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Karim Gharbi 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 Karim Gharbi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 125 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karim Gharbi 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 Karim Gharbi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Karim Gharbi is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields within biological sciences, particularly focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their work covers important subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Science, Ecology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, reflecting a broad approach to biological research.

Key research topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Karim Gharbi has contributed to several research articles reflecting their interests. Some recent papers include:

  • "Extensive microbial diversity within the chicken gut microbiome revealed by metagenomics and culture" (2021) published in PeerJ
  • "Deciphering mollusc shell production: the roles of genetic mechanisms through to ecology, aquaculture and biomimetics" (2020) published in Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "Norwich COVID-19 testing initiative pilot: evaluating the feasibility of asymptomatic testing on a university campus" (2020) published in Journal of Public Health
  • "Long read sequencing reveals novel isoforms and insights into splicing regulation during cell state changes" (2022) published in BMC Genomics
  • "MolluscDB: a genome and transcriptome database for molluscs" (2021) published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Karim Gharbi include:

  • David Swarbreck
  • Naomi Irish
  • Tom Barker
  • Gemy Kaithakottil
  • Seanna McTaggart

Their publications have appeared most frequently in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • BMC Genomics
  • Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd
  • Journal of Public Health

Best Publications

  • Butterfly genome reveals promiscuous exchange of mimicry adaptations among species

    Kanchon K. Dasmahapatra;James R. Walters;Adriana D. Briscoe

  • How many biological replicates are needed in an RNA-seq experiment and which differential expression tool should you use?

    Nicholas J. Schurch;Pietá Schofield;Marek Gierliński;Christian Cole

  • A Microsatellite Linkage Map of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Characterized by Large Sex-Specific Differences in Recombination Rates

    Takashi Sakamoto;Roy G. Danzmann;Karim Gharbi;Pamela Howard

  • Evaluation of tools for differential gene expression analysis by RNA-seq on a 48 biological replicate experiment

    Nicholas J. Schurch;Pieta Schofield;Marek Gierliński;Christian Cole

  • Special features of RAD Sequencing data: implications for genotyping.

    John W Davey;Timothée Cezard;Pablo Fuentes-Utrilla;Cathlene Eland

  • The effect of RAD allele dropout on the estimation of genetic variation within and between populations

    Mathieu Gautier;Karim Gharbi;Timothee Cezard;Julien Foucaud

  • Genome wide association and genomic prediction for growth traits in juvenile farmed Atlantic salmon using a high density SNP array

    Hsin-Yuan Tsai;Alastair Hamilton;Alan E. Tinch;Derrick R. Guy

  • Comparative Genome Analysis of the Primary Sex-Determining Locus in Salmonid Fishes

    Rachael A. Woram;Karim Gharbi;Takashi Sakamoto;Bjorn Hoyheim

  • Development and validation of a high density SNP genotyping array for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    Ross D Houston;John B Taggart;Timothé Cézard;Michaël Bekaert

  • Estimation of population allele frequencies from next-generation sequencing data: pool-versus individual-based genotyping.

    Mathieu Gautier;Julien Foucaud;Karim Gharbi;Timothée Cézard

  • Genomic prediction of host resistance to sea lice in farmed Atlantic salmon populations

    Hsin-Yuan Tsai;Alastair Hamilton;Alan E. Tinch;Derrick R. Guy

  • Parentage assignment using microsatellites in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hatchery populations

    Arnaud Estoup;Karim Gharbi;Magali SanCristobal;Claude Chevalet

  • A Linkage Map for Brown Trout (Salmo trutta): Chromosome Homeologies and Comparative Genome Organization With Other Salmonid Fish

    Karim Gharbi;Karim Gharbi;Angélique Gautier;Roy G Danzmann;Sonia Gharbi

  • Mapping and validation of the major sex-determining region in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) Using RAD sequencing.

    Christos Palaiokostas;Michaël Bekaert;Mohd Golam Quader Khan;Mohd Golam Quader Khan;John Taggart

  • A comparative analysis of the rainbow trout genome with 2 other species of fish (Arctic charr and Atlantic salmon) within the tetraploid derivative Salmonidae family (subfamily: Salmoninae)

    Roy G Danzmann;Margaret Cairney;William S Davidson;Moira M Ferguson

  • Mapping the sex determination locus in the Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) using RAD sequencing

    Christos Palaiokostas;Michaël Bekaert;Andrew Davie;Mairi E Cowan

  • Linkage maps of the Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) genome derived from RAD sequencing

    Serap Gonen;Natalie R Lowe;Timothé Cezard;Karim Gharbi

  • A genetic linkage map for Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus): evidence for higher recombination rates and segregation distortion in hybrid versus pure strain mapping parents

    R A Woram;C McGowan;J A Stout;Karim Gharbi

  • Characterisation of QTL-linked and genome-wide restriction site-associated DNA (RAD) markers in farmed Atlantic salmon

    Ross D Houston;John W Davey;Stephen C Bishop;Natalie R Lowe

  • Rapid Convergent Evolution in Wild Crickets

    Sonia Pascoal;Timothee Cezard;Aasta Eik-Nes;Karim Gharbi

Frequent Co-Authors

John B. Taggart
John B. Taggart University of Stirling
Mark Blaxter
Mark Blaxter Wellcome Sanger Institute
Roy G. Danzmann
Roy G. Danzmann University of Guelph
Stephen Bishop
Stephen Bishop University of Edinburgh
Moira M. Ferguson
Moira M. Ferguson University of Guelph
Michael G. Ritchie
Michael G. Ritchie University of St Andrews
Michael J. Stear
Michael J. Stear La Trobe University
John Hunt
John Hunt Western Sydney University
Caird E. Rexroad
Caird E. Rexroad Agricultural Research Service
David J. Penman
David J. Penman University of Stirling

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