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Bernard La Scola

Bernard La Scola

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
102
Citations
46927
World Ranking
363
National Ranking
18

Bernard La Scola 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 Bernard La Scola sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 546 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bernard La Scola 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 Bernard La Scola 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.

Overview

Bernard La Scola is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France. Their research spans several areas within medicine and biological sciences, with a particular focus on infectious diseases and molecular biology. They have contributed to a substantial body of work related to the study and management of viral infections, especially concerning the SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for COVID-19.

The main fields of study covered by La Scola's publications include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broad domains, their subfields of specialization include:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Endocrinology

The scientist's research topics focus primarily on:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Plant Virus Research Studies

Bernard La Scola has published in several frequently targeted scientific venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Medical Virology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Viruses
  • Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "RETRACTED: Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial" (2020), International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • "Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial" (2020), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Viral RNA load as determined by cell culture as a management tool for discharge of SARS-CoV-2 patients from infectious disease wards" (2020), European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • "Clinical and microbiological effect of a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in 80 COVID-19 patients with at least a six-day follow up: A pilot observational study" (2020), Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • "Early treatment of COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin: A retrospective analysis of 1061 cases in Marseille, France" (2020), Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

The scientist collaborates frequently with several other researchers, including:

  • Philippe Colson
  • Didier Raoult
  • Anthony Levasseur
  • Jean-Christophe Lagier
  • Céline Boschi

Best Publications

  • Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial.

    Philippe Gautret;Jean Christophe Lagier;Philippe Parola;Van Thuan Hoang

  • Ongoing Revolution in Bacteriology: Routine Identification of Bacteria by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

    Piseth Seng;Michel Drancourt;Freédésrique Gouriet;Bernard La Scola

  • The 1.2-Megabase Genome Sequence of Mimivirus

    Didier Raoult;Stéphane Audic;Catherine Robert;Chantal Abergel

  • Microbial culturomics: paradigm shift in the human gut microbiome study

    J. C. Lagier;Fabrice Armougom;M. Million;P. Hugon

  • A Giant Virus in Amoebae

    Bernard La Scola;Stéphane Audic;Catherine Robert;Liang Jungang

  • Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics

    Jean-Christophe Lagier;Saber Khelaifia;Maryam Tidjani Alou;Sokhna Ndongo

  • Clinical and microbiological effect of a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in 80 COVID-19 patients with at least a six-day follow up: A pilot observational study.

    Philippe Gautret;Jean Christophe Lagier;Philippe Parola;Van Thuan Hoang

  • Viral RNA load as determined by cell culture as a management tool for discharge of SARS-CoV-2 patients from infectious disease wards.

    Bernard La Scola;Marion Le Bideau;Julien Andreani;Van Thuan Hoang

  • The Rebirth of Culture in Microbiology through the Example of Culturomics To Study Human Gut Microbiota

    Jean-Christophe Lagier;Perrine Hugon;Saber Khelaifia;Pierre-Edouard Fournier

  • The Virophage as a Unique Parasite of the Giant Mimivirus

    Bernard La Scola;Christelle Desnues;Isabelle Pagnier;Catherine Robert

  • Laboratory diagnosis of rickettsioses: current approaches to diagnosis of old and new rickettsial diseases

    B La Scola;D Raoult

  • Cultivation of the Bacillus of Whipple's Disease

    Didier Raoult;Marie L. Birg;Bernard La Scola;Pierre E. Fournier

  • Giant Marseillevirus highlights the role of amoebae as a melting pot in emergence of chimeric microorganisms

    Mickaël Boyer;Natalya Yutin;Isabelle Pagnier;Lina Barrassi

  • Early treatment of COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin: A retrospective analysis of 1061 cases in Marseille, France.

    Matthieu Million;Jean Christophe Lagier;Philippe Gautret;Philippe Colson

  • Direct Identification of Bacteria in Positive Blood Culture Bottles by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

    Bernard La Scola;Didier Raoult

  • Sequencing of the rpoB Gene and Flanking Spacers for Molecular Identification of Acinetobacter Species

    Bernard La Scola;Vijay A. K. B. Gundi;Atieh Khamis;Didier Raoult

  • MALDI-TOF-mass spectrometry applications in clinical microbiology.

    Piseth Seng;Jean-Marc Rolain;Pierre Edouard Fournier;Bernard La Scola

  • Identification of Rare Pathogenic Bacteria in a Clinical Microbiology Laboratory: Impact of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

    Piseth Seng;Cedric Abat;Jean Marc Rolain;Philippe Colson

  • Gene-sequence-based criteria for species definition in bacteriology: the Bartonella paradigm

    Bernard La Scola;Zaher Zeaiter;Atieh Khamis;Didier Raoult

  • Serological cross-reactions between Bartonella quintana, Bartonella henselae, and Coxiella burnetii.

    B La Scola;D Raoult

Frequent Co-Authors

Didier Raoult
Didier Raoult Aix-Marseille University
Philippe Colson
Philippe Colson Aix-Marseille University
Anthony Levasseur
Anthony Levasseur University of Montreal
Catherine Robert
Catherine Robert Aix-Marseille University
Pierre-Edouard Fournier
Pierre-Edouard Fournier Aix-Marseille University
Jean-Marc Rolain
Jean-Marc Rolain Aix-Marseille University
Jean-Christophe Lagier
Jean-Christophe Lagier Aix-Marseille University
Erna Geessien Kroon
Erna Geessien Kroon Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Philippe Brouqui
Philippe Brouqui Aix-Marseille University
Michel Drancourt
Michel Drancourt Aix-Marseille University

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