Álex Rodríguez

9.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Álex Rodríguez is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Artificial Intelligence and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Álex Rodríguez has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 12 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Álex Rodríguez's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (13 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (12 papers) and Scientific Computing and Data Management (9 papers). Álex Rodríguez is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (13 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (12 papers) and Scientific Computing and Data Management (9 papers). Álex Rodríguez collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Spain. Álex Rodríguez's co-authors include Alessandro Laio, Maria d’Errico, Elena Facco, Aldo Glielmo, Cecilia Clementi, Frank Noé, Brooke E. Husic, Folker Meyer, Ross Overbeek and Ravi Madduri and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Álex Rodríguez

63 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Clustering by fast search and find of density peaks 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2021 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

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. Clustering by fast search and find of density peaks
    2014 3.5k citations Álex Rodríguez, Alessandro Laio profile →
  2. Unsupervised Learning Methods for Molecular Simulation Data
    2021 245 citations Álex Rodríguez, Alessandro Laio et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Álex Rodríguez Italy 21 1.9k 1.1k 978 593 505 70 4.8k
Petros Drineas United States 37 2.4k 1.3× 1.4k 1.3× 542 0.6× 380 0.6× 635 1.3× 117 5.8k
Neil D. Lawrence United Kingdom 49 3.8k 2.1× 1.8k 1.7× 1.2k 1.2× 397 0.7× 663 1.3× 172 8.4k
Delbert Dueck Canada 6 1.9k 1.0× 1.6k 1.4× 834 0.9× 497 0.8× 531 1.1× 9 5.0k
Haesun Park United States 43 2.4k 1.3× 2.9k 2.7× 1.2k 1.2× 620 1.0× 1.0k 2.0× 194 8.4k
Marina Meilă United States 24 1.5k 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 434 0.4× 550 0.9× 392 0.8× 60 3.4k
Markus Hagenbuchner Australia 17 3.1k 1.7× 1.5k 1.4× 566 0.6× 640 1.1× 339 0.7× 62 6.1k
Shuiwang Ji United States 43 3.5k 1.9× 3.1k 2.9× 996 1.0× 348 0.6× 451 0.9× 134 7.4k
Gabriele Monfardini Italy 7 3.4k 1.8× 1.6k 1.5× 612 0.6× 707 1.2× 287 0.6× 8 6.4k
Aristidis Likas Greece 34 2.8k 1.5× 2.1k 1.9× 473 0.5× 555 0.9× 799 1.6× 153 7.1k
M. Gori Italy 4 2.8k 1.5× 1.3k 1.2× 533 0.5× 576 1.0× 243 0.5× 6 5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Álex Rodríguez

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Fields of papers citing papers by Álex Rodríguez

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Álex Rodríguez

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Álex Rodríguez. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Álex Rodríguez based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Álex Rodríguez. Álex Rodríguez is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rodríguez, Álex. (2025). Cybersecurity Implications of Quantum Computing and Its Combined Use with Artificial Intelligence. UNISCI Journal. 23(67). 137–153. 1 indexed citations
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Schmitt, Markus, Álex Rodríguez, H. J. Williams, et al.. (2024). Wave-Function Network Description and Kolmogorov Complexity of Quantum Many-Body Systems. Physical Review X. 14(2). 5 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, Álex, et al.. (2024). Network science: Ising states of matter. Physical review. E. 109(5). 54305–54305. 3 indexed citations
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Stella, Martina, et al.. (2024). Aqueous solution chemistryin silicoand the role of data-driven approaches. Chemical Physics Reviews. 5(2). 3 indexed citations
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Vitale, Vittorio, et al.. (2024). Topological Kolmogorov complexity and the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless mechanism. Physical review. E. 109(3). 34102–34102. 3 indexed citations
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Korde, Aruna, et al.. (2023). Zirconium Coordination Chemistry and Its Role in Optimizing Hydroxymate Chelation: Insights from Molecular Dynamics. ACS Omega. 8(39). 36032–36042. 5 indexed citations
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Puig, Anna, et al.. (2023). Evaluating Learner Engagement with Gamification in Online Courses. Applied Sciences. 13(3). 1535–1535. 7 indexed citations
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Grisanti, Luca, Álex Rodríguez, Irene Conti, et al.. (2023). The carbonyl-lock mechanism underlying non-aromatic fluorescence in biological matter. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7325–7325. 20 indexed citations
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Sánchez, Verónica M., et al.. (2023). ZundEig: The Structure of the Proton in Liquid Water from Unsupervised Learning. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 127(45). 9822–9832. 9 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, Álex. (2018). Una rivalidad compleja. 3.
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Napolitano, Luisa M. R., Arin Marchesi, Álex Rodríguez, et al.. (2018). The permeation mechanism of organic cations through a CNG mimic channel. PLoS Computational Biology. 14(8). e1006295–e1006295. 16 indexed citations
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Al-khersan, Hasenin, Kaanan P. Shah, Segun Jung, et al.. (2017). A novel MERTK mutation causing retinitis pigmentosa. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 255(8). 1613–1619. 17 indexed citations
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Walker, Mark, Ravi Madduri, Álex Rodríguez, Joseph L. Greenstein, & Raimond L. Winslow. (2016). Models and Simulations as a Service: Exploring the Use of Galaxy for Delivering Computational Models. Biophysical Journal. 110(5). 1038–1043. 5 indexed citations
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Zamuner, Stefano, Álex Rodríguez, Flavio Seno, & Antonio Trovato. (2015). An Efficient Algorithm to Perform Local Concerted Movements of a Chain Molecule. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0118342–e0118342. 10 indexed citations
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Gladich, Ivan, et al.. (2015). Designing High-Affinity Peptides for Organic Molecules by Explicit Solvent Molecular Dynamics. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 119(41). 12963–12969. 15 indexed citations
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Meyer, Folker, Ross Overbeek, & Álex Rodríguez. (2009). FIGfams: yet another set of protein families. Nucleic Acids Research. 37(20). 6643–6654. 94 indexed citations
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Glass, Elizabeth M., et al.. (2006). Sentra: a database of signal transduction proteins for comparative genome analysis. Nucleic Acids Research. 35(Database). D271–D273. 21 indexed citations
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Araya, Eyleen, Álex Rodríguez, J. Rubio, et al.. (2005). Synthesis and evaluation of diverse analogs of amygdalin as potential peptidomimetics of peptide T. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 15(5). 1493–1496. 14 indexed citations
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Sulakhe, Dinanath, Álex Rodríguez, Mark D’Souza, et al.. (2005). Gnare: Automated System For High-Throughput Genome Analysis With Grid Computational Backend. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 19(4-5). 361–369. 13 indexed citations

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