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49
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9584
World Ranking
4021
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6

Antónia Monteiro publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Antónia Monteiro sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 156 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Antónia Monteiro D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Antónia Monteiro sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Antónia Monteiro is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. The work includes extensive contributions to Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Plant Science.

Their main research topics encompass Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Lepidoptera Biology and Taxonomy, Plant and Animal Studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Hemiptera Insect Studies, and Insect and Pesticide Research.

Frequent publication venues for Monteiro include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Methods and Protocols, Scientific Reports, Nature Communications, and Science Advances. These outlets reflect a focus on rapid dissemination as well as peer-reviewed scientific communication.

Monteiro has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including Tirtha Das Banerjee, Suriya Narayanan Murugesan, Anupama Prakash, Cédric Finet, and Yuji Matsuoka.

Recent publications provide insight into the scope of Monteiro's research:

  • High-resolution silkworm pan-genome provides genetic insights into artificial selection and ecological adaptation, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Butterfly eyespots evolved via cooption of an ancestral gene-regulatory network that also patterns antennae, legs, and wings, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Origin of the mechanism of phenotypic plasticity in satyrid butterfly eyespots, 2020, eLife
  • Doublesex Mediates the Development of Sex-Specific Pheromone Organs in Bicyclus Butterflies via Multiple Mechanisms, 2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Hox genes are essential for the development of eyespots in Bicyclus anynana butterflies, 2020, Genetics

Best Publications

  • RNA interference in Lepidoptera: An overview of successful and unsuccessful studies and implications for experimental design

    Olle Terenius;Alexie Papanicolaou;Alexie Papanicolaou;Jennie S. Garbutt;Ioannis Eleftherianos

  • Development, plasticity and evolution of butterfly eyespot patterns

    Brakefield Pm;Gates J;Keys D;Kesbeke F

  • The HSP90 family of genes in the human genome: insights into their divergence and evolution.

    Bin Chen;William H. Piel;Liming Gui;Elspeth Bruford

  • Comparative genomics and evolution of the HSP90 family of genes across all kingdoms of organisms

    Bin Chen;Bin Chen;Daibin Zhong;Antónia Monteiro

  • The generation and diversification of butterfly eyespot color patterns

    Craig R Brunetti;Jayne E Selegue;Antonia Monteiro;Vernon French

  • Phylogeny of Bicyclus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Inferred from COI, COII, and EF-1α Gene Sequences

    Antónia Monteiro;Naomi E Pierce

  • Female Bicyclus anynana butterflies choose males on the basis of their dorsal UV-reflective eyespot pupils.

    Kendra A Robertson;Antónia Monteiro

  • The use of chemical and visual cues in female choice in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana

    Katie Costanzo;Antónia Monteiro

  • Comparative insights into questions of lepidopteran wing pattern homology.

    Antónia Monteiro;Antónia Monteiro;Antónia Monteiro;Gary Glaser;Steven Stockslager;Nelleke Glansdorp

  • Evolutionary biology for the 21st century.

    Jonathan B. Losos;Stevan J. Arnold;Gill Bejerano;E. D. Brodie

  • Wings, horns, and butterfly eyespots: how do complex traits evolve?

    Antónia Monteiro;Ondrej Podlaha

  • Developmental Plasticity in Sexual Roles of Butterfly Species Drives Mutual Sexual Ornamentation

    Kathleen L. Prudic;Cheonha Jeon;Hui Cao;Antónia Monteiro;Antónia Monteiro

  • Melanin Pathway Genes Regulate Color and Morphology of Butterfly Wing Scales

    Yuji Matsuoka;Antónia Monteiro;Antónia Monteiro

  • Eyespots deflect predator attack increasing fitness and promoting the evolution of phenotypic plasticity.

    Kathleen L. Prudic;Andrew M. Stoehr;Bethany R. Wasik;Antónia Monteiro

  • Unraveling the thread of nature's tapestry: the genetics of diversity and convergence in animal pigmentation.

    Marcus R. Kronforst;Gregory S. Barsh;Artyom Kopp;James Mallet;James Mallet

  • Development and evolution on the wing

    W.Owen McMillan;Antónia Monteiro;Durrell D. Kapan

  • Accommodating natural and sexual selection in butterfly wing pattern evolution

    Jeffrey C. Oliver;Kendra A. Robertson;Antónia Monteiro;Antónia Monteiro

  • Genetic Basis of Melanin Pigmentation in Butterfly Wings.

    Linlin Zhang;Arnaud Martin;Michael W. Perry;Karin R. L. van der Burg

  • Origin, development, and evolution of butterfly eyespots.

    Antónia Monteiro

  • THE EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BASIS OF WING PATTERN VARIATION IN THE BUTTERFLY BICYCLUS ANYNANA.

    Antonia F. Monteiro;Paul M. Brakefield;Vernon French

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul M. Brakefield
Paul M. Brakefield University of Cambridge
Markus R. Wenk
Markus R. Wenk Hamad bin Khalifa University
Conrad C. Labandeira
Conrad C. Labandeira Smithsonian Institution
Jeremy M. Beaulieu
Jeremy M. Beaulieu University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Hui Cao
Hui Cao Yale University
Hopi E. Hoekstra
Hopi E. Hoekstra Howard Hughes Medical Institute
H. Frederik Nijhout
H. Frederik Nijhout Duke University
Chungkun Shih
Chungkun Shih National Museum of Natural History
Adriana D. Briscoe
Adriana D. Briscoe University of California, Irvine
Sean B. Carroll
Sean B. Carroll University of Maryland, College Park

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