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Dzung B. Diep 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 Dzung B. Diep sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 142 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dzung B. Diep 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 Dzung B. Diep sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dzung B. Diep is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway. Their research covers areas primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as agricultural and biological sciences.

Their work often intersects with several subfields including food science, molecular biology, microbiology, infectious diseases, and ecology.

Main topics in their research include:

  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Bacterial Biofilms and Quorum Sensing
  • Gut Microbiota and Health
  • Bacteriophages and Microbial Interactions

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Kirill V. Ovchinnikov
  • Harald Carlsen
  • Thomas F. Oftedal
  • Morten Kjos
  • Hanne Hjorth Tønnesen

Notable publication venues with multiple appearances in their record are:

  • Microbial Cell Factories
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Scientific Reports
  • European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Antibiotics

Representative recent papers include:

  • "Staphylococcal Biofilms: Challenges and Novel Therapeutic Perspectives," 2021, published in Antibiotics
  • "Nanomedicine-based antimicrobial peptide delivery for bacterial infections: recent advances and future prospects," 2021, published in Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
  • "Successful Development of Bacteriocins into Therapeutic Formulation for Treatment of MRSA Skin Infection in a Murine Model," 2020, published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • "A bacteriocin-based antimicrobial formulation to effectively disrupt the cell viability of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) biofilms," 2020, published in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • "Halocins, natural antimicrobials of Archaea: Exotic or special or both?," 2021, published in Biotechnology Advances

Best Publications

  • Biosynthesis of bacteriocins in lactic acid bacteria

    Ingolf F. Nes;Dzung Bao Diep;Leiv Sigve Håvarstein;May Bente Brurberg

  • A family of bacteriocin ABC transporters carry out proteolytic processing of their substrates concomitant with export

    Leiv Sigve Havarstein;Dzung Bao Diep;Ingolf F. Nes

  • Production of class II bacteriocins by lactic acid bacteria; an example of biological warfare and communication

    Vincent G H Eijsink;Lars Axelsson;Dzung B Diep;Leiv S Håvarstein

  • Natural antimicrobial peptides from bacteria: characteristics and potential applications to fight against antibiotic resistance.

    M. Hassan;M. Kjos;I.F. Nes;D.B. Diep

  • Common mechanisms of target cell recognition and immunity for class II bacteriocins

    Dzung B. Diep;Morten Skaugen;Zhian Salehian;Helge Holo

  • Characterization of the locus responsible for the bacteriocin production in Lactobacillus plantarum C11.

    D B Diep;L S Håvarstein;I F Nes

  • Antagonistic Activity of Lactobacillus plantarum C11: Two New Two-Peptide Bacteriocins, Plantaricins EF and JK, and the Induction Factor Plantaricin A

    Erlend L. Anderssen;Dzung Bao Diep;Ingolf F. Nes;Vincent G. H. Eijsink

  • Bacteriocin Diversity in Streptococcus and Enterococcus

    Ingolf F. Nes;Dzung B. Diep;Helge Holo

  • Topical antimicrobial peptide formulations for wound healing: Current developments and future prospects

    Raj Kumar Thapa;Dzung B. Diep;Hanne Hjorth Tønnesen

  • Ribosomally synthesized antibacterial peptides in Gram positive bacteria

    Dzung B Diep;Ingolf F Nes

  • A bacteriocin‐like peptide induces bacteriocin synthesis in Lactobacillus plantarum C11

    Dzung Bao Diep;Leiv Sigve H»varstein;Ingolf F. Nes

  • An overview of the mosaic bacteriocin pln loci from Lactobacillus plantarum.

    Dzung B. Diep;Daniel Straume;Morten Kjos;Carmen Torres

  • Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchors of Membrane Glycoproteins Are Binding Determinants for the Channel-forming Toxin Aerolysin

    Dzung B. Diep;Kim L. Nelson;Srikumar M. Raja;Erin N. Pleshak

  • Ribosomally Synthesiszed Antimicrobial Peptides (Bacteriocins) in Lactic Acid Bacteria: A Review

    Ingolf F. Nes;Sung-Sik Yoon;Dzung B. Diep

  • The gene encoding plantaricin A, a bacteriocin from Lactobacillus plantarum C11, is located on the same transcription unit as an agr-like regulatory system.

    Dzung Bao Diep;L. S. Håvarstein;J. Nissen-Meyer;I. F. Nes

  • Circular bacteriocins: biosynthesis and mode of action.

    Christina Gabrielsen;Dag A. Brede;Ingolf F. Nes;Dzung B. Diep

  • Target recognition, resistance, immunity and genome mining of class II bacteriocins from Gram-positive bacteria.

    Morten Kjos;Juan Borrero;Mona Opsata;Dagim J. Birri

  • Resistant starch diet induces change in the swine microbiome and a predominance of beneficial bacterial populations

    Özgün C O Umu;Jeremy A Frank;Jonatan U Fangel;Marije Oostindjer

  • The synthesis of the bacteriocin sakacin A is a temperature-sensitive process regulated by a pheromone peptide through a three-component regulatory system

    Dzung B. Diep;Lars Axelsson;Camilla Grefsli;Ingolf F. Nes

  • Antimicrobial Components of Lactic Acid Bacteria

    Ingolf F. Nes;Morten Kjos;Dzung Bao Diep

Frequent Co-Authors

Ingolf F. Nes
Ingolf F. Nes Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Pablo E. Hernández
Pablo E. Hernández Complutense University of Madrid
Leiv Sigve Håvarstein
Leiv Sigve Håvarstein Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Gro V. Amdam
Gro V. Amdam Arizona State University
Jon Nissen-Meyer
Jon Nissen-Meyer University of Oslo
Vincent G. H. Eijsink
Vincent G. H. Eijsink Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Milan Kojic
Milan Kojic University of Belgrade
Juan J. Jiménez
Juan J. Jiménez Spanish National Research Council
Knut Rudi
Knut Rudi Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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