Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 19 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 11 papers in Conservation. Recurrent topics in Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales's work include Building materials and conservation (29 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (17 papers) and Conservation Techniques and Studies (11 papers). Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales is often cited by papers focused on Building materials and conservation (29 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (17 papers) and Conservation Techniques and Studies (11 papers). Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, United States and Brazil. Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales's co-authors include Christine C. Gaylarde, Manuel Jesús Chan-Bacab, Susana De la Rosa‐García, Juan Carlos Camacho-Chab, P.M. Gaylarde, Jean Guézennec, José Alberto Narváez-Zapata, Manuela Reyes-Estébanez, P. Quintana and G. Hernández-Duque and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales

55 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

Chapter 5 Microbial Deterioration of Stone Monuments—An Updated Overview

2009 349 citations Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales, Christine C. Gaylarde et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales Mexico	25	958	574	405	303	221	56	1.8k
Fasi Wu China	24	708 0.7×	540 0.9×	175 0.4×	302 1.0×	192 0.9×	68	1.5k
Clara Urzı̀ Italy	30	1.4k 1.4×	822 1.4×	505 1.2×	464 1.5×	334 1.5×	74	2.3k
Flavia Pinzari Italy	30	974 1.0×	787 1.4×	244 0.6×	628 2.1×	336 1.5×	78	2.7k
L. Laiz Trobajo Spain	34	1.4k 1.5×	776 1.4×	273 0.7×	508 1.7×	649 2.9×	78	2.6k
Elisabetta Zanardini Italy	25	680 0.7×	403 0.7×	101 0.2×	386 1.3×	347 1.6×	63	2.1k
Guadalupe Piñar Austria	36	2.0k 2.1×	1.4k 2.5×	330 0.8×	1.1k 3.6×	431 2.0×	72	3.1k
Xiaobo Liu China	29	441 0.5×	298 0.5×	165 0.4×	163 0.5×	757 3.4×	126	3.0k
Ji-Dong Gu China	16	309 0.3×	201 0.4×	135 0.3×	110 0.4×	279 1.3×	29	982
Igor Tiago Portugal	25	310 0.3×	211 0.4×	161 0.4×	101 0.3×	514 2.3×	74	1.7k
M. Carmen Portillo Spain	26	390 0.4×	185 0.3×	69 0.2×	100 0.3×	717 3.2×	72	2.1k

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Ortega-Morales, Benjamín Otto, et al.. (2025). Bacterial bioconsolidation of deteriorated limestone exposed to tropical conditions. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 204. 106141–106141.

Camacho-Chab, Juan Carlos, Christine C. Gaylarde, Joanna María Ortiz-Alcántara, et al.. (2022). Influence of bacterial biopolymers on physical properties of experimental limestone blocks. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 38(12). 254–254. 3 indexed citations

Camacho-Chab, Juan Carlos, et al.. (2021). Influence of Silver Nanoparticle–Based Coating on Calcareous Rock Surfaces on Microbial Biofilm Colonization in Intertidal Environments in Campeche, Mexico. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 232(5). 2 indexed citations

Pérez‐Pacheco, Rafael, Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales, Manuela Reyes-Estébanez, et al.. (2019). Bactericidal Activity of Chrysomya rufifacies and Cochliomyia macellaria (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Larval Excretions–Secretions Against Staphylococcus aureus (Bacillales: Staphylococcaceae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 56(6). 1598–1604. 2 indexed citations

Reyes-Estébanez, Manuela, et al.. (2018). Antimicrobial engineered nanoparticles in the built cultural heritage context and their ecotoxicological impact on animals and plants: a brief review. Heritage Science. 6(1). 34 indexed citations

Camacho-Chab, Juan Carlos, María del Refugio Castañeda‐Chávez, Manuel Jesús Chan-Bacab, et al.. (2018). Biosorption of Cadmium by Non-Toxic Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) Synthesized by Bacteria from Marine Intertidal Biofilms. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(2). 314–314. 58 indexed citations

Dominguez‐Benetton, Xochitl, et al.. (2018). Polarization Potential Has No Effect on Maximum Current Density Produced by Halotolerant Bioanodes. Energies. 11(3). 529–529. 4 indexed citations

Gaylarde, Christine C., et al.. (2018). Weathering of granitic gneiss: A geochemical and microbiological study in the polluted sub-tropical city of Rio de Janeiro. The Science of The Total Environment. 644. 1641–1647. 13 indexed citations

Quintana, P., et al.. (2018). Calcium oxalates in biofilms on limestone walls of Maya buildings in Chichén Itzá, Mexico. Environmental Earth Sciences. 77(6). 18 indexed citations

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Camacho-Chab, Juan Carlos, et al.. (2016). Implications of Extracellular Polymeric Substance Matrices of Microbial Habitats Associated with Coastal Aquaculture Systems. Water. 8(9). 369–369. 20 indexed citations

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Chan-Bacab, Manuel Jesús, et al.. (2014). Characterization and dyeing potential of colorant-bearing plants of the Mayan area in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Journal of Cleaner Production. 91. 191–200. 18 indexed citations

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Ortega-Morales, Benjamín Otto, et al.. (2013). Implications of colonizing biofilms and microclimate on west stucco masks at North Acropolis, Tikal, Guatemala. Heritage Science. 1(1). 6 indexed citations

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Camacho-Chab, Juan Carlos, Jean Guézennec, Manuel Jesús Chan-Bacab, et al.. (2013). Emulsifying Activity and Stability of a Non-Toxic Bioemulsifier Synthesized by Microbacterium sp. MC3B-10. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 14(9). 18959–18972. 49 indexed citations

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Gómez‐Cornelio, Sergio, Jorge Mendoza‐Vega, Christine C. Gaylarde, et al.. (2012). Succession of fungi colonizing porous and compact limestone exposed to subtropical environments. Fungal Biology. 116(10). 1064–1072. 21 indexed citations

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Rosa‐García, Susana De la, Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales, Christine C. Gaylarde, et al.. (2011). Influence of fungi in the weathering of limestone of Mayan monuments. Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México). 33. 43–51. 11 indexed citations

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Freile‐Pelegrín, Yolanda, Daniel Robledo, Manuel Jesús Chan-Bacab, & Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales. (2008). Antileishmanial properties of tropical marine algae extracts. Fitoterapia. 79(5). 374–377. 56 indexed citations

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Gaylarde, Christine C., et al.. (2007). Biogenic Black Crusts on Buildings in Unpolluted Environments. Current Microbiology. 54(2). 162–166. 50 indexed citations

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Ortega-Morales, Benjamín Otto, Manuel Jesús Chan-Bacab, Elizabeth Miranda-Tello, et al.. (2007). Antifouling activity of sessile bacilli derived from marine surfaces. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 35(1). 9–15. 34 indexed citations

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Ortega-Morales, Benjamín Otto, et al.. (2006). Biofilm Colonization Dynamics and Its Influence on the Corrosion Resistance of Austenitic UNS S31603 Stainless Steel Exposed to Gulf of Mexico Seawater. Marine Biotechnology. 8(1). 62–70. 31 indexed citations

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Ortega-Morales, Benjamín Otto, et al.. (2005). Analysis of Salt-Containing Biofilms on Limestone Buildings of the Mayan Culture at Edzna, Mexico. Geomicrobiology Journal. 22(6). 261–268. 51 indexed citations

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