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Agostinho Antunes

Agostinho Antunes

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
11855
World Ranking
14379
National Ranking
58

Agostinho Antunes publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Agostinho Antunes sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 249 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Agostinho Antunes D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Agostinho Antunes sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Agostinho Antunes is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal and has a research focus that spans several interconnected domains within life sciences. Their work primarily engages with Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, having contributed to 139 publications in this field. Environmental Science is another major field of study with 76 relevant publications. This multidisciplinary approach is further reflected in their investigations into subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Microbiology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to genetic and ecological studies. Main topics include:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Agostinho Antunes has contributed to several recent papers published in prominent scientific journals. Among these are:

  • The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics, 2022, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • How genomics can help biodiversity conservation, 2023, Trends in Genetics
  • Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes, 2024, Nature
  • Modern venomics-Current insights, novel methods, and future perspectives in biological and applied animal venom research, 2022, GigaScience
  • The evolutionary history of extinct and living lions, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The frequent publication venues where the scientist's work appears include:

  • Antibiotics
  • Genomics
  • GigaScience
  • Microorganisms
  • Marine Drugs

Collaborative research is a notable element of their academic activity. Frequent coauthors of Agostinho Antunes comprise:

  • Guillermín Agüero-Chapín
  • Yovani Marrero-Ponce
  • Vı́tor Vasconcelos
  • Thitipong Panthum
  • Worapong Singchat

Best Publications

  • Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation.

    Guojie Zhang;Guojie Zhang;Cai Li;Qiye Li;Bo Li

  • The late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: a genetic assessment.

    Warren E. Johnson;Eduardo Eizirik;Eduardo Eizirik;Eduardo Eizirik;Jill Pecon-Slattery;Jill Pecon-Slattery;Jill Pecon-Slattery;William J. Murphy;William J. Murphy;William J. Murphy

  • The adaptive evolution of the mammalian mitochondrial genome.

    Rute R da Fonseca;Rute R da Fonseca;Warren E Johnson;Stephen J O'Brien;Maria João Ramos

  • Initial sequence and comparative analysis of the cat genome

    Joan U. Pontius;James C. Mullikin;Douglas R. Smith;Agencourt Sequencing Team

  • Evolution of separate predation- and defence-evoked venoms in carnivorous cone snails

    Sébastien Dutertre;Sébastien Dutertre;Ai-Hua Jin;Irina Vetter;Brett Hamilton

  • Genomic legacy of the African cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus.

    Pavel Dobrynin;Shiping Liu;Gaik Tamazian;Zijun Xiong

  • Sea Anemone (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria) Toxins: An Overview

    Bárbara Frazão;Vitor Vasconcelos;Agostinho Antunes

  • Genome-wide signatures of complex introgression and adaptive evolution in the big cats

    Henrique V. Figueiró;Gang Li;Fernanda J. Trindade;Juliana Assis

  • The chemical ecology of cyanobacteria

    Pedro N. Leão;Niclas Engene;Agostinho Antunes;William H. Gerwick;William H. Gerwick

  • Three-fingered RAVERs: Rapid Accumulation of Variations in Exposed Residues of snake venom toxins.

    Kartik Sunagar;Timothy N. W. Jackson;Eivind A. B. Undheim;Syed. A. Ali

  • Cylindrospermopsin: occurrence, methods of detection and toxicology.

    C. Moreira;J. Azevedo;A. Antunes;V. Vasconcelos

  • The Evolutionary Dynamics of the Lion Panthera leo Revealed by Host and Viral Population Genomics

    Agostinho Antunes;Jennifer L. Troyer;Melody E. Roelke;Jill Pecon-Slattery

  • Pangolin genomes and the evolution of mammalian scales and immunity

    Siew Who Choo;Mike Rayko;Tze King Tan;Ranjeev Hari

  • Subspecies Genetic Assignments of Worldwide Captive Tigers Increase Conservation Value of Captive Populations

    Shu-Jin Luo;Shu-Jin Luo;Warren E. Johnson;Janice S. Martenson;Agostinho Antunes;Agostinho Antunes

  • Evolution of CRISPs Associated with Toxicoferan-Reptilian Venom and Mammalian Reproduction

    Kartik Sunagar;Warren E. Johnson;Stephen J. O’Brien;Stephen J. O’Brien;Vítor Vasconcelos

  • Evolutionary Analysis of a Large mtDNA Translocation (numt) into the Nuclear Genome of the Panthera Genus Species

    Jae-Heup Kim;Agostinho Antunes;Shu-Jin Luo;Joan C. Menninger

  • Vomeronasal Receptors in Vertebrates and the Evolution of Pheromone Detection.

    Liliana Silva;Agostinho Antunes

  • Differential Evolution and Neofunctionalization of Snake Venom Metalloprotease Domains

    Andreas Brust;Kartik Sunagar;Eivind A.B. Undheim;Irina Vetter

  • Evolution stings: the origin and diversification of scorpion toxin peptide scaffolds.

    Kartik Sunagar;Eivind A. B. Undheim;Angelo H. C. Chan;Ivan Koludarov

  • The Evolutionary Dynamics of the Lion Panthera leo Revealed by Host and Viral Population Genomics

    Agostinho Antunes;Jennifer L. Troyer;Melody E. Roelke;Jill Pecon-Slattery

Frequent Co-Authors

Vitor Vasconcelos
Vitor Vasconcelos University of Porto
Stephen J. O'Brien
Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University
Warren E. Johnson
Warren E. Johnson Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Guojie Zhang
Guojie Zhang Zhejiang University
M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Erich D. Jarvis
Erich D. Jarvis Rockefeller University
Cristina Linares
Cristina Linares University of Barcelona
Bryan G. Fry
Bryan G. Fry University of Queensland
Klaus-Peter Koepfli
Klaus-Peter Koepfli Smithsonian Institution
Joaquim Garrabou
Joaquim Garrabou Spanish National Research Council

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