Esther Julián

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Esther Julián is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Esther Julián has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Epidemiology, 24 papers in Infectious Diseases and 20 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Esther Julián's work include Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (31 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (23 papers) and Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments (16 papers). Esther Julián is often cited by papers focused on Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (31 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (23 papers) and Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments (16 papers). Esther Julián collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and France. Esther Julián's co-authors include Marina Luquin, Sandra Guallar-Garrido, Eduard Torrents, Joan Gavaldà, Gemma Agustí, Lurdes Matas, Alejandro Sánchez‐Chardi, Estela Noguera-Ortega, Riccardo Levato and Ana C. Hortelão and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Nature Nanotechnology and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Esther Julián

67 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

Swarming behavior and in vivo monitoring of enzymatic nanomotors within the bladder

2021 191 citations Ana C. Hortelão, Cristina Simó et al. profile →
Urease-powered nanobots for radionuclide bladder cancer therapy

2024 97 citations Cristina Simó, Ana C. Hortelão et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Esther Julián Spain	21	507	478	451	339	319	68	1.6k
Wenping He United States	21	354 0.7×	196 0.4×	347 0.8×	450 1.3×	46 0.1×	28	1.5k
Junjie Xu China	22	151 0.3×	339 0.7×	724 1.6×	488 1.4×	68 0.2×	120	1.9k
Teresa Olczak Poland	26	174 0.3×	250 0.5×	1.0k 2.3×	141 0.4×	123 0.4×	118	2.5k
Marygorret Obonyo United States	17	64 0.1×	124 0.3×	512 1.1×	726 2.1×	456 1.4×	35	2.1k
Noriko Tomita Japan	30	197 0.4×	541 1.1×	944 2.1×	376 1.1×	120 0.4×	117	2.5k
Zhenping Cao China	22	79 0.2×	187 0.4×	987 2.2×	1.1k 3.3×	92 0.3×	41	2.6k
Sebastián Leptihn China	27	163 0.3×	208 0.4×	1.0k 2.3×	261 0.8×	83 0.3×	84	2.4k
Thean‐Hock Tang Malaysia	26	255 0.5×	335 0.7×	1.8k 4.0×	850 2.5×	128 0.4×	64	2.6k
Hyo‐Jick Choi Canada	22	178 0.4×	134 0.3×	553 1.2×	304 0.9×	33 0.1×	52	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Esther Julián

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Julián, Esther, et al.. (2025). Interplay of Mycobacterium abscessus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in experimental models of coinfection: Biofilm dynamics and host immune response. Virulence. 16(1). 2493221–2493221. 1 indexed citations

Molina-Moya, Bárbara, et al.. (2024). Improved biosensing of Legionella by integrating filtration and immunomagnetic separation of the bacteria retained in filters. Microchimica Acta. 191(2). 82–82. 2 indexed citations

Simó, Cristina, Ana C. Hortelão, Valerio Di Carlo, et al.. (2024). Urease-powered nanobots for radionuclide bladder cancer therapy. Nature Nanotechnology. 19(4). 554–564. 97 indexed citations breakdown →

Julián, Esther, et al.. (2023). A High-Throughput Microtiter Plate Screening Assay to Quantify and Differentiate Species in Dual-Species Biofilms. Microorganisms. 11(9). 2244–2244. 8 indexed citations

Guallar-Garrido, Sandra, Míriam Pérez‐Trujillo, Cecilia Cabrera, et al.. (2022). Mycobacterial surface characters remodeled by growth conditions drive different tumor-infiltrating cells and systemic IFN-gamma/IL-17 release in bladder cancer treatment. Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona). 3 indexed citations

Esteso, Gloria, Nacho Aguiló, Esther Julián, et al.. (2021). Natural Killer Anti-Tumor Activity Can Be Achieved by In Vitro Incubation With Heat-Killed BCG. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 622995–622995. 18 indexed citations

Cardona, Paula, et al.. (2020). Cording Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacilli Have a Key Role in the Progression towards Active Tuberculosis, Which is Stopped by Previous Immune Response. Microorganisms. 8(2). 228–228. 5 indexed citations

Guallar-Garrido, Sandra, et al.. (2020). Mycolicibacterium brumae is a Safe and Non-Toxic Immunomodulatory Agent for Cancer Treatment. Vaccines. 8(2). 198–198. 12 indexed citations

Guallar-Garrido, Sandra, et al.. (2020). Each Mycobacterium Requires a Specific Culture Medium Composition for Triggering an Optimized Immunomodulatory and Antitumoral Effect. Microorganisms. 8(5). 734–734. 8 indexed citations

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Guallar-Garrido, Sandra & Esther Julián. (2020). <p>Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Therapy for Bladder Cancer: An Update</p>. ImmunoTargets and Therapy. Volume 9. 1–11. 137 indexed citations

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Noguera-Ortega, Estela, et al.. (2018). Intravesical Mycobacterium brumae triggers both local and systemic immunotherapeutic responses against bladder cancer in mice. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 15102–15102. 11 indexed citations

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Julián, Esther, et al.. (2017). Molecule confirmation and structure characterization of pentatriacontatrienyl mycolate in Mycobacterium smegmatis. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 212. 138–143. 2 indexed citations

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Brambilla, Cecilia, Esther Julián, Estela Noguera-Ortega, et al.. (2016). Mycobacteria Clumping Increase Their Capacity to Damage Macrophages. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 1562–1562. 48 indexed citations

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Noguera-Ortega, Estela, Núria Blanco‐Cabra, Rosa M. Rabanal, et al.. (2016). Mycobacteria emulsified in olive oil-in-water trigger a robust immune response in bladder cancer treatment. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 27232–27232. 12 indexed citations

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Brugnera, Michelle Fernanda, et al.. (2016). Magneto-actuated immunoassay for the detection of Mycobacterium fortuitum in hemodialysis water. Talanta. 153. 38–44. 9 indexed citations

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Julián, Esther, et al.. (2015). Methyl-Hydroxylamine as an Efficacious Antibacterial Agent That Targets the Ribonucleotide Reductase Enzyme. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0122049–e0122049. 11 indexed citations

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Noguera-Ortega, Estela, et al.. (2015). γ Irradiated Mycobacteria Enhance Survival in Bladder Tumor Bearing Mice Although Less Efficaciously than Live Mycobacteria. The Journal of Urology. 195(1). 198–205. 9 indexed citations

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Adrados, Bárbara, Esther Julián, Francesc Codony, et al.. (2010). Prevalence and Concentration of Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria in Cooling Towers by Means of Quantitative PCR: A Prospective Study. Current Microbiology. 62(1). 313–319. 13 indexed citations

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Tjärnlund, Anna, Evelyn Guirado, Esther Julián, Père-Joan Cardona, & Carmen Fernández. (2006). Determinant role for Toll-like receptor signalling in acute mycobacterial infection in the respiratory tract. Microbes and Infection. 8(7). 1790–1800. 30 indexed citations

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Julián, Esther, et al.. (2001). An ELISA for five glycolipids from the cell wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis:. Journal of Immunological Methods. 251(1-2). 21–30. 35 indexed citations

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