José Rubén Morones‐Ramírez

12.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
75 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

José Rubén Morones‐Ramírez is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, José Rubén Morones‐Ramírez has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Materials Chemistry and 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in José Rubén Morones‐Ramírez's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (19 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (9 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers). José Rubén Morones‐Ramírez is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (19 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (9 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers). José Rubén Morones‐Ramírez collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, United States and Iran. José Rubén Morones‐Ramírez's co-authors include Jose Luis Elechiguerra, Miguel José Yacamán, José Tapia-Ramı́rez, Katherine B. Holt, Juan B. Kourí, Catherine S. Spina, James J. Collins, Justin L. Burt, Humberto H. Lara and Xiaoxia Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

José Rubén Morones‐Ramírez

70 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

The bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2005 2013 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. The bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles
    2005 5.2k citations José Rubén Morones‐Ramírez et al. profile →
  2. Interaction of silver nanoparticles with HIV-1
    2005 1.3k citations José Rubén Morones‐Ramírez et al. Journal of Nanobiotechnology profile →
  3. Silver Enhances Antibiotic Activity Against Gram-Negative Bacteria
    2013 615 citations José Rubén Morones‐Ramírez 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
José Rubén Morones‐Ramírez Mexico 26 6.0k 3.3k 1.5k 921 891 75 9.7k
Maqusood Ahamed Saudi Arabia 57 7.4k 1.2× 3.1k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 1.5k 1.6× 679 0.8× 207 12.2k
Milan Kolář Czechia 37 4.2k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 671 0.7× 887 1.0× 194 8.6k
Aniket Gade India 38 8.9k 1.5× 4.6k 1.4× 1.0k 0.7× 1.4k 1.5× 947 1.1× 100 11.8k
Aleš Panáček Czechia 32 5.4k 0.9× 2.7k 0.8× 700 0.5× 827 0.9× 1.0k 1.2× 80 7.4k
Avinash P. Ingle India 49 6.1k 1.0× 4.0k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 671 0.8× 104 9.7k
Robert Prucek Czechia 33 5.1k 0.8× 2.9k 0.9× 703 0.5× 782 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 68 7.6k
Libor Kvı́tek Czechia 29 5.1k 0.9× 2.7k 0.8× 696 0.5× 768 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 88 7.3k
Siavash Iravani Iran 51 8.1k 1.4× 5.2k 1.6× 1.4k 1.0× 1.6k 1.7× 1.4k 1.6× 207 12.8k
Kishore M. Paknikar India 43 3.6k 0.6× 2.7k 0.8× 946 0.6× 1.4k 1.5× 704 0.8× 127 8.4k
Muthupandian Saravanan India 58 5.8k 1.0× 2.8k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 970 1.1× 687 0.8× 236 10.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Morones‐Ramírez, José Rubén. (2025). Biotechnological and Nanotechnological Advancements in Water Sustainability. ACS ES&T Water. 5(3). 1064–1066. 1 indexed citations
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Barriga‐Castro, Enrique Díaz, Javier A. Garza-Cervantes, José Rodríguez‐Mirasol, et al.. (2025). Steam Distillation of Citrus Waste Extract for Antimicrobial Metal Nanoparticle Synthesis. Technologies. 13(7). 303–303.
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León‐Buitimea, Angel, et al.. (2024). Transforming CO2 into Nutrients: Sustainable Production of Carotenoids Using Rhodotorula mucilaginosa UANL-001L Cultivated on Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Biomass. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 63(40). 17006–17013. 1 indexed citations
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Morones‐Ramírez, José Rubén, et al.. (2024). Introduction of the lowest printable (channel) characteristic length (LPCL) as a geometrical metric for the SLA 3D printing of embedded negative micro-structures. Progress in Additive Manufacturing. 10(4). 2847–2859.
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Morones‐Ramírez, José Rubén, et al.. (2023). New perspectives into Gluconobacter-catalysed biotransformations. Biotechnology Advances. 65. 108127–108127. 12 indexed citations
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Allaf, Malihe Mehdizadeh, et al.. (2023). Microalgal co-cultivation -recent methods, trends in omic-studies, applications, and future challenges. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11. 1193424–1193424. 35 indexed citations
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Morones‐Ramírez, José Rubén, et al.. (2023). Ultra-Small Silver Nanoparticles: A Sustainable Green Synthesis Approach for Antibacterial Activity. Antibiotics. 12(3). 574–574. 20 indexed citations
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Morones‐Ramírez, José Rubén, et al.. (2022). Organic Waste as Reducing and Capping Agents for Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles with Various Applications. ChemistrySelect. 7(26). 4 indexed citations
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Achilonu, Ikechukwu, et al.. (2022). The future of cassava in the era of biotechnology in Southern Africa. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. 43(4). 594–612. 21 indexed citations
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León‐Buitimea, Angel, et al.. (2021). Nanomaterial-Based Antifungal Therapies to Combat Fungal Diseases Aspergillosis, Coccidioidomycosis, Mucormycosis, and Candidiasis. Pathogens. 10(10). 1303–1303. 47 indexed citations
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León‐Buitimea, Angel, et al.. (2021). Design and in silico analysis of a whole‐cell biosensor able to kill methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. 69(4). 1373–1382. 7 indexed citations
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Aratboni, Hossein Alishah, Nahid Rafiei, Larousse Khosravi Khorashad, et al.. (2021). LED control of gene expression in a nanobiosystem composed of metallic nanoparticles and a genetically modified E. coli strain. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 19(1). 190–190. 6 indexed citations
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León‐Buitimea, Angel, et al.. (2020). Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles Coated With Exopolysaccharides Obtained From Rhodotorula mucilaginosa. IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience. 19(3). 498–503. 20 indexed citations
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Walls, Laura E., Leo d’Espaux, Koray Malcı, et al.. (2020). Enhanced production of taxadiene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Microbial Cell Factories. 19(1). 200–200. 80 indexed citations
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Morones‐Ramírez, José Rubén, et al.. (2020). Engineered small metal‐binding protein tag improves the production of recombinant human growth hormone in the periplasm of Escherichia coli. FEBS Open Bio. 10(4). 546–551. 9 indexed citations
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Escárcega‐González, Carlos Enrique, et al.. (2018). Bacterial Exopolysaccharides as Reducing and/or Stabilizing Agents during Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles with Biomedical Applications. International Journal of Polymer Science. 2018. 1–15. 74 indexed citations

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