Rita Cordeiro

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 785 citations indexed

About

Rita Cordeiro is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rita Cordeiro has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 785 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Surgery, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Rita Cordeiro's work include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (6 papers), Galectins and Cancer Biology (5 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (4 papers). Rita Cordeiro is often cited by papers focused on Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (6 papers), Galectins and Cancer Biology (5 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (4 papers). Rita Cordeiro collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, France and Mozambique. Rita Cordeiro's co-authors include Ana Pelerito, Maria Sofia Núncio, Isabel Lopes de Carvalho, João Paulo Gomes, Alexandra Nunes, Luı́s Vieira, Maria José Borrego, João Dourado Santos, Joana Isidro and Daniela Santos and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Rita Cordeiro

19 papers receiving 770 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Phylogenomic characterization and signs of microevolution in the 2022 multi-country outbreak of monkeypox virus
    2022 501 citations Joana Isidro, Vítor Borges et al. Nature Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rita Cordeiro Portugal 11 493 416 375 183 169 20 785
Ana Pelerito Portugal 10 483 1.0× 414 1.0× 379 1.0× 72 0.4× 53 0.3× 19 697
C S Callaway United States 11 282 0.6× 126 0.3× 126 0.3× 19 0.1× 217 1.3× 17 682
Marcela Sabou France 16 27 0.1× 64 0.2× 285 0.8× 25 0.1× 23 0.1× 35 563
Mike Piatak United States 12 377 0.8× 164 0.4× 350 0.9× 9 0.0× 230 1.4× 13 809
Ennio Taccini Italy 10 26 0.1× 33 0.1× 96 0.3× 158 0.9× 109 0.6× 16 345
R. A. May United States 6 34 0.1× 186 0.4× 295 0.8× 21 0.1× 44 0.3× 8 548
Auriol Hill United Kingdom 11 36 0.1× 58 0.1× 156 0.4× 14 0.1× 86 0.5× 45 421
Márcia Aparecida Sperança Brazil 13 15 0.0× 138 0.3× 110 0.3× 30 0.2× 79 0.5× 48 612
Michael Chambers United States 9 72 0.1× 80 0.2× 65 0.2× 13 0.1× 65 0.4× 15 252
Timothy R. Boosinger United States 15 34 0.1× 103 0.2× 111 0.3× 33 0.2× 9 0.1× 36 527

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rita Cordeiro

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cordeiro, Rita, Rita Francisco, Ana Pelerito, Isabel Lopes de Carvalho, & Maria Sofia Núncio. (2025). Mpox Surveillance and Laboratory Response in Portugal: Lessons Learned from Three Outbreak Waves (2022–2025). Infectious Disease Reports. 17(4). 86–86.
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Neves, José, Rita Côrte‐Real, Maria José Borrego, et al.. (2023). Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Mpox Patients Attending an STD Clinic in Lisbon. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(19). 6803–6803. 2 indexed citations
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Isidro, Joana, Vítor Borges, Miguel Pinto, et al.. (2022). Phylogenomic characterization and signs of microevolution in the 2022 multi-country outbreak of monkeypox virus. Nature Medicine. 28(8). 1569–1572. 501 indexed citations breakdown →
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Antunes, Francisco, Rita Cordeiro, & Ana Virgolino. (2022). Monkeypox: From A Neglected Tropical Disease to a Public Health Threat. Infectious Disease Reports. 14(5). 772–783. 22 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Isabel Lopes de, et al.. (2019). Paralytic shellfish poisoning due to ingestion of contaminated mussels: A 2018 case report in Caparica (Portugal). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100017–100017. 24 indexed citations
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Pelerito, Ana, et al.. (2019). Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning due to ingestion of contaminated mussels: a case report in Caparica (Portugal). Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 1 indexed citations
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Augusto, Gonçalo Figueiredo, Teresa Fernandes, Rita Cordeiro, et al.. (2018). Challenging measles case definition: three measles outbreaks in three Health Regions of Portugal, February to April 2018. Eurosurveillance. 23(28). 11 indexed citations
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Pelerito, Ana, et al.. (2017). Human brucellosis in Portugal—Retrospective analysis of suspected clinical cases of infection from 2009 to 2016. PLoS ONE. 12(7). e0179667–e0179667. 12 indexed citations
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Pelerito, Ana, Alexandra Nunes, Paulo Paixão, et al.. (2016). Burkholderia pseudomallei: First case of melioidosis in Portugal. IDCases. 3. 10–11. 5 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Isabel Lopes de, et al.. (2016). Biological toxins detection: A rapid diagnosis in an emergency response. Toxicon. 123. S12–S12. 1 indexed citations
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Cordeiro, Rita, et al.. (2015). Diagnóstico laboratorial do sarampo em Portugal, 2011-2013. Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 17–20. 1 indexed citations
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Pelerito, Ana, et al.. (2014). Brucelose humana: análise retrospetiva de casos clínicos suspeitos de infeção entre 2002 e 2013. Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 19–21. 2 indexed citations
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Oleastro, Mónica, Paula Chaves, Rita Cordeiro, et al.. (2011). Role of 13C-Urea Breath Test in Experimental Model of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Mice. Helicobacter. 16(4). 320–326. 9 indexed citations
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Oleastro, Mónica, Andrea Santos, Rita Cordeiro, et al.. (2010). Clinical Relevance and Diversity of Two Homologous Genes Encoding Glycosyltransferases inHelicobacter pylori. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 48(8). 2885–2891. 30 indexed citations
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Oleastro, Mónica, Rita Cordeiro, Armelle Ménard, & João Paulo Gomes. (2010). Allelic Diversity amongHelicobacter pyloriOuter Membrane Protein GeneshomBandhomAGenerated by Recombination. Journal of Bacteriology. 192(15). 3961–3968. 14 indexed citations
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Oleastro, Mónica, Rita Cordeiro, Yoshio Yamaoka, et al.. (2009). Disease association with two Helicobacter pylori duplicate outer membrane protein genes, homB and homA. Gut Pathogens. 1(1). 12–12. 39 indexed citations
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Oleastro, Mónica, Rita Cordeiro, Armelle Ménard, et al.. (2009). Allelic diversity and phylogeny of homB, a novel co-virulence marker of Helicobacter pylori. BMC Microbiology. 9(1). 248–248. 31 indexed citations
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Oleastro, Mónica, Rita Cordeiro, Jonathan Ferrand, et al.. (2008). Evaluation of the Clinical Significance of homB, a Novel Candidate Marker of Helicobacter pylori Strains Associated with Peptic Ulcer Disease. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 198(9). 1379–1387. 62 indexed citations
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Cordeiro, Rita, et al.. (2005). Aspectos psicológicos do paciente infantil no atendimento de urgência. 13–17. 7 indexed citations

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