Joana Branco

609 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 472 citations indexed

About

Joana Branco is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joana Branco has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 472 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Infectious Diseases, 9 papers in Epidemiology and 3 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Joana Branco's work include Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (10 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (7 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (3 papers). Joana Branco is often cited by papers focused on Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (10 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (7 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (3 papers). Joana Branco collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Ireland and Belgium. Joana Branco's co-authors include Acácio G. Rodrigues, Isabel M. Miranda, Ana Silva-Dias, Cidália Pina‐Vaz, Matilde Monteiro‐Soares, Ana P. Silva, Geraldine Butler, Raquel M. Silva, L. Cobrado and Ana Palmeira‐de‐Oliveira and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Joana Branco

12 papers receiving 463 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Candida parapsilosis Virulence and Antifungal Resistance Mechanisms: A Comprehensive Review of Key Determinants

2023 69 citations Joana Branco, Isabel M. Miranda et al. Journal of Fungi profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joana Branco Portugal	9	299	228	113	57	56	12	472
Stella M. Bernardo United States	18	368 1.2×	215 0.9×	255 2.3×	68 1.2×	71 1.3×	26	599
Kaila Petronila Medina‐Alarcón Brazil	9	171 0.6×	165 0.7×	141 1.2×	47 0.8×	61 1.1×	14	450
Carlos Eduardo Cordeiro Teixeira Brazil	15	380 1.3×	247 1.1×	140 1.2×	86 1.5×	92 1.6×	24	555
Randall J. Massey United States	7	258 0.9×	134 0.6×	196 1.7×	50 0.9×	50 0.9×	7	482
Lívia S. Ramos Brazil	17	477 1.6×	364 1.6×	175 1.5×	61 1.1×	53 0.9×	43	741
Gláucia Morgana de Melo Guedes Brazil	13	174 0.6×	222 1.0×	135 1.2×	78 1.4×	81 1.4×	52	545
Hallie S. Rane United States	11	211 0.7×	101 0.4×	179 1.6×	53 0.9×	53 0.9×	15	404
Csaba Papp Hungary	13	231 0.8×	177 0.8×	102 0.9×	38 0.7×	66 1.2×	21	444
Jesús A. Romo United States	11	390 1.3×	203 0.9×	182 1.6×	105 1.8×	35 0.6×	19	542
Thaís P. Mello Brazil	16	325 1.1×	217 1.0×	200 1.8×	43 0.8×	56 1.0×	40	645

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12 of 12 papers shown

Branco, Joana, Isabel M. Miranda, & Acácio G. Rodrigues. (2023). Candida parapsilosis Virulence and Antifungal Resistance Mechanisms: A Comprehensive Review of Key Determinants. Journal of Fungi. 9(1). 80–80. 69 indexed citations breakdown →

Galocha, Mónica, Romeu Viana, Pedro Pais, et al.. (2022). Genomic evolution towards azole resistance in Candida glabrata clinical isolates unveils the importance of CgHxt4/6/7 in azole accumulation. Communications Biology. 5(1). 1118–1118. 4 indexed citations

Branco, Joana, et al.. (2022). Clinical azole cross-resistance in Candida parapsilosis is related to a novel MRR1 gain-of-function mutation. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 28(12). 1655.e5–1655.e8. 17 indexed citations

Branco, Joana, Lisa Rodrigues, Raquel M. Silva, et al.. (2021). The transcription factor Ndt80 is a repressor of Candida parapsilosis virulence attributes. Virulence. 12(1). 601–614. 8 indexed citations

Silva, Ana P., Isabel M. Miranda, Joana Branco, et al.. (2020). FKS1 mutation associated with decreased echinocandin susceptibility of Aspergillus fumigatus following anidulafungin exposure. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 11976–11976. 11 indexed citations

Pedrosa, Ana Filipa, Cármen Lisboa, Joana Branco, et al.. (2019). Malassezia colonisation on a reconstructed human epidermis: Imaging studies. Mycoses. 62(12). 1194–1201. 5 indexed citations

Pedrosa, Ana Filipa, et al.. (2019). Malassezia interaction with a reconstructed human epidermis: Keratinocyte immune response. Mycoses. 62(10). 932–936. 14 indexed citations

Branco, Joana, Mihaela Ola, Raquel M. Silva, et al.. (2017). Impact of ERG3 mutations and expression of ergosterol genes controlled by UPC2 and NDT80 in Candida parapsilosis azole resistance. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 23(8). 575.e1–575.e8. 53 indexed citations

Silva-Dias, Ana, Isabel M. Miranda, Joana Branco, et al.. (2015). Adhesion, biofilm formation, cell surface hydrophobicity, and antifungal planktonic susceptibility: relationship among Candida spp.. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 205–205. 176 indexed citations

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Branco, Joana, Ana P. Silva, Raquel M. Silva, et al.. (2015). Fluconazole and Voriconazole Resistance in Candida parapsilosis Is Conferred by Gain-of-Function Mutations in MRR1 Transcription Factor Gene. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 59(10). 6629–6633. 40 indexed citations

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Silva-Dias, Ana, Isabel M. Miranda, Joana Branco, et al.. (2015). In vitro antifungal activity and in vivo antibiofilm activity of cerium nitrate against Candida species. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 70(4). 1083–1093. 19 indexed citations

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Silva-Dias, Ana, Ana Palmeira‐de‐Oliveira, Isabel M. Miranda, et al.. (2013). Anti-biofilm activity of low-molecular weight chitosan hydrogel against Candida species. Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 203(1). 25–33. 56 indexed citations

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