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Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia

Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia

Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
8289
World Ranking
17276
National Ranking
102

Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 158 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia 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 Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia 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: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with additional significant work in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The subfields in which they focus include Plant Science, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their main research topics cover a range of subjects related to genetics and plant biology. These include Genetics and Plant Breeding, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing, Plant Pathogens and Resistance Mechanisms, Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics, and Nematode Management and Characterization Studies.

Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia has contributed articles to multiple scientific journals and conferences, frequently publishing in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Frontiers in Plant Science, and Research Square. Their publication record includes the following recent papers:

  • AGHmatrix: genetic relationship matrices in R, 2023, Bioinformatics
  • Improving yield and fruit quality traits in sweet passion fruit: Evidence for genotype by environment interaction and selection of promising genotypes, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • High-Resolution Linkage Map With Allele Dosage Allows the Identification of Regions Governing Complex Traits and Apospory in Guinea Grass (Megathyrsus maximus), 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Boosting predictive ability of tropical maize hybrids via genotype-by-environment interaction under multivariate GBLUP models, 2020, Crop Science
  • Leveraging probability concepts for cultivar recommendation in multi-environment trials, 2022, Theoretical and Applied Genetics

The scientist has collaborated extensively with other researchers, with frequent co-authors including Anete Pereira de Souza, Guilherme da Silva Pereira, Rodrigo Gazaffi, Rodrigo R. Amadeu, and Willian Giordani.

Best Publications

  • OneMap: software for genetic mapping in outcrossing species

    G. R. A. Margarido;A. P. Souza;Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia

  • Linking rhizosphere microbiome composition of wild and domesticated Phaseolus vulgaris to genotypic and root phenotypic traits.

    Juan E. Pérez-Jaramillo;Víctor J. Carrión;Mirte Bosse;Luiz F.V. Ferrão

  • Comparison of RAPD, RFLP, AFLP and SSR markers for diversity studies in tropical maize inbred lines

    Antonio A. F. Garcia;Luciana L. Benchimol;Antônia M. M. Barbosa;Isaias O. Geraldi

  • Analysis of genetic similarity detected by AFLP and coefficient of parentage among genotypes of sugar cane ( Saccharum spp.).

    M. L. A. Lima;A. A. F. Garcia;K. M. Oliveira;S. Matsuoka

  • Comparison of similarity coefficients used for cluster analysis with dominant markers in maize (Zea mays L)

    Andréia da Silva Meyer;Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia;Anete Pereira de Souza;Cláudio Lopes de Souza Jr.

  • AGHmatrix: R Package to Construct Relationship Matrices for Autotetraploid and Diploid Species: A Blueberry Example

    Rodrigo R. Amadeu;Catherine Cellon;James W. Olmstead;Antonio A. F. Garcia

  • Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping and The Genetic Basis of Heterosis in Maize and Rice

    Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia;Shengchu Wang;Albrecht E Melchinger;Zhao-Bang Zeng

  • Development of an integrated genetic map of a sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) commercial cross, based on a maximum-likelihood approach for estimation of linkage and linkage phases

    A. A. F. Garcia;E. A. Kido;A. N. Meza;H. M. B. Souza

  • Survey in the sugarcane expressed sequence tag database (SUCEST) for simple sequence repeats

    Luciana Rossini Pinto;Karine Miranda Oliveira;Eugênio César Ulian;Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia

  • Genotyping Polyploids from Messy Sequencing Data.

    David Gerard;Luis Felipe Ventorim Ferrão;Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia;Matthew Stephens

  • SNP genotyping allows an in-depth characterisation of the genome of sugarcane and other complex autopolyploids

    Antonio A. F. Garcia;Marcelo Mollinari;Thiago G. Marconi;Thiago G. Marconi;Oliver R. Serang

  • De Novo Assembly and Transcriptome Analysis of Contrasting Sugarcane Varieties

    Claudio Benicio Cardoso-Silva;Estela Araujo Costa;Melina Cristina Mancini;Thiago Willian Almeida Balsalobre

  • Duplicate and conquer: multiple homologs of PHOSPHORUS-STARVATION TOLERANCE1 enhance phosphorus acquisition and sorghum performance on low-phosphorus soils.

    Barbara Hufnagel;Sylvia M. de Sousa;Lidianne Assis;Claudia T. Guimaraes

  • Sugarcane improvement: how far can we go?

    Maximiller Dal-Bianco;Monalisa Sampaio Carneiro;Carlos Takeshi Hotta;Roberto Giacomini Chapola

  • Building the sugarcane genome for biotechnology and identifying evolutionary trends

    Nathalia de Setta;Nathalia de Setta;Cláudia Barros Monteiro-Vitorello;Cushla Jane Metcalfe;Guilherme Marcelo Queiroga Cruz

  • Genetic diversity in tropical maize inbred lines: heterotic group assignment and hybrid performance determined by RFLP markers.

    L. L. Benchimol;C. L. de Souza;A. A. F. Garcia;P. M. S. Kono

  • Efficient Exact Maximum a Posteriori Computation for Bayesian SNP Genotyping in Polyploids

    Oliver R Serang;Oliver R Serang;Marcelo Mollinari;Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia

  • Studying the genetic basis of drought tolerance in sorghum by managed stress trials and adjustments for phenological and plant height differences

    P. K. Sabadin;M. Malosetti;M. P. Boer;F. D. Tardin

  • Characterization of novel sugarcane expressed sequence tag microsatellites and their comparison with genomic SSRs

    L. R. Pinto;K. M. Oliveira;T. Marconi;A. A. F. Garcia

  • Characterization of new polymorphic functional markers for sugarcane

    K. M. Oliveira;L. R. Pinto;T. G. Marconi;M. Mollinari

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Lucia Carneiro Vieira
Maria Lucia Carneiro Vieira Universidade de São Paulo
Marie-Anne Van Sluys
Marie-Anne Van Sluys Universidade de São Paulo
Luiz Lehmann Coutinho
Luiz Lehmann Coutinho Universidade de São Paulo
Matthew Stephens
Matthew Stephens University of Chicago
Edward S. Buckler
Edward S. Buckler Cornell University
Robert J Henry
Robert J Henry University of Queensland
Antonio Figueira
Antonio Figueira Universidade de São Paulo
Hélène Bergès
Hélène Bergès INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Zhao-Bang Zeng
Zhao-Bang Zeng North Carolina State University
Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro
Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro State University of Campinas

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