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D-Index
108
Citations
50449
World Ranking
258
National Ranking
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Rafael Cantón 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 Rafael Cantón sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 717 publications — 99th percentile

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

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

Rafael Cantón 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 Rafael Cantón sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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

Rafael Cantón is affiliated with the Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Clinical Biochemistry.

The scientist's work covers key topics related to bacterial resistance and infectious disease management. These include:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Rafael Cantón's collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as Marta Hernández-García, Patricia Ruíz-Garbajosa, Rosa del Campo, Antonio Oliver, and Germán Bou. This highlights an active involvement in collaborative research efforts within their scientific community.

Notable recent publications illustrate the scope and impact of their work. These include:

  • "Variability of plasmid fitness effects contributes to plasmid persistence in bacterial communities," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Pervasive transmission of a carbapenem resistance plasmid in the gut microbiota of hospitalized patients," 2021, Nature Microbiology
  • "Antimicrobial Resistance in the Global Health Network: Known Unknowns and Challenges for Efficient Responses in the 21st Century," 2023, Microorganisms
  • "Impact of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection on Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Airway Diseases," 2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • "(p)ppGpp and Its Role in Bacterial Persistence: New Challenges," 2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Frequent publications by Rafael Cantón appear in specialized scientific journals and platforms, including:

  • Revista Española de Quimioterapia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Best Publications

  • Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in water environments

    Fernando Baquero;José-Luis Martínez;Rafael Cantón

  • High Frequency of Hypermutable Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infection

    Antonio Oliver;Rafael Cantón;Pilar Campo;Fernando Baquero

  • The CTX-M β-lactamase pandemic

    Rafael Cantón;Teresa M Coque

  • CTX-M: changing the face of ESBLs in Europe

    David M. Livermore;Rafael Canton;Marek Gniadkowski;Patrice Nordmann

  • Increasing prevalence of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Europe.

    T M Coque;F Baquero;R Cantón

  • CTX-M enzymes: origin and diffusion

    Rafael Cantón;José María González-Alba;Juan Carlos Galán

  • Rapid evolution and spread of carbapenemases among Enterobacteriaceae in Europe

    R. Cantón;M. Akóva;Y. Carmeli;C.G. Giske

  • Bacterial infections in cirrhosis: A position statement based on the EASL Special Conference 2013

    Rajiv Jalan;Javier Fernandez;Reiner Wiest;Bernd Schnabl

  • 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

  • EUCAST expert rules in antimicrobial susceptibility testing

    R. Leclercq;R. Cantón;D.F.J. Brown;C.G. Giske

  • Occurrence of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in the European survey of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE): a prospective, multinational study.

    Hajo Grundmann;Hajo Grundmann;Corinna Glasner;Corinna Glasner;Barbara Albiger;David M Aanensen;David M Aanensen

  • Effect of appropriate combination therapy on mortality of patients with bloodstream infections due to carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (INCREMENT): a retrospective cohort study

    Belén Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez;Elena Salamanca;Marina de Cueto;Po-Ren Hsueh

  • The role of whole genome sequencing in antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria : report from the EUCAST Subcommittee

    M J Ellington;O Ekelund;Frank Møller Aarestrup;R Canton

  • Th1 and Th17 hypercytokinemia as early host response signature in severe pandemic influenza.

    Jesus F. Bermejo-Martin;Raul Ortiz de Lejarazu;Tomas Pumarola;Jordi Rello

  • Community Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Escherichia coli

    Jesús Rodríguez-Baño;Juan C. Alcalá;Jose M. Cisneros;Fabio Grill

  • Variations in the prevalence of strains expressing an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase phenotype and characterization of isolates from Europe, the Americas, and the Western Pacific region.

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

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

  • Dramatic Increase in Prevalence of Fecal Carriage of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae during Nonoutbreak Situations in Spain

    Aránzazu Valverde;Teresa M. Coque;M. Paz Sánchez-Moreno;Azucena Rollán

  • Applications of flow cytometry to clinical microbiology.

    Alberto Álvarez-Barrientos;Javier Arroyo;Rafael Cantón;César Nombela

  • Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Enterococcus faecalis Reveals Hospital-Adapted Genetic Complexes in a Background of High Rates of Recombination

    Patricia Ruiz-Garbajosa;Marc J. M. Bonten;D. Ashley Robinson;Janetta Top

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando Baquero
Fernando Baquero Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Teresa M. Coque
Teresa M. Coque Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Antonio Oliver
Antonio Oliver Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Rosa del Campo
Rosa del Campo Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Luis Martínez-Martínez
Luis Martínez-Martínez University of Córdoba
Álvaro Pascual
Álvaro Pascual University of Seville
Jordi Vila
Jordi Vila University of Barcelona
Christian G. Giske
Christian G. Giske Karolinska University Hospital
Luísa Peixe
Luísa Peixe University of Porto
Emilia Cercenado
Emilia Cercenado Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

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