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Brigitte Berger-Bächi

Brigitte Berger-Bächi

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
70
Citations
11690
World Ranking
1985
National Ranking
51

Brigitte Berger-Bächi 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 Brigitte Berger-Bächi sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 122 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brigitte Berger-Bächi 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 Brigitte Berger-Bächi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Brigitte Berger-Bächi is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their academic presence is marked by contributions rooted primarily in scholarly activities attached to this institution.

The available data does not list specific recent papers, frequent co-authors, or publication venues associated with Berger-Bächi, which limits direct insight into their publication record or collaborative network.

There are no specified main fields or subfields of study detailed in the data, nor are there listed main topics of research work related to Berger-Bächi. This absence suggests that publicly accessible information about their specialized research areas is limited or not indexed in the current source.

Information concerning book publications or awards received by Berger-Bächi is also not provided, which indicates either a lack of such accolades or the unavailability of this data in the reviewed source.

Given the affiliation with the University of Zurich, it is likely that Berger-Bächi's research activities align with academic programs and initiatives typical of this European research institution. However, without deeper bibliometric or biographical data, further specifics on research contribution remain unspecified.

Best Publications

  • Microarray-based analysis of the Staphylococcus aureus sigmaB regulon.

    Markus Bischoff;Paul Dunman;Jan Kormanec;Daphne Macapagal

  • Factors influencing methicillin resistance in staphylococci.

    Brigitte Berger-Bächi;Susanne Rohrer

  • FemA, a host-mediated factor essential for methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: molecular cloning and characterization.

    Brigitte Berger-Bächi;Luisella Barberis-Maino;Anni Strässle;Fritz H. Kayser

  • Cell wall monoglycine cross-bridges and methicillin hypersusceptibility in a femAB null mutant of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

    A M Strandén;K Ehlert;H Labischinski;B Berger-Bächi

  • femA, which encodes a factor essential for expression of methicillin resistance, affects glycine content of peptidoglycan in methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus strains.

    H Maidhof;B Reinicke;P Blümel;B Berger-Bächi

  • Staphylococcus aureus CcpA Affects Virulence Determinant Production and Antibiotic Resistance

    Kati Seidl;Martin Stucki;Martin Ruegg;Christiane Goerke

  • Sequence comparison of mecA genes isolated from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis

    Cristina Ryffel;Wolfgang Tesch;Ian Birch-Machin;Peter E. Reynolds

  • Additional DNA in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and molecular cloning of mec-specific DNA.

    W D Beck;B Berger-Bächi;F H Kayser

  • Mapping and characterization of multiple chromosomal factors involved in methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.

    B Berger-Bächi;A Strässle;J E Gustafson;F H Kayser

  • In vitro assembly of a complete, pentaglycine interpeptide bridge containing cell wall precursor (lipid II‐Gly5) of Staphylococcus aureus

    Tanja Schneider;Maria Magdalena Senn;Brigitte Berger-Bächi;Alessandro Tossi

  • Staphylococcus aureus CcpA Affects Biofilm Formation

    Kati Seidl;Christiane Goerke;Christiane Wolz;Dietrich Mack

  • Fitness Cost of SCCmec and Methicillin Resistance Levels in Staphylococcus aureus

    Miriam Ender;Nadine McCallum;Rajan Adhikari;Brigitte Berger-Bächi

  • Influence of femB on methicillin resistance and peptidoglycan metabolism in Staphylococcus aureus.

    U Henze;T Sidow;J Wecke;H Labischinski

  • Correlation between regulation of mecA transcription and expression of methicillin resistance in staphylococci.

    C Ryffel;F H Kayser;B Berger-Bächi

  • The essential Staphylococcus aureus gene fmhB is involved in the first step of peptidoglycan pentaglycine interpeptide formation.

    S. Rohrer;K. Ehlert;M. Tschierske;H. Labischinski

  • Effect of a glucose impulse on the CcpA regulon in Staphylococcus aureus

    Kati Seidl;Susanne Müller;Patrice François;Carsten Kriebitzsch

  • Mechanisms of heteroresistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

    C Ryffel;A Strässle;F H Kayser;B Berger-Bächi

  • The gate controlling cell wall synthesis in Staphylococcus aureus.

    Hitoshi Komatsuzawa;Tamaki Fujiwara;Hiromi Nishi;Sakuo Yamada

  • Comparative genomics and DNA array-based genotyping of pandemic Staphylococcus aureus strains encoding Panton-Valentine leukocidin

    Stefan Monecke;B. Berger-Bachi;Geoffrey Coombs;Geoffrey Coombs;A. Holmes

  • IS431, a staphylococcal insertion sequence-like element related to IS26 from Proteus vulgaris.

    Luisella Barberis-Maino;Brigitte Berger-Bächi;Hans Weber;Wolfgang D. Beck

  • Molecular analysis and organization of the sigmaB operon in Staphylococcus aureus.

    Maria Magdalena Senn;Philipp Giachino;Dagmar Homerova;Andrea Steinhuber

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Bischoff
Markus Bischoff Saarland University
Reinhard Zbinden
Reinhard Zbinden University of Zurich
Christiane Wolz
Christiane Wolz University of Tübingen
Christiane Goerke
Christiane Goerke University of Tübingen
Patrice Francois
Patrice Francois University of Geneva
Hans-Georg Sahl
Hans-Georg Sahl University of Bonn
Costi D. Sifri
Costi D. Sifri University of Virginia
Pierre Vaudaux
Pierre Vaudaux Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
Hitoshi Komatsuzawa
Hitoshi Komatsuzawa Hiroshima University
Geoffrey W. Coombs
Geoffrey W. Coombs Fiona Stanley Hospital

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