Raina Gergova

622 total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 404 citations indexed

About

Raina Gergova is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Raina Gergova has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 404 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Infectious Diseases, 15 papers in Epidemiology and 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Raina Gergova's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (14 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (9 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (8 papers). Raina Gergova is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (14 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (9 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (8 papers). Raina Gergova collaborates with scholars based in Bulgaria, Canada and Myanmar. Raina Gergova's co-authors include Rumyana Markovska, Lyudmila Boyanova, Ivan Mitov, Tanya Strateva, Georgi Dimitrov, Daniel Yordanov, Yuliya Marteva-Proevska, Radka Kaneva, Iana H. Haralambieva and Kalina Mihova and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Applied Physics and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Raina Gergova

52 papers receiving 398 citations

Hit Papers

Evolution of Helicobacter pylori Resistance to Antibiotic... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Evolution of Helicobacter pylori Resistance to Antibiotics: A Topic of Increasing Concern
    2023 75 citations Lyudmila Boyanova, Raina Gergova et al. Antibiotics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Raina Gergova Bulgaria 11 130 97 93 71 66 64 404
Cinzia Calà Italy 12 120 0.9× 116 1.2× 84 0.9× 124 1.7× 22 0.3× 29 504
Melika Moradi Iran 13 113 0.9× 73 0.8× 139 1.5× 141 2.0× 35 0.5× 29 500
Emel Sesli Çetin Türkiye 18 169 1.3× 48 0.5× 114 1.2× 79 1.1× 31 0.5× 68 698
Houssein Gbaguidi‐Haore France 17 187 1.4× 98 1.0× 151 1.6× 130 1.8× 56 0.8× 53 715
Tiziana Natalizi Italy 10 134 1.0× 68 0.7× 63 0.7× 184 2.6× 28 0.4× 11 630
Samo Jeverica Slovenia 16 86 0.7× 109 1.1× 148 1.6× 92 1.3× 122 1.8× 39 610
Canan Külah Türkiye 16 185 1.4× 37 0.4× 174 1.9× 112 1.6× 52 0.8× 37 582
Venkataraman Sritharan India 12 165 1.3× 62 0.6× 173 1.9× 212 3.0× 22 0.3× 38 556
Angela I. Bordin United States 13 266 2.0× 82 0.8× 23 0.2× 66 0.9× 107 1.6× 52 441
María Isabel Millán-Lou Spain 9 81 0.6× 37 0.4× 111 1.2× 62 0.9× 22 0.3× 21 388

Countries citing papers authored by Raina Gergova

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Fields of papers citing papers by Raina Gergova

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raina Gergova

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Boyanova, Lyudmila, Raina Gergova, & Rumyana Markovska. (2025). Coculture systems to study interactions between anaerobic bacteria and intestinal epithelium. Anaerobe. 92. 102949–102949. 2 indexed citations
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Sirakov, Ivo, Tanya Strateva, Daniel Yordanov, et al.. (2025). Identification, Characterization, and Epidemiological Analysis of Lactococcus garvieae Fish Isolates Obtained in a Period of Eighteen Years. Microorganisms. 13(2). 436–436.
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Gergova, Raina, et al.. (2025). Burden of Streptococcus pyogenes and emm12 Type in Severe Otitis Media Among Children. Microbiology Research. 16(8). 181–181. 1 indexed citations
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Boyanova, Lyudmila, et al.. (2025). Toxigenic Clostridioides difficile and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility in Bulgarian Patients during and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic. Proceedings of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. 78(11).
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Gergova, Raina, et al.. (2024). A Review of the Impact of Streptococcal Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance on Human Health. Antibiotics. 13(4). 360–360. 24 indexed citations
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Gergova, Raina, et al.. (2024). Antibiotic Resistance and Serotypes Distribution in Streptococcus agalactiae Bulgarian Clinical Isolates During the Years of 2021–2024. Polish Journal of Microbiology. 73(4). 505–514. 4 indexed citations
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Sirakov, Ivo, et al.. (2024). Retrospective Analysis of the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Mediterranean Part of Bulgaria, During the First Wave of the Pandemic. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18(1). 438–450. 1 indexed citations
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Boyanova, Lyudmila, et al.. (2024). Helicobacter pylori Growth and Urease Inhibition by Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) Extract: a Pilot Study. Proceedings of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. 77(5). 1 indexed citations
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Boyanova, Lyudmila, et al.. (2023). Anaerobes in specific infectious and noninfectious diseases: new developments. Anaerobe. 81. 102714–102714. 5 indexed citations
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Gergova, Raina, et al.. (2023). Pediatric case of septic arthritis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A. The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 27(2). 102742–102742.
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Boyanova, Lyudmila, et al.. (2023). Mixed (multiple-genotype) Helicobacter pylori infections in Bulgarian patients. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 107(4). 116073–116073. 2 indexed citations
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Boyanova, Lyudmila, Yuliya Marteva-Proevska, Raina Gergova, & Rumyana Markovska. (2021). Gardnerella vaginalis in urinary tract infections, are men spared?. Anaerobe. 72. 102438–102438. 6 indexed citations
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Gergova, Raina & Rumyana Markovska. (2020). ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE OF BULGARIAN ISOLATES MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS DURING THE PERIOD 1999-2018. Journal of IMAB - Annual Proceeding (Scientific Papers). 26(2). 3208–3212. 2 indexed citations
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Gergova, Raina, et al.. (2020). INVESTIGATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECT OF PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY WITH FOTOSAN IN LABORATORY CONDITIONS. Journal of IMAB - Annual Proceeding (Scientific Papers). 26(3). 3308–3312. 1 indexed citations
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Gergova, Raina, et al.. (2019). Correlation of methicillin resistance and virulence genes of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> with infection types and mode of acquisition in Sofia, Bulgaria. African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology. 20(4). 280–280. 5 indexed citations
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Gergova, Raina, Ianko Iankov, Iana H. Haralambieva, & Ivan Mitov. (2007). Bactericidal Monoclonal Antibody Against Moraxella catarrhalis Lipooligosaccharide Cross-Reacts with Haemophilus Spp.. Current Microbiology. 54(2). 85–90. 15 indexed citations

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