Sílvia Portugal

4.5k total citations
31 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Sílvia Portugal is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sílvia Portugal has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 13 papers in Immunology and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sílvia Portugal's work include Malaria Research and Control (21 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (12 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (7 papers). Sílvia Portugal is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (21 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (12 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (7 papers). Sílvia Portugal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Portugal and United Kingdom. Sílvia Portugal's co-authors include Peter D. Crompton, Susan K. Pierce, Maria M. Mota, Sabrina Epiphânio, Ogobara K. Doumbo, Miguel P. Soares, Nyamekye Obeng-Adjei, Boubacar Traoré, Jeff Skinner and Ana Pamplona and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Sílvia Portugal

30 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sílvia Portugal United States 20 1.3k 1.2k 654 264 241 31 2.7k
Kirsten E. Lyke United States 26 1.6k 1.2× 827 0.7× 333 0.5× 266 1.0× 331 1.4× 61 2.5k
Kim A. Piera Australia 31 1.8k 1.4× 722 0.6× 354 0.5× 292 1.1× 274 1.1× 71 2.6k
Jürgen F. J. Kun Germany 37 1.7k 1.3× 1.3k 1.1× 724 1.1× 702 2.7× 432 1.8× 105 3.5k
Pamela Magistrado Denmark 25 2.0k 1.5× 927 0.8× 317 0.5× 186 0.7× 154 0.6× 30 2.4k
Sabrina Epiphânio Brazil 23 915 0.7× 402 0.3× 526 0.8× 304 1.2× 159 0.7× 61 2.0k
F. Klotz France 20 1.3k 1.0× 777 0.6× 416 0.6× 313 1.2× 216 0.9× 94 2.1k
Sylviane Pied France 25 1.5k 1.1× 865 0.7× 398 0.6× 219 0.8× 114 0.5× 61 2.1k
Anja T. R. Jensen Denmark 30 3.1k 2.3× 1.6k 1.3× 591 0.9× 333 1.3× 168 0.7× 72 3.6k
Fiona H. Amante Australia 26 1.5k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 307 0.5× 243 0.9× 177 0.7× 51 2.2k
Francis M. Ndungu Kenya 23 1.6k 1.2× 1.0k 0.9× 268 0.4× 137 0.5× 126 0.5× 42 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Sílvia Portugal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sílvia Portugal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sílvia Portugal

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cesare, Mariateresa de, Mulenga Mwenda, Anna E. Jeffreys, et al.. (2024). Flexible and cost-effective genomic surveillance of P. falciparum malaria with targeted nanopore sequencing. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1413–1413. 13 indexed citations
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Geffken, Maria, et al.. (2024). Iron transport pathways in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum revealed by RNA-sequencing. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 14. 1480076–1480076. 1 indexed citations
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Thouvenel, Christopher D., Mary F. Fontana, Jason Netland, et al.. (2021). Multimeric antibodies from antigen-specific human IgM+ memory B cells restrict Plasmodium parasites. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(4). 20 indexed citations
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Portugal, Sílvia, et al.. (2019). Binding brain better—matching var genes and endothelial receptors. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 11(3). 2 indexed citations
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Obeng-Adjei, Nyamekye, Sílvia Portugal, Prasida Holla, et al.. (2017). Malaria-induced interferon-γ drives the expansion of Tbethi atypical memory B cells. PLoS Pathogens. 13(9). e1006576–e1006576. 108 indexed citations
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Portugal, Sílvia, Nyamekye Obeng-Adjei, Susan Moir, Peter D. Crompton, & Susan K. Pierce. (2017). Atypical memory B cells in human chronic infectious diseases: An interim report. Cellular Immunology. 321. 18–25. 143 indexed citations
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Krishnamurty, Akshay T., Christopher D. Thouvenel, Sílvia Portugal, et al.. (2016). Somatically Hypermutated Plasmodium-Specific IgM+ Memory B Cells Are Rapid, Plastic, Early Responders upon Malaria Rechallenge. Immunity. 45(2). 402–414. 175 indexed citations
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Tran, Tuan M., Sílvia Portugal, Simon J. Draper, & Peter D. Crompton. (2015). Malaria Vaccines: Moving Forward After Encouraging First Steps. Current Tropical Medicine Reports. 2(1). 1–3. 19 indexed citations
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Obeng-Adjei, Nyamekye, Sílvia Portugal, Tuan M. Tran, et al.. (2015). Circulating Th1-Cell-type Tfh Cells that Exhibit Impaired B Cell Help Are Preferentially Activated during Acute Malaria in Children. Cell Reports. 13(2). 425–439. 160 indexed citations
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Subramaniam, Krishanthi, Jeff Skinner, Eugene Mutimura, et al.. (2015). HIV Malaria Co-Infection Is Associated with Atypical Memory B Cell Expansion and a Reduced Antibody Response to a Broad Array of Plasmodium falciparum Antigens in Rwandan Adults. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0124412–e0124412. 17 indexed citations
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Banga, Simran, Jill D. Coursen, Sílvia Portugal, et al.. (2015). Impact of Acute Malaria on Pre-Existing Antibodies to Viral and Vaccine Antigens in Mice and Humans. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0125090–e0125090. 17 indexed citations
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Crompton, Peter D., Jacqueline Moebius, Sílvia Portugal, et al.. (2014). Malaria Immunity in Man and Mosquito: Insights into Unsolved Mysteries of a Deadly Infectious Disease. Annual Review of Immunology. 32(1). 157–187. 231 indexed citations
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Portugal, Sílvia, Jacqueline Moebius, Jeff Skinner, et al.. (2014). Exposure-Dependent Control of Malaria-Induced Inflammation in Children. PLoS Pathogens. 10(4). e1004079–e1004079. 117 indexed citations
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Yılmaz, Bahtiyar, Sílvia Portugal, Tuan M. Tran, et al.. (2014). Gut Microbiota Elicits a Protective Immune Response against Malaria Transmission. Cell. 159(6). 1277–1289. 265 indexed citations
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Portugal, Sílvia, Céline Carret, Mario Recker, et al.. (2011). Host-mediated regulation of superinfection in malaria. Nature Medicine. 17(6). 732–737. 184 indexed citations
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Rodrigues, Cristina D., Michael Hannus, Miguel Prudêncio, et al.. (2008). Host Scavenger Receptor SR-BI Plays a Dual Role in the Establishment of Malaria Parasite Liver Infection. Cell Host & Microbe. 4(3). 271–282. 124 indexed citations
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Epiphânio, Sabrina, Sebastian A. Mikolajczak, Lígia Antunes Gonçalves, et al.. (2008). Heme Oxygenase-1 Is an Anti-Inflammatory Host Factor that Promotes Murine Plasmodium Liver Infection. Cell Host & Microbe. 3(5). 331–338. 104 indexed citations
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Portugal, Sílvia, Miguel Prudêncio, Lígia Antunes Gonçalves, et al.. (2008). Genistein-Supplemented Diet Decreases Malaria Liver Infection in Mice and Constitutes a Potential Prophylactic Strategy. PLoS ONE. 3(7). e2732–e2732. 19 indexed citations
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Pamplona, Ana, Ana Ferreira, József Balla, et al.. (2007). Heme oxygenase-1 and carbon monoxide suppress the pathogenesis of experimental cerebral malaria. Nature Medicine. 13(6). 703–710. 459 indexed citations
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