Emilia Quesada

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Emilia Quesada is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Emilia Quesada has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Ecology, 53 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Emilia Quesada's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (50 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (39 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (17 papers). Emilia Quesada is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (50 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (39 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (17 papers). Emilia Quesada collaborates with scholars based in Spain, France and United States. Emilia Quesada's co-authors include Victoria Béjar, Inmaculada Llamas, António Ventosa, A. Ramos‐Cormenzana, Fernando Martínez‐Checa, F. Ruiz‐Berraquero, Ana del Moral, Francisco Rodríguez‐Valera, Concepción Calvo and M. José Martínez-Cánovas and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Emilia Quesada

82 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Numerical Taxonomy of Moderately Halophilic Gram-negative... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 100 200 300 400
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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. Numerical Taxonomy of Moderately Halophilic Gram-negative Rods
    1982 449 citations Emilia Quesada, A. Ramos‐Cormenzana et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Emilia Quesada Spain 38 2.6k 2.2k 942 752 676 82 4.4k
Victoria Béjar Spain 31 1.8k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 681 0.7× 840 1.1× 472 0.7× 66 3.2k
Isao Yumoto Japan 40 2.3k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 695 0.7× 548 0.7× 701 1.0× 156 4.2k
Zhong Hu China 39 1.9k 0.7× 894 0.4× 622 0.7× 996 1.3× 1.2k 1.7× 206 5.2k
A. B. Arun India 34 2.0k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 401 0.4× 1.8k 2.4× 409 0.6× 158 4.7k
Chiu‐Chung Young Taiwan 36 2.7k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 495 0.5× 2.6k 3.4× 542 0.8× 257 5.8k
Kyung Sook Bae South Korea 37 2.5k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 764 0.8× 942 1.3× 162 0.2× 131 3.9k
Hang‐Yeon Weon South Korea 42 3.4k 1.3× 2.2k 1.0× 489 0.5× 2.0k 2.7× 1.3k 2.0× 296 6.4k
Ch. Sasikala India 32 2.4k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 401 0.4× 451 0.6× 502 0.7× 235 4.0k
Tomoo Sawabe Japan 38 2.1k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 487 0.5× 270 0.4× 281 0.4× 147 4.6k
Soon-Wo Kwon South Korea 36 3.0k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 501 0.5× 1.8k 2.3× 314 0.5× 253 4.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Emilia Quesada

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Emilia Quesada

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All Works

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Torres, Marta, Stéphane Uroz, Rafael Salto, et al.. (2017). HqiA, a novel quorum-quenching enzyme which expands the AHL lactonase family. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 943–943. 54 indexed citations
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Béjar, Victoria, Emilia Quesada, Jamal Abrini, et al.. (2014). Characterization of haloglycan, an exopolysaccharide produced by Halomonas stenophila HK30. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 72. 117–124. 49 indexed citations
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González-Domenech, Carmen María, et al.. (2012). Diversity of culturable halophilic archaea isolated from Rambla Salada, Murcia (Spain). Extremophiles. 16(2). 205–213. 17 indexed citations
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Ruiz‐Ruiz, Carmen, Girish K. Srivastava, Inmaculada Llamas, et al.. (2010). An exopolysaccharide produced by the novel halophilic bacterium Halomonas stenophila strain B100 selectively induces apoptosis in human T leukaemia cells. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 89(2). 345–355. 75 indexed citations
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González-Domenech, Carmen María, Fernando Martínez‐Checa, Emilia Quesada, & Victoria Béjar. (2008). Halomonas cerina sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, denitrifying, exopolysaccharide-producing bacterium. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 58(4). 803–809. 103 indexed citations
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Béjar, Victoria, Inmaculada Llamas, Soledad Arias, et al.. (2006). Exopolysaccharides produced by the recently described halophilic bacteria Halomonas ventosae and Halomonas anticariensis. Research in Microbiology. 157(9). 827–835. 134 indexed citations
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Llamas, Inmaculada, et al.. (2006). Halomonas maura is a physiologically versatile bacterium of both ecological and biotechnological interest. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 89(3-4). 395–403. 54 indexed citations
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Llamas, Inmaculada, Emilia Quesada, M. José Martínez-Cánovas, et al.. (2005). Quorum sensing in halophilic bacteria: detection of N-acyl-homoserine lactones in the exopolysaccharide-producing species of Halomonas. Extremophiles. 9(4). 333–341. 54 indexed citations
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Martínez‐Checa, Fernando, Emilia Quesada, M. José Martínez-Cánovas, Inmaculada Llamas, & Victoria Béjar. (2005). Palleronia marisminoris gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, exopolysaccharide-producing bacterium belonging to the ‘Alphaproteobacteria’, isolated from a saline soil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 55(6). 2525–2530. 35 indexed citations
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Llamas, Inmaculada, Antonio Suárez, Emilia Quesada, Victoria Béjar, & Ana del Moral. (2003). Identification and characterization of the carAB genes responsible for encoding carbamoylphosphate synthetase in Halomonas eurihalina. Extremophiles. 7(3). 205–211. 11 indexed citations
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Llamas, Inmaculada, et al.. (2002). Analysis of the Genome of the Moderate Halophile Halomonas eurihalina. Current Microbiology. 45(4). 233–239. 6 indexed citations
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Quesada, Emilia, et al.. (2002). A Detailed Phenotypic Characterisation of the Type Strains of Halomonas Species. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 25(3). 360–375. 330 indexed citations
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Quesada, Emilia, et al.. (2000). Effect of Exopolysaccharide V2-7, Isolated fromHalomonas Eurihalina, on the ProliferationIn Vitroof Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes. Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology. 22(1). 131–141. 12 indexed citations
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Llamas, Inmaculada, Montserrat Argandoña, Emilia Quesada, & Ana del Moral. (2000). Transposon mutagenesis in. Research in Microbiology. 151(1). 13–18. 13 indexed citations
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Valderrama, María José, Mercedes Monteoliva‐Sánchez, Emilia Quesada, & A. Ramos‐Cormenzana. (1998). Influence of salt concentration on the cellular fatty acid composition of the moderately halophilic bacterium Halomonas salina. Research in Microbiology. 149(9). 675–679. 24 indexed citations
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Quesada, Emilia, Victoria Béjar, & Concepción Calvo. (1993). Exopolysaccharide production byVolcaniella eurihalina. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 49(12). 1037–1041. 86 indexed citations
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Moral, Ana del, María José Valderrama, M.R. Ferrer, et al.. (1991). Effect of external salinity changes on cellular composition of some ions and amino acids inDeleya halophila. Research in Microbiology. 142(1). 103–107. 1 indexed citations

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