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Fernando de la Cruz

Fernando de la Cruz

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
73
Citations
17806
World Ranking
2055
National Ranking
28

Fernando de la Cruz publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fernando de la Cruz sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 238 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Fernando de la Cruz D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fernando de la Cruz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Fernando de la Cruz is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant emphasis on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Molecular Medicine, Food Science, and Genetics as subfields.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Gut microbiota and health

Frequent collaborators in their research include Raúl Fernández-López, M. Pilar Garcillán-Barcia, Gabriel Moncalián, Santiago Redondo, and Irene del Campo.

Fernando de la Cruz's publication record spans a range of venues, with multiple contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nucleic Acids Research, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe), Journal of Clinical Medicine, and Microbiology Resource Announcements.

Selected recent papers exemplify the scope of their research:

  • "Pathways for horizontal gene transfer in bacteria revealed by a global map of their plasmids" (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • "COPLA, a taxonomic classifier of plasmids" (2021), published in BMC Bioinformatics
  • "Evolution of Plasmid Mobility: Origin and Fate of Conjugative and Nonconjugative Plasmids" (2022), published in Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "IMG/PR: a database of plasmids from genomes and metagenomes with rich annotations and metadata" (2023), published in Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Evapotranspiration and crop coefficients from lysimeter measurements for sprinkler-irrigated canola" (2020), published in Agricultural Water Management

Additionally, Fernando de la Cruz has co-edited a book published by Humana Press titled Horizontal gene transfer: methods and protocols (2020).

Best Publications

  • Mobility of Plasmids

    Chris Smillie;M. Pilar Garcillán-Barcia;M. Victoria Francia;Eduardo P. C. Rocha

  • Horizontal gene transfer and the origin of species: lessons from bacteria.

    Fernando de la Cruz;Julian E. Davies

  • The diversity of conjugative relaxases and its application in plasmid classification

    María Pilar Garcillán-Barcia;María Victoria Francia;Fernando de La Cruz

  • Bacterial conjugation: a two‐step mechanism for DNA transport

    Matxalen Llosa;F. Xavier Gomis-Rüth;Miquel Coll;Fernando de la Cruz

  • A classification scheme for mobilization regions of bacterial plasmids.

    M.Victoria Francia;Athanasia Varsaki;M.Pilar Garcillán-Barcia;Amparo Latorre

  • Pathways for horizontal gene transfer in bacteria revealed by a global map of their plasmids

    Santiago Redondo-Salvo;Raúl Fernández-López;Raúl Ruiz;Luis Vielva

  • The Repertoire of ICE in Prokaryotes Underscores the Unity, Diversity, and Ubiquity of Conjugation

    Julien Guglielmini;Leonor Quintais;Leonor Quintais;Maria Pilar Garcillán-Barcia;Fernando de la Cruz

  • Conjugative DNA metabolism in Gram-negative bacteria.

    Fernando De La Cruz;Laura S. Frost;Richard J. Meyer;Ellen L. Zechner

  • Dissemination of Cephalosporin Resistance Genes between Escherichia coli Strains from Farm Animals and Humans by Specific Plasmid Lineages

    Mark de Been;Val F. Lanza;María de Toro;Jelle Scharringa

  • pACYC184-derived cloning vectors containing the multiple cloning site and lacZα reporter gene of pUC8/9 and pUC18/19 plasmids

    Eduardo Martinez;Borja Bartolomé;Fernando de la Cruz

  • Towards an integrated model of bacterial conjugation

    Elena Cabezón;Jorge Ripoll-Rozada;Alejandro Peña;Fernando de la Cruz

  • Breaking and joining single-stranded DNA: the HUH endonuclease superfamily.

    Michael Chandler;Fernando de la Cruz;Fred Dyda;Alison B. Hickman

  • Ecology and Evolution as Targets: the Need for Novel Eco-Evo Drugs and Strategies To Fight Antibiotic Resistance

    Fernando Baquero;Teresa M. Coque;Fernando de la Cruz

  • Evolution of conjugation and type IV secretion systems

    Julien Guglielmini;Fernando de la Cruz;Eduardo P.C. Rocha

  • Identification of bacterial plasmids based on mobility and plasmid population biology.

    Maria Pilar Garcillán-Barcia;Andrés Alvarado;Fernando de la Cruz

  • Why is entry exclusion an essential feature of conjugative plasmids

    M. Pilar Garcillán-Barcia;Fernando de la Cruz

  • Key components of the eight classes of type IV secretion systems involved in bacterial conjugation or protein secretion

    Julien Guglielmini;Julien Guglielmini;Bertrand Néron;Sophie S. Abby;Sophie S. Abby;María Pilar Garcillán-Barcia

  • The Tn21 subgroup of bacterial transposable elements.

    John Grinsted;Fernando De La Cruz;Ru¨diger Schmitt

  • Conjugative coupling proteins interact with cognate and heterologous Virb10-like proteins while exhibiting specificity for cognate relaxosomes

    Matxalen Llosa;Sandra Zunzunegui;Fernando de la Cruz

  • Recognition and processing of the origin of transfer DNA by conjugative relaxase TrwC

    Alicia Guasch;María Lucas;Gabriel Moncalián;Matilde Cabezas

Frequent Co-Authors

Félix M. Goñi
Félix M. Goñi University of the Basque Country
Eduardo P. C. Rocha
Eduardo P. C. Rocha Institut Pasteur
Miquel Coll
Miquel Coll Spanish National Research Council
Teresa M. Coque
Teresa M. Coque Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Fernando Baquero
Fernando Baquero Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
José M. Valpuesta
José M. Valpuesta Spanish National Research Council
Jorge Blanco
Jorge Blanco University of Santiago de Compostela
Azucena Mora
Azucena Mora University of Santiago de Compostela
Andrés Moya
Andrés Moya University of Valencia
Friedrich C. Simmel
Friedrich C. Simmel Technical University of Munich

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