Eduardo P. Amaral

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Eduardo P. Amaral is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eduardo P. Amaral has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Infectious Diseases, 19 papers in Immunology and 18 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Eduardo P. Amaral's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (20 papers), Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (8 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (8 papers). Eduardo P. Amaral is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (20 papers), Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (8 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (8 papers). Eduardo P. Amaral collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and South Africa. Eduardo P. Amaral's co-authors include Bruno B. Andrade, Alan Sher, Katrin D. Mayer-Barber, Diego L. Costa, Maria Regina D’Império Lima, Sivaranjani Namasivayam, Elena Lasunskaia, Lara Mittereder, Nicolas Riteau and Daniel L. Barber and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Eduardo P. Amaral

49 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

2 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.

Host-directed therapy of tuberculosis based on interleukin-1 and type I interferon crosstalk

2014 567 citations Katrin D. Mayer-Barber, Bruno B. Andrade et al. profile →
A major role for ferroptosis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis–induced cell death and tissue necrosis

2019 310 citations Eduardo P. Amaral, Diego L. Costa et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eduardo P. Amaral Brazil	24	962	800	723	681	303	50	2.2k
Murugesan V. S. Rajaram United States	33	827 0.9×	1.4k 1.8×	740 1.0×	1.2k 1.7×	259 0.9×	65	3.3k
Reto Guler South Africa	27	817 0.8×	637 0.8×	750 1.0×	903 1.3×	85 0.3×	61	2.2k
N. Tony Eissa United States	22	270 0.3×	735 0.9×	952 1.3×	726 1.1×	338 1.1×	26	2.3k
Hortense Slevogt Germany	28	524 0.5×	964 1.2×	748 1.0×	975 1.4×	272 0.9×	110	2.7k
Kathryn E. Tanaka United States	24	1.4k 1.4×	894 1.1×	1.8k 2.5×	1.0k 1.5×	181 0.6×	41	3.7k
Kun Yang China	27	802 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	1.0k 1.4×	2.0k 3.0×	247 0.8×	82	3.6k
Yi Shi China	31	693 0.7×	854 1.1×	902 1.2×	536 0.8×	726 2.4×	144	3.3k
Qianting Yang China	27	1.2k 1.2×	567 0.7×	758 1.0×	1.2k 1.8×	169 0.6×	90	2.7k
Beth A. Garvy United States	29	660 0.7×	346 0.4×	1.0k 1.4×	925 1.4×	233 0.8×	63	2.5k
Gobardhan Das India	35	1.0k 1.1×	1.0k 1.3×	1.2k 1.6×	1.7k 2.5×	128 0.4×	72	3.9k

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Ferreira, Tiago Rodrigues, Andrea Paun, Juraj Kabát, et al.. (2025). Kupffer cell and recruited macrophage heterogeneity orchestrate granuloma maturation and hepatic immunity in visceral leishmaniasis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3125–3125.

Araújo‐Pereira, Mariana, et al.. (2024). The role of ESAT-6 in tuberculosis immunopathology. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1383098–1383098. 19 indexed citations

Baker, Paul J., Andrea C. Bohrer, Ehydel Castro, et al.. (2024). The inflammatory microenvironment of the lung at the time of infection governs innate control of SARS-CoV-2 replication. Science Immunology. 9(102). eadp7951–eadp7951. 4 indexed citations

Baker, Paul J., Eduardo P. Amaral, Ehydel Castro, et al.. (2023). Co-infection of mice with SARS-CoV-2 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis limits early viral replication but does not affect mycobacterial loads. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1240419–1240419. 9 indexed citations

Lage, Silvia Lucena, Eduardo P. Amaral, Kerry L. Hilligan, et al.. (2022). Persistent Oxidative Stress and Inflammasome Activation in CD14highCD16− Monocytes From COVID-19 Patients. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 799558–799558. 67 indexed citations

Cubillos-Angulo, Juan M., Betânia M. F. Nogueira, María B. Arriaga, et al.. (2022). Host-directed therapies in pulmonary tuberculosis: Updates on anti-inflammatory drugs. Frontiers in Medicine. 9. 970408–970408. 23 indexed citations

Amaral, Eduardo P., Taylor W. Foreman, Sivaranjani Namasivayam, et al.. (2022). GPX4 regulates cellular necrosis and host resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 219(11). 63 indexed citations

Lage, Silvia Lucena, Eduardo P. Amaral, Daniel E. Sturdevant, et al.. (2021). Classical complement and inflammasome activation converge in CD14highCD16- monocytes in HIV associated TB-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. PLoS Pathogens. 17(3). e1009435–e1009435. 6 indexed citations

Bomfim, Caio César Barbosa, Paula Carolina de Souza, Bruno Marcel Silva de Melo, et al.. (2021). P2x7 Receptor Signaling Blockade Reduces Lung Inflammation and Necrosis During Severe Experimental Tuberculosis. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 11. 672472–672472. 16 indexed citations

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Costa, Diego L., Eduardo P. Amaral, Sivaranjani Namasivayam, et al.. (2020). Heme oxygenase-1 inhibition promotes IFNγ- and NOS2-mediated control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Mucosal Immunology. 14(1). 253–266. 24 indexed citations

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Safe, Izabella Picinin, Marcus Lacerda, Alexandra B. Souza, et al.. (2020). Safety and efficacy of N-acetylcysteine in hospitalized patients with HIV-associated tuberculosis: An open-label, randomized, phase II trial (RIPENACTB Study). PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0235381–e0235381. 22 indexed citations

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Lima, Dhêmerson Souza de, Caio César Barbosa Bomfim, Vinícius Nunes Cordeiro Leal, et al.. (2020). Combining Host Genetics and Functional Analysis to Depict Inflammasome Contribution in Tuberculosis Susceptibility and Outcome in Endemic Areas. Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 550624–550624. 10 indexed citations

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Amaral, Eduardo P., Nicolas Riteau, Mahtab Moayeri, et al.. (2018). Lysosomal Cathepsin Release Is Required for NLRP3-Inflammasome Activation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Infected Macrophages. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 1427–1427. 86 indexed citations

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Almeida, Fabrício Moreira, Thatiana Lopes Biá Ventura Simão, Eduardo P. Amaral, et al.. (2017). Hypervirulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain triggers necrotic lung pathology associated with enhanced recruitment of neutrophils in resistant C57BL/6 mice. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0173715–e0173715. 32 indexed citations

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Bomfim, Caio César Barbosa, Eduardo P. Amaral, Alexandra dos Anjos Cassado, et al.. (2017). P2X7 Receptor in Bone Marrow-Derived Cells Aggravates Tuberculosis Caused by Hypervirulent Mycobacterium bovis. Frontiers in Immunology. 8. 435–435. 15 indexed citations

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Amaral, Eduardo P., Diego L. Costa, Michael S. Rocha, et al.. (2016). N-acetyl-cysteine exhibits potent anti-mycobacterial activity in addition to its known anti-oxidative functions. BMC Microbiology. 16(1). 251–251. 90 indexed citations

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Khan, Taj Ali, Eduardo P. Amaral, Muhammad Ishfaq, et al.. (2016). Interferon‐gamma reduces the proliferation of M. tuberculosis within macrophages from a patient with a novel hypomorphic NEMO mutation. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 63(10). 1863–1866. 11 indexed citations

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Amaral, Eduardo P., et al.. (2015). Isolation of Lung Infiltrating Cell in Mice. BIO-PROTOCOL. 5(4). 3 indexed citations

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Kübler, André, Christer Larsson, Brian Luna, et al.. (2015). Cathepsin K Contributes to Cavitation and Collagen Turnover in Pulmonary Tuberculosis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 213(4). 618–627. 24 indexed citations

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Amaral, Eduardo P., Fabrício Moreira Almeida, Marcelle R M de Andrade, et al.. (2014). Pulmonary Infection with Hypervirulent Mycobacteria Reveals a Crucial Role for the P2X7 Receptor in Aggressive Forms of Tuberculosis. PLoS Pathogens. 10(7). e1004188–e1004188. 72 indexed citations

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