Taissa Vila

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Taissa Vila is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Taissa Vila has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Infectious Diseases, 19 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Taissa Vila's work include Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (23 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (19 papers) and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (7 papers). Taissa Vila is often cited by papers focused on Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (23 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (19 papers) and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (7 papers). Taissa Vila collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. Taissa Vila's co-authors include Mary Ann Jabra‐Rizk, Ahmed S. Sultan, Daniel Montelongo‐Jauregui, Sônia Rozental, José L. López-Ribot, Kelly Ishida, Jesús A. Romo, Christopher G. Pierce, Stephen P. Saville and Stanton F. McHardy and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy and Molecular Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Taissa Vila

37 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Oral Candidiasis: A Disease of Opportunity

2020 313 citations Taissa Vila, Ahmed S. Sultan et al. Journal of Fungi profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Taissa Vila United States	22	831	498	382	283	219	38	1.6k
Megha Gulati United States	15	896 1.1×	458 0.9×	571 1.5×	159 0.6×	259 1.2×	20	1.5k
Derek P. Thomas United States	19	1.1k 1.3×	639 1.3×	651 1.7×	196 0.7×	196 0.9×	27	1.5k
Ryan Kean United Kingdom	23	1.3k 1.5×	776 1.6×	493 1.3×	257 0.9×	207 0.9×	42	1.8k
Rosário Oliveira Portugal	17	1.3k 1.6×	805 1.6×	570 1.5×	292 1.0×	388 1.8×	27	2.1k
Kaitlin F. Mitchell United States	13	774 0.9×	487 1.0×	506 1.3×	135 0.5×	141 0.6×	21	1.2k
Eric F. Kong United States	12	752 0.9×	265 0.5×	490 1.3×	303 1.1×	178 0.8×	14	1.3k
Maria Elisa Rodrigues Portugal	21	544 0.7×	289 0.6×	641 1.7×	129 0.5×	259 1.2×	50	1.5k
Daniel Montelongo‐Jauregui United States	15	637 0.8×	257 0.5×	294 0.8×	342 1.2×	169 0.8×	21	1.1k
Nihal Bandara United Kingdom	21	581 0.7×	228 0.5×	627 1.6×	428 1.5×	403 1.8×	49	1.6k
Rodnei Dennis Rossoni Brazil	28	877 1.1×	363 0.7×	463 1.2×	346 1.2×	507 2.3×	57	2.0k

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Yu, Jieh‐Juen, Gina Wall, Jesús A. Romo, et al.. (2023). Development of an Imaging Flow Cytometry Method for Fungal Cytological Profiling and Its Potential Application in Antifungal Drug Development. Journal of Fungi. 9(7). 722–722. 6 indexed citations

Borba-Santos, Luana Pereira, Taissa Vila, Patrícia Garcia Ferreira, et al.. (2022). A novel naphthoquinone derivative shows selective antifungal activity against Sporothrix yeasts and biofilms. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 53(2). 749–758. 13 indexed citations

Vila, Taissa, Susana Frasés, & Fabio M. Gomes. (2022). Lessons from protozoans: Phosphate sensing and polyphosphate storage in fungi. PLoS Pathogens. 18(3). e1010298–e1010298. 10 indexed citations

Vila, Taissa, Eric F. Kong, Daniel Montelongo‐Jauregui, et al.. (2021). Therapeutic implications of C. albicans-S. aureus mixed biofilm in a murine subcutaneous catheter model of polymicrobial infection. Virulence. 12(1). 835–851. 53 indexed citations

Borba-Santos, Luana Pereira, Taissa Vila, & Sônia Rozental. (2020). Identification of two potential inhibitors of Sporothrix brasiliensis and Sporothrix schenckii in the Pathogen Box collection. PLoS ONE. 15(10). e0240658–e0240658. 17 indexed citations

Montelongo‐Jauregui, Daniel, Taissa Vila, Ahmed S. Sultan, & Mary Ann Jabra‐Rizk. (2020). Convalescent serum therapy for COVID-19: A 19th century remedy for a 21st century disease. PLoS Pathogens. 16(8). e1008735–e1008735. 20 indexed citations

Khoury, Zaid H., Taissa Vila, Ahmed S. Sultan, et al.. (2020). The Role of Candida albicans Secreted Polysaccharides in Augmenting Streptococcus mutans Adherence and Mixed Biofilm Formation: In vitro and in vivo Studies. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 307–307. 63 indexed citations

Montelongo‐Jauregui, Daniel, Ahmed S. Sultan, Taissa Vila, & Mary Ann Jabra‐Rizk. (2020). COVID-19: Fighting a Virus Gone Viral. Frontiers for Young Minds. 8.

Bonifácio, Bruna Vidal, Taissa Vila, Patrícia Bento da Silva, et al.. (2019). Antifungal Activity of a Hydroethanolic Extract From Astronium urundeuva Leaves Against Candida albicans and Candida glabrata. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 2642–2642. 25 indexed citations

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Vila, Taissa, et al.. (2019). The power of saliva: Antimicrobial and beyond. PLoS Pathogens. 15(11). e1008058–e1008058. 107 indexed citations

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Moyaert, Hilde, Anno de Jong, Shabbir Simjee, et al.. (2019). Survey of antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial pathogens isolated from dogs and cats with respiratory tract infections in Europe: ComPath results. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 127(1). 29–46. 21 indexed citations

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Rollin‐Pinheiro, Rodrigo, Taissa Vila, Beatriz Fonseca, et al.. (2017). Biofilm Formation by Pseudallescheria/Scedosporium Species: A Comparative Study. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 1568–1568. 40 indexed citations

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Vila, Taissa, Rashid Nazir, Sônia Rozental, et al.. (2016). The Role of Hydrophobicity and Surface Receptors at Hyphae of Lyophyllum sp. Strain Karsten in the Interaction with Burkholderia terrae BS001 – Implications for Interactions in Soil. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 1689–1689. 10 indexed citations

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Vila, Taissa, Kelly Ishida, Sérgio Henrique Seabra, & Sônia Rozental. (2016). Miltefosine inhibits Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida spp. biofilms and impairs the dispersion of infectious cells. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 48(5). 512–520. 39 indexed citations

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Vila, Taissa & José L. López-Ribot. (2016). Screening the Pathogen Box for Identification of Candida albicans Biofilm Inhibitors. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 61(1). 48 indexed citations

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Vila, Taissa, et al.. (2015). Proanthocyanidins polymeric tannin from Stryphnodendron adstringens are active against Candida albicans biofilms. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 15(1). 68–68. 49 indexed citations

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Vila, Taissa, et al.. (2014). A new model of in vitro fungal biofilms formed on human nail fragments allows reliable testing of laser and light therapies against onychomycosis. Lasers in Medical Science. 30(3). 1031–1039. 38 indexed citations

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Díaz‐Rodriguez, Esther, Giampaolo Trivellin, Montserrat García-Lavandeira, et al.. (2012). Characterization of mutant AIPV49M in somatotroph cells. 15th International & 14th European Congress of Endocrinology. 29(20). 14697–14700. 1 indexed citations

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Vila, Taissa, Kelly Ishida, Wanderley de Souza, et al.. (2012). Effect of alkylphospholipids on Candida albicans biofilm formation and maturation. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 68(1). 113–125. 60 indexed citations

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Ishida, Kelly, Juliany Cola Fernandes Rodrigues, Marcos Dornelas-Ribeiro, et al.. (2009). Growth inhibition and ultrastructural alterations induced by Δ24(25)-sterol methyltransferase inhibitors in Candida spp. isolates, including non-albicans organisms. BMC Microbiology. 9(1). 74–74. 28 indexed citations

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