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Claudio Bandi

Claudio Bandi

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Biology and Biochemistry
Italy
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 79 1232 1107 28 27 331 19765

Claudio Bandi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Claudio Bandi between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Claudio Bandi published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 11.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2010. 10 of the 380 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2010. 1993: 7 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

380 publications in total across all disciplines

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Claudio Bandi: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 7
1994 4
1995 12
1996 5
1997 5
1998 12
1999 6
2000 13
2001 10
2002 5
2003 5
2004 13
2005 4
2006 10
2007 12
2008 20
2009 6
2010 22
2011 18
2012 11
2013 16
2014 17
2015 9
2016 9
2017 8
2018 14
2019 16
2020 20
2021 12
2022 17
2023 20
2024 12
2025 9
2026 1
Total 380
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Claudio Bandi 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 Claudio Bandi 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, 325–334 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: 331 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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
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 65 331
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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Claudio Bandi 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 Claudio Bandi 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, 79 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: 79 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
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 79
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Claudio Bandi is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has contributed extensively to research spanning multiple disciplines within the biological and medical sciences. The scientist's work is characterized by a diverse range of studies, often focusing on infectious diseases, molecular biology, and epidemiology, with a methodological emphasis on genomics and phylogenetic analysis.

Bandi's publication record includes papers in notable venues such as Scientific Reports, Pharmacological Research, Frontiers in Endocrinology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and others. Selected publications include:

  • "Serological follow-up of SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic subjects" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Boosting immunity to treat parasitic infections: Asaia bacteria expressing a protein from Wolbachia determine M1 macrophage activation and killing of Leishmania protozoans" (2020, Pharmacological Research)
  • "Precocious puberty and microbiota: The role of the sex hormone-gut microbiome axis" (2022, Frontiers in Endocrinology)
  • "A Journey on the Skin Microbiome: Pitfalls and Opportunities" (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "Morphology, ultrastructure, genomics, and phylogeny of Euplotes vanleeuwenhoeki sp. nov. and its ultra-reduced endosymbiont 'Candidatus Pinguicoccus supinus' sp. nov." (2020, Scientific Reports)

The main fields of study covered by Bandi include Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broad categories, more specific subfields of work address Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, and Epidemiology.

Bandi's research topics can be outlined as follows:

  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Frequent scientific collaborators include:

  • Sara Epis
  • Paolo Gabrieli
  • Francesco Comandatore
  • Ilaria Varotto-Boccazzi
  • Gianvincenzo Zuccotti

Bandi has published prolifically in several scientific journals, with multiple papers appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Parasites & Vectors, Scientific Reports, Pharmacological Research, and Communications Biology. This distribution reflects a focus on parasitic diseases, microbiomes, and infectious pathogens.

Best Publications

  • Phylogeny of Wolbachia in filarial nematodes

    Claudio Bandi;Tim J. C. Anderson;Claudio Genchi;Mark L. Blaxter

  • A phylogenetic analysis of filarial nematodes: comparison with the phylogeny of Wolbachia endosymbionts

    M. Casiraghi;T.J.C. Anderson;C. Bandi;C. Bazzocchi

  • Bacteria of the genus Asaia stably associate with Anopheles stephensi, an Asian malarial mosquito vector

    Guido Favia;Irene Ricci;Claudia Damiani;Noura Raddadi

  • Wolbachia bacterial endosymbionts of filarial nematodes.

    Mark J. Taylor;Claudio Bandi;Achim Hoerauf

  • An obligately endosymbiotic mycorrhizal fungus itself harbors obligately intracellular bacteria.

    V Bianciotto;C Bandi;D Minerdi;M Sironi

  • Evidence from multiple gene sequences indicates that termites evolved from wood-feeding cockroaches

    Nathan Lo;Gaku Tokuda;Hirofumi Watanabe;Harley Rose

  • How Many Wolbachia Supergroups Exist

    Nathan Lo;Maurizio Casiraghi;Emanuela Salati;Chiara Bazzocchi

  • Acetic Acid Bacteria, Newly Emerging Symbionts of Insects

    Elena Crotti;Aurora Rizzi;Bessem Chouaia;Irene Ricci

  • Mapping the presence of Wolbachia pipientis on the phylogeny of filarial nematodes: evidence for symbiont loss during evolution.

    Maurizio Casiraghi;Odile Bain;Ricardo Guerrero;Coralie Martin

  • Molecular evidence for a close relative of the arthropod endosymbiont Wolbachia in a filarial worm

    M. Sironi;C. Bandi;C. Bandi;L. Sacchi;B. Di Sacco

  • Effects of tetracycline on the filarial worms Brugia pahangi and Dirofilaria immitis and their bacterial endosymbionts Wolbachia

    Claudio Bandi;John W McCall;Claudio Genchi;Silvia Corona

  • Integrated taxonomy: traditional approach and DNA barcoding for the identification of filarioid worms and related parasites (Nematoda)

    Emanuele Ferri;Michela Barbuto;Odile Bain;Andrea Galimberti

  • Wolbachia endobacteria depletion by doxycycline as antifilarial therapy has macrofilaricidal activity in onchocerciasis: a randomized placebo-controlled study

    Achim Hoerauf;Sabine Specht;Marcelle Büttner;Kenneth Pfarr

  • Wolbachia in filarial nematodes: evolutionary aspects and implications for the pathogenesis and treatment of filarial diseases.

    Claudio Bandi;Alexander J Trees;Norbert W Brattig

  • The Major Surface Protein of Wolbachia Endosymbionts in Filarial Nematodes Elicits Immune Responses through TLR2 and TLR4

    Norbert W. Brattig;Chiara Bazzocchi;Carsten J. Kirschning;Norbert Reiling

  • 'Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii', an endosymbiont of the tick Ixodes ricinus with a unique intramitochondrial lifestyle

    Davide Sassera;Tiziana Beninati;Claudio Bandi;Edwin A. P. Bouman

  • Evidence for Cocladogenesis Between Diverse Dictyopteran Lineages and Their Intracellular Endosymbionts

    Nathan Lo;Claudio Bandi;Hirofumi Watanabe;Christine Nalepa

  • Phylogeny of Wolbachia pipientis based on gltA, groEL and ftsZ gene sequences: clustering of arthropod and nematode symbionts in the F supergroup, and evidence for further diversity in the Wolbachia tree.

    M. Casiraghi;S. R. Bordenstein;L. Baldo;N. Lo

  • RAPD Fingerprints for identification and for taxonomic studies of elite poplar (Populus spp.) clones

    S. Castiglione;G. Wang;G. Damiani;C. Bandi

  • Delayed larval development in Anopheles mosquitoes deprived of Asaia bacterial symbionts.

    Bessem Chouaia;Paolo Rossi;Sara Epis;Sara Epis;Michela Mosca

  • Taxonomic status of the intracellular bacterium Wolbachia pipientis.

    Nathan Lo;C Paraskevopoulos;K Bourtzis;Scott Leslie O'Neill

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Genchi
Claudio Genchi University of Milan
Daniele Daffonchio
Daniele Daffonchio King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Alberto Alma
Alberto Alma University of Turin
Nathan Lo
Nathan Lo University of Sydney
Marco Genchi
Marco Genchi University of Parma
Christine A. Nalepa
Christine A. Nalepa North Carolina State University
Vittorio Sambri
Vittorio Sambri University of Bologna
Kostas Bourtzis
Kostas Bourtzis International Atomic Energy Agency
Luigi Gradoni
Luigi Gradoni Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Renato Fani
Renato Fani University of Florence

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