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Francesco Asnicar

Francesco Asnicar

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
45
Citations
45749
World Ranking
4943
National Ranking
164

Francesco Asnicar 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 Francesco Asnicar sits on this spectrum.

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: 264 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 233 scientists 205–214 publications: 207 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 publications 679+

This scientist: 137 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Francesco Asnicar 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 Francesco Asnicar sits on this spectrum.

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: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 122 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: 93 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: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2

    Evan Bolyen;Jai Ram Rideout;Matthew R. Dillon;Nicholas A. Bokulich

  • Author Correction: Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2.

    Evan Bolyen;Jai Ram Rideout;Matthew R. Dillon;Nicholas A. Bokulich

  • Integrating taxonomic, functional, and strain-level profiling of diverse microbial communities with biobakery 3

    Francesco Beghini;Lauren J McIver;Aitor Blanco-Míguez;Leonard Dubois

  • Extensive Unexplored Human Microbiome Diversity Revealed by Over 150,000 Genomes from Metagenomes Spanning Age, Geography, and Lifestyle.

    Edoardo Pasolli;Francesco Asnicar;Serena Manara;Moreno Zolfo

  • Extending and improving metagenomic taxonomic profiling with uncharacterized species using MetaPhlAn 4

    Unknown

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

    Pamela Ferretti;Edoardo Pasolli;Adrian Tett;Francesco Asnicar

  • QIIME 2: Reproducible, interactive, scalable, and extensible microbiome data science

    Evan Bolyen;Jai Ram Rideout;Matthew R Dillon;Nicholas A Bokulich

  • Metagenomic analysis of colorectal cancer datasets identifies cross-cohort microbial diagnostic signatures and a link with choline degradation

    Andrew Maltez Thomas;Andrew Maltez Thomas;Paolo Manghi;Francesco Asnicar;Edoardo Pasolli

  • Microbiome connections with host metabolism and habitual diet from 1,098 deeply phenotyped individuals.

    Francesco Asnicar;Sarah E. Berry;Ana M. Valdes;Ana M. Valdes;Long H. Nguyen

  • Compact graphical representation of phylogenetic data and metadata with GraPhlAn

    Francesco Asnicar;George Weingart;Timothy L. Tickle;Curtis Huttenhower

  • Precise phylogenetic analysis of microbial isolates and genomes from metagenomes using PhyloPhlAn 3.0.

    Francesco Asnicar;Andrew Maltez Thomas;Francesco Beghini;Claudia Mengoni

  • Cross-cohort gut microbiome associations with immune checkpoint inhibitor response in advanced melanoma

    Unknown

  • The person-to-person transmission landscape of the gut and oral microbiomes

    Unknown

  • Gut vascular barrier impairment leads to intestinal bacteria dissemination and colorectal cancer metastasis to liver

    Alice Bertocchi;Sara Carloni;Paola Simona Ravenda;Giovanni Bertalot

  • Endogenous murine microbiota member Faecalibaculum rodentium and its human homologue protect from intestinal tumour growth.

    Elena Zagato;Elena Zagato;Chiara Pozzi;Alice Bertocchi;Tiziana Schioppa

  • Strain-Level Analysis of Mother-to-Child Bacterial Transmission during the First Few Months of Life

    Moran Yassour;Moran Yassour;Moran Yassour;Eeva Jason;Larson J. Hogstrom;Timothy D. Arthur

  • The Prevotella copri Complex Comprises Four Distinct Clades Underrepresented in Westernized Populations

    Adrian Tett;Kun D. Huang;Francesco Asnicar;Hannah Fehlner-Peach

  • Studying Vertical Microbiome Transmission from Mothers to Infants by Strain-Level Metagenomic Profiling

    Francesco Asnicar;Serena Manara;Moreno Zolfo;Duy Tin Truong

  • Strain-level microbial epidemiology and population genomics from shotgun metagenomics

    Matthias Scholz;Doyle V Ward;Edoardo Pasolli;Thomas Tolio

  • Phylogenomics of 10,575 genomes reveals evolutionary proximity between domains Bacteria and Archaea.

    Qiyun Zhu;Uyen Mai;Wayne Pfeiffer;Stefan Janssen;Stefan Janssen

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