Ana Pelerito

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 697 citations indexed

About

Ana Pelerito is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Small Animals. According to data from OpenAlex, Ana Pelerito has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 697 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Epidemiology, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Small Animals. Recurrent topics in Ana Pelerito's work include Burkholderia infections and melioidosis (4 papers), Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment (4 papers) and Poxvirus research and outbreaks (4 papers). Ana Pelerito is often cited by papers focused on Burkholderia infections and melioidosis (4 papers), Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment (4 papers) and Poxvirus research and outbreaks (4 papers). Ana Pelerito collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Mozambique and Chile. Ana Pelerito's co-authors include Maria Sofia Núncio, Rita Cordeiro, João Paulo Gomes, Isabel Lopes de Carvalho, Alexandra Nunes, Maria José Borrego, Joana Isidro, Vítor Borges, Luı́s Vieira and Sílvia Duarte and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ana Pelerito

18 papers receiving 680 citations

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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.

Phylogenomic characterization and signs of microevolution in the 2022 multi-country outbreak of monkeypox virus

2022 501 citations Joana Isidro, Vítor Borges et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ana Pelerito Portugal	10	483	414	379	96	72	19	697
Rita Cordeiro Portugal	11	493 1.0×	416 1.0×	375 1.0×	102 1.1×	183 2.5×	20	785
M. Shannon Keckler United States	14	244 0.5×	219 0.5×	240 0.6×	23 0.2×	7 0.1×	17	417
Jamal Hafid France	15	68 0.1×	78 0.2×	405 1.1×	22 0.2×	17 0.2×	38	707
Fernanda Maria Santiago Brazil	14	36 0.1×	103 0.2×	84 0.2×	28 0.3×	27 0.4×	28	378
Mehdi Zarean Iran	14	56 0.1×	59 0.1×	184 0.5×	21 0.2×	12 0.2×	49	572
Shiau-Ting Hu Taiwan	9	34 0.1×	96 0.2×	222 0.6×	21 0.2×	29 0.4×	13	490
R. Tran Manh Sung France	14	69 0.1×	61 0.1×	383 1.0×	18 0.2×	19 0.3×	34	583
R Netter France	10	116 0.2×	130 0.3×	241 0.6×	22 0.2×	8 0.1×	38	542
W.M. Webster United States	13	37 0.1×	193 0.5×	67 0.2×	12 0.1×	7 0.1×	19	308
Liliana Maruri‐Avidal United States	13	148 0.3×	106 0.3×	146 0.4×	61 0.6×	8 0.1×	13	486

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19 of 19 papers shown

Cordeiro, Rita, Rita Francisco, Ana Pelerito, Isabel Lopes de Carvalho, & Maria Sofia Núncio. (2025). Mpox Surveillance and Laboratory Response in Portugal: Lessons Learned from Three Outbreak Waves (2022–2025). Infectious Disease Reports. 17(4). 86–86.

Kislaya, Irina, Vítor Borges, Luı́s Vieira, et al.. (2023). Comparative complete scheme and booster effectiveness of COVID‐19 vaccines in preventing SARS‐CoV‐2 infections with SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron (BA.1) and Delta (B.1.617.2) variants: A case–case study based on electronic health records. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 17(3). e13121–e13121. 3 indexed citations

Neves, José, Rita Côrte‐Real, Maria José Borrego, et al.. (2023). Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Mpox Patients Attending an STD Clinic in Lisbon. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(19). 6803–6803. 2 indexed citations

Alpalhão, Miguel, Maria Sofia Núncio, Isabel Lopes de Carvalho, et al.. (2022). Human immunodeficiency virus infection may be a contributing factor to monkeypox infection: Analysis of a 42-case series. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 88(3). 720–722. 14 indexed citations

Isidro, Joana, Vítor Borges, Miguel Pinto, et al.. (2022). Phylogenomic characterization and signs of microevolution in the 2022 multi-country outbreak of monkeypox virus. Nature Medicine. 28(8). 1569–1572. 501 indexed citations breakdown →

Pelerito, Ana, Alexandra Nunes, Joana Isidro, et al.. (2021). Genetic Characterization of Brucella spp.: Whole Genome Sequencing-Based Approach for the Determination of Multiple Locus Variable Number Tandem Repeat Profiles. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 740068–740068. 12 indexed citations

Pelerito, Ana, Alexandra Nunes, Maria Sofia Núncio, & João Paulo Gomes. (2020). Genome–scale approach to study the genetic relatedness among Brucella melitensis strains. PLoS ONE. 15(3). e0229863–e0229863. 13 indexed citations

Carvalho, Isabel Lopes de, et al.. (2019). Paralytic shellﬁsh poisoning due to ingestion of contaminated mussels: A 2018 case report in Caparica (Portugal). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100017–100017. 24 indexed citations

Dias, Catarina, Alice Martins, Ana Pelerito, et al.. (2019). Assessing the Optimal Deoxygenation Pattern of Dodecyl Glycosides for Antimicrobial Activity Against Bacillus anthracis. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2019(12). 2224–2233. 9 indexed citations

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Pelerito, Ana, et al.. (2019). Paralytic Shellﬁsh Poisoning due to ingestion of contaminated mussels: a case report in Caparica (Portugal). Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 1 indexed citations

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Pelerito, Ana, et al.. (2017). Human brucellosis in Portugal—Retrospective analysis of suspected clinical cases of infection from 2009 to 2016. PLoS ONE. 12(7). e0179667–e0179667. 12 indexed citations

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Pelerito, Ana, Alexandra Nunes, Paulo Paixão, et al.. (2016). Burkholderia pseudomallei: First case of melioidosis in Portugal. IDCases. 3. 10–11. 5 indexed citations

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Carvalho, Isabel Lopes de, et al.. (2016). Biological toxins detection: A rapid diagnosis in an emergency response. Toxicon. 123. S12–S12. 1 indexed citations

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Pelerito, Ana, et al.. (2014). Brucelose humana: análise retrospetiva de casos clínicos suspeitos de infeção entre 2002 e 2013. Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 19–21. 2 indexed citations

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Martins, Alice, M. Soledade C.S. Santos, Catarina Dias, et al.. (2013). Tuning the Bioactivity of Tensioactive Deoxy Glycosides to Structure: Antibacterial Activity Versus Selective Cholinesterase Inhibition Rationalized by Molecular Docking. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2013(8). 1448–1459. 4 indexed citations

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Oleastro, Mónica, Ana Pelerito, Paulo Nogueira, et al.. (2011). Prevalence and Incidence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in a Healthy Pediatric Population in the Lisbon Area. Helicobacter. 16(5). 363–372. 50 indexed citations

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Pelkonen, Tuula, Irmeli Roine, Lummy Monteiro, et al.. (2008). Acute childhood bacterial meningitis in Luanda, Angola. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 40(11-12). 859–866. 19 indexed citations

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Monteiro, Lummy, et al.. (2006). Helicobacter pylori Genotypes in Children from a Population at High Gastric Cancer Risk: No Association with Gastroduodenal Histopathology. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 101(9). 2113–2122. 11 indexed citations

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Pelerito, Ana, et al.. (2006). Evaluation of rapid test Assure® Helicobacter pylori for diagnosis of H. pylori in pediatric population. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 66(2). 331–335. 14 indexed citations

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