Verónica Barragán

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Verónica Barragán is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Verónica Barragán has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Infectious Diseases, 15 papers in Parasitology and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Verónica Barragán's work include Leptospirosis research and findings (12 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (8 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers). Verónica Barragán is often cited by papers focused on Leptospirosis research and findings (12 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (8 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers). Verónica Barragán collaborates with scholars based in Ecuador, United States and Spain. Verónica Barragán's co-authors include Eduardo O. Leidi, Beatriz Cubero, José A. Fernández, José M. Pardo, Lourdes Rubio, Zaida Andrés, Anna De Luca, Paul Keim, Talima Pearson and Gabriel Trueba and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Verónica Barragán

34 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Ion Exchangers NHX1 and NHX2 Mediate Active Potassium Upt... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Ion Exchangers NHX1 and NHX2 Mediate Active Potassium Uptake into Vacuoles to Regulate Cell Turgor and Stomatal Function in Arabidopsis
    2012 486 citations Verónica Barragán, Eduardo O. Leidi et al. The Plant Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Verónica Barragán Ecuador 12 697 310 286 178 67 35 1.2k
Hélène Lucas France 19 913 1.3× 171 0.6× 378 1.3× 129 0.7× 31 0.5× 30 1.2k
Nathan E. Stone United States 14 81 0.1× 264 0.9× 134 0.5× 221 1.2× 31 0.5× 31 578
Carlos Magno Chaves Oliveira Brazil 16 95 0.1× 124 0.4× 221 0.8× 111 0.6× 105 1.6× 87 723
Amanda Ash Australia 13 102 0.1× 321 1.0× 74 0.3× 172 1.0× 38 0.6× 42 659
Jim O’Donovan Ireland 12 125 0.2× 147 0.5× 42 0.1× 30 0.2× 124 1.9× 32 529
Keila Maria Roncato Duarte Brazil 13 78 0.1× 180 0.6× 51 0.2× 150 0.8× 37 0.6× 43 476
Danielle Venditti France 17 156 0.2× 189 0.6× 508 1.8× 44 0.2× 12 0.2× 31 928
Antônio Carlos Lopes Câmara Brazil 10 85 0.1× 67 0.2× 94 0.3× 59 0.3× 85 1.3× 73 522
Paulo Mota Bandarra Brazil 12 80 0.1× 92 0.3× 150 0.5× 93 0.5× 54 0.8× 65 445
Claudia Moreno Colombia 8 120 0.2× 189 0.6× 99 0.3× 131 0.7× 5 0.1× 15 583

Countries citing papers authored by Verónica Barragán

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Fields of papers citing papers by Verónica Barragán

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Verónica Barragán

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

All Works

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Muñoz, Érika, Belén Prado-Vivar, Joséfina Coloma, et al.. (2024). SARS-CoV-2 infection in brown-headed spider monkeys ( Ateles fusciceps ) at a wildlife rescue center on the coast of Ecuador—South America. Microbiology Spectrum. 12(4). e0274123–e0274123. 9 indexed citations
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Mejía, Lorena, et al.. (2024). Mixed Leptospira infections in domestic animals from a rural community with high leptospirosis endemicity. PLoS ONE. 19(10). e0312556–e0312556. 1 indexed citations
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García-Bereguiain, Miguel Ángel, Claire Muslin, Vinicio Armijos‐Jaramillo, et al.. (2023). A tool for the cheap and rapid screening of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VoCs) by Sanger sequencing. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(5). e0506422–e0506422. 3 indexed citations
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Pearson, Talima, et al.. (2022). First detection of Leptospira santarosai in the reproductive track of a boar: A potential threat to swine production and public health. PLoS ONE. 17(9). e0274362–e0274362. 5 indexed citations
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Armendáriz‐Castillo, Isaac, Paúl Cárdenas, Sully Márquez, et al.. (2022). First detection of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529 (Omicron) in Ecuador. New Microbes and New Infections. 45. 100951–100951. 7 indexed citations
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Prado-Vivar, Belén, Sully Márquez, Érika Muñoz, et al.. (2022). Occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections at regular intervals in Ecuador. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12. 951383–951383. 2 indexed citations
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Guadalupe, Juan José, Belén Prado-Vivar, Mónica Becerra-Wong, et al.. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 detection and sequencing in heart tissue associated with myocarditis and persistent arrhythmia: A case report. IDCases. 25. e01187–e01187. 7 indexed citations
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Barragán, Verónica, J. Chiriboga, Joseph R. Mihaljevic, et al.. (2021). Leptospira in river and soil in a highly endemic area of Ecuador. BMC Microbiology. 21(1). 17–17. 22 indexed citations
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Barragán, Verónica, et al.. (2020). Vaginal Microbiota Evaluation and Lactobacilli Quantification by qPCR in Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women: A Pilot Study. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 10. 303–303. 27 indexed citations
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Barragán, Verónica, et al.. (2017). Critical Knowledge Gaps in Our Understanding of Environmental Cycling and Transmission of Leptospira spp. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 83(19). 74 indexed citations
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Barragán, Verónica, Nathan C. Nieto, Paul Keim, & Talima Pearson. (2017). Meta-analysis to estimate the load of Leptospira excreted in urine: beyond rats as important sources of transmission in low-income rural communities. BMC Research Notes. 10(1). 71–71. 49 indexed citations
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Poulsen, Keith P., Cliodna McNulty, Verónica Barragán, et al.. (2014). Brucellosis in Dairy Cattle and Goats in Northern Ecuador. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 90(4). 712–715. 21 indexed citations
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Trueba, Gabriel, Verónica Barragán, Rebecca E. Colman, et al.. (2013). Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ecuador: Animal Reservoirs, Yet No Human Disease. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 13(5). 295–298. 5 indexed citations
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Moreno-Mateos, Miguel A., Verónica Barragán, Belén Torres, et al.. (2013). Novel small RNA expression libraries uncover hsa-miR-30b and hsa-miR-30c as important factors in anoikis resistance. RNA. 19(12). 1711–1725. 10 indexed citations
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Barragán, Verónica, Eduardo O. Leidi, Zaida Andrés, et al.. (2012). Ion Exchangers NHX1 and NHX2 Mediate Active Potassium Uptake into Vacuoles to Regulate Cell Turgor and Stomatal Function in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 24(3). 1127–1142. 486 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barragán, Verónica, et al.. (2011). Interactions of Leptospira with Environmental Bacteria from Surface Water. Current Microbiology. 62(6). 1802–1806. 48 indexed citations
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Leidi, Eduardo O., Verónica Barragán, Lourdes Rubio, et al.. (2009). The AtNHX1 exchanger mediates potassium compartmentation in vacuoles of transgenic tomato. The Plant Journal. 61(3). 495–506. 234 indexed citations
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Pino, Eugenia M. del, Fabián E. Saénz, Federico D. Brown, et al.. (2002). Lamina-associated polypeptide 2 (LAP2) expression in fish and amphibians. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 46(2). 227–234. 9 indexed citations

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