Featured researcher
Sharon Y. A. M. Villanueva
Associated with University of the Philippines Manila
Biography
Sharon Y. A. M. Villanueva, associated with University of the Philippines Manila, is featured in Top Filipino Researchers for scholarly work in Immunology and Microbiology. OpenAlex lists an h-index of 18, 1.3k citations, and 51 works for this scholarly profile. Signature papers include Leptospirosis Pathophysiology: Into the Storm of Cytokines, A novel combination of selective agents for isolation of Leptospira species, and Comparative Analysis of Leptospira Strains Isolated from Environmental Soil and Water in the Philippines and Japan.
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Annual citations across signature papers
OpenAlex yearly citation counts for the signature works used in this feature.
Research that anchors the feature
Leptospirosis Pathophysiology: Into the Storm of Cytokines
156 citations in OpenAlex.
A novel combination of selective agents for isolation of Leptospira species
109 citations in OpenAlex.
Comparative Analysis of Leptospira Strains Isolated from Environmental Soil and Water in the Philippines and Japan
107 citations in OpenAlex.
Serologic and Molecular Studies of Leptospira and Leptospirosis among Rats in the Philippines
96 citations in OpenAlex.
Current status of leptospirosis in Japan and Philippines
95 citations in OpenAlex.
<i>flaB</i>‐Polymerase Chain Reaction (<i>flaB</i>‐PCR) and Its Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) Analysis Are an Efficient Tool for Detection and Identification of <i>Leptospira</i> Spp.
72 citations in OpenAlex.
Destruction of the hepatocyte junction by intercellular invasion of <i><scp>L</scp>eptospira</i> causes jaundice in a hamster model of <scp>W</scp>eil's disease
68 citations in OpenAlex.
Leptospira idonii sp. nov., isolated from environmental water
63 citations in OpenAlex.
How to cite this feature
Significant Figures Editors. “Sharon Y. A. M. Villanueva.” Significant Figures, Featured researchers, June 2026. https://sigfigsstudio.com/featured/researchers/sharon-y-a-m-villanueva/.
