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Christophe Nguyen-The

Christophe Nguyen-The

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 53 4098 3768 236 220 117 10089

Christophe Nguyen-The publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christophe Nguyen-The between 1984 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christophe Nguyen-The published across 39 years, from 1984 to 2022, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2007. 10 of the 144 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2007. 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 6 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 6 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 5 publications
1984 2022

144 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christophe Nguyen-The: publications per year, 1984 to 2022
Year Publications
1984 2
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 3
1994 5
1995 1
1996 6
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 5
2001 4
2002 3
2003 4
2004 1
2005 4
2006 3
2007 16
2008 15
2009 4
2010 16
2011 7
2012 4
2013 7
2014 1
2015 6
2016 4
2017 3
2018 2
2019 3
2020 2
2021 5
2022 5
Total 144
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Christophe Nguyen-The publications per year - data summary

  • Christophe Nguyen-The, a Microbiology scholar from University of Avignon, has 144 publications recorded across 39 years, from 1984 to 2022.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1984 and the most recent to 2022.
  • The most productive years are 2007 and 2010, with 16 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 8 of the 39 years in the span carry no publications at all (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.6 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2018-2022) hold 17 publications, 12% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1984-1996: 20 publications (1.5 per year); 1997-2009: 59 publications (4.5 per year); 2010-2022: 65 publications (5.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Christophe Nguyen-The 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 Christophe Nguyen-The 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, 115–124 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: 117 publications — 11th percentile

11% 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
115–124 235 117
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
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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Christophe Nguyen-The 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.
  • Christophe Nguyen-The, a Microbiology scholar from University of Avignon, records 117 publications - the 11th percentile of the discipline.
  • 11% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Christophe Nguyen-The, and about 89% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Christophe Nguyen-The ranks below 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).

Christophe Nguyen-The 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 Christophe Nguyen-The 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 53
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
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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Christophe Nguyen-The 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.
  • Christophe Nguyen-The, a Microbiology scholar from University of Avignon, records 53 D-Index - the 27th percentile of the discipline.
  • 27% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Christophe Nguyen-The, and about 73% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and Christophe Nguyen-The ranks below 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

Christophe Nguyen-The is affiliated with the University of Avignon in France and works primarily within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Food Science, Biotechnology, and Plant Science. Their research covers various aspects of food safety, hygiene, and microbiology, intersecting with topics such as food supply chain traceability and bacterial and viral epidemiology.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate engagement with key issues in foodborne pathogens and hygiene practices. Notable papers include:

  • Consumer practices and prevalence of Campylobacter, Salmonella and norovirus in kitchens from six European countries (2021), International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • Kitchen layouts and consumers' food hygiene practices: Ergonomics versus safety (2021), Food Control
  • Washing hands and risk of cross-contamination during chicken preparation among domestic practitioners in five European countries (2021), Food Control
  • Short-Chain and Unsaturated Fatty Acids Increase Sequentially From the Lag Phase During Cold Growth of Bacillus cereus (2021), Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Interactions between refrigeration temperatures, energy consumption in a food plant and microbiological quality of the food product: Application to refrigerated stuffed pasta (2021), Food Control

The main research topics include:

  • Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Food Supply Chain Traceability
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Agriculture and Farm Safety
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research

Frequent collaborators contributing to Christophe Nguyen-The's research include Pierrine Didier, Isabelle Maître, Silje Elisabeth Skuland, Loredana Dumitraşcu, and Anca Ioana Nicolau. These coauthors have worked with Nguyen-The across multiple publications, indicating established partnerships in scientific investigation.

The scientist's research has been published predominantly in venues such as Food Control and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). Other publication venues include the International Journal of Food Microbiology, Frontiers in Microbiology, and Postharvest Biology and Technology.

Best Publications

  • The microbiology of minimally processed fresh fruits and vegetables

    Christophe Nguyen‐the;Frédéric Carlin

  • Enterotoxigenic Profiles of Food-Poisoning and Food-Borne Bacillus cereus Strains

    Marie-Hélène Guinebretière;Véronique Broussolle;Christophe Nguyen-The

  • Ecological diversification in the Bacillus cereus Group

    Marie-Hélène Guinebretière;Fabiano L. Thompson;Fabiano L. Thompson;Alexei Sorokin;Philippe Normand

  • Emetic toxin formation of Bacillus cereus is restricted to a single evolutionary lineage of closely related strains

    Monika Ehling-Schulz;Birgitta Svensson;Marie-Helene Guinebretiere;Toril Lindbäck

  • Bacillus cytotoxicus sp. nov. is a novel thermotolerant species of the Bacillus cereus Group occasionally associated with food poisoning

    Marie-Hélène Guinebretière;Marie-Hélène Guinebretière;Sandrine Auger;Sandrine Auger;Nathalie Galleron;Nathalie Galleron;Matthias Contzen

  • Antimicrobial effect of rosemary extracts.

    José Del Campo;Marie-Josèphe Amiot;Christophe Nguyen-The

  • Scientific Opinion on the public health hazards to be covered by inspection of meat (swine)

    Olivier Andreoletti;Herbert Budka;Sava Buncic;John D Collins

  • Ability of Bacillus cereus Group Strains To Cause Food Poisoning Varies According to Phylogenetic Affiliation (Groups I to VII) Rather than Species Affiliation

    Marie-Hélène Guinebretière;Marie-Hélène Guinebretière;Philippe Velge;Olivier Couvert;Frédéric Carlin;Frédéric Carlin

  • Prevalence, characterization and growth of Bacillus cereus in commercial cooked chilled foods containing vegetables

    C. Choma;C. Choma;M.H. Guinebretière;F. Carlin;P. Schmitt

  • Survival of Bacillus cereus spores and vegetative cells in acid media simulating human stomach

    T. Clavel;F. Carlin;D. Lairon;C. Nguyen-The

  • Determination of the toxic potential of Bacillus cereus isolates by quantitative enterotoxin analyses.

    Maximilian Moravek;Richard Dietrich;Christine Buerk;Véronique Broussolle

  • Spore-forming bacteria in commercial cooked, pasteurised and chilled vegetable purées

    Frédéric Carlin;Marie-Hélène Guinebretiere;Caroline Choma;Roselyne Pasqualini

  • Qualified presumption of safety (QPS): a generic risk assessment approach for biological agents notified to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

    Renata G.K. Leuschner;Tobin P. Robinson;Marta Hugas;Pier Sandro Cocconcelli

  • Emetic toxin-producing strains of Bacillus cereus show distinct characteristics within the Bacillus cereus group

    Frédéric Carlin;Martina Fricker;Annemarie Pielaat;Simon Heisterkamp

  • Detection of depolymerase isoenzymes after electrophoresis or electrofocusing, or in titration curves

    Yves Bertheau;Eslam Madgidi-Hervan;Alain Kotoujansky;Christophe Nguyen-The

  • Role of fatty acids in Bacillus environmental adaptation.

    Sara Esther Diomande;Christophe Nguyen-The;Marie-Hélène Guinebretière;Veronique Broussolle

  • Modified Atmosphere Packaging of Fresh, “Ready-to-use” Grated Carrots in Polymeric Films

    F. Carlin;C. Nguyen-The;G. Hilbert;Y. Chambroy

  • Behaviour of the pathogen surrogates Listeria innocua and Clostridium sporogenes during production of parsley in fields fertilized with contaminated amendments

    Hélène Girardin;Cindy E. Morris;Christine Albagnac;Nicolas Dreux

  • Rapid discrimination of cytK-1 and cytK-2 genes in Bacillus cereus strains by a novel duplex PCR system.

    Marie-Hélène Guinebretiere;Annette Fagerlund;Per E. Granum;Christophe Nguyen-The

  • Influence of Background Microflora on Listeria monocytogenes on Minimally Processed Fresh Broad-Leaved Endive ( Cichorium endivia var. latifolia ).

    Frederic Carlin;Christophe Nguyen-The;Cindy E. Morris

  • Factors affecting the growth of Listeria monocytogenes on minimally processed fresh endive

    F. Carlin;C. Nguyen-the;A. Abreu da Silva

  • Scientific Opinion on the maintenance of the list of QPS (qualified presumption of safety) biological agents intentionally added to food and feed (2010 update)

    John Daniel Collins;Birgit Noerrung;Herbert Budka;Olivier Anderoletti

Frequent Co-Authors

Frédéric Carlin
Frédéric Carlin University of Avignon
John D. Collins
John D. Collins University College Dublin
Olivier Andreoletti
Olivier Andreoletti École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse
Ivar Vågsholm
Ivar Vågsholm Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
John W. Griffin
John W. Griffin Johns Hopkins University
John N. Sofos
John N. Sofos Colorado State University
Herbert Budka
Herbert Budka Medical University of Vienna
Luísa Peixe
Luísa Peixe University of Porto
John M. Griffin
John M. Griffin Lancaster University
Arie H. Havelaar
Arie H. Havelaar University of Florida

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