Sergio Sánchez

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
114 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Sergio Sánchez is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sergio Sánchez has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Molecular Biology, 44 papers in Pharmacology and 28 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Sergio Sánchez's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (43 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (16 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (16 papers). Sergio Sánchez is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (43 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (16 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (16 papers). Sergio Sánchez collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, United States and Spain. Sergio Sánchez's co-authors include Arnold L. Demain, Romina Rodríguez‐Sanoja, Daniel Guillén, Beatriz Ruiz‐Villafán, Elizabeth Langley, Alba Romero-Rodríguez, Diana Rocha-Mendoza, Elena Martínez‐Klimova, Eduardo Rodríguez-Bustamante and Luis B. Flores‐Cotera and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Sergio Sánchez

112 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sergio Sánchez Mexico	30	2.2k	1.3k	1.1k	805	516	114	4.1k
Huawei Zhang China	30	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 1.1×	679 0.6×	703 0.9×	133 0.3×	171	3.9k
István Pócsi Hungary	36	2.5k 1.1×	865 0.6×	611 0.5×	1.9k 2.4×	332 0.6×	233	4.7k
Jesús Martı́n Spain	37	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	777 0.7×	601 0.7×	246 0.5×	175	4.2k
Alicia Prieto Spain	35	1.6k 0.7×	657 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	2.0k 2.5×	1.2k 2.2×	159	4.4k
Ghulam N. Qazi India	44	3.0k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	310 0.3×	1.4k 1.7×	361 0.7×	153	6.2k
Yajun Yan United States	49	4.9k 2.2×	663 0.5×	896 0.8×	449 0.6×	1.5k 2.8×	161	6.1k
A. L. Demain United States	38	3.3k 1.5×	2.0k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	1.0k 1.3×	858 1.7×	151	5.9k
Huarong Tan China	31	2.5k 1.1×	2.1k 1.6×	707 0.6×	600 0.7×	84 0.2×	127	3.6k
Romina Rodríguez‐Sanoja Mexico	21	1.1k 0.5×	516 0.4×	754 0.7×	496 0.6×	353 0.7×	77	2.1k
Florence Mathieu France	40	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	669 0.6×	3.1k 3.8×	155 0.3×	174	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Sergio Sánchez

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sergio Sánchez

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

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Guzmán‐Chávez, Fernando, et al.. (2025). Promiscuity of lanthipeptide enzymes: new challenges and applications. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 41(8). 298–298.

Guillén, Daniel, et al.. (2024). More is not always better. Multiple carbohydrate-binding domains for efficient starch hydrolysis. Food Bioscience. 62. 105306–105306. 2 indexed citations

Rodríguez‐Sanoja, Romina, et al.. (2024). Embleporicin: A Novel Class I Lanthipeptide from the Actinobacteria Embleya sp. NF3. Antibiotics. 13(12). 1179–1179. 1 indexed citations

Ruiz‐Villafán, Beatriz, et al.. (2024). Heterologous expression of lasso peptides with apparent participation in the morphological development in Streptomyces. AMB Express. 14(1). 97–97. 1 indexed citations

Romero, A., Beatriz Ruiz‐Villafán, Sergio Sánchez, & Daniel Paredes‐Sabja. (2024). Is there a role for intestinal sporobiota in the antimicrobial resistance crisis?. Microbiological Research. 288. 127870–127870.

Guillén, Daniel, Rocío Guadalupe Casañas Pimentel, Eduardo San Martín‐Martínez, et al.. (2023). In vivo tracing of immunostimulatory raw starch microparticles after mucosal administration. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 187. 96–106. 2 indexed citations

Passari, Ajit Kumar, et al.. (2023). Opportunities and challenges of microbial siderophores in the medical field. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 107(22). 6751–6759. 15 indexed citations

Martı́n, Juan F., Paloma Liras, & Sergio Sánchez. (2021). Modulation of Gene Expression in Actinobacteria by Translational Modification of Transcriptional Factors and Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic Enzymes. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 630694–630694. 14 indexed citations

Centeno‐Leija, Sara, Silvia Guzmán‐Trampe, Baldomero Esquivel, et al.. (2019). The structure of (E)-biformene synthase provides insights into the biosynthesis of bacterial bicyclic labdane-related diterpenoids. Journal of Structural Biology. 207(1). 29–39. 9 indexed citations

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Martins, Isabel, et al.. (2019). Regulation of the cutinases expressed by Aspergillus nidulans and evaluation of their role in cutin degradation. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 103(9). 3863–3874. 16 indexed citations

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Guillén, Daniel, et al.. (2017). Potential of glucans as vaccine adjuvants: A review of the α-glucans case. Carbohydrate Polymers. 165. 103–114. 59 indexed citations

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Romero-Rodríguez, Alba, Diana Rocha-Mendoza, Beatriz Ruiz‐Villafán, et al.. (2016). Transcriptomic analysis of a classical model of carbon catabolite regulation in Streptomyces coelicolor. BMC Microbiology. 16(1). 77–77. 27 indexed citations

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Guzmán‐Trampe, Silvia, Alejandro Garcı́a-Carrancá, Eduardo A. García‐Zepeda, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of the potential bioactivity of an endophytic bacteria isolated from Magnolia dealbata Zucc. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. 4(4). 515–525. 1 indexed citations

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Ruiz‐Villafán, Beatriz, Angela Victoria Forero Forero, Yolanda García-Huante, et al.. (2010). Production of microbial secondary metabolites: Regulation by the carbon source. Critical Reviews in Microbiology. 36(2). 146–167. 254 indexed citations

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Árias, F., et al.. (2009). Lack of association between polymorphisms in cannabinoid receptor gene (CNR1) and fatty acid amide hydroxylase gene (FAAH) and eating disorders in a preliminary study. Psychiatric Genetics. 19(6). 336–336. 5 indexed citations

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Rodríguez-Bustamante, Eduardo & Sergio Sánchez. (2007). Microbial Production of C₁₃-Norisoprenoids and Other Aroma Compounds via Carotenoid Cleavage. Critical Reviews in Microbiology. 33(3). 211–230. 71 indexed citations

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Guzmán‐Beltrán, Silvia, et al.. (2004). Glucose kinase alone cannot be responsible for carbon source regulation in Streptomyces peucetius var. caesius. Research in Microbiology. 155(4). 267–274. 27 indexed citations

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Rodríguez-Bustamante, Eduardo, et al.. (2003). Production of tobacco aroma from lutein. Specific role of the microorganisms involved in the process. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 62(5-6). 484–488. 44 indexed citations

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Flores‐Cotera, Luis B., et al.. (2001). Citrate, a possible precursor of astaxanthin in Phaffia rhodozyma : influence of varying levels of ammonium, phosphate and citrate in a chemically defined medium.. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 55(3). 341–347. 65 indexed citations

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Flores‐Cotera, Luis B., et al.. (1999). Carotenoides: estructura, función, biosíntesis, regulación y aplicaciones. 41(3). 175–191. 2 indexed citations

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