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2026

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Daniele Daffonchio 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 Daniele Daffonchio sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 402 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniele Daffonchio 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 Daniele Daffonchio 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: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Saudi Arabia Leader Award

Overview

Daniele Daffonchio is affiliated with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Ecology, Plant Science, Oceanography, Molecular Biology, and Insect Science.

Their work extensively covers topics within Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, and Protist Diversity and Phylogeny.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Daffonchio include:

  • Harnessing the microbiome to prevent global biodiversity loss, 2022, Nature Microbiology
  • Introducing the Mangrove Microbiome Initiative: Identifying Microbial Research Priorities and Approaches To Better Understand, Protect, and Rehabilitate Mangrove Ecosystems, 2020, mSystems
  • Compartmentalization of bacterial and fungal microbiomes in the gut of adult honeybees, 2021, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • The effect of plant domestication on host control of the microbiota, 2021, Communications Biology
  • Hydrolytic Profile of the Culturable Gut Bacterial Community Associated With Hermetia illucens, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Ramona Marasco
  • Marco Fusi
  • Grégoire Michoud
  • Elisa Garuglieri
  • Carlos M. Duarte

The scientist has contributed multiple papers to prominent journals and venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • Microbial Biotechnology
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

Best Publications

  • Initial community evenness favours functionality under selective stress

    Lieven Wittebolle;Massimo Marzorati;Lieven Clement;Annalisa Balloi

  • How to get more out of molecular fingerprints: practical tools for microbial ecology.

    Massimo Marzorati;Lieven Wittebolle;Nico Boon;Daniele Daffonchio

  • Release and persistence of extracellular DNA in the environment.

    Kaare M. Nielsen;Pål J. Johnsen;Douda Bensasson;Daniele Daffonchio

  • Improved plant resistance to drought is promoted by the root-associated microbiome as a water stress-dependent trait

    Eleonora Rolli;Ramona Marasco;Gianpiero Vigani;Besma Ettoumi

  • Comparison of Different Primer Sets for Use in Automated Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Analysis of Complex Bacterial Communities

    Massimiliano Cardinale;Lorenzo Brusetti;Paola Quatrini;Sara Borin

  • A drought resistance-promoting microbiome is selected by root system under desert farming.

    Ramona Marasco;Eleonora Rolli;Besma Ettoumi;Gianpiero Vigani

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

    Guido Favia;Irene Ricci;Claudia Damiani;Noura Raddadi

  • Acetic Acid Bacteria, Newly Emerging Symbionts of Insects

    Elena Crotti;Aurora Rizzi;Bessem Chouaia;Irene Ricci

  • The Enigma of Prokaryotic Life in Deep Hypersaline Anoxic Basins

    Paul W. J. J. van der Wielen;Henk Bolhuis;Sara Borin;Daniele Daffonchio

  • Biotechnological applications of extremophiles, extremozymes and extremolytes

    Noura Raddadi;Ameur Cherif;Daniele Daffonchio;Mohamed Neifar

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

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

  • Thuricin 7: a novel bacteriocin produced by Bacillus thuringiensis BMG1.7, a new strain isolated from soil

    A. Cherif;H. Ouzari;D. Daffonchio;H. Cherif

  • Gut microbiome dysbiosis and honeybee health

    C. Hamdi;A. Balloi;J. Essanaa;E. Crotti

  • Grapevine rootstocks shape underground bacterial microbiome and networking but not potential functionality

    Ramona Marasco;Eleonora Rolli;Marco Fusi;Grégoire Michoud

  • Asaia, a versatile acetic acid bacterial symbiont, capable of cross-colonizing insects of phylogenetically distant genera and orders.

    Elena Crotti;Claudia Damiani;Massimo Pajoro;Elena Gonella

  • PCR fingerprinting of whole genomes: the spacers between the 16S and 23S rRNA genes and of intergenic tRNA gene regions reveal a different intraspecific genomic variability of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus licheniformis

    Daniele Daffonchio;Sara Borin;Giuseppe Frova;Pier Luigi Manachini

  • Two-Stage vs Single-Stage Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion: Comparison of Energy Production and Biodegradation Efficiencies

    Andrea Schievano;Alberto Tenca;Barbara Scaglia;Giuseppe Merlino

  • Stratified prokaryote network in the oxic-anoxic transition of a deep-sea halocline

    D Daffonchio;S Borin;T Brusa;L Brusetti

  • Homoduplex and Heteroduplex Polymorphisms of the Amplified Ribosomal 16S-23S Internal Transcribed Spacers Describe Genetic Relationships in the “Bacillus cereus Group”

    Daniele Daffonchio;Ameur Cherif;Sara Borin

  • Thematic Issue on Horizontal Gene Transfer Review Release and persistence of extracellular DNA in the environment

    Kaare M. Nielsen;Pål J. Johnsen;Douda Bensasson;Daniele Daffonchio

Frequent Co-Authors

Sara Borin
Sara Borin University of Milan
Alberto Alma
Alberto Alma University of Turin
Claudio Bandi
Claudio Bandi University of Milan
Abdellatif Boudabous
Abdellatif Boudabous Tunis University
Fabio Fava
Fabio Fava University of Bologna
Nico Boon
Nico Boon Ghent University
Marco Genchi
Marco Genchi University of Parma
Willy Verstraete
Willy Verstraete Ghent University
Peter N. Golyshin
Peter N. Golyshin Bangor University
Fabrizio Adani
Fabrizio Adani University of Milan

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