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Fernando González-Candelas

Fernando González-Candelas

University of Valencia
Spain

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
10799
World Ranking
15614
National Ranking
335

Fernando González-Candelas 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 Fernando González-Candelas sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 261 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fernando González-Candelas 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 Fernando González-Candelas 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

Fernando González-Candelas is affiliated with the University of Valencia in Spain. Their research focuses on several fields, primarily Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Ecology, and Molecular Medicine.

Their work covers a broad spectrum of topics, with an emphasis on viral and bacterial research. Some of the main topics include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Respiratory viral infections research

González-Candelas has published in various scientific venues, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 19 publications, Journal of Medical Virology (6 publications), Infection Genetics and Evolution (4 publications), Journal of Infection (4 publications), and International Journal of Molecular Sciences (3 publications).

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Spread of a SARS-CoV-2 variant through Europe in the summer of 2020," published in 2021 in Nature
  • "Emergence and spread of a SARS-CoV-2 variant through Europe in the summer of 2020," published in 2020 in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: A genetic, epidemiological, and evolutionary perspective," published in 2020 in Infection Genetics and Evolution
  • "One is not enough: On the effects of reference genome for the mapping and subsequent analyses of short-reads," published in 2021 in PLoS Computational Biology
  • "Genetic determinants of host tropism in Klebsiella phages," published in 2023 in Cell Reports

Their frequent collaborators include Iñaki Comas, with whom they have co-authored 34 publications, Neris García-González (22 publications), David Navarro (15 publications), Eliseo Albert (12 publications), and Irving Cancino-Muñoz (11 publications).

Best Publications

  • The population genetics and evolutionary epidemiology of RNA viruses

    Andrés Moya;Edward C. Holmes;Fernando González-Candelas

  • Multiple methods for the identification of polymorphic simple sequence repeats (SSRs) in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench].

    S. M. Brown;M. S. Hopkins;S. E. Mitchell;M. L. Senior

  • The genome sequence of Blochmannia floridanus: Comparative analysis of reduced genomes

    Rosario Gil;Francisco J. Silva;Evelyn Zientz;François Delmotte;François Delmotte

  • Spread of a SARS-CoV-2 variant through Europe in the summer of 2020.

    Emma B. Hodcroft;Emma B. Hodcroft;Emma B. Hodcroft;Moira Zuber;Sarah Nadeau;Sarah Nadeau;Timothy G. Vaughan;Timothy G. Vaughan

  • Recombination in viruses: mechanisms, methods of study, and evolutionary consequences.

    Marcos Pérez-Losada;Miguel Arenas;Juan Carlos Galán;Ferran Palero

  • Emergence and spread of a SARS-CoV-2 variant through Europe in the summer of 2020

    Emma B. Hodcroft;Emma B. Hodcroft;Moira Zuber;Sarah Nadeau;Sarah Nadeau;Iñaki Comas

  • Geographical and temporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2 clades in the WHO European Region, January to June 2020.

    Erik Alm;Eeva K Broberg;Thomas Connor;Emma B Hodcroft

  • Phylogeography and Genetic Variation of Triatoma dimidiata, the Main Chagas Disease Vector in Central America, and Its Position within the Genus Triatoma

    María Dolores Bargues;Debora R. Klisiowicz;Fernando Gonzalez-Candelas;Janine M. Ramsey

  • Origin of modern syphilis and emergence of a pandemic Treponema pallidum cluster

    Natasha Arora;Verena J. Schuenemann;Günter Jäger;Alexander Peltzer

  • Effect of Ribavirin on the Mutation Rate and Spectrum of Hepatitis C Virus In Vivo

    José M. Cuevas;Fernando González-Candelas;Andrés Moya;Rafael Sanjuán

  • Onychomadesis outbreak in Valencia, Spain associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease caused by enteroviruses.

    Javier López Davia;Pablo Hernández Bel;Violeta Zaragoza Ninet;María Alma Bracho

  • Evolution of Snake Venom Disintegrins by Positive Darwinian Selection

    Paula Juárez;Iñaki Comas;Fernando González-Candelas;Juan J. Calvete

  • Enterovirus co-infections and onychomadesis after hand, foot, and mouth disease, Spain, 2008.

    Maria A. Bracho;Fernando González-Candelas;Ana Valero;Juan Córdoba

  • Evolution of arginine deiminase (ADI) pathway genes.

    Manuel Zúñiga;Gaspar Pérez;Fernando González-Candelas

  • Origin and phylogeography of the Chagas disease main vector Triatoma infestans based on nuclear rDNA sequences and genome size.

    M.D. Bargues;D.R. Klisiowicz;F. Panzera;F. Panzera;F. Noireau

  • Evolutionary Trajectories of Beta-Lactamase CTX-M-1 Cluster Enzymes: Predicting Antibiotic Resistance

    Ângela Novais;Iñaki Comas;Fernando Baquero;Rafael Cantón

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: A genetic, epidemiological, and evolutionary perspective.

    Manuela Sironi;Seyed E. Hasnain;Benjamin Rosenthal;Tung Phan

  • Whole Genome Sequencing Analysis of Intrapatient Microevolution in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Potential Impact on the Inference of Tuberculosis Transmission

    Laura Pérez-Lago;Iñaki Comas;Yurena Navarro;Fernando González-Candelas

  • Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing Outpatient, Inpatient, and Severe Cases of Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza

    Jesús Castilla;Pere Godoy;Ángela Domínguez;Iván Martínez-Baz

  • Analysis of population genetic structure and variability using RAPD markers in the endemic and endangered Limonium dufourii (Plumbaginaceae)

    C. Palacios;F. González‐Candelas

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrés Moya
Andrés Moya University of Valencia
Tomás Pumarola
Tomás Pumarola Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca
Rafael Cantón
Rafael Cantón Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Jordi Alonso
Jordi Alonso Pompeu Fabra University
Jukka Corander
Jukka Corander University of Oslo
Carmen Amaro
Carmen Amaro University of Valencia
Rafael Sanjuán
Rafael Sanjuán University of Valencia
Sebastien Gagneux
Sebastien Gagneux University of Basel
Amparo Latorre
Amparo Latorre University of Valencia
Johannes Krause
Johannes Krause Max Planck Society

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