Carlos Barba‐Ostria

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 865 citations indexed

About

Carlos Barba‐Ostria is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Carlos Barba‐Ostria has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 865 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Food Science and 5 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Carlos Barba‐Ostria's work include Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (4 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (3 papers). Carlos Barba‐Ostria is often cited by papers focused on Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (4 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (3 papers). Carlos Barba‐Ostria collaborates with scholars based in Ecuador, Mexico and United Kingdom. Carlos Barba‐Ostria's co-authors include Linda P. Guamán, Arianna Mayorga-Ramos, Saskya E. Carrera-Pacheco, Johana Zúñiga-Miranda, Nikolaos C. Kyriakidis, Andrés López‐Cortés, Luis Unigarro, Rasa Žalakevičiūtė, Lenin Gómez‐Barreno and Doménica Cevallos-Robalino and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Biochemical Journal and Molecules.

In The Last Decade

Carlos Barba‐Ostria

30 papers receiving 844 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

CRISPR-Cas-Based Antimicrobials: Design, Challenges, and Bacterial Mechanisms of Resistance

2023 96 citations Arianna Mayorga-Ramos, Johana Zúñiga-Miranda et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carlos Barba‐Ostria Ecuador	14	290	247	110	63	58	32	865
Linda P. Guamán Ecuador	13	279 1.0×	200 0.8×	131 1.2×	63 1.0×	75 1.3×	30	849
Saeed Banawas Saudi Arabia	21	318 1.1×	307 1.2×	97 0.9×	119 1.9×	79 1.4×	70	1.2k
Mohammad Heiat Iran	19	581 2.0×	268 1.1×	169 1.5×	105 1.7×	43 0.7×	82	1.2k
Muhammed A. Bakhrebah Saudi Arabia	18	227 0.8×	234 0.9×	61 0.6×	52 0.8×	58 1.0×	37	815
Sanil D. Singh South Africa	19	257 0.9×	239 1.0×	92 0.8×	54 0.9×	43 0.7×	45	907
Binyou Liao China	14	174 0.6×	238 1.0×	80 0.7×	46 0.7×	53 0.9×	22	720
Manoj Kumawat India	17	323 1.1×	119 0.5×	56 0.5×	122 1.9×	69 1.2×	48	1.1k
Mehmet Özaslan Türkiye	17	458 1.6×	547 2.2×	80 0.7×	113 1.8×	44 0.8×	111	1.5k
Muzaheed Muzaheed Saudi Arabia	10	145 0.5×	168 0.7×	114 1.0×	68 1.1×	81 1.4×	25	773
Hani Faidah Saudi Arabia	19	212 0.7×	239 1.0×	36 0.3×	76 1.2×	30 0.5×	76	989

Countries citing papers authored by Carlos Barba‐Ostria

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carlos Barba‐Ostria

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Carlos Barba‐Ostria. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Carlos Barba‐Ostria 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 Carlos Barba‐Ostria. Carlos Barba‐Ostria is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Chicaiza-Ortiz, Cristhian, et al.. (2025). Advances in environmental biotechnology with CRISPR/Cas9: bibliometric review and cutting-edge applications. Discover Applied Sciences. 7(3). 8 indexed citations

Coyago-Cruz, Elena, et al.. (2025). Relationship Between Bioactive Compounds and Biological Activities (Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Antihaemolytic) of ‘Colcas’ Fruits at Different Stages of Maturity. Antioxidants. 14(9). 1105–1105. 1 indexed citations

Zúñiga-Miranda, Johana, Rebeca González‐Pastor, Saskya E. Carrera-Pacheco, et al.. (2025). Experimental and computational studies of Schiff bases derived from 4-aminoantipyrine as potential antibacterial and anticancer agents. Discover Applied Sciences. 7(2). 3 indexed citations

Barba‐Ostria, Carlos, et al.. (2025). Recent Advances in the Therapeutic Potential of Bioactive Molecules from Plants of Andean Origin. Nutrients. 17(11). 1749–1749. 3 indexed citations

Mayorga-Ramos, Arianna, Saskya E. Carrera-Pacheco, Carlos Barba‐Ostria, & Linda P. Guamán. (2024). Bacteriophage-mediated approaches for biofilm control. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 14. 1428637–1428637. 30 indexed citations

Barba‐Ostria, Carlos, et al.. (2024). Molecular design of protein-based materials – state of the art, opportunities and challenges at the interface between materials engineering and synthetic biology. Molecular Systems Design & Engineering. 9(12). 1187–1209. 1 indexed citations

Zúñiga-Miranda, Johana, Karla Vizuete, Saskya E. Carrera-Pacheco, et al.. (2024). Green Synthesis of Silver Oxide Nanoparticles from Mauritia flexuosa Fruit Extract: Characterization and Bioactivity Assessment. Nanomaterials. 14(23). 1875–1875. 1 indexed citations

Guamán, Linda P., et al.. (2024). The Impact of Bioactive Molecules from Probiotics on Child Health: A Comprehensive Review. Nutrients. 16(21). 3706–3706. 9 indexed citations

Barba‐Ostria, Carlos, et al.. (2024). Microencapsulation of Anthocyanins from Zea mays and Solanum tuberosum: Impacts on Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Cytotoxic Activities. Nutrients. 16(23). 4078–4078.

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Barba‐Ostria, Carlos, Rebeca González‐Pastor, Saskya E. Carrera-Pacheco, et al.. (2024). Bioactive Properties of Microencapsulated Anthocyanins from Vaccinium floribundum and Rubus glaucus. Molecules. 29(23). 5504–5504. 3 indexed citations

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Zúñiga-Miranda, Johana, Saskya E. Carrera-Pacheco, Rebeca González‐Pastor, et al.. (2024). Phytosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Mansoa alliacea (Lam.) A.H. Gentry (Bignoniaceae) Leaf Extract: Characterization and Their Biological Activities. Pharmaceutics. 16(10). 1247–1247. 4 indexed citations

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Barba‐Ostria, Carlos, Saskya E. Carrera-Pacheco, Rebeca González‐Pastor, et al.. (2024). Exploring the Multifaceted Biological Activities of Anthocyanins Isolated from Two Andean Berries. Foods. 13(16). 2625–2625. 1 indexed citations

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Zúñiga-Miranda, Johana, Alexander Mueller, Arianna Mayorga-Ramos, et al.. (2023). Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Green Synthesis and Their Antimicrobial Activity. Nanomaterials. 13(22). 2919–2919. 52 indexed citations

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González‐Pastor, Rebeca, Saskya E. Carrera-Pacheco, Johana Zúñiga-Miranda, et al.. (2023). Current Landscape of Methods to Evaluate Antimicrobial Activity of Natural Extracts. Molecules. 28(3). 1068–1068. 31 indexed citations

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Nikel, Pablo I., et al.. (2023). Current landscape and future directions of synthetic biology in South America. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11. 1069628–1069628. 3 indexed citations

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Mayorga-Ramos, Arianna, Carlos Barba‐Ostria, Daniel Simancas‐Racines, & Linda P. Guamán. (2022). Protective role of butyrate in obesity and diabetes: New insights. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 1067647–1067647. 71 indexed citations

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Malcı, Koray, Calum Webb, Carlos Barba‐Ostria, et al.. (2022). High—throughput and automated screening for COVID-19. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 969203–969203. 9 indexed citations

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Arias, Marbel Torres, Nikolaos C. Kyriakidis, Koray Malcı, et al.. (2021). Tracking SARS-CoV-2: Novel Trends and Diagnostic Strategies. Diagnostics. 11(11). 1981–1981. 13 indexed citations

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Guamán, Linda P., et al.. (2018). Engineering xylose metabolism for production of polyhydroxybutyrate in the non-model bacterium Burkholderia sacchari. Microbial Cell Factories. 17(1). 74–74. 25 indexed citations

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Pérez-Tamayo, Ruy, et al.. (2005). Pathogenesis of Acute Experimental Liver Amebiasis. Archives of Medical Research. 37(2). 203–209. 19 indexed citations

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