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Marco Candela

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
20250
World Ranking
6251
National Ranking
146

Marco Candela 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 Marco Candela sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 246 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marco Candela 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 Marco Candela 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: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Marco Candela is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has a research profile focused on environmental science, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and medicine.

The scientist's work spans several main fields of study including:

  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

More specifically, their research interests cover subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Pollution
  • Immunology
  • Aquatic Science

Marco Candela's main topics of work include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Diet and metabolism studies

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Scientific Reports
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Marco Candela include:

  • "Mediterranean diet intervention alters the gut microbiome in older people reducing frailty and improving health status: the NU-AGE 1-year dietary intervention across five European countries" (2020, Gut)
  • "Elevated gut microbiome abundance of Christensenellaceae, Porphyromonadaceae and Rikenellaceae is associated with reduced visceral adipose tissue and healthier metabolic profile in Italian elderly" (2021, Gut Microbes)
  • "Shotgun Metagenomics of Gut Microbiota in Humans with up to Extreme Longevity and the Increasing Role of Xenobiotic Degradation" (2020, mSystems)
  • "Tissue-scale microbiota of the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and its relationship with the environment" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Gut microbiome structure and adrenocortical activity in dogs with aggressive and phobic behavioral disorders" (2020, Heliyon)

Marco Candela collaborates regularly with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Simone Rampelli
  • Silvia Turroni
  • Daniel Scicchitano
  • Giorgia Palladino
  • Patrizia Brigidi

Best Publications

  • Through Ageing, and Beyond: Gut Microbiota and Inflammatory Status in Seniors and Centenarians

    Elena Biagi;Lotta Nylund;Lotta Nylund;Marco Candela;Rita Ostan

  • Gut microbiome of the Hadza hunter-gatherers

    Stephanie L. Schnorr;Marco Candela;Simone Rampelli;Manuela Centanni

  • Gut Microbiota and Extreme Longevity.

    Elena Biagi;Claudio Franceschi;Simone Rampelli;Marco Severgnini

  • Mediterranean diet intervention alters the gut microbiome in older people reducing frailty and improving health status: the NU-AGE 1-year dietary intervention across five European countries

    Tarini Shankar Ghosh;Simone Rampelli;Ian B Jeffery;Aurelia Santoro

  • Interaction of probiotic Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains with human intestinal epithelial cells: adhesion properties, competition against enteropathogens and modulation of IL-8 production.

    Marco Candela;Federico Perna;P. Carnevali;Beatrice Vitali

  • Ageing of the human metaorganism: the microbial counterpart

    Elena Biagi;Marco Candela;Susan Fairweather-Tait;Claudio Franceschi

  • The effect of short-chain fatty acids on human monocyte-derived dendritic cells

    Claudia Nastasi;Marco Candela;Charlotte Menné Bonefeld;Carsten Geisler

  • Metagenome Sequencing of the Hadza Hunter-Gatherer Gut Microbiota

    Simone Rampelli;Stephanie L. Schnorr;Clarissa Consolandi;Silvia Turroni

  • Correction: Through Ageing, and Beyond: Gut Microbiota and Inflammatory Status in Seniors and Centenarians.

    Elena Biagi;Lotta Nylund;Marco Candela;Rita Ostan

  • Functional metagenomic profiling of intestinal microbiome in extreme ageing

    Simone Rampelli;Marco Candela;Silvia Turroni;Elena Biagi

  • Ageing and gut microbes: perspectives for health maintenance and longevity.

    Elena Biagi;Marco Candela;Silvia Turroni;Paolo Garagnani

  • Behçet's syndrome patients exhibit specific microbiome signature

    Clarissa Consolandi;Silvia Turroni;Giacomo Emmi;Marco Severgnini

  • Recommendations for the management of mixed cryoglobulinemia syndrome in hepatitis C virus-infected patients.

    Maurizio Pietrogrande;Salvatore De Vita;Anna Linda Zignego;Pietro Pioltelli

  • Modulation of gut microbiota dysbioses in type 2 diabetic patients by macrobiotic Ma-Pi 2 diet.

    Marco Candela;Elena Biagi;Matteo Soverini;Clarissa Consolandi

  • Incidence and Characteristics of Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas in a Multicenter Case File of Patients With Hepatitis C Virus-Related Symptomatic Mixed Cryoglobulinemias

    Giuseppe Monti;Pietro Pioltelli;Francesco Saccardo;Mauro Campanini

  • Inflammation and colorectal cancer, when microbiota-host mutualism breaks.

    Marco Candela;Silvia Turroni;Elena Biagi;Franck Carbonero

  • Intestinal microbiota is a plastic factor responding to environmental changes

    Marco Candela;Elena Biagi;Simone Maccaferri;Silvia Turroni

  • Gut microbiota changes in the extreme decades of human life: a focus on centenarians.

    Aurelia Santoro;Rita Ostan;Marco Candela;Elena Biagi

  • Impact of a synbiotic food on the gut microbial ecology and metabolic profiles

    Beatrice Vitali;Maurice Ndagijimana;Federica Cruciani;Paola Carnevali

  • The three genetics (nuclear DNA, mitochondrial DNA, and gut microbiome) of longevity in humans considered as metaorganisms.

    Paolo Garagnani;Chiara Pirazzini;Cristina Giuliani;Marco Candela

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrizia Brigidi
Patrizia Brigidi University of Bologna
Silvia Turroni
Silvia Turroni University of Bologna
Elena Biagi
Elena Biagi University of Bologna
Simone Rampelli
Simone Rampelli University of Bologna
Marco Severgnini
Marco Severgnini National Research Council (CNR)
Armando Gabrielli
Armando Gabrielli Marche Polytechnic University
Claudio Franceschi
Claudio Franceschi University of Bologna
Beatrice Vitali
Beatrice Vitali University of Bologna
Sven Hammerschmidt
Sven Hammerschmidt University of Greifswald
Daniela Monti
Daniela Monti University of Florence

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