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Josefina Liñares

Josefina Liñares

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
62
Citations
14762
World Ranking
2859
National Ranking
76

Josefina Liñares 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 Josefina Liñares sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 206 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Josefina Liñares 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 Josefina Liñares sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Josefina Liñares is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with substantial contributions in epidemiology, microbiology, infectious diseases, immunology, and public health.

The scientist has authored numerous papers addressing various aspects of respiratory infections and bacterial diseases, often focusing on pneumonia and antimicrobial resistance. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Trends in invasive bacterial diseases during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic: analyses of prospective surveillance data from 30 countries and territories in the IRIS Consortium" (2023, The Lancet Digital Health)
  • "Nationwide Trends of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Spain From 2009 Through 2019 in Children and Adults During the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era" (2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases)
  • "New live attenuated tuberculosis vaccine MTBVAC induces trained immunity and confers protection against experimental lethal pneumonia" (2020, PLoS Pathogens)
  • "Effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines and SARS-CoV-2 on antimicrobial resistance and the emergence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes with reduced susceptibility in Spain, 2004-20: a national surveillance study" (2022, The Lancet Microbe)
  • "Pulmonary BCG induces lung-resident macrophage activation and confers long-term protection against tuberculosis" (2021, Science Immunology)

Frequent topics covered in their work include pneumonia and respiratory infections, respiratory viral infections research, bacterial infections and vaccines, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment, antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus, streptococcal infections and treatments, and antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy.

  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy

The scientist collaborates extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Mirian Domenech
  • Julio Sempere
  • Juan Carlos Sanz
  • Fernando González-Camacho
  • Carmen Ardanuy

Their research has been published frequently in journals such as Antibiotics, Vacunas, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Vaccines, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

  • Antibiotics
  • Vacunas
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • Vaccines
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Resistance to penicillin and cephalosporin and mortality from severe pneumococcal pneumonia in Barcelona, Spain.

    Roman Pallares;Josefina Liñares;Miquel Vadillo;Carmen Cabellos

  • Pathogenesis of catheter sepsis: a prospective study with quantitative and semiquantitative cultures of catheter hub and segments.

    J Liñares;A Sitges-Serra;J Garau;J L Pérez

  • Emerging Importance of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Species and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia as Pathogens in Seriously Ill Patients: Geographic Patterns, Epidemiological Features, and Trends in the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1997–1999)

    Ana Cristina Gales;Ana Cristina Gales;R. N. Jones;K. R. Forward;J. Linares

  • Horizontal transfer of penicillin-binding protein genes in penicillin-resistant clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Christopher G. Dowson;Agnes Hutchison;James A. Brannigan;Robert C. George

  • Epidemiology and Successful Control of a Large Outbreak Due to Klebsiella pneumoniae Producing ExtendedSpectrum β-Lactamases

    Carmen Peña;Miquel Pujol;Carmen Ardanuy;Asumpta Ricart

  • Risk factors and response to antibiotic therapy in adults with bacteremic pneumonia caused by penicillin-resistant pneumococci.

    Roman Pallares;Francisco Gudiol;Josefina Liñares;Javier Ariza

  • Changes in antimicrobial resistance, serotypes and genotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae over a 30-year period

    J. Liñares;J. Liñares;C. Ardanuy;C. Ardanuy;R. Pallares;R. Pallares;A. Fenoll

  • Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance of Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Bellvitge Hospital, Barcelona, Spain (1979–1990)

    J. Liñares;R. Pallares;T. Alonso;J. L. Perez

  • Evaluation of vancomycin for therapy of adult pneumococcal meningitis.

    P F Viladrich;F Gudiol;J Liñares;R Pallarés

  • Hub Colonization as the Initial Step in an Outbreak of Catheter-Related Sepsis Due to Coagulase Negative Staphylococci during Parenteral Nutrition

    A. Sitges-Serra;P. Puig;J. Liñares;J.L. Pérez

  • Spread and maintenance of a dominant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone during an outbreak of MRSA disease in a Spanish hospital.

    M A Dominguez;H de Lencastre;J Linares;A Tomasz

  • Relevance of digestive tract colonization in the epidemiology of nosocomial infections due to multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii

    Corbella X;Pujol M;Ayats J;Sendra M

  • Vancomycin in surgical infections due to meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with heterogeneous resistance to vancomycin

    J Ariza;M Pujol;J Cabo;C Peña

  • Pneumococcal Capsular Switching: A Historical Perspective

    Kelly L. Wyres;Lotte M. Lambertsen;Nicholas J. Croucher;Lesley McGee

  • Catheter sepsis: The clue is the hub

    A. Sitges-Serra;J. Linares;J. Garau

  • Epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease among adult patients in barcelona before and after pediatric 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction, 1997-2007.

    Carmen Ardanuy;Fe Tubau;Román Pallares;Román Pallares;Laura Calatayud

  • Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of an Antibiotic-Lock Technique for Prevention of Gram-Positive Central Venous Catheter-Related Infection in Neutropenic Patients with Cancer

    Jordi Carratalà;Jordi Niubó;Alberto Fernández-Sevilla;Eulalia Juvé

  • Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae clones causing bacteraemia in adults in a teaching hospital in Barcelona, Spain (2007-2013).

    M. Cubero;I. Grau;F. Tubau;R. Pallarés

  • Fluoroquinolone resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae.

    Liñares J;de la Campa Ag;Pallares R

  • Risk factors for faecal carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL-KP) in the intensive care unit

    C. Peña;M. Pujol;A. Ricart;C. Ardanuy

  • Decreased susceptibility of penicillin-resistant pnenmococci to twenty-four βlactam antibiotics

    J. Liñares;T. Alonso;J.L. Pérez;J. Ayats

Frequent Co-Authors

Carmen Ardanuy
Carmen Ardanuy Bellvitge University Hospital
Roman Pallares
Roman Pallares University of Barcelona
Fe Tubau
Fe Tubau Bellvitge University Hospital
Francisco Gudiol
Francisco Gudiol University of Barcelona
Javier Ariza
Javier Ariza University of Barcelona
Jordi Carratalà
Jordi Carratalà University of Barcelona
Emilia Cercenado
Emilia Cercenado Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
Ernesto García
Ernesto García Spanish National Research Council
Emilio Bouza
Emilio Bouza Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
José A. Bengoechea
José A. Bengoechea Queen's University Belfast

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