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Encarnación Martínez-Salas

Encarnación Martínez-Salas

Spanish National Research Council
Spain

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
8228
World Ranking
15833
National Ranking
347

Encarnación Martínez-Salas 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 Encarnación Martínez-Salas sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 138 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Encarnación Martínez-Salas 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 Encarnación Martínez-Salas sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Encarnación Martínez-Salas is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions spanning medicine. Their work delves into various subfields, including molecular biology, genetics, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, immunology, and agronomy and crop science.

The scientist's main topics of study include RNA research and splicing, RNA modifications and cancer, neurogenetic and muscular disorders research, viral infections and immunology research, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and interferon and immune responses.

Recent publications highlight the breadth of their research interests and collaborations. Notable papers include:

  • Picornavirus translation strategies, 2022, published in FEBS Open Bio
  • Emerging Roles of Gemin5: From snRNPs Assembly to Translation Control, 2020, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • RNA-Binding Proteins at the Host-Pathogen Interface Targeting Viral Regulatory Elements, 2021, published in Viruses
  • MDA5 cleavage by the Leader protease of foot-and-mouth disease virus reveals its pleiotropic effect against the host antiviral response, 2020, published in Cell Death and Disease
  • Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Atrophy and Spastic Ataxia in Patients With Pathogenic Biallelic Variants in GEMIN5, 2022, published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Rosario Francisco-Velilla
  • Azman Embarc-Buh
  • Salvador Abellan
  • Margarita Sáiz
  • Deepa Rajan

Encarnación Martínez-Salas frequently publishes in several venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • RNA Biology
  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews - RNA
  • FEBS Open Bio
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Viruses

Best Publications

  • The quasispecies (extremely heterogeneous) nature of viral RNA genome populations: biological relevance — a review

    Esteban Domingo;Encarnación Martínez-Salas;Francisco Sobrino;Juan Carlos de la Torre

  • Internal ribosome entry site biology and its use in expression vectors

    Encarnación Martı́nez-Salas

  • Functional interactions in internal translation initiation directed by viral and cellular IRES elements

    Encarnación Martínez-Salas;Ricardo Ramos;Esther Lafuente;Sonia López de Quinto

  • Interaction of the eIF4G initiation factor with the aphthovirus IRES is essential for internal translation initiation in vivo.

    Sonia López De Quinto;Encarnación Martínez-Salas

  • Foot-and-mouth disease virus populations are quasispecies.

    E. Domingo;C. Escarmis;M. A. Martinez;E. Martinez-Salas

  • IRES interaction with translation initiation factors: functional characterization of novel RNA contacts with eIF3, eIF4B, and eIF4GII.

    Sonia López De Quinto;Esther Lafuente;Encarnación Martínez-Salas

  • New insights into internal ribosome entry site elements relevant for viral gene expression.

    Encarnación Martínez-Salas;Almudena Pacheco;Paula Serrano;Noemi Fernandez

  • Structural insights into viral IRES-dependent translation mechanisms

    Gloria Lozano;Encarnación Martínez-Salas

  • Coevolution of cells and viruses in a persistent infection of foot-and-mouth disease virus in cell culture.

    J C de la Torre;E Martínez-Salas;J Diez;A Villaverde

  • Conserved structural motifs located in distal loops of aphthovirus internal ribosome entry site domain 3 are required for internal initiation of translation.

    S López de Quinto;E Martínez-Salas

  • Picornavirus IRES elements: RNA structure and host protein interactions.

    Encarnación Martínez-Salas;Rosario Francisco-Velilla;Javier Fernandez-Chamorro;Gloria Lozano

  • Insights into Structural and Mechanistic Features of Viral IRES Elements.

    Encarnacion Martinez-Salas;Rosario Francisco-Velilla;Javier Fernandez-Chamorro;Azman M Embarek

  • The 3' end of the foot-and-mouth disease virus genome establishes two distinct long-range RNA-RNA interactions with the 5' end region.

    Paula Serrano;Miguel Rodriguez Pulido;Margarita Sáiz;Encarnacion Martínez-Salas

  • A single nucleotide substitution in the internal ribosome entry site of foot-and-mouth disease virus leads to enhanced cap-independent translation in vivo.

    Encarnación Martínez-Salas;Juan Carlos Saiz;Mercedes Dávila;Graham J. Belsham

  • Relevance of RNA structure for the activity of picornavirus IRES elements

    Olga Fernández-Miragall;Sonia López de Quinto;Encarnación Martínez-Salas

  • A novel role for Gemin5 in mRNA translation

    Almudena Pacheco;Sonia López de Quinto;Jorge Ramajo;Noemí Fernández

  • The need for enhancers in gene expression first appears during mouse development with formation of the zygotic nucleus.

    Encarnacion Martinez-Salas;Elwood Linney;John Hassell;Melvin L. DePamphilis

  • IRES‐driven translation is stimulated separately by the FMDV 3′‐NCR and poly(A) sequences

    Sonia López de Quinto;Margarita Sáiz;Diana de la Morena;Francisco Sobrino

  • Deletion or substitution of the aphthovirus 3' NCR abrogates infectivity and virus replication.

    M. Sáiz;S. Gómez;E. Martı́nez-Salas;F. Sobrino

  • Involvement of the aphthovirus RNA region located between the two functional AUGs in start codon selection.

    Sonia López de Quinto;Encarnación Martínez-Salas

Frequent Co-Authors

Esteban Domingo
Esteban Domingo Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa
Francisco Sobrino
Francisco Sobrino Spanish National Research Council
Miguel A. Vicente
Miguel A. Vicente University of Salamanca
Juan-Carlos Saiz
Juan-Carlos Saiz Autonomous University of Madrid
Crisanto Gutierrez
Crisanto Gutierrez Spanish National Research Council
Graham J. Belsham
Graham J. Belsham University of Copenhagen
Mauricio G. Mateu
Mauricio G. Mateu Spanish National Research Council
Cristina Escarmís
Cristina Escarmís Spanish National Research Council
Antonio Villaverde
Antonio Villaverde Autonomous University of Barcelona
Joaquín Dopazo
Joaquín Dopazo Institute of Biomedicine of Seville

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Josep Quer

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Bert L. Semler

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Andrés Moya

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