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Microbiology
Spain
2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
98
Citations
36001
World Ranking
454
National Ranking
10

Medicine

D-Index
98
Citations
36466
World Ranking
8902
National Ranking
127

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Jordi Vila is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has an extensive publication record in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Medicine, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Clinical Biochemistry.

Their work addresses several key topics, including:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Jordi Vila has published numerous papers, with selected recent examples noted below:

  • "Spread of a SARS-CoV-2 variant through Europe in the summer of 2020" (2021) in Nature
  • "Overview of SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults living with HIV" (2021) in The Lancet HIV
  • "Fungal Planet description sheets: 1182-1283" (2021) in Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi
  • "COVID-19: from epidemiology to treatment" (2020) in European Heart Journal
  • "Rectal colonization by resistant bacteria increases the risk of infection by the colonizing strain in critically ill patients with cirrhosis" (2022) in Journal of Hepatology

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Jordi Vila include Climent Casals-Pascual, Francesc Marco, Álex Soriano, Andrea Vergara, and Miguel J. Martínez.

The most common publication venues where Jordi Vila's work appears are:

  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • Antibiotics
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Best Publications

  • Bacterial infections in cirrhosis: Epidemiological changes with invasive procedures and norfloxacin prophylaxis

    Javier Fernández;Miquel Navasa;Juliá Gómez;Jordi Colmenero

  • The global threat of antimicrobial resistance: science for intervention

    Ignasi Roca;Murat Akova;F. Baquero;Jean Carlet

  • Bacterial infections in cirrhosis: A position statement based on the EASL Special Conference 2013

    Rajiv Jalan;Javier Fernandez;Reiner Wiest;Bernd Schnabl

  • Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Skills To Succeed in the Host: Virulence and Regulation

    Anna Fàbrega;Jordi Vila

  • Mechanisms of Resistance in Multiple-Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli Strains of Human, Animal, and Food Origins

    Yolanda Sáenz;Laura Briñas;Elena Domínguez;Joaquim Ruiz

  • Porins, efflux pumps and multidrug resistance in acinetobacter baumannii

    Jordi Vila;Sara Martí;Javier Sánchez-Céspedes

  • Bacterial translocation of enteric organisms in patients with cirrhosis

    Isabel Cirera;Tilman Martin Bauer;Miguel Navasa;Jordi Vila

  • Mechanism of action of and resistance to quinolones

    Anna Fàbrega;Sergi Madurga;Ernest Giralt;Jordi Vila

  • Risk factors for community-onset urinary tract infections due to Escherichia coli harbouring extended-spectrum β-lactamases

    Esther Calbo;Verónica Romaní;Mariona Xercavins;Lucía Gómez

  • The Acinetobacter baumannii Oxymoron: Commensal Hospital Dweller Turned Pan-Drug-Resistant Menace.

    Ignasi Roca;Paula Espinal;Xavier Vila-Farrés;Jordi Vila

  • Escherichia coli: an old friend with new tidings.

    J. Vila;J. Vila;E. Sáez-López;James R Johnson;U. Römling

  • Effect of biofilm formation on the survival of Acinetobacter baumannii on dry surfaces.

    P. Espinal;S. Martí;J. Vila

  • Immunogenicity and reactogenicity of BNT162b2 booster in ChAdOx1-S-primed participants (CombiVacS): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, phase 2 trial.

    Alberto M Borobia;Antonio J Carcas;Mayte Pérez-Olmeda;Luis Castaño

  • Biofilm formation in Acinetobacter baumannii: associated features and clinical implications

    J. Rodríguez-Baño;S. Martí;S. Soto;F. Fernández-Cuenca

  • Developmental roadmap for antimicrobial susceptibility testing systems

    Alex van Belkum;Till T. Bachmann;Gerd Lüdke;Jan Gorm Lisby

  • Association between double mutation in gyrA gene of ciprofloxacin-resistant clinical isolates of Escherichia coli and MICs.

    J Vila;J Ruiz;F Marco;A Barcelo

  • Detection of mutations in parC in quinolone-resistant clinical isolates of Escherichia coli.

    J Vila;J Ruiz;P Goñi;M T De Anta

  • Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of travelers’ diarrhea: a graded expert panel report

    Mark S. Riddle;Bradley A. Connor;Nicholas J. Beeching;Herbert L. DuPont

  • Quinolone-resistance mutations in the topoisomerase IV parC gene of Acinetobacter baumannii.

    J Vila;J Ruiz;P Goñi;T Jimenez de Anta

  • Mutation in the gyrA gene of quinolone-resistant clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii.

    J Vila;J Ruiz;P Goñi;A Marcos

  • Biofilm Formation in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains: Relationship With Prostatitis, Urovirulence Factors and Antimicrobial Resistance

    S.M. Soto;A. Smithson;J.A. Martinez;J.P. Horcajada

  • 46th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

    Jordi Vila;Robert A Bonomo

Frequent Co-Authors

Joaquim Ruiz
Joaquim Ruiz Autonomous University of Barcelona
Francesc Marco
Francesc Marco University of Barcelona
Joaquim Gascon
Joaquim Gascon University of Barcelona
Álvaro Pascual
Álvaro Pascual University of Seville
Jerónimo Pachón
Jerónimo Pachón University of Seville
Luis Martínez-Martínez
Luis Martínez-Martínez University of Córdoba
Alex Soriano
Alex Soriano University of Barcelona
Jesús Rodríguez-Baño
Jesús Rodríguez-Baño University of Seville
Germán Bou
Germán Bou University of A Coruña
Quique Bassat
Quique Bassat University of Barcelona

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