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Christian Milani

Christian Milani

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
18859
World Ranking
6961
National Ranking
165

Christian Milani 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 Christian Milani sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 208 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christian Milani 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 Christian Milani sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christian Milani is affiliated with the University of Parma in Italy and has a body of research primarily focused on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans several interconnected fields, including molecular biology, food science, infectious diseases, nutrition and dietetics, and ecology.

The scientist's research concentrates significantly on the study of gut microbiota and health, with numerous publications addressing topics related to probiotics and fermented foods, genomics and phylogenetic studies, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, infant nutrition and health, microbial community ecology and physiology, and reproductive tract infections.

Recent publications by Christian Milani include:

  • Bifidobacterium adolescentis as a key member of the human gut microbiota in the production of GABA, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • The infant gut microbiome as a microbial organ influencing host well-being, 2020, The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian Journal of Pediatrics
  • The Gut-Muscle Axis in Older Subjects with Low Muscle Mass and Performance: A Proof of Concept Study Exploring Fecal Microbiota Composition and Function with Shotgun Metagenomics Sequencing, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Unraveling the Microbiome of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Insights in Novel Microbial and Metabolomic Biomarkers, 2021, Microbiology Spectrum
  • METAnnotatorX2: a Comprehensive Tool for Deep and Shallow Metagenomic Data Set Analyses, 2021, mSystems

Christian Milani collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Marco Ventura, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Francesca Turroni, Leonardo Mancabelli, and Chiara Tarracchini. These coauthors appear recurrently in their publication record, indicating established research partnerships.

The scientist has contributed regularly to multiple academic journals, with publications predominantly appearing in:

  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Microbiome Research Reports
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • mSystems

Best Publications

  • The First Microbial Colonizers of the Human Gut: Composition, Activities, and Health Implications of the Infant Gut Microbiota

    Christian Milani;Sabrina Duranti;Francesca Bottacini;Eoghan Casey

  • Bacteria as vitamin suppliers to their host: a gut microbiota perspective.

    Jean Guy LeBlanc;Christian Milani;Graciela Savoy de Giori;Graciela Savoy de Giori;Fernando Sesma

  • Mother-to-Infant Microbial Transmission from Different Body Sites Shapes the Developing Infant Gut Microbiome.

    Pamela Ferretti;Edoardo Pasolli;Adrian Tett;Francesco Asnicar

  • Intestinal Dysbiosis Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Arancha Hevia;Christian Milani;Patricia López;Adriana Cuervo

  • Intestinal microbiota development in preterm neonates and effect of perinatal antibiotics.

    Silvia Arboleya;Borja Sánchez;Christian Milani;Sabrina Duranti

  • Aging Gut Microbiota at the Cross-Road between Nutrition, Physical Frailty, and Sarcopenia: Is There a Gut-Muscle Axis?

    Andrea Ticinesi;Fulvio Lauretani;Christian Milani;Antonio Nouvenne

  • Assessing the Fecal Microbiota: An Optimized Ion Torrent 16S rRNA Gene-Based Analysis Protocol

    Christian Milani;Arancha Hevia;Elena Foroni;Sabrina Duranti

  • Maternal inheritance of bifidobacterial communities and bifidophages in infants through vertical transmission

    Sabrina Duranti;Gabriele Andrea Lugli;Leonardo Mancabelli;Federica Armanini

  • Bifidobacterium adolescentis as a key member of the human gut microbiota in the production of GABA.

    Sabrina Duranti;Lorena Ruiz;Lorena Ruiz;Gabriele Andrea Lugli;Héctor Tames;Héctor Tames

  • Glycan Utilization and Cross-Feeding Activities by Bifidobacteria.

    Francesca Turroni;Christian Milani;Sabrina Duranti;Jennifer Mahony

  • Bifidobacteria exhibit social behavior through carbohydrate resource sharing in the gut.

    Christian Milani;Gabriele Andrea Lugli;Sabrina Duranti;Francesca Turroni

  • Genomic encyclopedia of type strains of the genus Bifidobacterium.

    Christian Milani;Gabriele Andrea Lugli;Sabrina Duranti;Francesca Turroni

  • Role of sortase-dependent pili of Bifidobacterium bifidum PRL2010 in modulating bacterium–host interactions

    Francesca Turroni;Fausta Serafini;Elena Foroni;Sabrina Duranti

  • Exploring vertical transmission of bifidobacteria from mother to child

    Christian Milani;Leonardo Mancabelli;Gabriele Andrea Lugli;Sabrina Duranti

  • Ability of bifidobacteria to metabolize chitin-glucan and its impact on the gut microbiota.

    Giulia Alessandri;Christian Milani;Sabrina Duranti;Leonardo Mancabelli

  • Antibiotics in early life alter the gut microbiome and increase disease incidence in a spontaneous mouse model of autoimmune insulin-dependent diabetes.

    Sophie Candon;Alicia Perez-Arroyo;Cindy Marquet;Fabrice Valette

  • Modulation of Fecal Clostridiales Bacteria and Butyrate by Probiotic Intervention with Lactobacillus paracasei DG Varies among Healthy Adults

    Chiara Ferrario;Valentina Taverniti;Christian Milani;Walter Fiore

  • Gut microbiota composition and Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized elderly individuals: a metagenomic study

    Christian Milani;Andrea Ticinesi;Jacoline Gerritsen;Antonio Nouvenne

  • Genomic Overview and Biological Functions of Exopolysaccharide Biosynthesis in Bifidobacterium spp.

    Claudio Hidalgo-Cantabrana;Borja Sánchez;Christian Milani;Marco Ventura

  • Genomics of the Genus Bifidobacterium Reveals Species-Specific Adaptation to the Glycan-Rich Gut Environment

    Christian Milani;Francesca Turroni;Sabrina Duranti;Gabriele Andrea Lugli

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Ventura
Marco Ventura University of Parma
Francesca Turroni
Francesca Turroni University of Parma
Douwe van Sinderen
Douwe van Sinderen University College Cork
Gabriele Andrea Lugli
Gabriele Andrea Lugli University of Parma
Sabrina Duranti
Sabrina Duranti University of Parma
Leonardo Mancabelli
Leonardo Mancabelli University of Parma
Abelardo Margolles
Abelardo Margolles Spanish National Research Council
Borja Sánchez
Borja Sánchez Spanish National Research Council
Clara G. de los Reyes-Gavilán
Clara G. de los Reyes-Gavilán Spanish National Research Council
Miguel Gueimonde
Miguel Gueimonde Spanish National Research Council

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