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Franz Allerberger

Franz Allerberger

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 64 2612 2392 13 12 336 14770

Franz Allerberger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Franz Allerberger between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Franz Allerberger published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 11.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2021. 7 of the 449 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2021. 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 3 publications
1987 2025

449 publications in total across all disciplines

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Franz Allerberger: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 2
1988 2
1989 5
1990 2
1991 8
1992 9
1993 4
1994 2
1995 6
1996 4
1997 9
1998 10
1999 14
2000 10
2001 13
2002 12
2003 12
2004 10
2005 17
2006 10
2007 20
2008 19
2009 25
2010 10
2011 13
2012 10
2013 6
2014 20
2015 17
2016 18
2017 13
2018 14
2019 22
2020 16
2021 29
2022 19
2023 10
2024 4
2025 3
Total 449
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Franz Allerberger 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 Franz Allerberger 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, 335–344 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: 336 publications — 83rd percentile

83% 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
335–344 76 336
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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Franz Allerberger 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 Franz Allerberger 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, 64 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: 64 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% 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 64
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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Overview

Franz Allerberger is affiliated with the University of Innsbruck in Austria. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a total of 82 and 61 publications respectively. Within these broad fields, they focus on subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, Food Science, Epidemiology, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics of research conducted by Allerberger include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, COVID-19 clinical research studies, biosensors and analytical detection, as well as Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology.

Frequent publication venues for Allerberger's work include Microbiology Resource Announcements and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), each with seven publications, Clinical Microbiology and Infection with five, Nature Communications and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences with four publications each.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Allerberger are:

  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: 2021 update on the treatment guidance document for Clostridioides difficile infection in adults, 2021, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Genomic epidemiology of superspreading events in Austria reveals mutational dynamics and transmission properties of SARS-CoV-2, 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • Genomic analysis of sewage from 101 countries reveals global landscape of antimicrobial resistance, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Viral variant-resolved wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 at national scale, 2022, Nature Biotechnology
  • SARS-CoV-2 mutations in MHC-I-restricted epitopes evade CD8 + T cell responses, 2021, Science Immunology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Allerberger include Werner Ruppitsch, Adriana Cabal Rosel, Anna Stöger, Andreas Bergthaler, and Thomas Penz. The collaboration counts range from 9 to 31 publications with these colleagues.

Best Publications

  • Listeriosis: a resurgent foodborne infection.

    F. Allerberger;M. Wagner

  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: 2021 update on the treatment guidance document for Clostridioides difficile infection in adults.

    J. van Prehn;E. Reigadas;E.H. Vogelzang;E. Bouza

  • Clinical Course and the Role of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Infection in the Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome in Pediatric Patients, 1997–2000, in Germany and Austria: A Prospective Study

    Angela Gerber;Helge Karch;Franz Allerberger;Hege M. Verweyen

  • Update of Clostridium difficile infection due to PCR ribotype 027 in Europe, 2008.

    E J Kuijper;F Barbut;J S Brazier;N Kleinkauf

  • Listeria rocourtiae sp. nov.

    Alexandre Leclercq;Dominique Clermont;Chantal Bizet;Patrick A. D. Grimont

  • Defining and Evaluating a Core Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Whole-Genome Sequence-Based Typing of Listeria monocytogenes

    Werner Ruppitsch;Ariane Pietzka;Karola Prior;Stefan Bletz

  • Genomic analysis of sewage from 101 countries reveals global landscape of antimicrobial resistance

    Unknown

  • Livestock-associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Humans, Europe

    Brigitte A G L van Cleef;Dominique Louis Monnet;Andreas Voss;Karina K. Krziwanek

  • Viral variant-resolved wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 at national scale.

    Unknown

  • Characterization of Clostridium difficile isolates using capillary gel electrophoresis-based PCR ribotyping.

    A. Indra;S. Huhulescu;M. Schneeweis;P. Hasenberger

  • Spectrum of enteropathogens detected by the FilmArray GI Panel in a multicentre study of community-acquired gastroenteritis

    A. Spina;K.G. Kerr;M. Cormican;F. Barbut

  • Genomic epidemiology of superspreading events in Austria reveals mutational dynamics and transmission properties of SARS-CoV-2.

    Alexandra Popa;Jakob-Wendelin Genger;Michael D. Nicholson;Thomas Penz

  • Update of Clostridium difficile-associated disease due to PCR ribotype 027 in Europe.

    E J Kuijper;B Coignard;J S Brazier;C Suetens

  • Strain-specific differences in the amount of Shiga toxin released from enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 following exposure to subinhibitory concentrations of antimicrobial agents.

    K. Grif;M. P. Dierich;H. Karch;F. Allerberger

  • Strategies to enhance rational use of antibiotics in hospital: a guideline by the German Society for Infectious Diseases

    F. Allerberger;S. Amann;P. Apfalter

  • Listeria: growth, phenotypic differentiation and molecular microbiology

    Franz Allerberger

  • SARS-CoV-2 mutations in MHC-I-restricted epitopes evade CD8 + T cell responses.

    Benedikt Agerer;Maximilian Koblischke;Venugopal Gudipati;Luis Fernando Montaño-Gutierrez

  • In vitro activity of fosfomycin in combination with various antistaphylococcal substances

    Katharina Grif;Manfred P. Dierich;Kristian Pfaller;Pier A. Miglioli

  • Update: Multinational listeriosis outbreak due to ‘Quargel’, a sour milk curd cheese, caused by two different L. monocytogenes serotype 1/2a strains, 2009-2010

    Rainer Fretz;J. Pichler;U. Sagel;P. Much

  • Changing bacterial ecology during a five year period of selective intestinal decontamination

    W. Lingnau;J. Berger;F. Javorsky;M. Fille

  • Whole genome sequencing as a tool to investigate a cluster of seven cases of listeriosis in Austria and Germany, 2011-2013.

    D. Schmid;F. Allerberger;S. Huhulescu;A. Pietzka

  • Emerging linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolated from two Austrian patients in the same intensive care unit.

    A P Johnson;L Tysall;M V Stockdale;N Woodford

Frequent Co-Authors

Helge Karch
Helge Karch University of Münster
Norbert Nowotny
Norbert Nowotny University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Martin Wagner
Martin Wagner University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Stephan W. Aberle
Stephan W. Aberle Medical University of Vienna
Robert Krause
Robert Krause Medical University of Graz
Manfred P. Dierich
Manfred P. Dierich Innsbruck Medical University
Christoph Bock
Christoph Bock Austrian Academy of Sciences
Rita Prager
Rita Prager Robert Koch Institute
Lothar Beutin
Lothar Beutin Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

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