Juan M. Rodrı́guez

22.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
238 papers, 15.8k citations indexed

About

Juan M. Rodrı́guez is a scholar working on Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Juan M. Rodrı́guez has authored 238 papers receiving a total of 15.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Food Science, 121 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 106 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Juan M. Rodrı́guez's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (122 papers), Infant Nutrition and Health (89 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (72 papers). Juan M. Rodrı́guez is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (122 papers), Infant Nutrition and Health (89 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (72 papers). Juan M. Rodrı́guez collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Juan M. Rodrı́guez's co-authors include Leónides Fernández, Esther Jiménez, Rocı́o Martı́n, Jordi Xaus, M. Luisa Marín, Mónica Olivares, Antonio Maldonado‐Barragán, Virginia Martín, Susana Delgado and Susana Langa and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Juan M. Rodrı́guez

232 papers receiving 15.1k citations

Hit Papers

The First Microbial Colon... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2017 2015 2008 2012 2003 400 800 1.2k
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 First Microbial Colonizers of the Human Gut: Composition, Activities, and Health Implications of the Infant Gut Microbiota
    2017 1.3k citations Christian Milani, Susana Delgado et al. profile →
  2. The composition of the gut microbiota throughout life, with an emphasis on early life
    2015 913 citations Juan M. Rodrı́guez, Kiera Murphy et al. Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease profile →
  3. Is meconium from healthy newborns actually sterile?
    2008 685 citations Esther Jiménez, M. Luisa Marín et al. profile →
  4. The human milk microbiota: Origin and potential roles in health and disease
    2012 605 citations Leónides Fernández, Antonio Maldonado‐Barragán et al. profile →
  5. Human milk is a source of lactic acid bacteria for the infant gut
    2003 594 citations M. Luisa Marín, Leónides Fernández et al. profile →
  6. Isolation of Commensal Bacteria from Umbilical Cord Blood of Healthy Neonates Born by Cesarean Section
    2005 510 citations Esther Jiménez, Leónides Fernández et al. profile →
  7. Antimicrobial activity of phenolic acids against commensal, probiotic and pathogenic bacteria
    2010 429 citations Teresa Requena, Juan M. Rodrı́guez et al. profile →
  8. The Origin of Human Milk Bacteria: Is There a Bacterial Entero-Mammary Pathway during Late Pregnancy and Lactation?
    2014 326 citations Juan M. Rodrı́guez profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Juan M. Rodrı́guez Spain 59 8.4k 6.4k 5.6k 2.9k 1.6k 238 15.8k
María Carmen Collado Spain 73 13.1k 1.6× 6.4k 1.0× 5.5k 1.0× 3.4k 1.1× 2.3k 1.5× 293 22.5k
Christophe Lacroix Switzerland 76 9.3k 1.1× 5.3k 0.8× 8.7k 1.6× 2.2k 0.7× 3.1k 1.9× 415 19.1k
James Versalovic United States 78 12.1k 1.4× 3.0k 0.5× 4.7k 0.8× 3.2k 1.1× 4.1k 2.6× 254 24.8k
Leónides Fernández Spain 45 4.2k 0.5× 3.8k 0.6× 2.6k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 783 0.5× 114 8.0k
Lorenzo Morelli Italy 59 9.9k 1.2× 5.4k 0.9× 10.0k 1.8× 956 0.3× 1.7k 1.1× 220 17.6k
Miguel Gueimonde Spain 68 11.1k 1.3× 5.5k 0.9× 6.7k 1.2× 1.5k 0.5× 2.0k 1.3× 231 17.1k
Arthur C. Ouwehand Finland 78 9.9k 1.2× 5.7k 0.9× 10.4k 1.9× 983 0.3× 1.8k 1.1× 287 19.2k
Marco Ventura Italy 80 15.6k 1.9× 5.1k 0.8× 8.9k 1.6× 1.5k 0.5× 2.7k 1.7× 359 22.1k
Bruno Pot Belgium 71 13.6k 1.6× 5.4k 0.8× 12.6k 2.3× 1.2k 0.4× 2.6k 1.7× 176 23.9k
Roberto Berni Canani Italy 60 8.4k 1.0× 4.4k 0.7× 6.2k 1.1× 2.0k 0.7× 2.1k 1.4× 269 18.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Juan M. Rodrı́guez

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

All Works

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Castro, Irma, Ryan M. Pace, Janet E. Williams, et al.. (2025). Immunological composition of human milk before and during subclinical and clinical mastitis. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1532432–1532432. 4 indexed citations
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Sánchez‐Conde, Matilde, Claudio Alba, Irma Castro, et al.. (2023). Comparison of the Fecal Bacteriome of HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Older Adults. Biomedicines. 11(8). 2305–2305. 2 indexed citations
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Rodrı́guez, Juan M., José Segura, Belén Orgaz, et al.. (2023). A randomized pilot trial assessing the reduction of gout episodes in hyperuricemic patients by oral administration of Ligilactobacillus salivarius CECT 30632, a strain with the ability to degrade purines. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1111652–1111652. 20 indexed citations
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Pimentel, Lígia L., Javier Calzada, Juan M. Rodrı́guez, et al.. (2023). Study of the Association between Genotypic Potential and Linoleic Acid Tolerance with Microbial Production of Conjugated Linoleic Acid. ACS Food Science & Technology. 3(12). 2199–2207. 3 indexed citations
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Maldonado‐Barragán, Antonio, M. Mar Blanco, Ana I. Vela, et al.. (2022). Garvicins AG1 and AG2: Two Novel Class IId Bacteriocins of Lactococcus garvieae Lg-Granada. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(9). 4685–4685. 10 indexed citations
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Alba, Claudio, et al.. (2022). Captive Breeding and Trichomonas gallinae Alter the Oral Microbiome of Bonelli’s Eagle Chicks. Microbial Ecology. 85(4). 1541–1551. 4 indexed citations
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Martı́nez-Villaluenga, Cristina, Juana Frı́as, Cristina Fernández, et al.. (2021). A Novel Sprouted Oat Fermented Beverage: Evaluation of Safety and Health Benefits for Celiac Individuals. Nutrients. 13(8). 2522–2522. 12 indexed citations
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Castro, Irma, Claudio Alba, Leónides Fernández, et al.. (2021). Nasogastric enteral feeding tubes modulate preterm colonization in early life. Pediatric Research. 92(3). 838–847. 4 indexed citations
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Gómez, Marta, et al.. (2021). Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Commensal, Community-Acquired and Nosocomial Klebsiella spp.. Microorganisms. 9(11). 2344–2344. 18 indexed citations
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Moles, Laura, et al.. (2020). Staphylococcus epidermidis in feedings and feces of preterm neonates. PLoS ONE. 15(2). e0227823–e0227823. 13 indexed citations
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Díaz, María, Lucía Guadamuro, Irene Espinosa‐Martos, et al.. (2019). Reply: “Letter to the editor Re: Diaz M., et al. Nutrients 2018, 10, 1481”. Nutrients. 11(2). 476–476.
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Castro, Irma, Joaquim Rovira, Susana Ares Segura, et al.. (2018). Early-life intake of major trace elements, bisphenol A, tetrabromobisphenol A and fatty acids: Comparing human milk and commercial infant formulas. Environmental Research. 169. 246–255. 45 indexed citations
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Rodrı́guez, Juan M., Kiera Murphy, Catherine Stanton, et al.. (2015). The composition of the gut microbiota throughout life, with an emphasis on early life. Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease. 26(0). 26050–26050. 913 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rodrı́guez, Juan M., A. Marcos, María Carmen Collado, et al.. (2013). Is there a relationship between gut microbiota, probiotics and body weight modulation?. Nutrición Hospitalaria. 28. 3–12. 2 indexed citations
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Jiménez, Esther, et al.. (2011). Diagnóstico etiológico de las mastitis infecciosas: propuesta de protocolo para el cultivo de muestras de leche humana. Acta pediátrica española. 69(6). 276–281. 6 indexed citations
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Rodrı́guez, Juan M., Esther Jiménez, Virginia Merino, et al.. (2008). Microbiota de la leche humana en condiciones fisiológicas. Acta pediátrica española. 66(2). 77–82. 7 indexed citations

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