Encarna Varela

7.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Encarna Varela is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Encarna Varela has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Genetics and 9 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Encarna Varela's work include Gut microbiota and health (20 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (11 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (7 papers). Encarna Varela is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (20 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (11 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (7 papers). Encarna Varela collaborates with scholars based in Spain, France and Palestinian Territory. Encarna Varela's co-authors include Francisco Guarner, Chaysavanh Manichanh, Maria Antolı́n, Francesc Casellas, Natalia Borruel, Antonio Torrejón, Marta Pozuelo, Kathleen Machiels, Séverine Vermeire and David Campos and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Gastroenterology and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Encarna Varela

39 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

A microbial signature for Crohn's disease 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. A microbial signature for Crohn's disease
    2017 595 citations Victoria Pascal, Marta Pozuelo et al. Gut profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Encarna Varela Spain 21 1.3k 617 494 394 331 39 2.3k
Miloslav Kverka Czechia 26 1.5k 1.1× 424 0.7× 426 0.9× 541 1.4× 290 0.9× 64 2.7k
Karolien Claes Belgium 10 1.2k 0.9× 1.0k 1.6× 409 0.8× 615 1.6× 262 0.8× 27 2.5k
Hafid O. Al‐Hassi United Kingdom 26 900 0.7× 652 1.1× 310 0.6× 406 1.0× 225 0.7× 68 2.9k
Suxia Yao United States 24 1.9k 1.4× 425 0.7× 487 1.0× 309 0.8× 211 0.6× 42 3.3k
Helena Tlaskalová-Hogenová Czechia 25 1.2k 0.9× 479 0.8× 426 0.9× 355 0.9× 456 1.4× 46 2.3k
Patricia López Spain 33 1.6k 1.2× 402 0.7× 380 0.8× 381 1.0× 189 0.6× 101 3.7k
Hang‐Phuong Pham France 14 1.4k 1.0× 411 0.7× 475 1.0× 302 0.8× 184 0.6× 28 2.4k
Xiangsheng Huang United States 16 1.7k 1.3× 309 0.5× 452 0.9× 285 0.7× 207 0.6× 32 2.6k
Horace R. Williams United Kingdom 25 1.3k 0.9× 339 0.5× 665 1.3× 635 1.6× 267 0.8× 75 2.3k
Jonathan A. Lidbury United States 26 1.3k 1.0× 207 0.3× 727 1.5× 315 0.8× 276 0.8× 130 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Encarna Varela

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Encarna Varela

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xie, Zixuan, et al.. (2025). A contributory citizen science project reveals the impact of dietary keys to microbiome health in Spain. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 11(1). 131–131. 1 indexed citations
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Herrera‐deGuise, Claudia, Encarna Varela, Guillaume Sarrabayrouse, et al.. (2023). Gut Microbiota Composition in Long-Remission Ulcerative Colitis is Close to a Healthy Gut Microbiota. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 29(9). 1362–1369. 20 indexed citations
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Mayorga, L, Joaquím Roca, Natalia Borruel, et al.. (2021). Dysbiosis and relapse-related microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease: A shotgun metagenomic approach. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 19. 6481–6489. 38 indexed citations
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Varela, Encarna, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of an O2-Substituted (1–3)-β-D-Glucan, Produced by Pediococcus parvulus 2.6, in ex vivo Models of Crohn’s Disease. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 621280–621280. 9 indexed citations
5.
Sarrabayrouse, Guillaume, Stefania Landolfi, Marta Pozuelo, et al.. (2020). Mucosal microbial load in Crohn's disease: A potential predictor of response to faecal microbiota transplantation. EBioMedicine. 51. 102611–102611. 23 indexed citations
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Borruel, Natalia, Claudia Herrera‐deGuise, Encarna Varela, et al.. (2018). P860 Combination of prebiotic FOS and adalimumab for prevention of dysbiosis in active Crohn’s disease: A pilot study. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 12(supplement_1). S551–S552. 1 indexed citations
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Pascal, Victoria, Marta Pozuelo, Natalia Borruel, et al.. (2017). A microbial signature for Crohn's disease. Gut. 66(5). 813–822. 595 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mego, Marianela, Chaysavanh Manichanh, Anna Accarino, et al.. (2017). Metabolic adaptation of colonic microbiota to galactooligosaccharides: a proof‐of‐concept‐study. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 45(5). 670–680. 37 indexed citations
9.
Fábrega, María-José, Laura Aguilera, Rosa Gíménez, et al.. (2016). Activation of Immune and Defense Responses in the Intestinal Mucosa by Outer Membrane Vesicles of Commensal and Probiotic Escherichia coli Strains. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 705–705. 129 indexed citations
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Hidalgo-Cantabrana, Claudio, Borja Sánchez, Pablo Álvarez‐Martín, et al.. (2015). A Single Mutation in the Gene Responsible for the Mucoid Phenotype of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Confers Surface and Functional Characteristics. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81(23). 7960–7968. 32 indexed citations
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Manichanh, Chaysavanh, Anat Eck, Encarna Varela, et al.. (2013). Anal gas evacuation and colonic microbiota in patients with flatulence: effect of diet. Gut. 63(3). 401–408. 101 indexed citations
12.
Barba, Ignasi, Eduardo Villacorta, Maria Antolı́n, et al.. (2012). Nanopartículas derivadas de válvula aórtica: sin evidencias de vida. Revista Española de Cardiología. 65(9). 813–818. 3 indexed citations
13.
Manichanh, Chaysavanh, Jens Reeder, Encarna Varela, et al.. (2010). Reshaping the gut microbiome with bacterial transplantation and antibiotic intake. Genome Research. 20(10). 1411–1419. 249 indexed citations
14.
Manichanh, Chaysavanh, Marta Llopis, Encarna Varela, et al.. (2009). M1683 Persistent Effect of Antibiotics On the Intestinal Microbiota. Gastroenterology. 136(5). A–410. 1 indexed citations
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Casellas, Francesc, Natalia Borruel, Antonio Torrejón, et al.. (2007). Oral oligofructose‐enriched inulin supplementation in acute ulcerative colitis is well tolerated and associated with lowered faecal calprotectin. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 25(9). 1061–1067. 182 indexed citations
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Casellas, Francesc, Maria Antolı́n, Encarna Varela, et al.. (2004). Fecal excretion of human deoxyribonucleic acid as an index of inflammatory activity in ulcerative colitis. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2(8). 683–689. 13 indexed citations
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Alemán, Carmen, José Alegre, R. Segura, et al.. (2003). Polymorphonuclear Elastase in the Early Diagnosis of Complicated Pyogenic Pleural Effusions. Respiration. 70(5). 462–467. 21 indexed citations
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Martí, Ramón, et al.. (2001). Determination of xanthine oxidoreductase forms: influence of reaction conditions. Clinica Chimica Acta. 303(1-2). 117–125. 7 indexed citations
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Genescà, Joan, Antonio Herrero, Rosa Segura, et al.. (1999). Interleukin-6, Nitric Oxide, and the Clinical and Hemodynamic Alterations of Patients With Liver Cirrhosis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 94(1). 169–177. 97 indexed citations
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Segura, R., José Alegre, Encarna Varela, et al.. (1998). Interleukin-8 and Markers of Neutrophil Degranulation in Pleural Effusions. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 157(5). 1565–1572. 38 indexed citations

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