Isabel Silva

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 726 citations indexed

About

Isabel Silva is a scholar working on Urology, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Isabel Silva has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 726 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Urology, 10 papers in Physiology and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Isabel Silva's work include Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (11 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (10 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (6 papers). Isabel Silva is often cited by papers focused on Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (11 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (10 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (6 papers). Isabel Silva collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Brazil and United Kingdom. Isabel Silva's co-authors include Paulo Correia‐de‐Sá, Fátima Ferreirinha, Miguel Silva‐Ramos, M.T. Magalhães‐Cardoso, José Carlos Oliveira, Nuno Vale, M. Alexandrina Timóteo, Bárbara Costa, Mariana Pereira and Lara Marques and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Isabel Silva

37 papers receiving 718 citations

Hit Papers

Advancing Precision Medicine: A Review of Innovative In S... 2024 2026 2025 2024 40 80 120
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. Advancing Precision Medicine: A Review of Innovative In Silico Approaches for Drug Development, Clinical Pharmacology and Personalized Healthcare
    2024 124 citations Bárbara Costa, Isabel Silva 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
Isabel Silva Portugal 18 192 173 156 98 85 40 726
Cecil S. Thompson United Kingdom 18 145 0.8× 213 1.2× 256 1.6× 68 0.7× 63 0.7× 46 926
Bolong Liu China 14 171 0.9× 12 0.1× 248 1.6× 20 0.2× 120 1.4× 34 757
Marcela Herrera United States 23 156 0.8× 31 0.2× 555 3.6× 69 0.7× 32 0.4× 46 1.4k
Norifumi Sawada Japan 21 499 2.6× 21 0.1× 263 1.7× 160 1.6× 115 1.4× 81 1.1k
J. K. Saha United States 15 23 0.1× 19 0.1× 235 1.5× 70 0.7× 39 0.5× 26 1.0k
Zeki Arı Türkiye 14 28 0.1× 7 0.0× 121 0.8× 46 0.5× 95 1.1× 35 566
M. C. Michel Germany 18 143 0.7× 8 0.0× 461 3.0× 37 0.4× 51 0.6× 34 921
Malcolm Begg United Kingdom 20 8 0.0× 75 0.4× 397 2.5× 100 1.0× 132 1.6× 43 1.6k
Árpád Szabó Hungary 18 34 0.2× 8 0.0× 275 1.8× 46 0.5× 68 0.8× 36 1.1k
Nan Yang China 23 5 0.0× 226 1.3× 430 2.8× 62 0.6× 189 2.2× 61 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Isabel Silva

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Fields of papers citing papers by Isabel Silva

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Isabel Silva

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Isabel Silva. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Isabel Silva 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 Isabel Silva. Isabel Silva 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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Laranjeira, Paula, Isabel Silva, Piotr Mydel, et al.. (2024). Impaired Periodontitis-Induced Cytokine Production by Peripheral Blood Monocytes and Myeloid Dendritic Cells in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case–Control Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(17). 5297–5297. 1 indexed citations
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Silva, Isabel, Isabel M. Miranda, & Sofia Costa‐de‐Oliveira. (2024). Potential Environmental Reservoirs of Candida auris: A Systematic Review. Journal of Fungi. 10(5). 336–336. 6 indexed citations
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Silva, Isabel, Nadine Saraiva, Nuno Bonito, et al.. (2023). Adapter dimer contamination in sRNA‐sequencing datasets predicts sequencing failure and batch effects and hampers extracellular vesicle‐sRNA analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(6). e91–e91. 1 indexed citations
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Silva, Isabel, et al.. (2023). Relation of COVID-19 with liver diseases and their impact on healthcare systems: The Portuguese case. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 29(6). 1109–1122. 2 indexed citations
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Silva‐Ramos, Miguel, et al.. (2019). Activation of Prejunctional P2x2/3 Heterotrimers by ATP Enhances the Cholinergic Tone in Obstructed Human Urinary Bladders. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 372(1). 63–72. 13 indexed citations
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Silva, Isabel, et al.. (2018). The impact of glycemic variability on length of stay and mortality in diabetic patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews. 13(1). 149–153. 17 indexed citations
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Silva, Isabel, Ana Filipa Costa, Sílvia Moreira, et al.. (2017). Inhibition of cholinergic neurotransmission by β 3 -adrenoceptors depends on adenosine release and A 1 -receptor activation in human and rat urinary bladders. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 313(2). F388–F403. 33 indexed citations
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Silva‐Ramos, Miguel, et al.. (2015). Impairment of ATP hydrolysis decreases adenosine A1 receptor tonus favoring cholinergic nerve hyperactivity in the obstructed human urinary bladder. Purinergic Signalling. 11(4). 595–606. 19 indexed citations
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Silva, Isabel, Fátima Ferreirinha, M.T. Magalhães‐Cardoso, Miguel Silva‐Ramos, & Paulo Correia‐de‐Sá. (2015). Activation of P2Y 6 Receptors Facilitates Nonneuronal Adenosine Triphosphate and Acetylcholine Release from Urothelium with the Lamina Propria of Men with Bladder Outlet Obstruction. The Journal of Urology. 194(4). 1146–1154. 27 indexed citations
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Silva, Isabel, et al.. (2015). The Effect of Ischemia and Reperfusion on Enteric Glial Cells and Contractile Activity in the Ileum. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 60(9). 2677–2689. 17 indexed citations
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Magalhães‐Cardoso, M.T., Fátima Ferreirinha, Isabel Silva, et al.. (2014). Feed-Forward Inhibition of CD73 and Upregulation of Adenosine Deaminase Contribute to the Loss of Adenosine Neuromodulation in Postinflammatory Ileitis. Mediators of Inflammation. 2014. 1–19. 27 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Laura, Ana Costa, José Bernardo Noronha‐Matos, et al.. (2014). Amplification of neuromuscular transmission by methylprednisolone involves activation of presynaptic facilitatory adenosine A2A receptors and redistribution of synaptic vesicles. Neuropharmacology. 89. 64–76. 19 indexed citations
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Silva‐Ramos, Miguel, Isabel Silva, M. Alexandrina Timóteo, et al.. (2012). UDP-SENSITIVE P2Y6 RECEPTORS PLAY A DUAL ROLE IN THE HUMAN URINARY BLADDER INDIRECTLY VIA THE RELEASE OF ATP FROM UROTHELIUM. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 4 indexed citations
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Silva, Isabel, et al.. (2011). Linfoma de Burkitt.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Morgado, José Mário, Luís Rama, Isabel Silva, et al.. (2011). Cytokine production by monocytes, neutrophils, and dendritic cells is hampered by long-term intensive training in elite swimmers. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 112(2). 471–482. 54 indexed citations
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Ferreirinha, Fátima, et al.. (2011). Localization and function of adenosine receptor subtypes at the longitudinal muscle – Myenteric plexus of the rat ileum. Neurochemistry International. 59(7). 1043–1055. 19 indexed citations
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Silva‐Ramos, Miguel, Margarida Duarte‐Araújo, Isabel Silva, José M. La Fuente, & Paulo Correia‐de‐Sá. (2009). 276 ACTIVATION OF P2×1 PURINOCEPTORS FACILITATE EVOKED ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE IN HUMAN OBSTRUCTED BLADDERS. European Urology Supplements. 8(4). 189–189. 1 indexed citations

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