2026 José A. Salas: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	73	6075	5602	98	96	231	14928

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award

Overview

José A. Salas is affiliated with the University of Oviedo in Spain and is active in research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientific contributions of José A. Salas cover a range of topics, with a significant focus on:

Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
Marine Sponges and Natural Products
Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Several recent papers from Salas and colleagues illustrate the scope and diversity of their research. Notable publications include:

"Efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of a booster regimen of Ad26.COV2.S vaccine against COVID-19 (ENSEMBLE2): results of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial" (2022), published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
"Identification of Antimicrobial Compounds in Two Streptomyces sp. Strains Isolated From Beehives" (2022), published in Frontiers in Microbiology
"Colibrimycins, Novel Halogenated Hybrid Polyketide Synthase-Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase (PKS-NRPS) Compounds Produced by Streptomyces sp. Strain CS147" (2021), published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
"Discovery of Cryptic Largimycins in Streptomyces Reveals Novel Biosynthetic Avenues Enriching the Structural Diversity of the Leinamycin Family" (2020), published in ACS Chemical Biology
"The Volatile Organic Compounds of Streptomyces spp.: An In-Depth Analysis of Their Antifungal Properties" (2023), published in Microorganisms

José A. Salas has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including:

Cármen Méndez
Carlos Olano
Mónica G. Malmierca
Ana Ceniceros
Ignacio Pérez-Victoria

Their publications appear often in certain scientific journals, with multiple contributions in:

Microorganisms
ACS Chemical Biology
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Microbial Cell Factories
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

Minimum Information about a Biosynthetic Gene cluster.

Marnix H. Medema;Marnix H. Medema;Renzo Kottmann;Pelin Yilmaz;Matthew Cummings

925
Citations
Indolocarbazole natural products: occurrence, biosynthesis, and biological activity

César Sánchez;Carmen Méndez;José A. Salas

455
Citations
Improving production of bioactive secondary metabolites in actinomycetes by metabolic engineering.

Carlos Olano;Felipe Lombó;Carmen Méndez;José A. Salas

391
Citations
Antitumor Compounds from Marine Actinomycetes

Carlos Olano;Carmen Méndez;Jose A P Salas

379
Citations
Combinatorial biosynthesis of antitumor indolocarbazole compounds

César Sánchez;Lili Zhu;Alfredo F. Braña;Aaroa P. Salas

302
Citations
The Biosynthetic Gene Cluster for the Antitumor Rebeccamycin: Characterization and Generation of Indolocarbazole Derivatives

César Sánchez;Igor A Butovich;Alfredo F Braña;Jürgen Rohr

269
Citations
Two glycosyltransferases and a glycosidase are involved in oleandomycin modification during its biosynthesis by Streptomyces antibioticus

Luis M. Quirós;Ignacio Aguirrezabalaga;Carlos Olano;Carmen Méndez

268
Citations
Identification of Two Genes from Streptomyces argillaceus Encoding Glycosyltransferases Involved in Transfer of a Disaccharide during Biosynthesis of the Antitumor Drug Mithramycin

Ernestina Fernández;Ulrike Weißbach;César Sánchez Reillo;Alfredo F. Braña

259
Citations
Altering the glycosylation pattern of bioactive compounds.

Carmen Méndez;José A Salas

246
Citations
Deciphering the biosynthesis pathway of the antitumor thiocoraline from a marine actinomycete and its expression in two Streptomyces species

Felipe Lombó;Ana Velasco;Angelina Castro;Fernando de la Calle

240
Citations
Activation and identification of five clusters for secondary metabolites in Streptomyces albus J1074

Carlos Olano;Ignacio García;Aranzazu González;Miriam Rodriguez

239
Citations
A Regioselective Tryptophan 5-Halogenase Is Involved in Pyrroindomycin Biosynthesis in Streptomyces rugosporus LL-42D005

Susanne Zehner;Alexander Kotzsch;Bojan Bister;Roderich D. Süssmuth

225
Citations
Genes and enzymes involved in deoxysugar biosynthesis in bacteria

A Trefzer;J A Salas;A Bechthold

225
Citations
The aureolic acid family of antitumor compounds: structure, mode of action, biosynthesis, and novel derivatives

Felipe Lombó;Nuria Menéndez;José A. Salas;Carmen Méndez

207
Citations
Engineering the glycosylation of natural products in actinomycetes

José A. Salas;Carmen Méndez

196
Citations
Biosynthesis of the Angiogenesis Inhibitor Borrelidin by Streptomyces parvulus Tü4055: Cluster Analysis and Assignment of Functions

Carlos Olano;Barrie Wilkinson;César Sánchez;Steven J Moss

185
Citations
The role of ABC transporters in antibiotic-producing organisms: drug secretion and resistance mechanisms.

Carmen Méndez;José A Salas

181
Citations
GLUCOKINASE OF RABBIT LIVER.

José Salas;Margarita Salas;Eladio Viñuela;Alberto Sols

181
Citations
Engineering Deoxysugar Biosynthetic Pathways from Antibiotic-Producing Microorganisms: A Tool to Produce Novel Glycosylated Bioactive Compounds

Leticia Rodrı́guez;Ignacio Aguirrezabalaga;Nerea Allende;Alfredo F Braña

177
Citations
Antitumor compounds from actinomycetes: from gene clusters to new derivatives by combinatorial biosynthesis

Carlos Olano;Carmen Méndez;José A. Salas

169
Citations