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Antonio Ventosa

Antonio Ventosa

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 91 656 583 13 13 443 28428

Antonio Ventosa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Antonio Ventosa between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Antonio Ventosa published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 11.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2024. 40 of the 491 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2024. 1982: 4 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 10 publications
1982 2025

491 publications in total across all disciplines

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Antonio Ventosa: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 4
1983 2
1984 4
1985 2
1986 4
1987 5
1988 2
1989 8
1990 5
1991 6
1992 6
1993 5
1994 2
1995 10
1996 8
1997 11
1998 8
1999 11
2000 11
2001 6
2002 7
2003 9
2004 10
2005 15
2006 19
2007 14
2008 16
2009 18
2010 11
2011 20
2012 20
2013 23
2014 26
2015 20
2016 10
2017 14
2018 15
2019 14
2020 8
2021 9
2022 10
2023 23
2024 30
2025 10
Total 491
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Antonio Ventosa publications per year - data summary

  • Antonio Ventosa, a Microbiology scholar from University of Seville, has 491 publications recorded across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1982 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2024, with 30 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1983, 1985, 1988 and 1994, with 2 publications each.
  • The rate of publication averages 11.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.2 per year counting only the 44 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 82 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1982-1996: 73 publications (4.9 per year); 1997-2011: 186 publications (12.4 per year); 2012-2025: 232 publications (16.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Antonio Ventosa 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 Ventosa 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, 435–444 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: 443 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 33 443
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 Ventosa publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 55–64 to 679+ publications.
  • Antonio Ventosa, a Microbiology scholar from University of Seville, records 443 publications - the 92nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 92% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Antonio Ventosa, and about 8% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Antonio Ventosa ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 135–144 publications, holding 288 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 54% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 679 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Antonio Ventosa 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 Ventosa 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, 91 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: 91 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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 91
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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Antonio Ventosa D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 88 ranges running from 40 to 127+ D-Index.
  • Antonio Ventosa, a Microbiology scholar from University of Seville, records 91 D-Index - the 89th percentile of the discipline.
  • 89% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Antonio Ventosa, and about 11% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and Antonio Ventosa ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58 D-Index, holding 162 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 61 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more, 95 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Antonio Ventosa is affiliated with the University of Seville in Spain. Their research spans multiple scientific disciplines, primarily focusing on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Environmental Science.

The main topics within Antonio Ventosa's body of work include:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Their publications have appeared frequently in several scientific venues, with the most common being:

  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Microorganisms
  • Scientific Reports

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Antonio Ventosa include:

  • "Phylogenomics of Haloarchaea: The Controversy of the Genera Natrinema-Haloterrigena," 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "A long-awaited taxogenomic investigation of the family Halomonadaceae," 2023, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Proposed minimal standards for description of new taxa of the class Halobacteria," 2024, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • "The best of both worlds: a proposal for further integration of Candidatus names into the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes," 2024, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • "Guidelines for interpreting the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes and for preparing a Request for an Opinion," 2023, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Frequent co-authors in Antonio Ventosa's collaborations include:

  • Cristina Sánchez-Porro
  • Rafael R. de la Haba
  • David R. Arahal
  • Raquel S. Peixoto
  • Max M. Häggblom

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

  • Numerical Taxonomy of Moderately Halophilic Gram-negative Rods

    Antonio Ventosa;Emilia Quesada;Francisco Rodriguez-Valera;Francisco Ruiz-Berraquero

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

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

  • Proposed minimal standards for describing new taxa of aerobic, endospore-forming bacteria.

    N A Logan;O Berge;A H Bishop;H-J Busse

  • Diversity of moderately halophilic bacteria producing extracellular hydrolytic enzymes

    C. Sánchez-Porro;S. Martín;E. Mellado;A. Ventosa

  • Biotechnological applications and potentialities of halophilic microorganisms.

    A Ventosa;J J Nieto

  • Classification of Non-alkaliphilic Halobacteria Based on Numerical Taxonomy and Polar Lipid Composition, and Description of Haloarcula gen. nov. and Haloferax gen. nov.

    Marina Torreblanca;F. Rodriguez-Valera;Guadalupe Juez;Antonio Ventosa

  • New Abundant Microbial Groups in Aquatic Hypersaline Environments

    Rohit Ghai;Lejla Pašić;Lejla Pašić;Ana Beatriz Fernández;Ana-Belen Martin-Cuadrado

  • Screening and isolation of halophilic bacteria producing extracellular hydrolyses from Howz Soltan Lake, Iran

    R. Rohban;Mohammad Ali Amoozegar;A. Ventosa

  • Halobacillus gen. nov., with Descriptions of Halobacillus litoralis sp. nov. and Halobacillus trueperi sp. nov., and Transfer of Sporosarcina halophila to Halobacillus halophilus comb. nov.

    S. Spring;W. Ludwig;M. C. Marquez;A. Ventosa

  • Variation of environmental features and microbial populations with salt concentrations in a multi-pond saltern.

    F. Rodriguez-Valera;A. Ventosa;G. Juez;Johannes F. Imhoff

  • Halophiles 2010: life in saline environments.

    Yanhe Ma;Erwin A. Galinski;William D. Grant;Aharon Oren

  • Production and biochemical characterization of an α-amylase from the moderate halophile Halomonas meridiana

    María-José Coronado;María-José Coronado;Carmen Vargas;Jürgen Hofemeister;Antonio Ventosa

  • Halomonas organivorans sp. nov., a moderate halophile able to degrade aromatic compounds.

    María Teresa García;Encarnación Mellado;Juan Carlos Ostos;Antonio Ventosa

  • Survey of metal tolerance in moderately halophilic eubacteria

    J J Nieto;R Fernández-Castillo;M C Márquez;A Ventosa

  • Halomonas neptunia sp. nov., Halomonas sulfidaeris sp. nov., Halomonas axialensis sp. nov. and Halomonas hydrothermalis sp. nov.: halophilic bacteria isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal-vent environments

    Jonathan Z. Kaye;M. Carmen Márquez;Antonio Ventosa;John A. Baross

  • Vibrio tapetis sp. nov., the Causative Agent of the Brown Ring Disease Affecting Cultured Clams

    Juan J. Borrego;Dolores Castro;Antonio Luque;Christine Paillard

  • Microbial diversity of hypersaline environments: a metagenomic approach.

    Antonio Ventosa;Rafael R de la Haba;Cristina Sánchez-Porro;R Thane Papke

  • Deleya halophila, a New Species of Moderately Halophilic Bacteria

    E. Quesada;A. Ventosa;F. Ruiz-Berraquero;A. Ramos-Cormenzana

  • Class III. Halobacteria class nov

    WD Grant;M Kamekura;TJ McGenity;A Ventosa

Frequent Co-Authors

William D. Grant
William D. Grant University of Leicester
Aharon Oren
Aharon Oren Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Peter Schumann
Peter Schumann Leibniz Association
Don A. Cowan
Don A. Cowan University of Pretoria
Yanhe Ma
Yanhe Ma Chinese Academy of Sciences
Francisco Rodriguez-Valera
Francisco Rodriguez-Valera Miguel Hernandez University
Cathrin Spröer
Cathrin Spröer Leibniz Association
Lucas Domínguez
Lucas Domínguez Complutense University of Madrid
Edward R. B. Moore
Edward R. B. Moore University of Gothenburg
Morris Kates
Morris Kates University of Ottawa

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