Rafael Ferré

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Rafael Ferré is a scholar working on Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Ferré has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Microbiology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Rafael Ferré's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (10 papers), Biochemical and Structural Characterization (6 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (3 papers). Rafael Ferré is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (10 papers), Biochemical and Structural Characterization (6 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (3 papers). Rafael Ferré collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Portugal and Netherlands. Rafael Ferré's co-authors include Manuel N. Melo, Miguel A. R. B. Castanho, Marta Planas, Eduard Bardajı́, Lídia Feliu, Esther Badosa, Emilio Montesinos, Jordi Cabrefiga, Emili Besalú and Carla S. Alves and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Ferré

11 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

Antimicrobial peptides: linking partition, activity and high membrane-bound concentrations

2009 577 citations Manuel N. Melo, Rafael Ferré et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rafael Ferré Spain	9	944	898	202	170	112	11	1.3k
Ali Adem Bahar United States	10	898 1.0×	885 1.0×	200 1.0×	202 1.2×	46 0.4×	13	1.4k
W. James Gooderham Canada	7	929 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	247 1.2×	195 1.1×	57 0.5×	7	1.8k
Kristopher Hall Australia	13	569 0.6×	768 0.9×	104 0.5×	162 1.0×	91 0.8×	17	923
Adam A. Strömstedt Sweden	21	745 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	167 0.8×	298 1.8×	235 2.1×	38	1.4k
Chang Ho Seo South Korea	17	746 0.8×	743 0.8×	114 0.6×	206 1.2×	51 0.5×	22	1.2k
Anna Giangaspero Italy	10	1.6k 1.7×	1.4k 1.5×	359 1.8×	515 3.0×	99 0.9×	12	2.0k
Yuchen Huan China	7	704 0.7×	678 0.8×	103 0.5×	132 0.8×	50 0.4×	11	1.2k
Dorit Avrahami Israel	16	843 0.9×	892 1.0×	273 1.4×	198 1.2×	56 0.5×	25	1.3k
David I. Chan Canada	8	747 0.8×	892 1.0×	187 0.9×	194 1.1×	33 0.3×	8	1.2k
José Manuel Ageitos Spain	14	361 0.4×	945 1.1×	89 0.4×	99 0.6×	98 0.9×	19	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Rafael Ferré

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rafael Ferré

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rafael Ferré

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

All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Ferré, Rafael, Kasper K. Sørensen, Esther Badosa, et al.. (2012). Multivalent display of the antimicrobial peptides BP100 and BP143. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 8. 2106–2117. 7 indexed citations

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Badosa, Esther, Rafael Ferré, Emilio Montesinos, et al.. (2011). Peptidotriazoles with antimicrobial activity against bacterial and fungal plant pathogens. Peptides. 33(1). 9–17. 19 indexed citations

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Melo, Manuel N., Rafael Ferré, Lídia Feliu, et al.. (2011). Prediction of Antibacterial Activity from Physicochemical Properties of Antimicrobial Peptides. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e28549–e28549. 45 indexed citations

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Cabrefiga, Jordi, Esther Badosa, Rafael Ferré, et al.. (2011). Improvement of the Efficacy of Linear Undecapeptides against Plant-Pathogenic Bacteria by Incorporation of d -Amino Acids. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77(8). 2667–2675. 51 indexed citations

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Alves, Carla S., Manuel N. Melo, Henri G. Franquelim, et al.. (2010). Escherichia coli Cell Surface Perturbation and Disruption Induced by Antimicrobial Peptides BP100 and pepR. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(36). 27536–27544. 204 indexed citations

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Melo, Manuel N., Rafael Ferré, & Miguel A. R. B. Castanho. (2009). Antimicrobial peptides: linking partition, activity and high membrane-bound concentrations. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 7(3). 245–250. 577 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ferré, Rafael, Manuel N. Melo, Ana D. Correia, et al.. (2009). Synergistic Effects of the Membrane Actions of Cecropin-Melittin Antimicrobial Hybrid Peptide BP100. Biophysical Journal. 96(5). 1815–1827. 81 indexed citations

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Badosa, Esther, Rafael Ferré, Jesús Francés, et al.. (2009). Sporicidal Activity of Synthetic Antifungal Undecapeptides and Control of Penicillium Rot of Apples. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 75(17). 5563–5569. 56 indexed citations

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Badosa, Esther, Rafael Ferré, Marta Planas, et al.. (2007). A library of linear undecapeptides with bactericidal activity against phytopathogenic bacteria. Peptides. 28(12). 2276–2285. 140 indexed citations

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Ferré, Rafael, Esther Badosa, Lídia Feliu, et al.. (2006). Inhibition of Plant-Pathogenic Bacteria by Short Synthetic Cecropin A-Melittin Hybrid Peptides. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 72(5). 3302–3308. 94 indexed citations

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Planas, Marta, et al.. (2002). Solid-phase synthesis of new peptide–arene hybrids from N-TCP amino acids. Tetrahedron Letters. 43(25). 4431–4434. 6 indexed citations

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