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2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
74
Citations
21160
World Ranking
1569
National Ranking
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Luísa Peixe 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 Luísa Peixe sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 396 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luísa Peixe 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 Luísa Peixe sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Luísa Peixe is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal, focusing research efforts primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work extensively covers several subfields including Food Science, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Clinical Biochemistry.

The scientist's research topics encompass antibiotic resistance in bacteria, antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus, bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, genomics and phylogenetic studies, as well as agricultural safety and regulations.

Notable recent publications by Luísa Peixe include:

  • Apparent nosocomial adaptation of Enterococcus faecalis predates the modern hospital era, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Enterococcus spp. as a Producer and Target of Bacteriocins: A Double-Edged Sword in the Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis Context, 2021, Antibiotics
  • Comparative genomics of global optrA-carrying Enterococcus faecalis uncovers a common chromosomal hotspot for optrA acquisition within a diversity of core and accessory genomes, 2020, Microbial Genomics
  • A Front Line on Klebsiella pneumoniae Capsular Polysaccharide Knowledge: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy as an Accurate and Fast Typing Tool, 2020, mSystems
  • Linezolid-resistant (Tn6246::fexB-poxtA) Enterococcus faecium strains colonizing humans and bovines on different continents: similarity without epidemiological link, 2020, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Frequent co-authors in Luísa Peixe's publications include:

  • Carla Novais
  • Ana R. Freitas
  • Avelino Álvarez-Ordóñez
  • Ângela Novais
  • Maarten Nauta

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Microbiology Spectrum, EFSA Journal, and Antibiotics.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence and spread of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Europe

    R. Cantón;A. Novais;A. Valverde;E. Machado;E. Machado

  • Dissemination of Clonally Related Escherichia coli Strains Expressing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase CTX-M-15

    Teresa M. Coque;Ângela Novais;Alessandra Carattoli;Laurent Poirel

  • Emergence and spread of vancomycin resistance among enterococci in Europe

    Guido Werner;T. M. Coque;A. M. Hammerum;R. Hope

  • Salmonellosis: the role of poultry meat.

    Patrícia Antunes;Joana Mourão;J Campos;Luísa Peixe

  • Acquired carbapenemases in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens: detection and surveillance issues

    V. Miriagou;G. Cornaglia;M. Edelstein;I. Galani

  • Antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Mechanisms, epidemiology and evolution

    João Botelho;Filipa Grosso;Luísa Peixe

  • Incidence of Salmonella from poultry products and their susceptibility to antimicrobial agents.

    Patrı́cia Antunes;Cristina Réu;João Carlos Sousa;Luı́sa Peixe

  • Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 13: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2020.

    Kostas Koutsoumanis;Ana Allende;Avelino Alvarez-Ordóñez

  • Scientific Opinion on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA

    Antonia Ricci;Ana Allende;Declan Bolton

  • Dissemination of Sulfonamide Resistance Genes (sul1, sul2, and sul3) in Portuguese Salmonella enterica Strains and Relation with Integrons

    Patrícia Antunes;Jorge Machado;João Carlos Sousa;Luísa Peixe

  • Cnidarians as a Source of New Marine Bioactive Compounds—An Overview of the Last Decade and Future Steps for Bioprospecting

    Joana Rocha;Luisa Peixe;Newton C.M. Gomes;Ricardo Calado

  • Public health risks of enterobacterial isolates producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases or AmpC β-lactamases in food and food-producing animals: an EU perspective of epidemiology, analytical methods, risk factors, and control options.

    Ernesto Liebana;Alessandra Carattoli;Teresa M. Coque;Henrik Hasman

  • Integron Content of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Strains over 12 Years in a Single Hospital in Madrid, Spain

    Elisabete Machado;Rafael Cantón;Fernando Baquero;Juan-Carlos Galán

  • Role played by the environment in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through the food chain

    Konstantinos Koutsoumanis;Ana Allende;Avelino Álvarez-Ordóñez

  • Scientific Opinion on the public health hazards to be covered by inspection of meat (swine)

    Olivier Andreoletti;Herbert Budka;Sava Buncic;John D Collins

  • Update on prevalence and mechanisms of resistance to linezolid, tigecycline and daptomycin in enterococci in Europe Towards a common nomenclature

    Jennifer K. Bender;Vincent Cattoir;Kristin Hegstad;Ewa Sadowy

  • Blue-carba, an easy biochemical test for detection of diverse carbapenemase producers directly from bacterial cultures.

    J. Pires;A. Novais;L. Peixe

  • Pathogenicity assessment of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and the public health risk posed by contamination of food with STEC

    Efsa Biohaz Panel;Kostas Koutsoumanis;Ana Allende;Avelino Alvarez-Ordóñez

  • Metallo-β-lactamases as emerging resistance determinants in Gram-negative pathogens: open issues

    Giuseppe Cornaglia;Murat Akova;Gianfranco Amicosante;Rafael Cantón

  • Antibiotic resistance integrons and extended-spectrum β-lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae isolates recovered from chickens and swine in Portugal

    Elisabete Machado;Teresa M. Coque;Rafael Cantón;João Carlos Sousa

  • Molecular characterization of blaIMP‐5, a new integron‐borne metallo‐β‐lactamase gene from an Acinetobacter baumannii nosocomial isolate in Portugal

    Gabriela J. Da Silva;Mário Correia;Clementina Vital;Graça Ribeiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Teresa M. Coque
Teresa M. Coque Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Fernando Baquero
Fernando Baquero Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Rafael Cantón
Rafael Cantón Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Ana Allende
Ana Allende Spanish National Research Council
Robert H. Davies
Robert H. Davies Animal and Plant Health Agency
Panagiotis N. Skandamis
Panagiotis N. Skandamis Agricultural University of Athens
Lieve Herman
Lieve Herman Flemish Community
Olivier Andreoletti
Olivier Andreoletti École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse
John D. Collins
John D. Collins University College Dublin
Ivar Vågsholm
Ivar Vågsholm Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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