World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Best Female Scientists
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Best Female Scientists

D-Index
140
Citations
102959
World Ranking
234
National Ranking
147

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
145
Citations
110960
World Ranking
214
National Ranking
148

Ana Maria Cuervo 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 Ana Maria Cuervo sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 414 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 849 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 950 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 841 scientists 207–216 publications: 735 scientists 217–226 publications: 709 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 418 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 197 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 60 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientists 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientists 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 376 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ana Maria Cuervo 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 Ana Maria Cuervo sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 145 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Ana Maria Cuervo is affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the United States and has produced extensive research in the fields of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scientific work spans multiple subfields including epidemiology, physiology, cell biology, molecular biology, and neurology.

The main topics studied by Ana Maria Cuervo focus heavily on autophagy and its role in disease and therapy, as well as endoplasmic reticulum stress and its implications for disease states. They have also conducted research related to Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, and the role of sirtuins and resveratrol in medicine.

Notable recent publications authored by or associated with Ana Maria Cuervo include:

  • "Autophagy in major human diseases," 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • "The different autophagy degradation pathways and neurodegeneration," 2022, Neuron
  • "Chaperone-mediated autophagy prevents collapse of the neuronal metastable proteome," 2021, Cell
  • "Microglial NF-κB drives tau spreading and toxicity in a mouse model of tauopathy," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Chaperone-mediated autophagy sustains haematopoietic stem-cell function," 2021, Nature

Frequent co-authors working alongside Ana Maria Cuervo include Antonio Díaz, Susmita Kaushik, Inmaculada Tasset, Evripidis Gavathiotis, and Kristen Lindenau.

The venues where Ana Maria Cuervo has regularly published reflect their focus and research impact. These include Nature Communications, Science Advances, Autophagy, Aging Cell, and Nature Cell Biology.

Ana Maria Cuervo's contributions have been recognized through professional honors such as membership in the National Academy of Sciences awarded in 2019 and fellowship in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences awarded in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Autophagy fights disease through cellular self-digestion

    Noboru Mizushima;Beth Levine;Ana Maria Cuervo;Daniel J. Klionsky

  • Autophagy regulates lipid metabolism

    Rajat Singh;Susmita Kaushik;Yongjun Wang;Youqing Xiang

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

  • Impaired degradation of mutant α-synuclein by chaperone-mediated autophagy

    Ana Maria Cuervo;Leonidas Stefanis;Ross Fredenburg;Peter T. Lansbury

  • Geroscience: Linking Aging to Chronic Disease

    Brian K. Kennedy;Shelley L. Berger;Anne Brunet;Judith Campisi;Judith Campisi

  • Extensive involvement of autophagy in Alzheimer disease: an immuno-electron microscopy study.

    Ralph A. Nixon;Ralph A. Nixon;Jerzy Wegiel;Asok Kumar;Asok Kumar;Wai Haung Yu;Wai Haung Yu

  • Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Eric H. Baehrecke;Andrea Ballabio;Patricia Boya

  • Identification of distinct nanoparticles and subsets of extracellular vesicles by asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation.

    Haiying Zhang;Daniela Freitas;Han Sang Kim;Han Sang Kim;Kristina Fabijanic

  • Autophagy in major human diseases

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Giulia Petroni;Ravi K. Amaravadi;Eric H. Baehrecke

  • Lysosomal Proteolysis and Autophagy Require Presenilin 1 and Are Disrupted by Alzheimer-Related PS1 Mutations

    Ju Hyun Lee;Ju Hyun Lee;W. Haung Yu;W. Haung Yu;Asok Kumar;Asok Kumar;Sooyeon Lee;Sooyeon Lee

  • Macroautophagy—a novel β-amyloid peptide-generating pathway activated in Alzheimer's disease

    W Haung Yu;Ana Maria Cuervo;Asok Kumar;Corrinne M. Peterhoff

  • Autophagy: in sickness and in health

    Ana Maria Cuervo

  • A Receptor for the Selective Uptake and Degradation of Proteins by Lysosomes

    Ana Maria Cuervo;J. Fred Dice

  • Autophagy gone awry in neurodegenerative diseases

    Esther Wong;Ana Maria Cuervo

  • The coming of age of chaperone-mediated autophagy.

    Susmita Kaushik;Ana Maria Cuervo

  • Microautophagy of Cytosolic Proteins by Late Endosomes

    Ranjit Sahu;Susmita Kaushik;Cristina C. Clement;Elvira S. Cannizzo

  • Autophagy and Aging The Importance of Maintaining "Clean" Cells

    Ana Maria Cuervo;Ettore Bergamini;Ulf T Brunk;Wulf Dröge

  • Chaperone-mediated autophagy: roles in disease and aging

    Ana Maria Cuervo;Esther Wong

Frequent Co-Authors

Susmita Kaushik
Susmita Kaushik Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Ralph A. Nixon
Ralph A. Nixon Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Asok Kumar
Asok Kumar Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
José L. Carrascosa
José L. Carrascosa Spanish National Research Council
Laura Santambrogio
Laura Santambrogio Cornell University
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
David Sulzer
David Sulzer Columbia University
Daniel J. Klionsky
Daniel J. Klionsky University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
J. Fred Dice
J. Fred Dice Tufts University
Steven Finkbeiner
Steven Finkbeiner University of California, San Francisco

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Biology or Biochemistry in the USA can open doors to diverse online degrees and flexible career pathways in healthcare and life sciences. Many students pursue advanced credentials, such as a post masters np program, to specialize further as nurse practitioners and expand their clinical expertise.

For those passionate about nutrition or community health, an online nutrition degree provides a cost-effective route to professional certification and dietetics roles. Similarly, nurses looking to advance their credentials can benefit from rn to bsn online no clinicals programs that offer academic advancement with minimal on-site requirements.

Ambitious individuals interested in healthcare leadership are pursuing an online masters in healthcare management for rapid entry into administrative and management positions. Each of these pathways demonstrates the flexibility and breadth of opportunities for biology and biochemistry graduates in the expanding healthcare and sciences sector.

Best Scientists Citing Ana Maria Cuervo

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles