Vicky Merhej

2.5k total citations
44 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Vicky Merhej is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Parasitology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vicky Merhej has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Parasitology and 11 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Vicky Merhej's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (19 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (14 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (10 papers). Vicky Merhej is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (19 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (14 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (10 papers). Vicky Merhej collaborates with scholars based in France, Spain and Algeria. Vicky Merhej's co-authors include Didier Raoult, Emmanouil Angelakis, Pierre Pontarotti, Manuela Royer‐Carenzi, Pierre‐Edouard Fournier, Laetitia Rouli, Kalliopi Georgiades, Cristina Socolovschi, Jean‐Marc Rolain and Sylvain Buffet and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Bacteriology and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Vicky Merhej

43 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vicky Merhej France 20 856 463 382 279 255 44 1.7k
Fadi Bittar France 25 1.5k 1.7× 213 0.5× 698 1.8× 119 0.4× 445 1.7× 87 2.6k
Damer P. Blake United Kingdom 37 427 0.5× 1.5k 3.3× 342 0.9× 99 0.4× 227 0.9× 161 5.0k
Santiago Castillo‐Ramírez Mexico 24 709 0.8× 139 0.3× 406 1.1× 186 0.7× 250 1.0× 71 1.6k
T.G. Rowan United Kingdom 29 270 0.3× 466 1.0× 562 1.5× 179 0.6× 148 0.6× 92 2.5k
Luther E. Lindler United States 26 1.1k 1.3× 421 0.9× 216 0.6× 1.4k 5.2× 268 1.1× 47 2.4k
Paulo Michel Roehe Brazil 32 519 0.6× 182 0.4× 1.0k 2.7× 530 1.9× 142 0.6× 230 3.7k
Scott W. Bearden United States 29 774 0.9× 632 1.4× 172 0.5× 1.6k 5.6× 300 1.2× 44 2.3k
C.B.M. Maassen Netherlands 21 552 0.6× 188 0.4× 446 1.2× 159 0.6× 87 0.3× 36 1.5k
Martin L. Cross New Zealand 29 1.1k 1.3× 159 0.3× 860 2.3× 273 1.0× 303 1.2× 74 3.3k
Zhijun Zhong China 24 325 0.4× 971 2.1× 595 1.6× 73 0.3× 168 0.7× 130 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Vicky Merhej

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vicky Merhej

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vicky Merhej

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All Works

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Ibrahim, Ahmad, et al.. (2021). Rhizomal Reclassification of Living Organisms. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(11). 5643–5643. 12 indexed citations
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Fournier, Pierre‐Edouard, et al.. (2017). ‘Lactobacillus timonensis’ sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from the human gut. New Microbes and New Infections. 19. 121–122. 6 indexed citations
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Levasseur, Anthony, et al.. (2017). The Rhizome of Lokiarchaeota Illustrates the Mosaicity of Archaeal Genomes. Genome Biology and Evolution. 9(10). 2635–2639. 14 indexed citations
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Pontarotti, Pierre, et al.. (2017). Identification of constraints influencing the bacterial genomes evolution in the PVC super-phylum. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 17(1). 75–75. 1 indexed citations
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Croce, Olivier, et al.. (2016). Complete genome sequence and description of Lactococcus garvieae M14 isolated from Algerian fermented milk. New Microbes and New Infections. 10. 122–131. 10 indexed citations
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Armougom, Fabrice, Idir Bitam, Olivier Croce, et al.. (2016). Genomic Insights into a New Citrobacter koseri Strain Revealed Gene Exchanges with the Virulence-Associated Yersinia pestis pPCP1 Plasmid. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 340–340. 16 indexed citations
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Hernández‐López, Antonio, Olivier Chabrol, Manuela Royer‐Carenzi, et al.. (2013). To Tree or Not to Tree? Genome-Wide Quantification of Recombination and Reticulate Evolution during the Diversification of Strict Intracellular Bacteria. Genome Biology and Evolution. 5(12). 2305–2317. 15 indexed citations
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Angelakis, Emmanouil, Vicky Merhej, & Didier Raoult. (2013). Related actions of probiotics and antibiotics on gut microbiota and weight modification. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 13(10). 889–899. 146 indexed citations
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Merhej, Vicky, et al.. (2012). Q fever osteomyelitis: A case report and literature review. Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 35(2). 169–172. 17 indexed citations
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Lamrabet, Otmane, Vicky Merhej, Pierre Pontarotti, Didier Raoult, & Michel Drancourt. (2012). The Genealogic Tree of Mycobacteria Reveals a Long-Standing Sympatric Life into Free-Living Protozoa. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e34754–e34754. 27 indexed citations
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Diene, Seydina M., Vicky Merhej, Mireille Henry, et al.. (2012). The Rhizome of the Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacter aerogenes Genome Reveals How New “Killer Bugs” Are Created because of a Sympatric Lifestyle. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 30(2). 369–383. 95 indexed citations
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Merhej, Vicky, Serge Cammilleri, Philippe Piquet, Jean‐Paul Casalta, & Didier Raoult. (2011). Relevance of the positron emission tomography in the diagnosis of vascular graft infection with Coxiella burnetii. Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 35(1). 45–49. 26 indexed citations
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Renvoisé, Aurélie, Vicky Merhej, Kalliopi Georgiades, & Didier Raoult. (2011). Intracellular Rickettsiales: Insights into manipulators of eukaryotic cells. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 17(10). 573–583. 41 indexed citations
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Georgiades, Kalliopi, Vicky Merhej, & Didier Raoult. (2011). The Influence of Rickettsiologists on Post-Modern Microbiology. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 1. 8–8. 9 indexed citations
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Merhej, Vicky, Cédric Notredame, Manuela Royer‐Carenzi, Pierre Pontarotti, & Didier Raoult. (2011). The Rhizome of Life: The Sympatric Rickettsia felis Paradigm Demonstrates the Random Transfer of DNA Sequences. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 28(11). 3213–3223. 42 indexed citations
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Georgiades, Kalliopi, Vicky Merhej, Khalid El Karkouri, Didier Raoult, & Pierre Pontarotti. (2011). Gene gain and loss events in Rickettsia and Orientiaspecies. Biology Direct. 6(1). 6–6. 39 indexed citations
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Merhej, Vicky & Didier Raoult. (2010). Rickettsial evolution in the light of comparative genomics. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 86(2). 379–405. 209 indexed citations
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Merhej, Vicky, Khalid El Karkouri, & Didier Raoult. (2009). Whole genome-based phylogenetic analysis of Rickettsiae. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 15. 336–337. 26 indexed citations
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Merhej, Vicky, Toïdi Adékambi, Isabelle Pagnier, Didier Raoult, & Michel Drancourt. (2008). Yersinia massiliensis sp. nov., isolated from fresh water. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 58(4). 779–784. 50 indexed citations

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