Fernando Rodrigues

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
122 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Fernando Rodrigues is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Fernando Rodrigues has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 44 papers in Epidemiology and 41 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Fernando Rodrigues's work include Fungal Infections and Studies (27 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (23 papers) and Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (19 papers). Fernando Rodrigues is often cited by papers focused on Fungal Infections and Studies (27 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (23 papers) and Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (19 papers). Fernando Rodrigues collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Brazil and United States. Fernando Rodrigues's co-authors include Paula Ludovico, Agostinho Carvalho, Cecı́lia Leão, Manuela Côrte‐Real, Cristina Cunha, Agostinho J. Almeida, Belém Sampaio‐Marques, Luigina Romani, Gustavo H. Goldman and Bruno Almeida and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Fernando Rodrigues

117 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Immunometabolic Pathways in BCG-Induced Trained Immunity 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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. Immunometabolic Pathways in BCG-Induced Trained Immunity
    2016 476 citations Rob J.W. Arts, Agostinho Carvalho et al. Cell Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fernando Rodrigues Portugal 38 2.0k 1.4k 1.4k 940 570 122 5.0k
Hyun‐Jeong Ko South Korea 38 2.3k 1.1× 614 0.4× 939 0.7× 2.0k 2.2× 374 0.7× 173 5.7k
Paal Skytt Andersen Denmark 48 3.4k 1.7× 1.6k 1.2× 1.3k 0.9× 865 0.9× 349 0.6× 186 8.2k
Rong Zhang China 39 2.2k 1.1× 1.9k 1.4× 692 0.5× 1.0k 1.1× 461 0.8× 219 6.2k
Shin‐ichi Yokota Japan 44 2.1k 1.1× 652 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 1.5k 1.5× 256 0.4× 255 5.9k
George Y. Liu United States 39 2.4k 1.2× 1.7k 1.2× 794 0.6× 1.7k 1.8× 212 0.4× 78 6.0k
Pei Pei Chong Malaysia 31 1.8k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 712 0.5× 277 0.3× 352 0.6× 136 4.0k
Jianhua Gong China 33 1.7k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 915 1.0× 428 0.8× 99 4.9k
Lu Yu China 38 2.6k 1.3× 656 0.5× 610 0.4× 590 0.6× 1.4k 2.5× 184 5.3k
Hideo Hayashi Japan 46 2.6k 1.3× 1.6k 1.2× 475 0.3× 996 1.1× 1.1k 2.0× 294 8.0k
José Manuel Pérez de la Lastra Spain 38 1.8k 0.9× 984 0.7× 433 0.3× 663 0.7× 599 1.1× 130 6.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Fernando Rodrigues

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fernando Rodrigues

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fernando Rodrigues

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fernando Rodrigues. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fernando Rodrigues 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 Fernando Rodrigues. Fernando Rodrigues 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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Geraldes, Catarina, et al.. (2023). Rare Invasive Fungal Infections in Hematologic Patients: A Large Unicentric Series. Blood. 142(Supplement 1). 5871–5871.
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Ribeiro, Ricardo, et al.. (2022). Long-term serological SARS-CoV-2 IgG kinetics following mRNA COVID-19 vaccine: real-world data from a large cohort of healthcare workers. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 122. 1–7. 6 indexed citations
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Gonçalves, Samuel M., Vasiliki Matzaraki, Relber Aguiar Gonçales, et al.. (2022). Glutamine Metabolism Supports the Functional Activity of Immune Cells against Aspergillus fumigatus. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(1). e0225622–e0225622. 8 indexed citations
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Ries, Laure Nicolas Annick, Patrícia Alves de Castro, Lilian Pereira Silva, et al.. (2021). Aspergillus fumigatus Acetate Utilization Impacts Virulence Traits and Pathogenicity. mBio. 12(4). e0168221–e0168221. 20 indexed citations
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Nora, Luísa Czamanski, et al.. (2019). Synthetic and minimalist vectors for Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of fungi. Genetics and Molecular Biology. 42(2). 395–398. 8 indexed citations
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Reis, Thaila Fernanda dos, Lilian Pereira Silva, Patrícia Alves de Castro, et al.. (2019). The Aspergillus fumigatus Mismatch Repair MSH2 Homolog Is Important for Virulence and Azole Resistance. mSphere. 4(4). 23 indexed citations
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Babo, Pedro S., Lívia Santos, Albina R. Franco, et al.. (2016). Platelet Lysate-Loaded Photocrosslinkable Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels for Periodontal Endogenous Regenerative Technology. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 3(7). 1359–1369. 37 indexed citations
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Bastos, Hélder Novais, Nuno S. Osório, António G. Castro, et al.. (2016). A Prediction Rule to Stratify Mortality Risk of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0162797–e0162797. 43 indexed citations
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Arts, Rob J.W., Agostinho Carvalho, Claudia La Rocca, et al.. (2016). Immunometabolic Pathways in BCG-Induced Trained Immunity. Cell Reports. 17(10). 2562–2571. 476 indexed citations breakdown →
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Coelho, Ana, et al.. (2015). Paving the way for predictive diagnostics and personalized treatment of invasive aspergillosis. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 411–411. 16 indexed citations
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Colabardini, Ana Cristina, Laure Nicolas Annick Ries, Neil Brown, et al.. (2014). Functional characterization of a xylose transporter in Aspergillus nidulans. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 7(1). 46–46. 57 indexed citations
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Mira, Nuno P., Martin Münsterkötter, Júlia Santos, et al.. (2014). The Genome Sequence of the Highly Acetic Acid-Tolerant Zygosaccharomyces bailii-Derived Interspecies Hybrid Strain ISA1307, Isolated From a Sparkling Wine Plant. DNA Research. 21(3). 299–313. 38 indexed citations
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Cruz, Andrea, Egídio Torrado, Jenny Andrea Carmona, et al.. (2014). BCG vaccination-induced long-lasting control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis correlates with the accumulation of a novel population of CD4+IL-17+TNF+IL-2+ T cells. Vaccine. 33(1). 85–91. 43 indexed citations
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Silva, Alexandra, Bruno Almeida, Belém Sampaio‐Marques, et al.. (2011). Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) is a specific substrate of yeast metacaspase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1813(12). 2044–2049. 37 indexed citations
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Cunha, Cristina, Fernando Rodrigues, Teresa Zelante, et al.. (2010). Genetic susceptibility to aspergillosis in allogeneic stem-cell transplantation. Medical Mycology. 49(S1). S137–S143. 10 indexed citations
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Almeida, Bruno, Alexandra Silva, Ana Mesquita, et al.. (2008). Drug-induced apoptosis in yeast. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1783(7). 1436–1448. 56 indexed citations
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Lilenbaum, Walter, et al.. (2000). Serological survey of leptospirosis in dogs in an Amazonian region, Oriximina, Para, Brazil.. Revista Brasileira de Ciência Veterinária. 7(3). 133–135. 1 indexed citations
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Almeida, Alexandre S. de, et al.. (1996). [The Calmette-Guérin bacillus (BCG). An agent to consider in pediatric infection].. PubMed. 9(10-12). 397–400. 1 indexed citations

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