Manuel Rojas

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Manuel Rojas is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Manuel Rojas has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Infectious Diseases, 12 papers in Immunology and 10 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Manuel Rojas's work include COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (10 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (8 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (7 papers). Manuel Rojas is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (10 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (8 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (7 papers). Manuel Rojas collaborates with scholars based in Colombia, United States and Iran. Manuel Rojas's co-authors include Juan‐Manuel Anaya, Carolina Ramı́rez-Santana, Diana M. Monsalve, Yeny Acosta‐Ampudia, Yhojan Rodríguez, Y. Pachéco, Aftab A. Ansari, M. Eric Gershwin, Patrick S.C. Leung and Elizabeth Zapata and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Manuel Rojas

48 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Molecular mimicry and autoimmunity

2018 380 citations Manuel Rojas, Paula Restrepo-Jiménez et al. Journal of Autoimmunity profile →
Persistent Autoimmune Activation and Proinflammatory State in Post-Coronavirus Disease 2019 Syndrome

2022 109 citations Yeny Acosta‐Ampudia, Diana M. Monsalve et al. The Journal of Infectious Diseases profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Manuel Rojas Colombia	21	983	613	479	335	220	56	2.2k
Yeny Acosta‐Ampudia Colombia	21	1.1k 1.1×	623 1.0×	403 0.8×	341 1.0×	250 1.1×	45	2.2k
Diana M. Monsalve Colombia	23	1.2k 1.2×	633 1.0×	423 0.9×	496 1.5×	211 1.0×	43	2.4k
Yhojan Rodríguez Colombia	22	969 1.0×	634 1.0×	229 0.5×	203 0.6×	168 0.8×	41	1.8k
Patricia Kirby United States	28	629 0.6×	532 0.9×	306 0.6×	601 1.8×	129 0.6×	95	2.9k
Eun‐Suk Kang South Korea	28	873 0.9×	243 0.4×	431 0.9×	406 1.2×	99 0.5×	166	2.6k
Y. Pachéco France	22	490 0.5×	173 0.3×	682 1.4×	355 1.1×	190 0.9×	82	2.1k
Xin Zheng China	22	685 0.7×	253 0.4×	303 0.6×	289 0.9×	161 0.7×	106	2.2k
Francis Corazza Belgium	28	439 0.4×	141 0.2×	386 0.8×	287 0.9×	99 0.5×	93	2.3k
Wei Cao China	18	1.6k 1.6×	572 0.9×	393 0.8×	294 0.9×	46 0.2×	75	2.7k
Pietro Zerbi Italy	23	987 1.0×	502 0.8×	199 0.4×	396 1.2×	44 0.2×	55	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Manuel Rojas

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Rojas, Manuel, Luke S. Heuer, Weici Zhang, et al.. (2025). Alternate splicing converts human CD137 from costimulatory to immunosuppressive function. Journal of Autoimmunity. 157. 103498–103498.

Zhang, Weici, Patrick S.C. Leung, Koichi Tsuneyama, et al.. (2024). Dietary therapy of murine primary biliary cholangitis induces hepatocellular steatosis: A cautionary tale. Liver International. 44(10). 2834–2846. 2 indexed citations

Rojas, Manuel, Yhojan Rodríguez, Victoria González, et al.. (2024). Predictors of mortality in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: a 1-year case–control study. BMJ Open. 14(2). e072784–e072784. 2 indexed citations

Rojas, Manuel, Yhojan Rodríguez, Mónica Rodríguez‐Jiménez, et al.. (2024). Performance of the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Risk Probability Index (SLERPI) in a cohort of Colombian population. Clinical Rheumatology. 43(11). 3313–3322.

Calderón‐Ospina, Carlos‐Alberto, Carlos Martín Restrepo, Carolina Ramı́rez-Santana, et al.. (2024). The polygenic implication of clopidogrel responsiveness: Insights from platelet reactivity analysis and next-generation sequencing. PLoS ONE. 19(7). e0306445–e0306445.

González, Victoria, Manuel Rojas, Diana M. Monsalve, et al.. (2024). Prevalence of latent and overt polyautoimmunity in type 1 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews. 18(7). 103087–103087. 1 indexed citations

He, Xiaosong, et al.. (2023). Mechanism-based target therapy in primary biliary cholangitis: opportunities before liver cirrhosis?. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1184252–1184252. 13 indexed citations

Acosta‐Ampudia, Yeny, Diana M. Monsalve, Manuel Rojas, et al.. (2022). Persistent Autoimmune Activation and Proinflammatory State in Post-Coronavirus Disease 2019 Syndrome. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 225(12). 2155–2162. 109 indexed citations breakdown →

Adams, David E., Luke S. Heuer, Manuel Rojas, Weici Zhang, & William M. Ridgway. (2022). Mutated Pkhd1 alone is sufficient to cause autoimmune biliary disease on the nonobese diabetic (NOD) genetic background. Immunogenetics. 75(1). 27–37. 4 indexed citations

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Rodríguez, Yhojan, et al.. (2022). Autoimmune and autoinflammatory conditions after COVID-19 vaccination. New case reports and updated literature review. Journal of Autoimmunity. 132. 102898–102898. 68 indexed citations

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Gutiérrez, Carlos Enrique Toro, et al.. (2021). Polymyalgia rheumatica: A case series from Colombia and analysis of Latin America. Journal of Translational Autoimmunity. 4. 100115–100115. 1 indexed citations

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Anaya, Juan‐Manuel, Manuel Rojas, Yhojan Rodríguez, et al.. (2021). Post-COVID syndrome. A case series and comprehensive review. Autoimmunity Reviews. 20(11). 102947–102947. 139 indexed citations

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Rojas, Manuel & Juan‐Manuel Anaya. (2020). Why will it never be known if convalescent plasma is effective for COVID-19. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100069–100069. 12 indexed citations

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Rodríguez, Yhojan, Manuel Rojas, Diana M. Monsalve, et al.. (2020). Latent autoimmune thyroid disease. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100038–100038. 11 indexed citations

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Rojas, Manuel, et al.. (2019). Vena femoral bitroncular con tronco axiofemoral originado de la vena safena parva. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Rojas, Manuel, Yhojan Rodríguez, Y. Pachéco, et al.. (2018). Cytokines and Inflammatory Mediators in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. 83–92. 20 indexed citations

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Rojas, Manuel, Paula Restrepo-Jiménez, Diana M. Monsalve, et al.. (2018). Molecular mimicry and autoimmunity. Journal of Autoimmunity. 95. 100–123. 380 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pachéco, Y., Julián E. Barahona‐Correa, Diana M. Monsalve, et al.. (2017). Cytokine and autoantibody clusters interaction in systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of Translational Medicine. 15(1). 239–239. 48 indexed citations

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Rojas, Manuel. (2011). Costa Rica: elecciones y democracia en la crisis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Rojas, Manuel, et al.. (1957). Antología de cuentos.

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