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D-Index
69
Citations
17673
World Ranking
2039
National Ranking
18

Amilcar Tanuri 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 Amilcar Tanuri sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 321 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Amilcar Tanuri 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 Amilcar Tanuri sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Amilcar Tanuri is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Virology.

Their research prominently addresses topics such as SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, including detection and testing methods, clinical research studies, and the long-term effects of COVID-19. They also work on mosquito-borne diseases and viral infections involving vectors.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Terezinha Marta Pereira Pinto Castiñeiras, Luiza M. Higa, Rafael Mello Galliez, Renato Santana Aguiar, and Diana Mariani.

Amilcar Tanuri has published extensively in several venues where they have multiple papers, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Viruses
  • Scientific Reports
  • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Among their recent papers are:

  • Evolution and epidemic spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil, 2020, Science
  • Genomic Characterization of a Novel SARS-CoV-2 Lineage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2021, Journal of Virology
  • Serology testing in the COVID-19 pandemic response, 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Genomic characterization of a novel SARS-CoV-2 lineage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zika virus infection leads to mitochondrial failure, oxidative stress and DNA damage in human iPSC-derived astrocytes, 2020, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Detection and sequencing of Zika virus from amniotic fluid of fetuses with microcephaly in Brazil: a case study

    Guilherme Calvet;Renato S Aguiar;Adriana S O Melo;Simone A Sampaio

  • Zika virus impairs growth in human neurospheres and brain organoids

    Patricia P. Garcez;Erick Correia Loiola;Rodrigo Madeiro da Costa;Luiza M. Higa

  • Evolution and epidemic spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil.

    Darlan S. Candido;Darlan S. Candido;Ingra M. Claro;Jaqueline G. de Jesus;William M. Souza

  • HIV-1 drug resistance before initiation or re-initiation of first-line antiretroviral therapy in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis

    Ravindra K Gupta;John Gregson;Neil Parkin;Hiwot Haile-Selassie

  • Congenital Zika Virus Infection: Beyond Neonatal Microcephaly

    Adriana Suely de Oliveira Melo;Renato Santana Aguiar;Melania Maria Ramos Amorim;Monica B. Arruda

  • Global and regional molecular epidemiology of HIV-1, 1990–2015: a systematic review, global survey, and trend analysis

    Joris Hemelaar;Ramyiadarsini Elangovan;Jason Yun;Leslie Dickson-Tetteh

  • Impact of HIV-1 subtype and antiretroviral therapy on protease and reverse transcriptase genotype: Results of a global collaboration

    Rami Kantor;David A Katzenstein;Brad Efron;Ana Patricia Carvalho

  • Tissue culture adaptation of foot-and-mouth disease virus selects viruses that bind to heparin and are attenuated in cattle.

    Daniel Sa-Carvalho;Elizabeth Rieder;Barry Baxt;Renato Rodarte

  • Genomic characterization of a novel SARS-CoV-2 lineage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    Carolina M Voloch;Ronaldo da Silva Francisco;Luiz G P de Almeida;Cynthia C Cardoso

  • Serology testing in the COVID-19 pandemic response.

    Rosanna W Peeling;Catherine J Wedderburn;Catherine J Wedderburn;Patricia J Garcia;Debrah Boeras

  • Genomic and epidemiological monitoring of yellow fever virus transmission potential

    N. R. Faria;M. U. G. Kraemer;M. U. G. Kraemer;M. U. G. Kraemer;S. C. Hill;J. Goes de Jesus

  • Evidence for Transmission of Zika Virus by Platelet Transfusion.

    Iara J.F. Motta;Bryan R. Spencer;Suely G. Cordeiro da Silva;Monica B. Arruda

  • Chloroquine, an Endocytosis Blocking Agent, Inhibits Zika Virus Infection in Different Cell Models

    Rodrigo Delvecchio;Luiza M. Higa;Paula Pezzuto;Ana Luiza Valadão

  • Geographic and temporal trends in the molecular epidemiology and genetic mechanisms of transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance: an individual-patient- and sequence-level meta-analysis

    Soo Yon Rhee;Jose Luis Blanco;Michael R. Jordan;Jonathan Taylor

  • Brazilian Network for HIV Drug Resistance Surveillance (HIV-BResNet): a survey of chronically infected individuals.

    Rodrigo M. Brindeiro;Ricardo S. Diaz;Ester C. Sabino;Mariza G. Morgado

  • Congenital Brain Abnormalities and Zika Virus: What the Radiologist Can Expect to See Prenatally and Postnatally.

    Patricia Soares de Oliveira-Szejnfeld;Deborah Levine;Adriana Suely de Oliveira Melo;Melania Maria Ramos Amorim

  • Genomic characterization of a novel SARS-CoV-2 lineage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Carolina M Voloch;Ronaldo da Silva F;Luiz G P de Almeida;Cynthia C Cardoso

  • Protease sequences from HIV-1 group M subtypes A-H reveal distinct amino acid mutation patterns associated with protease resistance in protease inhibitor-naive individuals worldwide. HIV Variant Working Group.

    Danuta Pieniazek;Mark Rayfield;Dale J. Hu;John Nkengasong

  • The spectrum of neuropathological changes associated with congenital Zika virus infection

    Leila Chimelli;Adriana S. O. Melo;Elyzabeth Avvad-Portari;Clayton A. Wiley

  • Retroviral vectors and transposons for stable gene therapy: advances, current challenges and perspectives

    José Eduardo Vargas;Leonardo Chicaybam;Renato Tetelbom Stein;Amilcar Tanuri

  • A specific subtype C of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 circulates in Brazil.

    Marcelo A. Soares;Tulio De Oliveira;Rodrigo M. Brindeiro;Ricardo S. Diaz

Frequent Co-Authors

Ester C. Sabino
Ester C. Sabino Universidade de São Paulo
Anne-Mieke Vandamme
Anne-Mieke Vandamme Rega Institute for Medical Research
Nuno Rodrigues Faria
Nuno Rodrigues Faria Imperial College London
Lynn Morris
Lynn Morris University of the Witwatersrand
Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos
Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos National Laboratory of Scientific Computing
Robert W. Shafer
Robert W. Shafer Stanford University
David Katzenstein
David Katzenstein Stanford University
Patricia A. Cane
Patricia A. Cane Public Health England
Kristel Van Laethem
Kristel Van Laethem Rega Institute for Medical Research
Moritz U G Kraemer
Moritz U G Kraemer University of Oxford

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