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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 103 343 312 7 7 693 46317
Medicine 103 7255 6815 101 98 780 47074

Manuel Battegay publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Manuel Battegay between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Manuel Battegay published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 21.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 62 publications in 2021. 12 of the 824 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 62. Peak 62 publications in 2021. 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 6 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 18 publications 1999: 20 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 23 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 28 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 21 publications 2007: 30 publications 2008: 35 publications 2009: 31 publications 2010: 37 publications 2011: 33 publications 2012: 32 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 40 publications 2015: 39 publications 2016: 39 publications 2017: 31 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 43 publications 2021: 62 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 1 publication
1987 2025

824 publications in total across all disciplines

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Manuel Battegay: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 2
1988 2
1989 3
1990 0
1991 6
1992 1
1993 6
1994 6
1995 5
1996 11
1997 8
1998 18
1999 20
2000 9
2001 23
2002 17
2003 13
2004 28
2005 18
2006 21
2007 30
2008 35
2009 31
2010 37
2011 33
2012 32
2013 23
2014 40
2015 39
2016 39
2017 31
2018 33
2019 30
2020 43
2021 62
2022 31
2023 26
2024 11
2025 1
Total 824
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Manuel Battegay 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 Manuel Battegay 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, 679+ 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: 693 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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+ 99 693
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Manuel Battegay 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 Manuel Battegay 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, 103 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: 103 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 17 103
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2016 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Manuel Battegay is affiliated with the University Hospital of Basel in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, focusing on infectious diseases, epidemiology, and virology. Their work encompasses several key subfields including Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The main topics of Manuel Battegay's research center on HIV/AIDS and COVID-19, covering various aspects such as:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

Among the frequent co-authors working alongside Manuel Battegay are:

  • Matthias Cavassini
  • Enos Bernasconi
  • Huldrych F. Günthard
  • Catia Marzolini
  • Alexandra Calmy

Their publications are commonly found in leading journals and publication venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Manuel Battegay include:

  • "COVID-19 epidemic in Switzerland: on the importance of testing, contact tracing and isolation," 2020, Swiss Medical Weekly
  • "2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): estimating the case fatality rate - a word of caution," 2020, Swiss Medical Weekly
  • "Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in COVID-19 convalescent blood using a coronavirus antigen microarray," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "2019 update of the European AIDS Clinical Society Guidelines for treatment of people living with HIV version 10.0," 2020, HIV Medicine
  • "Cohort Profile Update: The Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS)," 2021, International Journal of Epidemiology

Manuel Battegay's contributions have been recognized with memberships in scientific communities, notably as a Member of Academia Europaea, an honor received in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Circulating microRNAs in sera correlate with soluble biomarkers of immune activation but do not predict mortality in ART treated individuals with HIV-1 infection : a case control study

    Daniel D. Murray;Kazuo Suzuki;Matthew Law;Jonel Trebicka

  • Life expectancy of individuals on combination antiretroviral therapy in high-income countries: a collaborative analysis of 14 cohort studies

    R Hogg;V Lima;J Sterne;S Grabar

  • Genetic Variation in IL28B Is Associated With Chronic Hepatitis C and Treatment Failure: A Genome-Wide Association Study

    Andri Rauch;Zoltán Kutalik;Zoltán Kutalik;Patrick Descombes;Tao Cai

  • Clinical progression, survival, and immune recovery during antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV-1 and hepatitis C virus coinfection: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study.

    Gilbert Greub;Bruno Ledergerber;M. Battegay;P. Grob

  • Clinical progression and virological failure on highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1 patients : a prospective cohort study

    Bruno Ledergerber;Matthias Egger;Milos Opravil;Amalio Telenti

  • Risk of HIV transmission through condomless sex in serodifferent gay couples with the HIV-positive partner taking suppressive antiretroviral therapy (PARTNER): final results of a multicentre, prospective, observational study

    Alison J Rodger;Valentina Cambiano;Tina Bruun;Pietro Vernazza

  • Impact of new antiretroviral combination therapies in HIV infected patients in Switzerland: prospective multicentre study. Swiss HIV Cohort Study.

    Matthias Egger;Bernard Hirschel;Patrick Francioli;Philippe Sudre

  • Morbidity and Aging in HIV-Infected Persons: The Swiss HIV Cohort Study

    Barbara Hasse;Bruno Ledergerber;Hansjakob Furrer;Manuel Battegay

  • AIDS-related opportunistic illnesses occurring after initiation of potent antiretroviral therapy: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study.

    Bruno Ledergerber;M. Egger;V. Erard;R. Weber

  • Quantification of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus with an immunological focus assay in 24- or 96-well plates.

    Manuel Battegay;Sue Cooper;Alana Althage;Jürg Bänziger

  • COVID-19 epidemic in Switzerland: on the importance of testing, contact tracing and isolation.

    Marcel Salathé;Christian L Althaus;Richard Neher;Silvia Stringhini

  • CD4 T-Lymphocyte Recovery in Individuals With Advanced HIV-1 Infection Receiving Potent Antiretroviral Therapy for 4 Years: The Swiss HIV Cohort Study

    Gilbert R. Kaufmann;Luc Perrin;Guiseppe Pantaleo;Milos Opravil

  • Prevalence of adverse events associated with potent antiretroviral treatment: Swiss HIV Cohort Study

    Jacques Fellay;Bruno Ledergerber;Enos Bernasconi;Hansjakob Furrer

  • Decreasing mortality and changing patterns of causes of death in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study

    R Weber;M Ruppik;M Rickenbach;A Spoerri

  • Immune Reconstitution in HIV-Infected Patients

    Hans H Hirsch;Gilbert Kaufmann;Pedram Sendi;Manuel Battegay

  • Isoniazid prophylaxis for tuberculosis in HIV infection: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Heiner C. Bucher;Lauren E. Griffith;Gordon H. Guyatt;Philippe Sudre

  • Characteristics, determinants, and clinical relevance of CD4 T cell recovery to <500 cells/microL in HIV type 1-infected individuals receiving potent antiretroviral therapy.

    Gilbert R. Kaufmann;Hansjakob Furrer;Bruno Ledergerber;Luc Perrin

  • Enhanced establishment of a virus carrier state in adult CD4+ T-cell-deficient mice.

    M Battegay;D Moskophidis;A Rahemtulla;H Hengartner

  • Discontinuation of primary prophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-1-infected adults treated with combination antiretroviral therapy. Swiss HIV Cohort Study.

    Hansjakob Furrer;Matthias Egger;Milos Opravil;Enos Bernasconi

  • Fibroblasts as Efficient Antigen-Presenting Cells in Lymphoid Organs

    Thomas M. Kündig;Thomas M. Kündig;Martin F. Bachmann;Claudio DiPaolo;John J. L. Simard

  • CD4 T-Lymphocyte Recovery in Individuals With Advanced HIV-1 Infection Receiving Potent Antiretroviral Therapy for 4 Years

    Gilbert R. Kaufmann;Luc Perrin;Guiseppe Pantaleo;Milos Opravil

Frequent Co-Authors

Enos Bernasconi
Enos Bernasconi Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Hansjakob Furrer
Hansjakob Furrer University of Bern
Matthias Cavassini
Matthias Cavassini University of Lausanne
Pietro Vernazza
Pietro Vernazza University of St. Gallen
Huldrych F. Günthard
Huldrych F. Günthard University of Zurich
Rainer Weber
Rainer Weber University of Zurich
Heiner C. Bucher
Heiner C. Bucher University Hospital of Basel
Thomas Klimkait
Thomas Klimkait University of Basel
Andreas F. Widmer
Andreas F. Widmer University Hospital of Basel
Hans H. Hirsch
Hans H. Hirsch University Hospital of Basel

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