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Maria José Figueras

Maria José Figueras

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
67
Citations
16774
World Ranking
2269
National Ranking
55

Maria José Figueras 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 Maria José Figueras sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 196 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maria José Figueras 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 Maria José Figueras sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Maria José Figueras is affiliated with Rovira i Virgili University in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Within these areas, their work focuses on subfields including Immunology, Endocrinology, Ecology, Molecular Biology, and Microbiology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Maria José Figueras has contributed to a number of recent scientific papers, including:

  • "An Update on the Genus Aeromonas: Taxonomy, Epidemiology, and Pathogenicity" (2020) published in Microorganisms
  • "Improved culture enrichment broth for isolation of Arcobacter-like species from the marine environment" (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Aliarcobacter vitoriensis sp. nov., isolated from carrot and urban wastewater" (2020) published in Systematic and Applied Microbiology
  • "A Global Survey of Hypervirulent Aeromonas hydrophila (vAh) Identified vAh Strains in the Lower Mekong River Basin and Diverse Opportunistic Pathogens from Farmed Fish and Other Environmental Sources" (2023) published in Microbiology Spectrum
  • "A Case of Aeromonas trota in an Immunocompromised Patient with Diarrhea" (2020) published in Microorganisms

Frequent collaborators in their work include Ana Fernández-Bravo, Nuria Salas-Massó, Isabel Pujol, Karl B. Andrée, and Alba Pérez-Cataluña.

Publication venues where Maria José Figueras has often published include:

  • Pathogens
  • Microorganisms
  • Scientific Reports
  • Systematic and Applied Microbiology
  • Microbiology Spectrum

Best Publications

  • Atlas of Clinical Fungi

    G.S. de Hoog;J. Guarro;J. Gené;M.J. Figueras

  • An Update on the Genus Aeromonas: Taxonomy, Epidemiology, and Pathogenicity

    Ana Fernández-Bravo;Maria José Figueras

  • Taxonomy, Epidemiology, and Clinical Relevance of the Genus Arcobacter

    Luis Collado;Maria José Figueras

  • Phylogenetic analysis of members of the genus Aeromonas based on gyrB gene sequences.

    M. A. Yáñez;V. Catalán;D. Apráiz;M. J. Figueras

  • New perspectives in monitoring drinking water microbial quality.

    Mª José Figueras;Juan J. Borrego

  • Characterisation of Aeromonas spp. isolated from frozen fish intended for human consumption in Mexico.

    G Castro-Escarpulli;M.J Figueras;G Aguilera-Arreola;L Soler

  • Aeromonas spp. whole genomes and virulence factors implicated in fish disease.

    R Beaz-Hidalgo;M J Figueras

  • Virulence Factors of Aeromonas hydrophila: In the Wake of Reclassification.

    Cody R. Rasmussen-Ivey;Maria J. Figueras;Donald McGarey;Mark R. Liles

  • Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Aeromonas based on two housekeeping genes.

    L. Soler;M. A. Yáñez;M. R. Chacon;M. G. Aguilera-Arreola

  • Identification of Aeromonas clinical isolates by restriction fragment length polymorphism of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes.

    N Borrell;S G Acinas;M J Figueras;A J Martínez-Murcia

  • Aeromonas spp. and Traveler’s Diarrhea: Clinical Features and Antimicrobial Resistance

    Jordi Vila;Joaquin Ruiz;Francisco Gallardo;Martha Vargas

  • Cronobacter condimenti sp. nov., isolated from spiced meat, and Cronobacter universalis sp. nov., a species designation for Cronobacter sp. genomospecies 1, recovered from a leg infection, water and food ingredients.

    Susan Joseph;Esin Cetinkaya;Hana Drahovska;Arturo Levican

  • Fast detection of Salmonella Infantis with carbon nanotube field effect transistors.

    Raquel A. Villamizar;Alicia Maroto;F. Xavier Rius;Isabel Inza

  • Diversity and pathogenecity of Vibrio species in cultured bivalve molluscs

    Roxana Beaz-Hidalgo;Sabela Balboa;Jesús L. Romalde;Maria José Figueras

  • Presence of Arcobacter spp. in environmental waters correlates with high levels of fecal pollution.

    Luis Collado;Isabel Inza;Josep Guarro;Maria Jose Figueras

  • Taxonomic affiliation of new genomes should be verified using average nucleotide identity and multilocus phylogenetic analysis.

    María José Figueras;Roxana Beaz-Hidalgo;Mohammad J. Hossain;Mark R. Liles

  • Distribution of virulence genes in clinical and environmental isolates of Aeromonas spp

    M.R. Chacón;M.J. Figueras;G. Castro-Escarpulli;L. Soler

  • Comparison of phenotypical and genetic identification of Aeromonas strains isolated from diseased fish.

    Roxana Beaz-Hidalgo;Anabel Alperi;Noemí Buján;Jesús L. Romalde

  • Extended method for discrimination of Aeromonas spp. by 16S rDNA RFLP analysis

    M J Figueras;L Soler;M R Chacón;J Guarro

  • Clinical relevance of Aeromonas sM503

    Maria José Figueras

Frequent Co-Authors

Josep Guarro
Josep Guarro Rovira i Virgili University
Josepa Gené
Josepa Gené Rovira i Virgili University
Jesús L. Romalde
Jesús L. Romalde University of Santiago de Compostela
Martí Nadal
Martí Nadal Rovira i Virgili University
José L. Domingo
José L. Domingo Rovira i Virgili University
Mark R. Liles
Mark R. Liles Auburn University
Rosina Girones
Rosina Girones University of Barcelona
Jordi Vila
Jordi Vila University of Barcelona
G.S. de Hoog
G.S. de Hoog Radboud University Medical Center
Francesc Marco
Francesc Marco University of Barcelona

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