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D-Index
66
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10526
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8901
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231

Thomas Ferenci 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 Thomas Ferenci sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 143 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Ferenci 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 Thomas Ferenci sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas Ferenci is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and contributes to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Environmental Science. Their research encompasses subfields such as Genetics and Ecology.

The focus areas in their work include Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions. These topics reflect the scope of their investigations into microbial behavior and genetic adaptation.

Ferenci has published research in the journal Microbial Ecology. One documented paper includes:

  • A Broad Continuum of E. coli Traits in Nature Associated with the Trade-off Between Self-preservation and Nutritional Competence (2021, Microbial Ecology)

Their collaborative network involves frequent co-authors such as:

  • Estela Ynés Valencia Morante
  • Jackeline Pinheiro Barros
  • Beny Spira

Best Publications

  • Effect of Slow Growth on Metabolism of Escherichia coli, as Revealed by Global Metabolite Pool (“Metabolome”) Analysis

    Helen Tweeddale;Lucinda Notley-McRobb;Thomas Ferenci

  • Global metabolite analysis: the influence of extraction methodology on metabolome profiles of Escherichia coli

    Ram Prasad Maharjan;Thomas Ferenci

  • rpoS Mutations and Loss of General Stress Resistance in Escherichia coli Populations as a Consequence of Conflict between Competing Stress Responses

    Lucinda Notley-McRobb;Thea King;Thomas Ferenci

  • Maintaining a healthy SPANC balance through regulatory and mutational adaptation.

    Thomas Ferenci

  • A Regulatory Trade-Off as a Source of Strain Variation in the Species Escherichia coli

    Thea King;Akira Ishihama;Ayako Kori;Thomas Ferenci

  • Clonal Adaptive Radiation in a Constant Environment

    Ram Maharjan;Shona Seeto;Lucinda Notley-McRobb;Thomas Ferenci

  • Trade-off Mechanisms Shaping the Diversity of Bacteria.

    Thomas Ferenci

  • Adaptation to life at micromolar nutrient levels: the regulation of Escherichia coli glucose transport by endoinduction and cAMP

    T. Ferenci

  • Hungry bacteria--definition and properties of a nutritional state.

    Thomas Ferenci

  • Escherichia coli mutants impaired in maltodextrin transport.

    C Wandersman;M Schwartz;T Ferenci

  • Culture History and Population Heterogeneity as Determinants of Bacterial Adaptation: the Adaptomics of a Single Environmental Transition

    Ben Ryall;Gustavo Eydallin;Thomas Ferenci

  • The carbon assimilation pathways of Methylococcus capsulatus, Pseudomonas methanica and Methylosinus trichosporium (OB3B) during growth on methane.

    T Strøm;T Ferenci;J R Quayle

  • What is driving the acquisition of mutS and rpoS polymorphisms in Escherichia coli

    Thomas Ferenci

  • Evolutionary aspects of autotrophy.

    J R Quayle;T Ferenci

  • Regulation of Porin-Mediated Outer Membrane Permeability by Nutrient Limitation in Escherichia coli

    XueQiao Liu;Thomas Ferenci

  • Oxidation of carbon monoxide and methane by Pseudomonas methanica.

    T. Ferenci;T. Strøm;J. R. Quayle

  • Affinity chromatographic isolation of the periplasmic maltose binding protein of Escherichia coli.

    Thomas Ferenci;Ute Klotz

  • Regulation by nutrient limitation.

    Thomas Ferenci

  • The relationship between external glucose concentration and cAMP levels inside Escherichia coli: implications for models of phosphotransferase-mediated regulation of adenylate cyclase.

    Lucinda Notley-McRobb;Alison Death;Thomas Ferenci

  • Adaptive mgl-regulatory mutations and genetic diversity evolving in glucose-limited Escherichia coli populations.

    Lucinda Notley-McRobb;Thomas Ferenci

Frequent Co-Authors

Lei Wang
Lei Wang Nankai University
Lu Feng
Lu Feng Nankai University
Bin Liu
Bin Liu National University of Singapore
Peter R. Reeves
Peter R. Reeves University of Sydney
Winfried Boos
Winfried Boos University of Konstanz
Zhemin Zhou
Zhemin Zhou University of Warwick
Roland Benz
Roland Benz Jacobs University
Olivier Tenaillon
Olivier Tenaillon Université Paris Cité
Maurice Hofnung
Maurice Hofnung Institut Pasteur
Laurence D. Hurst
Laurence D. Hurst University of Bath

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