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Felipe Cava

Felipe Cava

Umeå University
Sweden

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
9908
World Ranking
16677
National Ranking
258

Felipe Cava 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 Felipe Cava sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 183 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Felipe Cava 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 Felipe Cava 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: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Felipe Cava is affiliated with Umeå University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their primary focus spans molecular biology, genetics, endocrinology, molecular medicine, and ecology. The scientist's work encompasses a broad range of topics, including bacterial genetics and biotechnology, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Vibrio bacteria research, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, probiotics and fermented foods, and legume nitrogen-fixing symbiosis.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a diverse engagement with microbial biology and cell wall research. Notable papers include:

  • "Lytic transglycosylases mitigate periplasmic crowding by degrading soluble cell wall turnover products" (2022, eLife)
  • "A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Class-A penicillin binding proteins do not contribute to cell shape but repair cell-wall defects" (2020, eLife)
  • "Killing of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria by a bifunctional cell wall-targeting T6SS effector" (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "LD-transpeptidases: the great unknown among the peptidoglycan cross-linkers" (2021, FEBS Journal)

Felipe Cava frequently collaborates with several researchers, with particularly close connections to Laura Álvarez, Michael C. Gilmore, Sara B. Hernández, Emilio Cendejas-Bueno, and Akbar Espaillat. The frequency of co-authored publications with these colleagues indicates ongoing collaborative research efforts.

In terms of publication venues, Felipe Cava has contributed numerous papers to leading scientific platforms. These include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • mBio
  • eLife
  • Nature Communications

The research conducted by Felipe Cava is situated within the main fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, supporting diverse subfields and topics focused on microbial life and molecular mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • D-amino acids govern stationary phase cell wall remodeling in bacteria.

    Hubert Lam;Dong-Chan Oh;Felipe Cava;Constantin N. Takacs

  • In Situ Probing of Newly Synthesized Peptidoglycan in Live Bacteria with Fluorescent D-Amino Acids†

    Erkin Kuru;H. Velocity Hughes;Pamela J. Brown;Edward Hall

  • Emerging knowledge of regulatory roles of d-amino acids in bacteria

    Felipe Cava;Hubert Lam;Miguel A. de Pedro;Matthew K. Waldor

  • Pathogen-mediated manipulation of arthropod microbiota to promote infection

    Nabil M. Abraham;Nabil M. Abraham;Lei Liu;Brandon Lyon Jutras;Brandon Lyon Jutras;Akhilesh K. Yadav

  • Distinct pathways for modification of the bacterial cell wall by non‐canonical D‐amino acids

    Felipe Cava;Felipe Cava;Miguel Ángel de Pedro;Hubert Lam;Brigid M. Davis

  • Anammox Planctomycetes have a peptidoglycan cell wall

    Muriel C. F. van Teeseling;Rob J. Mesman;Erkin Kuru;Akbar Espaillat

  • (D)-Amino acid chemical reporters reveal peptidoglycan dynamics of an intracellular pathogen.

    M. Sloan Siegrist;Sarah Whiteside;John C. Jewett;Arjun Aditham

  • Biosynthesis of a broad-spectrum nicotianamine-like metallophore in Staphylococcus aureus.

    Ghassan Ghssein;Ghassan Ghssein;Catherine Brutesco;Catherine Brutesco;Laurent Ouerdane;Clémentine Fojcik

  • Thermus thermophilus as biological model

    Felipe Cava;Aurelio Hidalgo;José Berenguer

  • A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity.

    David Wylensek;Thomas C A Hitch;Thomas Riedel;Afrizal Afrizal

  • The emergence of Vibrio pathogens in Europe: ecology, evolution, and pathogenesis (Paris, 11–12th March 2015)

    Frédérique Le Roux;Frédérique Le Roux;K. Mathias Wegner;Craig Baker-Austin;Luigi Vezzulli

  • Peptidoglycan Muropeptides: Release, Perception, and Functions as Signaling Molecules.

    Oihane Irazoki;Sara B. Hernandez;Felipe Cava

  • Determinants of Bacterial Morphology: From Fundamentals to Possibilities for Antimicrobial Targeting.

    Muriel C.F. van Teeseling;Miguel Ángel de Pedro;Felipe Cava

  • New insights into the mechanisms and biological roles of D-amino acids in complex eco-systems

    Alena Aliashkevich;Laura Alvarez;Felipe Cava

  • Peptidoglycan at its peaks: how chromatographic analyses can reveal bacterial cell wall structure and assembly.

    Samantha M. Desmarais;Miguel Ángel de Pedro;Felipe Cava;Kerwyn Casey Huang;Kerwyn Casey Huang

  • Coating of soluble and immobilized enzymes with ionic polymers : full stabilization of the quaternary structure of multimeric enzymes

    Juan Manuel Bolívar Bolívar;Javier Rocha-Martín;César Mateo;Felipe Cava

  • Ultra-Sensitive, High-Resolution Liquid Chromatography Methods for the High-Throughput Quantitative Analysis of Bacterial Cell Wall Chemistry and Structure

    Laura Alvarez;Sara B. Hernandez;Miguel A. de Pedro;Felipe Cava

  • Mechanisms of Incorporation for D-Amino Acid Probes That Target Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis.

    Erkin Kuru;Atanas Radkov;Xin Meng;Alexander Egan

  • Class-A penicillin binding proteins do not contribute to cell shape but repair cell-wall defects

    Antoine Vigouroux;Antoine Vigouroux;Baptiste Cordier;Andrey Aristov;Laura Alvarez

  • Structural constraints and dynamics of bacterial cell wall architecture.

    Miguel Ángel de Pedro;Miguel Ángel de Pedro;Felipe Cava

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew K. Waldor
Matthew K. Waldor Harvard Medical School
Miguel A. de Pedro
Miguel A. de Pedro University of Parma
Yves V. Brun
Yves V. Brun University of Montreal
Jose M. Guisan
Jose M. Guisan Spanish National Research Council
James P. O'Gara
James P. O'Gara University of Galway
Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente
Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente Spanish National Research Council
Paul D. Fey
Paul D. Fey University of Nebraska Medical Center
Juan A. Hermoso
Juan A. Hermoso Spanish National Research Council
Alex J. O'Neill
Alex J. O'Neill University of Leeds
Aras Kadioglu
Aras Kadioglu University of Liverpool

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