Nuno Cerca

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
146 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Nuno Cerca is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Nuno Cerca has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Molecular Biology, 79 papers in Microbiology and 47 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Nuno Cerca's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (61 papers), Reproductive tract infections research (48 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (38 papers). Nuno Cerca is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (61 papers), Reproductive tract infections research (48 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (38 papers). Nuno Cerca collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United States and Belgium. Nuno Cerca's co-authors include Joana Azeredo, Joana Castro, Kimberly K. Jefferson, Gerald B. Pier, Rosário Oliveira, António Machado, Ângela França, Manuel Vilanova, Daniela Machado and Luís D. R. Melo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Nuno Cerca

139 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

Critical review on biofilm methods 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 200 400 600
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. Critical review on biofilm methods
    2016 736 citations Nuno Cerca 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
Nuno Cerca Portugal 39 2.9k 2.4k 1.3k 941 921 146 5.7k
Janet E. Hill Canada 49 2.3k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 924 1.0× 557 0.6× 188 6.3k
Petra Wolffs Netherlands 37 1.4k 0.5× 828 0.3× 1.1k 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 543 0.6× 137 5.0k
Claus Moser Denmark 48 6.4k 2.2× 1.7k 0.7× 1.7k 1.2× 1.4k 1.5× 635 0.7× 215 11.7k
Pradeep K. Singh United States 43 6.7k 2.3× 1.7k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 860 0.9× 1.3k 1.4× 67 11.2k
Dennis G. Cvitkovitch Canada 51 3.7k 1.3× 696 0.3× 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 428 0.5× 100 7.5k
Jeffrey B. Kaplan United States 45 4.8k 1.6× 1.4k 0.6× 471 0.4× 1.2k 1.2× 770 0.8× 83 7.1k
Robert A. Burne United States 65 4.9k 1.7× 924 0.4× 2.6k 1.9× 1.4k 1.5× 506 0.5× 220 12.7k
Massimiliano Galdiero Italy 47 2.9k 1.0× 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 1.0k 1.1× 441 0.5× 295 10.1k
Brendan Gilmore United Kingdom 47 2.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 471 0.4× 558 0.6× 804 0.9× 153 7.4k
Kendra P. Rumbaugh United States 47 5.4k 1.8× 1.2k 0.5× 514 0.4× 732 0.8× 710 0.8× 114 8.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nuno Cerca

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nuno Cerca

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All Works

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Muzny, Christina A., Jacob H. Elnaggar, Ângela Lima, et al.. (2024). Microbial interactions amongGardnerella,PrevotellaandFannyhesseaprior to incident bacterial vaginosis: protocol for a prospective, observational study. BMJ Open. 14(2). e083516–e083516. 3 indexed citations
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França, Ângela, et al.. (2024). Gardnerella vaginalis, Fannyhessea vaginae, and Prevotella bivia Strongly Influence Each Other's Transcriptome in Triple-Species Biofilms. Microbial Ecology. 87(1). 117–117. 2 indexed citations
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Fernandes, Tiago A., Filipa Macedo, Chris H. J. Franco, et al.. (2023). Sulfonyldibenzoate coordination polymers as bioactive dopants for polysaccharide films with antibacterial and antibiofilm properties. RSC Applied Interfaces. 1(1). 98–109. 1 indexed citations
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Palmeira‐de‐Oliveira, Ana, Carlos Cavaleiro, Lı́gia Salgueiro, et al.. (2023). Vaginal Sheets with Thymbra capitata Essential Oil for the Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis: Design, Characterization and In Vitro Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety. Gels. 9(4). 293–293. 1 indexed citations
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Jorge, Paula, Ana Catarina Sousa, Tiago A. Fernandes, et al.. (2023). Degradable copper(ii)-doped starch-based biopolymeric films with antibacterial activity. RSC Sustainability. 1(4). 866–875. 3 indexed citations
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Lima, Tânia, Alexandra Correia, Cristina Soares, et al.. (2022). Involvement of the iron-regulated Loci hts and fhuCin biofilm formation and survival of Staphylococcus epidermidis within the host. RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho). 7 indexed citations
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Castro, Joana, et al.. (2022). Synergistic effects of carvacrol, α-terpinene, γ-terpinene, ρ-cymene and linalool against Gardnerella species. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 44 indexed citations
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Castro, Joana, et al.. (2021). Gardnerella Vaginalis Dominates Multi-Species Biofilms in both Pre-Conditioned and Competitive In Vitro Biofilm Formation Models. Microbial Ecology. 84(4). 1278–1287. 21 indexed citations
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Silva, Vanessa, Nuno Cerca, Vera Manageiro, et al.. (2021). Biofilm Formation of Multidrug-Resistant MRSA Strains Isolated from Different Types of Human Infections. Pathogens. 10(8). 970–970. 65 indexed citations
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Gaspar, Carlos, Joana Rolo, Nuno Cerca, et al.. (2021). Dequalinium Chloride Effectively Disrupts Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) Gardnerella spp. Biofilms. Pathogens. 10(3). 261–261. 20 indexed citations
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Muzny, Christina A., Christopher M. Taylor, W. Edward Swords, et al.. (2019). An Updated Conceptual Model on the Pathogenesis of Bacterial Vaginosis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 220(9). 1399–1405. 182 indexed citations
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Castro, Joana, Daniela Machado, & Nuno Cerca. (2019). Unveiling the role of Gardnerella vaginalis in polymicrobial Bacterial Vaginosis biofilms: the impact of other vaginal pathogens living as neighbors. The ISME Journal. 13(5). 1306–1317. 117 indexed citations
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Pérez‐Cabezas, Begoña, Alexandra Correia, Ângela França, et al.. (2016). Poly- N -Acetylglucosamine Production by Staphylococcus epidermidis Cells Increases Their In Vivo Proinflammatory Effect. Infection and Immunity. 84(10). 2933–2943. 9 indexed citations
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França, Ângela, Gerald B. Pier, Manuel Vilanova, & Nuno Cerca. (2016). Transcriptomic Analysis of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm-Released Cells upon Interaction with Human Blood Circulating Immune Cells and Soluble Factors. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 1143–1143. 7 indexed citations
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Alves, Patrícia Maria, et al.. (2014). Gardnerella vaginalis Outcompetes 29 Other Bacterial Species Isolated From Patients With Bacterial Vaginosis, Using in an In Vitro Biofilm Formation Model. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 210(4). 593–596. 97 indexed citations
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Ojala, Teija, Matti Kankainen, Joana Castro, et al.. (2014). Comparative genomics of Lactobacillus crispatus suggests novel mechanisms for the competitive exclusion of Gardnerella vaginalis. BMC Genomics. 15(1). 1070–1070. 97 indexed citations
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Vasconcelos, Carlos, et al.. (2013). A IMPORTâNCIA DOS BIOfILMES NAS INfEÇÕES NOSOCOMIAIS - O ESTADO DA ARTE. RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho). 27(1). 27–36. 3 indexed citations

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