
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Antonio Piralla 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 Antonio Piralla sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 185–194 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 193 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190 193
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Antonio Piralla 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 Antonio Piralla sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122 44
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Antonio Piralla is affiliated with the Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione in Italy. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. Subfields of particular interest include Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Public Health, Environmental, and Occupational Health.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several research topics, including:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Antonio Piralla has published numerous papers, including recent works such as:

  • "Persistence of SARS-CoV-2-specific B and T cell responses in convalescent COVID-19 patients 6-8 months after the infection," 2021, published in Med
  • "Heterologous immunization with inactivated vaccine followed by mRNA-booster elicits strong immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant," 2022, published in Nature Communications
  • "Clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) early findings from a teaching hospital in Pavia, North Italy, 21 to 28 February 2020," 2020, published in Eurosurveillance
  • "Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA contamination of inanimate surfaces and virus viability in a health care emergency unit," 2020, published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • "Bispecific IgG neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 variants and prevents escape in mice," 2021, published in Nature

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Eurosurveillance
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Viruses

Collaboration has been an important aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Fausto Baldanti
  • Federica Giardina
  • Irene Cassaniti
  • Guglielmo Ferrari
  • Francesca Rovida

Best Publications

  • Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~ 4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~ 20% of COVID-19 deaths.

    Paul Bastard;Adrian Gervais;Adrian Gervais;Tom Le Voyer;Tom Le Voyer;Jérémie Rosain;Jérémie Rosain

  • Cross-neutralization of four paramyxoviruses by a human monoclonal antibody

    Davide Corti;Siro Bianchi;Fabrizia Vanzetta;Andrea Minola

  • Recommendations for enterovirus diagnostics and characterisation within and beyond Europe

    Heli Harvala;Eeva Broberg;Kimberley Benschop;Natasa Berginc

  • Heterologous immunization with inactivated vaccine followed by mRNA-booster elicits strong immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

    Unknown

  • Clinical severity and molecular typing of human rhinovirus C strains during a fall outbreak affecting hospitalized patients.

    A. Piralla;F. Rovida;G. Campanini;V. Rognoni

  • Human serum from SARS-CoV-2-vaccinated and COVID-19 patients shows reduced binding to the RBD of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

    Unknown

  • Human respiratory coronavirus HKU1 versus other coronavirus infections in Italian hospitalised patients.

    Giuseppe Gerna;Elena Percivalle;Antonella Sarasini;Giulia Campanini

  • Characteristics and Their Clinical Relevance of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Types and Genotypes Circulating in Northern Italy in Five Consecutive Winter Seasons.

    Susanna Esposito;Antonio Piralla;Alberto Zampiero;Sonia Bianchini

  • Correlation of rhinovirus load in the respiratory tract and clinical symptoms in hospitalized immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients.

    G. Gerna;A. Piralla;F. Rovida;V. Rognoni

  • Clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) early findings from a teaching hospital in Pavia, North Italy, 21 to 28 February 2020.

    Marta Colaneri;Paolo Sacchi;Valentina Zuccaro;Simona Biscarini

  • Circulation of non-polio enteroviruses in 24 EU and EEA countries between 2015 and 2017: a retrospective surveillance study

    Laura Bubba;Eeva K Broberg;Aftab Jasir;Peter Simmonds

  • Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 up to 15 months after infection

    Unknown

  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA contamination of inanimate surfaces and virus viability in a health care emergency unit.

    M. Colaneri;E. Seminari;S. Novati;E. Asperges

  • Bispecific IgG neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 variants and prevents escape in mice.

    Raoul De Gasparo;Mattia Pedotti;Luca Simonelli;Petr Nickl

  • Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 reveals multiple lineages and early spread of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Lombardy, Italy.

    Claudia Alteri;Valeria Cento;Antonio Piralla;Valentino Costabile

  • Human neutralizing antibodies to cold linear epitopes and subdomain 1 of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein

    Unknown

  • Comparative evaluation of eight commercial human cytomegalovirus IgG avidity assays

    Maria Grazia Revello;Emilia Genini;Giovanna Gorini;Catherine Klersy

  • EBV DNA increase in COVID-19 patients with impaired lymphocyte subpopulation count.

    Stefania Paolucci;Irene Cassaniti;Federica Novazzi;Loretta Fiorina

  • Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs underlie West Nile virus encephalitis in ∼40% of patients

    Unknown

  • FilmArray™ GI panel performance for the diagnosis of acute gastroenteritis or hemorragic diarrhea

    Antonio Piralla;Giovanna Lunghi;Gianluigi Ardissino;Alessia Girello

  • Naturally occurring mutations to HCV protease inhibitors in treatment-naïve patients

    Stefania Paolucci;Loretta Fiorina;Antonio Piralla;Roberto Gulminetti

  • Phylogenetic characterization of Central/Southern European lineage 2 West Nile virus: analysis of human outbreaks in Italy and Greece, 2013–2014

    L. Barzon;A. Papa;E. Lavezzo;E. Franchin

  • Rapid and sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA using the Simplexa™ COVID-19 direct assay.

    Licia Bordi;Antonio Piralla;Eleonora Lalle;Federica Giardina

  • Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 specific B- and T-cell responses in convalescent COVID-19 patients 6-8 months after the infection

    Natalia Sherina;Antonio Piralla;Likun Du;Hui Wan

Frequent Co-Authors

Fausto Baldanti
Fausto Baldanti University of Pavia
Elena Percivalle
Elena Percivalle University of Pavia
Susanna Esposito
Susanna Esposito University of Parma
Antonella Sarasini
Antonella Sarasini University of Pavia
Nicola Principi
Nicola Principi University of Milan
Giuseppe Gerna
Giuseppe Gerna University of Pavia
Heli Harvala
Heli Harvala University College London
Alessandro Zanetti
Alessandro Zanetti University of Milan
Michel C. Nussenzweig
Michel C. Nussenzweig Rockefeller University
Paul D. Bieniasz
Paul D. Bieniasz Rockefeller University

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