Citations (April 2026)

Scholar Google 1,524 h-index: 16 i-10 index: 24 

​Peer-reviewed articles: 43

Book chapters: 4

Co-edited books: 2

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Manuscripts either under review or to be submitted within the next 3 months.

1. Piña-Ruiz,W.C., Jaime-Rocha, L.R., et al. Highly conserved core residues define Old-World Alphaviruses and trace early evolutionary divergence. under review

2. Nieto-Espinosa, L., et al. Evaluation of the immune response of peripheral blood mononuclear cells exposed to Zika virus. under review

3. Zhang, S. et al. Mechanisms of Viral Budding Through Cellular Membranes. Submitted

4. Agundis-Tinajero, B.A. et al. Chikungunya Virus-infected Cells TEM Database for Mitochondria Deep Learning-Based Automatic Segmentation. In preparation

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2026 (5)

1. Coronado-Ipiña, M.A., Zhang, S., Siyu, L., Hernández-Sánchez, P., Cadena-Lopez, D., Labrada-Martagon, V., Gopinathan, A., Mukhopadhyay, S., Zandi, R*., Comas-Garcia, M.* Multiple protein-protein interactions drive the assembly and budding of the Chikungunya virion. (2026) ACS Infectious Diseases In press IF: 3.8

2. Comas-García, M.*, Revisting Alphavirus RNA packaging and assembly: a complex story with multiple angles. (2026) FEBS Letters Accepted IF: 3.3

3. Hernández-Diaz, J.A., Arías-Garcia, A.A., Gutiérrez-Becerra, A., Comas-Garcia, M., Vázquez-Lepe, M.O., Hernández-Cristóbal, O., García-Morales, S.,  Martínez Velázquez, M., García Carvajal, Z.Y. Development and Characterization of a Guar Gum Bionanocomposite Loaded with Biogenic Selenium Nanoparticles and Its Cytotoxic Evaluation. (2026) Gels. 12(5), 376 IF: 5.3

4. Ulloa-Medina, O.U., Hernández-Sánchez, P.G., Mata-Moreno, G., Jaime-Rocha, L.R., Alatorre-Camacho, S.C., Lara-Hernández, I., Comas-García, M., Muñoz-Escalante, J.C., González-Ortiz, A.M., Torres-González, P., and Noyola, D.E. (2026) Wastewater-based surveillance of respiratory viruses in the SARS-CoV-2 post-pandemic period in Mexico. Viruses. 18(2), 254 IF: 3.5

5. Rodríguez-Salazar, C.L., Comas-García, M., Vigueras-Gómez, J.F., Castillo, C.G., Monsiváis-Urenda, A., Zenteno-Savín, T., Labrada-Martagón, L. (2026) Image-based morphological characterization of the erythrocytic shape of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) for its potential use as an environmental biomarker. Aquatic toxicology. 290 107645 IF: 4.4

 

2025 (6)

1. Miranda-López, A., Castillo-Martin del Campo, C.G., González-Ortega, O., Romero-Maldonado, A., Comas-García, M.*, Rosales-Mendoza, S.* (2025) The rpZDIII vaccine triggers vertical protection on newborn mice against Zika virus infection. Vaccine 68 (5): 127941 IF: 3.5

2. Agundis-Tinajero, B.A., Coronado-Ipiña, M.A., Lara-Hernández, I., Aparicio-Antonio, R., Aguirre-Barbosa, A., Barrera-Badillo, G., Aréchiga-Ceballos, N., López-Martínez, I., Castillo, C.G., Labrada-Martagon, V., Comas-Garcia, M.*, Mejía-Rodríguez, A.R. * (2025) Deep Learning-Based Automatic Segmentation and Analysis of  Mitochondrial Damage by Zika Virus and SARS-CoV-2 Viruses 17(9) IF: 3.5

3. Jurado-Sánchez, N., Espinosa-Reyes, G., Comas-García, A., Díaz Barriga-Martínez, F., Comas-García, M., Guerra-Palomares, S.E., García-Sepúlveda, C.A. (2025). Assessment of a low-cost mosquito-borne disease early warning system integrating molecular mosquito and arbovirus surveillance. Zoonoses and Public Health. 0:1-14 IF: 2.3

4. Ruiz-Hernández, S., Ochoa-González, F.L., Catañeda-Delgado, J.E., Galicia-Cruz, O., Castillo-Velázquez, R., Comas-Garcia, M., Rivera, G., Lara-Ramírez, E.E. (2025) Computer-aided repositioning and functional in vitro assessment of novel PAD4 inhibitors. RSC Medicinal Chemistry. 16, 4405-4414 IF: 3.6

5. González-Sánchez, H.M., Rubio-Hernández, E.I., Silva-Ramírez, A.S., Miranda-López, A., Monsivais-Urenda, A.E., Comas-Garcia, M., Noyola, D.E., Rodríguez, V.M., Castillo, C.G., (2025). Cytomegalovirus Infection Affects the Differentiation and Determines the Functionality of a Human Progenitor Neural Cell Line. Current Microbiology 82:25 IF: 2.6

6. Rodríguez-Salazar, C.L., Comas-García, M., Muñoz Tenería, F.A., Zenteno-Savín, T., Labrada-Martagón, V. (2025) Genotoxic damage in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) exhibits regional and annual fluctuations. Marine Environmental Research. Volume 204, 106877, IF: 3.2

 

2024 (6)

1. Hernández-Aviña, A.D., Mendoza-Gómez, L.F., Hernández-Mancillas, X.D, Salazar-Gonzalez, J.A., Zapata-Cuellar, L., Camacho-Ruiz, R.M., Comas-García, M., Sarmiento-Silva, R.E., Rodríguez, J.A., Arellano-Plaza, M., Flores-Valdez, M.A., & Gutiérrez-Ortega, A. (2024).Design of a Golden Gate Cloning Plasmid for the Generation of a Chimeric Virus-Like Particle-Based Subunit Vaccine Against Porcine Circovirus Type 2. Mol Biotechnol. doi: 10.1007/s12033-024-01334-z IF: 2.5

2. Comas-Garcia, M. (2024), How structural biology has changed our understanding of icosahedral viruses. Journal of Virology. e01111-23 IF: 4.0

3. Moreno Valtierra, M., Urue Corral, A., Jimenez Avalos, J. A., Barbosa  Avalos, Dávila-Rodríguez, E. S. J., Morales Hernandez, N., Comas-García, M., Toriz González, G., Oceguera Villanueva, A., Cruz-Ramos, J.A., Hernández Gutiérrez, R*., Martínez-Velázquez,  M.*, García Carvajal, Z.Y. * (2024) Patterned PVA Hydrogels with 3D Petri Dish® micro-molds Topography for HeLa Spheroid Formation: in vitro assessment. Gels. 10(8), 518 IF: 5.3

4. Sánchez-Medina, J.G., Cuellar Camacho, J.L., Mira, A., Martinez Martinez, R.E., Comas-Garcia, M., Garrocho Rangel, A., Pozos Guillen, A.J., Aranda Romo, S. (2024) Streptococcus dentisani inhibits the growth of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata. In vitro assays. International Microbiology. DOI;:/10.1007/s10123-024-00525-7 IF: 2.3

5. Miranda-Lopez, A., González-Ortega, O., Govea-Alonso, D., Betancourt-Mendiola, L., Comas-Garcia, M.*, & Rosales-Mendoza, S.* (2024) Rational design and production of a chimeric antigen targeting Zika virus that induces neutralizing antibodies in mice. Vaccine. 42(7) IF: 3.5

6. Velazquez-Cervantes, M.A., López-Ortega, O., Cruz-Holguín, V.J., Herrera Moro-Huitrón, L., Flores-Pliego, A., Lara-Hernández, I., Comas-Garcia, M., Villavicencio-Carrisoza, Helguera-Reppeto, A.C., Arévalo-Romero, H., Vázquez-Martínez, E.R., León-Juarez, M.* (2024) Metformin inhibits Zika virus infectin in Trophoblast Cell line. Current Microbiology. 81(5), 133 IF: 2.6

7. Wong-Arce, A., Gonzalez-Ortega *, O., Romero-Maldonado, A., Miranda-López, A., García-Soto, M., Farfán-Castro, S., Betancourt-Mendiola, L., Teeravechyan, S.,  Srisutthisamphan, K., Comas-García, M., Ivón Solís-Andrade, K. &   Rosales-Mendoza* S. (2024) Production and immunogenicity assessment of LTp50: an Escherichia coli-made chimeric antigen targeting S1- and S2-epitopes from the  SARS-CoV-2/BA.5 spike protein. Pharmaceuticals. 17(03):302 IF: 4.8

 

2023 (6; 1 book chapter and 5 articles)

1. Alvarez, M., Franco Vega, A., Ganem Rondero, A., Soria Guerra, R., Juarez Flores, B.I., Comas-Garcia, M., Oros Valle, C., Schneider, B., Ratering, S., Schnell, S., Martinez-Gutierrez, F., (2023) Modulation of the altered intestinal microbiota by use of antibiotics with a novel synbiotic on Wistar rats. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12602-023-10204-0 IF: 4.4

2. Cadena-Lopez, D.*, Villalba-Nieto, M.*, Campos-Melendez, F., Rosales-Mendoza, S., Comas-Garcia, M. (2023) Assembly of Coronavirus and CoV-like-particles. (2023) In: Comas-Garcia, M., Rosales-Mendoza, S. (eds) Physical Virology. Springer Series in Biophysics, vol 24. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36815-8_7 IF: N/A

3. Lara-Hernandez, I., Escalante-Muñoz, J.C., Bernal-Silva, S., Noyola, D.E., Wong-Chew, R.M., Comas-Garcia, A*., Comas-Garcia, M.* (2023) Ultrastructural and functional characterization of mitochondrial dynamics induced by human respiratory syncytial virus infection in HEp-2  cell. Viruses. 15(7), 1518 IF: 3.5

4. Rubio-Hernández, E.I., Comas-Garcia, M.*, Coronado-Ipiña, M.A., Colunga-Saucedo, M., Gonzalez-Sanchez, H.M.* Castillo-Martin del Campo, C.G.* (2023) Astrocytes derived from Neural Progenitor Cells are susceptible to Zika Virus Infection. PlosOne. 18(3): e0283429. IF: 3.2

5. Colunga-Saucedo, M., Rubio-Hernandez, E.I.,  Coronado-Ipiña, M.A., Rosales-Mendoza, S., Castillo-Martin del Campo, C.G., Comas-Garcia, M.* (2023) Construction of a Chikungunya virus, replicon, and helper plasmids for transfection of mammalian cells. Viruses. 15(1).132 IF: 3.5

6. Guevara-Meléndez, A.M., Comas-Garcia, M., Labrada-Martagón, V., (2023) Description and quantification of nuclear abnormalities in erythrocytes of the sentinel green turtle (Chelonia mydas) with fluorescence microscopy. Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 887, 503596 IF: 2.5

 

2022 (6)

1. Solis-Andrade, K.I., González-Ortega, O., Govea-Alonso, D.O., Comas-Garcia, M., & Rosales-Mendoza, S. (2022) Production and purification of LTB-RBD: a potential antigen for mucosal vaccine development against SARS-CoV-2. Vaccines 10(10), 1759 IF: 3.4

2. Delprá-Cachulo, J.M., Labrada-Martagón, V., Comas-Garcia, M., Báez-Ruiz, G.A. & González-Hernández, M. (2022) Endoparasitic infections in captive wild mammals under human care in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Agro Productividad. Vol. IX IF: N/A

3. Ojeda-Galván, H. J., Hernández-Arteaga, A.C., Toro-Vazquez, J.F., Cruz-González, N., Ortíz-Chávez, S., Comas-García, M., Rodríguez, A. G., Navarro-Contreras, H. R., Rodríguez-Aranda, M.C., (2022) Application of Raman spectroscopy for the determination of proteins denaturation and amino acids decomposition temperature. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. Volume 285,121941 IF: 4.6

4. León-Juarez, M., García-Cordero, J., Comas-García, M., Cedillo-Barrrón, L., González-Santamaria, J., & Shrivastava, G. (2022) Cellular, molecular and Immunological Aspects in Arboviruses Infection. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12:973953 IF: 4.8

5. Almendárez-Rodríguez, C., Solis-Andrade, K., Govea-Alonso, D., Comas-Garcia, M*. & Rosales-Mendoza, S*. (2022) Production and characterization of chimeric SARS-CoV-2 antigens based on the capsid protein of Cowpea chlorotic mottle virus. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 213, 1007-1017. IF: 8.5

6. Comas-Garcia, M. (2022) The role of packaging signals in virus assembly and the interplay between the nucleation and elongation rates (New and Notable Article). Biophysical Journal. S0006-3495 (22) 00463-5 IF: 3.1

 

2021 (4; 3 book chapters and 1 article)

1. García Silva, I.*, Colunga-Saucedo, M.*, Almendarez-Rodríguez, C., Miranda-López, C., Rosales-Mendoza, S., & Comas-Garcia, M. (2021) Chapter 10.  VLP-based vaccines against SARS-CoV-2. Biomedical Innovations to Combat COVID-19 1st Ed. Elsevier. October 19th, 2021. ISBN 9780323902489 IF: N/A

2. Comas-Garcia, M., Rubio-Hernández, E.I., Lara-Hernández, I., Colunga-Saucedo, M, Castillo, C.G., Comas-Garcia, A., Monsivais-Urenda, A., Zandi, R. (2021). Chapter 1. Basic virology aspects of SARS-CoV-2. Biomedical Innovations to Combat COVID-19 1st Ed. Elsevier. October 19th, 2021. ISBN 9780323902489 IF: N/A

3. Lara-Hernández, I., Cornado-Ipiña, M.A., Rocha-Rosas, K., Comas-Garcia, M. (2021) Chapter 2. Fundamental aspects of the structural biology of Coronaviruses. Biomedical Innovations to Combat COVID-19 1st Ed. October 19th, 2021. ISBN 9780323902489 IF: N/A

4. Farfán-Castro, S., García-Soto, M., Comas-Garcia, M., Arévalo-Villalobos, J., Palestino, G., González-Ortega, O., Rosales-Mendoza, S. (2021) Synthesis and immunogenicity assessment of a gold nanoparticle conjugate for the delivery of a peptide from SARS-CoV-2. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine. 34, 102372. IF: 4.6

 

2020 (2)

1. Comas-Garcia, M., Colunga-Saucedo, M. & Rosales-Mendoza, S. (2020) The role of virus-like-particles in medical biotechnology. Molecular Pharmaceutics 17 (12), 4407-4420 - IF: 4.5

2. Rosales-Mendoza, S. Comas-Garcia, M. & Korban, S.S. (2020) Challenges and Opportunities in Pursuing Science During the Coronavirus Pandemic. Trends in Biotechnology 38(8); 823 - IF: 14.9

 

2019 (1)

1. Comas-Garcia, M. (2019) Packaging of Genomic RNA in Positive-Sense Single-Stranded RNA viruses: A Complex Story. Viruses 11(3), 253  Selected as part of the special edition  "Viruses 10-year anniversary".- IF: 3.5

 

2018 (1)

1. Comas-Garcia, M., Kroupa, T., Datta, S.A.K., Harvin, D.P., Hu, W.S. & Rein, A. (2018) Efficient support of virus-like-particle assembly by the HIV-1 packaging signal. eLife 2018;7:e38438.- IF: N/A

 

2017 (1)

1. Comas-Garcia, M., Datta, S.A.K., Baker, L., Varma, R., Gudla, P.R. & Rein, A. (2017) Dissection of specific binding of HIV-1 Gag to the “packaging signal” in viral RNA. eLife 2017;6:e27055. - IF: N/A

 

2016 (4)

1. Comas-Garcia, M., Davis, S.R. Rein, A. (2016) On the selective packaging of genomic RNA of HIV-1. Viruses 8(9) 246.- IF: 3.5

2. Torres-Salgado, J.F., Comas-Garcia, M., Villagrana-Escareno, M.V., Duran-Meza, A., Ruiz-Garcia, J. & Cadena-Nava, R.D. (2016) Physicochemical study of viral nanoparticles at the Air/Water interface. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 120(26):5864-5873.- IF: 2.9

3. Bruinsma, R.F., Comas-Garcia, M., Garmann, R.F. & Grosberg, A.Y. (2016) Quasi-equilibrium self-assembly of small RNA viruses. Physical Review E 93(3):032405.- IF: 2.4

4. Garmann, F.R., Comas-Garcia, M., Gopal, A., Knobler, C.M. & Gelbart, W.M. (2016) Physical principles in the self-assembly of a simple spherical virus. Accounts of Chemical Research 49(1): 48-55.- IF: 17.7

 

2014 (3)

1. Garmann, F.R., Comas-Garcia, M., Koay, M.S.T., Cornelissen, J.J.L.M., Knobler, C.M. & Gelbart, W.M. (2014) Role of Electrostatics in the Assembly Pathway of a single-stranded RNA virus. Journal of Virology 88(18):10472-10479.- IF: 4.0

2. Comas-Garcia, M., Garmann, F.R., Singaram, S.W., Ben-Shaul, A., Knobler, C.M. & Gelbart, W.M. (2014) Characterization of viral capsid protein self-assembly around short single-stranded RNA. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118(27): 7510-7519. - IF: 2.9

3. Garmann, F.R., Comas-Garcia, M., Gopal, A., Knobler, C.M. & Gelbart, W.M. (2014) The assembly pathway of an icosahedral single-stranded RNA virus depends on the strength of inter-subunit attractions. The Journal of Molecular Biology 462(5):1050-1060.- IF: 4.5

 

2012 (2)

1. Comas-Garcia, M., Cadena-Nava, R.D., Rao, A.L.N., Knobler, C.M. & Gelbart, W.M. (2012) In vitro quantification of the relative packaging efficiency of a single-stranded RNA molecules by viral capsid protein. Journal of Virology Volume 86, Number 22, 12271-12282 - IF: 4.0

2. Cadena-Nava, R.D., Comas-Garcia, M., Garmann, R.F., Rao, A.L.N., Knobler, C.M., & Gelbart, W.M. (2012) Self-assembly of viral capsid protein and RNA molecules of different sizes: requirement for a specific high protein/RNA mass ratio. Journal of Virology Volume 86, Number 6, 3318-3326 - IF: 4.0