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D-Index
68
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12528
World Ranking
2215
National Ranking
53

José A. Melero publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where José A. Melero sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 172 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

José A. Melero D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where José A. Melero sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

José A. Melero is affiliated with the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Spain. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with particular focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Infectious Diseases, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Melero's work covers key topics including Viral Infections and Immunology Research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, and Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy.

The scientist has contributed to several scientific articles published in notable venues such as the Brazilian Journal of Animal and Environmental Research, Cirugía Cardiovascular, Sub-cellular biochemistry/Subcellular biochemistry, and the Journal of Engineering Research.

  • Entry of Enveloped Viruses into Host Cells: Membrane Fusion, 2024, Sub-cellular biochemistry/Subcellular biochemistry
  • Actitudes y conductas ambientales en el manejo de residuos sólidos en una Institución de Educación Superior / Environmental attitudes and behaviors in solid waste management in a Higher Education Institution, 2020, Brazilian Journal of Animal and Environmental Research
  • Caracterización de residuos sólidos en una IES; el caso del ITMexicali / Characterization of solid waste in an Institution of Higher Education; the case of the ITMexicali, 2020, Brazilian Journal of Animal and Environmental Research
  • MICROPLASTICS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING THEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF HEALTH, 2024, Journal of Engineering Research
  • Cirugía tricúspide aislada sin clampaje aórtico por minitoracotomía derecha, 2024, Cirugía Cardiovascular

Frequent collaborators with José A. Melero include Dora A. Hernández, Sara Ojeda-Benítez, Hugo Favela, Argelia Melero, and María Mataró. These collaborators have coauthored multiple articles, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Progress in understanding and controlling respiratory syncytial virus: still crazy after all these years.

    Peter L. Collins;José A. Melero

  • Lack of antibody affinity maturation due to poor Toll-like receptor stimulation leads to enhanced respiratory syncytial virus disease

    Maria Florencia Delgado;Silvina Coviello;A. Clara Monsalvo;Guillermina A. Melendi

  • The respiratory syncytial virus vaccine landscape: lessons from the graveyard and promising candidates.

    Natalie I Mazur;Deborah Higgins;Marta C Nunes;José A Melero

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Potent single-domain antibodies that arrest respiratory syncytial virus fusion protein in its prefusion state

    Iebe Rossey;Morgan S. A. Gilman;Stephanie C. Kabeche;Koen Sedeyn

  • Major changes in the G protein of human respiratory syncytial virus isolates introduced by a duplication of 60 nucleotides.

    Alfonsina Trento;Mónica Galiano;Cristina Videla;Guadalupe Carballal

  • Generation and Characterization of ALX-0171, a Potent Novel Therapeutic Nanobody for the Treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

    Laurent Detalle;Thomas Stohr;Concepción Palomo;Pedro A. Piedra

  • ANTIGENIC STRUCTURE, EVOLUTION AND IMMUNOBIOLOGY OF HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS ATTACHMENT (G) PROTEIN

    J A Melero;B García-Barreno;I Martínez;C R Pringle

  • Cleavage of the human respiratory syncytial virus fusion protein at two distinct sites is required for activation of membrane fusion.

    L González-Reyes;M B Ruiz-Argüello;Blanca Garcia-Barreno;L Calder

  • Neutralizing antibodies against the preactive form of respiratory syncytial virus fusion protein offer unique possibilities for clinical intervention

    Margarita Magro;Vicente Mas;Keith Chappell;Mónica Vázquez

  • Cytoplasmic Inclusions of Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Infected Cells: Formation of Inclusion Bodies in Transfected Cells That Coexpress the Nucleoprotein, the Phosphoprotein, and the 22K Protein

    Josefa Garcı́a;Blanca Garcı́a-Barreno;Amparo Vivo;José A. Melero

  • Rapid profiling of RSV antibody repertoires from the memory B cells of naturally infected adult donors

    Morgan S. A. Gilman;Carlos A. Castellanos;Man Chen;Joan O. Ngwuta

  • Llama-derived single domain antibodies to build multivalent, superpotent and broadened neutralizing anti-viral molecules.

    Anna Hultberg;Nigel J. Temperton;Nigel J. Temperton;Valérie Rosseels;Mireille Koenders

  • Natural history of human respiratory syncytial virus inferred from phylogenetic analysis of the attachment (G) glycoprotein with a 60-nucleotide duplication.

    Alfonsina Trento;Mariana Viegas;Mónica Galiano;Cristina Videla

  • Ten Years of Global Evolution of the Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus BA Genotype with a 60-Nucleotide Duplication in the G Protein Gene

    Alfonsina Trento;Inmaculada Casas;Ana Calderón;Maria L. Garcia-Garcia

  • Characterization of two antigenic sites recognized by neutralizing monoclonal antibodies directed against the fusion glycoprotein of human respiratory syncytial virus.

    Juan Arbiza;Geraldine Taylor;Juan A. López;Julie Furze

  • Marked differences in the antigenic structure of human respiratory syncytial virus F and G glycoproteins

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  • Antigenic structure of the human respiratory syncytial virus G glycoprotein and relevance of hypermutation events for the generation of antigenic variants

    I Martínez;J Dopazo;J A Melero

  • Electron microscopy of the human respiratory syncytial virus fusion protein and complexes that it forms with monoclonal antibodies.

    Leslie J. Calder;Luis González-Reyes;Blanca García-Barreno;Steve A. Wharton

  • Antigenic Structure of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Fusion Glycoprotein

    Juan A. López;Regla Bustos;Claes Örvell;Mabel Berois

  • Eliminating a region of respiratory syncytial virus attachment protein allows induction of protective immunity without vaccine-enhanced lung eosinophilia

    Tim E. Sparer;Stephen Matthews;Tracy Hussell;Aaron J. Rae

  • Binding of human respiratory syncytial virus to cells: implication of sulfated cell surface proteoglycans

    Isidoro Martínez;José A Melero

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan Antonio López
Juan Antonio López Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research
Geraldine Taylor
Geraldine Taylor Jenner Institute
Jason S. McLellan
Jason S. McLellan The University of Texas at Austin
Barney S. Graham
Barney S. Graham Morehouse School of Medicine
Inmaculada Casas
Inmaculada Casas Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Nigel J. Temperton
Nigel J. Temperton University of Kent
John J. Skehel
John J. Skehel The Francis Crick Institute
Juan Ortín
Juan Ortín Spanish National Research Council
Paulino Gómez-Puertas
Paulino Gómez-Puertas Spanish National Research Council
David Andreu
David Andreu Pompeu Fabra University

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