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Giovanni Malerba

Giovanni Malerba

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
14498
World Ranking
14241
National Ranking
425

Giovanni Malerba 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 Giovanni Malerba sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 234 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Giovanni Malerba 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 Giovanni Malerba sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Giovanni Malerba is affiliated with the University of Verona in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their primary research areas include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Endocrinology, Surgery, and Immunology, with a significant focus on infections, bacterial resistance, and genetic associations.

Malerba's recent scientific output reflects a diverse set of topics, such as infections and bacterial resistance, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, epigenetics and DNA methylation, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, plant pathogenic bacteria studies, genetic associations and epidemiology, and microbial applications in construction materials.

The most frequent publication venues for Malerba's work include the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Microorganisms, Pathogens, Genes, and Nature Genetics.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Malerba are Laura Veschetti, Cristina Patuzzo, Maria M. Lleò, Angela Sandri, and Mirko Treccani. These collaborations have contributed to a variety of research outputs over time.

Some of the recent papers published by Giovanni Malerba include:

  • Discovery of rare variants associated with blood pressure regulation through meta-analysis of 1.3 million individuals, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Large-scale targeted sequencing identifies risk genes for neurodevelopmental disorders, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to prioritize hospital admission of patients affected by COVID-19 in low-resource settings with hospital-bed shortage, 2020, International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Shewanella algae and Vibrio spp. strains isolated in Italian aquaculture farms are reservoirs of antibiotic resistant genes that might constitute a risk for human health, 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Achromobacter spp. prevalence and adaptation in cystic fibrosis lung infection, 2022, Microbiological Research

Best Publications

  • Modulation of genetic associations with serum urate levels by body-mass-index in humans

    Jennifer E. Huffman;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Massimo Mangino

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Eva Halapi;Anna Helgadottir

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease

    Klaudia Walter;Josine L. Min;Jie Huang;Lucy Crooks

  • Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders.

    S Ligthart;A Vaez;U Võsa;M G Stathopoulou

  • Characterization of Transcriptional Complexity during Berry Development in Vitis vinifera Using RNA-Seq

    Sara Zenoni;Alberto Ferrarini;Enrico Giacomelli;Luciano Xumerle

  • Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes

    Anubha Mahajan;Jennifer Wessel;Sara M. Willems;Wei Zhao

  • Improved imputation of low-frequency and rare variants using the UK10K haplotype reference panel

    Jie Huang;Bryan Howie;Shane McCarthy;Yasin Memari

  • FADS genotypes and desaturase activity estimated by the ratio of arachidonic acid to linoleic acid are associated with inflammation and coronary artery disease

    Nicola Martinelli;Domenico Girelli;Giovanni Malerba;Patrizia Guarini

  • Meta-analysis identifies multiple loci associated with kidney function–related traits in east Asian populations

    Y. Okada;X. Sim;X. Sim;M. J. Go;J. Y. Wu;J. Y. Wu

  • Genome sequencing elucidates Sardinian genetic architecture and augments association analyses for lipid and blood inflammatory markers

    Carlo Sidore;Fabio Busonero;Andrea Maschio;Eleonora Porcu

  • Trans-ancestry meta-analyses identify rare and common variants associated with blood pressure and hypertension

    Praveen Surendran;Fotios Drenos;Robin Young;Helen Warren

  • SNPs of the FADS gene cluster are associated with polyunsaturated fatty acids in a cohort of patients with cardiovascular disease.

    Giovanni Malerba;Linda Schaeffer;Luciano Xumerle;Norman Klopp

  • Genome-wide association study identifies a sequence variant within the DAB2IP gene conferring susceptibility to abdominal aortic aneurysm

    Solveig Gretarsdottir;Annette F. Baas;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Hilma Holm

  • Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations

    Peter K. Joshi;Tonu Esko;Hannele Mattsson;Niina Eklund

  • Low-frequency and rare exome chip variants associate with fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Jennifer Wessel;Audrey Y. Chu;Sara M. Willems;Shuai Wang

  • IRAK-M is involved in the pathogenesis of early-onset persistent asthma.

    Lenuta Balaci;Maria Cristina Spada;Nazario Olla;Gabriella Sole

  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E, a disorder of the cytoskeleton

    Gian Maria Fabrizi;Tiziana Cavallaro;Chiara Angiari;Ilaria Cabrini

  • Low-frequency and rare exome chip variants associate with fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Jennifer Wessel;Audrey Y. Chu;Sara M. Willems;Shuai Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Pier Franco Pignatti
Pier Franco Pignatti University of Verona
Nicole Soranzo
Nicole Soranzo Wellcome Sanger Institute
Giovanni Gambaro
Giovanni Gambaro University of Verona
Domenico Girelli
Domenico Girelli University of Verona
Jaspal S. Kooner
Jaspal S. Kooner Imperial College London
John C. Chambers
John C. Chambers Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Weihua Zhang
Weihua Zhang Imperial College London
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Daniel I. Chasman
Daniel I. Chasman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Caroline Hayward
Caroline Hayward University of Edinburgh

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