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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
10901
World Ranking
17528
National Ranking
7197

Andrés Vázquez-Torres publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrés Vázquez-Torres sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 105 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Andrés Vázquez-Torres D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrés Vázquez-Torres sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Andrés Vázquez-Torres is affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields including Endocrinology, Food Science, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry.

The main topics of their scientific work encompass:

  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Enzyme Structure and Function

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Andrés Vázquez-Torres has co-authored publications with Lin Liu, Ju-Sim Kim, Sashi Kant, James Karl A. Till, and Michael McClelland. These collaborations have contributed significantly to their research output.

Their publications often appear in well-regarded scientific journals. The most common venues for their work include:

  • mBio
  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Infection and Immunity
  • Science Advances

Recent notable papers by Andrés Vázquez-Torres cover various areas of bacterial physiology and metabolism. These include:

  • "Adenosine Awakens Metabolism to Enhance Growth-Independent Killing of Tolerant and Persister Bacteria across Multiple Classes of Antibiotics" (2022, mBio)
  • "Nitric oxide disrupts bacterial cytokinesis by poisoning purine metabolism" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "The DnaK/DnaJ Chaperone System Enables RNA Polymerase-DksA Complex Formation in Salmonella Experiencing Oxidative Stress" (2021, mBio)
  • "Glycolytic reprograming in Salmonella counters NOX2-mediated dissipation of ΔpH" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Characterization of RelA in Acinetobacter baumannii" (2020, Journal of Bacteriology)

Best Publications

  • Genes encoding putative effector proteins of the type III secretion system of Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 are required for bacterial virulence and proliferation in macrophages

    Michael Hensel;Jacqueline E. Shea;Scott R. Waterman;Rosanna Mundy

  • Extraintestinal dissemination of Salmonella by CD18-expressing phagocytes

    Andrés Vazquez-Terres;Jessica Jones-Carson;Andreas J. Bäumler;Stanley Falkow

  • Antimicrobial Actions of the Nadph Phagocyte Oxidase and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Experimental Salmonellosis. I. Effects on Microbial Killing by Activated Peritoneal Macrophages in Vitro

    Andrés Vazquez-Torres;Jessica Jones-Carson;Pietro Mastroeni;Harry Ischiropoulos

  • Antimicrobial actions of the NADPH phagocyte oxidase and inducible nitric oxide synthase in experimental salmonellosis. II. Effects on microbial proliferation and host survival in vivo.

    Pietro Mastroeni;Andrés Vazquez-Torres;Ferric C. Fang;Yisheng Xu

  • Periplasmic superoxide dismutase protects Salmonella from products of phagocyte NADPH-oxidase and nitric oxide synthase

    Mary Ann De Groote;Urs A. Ochsner;Michael U. Shiloh;Carl Nathan

  • Macrophages in resistance to candidiasis.

    A Vázquez-Torres;E Balish

  • Bacterial Stress Responses during Host Infection.

    Ferric C. Fang;Elaine R. Frawley;Timothy Tapscott;Andrés Vázquez-Torres

  • The alternative sigma factor σE controls antioxidant defences required for Salmonella virulence and stationary-phase survival

    Traci L. Testerman;Andrés Vazquez-Torres;Yisheng Xu;Jessica Jones-Carson

  • Toll-Like Receptor 4 Dependence of Innate and Adaptive Immunity to Salmonella: Importance of the Kupffer Cell Network

    Andrés Vazquez-Torres;Bruce A. Vallance;Molly A. Bergman;B. Brett Finlay

  • Maintenance of Nitric Oxide and Redox Homeostasis by the Salmonella Flavohemoglobin Hmp

    Iel Soo Bang;Limin Liu;Andrés Vazquez-Torres;Marie Laure Crouch

  • Regulation of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression by Macrophage Purinoreceptors and Calcium

    Loren C. Denlinger;Philip L. Fisette;Kristen A. Garis;Guim Kwon

  • FNR Is a Global Regulator of Virulence and Anaerobic Metabolism in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium (ATCC 14028s)

    Ryan C. Fink;Matthew R. Evans;Steffen Porwollik;Andres Vazquez-Torres

  • Gamma delta T cell-induced nitric oxide production enhances resistance to mucosal candidiasis.

    J Jones-Carson;A Vazquez-Torres;H C van der Heyde;T Warner

  • The Ferritin-Like Dps Protein Is Required for Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Oxidative Stress Resistance and Virulence

    Thomas A. Halsey;Andrés Vazquez-Torres;Daniel J. Gravdahl;Ferric C. Fang

  • Cellular routes of invasion by enteropathogens.

    Andrés Vazquez-Torres;Ferric C Fang

  • Oxygen-dependent anti-Salmonella activity of macrophages

    Andrés Vazquez-Torres;Ferric C Fang

  • Peroxynitrite contributes to the candidacidal activity of nitric oxide-producing macrophages.

    A Vazquez-Torres;J Jones-Carson;E Balish

  • Defective localization of the NADPH phagocyte oxidase to Salmonella-containing phagosomes in tumor necrosis factor p55 receptor-deficient macrophages.

    Andrés Vázquez-Torres;Giamila Fantuzzi;Carl K. Edwards;Charles A. Dinarello

  • Salmonella evasion of the NADPH phagocyte oxidase.

    Andrés Vazquez-Torres;Ferric C Fang

  • Nitric Oxide and Salmonella Pathogenesis

    Calvin A. Henard;Andrés Vázquez-Torres

Frequent Co-Authors

Ferric C. Fang
Ferric C. Fang University of Washington
Edward Balish
Edward Balish University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michael McClelland
Michael McClelland University of California, Irvine
Steffen Porwollik
Steffen Porwollik APEX Think Consulting
Stephen J. Libby
Stephen J. Libby University of Washington
Harry Ischiropoulos
Harry Ischiropoulos Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pietro Mastroeni
Pietro Mastroeni University of Cambridge
David W. Holden
David W. Holden Imperial College London
Giamila Fantuzzi
Giamila Fantuzzi University of Illinois at Chicago
David J. Orlicky
David J. Orlicky University of Colorado Denver

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