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Patricia Muñoz 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 Patricia Muñoz sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 729 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Patricia Muñoz 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 Patricia Muñoz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 107 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Patricia Muñoz is affiliated with the Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón in Spain. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Surgery, Clinical Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology.

Their recent publications address several critical aspects of infectious diseases and COVID-19, including:

  • Spread of a SARS-CoV-2 variant through Europe in the summer of 2020, 2021, published in Nature
  • Risk factors and outcome of pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 patients-a multinational observational study by the European Confederation of Medical Mycology, 2021, published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in the COVID-19 era: An expected new entity, 2020, published in Mycoses
  • Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of rare yeast infections: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM, 2021, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Post-COVID-19 syndrome. SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in plasma, stool, and urine in patients with persistent symptoms after COVID-19, 2022, published in BMC Infectious Diseases

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Emilio Bouza
  • Maricela Valerio
  • Jesús Guinea
  • Pilar Escribano
  • Luís Alcalá

Patricia Muñoz has published extensively in notable scientific venues, including:

  • Revista Española de Quimioterapia (22 publications)
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection (21 publications)
  • Microbiology Spectrum (14 publications)
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases (14 publications)
  • Mycoses (12 publications)

Their research topics focus on:

  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

The scope of their work shows an emphasis on infectious disease diagnosis, management, and resistance mechanisms, with particular attention to fungal pathogens and COVID-19-related complications. This body of work reflects collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and participation in multinational efforts to address emerging and established infectious threats.

Best Publications

  • Revised Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) Consensus Group

    Ben De Pauw;Thomas J. Walsh;J. Peter Donnelly;David A. Stevens

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

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

  • Contemporary Clinical Profile and Outcome of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

    Andrew Wang;Eugene Athan;Paul A. Pappas;Vance G. Fowler

  • Interactions of iron, dopamine and neuromelanin pathways in brain aging and Parkinson's disease.

    Fabio A. Zucca;Juan Segura-Aguilar;Emanuele Ferrari;Patricia Muñoz

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fungemia: An Emerging Infectious Disease

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

  • Protective and toxic roles of dopamine in Parkinson's disease

    Juan Segura-Aguilar;Irmgard Paris;Irmgard Paris;Patricia Muñoz;Emanuele Ferrari

  • 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

  • Pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: incidence, risk factors, and outcome.

    J. Guinea;M. Torres-Narbona;P. Gijón;P. Muñoz

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in recipients of solid organ transplants.

    Patricia Muñoz;Claudia Rodríguez;Emilio Bouza

  • Nocardiosis at the turn of the century.

    Maricela Valerio Minero;Mercedes Marín;Emilia Cercenado;Pablo Martín Rabadán

  • Combination of voriconazole and caspofungin as primary therapy for invasive aspergillosis in solid organ transplant recipients: A prospective, multicenter, observational study

    Nina Singh;Nina Singh;Ajit P. Limaye;Graeme Forrest;Nasia Safdar

  • Infections Due to Scedosporium apiospermum and Scedosporium prolificans in Transplant Recipients: Clinical Characteristics and Impact of Antifungal Agent Therapy on Outcome

    Shahid Husain;Patricia Muñoz;Graeme Forrest;Barbara D. Alexander

  • Opportunistic Mycelial Fungal Infections in Organ Transplant Recipients: Emerging Importance of Non-Aspergillus Mycelial Fungi

    Shahid Husain;Barbara D. Alexander;Patricia Munoz;Robin K. Avery

  • Tuberculosis after Solid-Organ Transplant: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Characteristics in the RESITRA (Spanish Network of Infection in Transplantation) Cohort

    Julián Torre-Cisneros;Antonio Doblas;José María Aguado;Rafael San Juan

  • 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

  • Catheter-related infections: diagnosis and intravascular treatment.

    E. Bouza;A. Burillo;P. Muñoz

  • Epidemiology and predictive factors for early and late mortality in Candida bloodstream infections: a population-based surveillance in Spain

    M. Puig-Asensio;B. Padilla;B. Padilla;J. Garnacho-Montero;O. Zaragoza

  • In-hospital and 1-year mortality in patients undergoing early surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis.

    Tahaniyat Lalani;Vivian H. Chu;Lawrence P. Park;Enrico Cecchi

  • Tuberculosis in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients: Consensus Statement of the Group for the Study of Infection in Transplant Recipients (GESITRA) of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology

    José María Aguado;Julián Torre-Cisneros;Jesús Fortún;Natividad Benito

Frequent Co-Authors

Emilio Bouza
Emilio Bouza Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
Jesús Guinea
Jesús Guinea Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
Marta Rodríguez-Créixems
Marta Rodríguez-Créixems Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
Teresa Peláez
Teresa Peláez Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
Jordi Carratalà
Jordi Carratalà University of Barcelona
José M. Miró
José M. Miró University of Barcelona
Emilia Cercenado
Emilia Cercenado Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
Manuel Cuenca-Estrella
Manuel Cuenca-Estrella Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Nina Singh
Nina Singh University of Pittsburgh
Shahid Husain
Shahid Husain University Health Network

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