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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 91 658 585 67 64 476 27726

Mariagrazia Pizza publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mariagrazia Pizza between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mariagrazia Pizza published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 14.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2000. 19 of the 570 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2000. 1987: 2 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 14 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 26 publications 2000: 41 publications 2001: 30 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 33 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 26 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 9 publications
1987 2025

570 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mariagrazia Pizza: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 2
1988 8
1989 2
1990 6
1991 6
1992 6
1993 0
1994 5
1995 13
1996 14
1997 13
1998 11
1999 26
2000 41
2001 30
2002 13
2003 33
2004 14
2005 18
2006 26
2007 6
2008 6
2009 26
2010 17
2011 21
2012 20
2013 16
2014 13
2015 20
2016 13
2017 18
2018 12
2019 11
2020 21
2021 21
2022 10
2023 13
2024 10
2025 9
Total 570
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Mariagrazia Pizza 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 Mariagrazia Pizza 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, 475–484 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: 476 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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 20 476
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
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Mariagrazia Pizza 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 Mariagrazia Pizza 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, 91 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: 91 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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 91
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
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

  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Mariagrazia Pizza is a researcher affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields of particular focus include Epidemiology, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Bacterial Infections and Vaccines, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Escherichia coli research studies, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Science Translational Medicine
  • npj Vaccines

Recent papers authored by Mariagrazia Pizza comprise:

  • Vaccines against Meningococcal Diseases, 2020, Microorganisms
  • Vaccines Against Antimicrobial Resistance, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Vaccinology in the post−COVID-19 era, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • GMMA-Based Vaccines: The Known and The Unknown, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Scientists' call to action: Microbes, planetary health, and the Sustainable Development Goals, 2024, Cell

Mariagrazia Pizza has frequently collaborated with researchers including Rino Rappuoli, Alessia Biolchi, Omar Rossi, Sara Tomei, and Rafik Bekkat-Berkani.

In addition to articles, their work extends to book publications, with a title published by Frontiers Media:

  • Le coronavirus et ces microbes qu'il nous faut combattre, première édition, 2022

Mariagrazia Pizza was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Identification of vaccine candidates against serogroup B meningococcus by whole-genome sequencing.

    M Pizza;[No Value] Scarlato;[No Value] Masignani;MM Giuliani

  • Complete Genome Sequence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Strain MC58

    Hervé Tettelin;Nigel J. Saunders;John Heidelberg;Alex C. Jeffries

  • A universal vaccine for serogroup B meningococcus

    Marzia M. Giuliani;Jeannette Adu-Bobie;Maurizio Comanducci;Beatrice Aricò

  • NadA, a Novel Vaccine Candidate of Neisseria meningitidis

    Maurizio Comanducci;Stefania Bambini;Brunella Brunelli;Jeannette Adu-Bobie

  • Vaccination against Neisseria meningitidis Using Three Variants of the Lipoprotein GNA1870

    Vega Masignani;Maurizio Comanducci;Marzia Monica Giuliani;Stefania Bambini

  • The Adjuvants Aluminum Hydroxide and MF59 Induce Monocyte and Granulocyte Chemoattractants and Enhance Monocyte Differentiation toward Dendritic Cells

    Anja Seubert;Elisabetta Monaci;Mariagrazia Pizza;Derek T. O’Hagan

  • Mutants of pertussis toxin suitable for vaccine development

    Mariagrazia Pizza;Antonio Covacci;Antonella Bartoloni;Maria Perugini

  • Mucosal Adjuvanticity and Immunogenicity of LTR72, a Novel Mutant of Escherichia coli Heat-labile Enterotoxin with Partial Knockout of ADP-ribosyltransferase Activity

    Marzia Monica Giuliani;Giuseppe Del Giudice;Valentina Giannelli;Gordon Dougan

  • Mucosal vaccines: non toxic derivatives of LT and CT as mucosal adjuvants.

    M. Pizza;M.M. Giuliani;M.R. Fontana;E. Monaci

  • Vaccines, new opportunities for a new society

    Rino Rappuoli;Mariagrazia Pizza;Giuseppe Del Giudice;Ennio De Gregorio

  • Qualitative and quantitative assessment of meningococcal antigens to evaluate the potential strain coverage of protein-based vaccines

    John Donnelly;Ducci O. Medini;Giusepp E. Boccadifuoco;Alessia Biolchi

  • Mutants of Escherichia coli heat-labile toxin lacking ADP-ribosyltransferase activity act as nontoxic, mucosal adjuvants.

    G Douce;C Turcotte;I Cropley;M Roberts

  • Predicted strain coverage of a meningococcal multicomponent vaccine (4CMenB) in Europe: a qualitative and quantitative assessment

    Ulrich Vogel;Muhamed-Kheir Taha;Julio A Vazquez;Jamie Findlow

  • Structure and mucosal adjuvanticity of cholera and Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxins

    Rino Rappuoli;Mariagrazia Pizza;Gillian Douce;Gordon Dougan

  • Neisseria meningitidis NadA is a new invasin which promotes bacterial adhesion to and penetration into human epithelial cells

    Barbara Capecchi;Jeannette Adu-Bobie;Federica Di Marcello;Laura Ciucchi

  • Identification of protective and broadly conserved vaccine antigens from the genome of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli

    Danilo Gomes Moriel;Isabella Bertoldi;Angela Spagnuolo;Sara Marchi

  • CD81 Is a Central Regulator of Cellular Events Required for Hepatitis C Virus Infection of Human Hepatocytes

    Michela Brazzoli;Alessia Bianchi;Sara Filippini;Amy Weiner

  • Protection against Helicobacter pylori infection in mice by intragastric vaccination with H. pylori antigens is achieved using a non-toxic mutant of E. coli heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) as adjuvant

    Marta Marchetti;Michela Rossi;Valentina Giannelli;Marzia M. Giuliani

  • Intranasal immunogenicity and adjuvanticity of site-directed mutant derivatives of cholera toxin.

    Gill Douce;Mariarita Fontana;Mariagrazia Pizza;Rino Rappuoli

  • Neisseria meningitidis GNA2132, a heparin-binding protein that induces protective immunity in humans

    Davide Serruto;Tiziana Spadafina;Laura Ciucchi;Lisa A. Lewis

  • Reverse vaccinology: a genome-based approach for vaccine development.

    Vega Masignani;Rino Rappuoli;Mariagrazia Pizza

Frequent Co-Authors

Rino Rappuoli
Rino Rappuoli Imperial College London
Marzia Monica Giuliani
Marzia Monica Giuliani GlaxoSmithKline (Italy)
Maurizio Comanducci
Maurizio Comanducci Novartis (Switzerland)
Guido Grandi
Guido Grandi University of Trento
Gordon Dougan
Gordon Dougan University of Cambridge
Hervé Tettelin
Hervé Tettelin University of Maryland, Baltimore
Antonello Covacci
Antonello Covacci Novartis (Switzerland)
Kate L. Seib
Kate L. Seib Griffith University
Mickaël Desvaux
Mickaël Desvaux University of Clermont Auvergne
Lucia Banci
Lucia Banci University of Florence

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