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Manuel Cuenca-Estrella

Manuel Cuenca-Estrella

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Microbiology
Spain
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
101
Citations
40023
World Ranking
385
National Ranking
8

Manuel Cuenca-Estrella 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 Manuel Cuenca-Estrella sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 344 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Manuel Cuenca-Estrella 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 Manuel Cuenca-Estrella sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 101 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Manuel Cuenca-Estrella is a researcher affiliated with the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of medicine, with subfields comprising infectious diseases, epidemiology, and pharmacology.

Cuenca-Estrella has contributed to the study of antifungal resistance and susceptibility, fungal infections and studies, as well as fungal biology and applications. These topics highlight a specialized interest in fungal pathogens and their impact on human health.

The scientist has published work in the journal Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, indicating active engagement with cellular and infection-related microbiological research. A noted publication is titled "In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Ibrexafungerp (SCY-078) Against Contemporary Blood Isolates From Medically Relevant Species of Candida: A European Study," published in 2022. This paper reflects investigative efforts into antifungal agents targeting Candida species.

Frequent co-authors include Guillermo Quindós, Katherine Miranda-Cadena, Rosario San-Millán, Katyna Borroto-Esoda, and Rafael Cantón. Their collaborative efforts likely span several publications and research projects within the fungal infection and antifungal resistance domains.

Best Publications

  • Revision and Update of the Consensus Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease From the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium

    J. Peter Donnelly;Sharon C. Chen;Carol A. Kauffman;William J. Steinbach

  • Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Spain (ENE-COVID): a nationwide, population-based seroepidemiological study.

    Marina Pollán;Beatriz Pérez-Gómez;Roberto Pastor-Barriuso;Jesús Oteo

  • Diagnosis and management of Aspergillus diseases: executive summary of the 2017 ESCMID-ECMM-ERS guideline

    A. J. Ullmann;J. M. Aguado;S. Arikan-Akdagli;D. W. Denning

  • ESCMID guideline for the diagnosis and management of Candida diseases 2012: non-neutropenic adult patients.

    O.A. Cornely;M. Bassetti;T. Calandra;J. Garbino

  • EUCAST definitive document EDef 7.1: method for the determination of broth dilution MICs of antifungal agents for fermentative yeasts.

    J.L. Rodriguez-Tudela;M.C. Arendrup;F. Barchiesi;J. Bille

  • Epidemiology and Predictors of Mortality in Cases of Candida Bloodstream Infection: Results from Population-Based Surveillance, Barcelona, Spain, from 2002 to 2003

    Benito Almirante;Dolors Rodríguez;Benjamin J Park;Manuel Cuenca-Estrella

  • ESCMID† and ECMM‡ joint clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of mucormycosis 2013

    O.A. Cornely;S. Arikan-Akdagli;E. Dannaoui;A.H. Groll

  • A New Aspergillus fumigatus Resistance Mechanism Conferring In Vitro Cross-Resistance to Azole Antifungals Involves a Combination of cyp51A Alterations

    E. Mellado;G. Garcia-Effron;L. Alcázar-Fuoli;W. J. G. Melchers

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fungemia: An Emerging Infectious Disease

    Patricia Muñoz;Emilio Bouza;Manuel Cuenca-Estrella;Jose María Eiros

  • EUCAST technical note on the EUCAST definitive document EDef 7.2: method for the determination of broth dilution minimum inhibitory concentrations of antifungal agents for yeasts EDef 7.2 (EUCAST-AFST)*

    Maiken C. Arendrup;Manuel Cuenca-Estrella;Cornelia Lass-Flörl;William Hope

  • ESCMID and ECMM joint guidelines on diagnosis and management of hyalohyphomycosis: Fusarium spp., Scedosporium spp. and others

    A.M. Tortorano;M. Richardson;E. Roilides;A. van Diepeningen

  • ESCMID guideline for the diagnosis and management of Candida diseases 2012:diagnostic procedures

    M. Cuenca-Estrella;P. E Verweij;M. C Arendrup;S. Arikan-Akdagli

  • ESCMID* guideline for the diagnosis and management of Candida diseases 2012: prevention and management of invasive infections in neonates and children caused by Candida spp

    W.W. Hope;E. Castagnola;A.H. Groll;E. Roilides

  • Head-to-Head Comparison of the Activities of Currently Available Antifungal Agents against 3,378 Spanish Clinical Isolates of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi

    Manuel Cuenca-Estrella;Alicia Gomez-Lopez;Emilia Mellado;Maria J. Buitrago

  • Identification of Two Different 14-α Sterol Demethylase-Related Genes (cyp51A and cyp51B) in Aspergillus fumigatus and Other Aspergillus species

    E. Mellado;T. M. Diaz-Guerra;M. Cuenca-Estrella;J. L. Rodriguez-Tudela

  • ESCMID* guideline for the diagnosis and management of Candida diseases 2012: adults with haematological malignancies and after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT)

    A.J. Ullmann;M. Akova;R. Herbrecht;C. Viscoli

  • Sequence-Based Identification of Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Mucorales Species in the Clinical Mycology Laboratory: Where Are We and Where Should We Go from Here?

    S. A. Balajee;A. M. Borman;M. E. Brandt;J. Cano

  • A Point Mutation in the 14α-Sterol Demethylase Gene cyp51A Contributes to Itraconazole Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus

    Teresa M. Diaz-Guerra;Emilia Mellado;Manuel Cuenca-Estrella;Juan Luis Rodriguez-Tudela

  • Risk Factors for Invasive Aspergillosis in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients: A Case-Control Study

    J. Gavalda;O. Len;R. San Juan;J. M. Aguado

  • ESCMID and ECMM joint clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of systemic phaeohyphomycosis: diseases caused by black fungi

    A. Chowdhary;J. F. Meis;J. Guarro;G. S. de Hoog

  • Fungal cell gigantism during mammalian infection.

    Oscar Zaragoza;Oscar Zaragoza;Rocío García-Rodas;Joshua D. Nosanchuk;Manuel Cuenca-Estrella

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan L. Rodriguez-Tudela
Juan L. Rodriguez-Tudela Global Action for Fungal Infections (GAFFI)
Emilia Mellado
Emilia Mellado Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Maiken Cavling Arendrup
Maiken Cavling Arendrup Statens Serum Institut
Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo
Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Oscar Zaragoza
Oscar Zaragoza Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Paul E. Verweij
Paul E. Verweij Radboud University
Patricia Muñoz
Patricia Muñoz Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
William W. Hope
William W. Hope University of Liverpool
David W. Denning
David W. Denning University of Manchester
Malcolm Richardson
Malcolm Richardson University of Manchester

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