Eduardo P. C. Rocha

34.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
223 papers, 18.0k citations indexed

About

Eduardo P. C. Rocha is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Eduardo P. C. Rocha has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 18.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 146 papers in Molecular Biology, 92 papers in Ecology and 91 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Eduardo P. C. Rocha's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (93 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (84 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (54 papers). Eduardo P. C. Rocha is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (93 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (84 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (54 papers). Eduardo P. C. Rocha collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Spain. Eduardo P. C. Rocha's co-authors include Marie Touchon, Antoine Danchin, Fernando de la Cruz, Sophie S. Abby, Bertrand Néron, M. Pilar Garcillán‐Barcia, Aude Bernheim, Jean Cury, Todd J. Treangen and Jorge A. Moura de Sousa and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Eduardo P. C. Rocha

218 papers receiving 17.8k 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.

  1. CRISPRCasFinder, an update of CRISRFinder, includes a portable version, enhanced performance and integrates search for Cas proteins
    2018 995 citations Aude Bernheim, Marie Touchon et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  2. Mobility of Plasmids
    2010 817 citations Eduardo P. C. Rocha, Fernando de la Cruz et al. profile →
  3. Uncovering Listeria monocytogenes hypervirulence by harnessing its biodiversity
    2016 501 citations Marie Touchon, Eduardo P. C. Rocha et al. profile →
  4. Pathways for horizontal gene transfer in bacteria revealed by a global map of their plasmids
    2020 264 citations Eduardo P. C. Rocha, Fernando de la Cruz et al. Nature Communications profile →
  5. Phages and their satellites encode hotspots of antiviral systems
    2022 193 citations François Rousset, Eduardo P. C. Rocha et al. profile →
  6. IntegronFinder 2.0: Identification and Analysis of Integrons across Bacteria, with a Focus on Antibiotic Resistance in Klebsiella
    2022 155 citations Bertrand Néron, Matthieu Haudiquet et al. profile →
  7. Phage–host coevolution in natural populations
    2022 119 citations David Bikard, Eduardo P. C. Rocha et al. profile →
  8. Phage-plasmids promote recombination and emergence of phages and plasmids
    2024 44 citations Eugen Pfeifer, Eduardo P. C. Rocha Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eduardo P. C. Rocha France 76 10.8k 6.3k 4.6k 2.6k 2.6k 223 18.0k
Nicole T. Perna United States 34 11.7k 1.1× 4.6k 0.7× 5.2k 1.1× 3.4k 1.3× 1.4k 0.5× 60 19.9k
Waldemar Vollmer United Kingdom 68 8.3k 0.8× 3.9k 0.6× 6.5k 1.4× 2.6k 1.0× 2.8k 1.1× 227 16.1k
Howard Ochman United States 68 12.7k 1.2× 5.6k 0.9× 5.8k 1.3× 4.0k 1.6× 2.1k 0.8× 159 22.6k
Max A. Alekseyev United States 14 10.6k 1.0× 5.7k 0.9× 1.9k 0.4× 2.5k 1.0× 2.6k 1.0× 35 19.9k
Sergey Nurk United States 11 12.2k 1.1× 6.9k 1.1× 2.0k 0.4× 2.6k 1.0× 2.7k 1.0× 13 22.6k
Son Pham United States 10 9.8k 0.9× 5.3k 0.8× 1.6k 0.4× 2.4k 0.9× 2.4k 1.0× 15 18.5k
Bob Mau United States 15 9.2k 0.9× 3.5k 0.6× 4.0k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.4× 20 14.4k
Paul Keim United States 86 9.0k 0.8× 4.7k 0.8× 6.8k 1.5× 2.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 415 22.7k
Alexander Sirotkin Russia 8 10.0k 0.9× 5.5k 0.9× 1.6k 0.3× 2.5k 1.0× 2.5k 1.0× 22 19.1k
Anton Bankevich Russia 8 10.2k 0.9× 5.6k 0.9× 1.6k 0.4× 2.5k 1.0× 2.5k 1.0× 13 19.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bos, Julia, Geneviève Garriss, Delphine Lapaillerie, et al.. (2024). Cassette recombination dynamics within chromosomal integrons are regulated by toxin-antitoxin systems. Science Advances. 10(2). eadj3498–eadj3498. 8 indexed citations
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Schmidtke, Danica T., Artémis Kosta, Florian Stengel, et al.. (2024). Assembly of a unique membrane complex in type VI secretion systems of Bacteroidota. Nature Communications. 15(1). 429–429. 14 indexed citations
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Campos, Manuel, Jean Cury, C. Pagès, et al.. (2024). The pathway to resolve dimeric forms distinguishes plasmids from megaplasmids in Enterobacteriaceae. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(2). 1 indexed citations
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Néron, Bertrand, Rémi Denise, Charles Coluzzi, et al.. (2023). MacSyFinder v2: Improved modelling and search engine to identify molecular systems in genomes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 54 indexed citations
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Coluzzi, Charles, et al.. (2023). Evo‐Scope : Fully automated assessment of correlated evolution on phylogenetic trees. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 15(2). 282–289. 3 indexed citations
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Shaw, Liam P., Eduardo P. C. Rocha, & R. Craig MacLean. (2023). Restriction-modification systems have shaped the evolution and distribution of plasmids across bacteria. Nucleic Acids Research. 51(13). 6806–6818. 56 indexed citations
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Coluzzi, Charles, et al.. (2022). Origins of transfer establish networks of functional dependencies for plasmid transfer by conjugation. Nucleic Acids Research. 51(7). 3001–3016. 38 indexed citations
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Nucci, Amandine, Eduardo P. C. Rocha, & Olaya Rendueles. (2022). Adaptation to novel spatially-structured environments is driven by the capsule and alters virulence-associated traits. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4751–4751. 24 indexed citations
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Pfeifer, Eugen, Jorge A. Moura de Sousa, Marie Touchon, & Eduardo P. C. Rocha. (2021). Bacteria have numerous distinctive groups of phage–plasmids with conserved phage and variable plasmid gene repertoires. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(5). 2655–2673. 108 indexed citations
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Nucci, Amandine, Eduardo P. C. Rocha, & Olaya Rendueles. (2021). Nutrient conditions are primary drivers of bacterial capsule maintenance in Klebsiella. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 288(1946). 20202876–20202876. 30 indexed citations
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Sousa, Jorge A. Moura de, Amandine Nucci, Matthieu Haudiquet, Eduardo P. C. Rocha, & Olaya Rendueles. (2020). Modular prophage interactions driven by capsule serotype select for capsule loss under phage predation. The ISME Journal. 14(12). 2980–2996. 44 indexed citations
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Rocha, Eduardo P. C.. (2018). Neutral Theory, Microbial Practice: Challenges in Bacterial Population Genetics. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 35(6). 1338–1347. 62 indexed citations
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Ansaldi, Mireille, Pascale Boulanger, Charlotte Brives, et al.. (2018). Antibacterial applications of bacteriophages. Virologie. 24(1). 23–36. 5 indexed citations
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Cury, Jean, Pedro H. Oliveira, Fernando de la Cruz, & Eduardo P. C. Rocha. (2018). Host Range and Genetic Plasticity Explain the Coexistence of Integrative and Extrachromosomal Mobile Genetic Elements. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 35(9). 2230–2239. 46 indexed citations
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Garcia‐Garcerà, Marc, Marie Touchon, Sylvain Brisse, & Eduardo P. C. Rocha. (2017). Metagenomic assessment of the interplay between the environment and the genetic diversification of Acinetobacter. Environmental Microbiology. 19(12). 5010–5024. 21 indexed citations
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Touchon, Marie, Aude Bernheim, & Eduardo P. C. Rocha. (2016). Genetic and life-history traits associated with the distribution of prophages in bacteria. The ISME Journal. 10(11). 2744–2754. 271 indexed citations
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Touchon, Marie, Louis‐Marie Bobay, & Eduardo P. C. Rocha. (2014). The chromosomal accommodation and domestication of mobile genetic elements. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 22. 22–29. 53 indexed citations
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Iverson‐Cabral, Stefanie L., Sabina G. Astete, Craig R. Cohen, Eduardo P. C. Rocha, & Patricia A. Totten. (2006). Intrastrain Heterogeneity of the mgpB Gene in Mycoplasma genitalium Is Extensive In Vitro and In Vivo and Suggests that Variation Is Generated via Recombination with Repetitive Chromosomal Sequences. Infection and Immunity. 74(7). 3715–3726. 62 indexed citations

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