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D-Index
61
Citations
10594
World Ranking
3048
National Ranking
69

Martin Altwegg 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 Martin Altwegg sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 167 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Martin Altwegg 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 Martin Altwegg sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Martin Altwegg is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and conducts research primarily in the field of medicine. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including infectious diseases, epidemiology, critical care and intensive care medicine, clinical biochemistry, and food science.

The scientist's research focuses on key topics such as Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, nosocomial infections in intensive care units, pneumonia and respiratory infections, bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, salmonella and campylobacter epidemiology, and microscopic colitis.

Martin Altwegg has contributed to multiple publications in the European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. Notable recent papers include:

  • Multinational evaluation of the BioFire® FilmArray® Pneumonia plus Panel as compared to standard of care testing (2021), European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • Workflow optimization for syndromic diarrhea diagnosis using the molecular Seegene Allplex™ GI-Bacteria(I) assay (2020), European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • Diagnosing Clostridioides difficile infections with molecular diagnostics: multicenter evaluation of revogene C. difficile assay (2020), European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Frequent co-authors involved in these research projects include Livia Berlinger, Christine C. Ginocchio, Carolina Garcia-Mondragon, Barbara Mauerhofer, and Cory Rindlisbacher.

Best Publications

  • Molecular diagnosis of bacterial endocarditis by broad-range PCR amplification and direct sequencing.

    D Goldenberger;A Künzli;P Vogt;R Zbinden

  • 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing versus the API 20 NE System and the VITEK 2 ID-GNB Card for Identification of Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacteria in the Clinical Laboratory

    P. P. Bosshard;R. Zbinden;S. Abels;B. Böddinghaus

  • Whipple's Disease and “Tropheryma whippelii”

    Fabrizio Dutly;Martin Altwegg

  • Typhoid fever and other salmonellosis: a continuing challenge

    Tikki Pang;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta;B.Brett Finlay;Martin Altwegg

  • Aeromonas as a human pathogen.

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  • Ribosomal DNA Sequencing for Identification of Aerobic Gram-Positive Rods in the Clinical Laboratory (an 18-Month Evaluation)

    P. P. Bosshard;S. Abels;R. Zbinden;E. C. Böttger

  • Turicibacter sanguinis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium

    Philipp P Bosshard;Reinhard Zbinden;Martin Altwegg

  • Development of a multiplex real-time quantitative PCR assay to detect Chlamydia pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in respiratory tract secretions

    Martine Welti;Katia Jaton;Martin Altwegg;Roland Sahli

  • Description of Tropheryma whipplei gen. nov., sp. nov., the Whipple's disease bacillus.

    B La Scola;F Fenollar;P E Fournier;M Altwegg

  • Etiologic Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis by Broad-Range Polymerase Chain Reaction: A 3-Year Experience

    Philipp Peter Bosshard;Andreas Kronenberg;Reinhard Zbinden;Christian Ruef

  • Biochemical identification of Aeromonas genospecies isolated from humans.

    M Altwegg;A G Steigerwalt;R Altwegg-Bissig;J Lüthy-Hottenstein

  • Deactivation of macrophages with interleukin-4 is the key to the isolation of Tropheryma whippelii.

    Gabriele Schoedon;Daniel Goldenberger;Regula Forrer;Anja Gunz

  • Ribosomal RNA Gene Restriction Patterns Provide Increased Sensitivity for Typing Salmonella typhi Strains

    M. Altwegg;F. W. Hickman-Brenner;J. J. Farmer

  • PCR-positive tests for Tropheryma whippelii in patients without Whipple's disease.

    Hans-Ulrich Ehrbar;Peter Bauerfeind;Fabrizio Dutly;Hans-Rudolf Koelz

  • Internal Transcribed Spacer Sequencing versus Biochemical Profiling for Identification of Medically Important Yeasts

    D. E. Ciardo;G. Schär;E. C. Böttger;M. Altwegg

  • Enteric Infections and Diarrhea in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Persons Prospective Community-Based Cohort Study

    Rainer Weber;Bruno Ledergerber;Reinhard Zbinden;Martin Altwegg

  • Comparison of Conventional and Molecular Methods for Identification of Aerobic Catalase-Negative Gram-Positive Cocci in the Clinical Laboratory

    P. P. Bosshard;S. Abels;M. Altwegg;E. C. Böttger

  • Rapid detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in clinical samples by real-time PCR.

    Daniel Hardegger;David Nadal;Walter Bossart;Martin Altwegg

  • Detection of Bartonella henselae DNA by Two Different PCR Assays and Determination of the Genotypes of Strains Involved in Histologically Defined Cat Scratch Disease

    Anna Sander;Miriam Posselt;Norbert Böhm;Michael Ruess

  • Whipple Endocarditis without Overt Gastrointestinal Disease: Report of Four Cases

    Jacques G.H. Gubler;Marcel Kuster;Fabrizio Dutly;Fridolin Bannwart

  • Quantitative Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Nasopharyngeal Secretions by Real-Time PCR

    Oliver Greiner;Philip J. R. Day;Philipp P. Bosshard;Fatime Imeri

Frequent Co-Authors

Reinhard Zbinden
Reinhard Zbinden University of Zurich
David Nadal
David Nadal University of Zurich
Geert Huys
Geert Huys KU Leuven
Rainer Weber
Rainer Weber University of Zurich
Margareta Ieven
Margareta Ieven University of Antwerp
Kwai Lin Thong
Kwai Lin Thong University of Malaya
Karel Kersters
Karel Kersters Ghent University
Marc Vancanneyt
Marc Vancanneyt Ghent University
Peter Kämpfer
Peter Kämpfer University of Giessen
Milos Opravil
Milos Opravil University of Zurich

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