The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the discipline
of Microbiology was created using data combined from
multiple data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
estimating the citation-based metrics were collected on 21-12-2022.
Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
researcher’s affiliated with a given institution. D-index
only includes publications and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Microbiology research
Research.com’s best universities ranking is a trustworthy list of
leading researchers from the area of Microbiology ,
established by means of a detailed study
of 166,880 researchers discovered from
multiple bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Microbiology, over 43737 scientists were
examined.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Microbiology
The D-index threshold for including a researcher to be
considered is established at 40 if
the majority of of their publications are in the area of Microbiology. The
acceptance factors for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index,
proportion of the contributions made within the given
discipline as well as the awards and achievements of the
scientists. The D-index threshold for including leading
researchers is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
researchers estimated for each
area od study whilst ensuring that the top 1% of
leading researchers are added into the list.
We estimate a proximity of 30% or less between a
scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification practices
As our leading aim is to ensure that only
genuine researchers are included in
the ranking we realize that raw data are never
supposed to be an absolute means to quantify the
work of scholars. Because of that
we manually verify each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of reliable sources. Even though it’s not a
metric impacting a scholar’s position in
Research.com ranking, the quantity of papers published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
credible secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
specific discipline. Position in the ranking is
based on each researcher’s D-index
with the help of metrics gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind available to the research community. A
detailed explanation of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our objective is to inspire researchers,
companies and decision-makers
worldwide to examine where leading experts are heading
and to offer an opportunity for the whole scientific community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Microbiology
With 11 scientific affiliations Switzerland ranks in spot 13
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of top researchers in Switzerland is University of Zurich with 18 scientists affiliated with it being listed in our Microbiology ranking. It is followed by University of Lausanne with 12 scholars and University of Basel with 12 researchers.
The most prominent scholars in the field of Microbiology in Switzerland are representing University of Fribourg, University of Lausanne, University Hospital of Basel, University of Basel, University of Bern, ETH Zurich, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Universita della Svizzera Italiana, University Hospital of Lausanne, University of St. Gallen. University of Zurich is listed as the best university in the Switzerland in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scholars at 1180. Ranking on spot no. 2 is University of Lausanne with a total D-index of 840. The third place is occupied by University of Basel with a total D-index of 761.
The average total D-index for the top 1% universities is 441 in comparison to an average of 441 for all 11 institutions featured in the ranking.
The average number of published articles in the area of Microbiology by scholars affiliated with the top 1% of researchers in the ranking is 1499 against an average of 1499 for all 11 universities.
The average number of citations of researchers affiliated with the top 5% universities is 119406 against an average of 119406 for all 11 universities.
