Publications

My research has resulted in a total of 48 publication: 42 scientific articles,  4 in non-SCI journals and 2 book chapters. Overall, 34 were published in high-impact Q1 journals, including 10 in the topmost D1 category. The publications were released in prestigious international journals recognized by the Science Citation Index (SCI). These journals cover a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines, ranging from generalist areas like Scientific Reports (an open-access journal of the Nature journal’s editorial group) to specialized domains like Parasitology (Parasites & Vectors) and Epidemiology (Epidemiology & Infection), among others. My work has garnered 1200+ citations, with an H index of 19, by Google Scholar.

Selected publications

  • Ferraguti M. 2024. Mosquito species identity matters: unraveling the complex interplay in vector-borne diseases. Infectious Diseases (en prensa):1-12. IF = 4,0; Q1 (30/132) Infectious Diseases; Altmetric: 20. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23744235.2024.2357624

  • Ferraguti M, Martins AD & Artzy-Randrup Y (2023). Quantifying the invasion risk of West Nile virus: insights from a multi-vector and multi host SEIR model. One Health, 17: 100638. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100638

  • Ferraguti M, Magallanes S, Jiménez‐Peñuela J, … & Marzal A (2023). Environmental, geographical and time‐related impacts on avian malaria infections in native and introduced populations of house sparrows (Passer domesticus), a globally invasive species. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00: 1–15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13651
  • Ferraguti M, Martínez-de la Puente J, Jiménez–Clavero MÁ, Llorente F, Roiz D, Ruiz S, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2021). A field test of the dilution effect hypothesis in four avian multi-host pathogens. PLOS Pathogens (2021), 17(6): e1009637. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009637 
  • Ferraguti M, Heesterbeek H, Martínez-de la Puente J, Jiménez-Clavero MÁ, Vázquez A, Ruiz S, Llorente F, Roiz D, Vernooij H, Soriguer R & Figuerola J (2021). The role of different Culex mosquito species in the transmission of West Nile virus and avian malaria parasites in Mediterranean areas. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 68: 920–930. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13760
  • Ferraguti M, Martínez-de la Puente J, Bensch S, Roiz D, Ruiz S, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2018). Ecological determinants of avian malaria infection: an integrative analysis at landscape, mosquito and vertebrate community levels. Journal of Animal Ecology, 87(3): 727-740. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12805
  • Ferraguti M, Martínez-de la Puente J, Roiz D, Ruiz S, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2016). Effects of landscape anthropization on mosquito community composition and abundance Spain. Scientific Reports, 6: 29002. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep29002. Top 1% of highly cited paper in Clinical Medicine by the Essential Science Indicator, Clarivate (Web of Science). 

Full list of scientific peer-review articles

48. Ruiz-Lopez MJ, Franco S, Martínez-de la Puente J, Ferraguti M, Miccolis E, Petit R, Barahona L, Figuerola J, Montalvo T. 2024. No evidence of mutations associated with anticoagulant resistance in gene Vkorc1 in brown and black rats from Barcelona. Science of the Total Environment, in press.


47. Gutiérrez-López R, Ferraguti M, Bodawatta K, Chagas C, Chakarov N, Duc M; Emmenegger T, García-Longoria L, Jorge Lopes R, Martínez-de la Puente J, Renner S, Santiago-Alarcón D, Sehgal R, Stankovic D, Marzal A, Dunn JC. 2024. The Wildlife Malaria Research network (WIMANET): Meeting report on the 1st WIMANET workshop. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, in pressIF = 2; Q2 (19/45) Parasitology / Q3 (103/195) Ecology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100989


46. Ferraguti M. 2024. Mosquito species identity matters: unraveling the complex interplay in vector-borne diseases. Infectious Diseases (en prensa):1-12. IF = 4,0; Q1 (30/132) Infectious Diseases; Altmetric: 20. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23744235.2024.2357624


45.  Mora-Rubio C, Garcia-Longoria L, Ferraguti M, Magallanes S, Cruz JT, de Lope F, Marzal A. 2024. The impact of avian Haemosporidian infection on feather quality and feather growth rate of migratory passerines. Animals 14(12), 1772. IF = 2,7; D1 (16/167) Veterinary Sciences / Q1 (10/80) Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science; Altmetric: 13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14121772


44. Magallanes S, Llorente F, Ruiz-López MJ, Martínez de la Puente J, Ferraguti M, Gutiérrez-López R, Soriguer R, Aguilera-Sepúlveda P, Fernández-Delgado R, Jiménez-Clavero MÁ Figuerola, J. 2024. Warm winters are associated to more intense West Nile virus circulation in southern Spain. Emerging Microbes & Infections 13: 2348510. IF = 8,4; D1 (8/132) Infectious Diseases / D1 (16/181) Immunology / D1 (14/161) Microbiology; Altmetric: 44. DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2024.2348510


43. Taheri S, González MA, Ruiz-López MJ, Magallanes S, Delacour-Estrella S, Lucientes J, Bueno-Marí R, Martínez-de la Puente J, Bravo-Barriga D, Frontera E, Polina A, Martinez-Barciela Y, Pereira JM, Garrido J, Aranda C, Marzal A, Ruiz-Arrondo I, Oteo JA, Ferraguti M, […] , Figuerola J. 2024. Modelling the spatial risk of malaria through probability distribution of Anopheles maculipennis s.l. and imported cases. Emerging Microbes & Infections 13: 2343911. IF = 8,4; D1 (8/132) Infectious Diseases / D1 (16/181) Immunology / D1 (14/161) Microbiology; Altmetric: 55. DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2024.2343911


42. Ferraguti M, Martínez-de la Puente J, Ruiz S, Soriguer RC, Figuerola J (2024) Landscape and mosquito community impact on avian Plasmodium infection in Culex pipiensiScience 27, 109194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109194


41. Ferraguti M, Magallanes S, Mora-Rubio C, Bravo-Barriga D, Marzal A, Hernandez-Caballero I, Aguilera-Sepúlveda P, Llorente F, Pérez-Ramírez E, Guerrero-Carvajal F, Jiménez-Clavero MÁ, Frontera E, Ortiz JA, de Lope F (2024) Implications of migratory and exotic birds and the mosquito community on west nile virus transmission. Infectious Diseases, 56(3): 206-219, DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2023.2288614


40. Mora-Rubio C, Ferraguti M, Magallanes S, Bravo-Barriga D, Hernandez-Caballero I, Marzal A, de Lope F (2023) Unravelling the mosquito – haemosporidian parasite – bird host network in the Southwestern Iberian Peninsula: insights into malaria infections, mosquito community and feeding preferences. Parasites & Vectors, 16: 395. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05964-1


39. Ferraguti M, Martins AD & Artzy-Randrup Y (2023). Quantifying the invasion risk of West Nile virus: insights from a multi-vector and multi host SEIR model. One Health,17, 100638. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100638


38. Ferraguti M, Magallanes S, Suarez-Rubio M, Bates PJ, Marzal A & Renner SC (2023). Does land-use and land cover affect vector-borne diseases? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Landscape Ecology, 1-19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-023-01746-3


37. Ferraguti M, Martínez-de la Puente J, Brugueras S, Millet JP, Rius C, Valsecchi A, Figuerola J & Montalvo, T. (2023). Spatial distribution and temporal dynamics of invasive and native mosquitoes in a large Mediterranean city. Science of the Total Environment, 896, 165322. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165322


36. Ferraguti M, Magallanes S, Jiménez-Peñuela J, Martínez-de la Puente J, Garcia-Longoria L, Figuerola J, Muriel J, Albayrak T, Bensch S, Bonneaud C, Clarke RH, Czirják GA, Dimitrov D, Espinoza K, Ewen JG, Ishtiaq F, Flores-Saavedra W, Garamszegi LZ, Hellgren O, Horakova D, Huyvaert KP, Jensen H, Križanauskienė A, Lima MR, Lujan-Vega C, Magnussen E, Martin LB, Matson KD, Møller AP, Munclinger P, Palinauskas V, Pap PL, Pérez-Tris J, Renner SC, Ricklefs R, Scebba S, Sehgal RNM, Soler M, Szöllősi E, Valkiūnas G, Westerdahl E, Zehtindjiev P, Marzal A (2023). Environmental, geographical, and time-related impacts on avian malaria infections in native and introduced populations of house sparrows (Passer domesticus), a globally invasive species. Global Ecology and Biogeography (2023), 32: 809–823. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13651


35. Bravo-Barriga D, Ferraguti M, Magallanes S, Aguilera-Sepúlveda P, Llorente F, Pérez-Ramírez E, Vázquez A, Guerrero-Carvajal F, Sánchez-Seco MP, Jiménez-Clavero MÁ, Mora-Rubio C, Marzal A, Frontera E, de Lope F (2023). Identification of Usutu virus Africa 3 lineage in a survey of mosquitoes and birds from urban areas of western Spain. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases (2023), Article ID 6893677. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6893677


34. Jiménez-Peñuela J*, Ferraguti M*, Martínez-de la Puente J, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2023). Oxidative status in relation to blood parasite infections in house sparrows living along an urbanization gradient. Environmental Pollution (2023), 316(1): 120712. * These authors contributed equally to this work DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120712


33. Miguel Ángel Miranda, Carlos Barceló, Daniele Arnoldi, Xenia Augsten, Karin Bakran-Lebl, George Balatsos, Mikel Bengoa, Philippe Bindler, Kristina Boršová, Maria Bourquia, Daniel Bravo-Barriga, Viktória Čabanová, Beniamino Caputo, Maria Christou,

Sarah Delacour, Roger Eritja, Ouafaa Fassi-Fihri, Martina Ferraguti … Alessandra della Torre and Consortium AIM-COST/AIM-Surv (2022). AIMSurv: First pan-European harmonized surveillance of Aedes invasive mosquito species of relevance for human vector-borne diseases. Gigabyte, 1 – 13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.57


32. Živko Južnič-zonta, Isis Sanpera-calbet, Roger Eritja, John R.b. Palmer, Agustí Escobar, Joan Garriga, Aitana Oltra, Alex Richter-boix, Francis Schaffner, Alessandra Della Torre, Miguel Ángel Miranda, Marion Koopmans, Luisa Barzon, Frederic Bartumeus Ferre, Mosquito Alert Digital Entomology Network*, Mosquito Alert Community(2022)Mosquito alert: leveraging citizen science to create a GBIF mosquito occurrence dataset. Gigabyte, 1 – 11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.54 *Ferraguti M as member of both groups.


31. Ferraguti M, Magallanes S, Ibáñez-Justicia A (2022). Implication of human landscape transformation on mosquito populations. Chapter 8, en: Ecology and Control of Vector-borne Diseases Vol.7. Gutiérrez-López R, Martínez-de la Puente J, Ciota A, Logan J (eds), Wageningen Academic Publishers. 264 pp. ISBN: 978-90-8686-379-2, eISBN: 978-90-8686-931-2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-931-2


30. Marzal A*, Ferraguti M*, Muriel J, Magallanes S, Ortize JA, García-Longoria L, Bravo-Barriga D, Guerrero-Carvajal F, Aguilera-Sepúlveda P, Llorenteg F, de Lopea F, Jiménez–Claverog MÁ, Frontera E (2022). Circulation of zoonotic flaviviruses in wild passerine birds in Western Spain. Veterinary Microbiology, 268: 109399. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2022.109399


29. Jiménez-Peñuela J, Ferraguti M, Martínez-de la Puente J, Soriguer RC, Figuerola J, Isaksson C (2022). Differences in fatty acids composition between Plasmodium infected and uninfected house sparrows along an urbanization gradient. Science of the Total Environment, 815: 152664. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152664


28. González MA, Bravo-Barriga D, Alarcón-Elbal PM, Álvarez-Calero JM, Quero C, Ferraguti M, López S (2021). Development of Novel Management Tools for Phortica variegata (Diptera: Drosophilidae), Vector of the Oriental Eyeworm, Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida: Thelaziidae), in Europe. Journal of Medical Entomology (2021), 59(1): 328-336. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab171


27. Ferraguti M, Josué Martínez-de la Puente J, Jiménez–Clavero MÁ, Llorente F, Roiz D, Ruiz S, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2021). A field test of the dilution effect hypothesis in four avian multi-host pathogens. PLoS Pathog 17(6): e1009637. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat. 1009637


26. Ferraguti M, Josué Martínez-de la Puente J, Figuerola J (2021). Ecological effects on the dynamics of West Nile virus and avian Plasmodium: the importance of mosquito communities and landscape. Viruses, 13: 1208. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071208


25. Jiménez-Peñuela J, Ferraguti M, Martínez-De La Puente J, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2021). Urbanization effects on temporal variations of avian haemosporidian infections. Environmental Research, 199: 111234. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111234


24. Ferraguti M, Heesterbeek H, Martínez-de la Puente J, Jiménez-Clavero MÁ, Vázquez A, Ruiz S, Llorente F, Roiz D, Vernooij H, Soriguer R & Figuerola J (2021). The role of different Culex mosquito species in the transmission of West Nile virus and avian malaria parasites in Mediterranean areas. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 68: 920–930. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13760


23. Guerrero-Carvajal F, Bravo-Barriga D, Martín-Cuervo M, Aguilera-Sepúlveda P, Ferraguti M, Jiménez-Clavero MÁ, Llorente F, Alonso JM, Frontera E (2021). Serological evidence of co-circulation of West Nile and Usutu viruses in equids from western Spain. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 68: 1432–1444. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13810


22. Ferraguti M, Hernández-Lara C, Sehgal RNM, Santiago-Alarcon D (2020). Anthropogenic effects on avian haemosporidians and their vectors. Chapter 14, in: Avian malaria and related parasites in the tropics, Santiago-Alarcon D & Marzal A (eds), Springer Nature Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-030-51632-1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51633-8_14


21. Gangoso L, Aragonés D, Martínez-de la Puente J, Lucientes J, Delacour-Estrella S, Peña RE, Montalvo T, Bueno-Marí R, Bravo-Barriga D, Frontera E, Marqués E, Ruiz-Arrondo I, Muñoz A, Oteo JA, Miranda MA, Barceló C, Arias Vázquez MS, Silva-Torres MI, Ferraguti M, Magallanes S, Muriel J, Marzal A, Arandano C, Ruiz S, González MA, Morchón R, Gómez-Barrosos D, Figuerola J (2020). Determinants of the current and future distribution of the West Nile virus mosquito vector Culex pipiens in Spain. Environmental Research, 188: 109837. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109837


20. Martínez-de la Puente J & Ferraguti M (2020). Ecología de transmisión de enfermedades: interacciones entre aves, parásitos sanguíneos y vectores. Revista Ecosistemas, 29(2). DOI: https://doi.org/10.7818/ECOS.2039


19. Martinou AF, Schafer S, Bueno R, Ferraguti M, Foussadier R, Schaefer M, Schaffner F, Fawcett J, Angelidou I, Peyton J, Erguler K, Martinos C, Gkotsi T, Purse B, Wright D, Roy H (2020). A call to arms: setting the framework for a Code of Practice for mosquito management in European wetlands. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57: 1012–1019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13631


18. Ferraguti M, Martínez-de la Puente J, García-Longoria L, Soriguer R, Figuerola J, Marzal A (2019). From Africa to Europe: evidence of transmission of a tropical Plasmodium lineage in Spanish populations of house sparrows, Parasites & Vectors, 12: 548. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3804-1


17. Martínez-de la Puente J, Ferraguti M, Jiménez-Peñuela J, Ruiz S, Martínez J, Roiz D, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2019). Filarial worm circulation by mosquitoes along an urbanization gradient in southern Spain. Transboundary Emerging Diseases, 66: 1752-1757. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13176


16. Díez-Fernández, Martínez-de la Puente J, Gangoso L, Ferraguti M, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2019). House sparrow uropygial gland secretions do not attract ornithophilic nor mammophilic mosquitoes. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 34 (2): 225-228. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12401


15. Jiménez-Peñuela J, Ferraguti M, Martínez-de la Puente J, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2019). Urbanization and blood parasite infections affect the body condition of wild birds. Science of the Total Environment, 651: 3015 – 3022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.203


14. Martínez-de la Puente J, Ferraguti M, Ruiz S, Montalvo T, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2018). Tracing pathogen transmission by mosquitoes under a global change perspective: on the role of the identification of mosquito bloodmeals. eLS: 1-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0028179


13. Ferraguti M, Martínez-de la Puente J, Bensch S, Roiz D, Ruiz S, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2018). Ecological determinants of avian malaria infection: an integrative analysis at landscape, mosquito and vertebrate community levels. Journal of Animal Ecology, 87(3): 727-740. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12805


12. Martínez-de la Puente J*, Ferraguti M*, Ruiz S, Roiz D, Llorente F, Pérez-Ramírez E, Jiménez-Clavero MÁ, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2018). Mosquito community influences West Nile virus seroprevalence in wild birds: implications for the risk of spillover into human populations. Scientific Reports, 8: 2599. * These authors contributed equally to this article. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20825-z


11. Martínez-de la Puente J, Navarro J, Ferraguti M, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2017). First molecular identification of the vertebrate hosts of Culicoides imicola in Europe and a review of its blood-feeding patterns worldwide: implications for the transmission of Bluetongue disease and African Horse Sickness. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 31(4): 333-339. Editor’s Choice. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12247


10. Ruiz-Martínez J, Ferraguti M, Figuerola J, Martínez-de la Puente J, Williams R, Herrera-Dueñas A, Aguirre JI, Soriguer R, Escudero C, Moens M, Pérez-Tris J, Benítez L (2016). Prevalence and genetic diversity of avipoxvirus in House Sparrows in Spain. PLoS One, 11(12), e0168690. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168690


9. Martínez-de la Puente J, Ferraguti M, Roiz D, Ruiz S, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2016). Culex pipiens forms and urbanization: effects on blood feeding sources and transmission of avian Plasmodium. Malaria Journal, 15: 589. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1643-5


8. Ferraguti M, Martínez-de la Puente J, Roiz D, Ruiz S, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2016). Effects of landscape anthropization on mosquito community composition and abundance Spain. Scientific Reports, 6: 29002. Highly cited paper by WoS. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep29002


7. Ferraguti M*, Martínez-de la Puente J*, Soriguer R, Llorente F, Jiménez-Clavero MÁ, Figuerola J (2016). West Nile virus neutralizing antibodies in wild birds from southern Spain. Epidemiology & Infection, 144: 1907 – 1911. * These authors contributed equally to this article. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268816000133


6. Zangari L, Ferraguti M, Luiselli L, Battisti C, Bologna MA (2013). Breeding birds along a vegetation gradient in a Mediterranean landscape: contrasting patterns in spatial diversity. Vie et milieu – Life and environment, 63 (3/4): 121-126. DOI: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/102141


5. Zangari L, Ferraguti M, Luiselli L, Battisti C, Bologna MA (2013). Comparing patterns in abundance and diversity of hole-nesting Birds in mediterranean habitats. Revue d’Ecologie/La Terre et la Vie, 68: 267-274. DOI: http://hdl.handle.net/2042/55972


4. Ferraguti M, Martínez-de la Puente J, Ruiz S, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2013). On the study of the transmission networks of blood parasites from SW Spain: diversity of avian Haemosporidians in the biting midge Culicoides circumscriptus and wild birds. Parasites & Vectors, 6: 208. Article listed as “Highly accessed” by BioMed Central. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-6-208


3. Ferraguti M, Martínez-de la Puente J, Muñoz J, Roiz D, Ruiz S, Soriguer R, Figuerola J (2013). Avian Plasmodium in Culex and Ochlerotatus mosquitoes from southern Spain: effects of season and host-feeding source on parasite dynamics. PLoS One, 8(6): e66237. Doñana Biological Station best paper “Severo Ochoa award” under the category PhD student. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066237


2. Martínez-de la Puente J, Martínez J, Ferraguti M, Morales-de la Nuez A, Castro N, Figuerola J (2012). Genetic characterization and molecular identification of the bloodmeal sources of the potential bluetongue vector Culicoides obsoletus in the Canary Islands, Spain. Parasites & Vectors, 5: 147. Article listed as “Highly accesed” by BioMed Central. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-147


1. Ferraguti M, Battisti C, Luiselli L, Zangari L, Bologna MA (2012). Breeding bird assemblages in a Mediterranean mature beech forest: evidence of an intra-seasonal stability. Rendiconti Lincei, 24(1),1-5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-012-0206