Vanessa Silva

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
113 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Vanessa Silva is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Vanessa Silva has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Infectious Diseases, 39 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Vanessa Silva's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (43 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (32 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (24 papers). Vanessa Silva is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (43 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (32 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (24 papers). Vanessa Silva collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and United States. Vanessa Silva's co-authors include Patrícia Poeta, Gilberto Igrejas, José Eduardo Pereira, Russell M. Potter, Andrew Maynard, Jacob N. Finkelstein, Robert Gelein, Yasuo Ito, Janet Carter and Lisa A. Opanashuk and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Vanessa Silva

103 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Translocation of Inhaled Ultrafine Manganese Oxide Partic... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Translocation of Inhaled Ultrafine Manganese Oxide Particles to the CentralNervous System
    2006 827 citations Vanessa Silva et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vanessa Silva Portugal 25 702 594 556 494 387 113 2.9k
Steve Harakeh Saudi Arabia 33 940 1.3× 455 0.8× 134 0.2× 747 1.5× 158 0.4× 195 3.9k
Cristina Costa Italy 33 763 1.1× 693 1.2× 59 0.1× 655 1.3× 533 1.4× 311 5.0k
Moreno Bondi Italy 30 815 1.2× 272 0.5× 179 0.3× 933 1.9× 199 0.5× 101 2.7k
Saima Muzammil Pakistan 24 1.0k 1.5× 233 0.4× 95 0.2× 470 1.0× 729 1.9× 87 3.8k
Hua Yang China 38 1.7k 2.4× 367 0.6× 158 0.3× 1.1k 2.3× 498 1.3× 192 4.2k
Nan Zheng China 48 2.6k 3.7× 235 0.4× 353 0.6× 1.3k 2.7× 112 0.3× 298 6.9k
Amit Kumar India 31 1.0k 1.5× 403 0.7× 147 0.3× 624 1.3× 104 0.3× 157 4.9k
Xiuping Jiang United States 36 573 0.8× 671 1.1× 132 0.2× 1.4k 2.9× 136 0.4× 131 4.1k
Gabriela Silva Portugal 31 832 1.2× 207 0.3× 120 0.2× 428 0.9× 1.2k 3.0× 120 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Vanessa Silva

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vanessa Silva

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vanessa Silva

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

All Works

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Silva, Vanessa, et al.. (2025). Caught in the ESKAPE: Wildlife as Key Players in the Ecology of Resistant Pathogens in a One Health Context. Diversity. 17(4). 220–220. 1 indexed citations
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Silva, Vanessa, et al.. (2025). Antimicrobial Resistance in European Companion Animals Practice: A One Health Approach. Animals. 15(12). 1708–1708. 2 indexed citations
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Silva, Vanessa, Fátima Fernandes, Rosa Carvalho, et al.. (2024). Red Grape By-Products from the Demarcated Douro Region: Chemical Analysis, Antioxidant Potential and Antimicrobial Activity against Food-Borne Pathogens. Molecules. 29(19). 4708–4708. 2 indexed citations
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Silva, Adriana, Vanessa Silva, María López, et al.. (2023). Antimicrobial Resistance, Genetic Lineages, and Biofilm Formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Human Infections: An Emerging One Health Concern. Antibiotics. 12(8). 1248–1248. 12 indexed citations
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Silva, Vanessa, José Eduardo Pereira, Luís Maltez, et al.. (2023). Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA in Livestock: Antimicrobial Resistance and Genetic Lineages. Microorganisms. 11(1). 124–124. 40 indexed citations
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Sampaio, Ana, et al.. (2022). Vibrio spp.: Life Strategies, Ecology, and Risks in a Changing Environment. Diversity. 14(2). 97–97. 98 indexed citations
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Silva, Vanessa, Alfredo Aires, Rosa Carvalho, et al.. (2022). Platanus hybrida’s Phenolic Profile, Antioxidant Power, and Antibacterial Activity against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Horticulturae. 8(3). 243–243. 4 indexed citations
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Silva, Vanessa, Elisete Correia, José Eduardo Pereira, et al.. (2022). Exploring the Biofilm Formation Capacity in S. pseudintermedius and Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Species. Pathogens. 11(6). 689–689. 16 indexed citations
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Silva, Vanessa, José Eduardo Pereira, Luís Maltez, Patrícia Poeta, & Gilberto Igrejas. (2022). Influence of Environmental Factors on Biofilm Formation of Staphylococci Isolated from Wastewater and Surface Water. Pathogens. 11(10). 1069–1069. 17 indexed citations
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Silva, Vanessa, et al.. (2021). Antimicrobial Activity of Phenolic Compounds Extracted from Platanus hybrida: Exploring Alternative Therapies for a Post-Antibiotic Era. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18–18. 3 indexed citations
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González‐Martín, Margarita, Vanessa Silva, Patrícia Poeta, Juan Alberto Corbera Sánchez, & María Teresa Tejedor‐Junco. (2021). Microbiological aspects of osteomyelitis in veterinary medicine: drawing parallels to the infection in human medicine. Veterinary Quarterly. 42(1). 1–11. 20 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Isabel, Paulo F. P. Pimenta, Ana R. Pereira, et al.. (2021). Antimicrobial Resistance Genes and Diversity of Clones among ESBL- and Acquired AmpC-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Fecal Samples of Healthy and Sick Cats in Portugal. Antibiotics. 10(3). 262–262. 17 indexed citations
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Silva, Vanessa, Rosa Capita, Carlos Alonso‐Calleja, et al.. (2021). Topical Application of Ozonated Oils for the Treatment of MRSA Skin Infection in an Animal Model of Infected Ulcer. Biology. 10(5). 372–372. 19 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Isabel, José Antônio Mainardi de Carvalho, Vanessa Silva, et al.. (2021). Multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae harboring extended spectrum β-lactamase encoding genes isolated from human septicemias. PLoS ONE. 16(5). e0250525–e0250525. 37 indexed citations
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Ramos, Sónia, Vanessa Silva, Maria de Lurdes Enes Dapkevicius, Gilberto Igrejas, & Patrícia Poeta. (2020). Enterococci, from Harmless Bacteria to a Pathogen. Microorganisms. 8(8). 1118–1118. 110 indexed citations
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Silva, Vanessa, Telma de Sousa, Paula Gómez, et al.. (2020). Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Purulent Subcutaneous Lesions of Farm Rabbits. Foods. 9(4). 439–439. 19 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Ana, et al.. (2018). Treatment of selected canine dermatological conditions in Portugal – a research survey. Journal of Veterinary Research. 62(4). 563–570. 7 indexed citations

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