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Laura Villa

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
16134
World Ranking
16945
National Ranking
536

Laura Villa 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 Laura Villa sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 112 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Laura Villa 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 Laura Villa sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Laura Villa is affiliated with the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Italy. Their research spans multiple disciplines, with a focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as agricultural and biological sciences and medicine. Their work covers a range of subfields including food science, molecular medicine, infectious diseases, endocrinology, and biotechnology.

The core topics of Laura Villa's research involve:

  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
  • Listeria monocytogenes in food safety
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts
  • Escherichia coli research studies

Laura Villa has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • "The potential of using E. coli as an indicator for the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment", 2021, Current Opinion in Microbiology
  • "Novel Insights and Features of the NDM-5-Producing Escherichia coli Sequence Type 167 High-Risk Clone", 2020, mSphere
  • "Antibiotic Resistance and Mobile Genetic Elements in Extensively Drug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 147 Recovered from Germany", 2020, Antibiotics
  • "Multiplex Real-Time Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays for Diagnostic Testing of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and Seasonal Influenza Viruses: A Challenge of the Phase 3 Pandemic Setting", 2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • "Strengthening preparedness against global health threats: A paradigm shift based on One Health approaches", 2022, One Health

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Aurora García-Fernández
  • Alessandra Carattoli
  • C. Lucarelli
  • Lisa Barco
  • Anna Maria Dionisi

Laura Villa's publications often appear in specialized journals, with several contributions in "Antibiotics," "Microorganisms," "Frontiers in Microbiology," "Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease," and "Current Opinion in Microbiology."

In 2020, Laura Villa was recognized as a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

  • In Silico Detection and Typing of Plasmids using PlasmidFinder and Plasmid Multilocus Sequence Typing

    Alessandra Carattoli;Ea Zankari;Aurora García-Fernández;Mette Voldby Larsen

  • Identification of plasmids by PCR-based replicon typing

    Alessandra Carattoli;Alessia Bertini;Laura Villa;Vincenzo Falbo

  • Replicon sequence typing of IncF plasmids carrying virulence and resistance determinants

    Laura Villa;Aurora García-Fernández;Daniela Fortini;Alessandra Carattoli

  • Multiplex PCR for detection of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance determinants, mcr-1, mcr-2, mcr-3, mcr-4 and mcr-5 for surveillance purposes.

    Ana Rita Rebelo;Valeria Bortolaia;Jette S Kjeldgaard;Susanne K Pedersen

  • Novel plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mcr-4 gene in Salmonella and Escherichia coli, Italy 2013, Spain and Belgium, 2015 to 2016.

    Alessandra Carattoli;Laura Villa;Claudia Feudi;Claudia Feudi;Ludovica Curcio

  • Whole-Genome Pyrosequencing of an Epidemic Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Strain Belonging to the European Clone II Group

    Michele Iacono;Laura Villa;Daniela Fortini;Roberta Bordoni

  • Multilocus sequence typing of IncI1 plasmids carrying extended-spectrum β-lactamases in Escherichia coli and Salmonella of human and animal origin

    Aurora García-Fernández;Giuseppina Chiaretto;Alessia Bertini;Laura Villa

  • Characterization and PCR-based replicon typing of resistance plasmids in Acinetobacter baumannii.

    Alessia Bertini;Laurent Poirel;Pauline D. Mugnier;Laura Villa

  • Replicon Typing of Plasmids Carrying CTX-M or CMY β-Lactamases Circulating among Salmonella and Escherichia coli Isolates

    Katie L. Hopkins;Ernesto Liebana;Laura Villa;Miranda Batchelor

  • Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 producing KPC-3 identified in Italy carries novel plasmids and OmpK36/OmpK35 porin variants

    Aurora García-Fernández;Laura Villa;Claudio Carta;Carolina Venditti

  • The genomics of Acinetobacter baumannii: insights into genome plasticity, antimicrobial resistance and pathogenicity.

    Francesco Imperi;Luísa C.S. Antunes;Jochen Blom;Laura Villa

  • Replicon Typing of Plasmids Encoding Resistance to Newer β-Lactams

    Alessandra Carattoli;Vivi Miriagou;Alessia Bertini;Alexandra Loli

  • Diversity, virulence, and antimicrobial resistance of the KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST307 clone.

    Laura Villa;Claudia Feudi;Daniela Fortini;Sylvain Brisse

  • Evolution of IncA/C blaCMY-2-Carrying Plasmids by Acquisition of the blaNDM-1 Carbapenemase Gene

    Alessandra Carattoli;Laura Villa;Laurent Poirel;Rémy A. Bonnin

  • Complete sequencing of an IncH plasmid carrying the blaNDM-1, blaCTX-M-15 and qnrB1 genes

    Laura Villa;Laurent Poirel;Patrice Nordmann;Claudio Carta

  • Genomics of KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 512 Clone Highlights the Role of RamR and Ribosomal S10 Protein Mutations in Conferring Tigecycline Resistance

    Laura Villa;Claudia Feudi;Daniela Fortini;Aurora García-Fernández

  • Complete sequencing of an IncHI1 plasmid encoding the carbapenemase NDM-1, the ArmA 16S RNA methylase and a resistance–nodulation–cell division/multidrug efflux pump

    Monika Dolejska;Laura Villa;Laurent Poirel;Patrice Nordmann

  • Multiple-Antibiotic Resistance Mediated by Structurally Related IncL/M Plasmids Carrying an Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Gene and a Class 1 Integron

    Laura Villa;Cristina Pezzella;Fabio Tosini;Paolo Visca

  • Multicopy blaOXA-58 Gene as a Source of High-Level Resistance to Carbapenems in Acinetobacter baumannii

    Alessia Bertini;Laurent Poirel;Sandrine Bernabeu;Daniela Fortini

  • The behavioural phenotype of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome: a study of 56 individuals

    Emanuele Basile;L. Villa;A. Selicorni;M. Molteni

Frequent Co-Authors

Alessandra Carattoli
Alessandra Carattoli Sapienza University of Rome
Massimo Molteni
Massimo Molteni University of Padua
Patrice Nordmann
Patrice Nordmann University of Fribourg
Laurent Poirel
Laurent Poirel University of Fribourg
Paolo Visca
Paolo Visca Roma Tre University
Vivi Miriagou
Vivi Miriagou Institut Pasteur
Nicola Petrosillo
Nicola Petrosillo National Institutes of Health
Leonidas S. Tzouvelekis
Leonidas S. Tzouvelekis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Katie L. Hopkins
Katie L. Hopkins Public Health England
Henrik Hasman
Henrik Hasman Statens Serum Institut

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