Rita Ferreira

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 794 citations indexed

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Rita Ferreira is a scholar working on Microbiology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rita Ferreira has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 794 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Microbiology, 7 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Rita Ferreira's work include Reproductive tract infections research (12 papers), Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers) and Urinary Tract Infections Management (4 papers). Rita Ferreira is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive tract infections research (12 papers), Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers) and Urinary Tract Infections Management (4 papers). Rita Ferreira collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United Kingdom and Germany. Rita Ferreira's co-authors include João Paulo Gomes, Maria José Borrego, Vítor Borges, Alexandra Nunes, Miguel Pinto, Luı́s Vieira, Sílvia Duarte, Daniela Santos, Joana Isidro and Daniel Sobral and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, PLoS ONE and Journal of Bacteriology.

In The Last Decade

Rita Ferreira

19 papers receiving 783 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.

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 →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rita Ferreira Portugal	10	470	466	448	210	107	20	794
Lynn M. Herrmann‐Hoesing United States	17	173 0.4×	163 0.3×	314 0.7×	70 0.3×	11 0.1×	39	678
Laura Gallina Italy	13	191 0.4×	76 0.2×	250 0.6×	61 0.3×	22 0.2×	39	464
V. Mazarin France	11	87 0.2×	120 0.3×	165 0.4×	158 0.8×	10 0.1×	12	441
F. Costy Belgium	9	288 0.6×	77 0.2×	170 0.4×	95 0.5×	7 0.1×	13	470
R. E. Dierks United States	11	182 0.4×	53 0.1×	238 0.5×	187 0.9×	38 0.4×	22	488
R. Somvanshi India	14	42 0.1×	91 0.2×	151 0.3×	101 0.5×	68 0.6×	58	464
Luz Helena Patiño Colombia	13	175 0.4×	197 0.4×	333 0.7×	13 0.1×	57 0.5×	68	637
Marcin Smreczak Poland	12	413 0.9×	72 0.2×	119 0.3×	233 1.1×	24 0.2×	45	608
Khalid Omari Tadlaoui Morocco	13	243 0.5×	55 0.1×	270 0.6×	33 0.2×	69 0.6×	41	489
François Guiguen France	17	315 0.7×	132 0.3×	318 0.7×	15 0.1×	31 0.3×	42	672

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20 of 20 papers shown

Correia, Cristina Belo, Teresa Carreira, Alexandra Nunes, et al.. (2025). Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)ompA-subvariants of the Portuguese collection ofChlamydia trachomatis, 2007–2023. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 101(6). sextrans–2024. 1 indexed citations

Pinto, Paulo, Óscar Carvalho, Rita Ferreira, Sara Madeira, & F.S. Silva. (2025). Influence of Applied Pressure and Thickness Variation on the Bond Strength Between 3Y‐TZP Zirconia and Self‐Adhesive Resin Cement. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 113(3). e35563–e35563.

Correia, Cristina Belo, Teresa Carreira, Luı́s Vieira, et al.. (2024). Distribution ofChlamydia trachomatis ompA-genotypes over three decades in Portugal. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 101(2). 73–80. 2 indexed citations

Mendes, Bárbara B., João Conniot, João M. J. M. Ravasco, et al.. (2024). Preclinical assessment of an antibiotic-free cationic surfactant-based cellulose hydrogel for sexually and perinatally transmitted infections. Matter. 7(6). 2205–2235. 4 indexed citations

Cunha, Inês, Luís Freitas, Filipe Alves, et al.. (2023). Marine traffic and potential impacts towards cetaceans within the Madeira EEZ. The journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue. 16(1). 17–28. 4 indexed citations

Macedo, Rita, Joana Isidro, Rita Ferreira, et al.. (2023). Molecular Capture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genomes Directly from Clinical Samples: A Potential Backup Approach for Epidemiological and Drug Susceptibility Inferences. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2912–2912. 2 indexed citations

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 →

Ferreira, Rita, Vítor Borges, Maria José Borrego, & João Paulo Gomes. (2017). Global survey of mRNA levels and decay rates of Chlamydia trachomatis trachoma and lymphogranuloma venereum biovars. Heliyon. 3(7). e00364–e00364. 9 indexed citations

Pinto, Miguel, Rita Ferreira, Jacinta Azevedo, et al.. (2017). A retrospective cross-sectional quantitative molecular approach in biological samples from patients with syphilis. Microbial Pathogenesis. 104. 296–302. 7 indexed citations

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Borges, Vítor, Miguel Pinheiro, Daniel A. Sampaio, et al.. (2015). Chlamydia trachomatis In Vivo to In Vitro Transition Reveals Mechanisms of Phase Variation and Down-Regulation of Virulence Factors. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0133420–e0133420. 15 indexed citations

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Rocha, Júlio César, Manuela Almeida, Esmeralda Martins, et al.. (2015). Infantile Refsum Disease: Influence of Dietary Treatment on Plasma Phytanic Acid Levels. JIMD Reports. 26. 53–60. 6 indexed citations

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Ferreira, Rita, et al.. (2015). In SilicoScrutiny of Genes Revealing Phylogenetic Congruence with Clinical Prevalence or Tropism Properties ofChlamydia trachomatisStrains. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 5(1). 9–19. 14 indexed citations

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Ferreira, Rita, Vítor Borges, Alexandra Nunes, Maria José Borrego, & João Paulo Gomes. (2013). Assessment of the load and transcriptional dynamics of Chlamydia trachomatis plasmid according to strains’ tissue tropism. Microbiological Research. 168(6). 333–339. 28 indexed citations

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Borges, Vítor, Rita Ferreira, Alexandra Nunes, et al.. (2013). Effect of long-term laboratory propagation on Chlamydia trachomatis genome dynamics. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 17. 23–32. 28 indexed citations

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Florindo, Catarina, Rita Ferreira, Vítor Borges, et al.. (2012). Selection of reference genes for real-time expression studies in Streptococcus agalactiae. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 90(3). 220–227. 55 indexed citations

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Ferreira, Rita, Vítor Borges, Alexandra Nunes, et al.. (2012). Impact of Loci Nature on Estimating Recombination and Mutation Rates in Chlamydia trachomatis. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 2(7). 761–768. 9 indexed citations

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Borges, Vítor, Alexandra Nunes, Rita Ferreira, Maria José Borrego, & João Paulo Gomes. (2012). Directional Evolution of Chlamydia trachomatis towards Niche-Specific Adaptation. Journal of Bacteriology. 194(22). 6143–6153. 36 indexed citations

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Almeida, Filipe, Vítor Borges, Rita Ferreira, et al.. (2012). Polymorphisms in Inc Proteins and Differential Expression ofincGenes among Chlamydia trachomatis Strains Correlate with Invasiveness and Tropism of Lymphogranuloma Venereum Isolates. Journal of Bacteriology. 194(23). 6574–6585. 38 indexed citations

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Borges, Vítor, et al.. (2011). Normalization strategies for real-time expression data in Chlamydia trachomatis. Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 8 indexed citations

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Borges, Vítor, Rita Ferreira, Alexandra Nunes, et al.. (2010). Normalization strategies for real-time expression data in Chlamydia trachomatis. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 82(3). 256–264. 27 indexed citations

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