2026 Fernando de la Cruz: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	73	2055	1955	28	28	238	17806

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

1354
Citations
Horizontal gene transfer and the origin of species: lessons from bacteria.

Fernando de la Cruz;Julian E. Davies

735
Citations
The diversity of conjugative relaxases and its application in plasmid classification

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

593
Citations
Bacterial conjugation: a two‐step mechanism for DNA transport

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

542
Citations
A classification scheme for mobilization regions of bacterial plasmids.

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

447
Citations
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

432
Citations
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

426
Citations
Conjugative DNA metabolism in Gram-negative bacteria.

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

401
Citations
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

394
Citations
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

382
Citations
Towards an integrated model of bacterial conjugation

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

286
Citations
Breaking and joining single-stranded DNA: the HUH endonuclease superfamily.

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

278
Citations
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

250
Citations
Evolution of conjugation and type IV secretion systems

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

231
Citations
Identification of bacterial plasmids based on mobility and plasmid population biology.

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

219
Citations
Why is entry exclusion an essential feature of conjugative plasmids

M. Pilar Garcillán-Barcia;Fernando de la Cruz

218
Citations
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

208
Citations
The Tn21 subgroup of bacterial transposable elements.

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

204
Citations
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

190
Citations
Recognition and processing of the origin of transfer DNA by conjugative relaxase TrwC

Alicia Guasch;María Lucas;Gabriel Moncalián;Matilde Cabezas

185
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Félix M. Goñi University of the Basque Country

Eduardo P. C. Rocha Institut Pasteur

Miquel Coll Spanish National Research Council

Teresa M. Coque Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria

Fernando Baquero Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria

José M. Valpuesta Spanish National Research Council

Jorge Blanco University of Santiago de Compostela

Azucena Mora University of Santiago de Compostela

Andrés Moya University of Valencia

Friedrich C. Simmel Technical University of Munich

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