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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Biology and Biochemistry 56 14205 13064 22 21 374 15707

Béla Melegh publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Béla Melegh between 1950 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Béla Melegh published across 76 years, from 1950 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2013. 4 of the 423 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2013. 1950: 1 publication 1951: 0 publications 1952: 0 publications 1953: 1 publication 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 4 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 4 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 7 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1950 2025

423 publications in total across all disciplines

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Béla Melegh: publications per year, 1950 to 2025
Year Publications
1950 1
1951 0
1952 0
1953 1
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 4
1987 8
1988 3
1989 2
1990 7
1991 1
1992 0
1993 1
1994 4
1995 1
1996 7
1997 9
1998 8
1999 5
2000 5
2001 8
2002 3
2003 7
2004 15
2005 15
2006 15
2007 17
2008 25
2009 24
2010 18
2011 25
2012 22
2013 32
2014 20
2015 21
2016 6
2017 19
2018 6
2019 9
2020 14
2021 8
2022 14
2023 7
2024 2
2025 2
Total 423
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Béla Melegh 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 Béla Melegh sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 1,028+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 980. Most scientists, 980, have 127–136 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 367–376 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 413 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 848 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 949 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 840 scientists 207–216 publications: 733 scientists 217–226 publications: 708 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 417 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 196 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 59 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientist 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientist 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 374 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 8
57–66 35
67–76 106
77–86 231
87–96 413
97–106 546
107–116 704
117–126 848
127–136 980
137–146 942
147–156 969
157–166 949
167–176 951
177–186 915
187–196 787
197–206 840
207–216 733
217–226 708
227–236 651
237–246 605
247–256 510
257–266 524
267–276 434
277–286 417
287–296 350
297–306 363
307–316 315
317–326 296
327–336 261
337–346 240
347–356 219
357–366 196
367–376 154 374
377–386 161
387–396 155
397–406 145
407–416 124
417–426 112
427–436 132
437–446 116
447–456 99
457–466 81
467–476 91
477–486 80
487–496 80
497–506 59
507–516 36
517–526 46
527–536 54
537–546 44
547–556 43
557–566 43
567–576 42
577–586 25
587–596 34
597–606 23
607–616 33
617–626 31
627–636 27
637–646 25
647–656 28
657–666 34
667–676 18
677–686 16
687–696 10
697–706 12
707–716 21
717–726 12
727–736 12
737–746 10
747–756 7
757–766 13
767–776 15
777–786 13
787–796 9
797–806 9
807–816 7
817–826 4
827–836 9
837–846 7
847–856 3
857–866 5
867–876 5
877–886 11
887–896 3
897–906 4
907–916 7
917–926 5
927–936 6
937–946 6
947–956 3
957–966 7
967–976 2
977–986 2
987–996 1
997–1,006 5
1,007–1,016 2
1,017–1,026 2
1,027 1
1,028+ 100
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Béla Melegh 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 Béla Melegh sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 65 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 167+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,253. Most scientists, 1,253, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56–57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 80
42–43 183
44–45 316
46–47 504
48–49 718
50–51 899
52–53 1,025
54–55 1,149
56–57 1,235 56
58–59 1,253
60–61 1,162
62–63 1,130
64–65 1,031
66–67 897
68–69 814
70–71 714
72–73 709
74–75 596
76–77 512
78–79 473
80–81 412
82–83 373
84–85 358
86–87 285
88–89 273
90–91 227
92–93 208
94–95 193
96–97 153
98–99 157
100–101 148
102–103 120
104–105 113
106–107 100
108–109 86
110–111 67
112–113 71
114–115 73
116–117 64
118–119 53
120–121 60
122–123 54
124–125 43
126–127 38
128–129 49
130–131 26
132–133 18
134–135 23
136–137 32
138–139 32
140–141 27
142–143 19
144–145 22
146–147 12
148–149 16
150–151 14
152–153 10
154–155 13
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 9
162–163 13
164–165 4
166 4
167+ 98
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Overview

Béla Melegh is affiliated with the University of Pecs in Hungary and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research primarily focuses on genetics, molecular biology, neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and physiology. This breadth spans 43 publications in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, alongside 41 in medicine.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics including genetic neurodegenerative diseases, genomics and rare diseases, mitochondrial function and pathology, traumatic brain injury and neurovascular disturbances, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research, and trauma and emergency care studies. These areas are reflected in the diverse range of papers and collaborations associated with Melegh.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Béla Melegh include:

  • Cancer Surveillance Guideline for individuals with PTEN hamartoma tumour syndrome, 2020, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Neurofilaments in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: blood biomarkers at the preataxic and ataxic stage in humans and mice, 2020, EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • Fluid balance and outcome in critically ill patients with traumatic brain injury (CENTER-TBI and OzENTER-TBI): a prospective, multicentre, comparative effectiveness study, 2021, The Lancet Neurology
  • The use of polygenic risk scores in pre-implantation genetic testing: an unproven, unethical practice, 2021, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Conversion of individuals at risk for spinocerebellar ataxia types 1, 2, 3, and 6 to manifest ataxia (RISCA): a longitudinal cohort study, 2020, The Lancet Neurology

Their frequent co-authors illustrate ongoing collaborative efforts in research. Colleagues they often work with include Jon Infante, Lüdger Schöls, Holger Hengel, Kathrin Reetz, and Alexandra Dürr, with collaboration frequencies ranging from 9 to 11 joint publications.

Publications by Melegh appear predominantly in the European Journal of Human Genetics, where there are eight contributions. Other common venues include Frontiers in Public Health and The Cerebellum, each with three publications, and The Lancet Neurology and Frontiers in Genetics, both with two publications respectively.

Best Publications

  • Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci

    Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Aiden Corvin;James T. R. Walters

  • Traumatic brain injury: integrated approaches to improve prevention, clinical care, and research

    Andrew I R Maas;David K Menon;P David Adelson;Nada Andelic

  • Ancient human genomes suggest three ancestral populations for present-day Europeans

    Iosif Lazaridis;Iosif Lazaridis;Nick Patterson;Alissa Mittnik;Gabriel Renaud

  • Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores

    Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Jian Yang;Hilary K. Finucane;Alexander Gusev

  • Genomic Dissection of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, Including 28 Subphenotypes

    Douglas M. Ruderfer;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Andrew McQuillin;James Boocock

  • Partitioning heritability of regulatory and cell-type-specific variants across 11 common diseases

    Alexander Gusev;S. Hong Lee;Gosia Trynka;Hilary Finucane

  • Increase in viral gastroenteritis outbreaks in Europe and epidemic spread of new norovirus variant

    Ben Lopman;Harry Vennema;Evelyne Kohli;Pierre Pothier

  • Case-mix, care pathways, and outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury in CENTER-TBI: a European prospective, multicentre, longitudinal, cohort study

    Ewout W. Steyerberg;Ewout W. Steyerberg;Eveline Wiegers;Charlie Sewalt;Andras Buki

  • Genetic structure of Europeans: a view from the North-East

    Mari Nelis;Mari Nelis;Tõnu Esko;Tõnu Esko;Reedik Mägi;Fritz Zimprich

  • Parallel palaeogenomic transects reveal complex genetic history of early European farmers.

    Mark Lipson;Anna Szécsényi-Nagy;Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Annamária Pósa

  • Spinocerebellar ataxia types 1, 2, 3, and 6 Disease severity and nonataxia symptoms

    T Schmitz-Hübsch;M Coudert;Peter Bauer;P Giunti

  • Long-term disease progression in spinocerebellar ataxia types 1, 2, 3, and 6: a longitudinal cohort study

    Heike Jacobi;Sophie Tezenas du Montcel;Peter Bauer;Paola Giunti

  • Complement genes contribute sex-biased vulnerability in diverse disorders

    Nolan Kamitaki;Nolan Kamitaki;Aswin Sekar;Aswin Sekar;Robert E. Handsaker;Robert E. Handsaker;Heather de Rivera;Heather de Rivera

  • Guidelines for the Li–Fraumeni and heritable TP53-related cancer syndromes

    Thierry Frebourg;Svetlana Bajalica Lagercrantz;Carla Oliveira;Rita Magenheim

  • Tracing past human male movements in northern/eastern Africa and western Eurasia: new clues from Y-chromosomal haplogroups E-M78 and J-M12.

    Fulvio Cruciani;Roberta La Fratta;Beniamino Trombetta;Piero Santolamazza

  • Biological and clinical characteristics of individuals at risk for spinocerebellar ataxia types 1, 2, 3, and 6 in the longitudinal RISCA study: analysis of baseline data

    Heike Jacobi;Kathrin Reetz;Kathrin Reetz;Sophie Tezenas du Montcel;Peter Bauer

  • Reliability and validity of the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale: A study in 156 spinocerebellar ataxia patients

    Tanja T. Schmitz-Hübsch;Sophie Tezenas S.T. du Montcel;Laszlo L. Baliko;Sylvia S. Boesch

  • Modulation of the age at onset in spinocerebellar ataxia by CAG tracts in various genes

    Sophie Tezenas Du Montcel;Sophie Tezenas Du Montcel;Alexandra Durr;Peter Bauer;Karla P. Figueroa

  • Gene expression imputation across multiple brain regions provides insights into schizophrenia risk

    Laura M. Huckins;Amanda Dobbyn;Douglas M. Ruderfer;Gabriel Hoffman

  • Role of carnitine and its derivatives in the development and management of type 2 diabetes.

    Judit Bene;Kinga Hadzsiev;Bela Melegh

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Klockgether
Thomas Klockgether German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Alexandra Durr
Alexandra Durr Sorbonne University
Dagmar Timmann
Dagmar Timmann University of Duisburg-Essen
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Paola Giunti
Paola Giunti University College London
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Massimo Pandolfo
Massimo Pandolfo McGill University
Ludger Schöls
Ludger Schöls University of Tübingen
Krisztián Bányai
Krisztián Bányai University of Pecs
Tune H. Pers
Tune H. Pers University of Copenhagen

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