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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 105 6669 6268 643 614 535 57057

Piero Olliaro publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Piero Olliaro between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Piero Olliaro published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 13.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 2021. 37 of the 592 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 48. Peak 48 publications in 2021. 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 31 publications 2021: 48 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 39 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 17 publications
1982 2025

592 publications in total across all disciplines

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Piero Olliaro: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 2
1983 1
1984 2
1985 2
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 3
1993 3
1994 10
1995 7
1996 12
1997 8
1998 14
1999 15
2000 13
2001 13
2002 6
2003 14
2004 6
2005 7
2006 18
2007 16
2008 16
2009 25
2010 18
2011 27
2012 13
2013 13
2014 20
2015 22
2016 17
2017 26
2018 25
2019 14
2020 31
2021 48
2022 27
2023 39
2024 20
2025 17
Total 592
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Piero Olliaro publications per year - data summary

  • Piero Olliaro, a Medicine scholar from University of Oxford, has 592 publications recorded across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1982 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 48 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1983, 1989 and 1991, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 44 years in the span carry no publications at all (1986, 1987, 1988 and 1990).
  • The rate of publication averages 13.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.8 per year counting only the 40 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 151 publications, 26% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1982-1996: 44 publications (2.9 per year); 1997-2011: 216 publications (14.4 per year); 2012-2025: 332 publications (23.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Piero Olliaro publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Piero Olliaro sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 521–540 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 535 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610 535
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Piero Olliaro publication distribution in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 101–120 to 1,796+ publications.
  • Piero Olliaro, a Medicine scholar from University of Oxford, records 535 publications - the 63rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 63% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Piero Olliaro, and about 37% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Piero Olliaro ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 341–360 publications, holding 922 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 64% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 521–540 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Piero Olliaro D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Piero Olliaro sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 104–105 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513 105
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Piero Olliaro D-index placement in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 75 ranges running from 70–71 to 217+ D-Index.
  • Piero Olliaro, a Medicine scholar from University of Oxford, records 105 D-Index - the 67th percentile of the discipline.
  • 67% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Piero Olliaro, and about 33% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Piero Olliaro ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 82–83 D-Index, holding 1,027 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 106–107 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Piero Olliaro is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and focuses on research in the field of Medicine, particularly within Infectious Diseases. Their work spans several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Neurology, and Virology.

The scientist's publication record emphasizes topics related to COVID-19, including clinical research studies and the long-term effects of the disease. Other notable research topics include poxvirus outbreaks, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, mosquito-borne diseases and control, bacterial research involving Bacillus and Francisella, and the intersection of COVID-19 and mental health.

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Peter Horby
  • Laura Merson
  • Josephine Bourner
  • Jake Dunning
  • Amanda Rojek

Their work has appeared repeatedly in a core set of scientific venues, reflecting their research focuses:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Wellcome Open Research

Several recent research papers are notable for their contribution to the field:

  • Risk stratification of patients admitted to hospital with covid-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol: development and validation of the 4C Mortality Score (2020, BMJ)
  • Characterising long COVID: a living systematic review (2021, BMJ Global Health)
  • Clinical characteristics of children and young people admitted to hospital with covid-19 in United Kingdom: prospective multicentre observational cohort study (2020, BMJ)
  • Scaling up COVID-19 rapid antigen tests: promises and challenges (2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases)
  • Risk factors for post-COVID-19 condition in previously hospitalised children using the ISARIC Global follow-up protocol: a prospective cohort study (2021, European Respiratory Journal)

Best Publications

  • Drug development for neglected diseases: a deficient market and a public-health policy failure

    Patrice Trouiller;Piero Olliaro;Piero Olliaro;Els Torreele;James Orbinski;James Orbinski

  • Visceral leishmaniasis : current status of control, diagnosis, and treatment, and a proposed research and development agenda

    Philippe J Guerin;Philippe J Guerin;Piero Olliaro;Piero Olliaro;Shyam Sundar;Marleen Boelaert

  • Risk stratification of patients admitted to hospital with covid-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol: development and validation of the 4C Mortality Score.

    Stephen R. Knight;Antonia Ho;Riinu Pius;Iain Buchan

  • Artesunate combinations for treatment of malaria: meta-analysis

    M Adjuik;A Babiker;P Garner;P Olliaro

  • Characterising long COVID: a living systematic review.

    Melina Michelen;Melina Michelen;Lakshmi Manoharan;Natalie Elkheir;Vincent Cheng

  • Averting a malaria disaster.

    NJ White;F Nosten;S Looareesuwan;WM Watkins

  • Clinical characteristics of children and young people admitted to hospital with covid-19 in United Kingdom: prospective multicentre observational cohort study.

    Olivia V Swann;Olivia V Swann;Karl A Holden;Lance Turtle;Lance Turtle;Louisa Pollock

  • Global health security: the wider lessons from the west African Ebola virus disease epidemic

    David L Heymann;Lincoln Chen;Keizo Takemi;David P Fidler

  • Evaluation of diagnostic tests for infectious diseases: general principles

    Shabir Banoo;David Bell;Patrick Bossuyt;Alan Herring

  • Malaria: current status of control, diagnosis, treatment, and a proposed agenda for research and development

    Philippe J Guerin;Piero Olliaro;Francois Nosten;Pierre Druilhe

  • Leishmaniasis chemotherapy—challenges and opportunities

    S.L. Croft;P. Olliaro;P. Olliaro

  • A Four-Month Gatifloxacin-Containing Regimen for Treating Tuberculosis

    Corinne S. Merle;Katherine Fielding;Omou Bah Sow;Martin Gninafon

  • Strategies for the prevention of antimalarial drug resistance: rationale for combination chemotherapy for malaria.

    N.J White;N.J White;P.L Olliaro

  • Epidemiology and control of human gastrointestinal parasites in children

    Michael O Harhay;John Horton;Piero L Olliaro

  • Amodiaquine-artesunate versus amodiaquine for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in African children: a randomised, multicentre trial.

    M. Adjuik;P. Agnamey;A. Babiker;S. Borrmann;S. Borrmann

  • Comparison of short-course multidrug treatment with standard therapy for visceral leishmaniasis in India: an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial

    Shyam Sundar;Prabhat Kumar Sinha;Madhukar Rai;Deepak Kumar Verma

  • Artemisinin-based combination therapy for treating uncomplicated malaria.

    David Sinclair;Babalwa Zani;Sarah Donegan;Piero Olliaro

  • Chemotherapy in the Treatment and Control of Leishmaniasis

    Jorge Alvar;Simon Croft;Piero Olliaro

  • Urban parasitology: visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

    Michael O. Harhay;Piero L. Olliaro;Piero L. Olliaro;Dorcas Lamounier Costa;Carlos Henrique Nery Costa

  • Risk stratification of patients admitted to hospital with covid-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol: development and validation of the 4C Mortality Score

    Stephen R Knight;Antonia Ho;Riinu Pius;Iain Buchan

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas J. White
Nicholas J. White Mahidol University
Donatella Taramelli
Donatella Taramelli University of Milan
Grant Dorsey
Grant Dorsey University of California, San Francisco
François Nosten
François Nosten MORU Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Kasia Stepniewska
Kasia Stepniewska University of Oxford
Paul Garner
Paul Garner Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Abdoulaye Djimde
Abdoulaye Djimde University of Bamako
Elizabeth A. Ashley
Elizabeth A. Ashley University of Oxford
Ric N. Price
Ric N. Price Charles Darwin University
Shyam Sundar
Shyam Sundar Banaras Hindu University

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