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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 99 782 735 390 363 290 33792
Molecular Biology 99 555 496 302 266 290 33792

Carlos T. Moraes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Carlos T. Moraes between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Carlos T. Moraes published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2011. 14 of the 316 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2011. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 6 publications
1985 2025

316 publications in total across all disciplines

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Carlos T. Moraes: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 4
1989 3
1990 8
1991 7
1992 10
1993 4
1994 7
1995 5
1996 5
1997 8
1998 8
1999 5
2000 8
2001 6
2002 6
2003 7
2004 6
2005 6
2006 9
2007 14
2008 8
2009 11
2010 11
2011 16
2012 16
2013 16
2014 8
2015 7
2016 6
2017 10
2018 13
2019 9
2020 13
2021 8
2022 6
2023 7
2024 8
2025 6
Total 316
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Carlos T. Moraes publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlos T. Moraes sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 287–296 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 290 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52 290
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Carlos T. Moraes D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlos T. Moraes sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 98–99 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39 99
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Carlos T. Moraes is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology and Clinical Biochemistry. Subfields within their work also include Cancer Research, Genetics, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their scientific output includes numerous publications, with recurrent appearances in notable journals such as Nature Communications, EMBO Molecular Medicine, Trends in Genetics, Journal of Biological Chemistry, and Diabetes.

Key areas of research for Carlos T. Moraes encompass Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering. Additional topics of interest cover ATP Synthase and ATPases Research, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer.

Among their recent published papers are the following:

  • Respiratory supercomplexes act as a platform for complex III-mediated maturation of human mitochondrial complexes I and IV, 2020, The EMBO Journal
  • Impaired mitophagy links mitochondrial disease to epithelial stress in methylmalonyl-CoA mutase deficiency, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Mitochondrial DNA heteroplasmy in disease and targeted nuclease-based therapeutic approaches, 2020, EMBO Reports
  • Nuclear-Mitochondrial Interactions, 2022, Biomolecules
  • ATAD3A has a scaffolding role regulating mitochondria inner membrane structure and protein assembly, 2021, Cell Reports

Frequent collaborators in their research include Sandra R. Bacman, Francisca Díaz, Nadee Nissanka, Jose Domingo Barrera-Paez, and Milena Pinto.

Publication venues where Carlos T. Moraes has contributed multiple times include:

  • Nature Communications
  • EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • Trends in Genetics
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Diabetes

Their work addresses complex interactions and mechanisms related to mitochondrial integrity and pathology, genetic disorders of metabolism, and molecular genetic tools such as CRISPR for therapeutic approaches.

Best Publications

  • Glycolytic oligodendrocytes maintain myelin and long-term axonal integrity

    Ursula Fünfschilling;Lotti Marianna Supplie;Don Mahad;Don Mahad;Susann Boretius

  • Mitochondrial DNA Deletions in Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia and Kearns-Sayre Syndrome

    Carlos T. Moraes;Salvatore Dimauro;Massimo Zeviani;Anne Lombes

  • Deletions of mitochondrial DNA in Kearns‐Sayre syndrome

    M. Zeviani;C. T. Moraes;S. DiMauro;H. Nakase

  • Increased muscle PGC-1α expression protects from sarcopenia and metabolic disease during aging

    Tina Wenz;Susana G. Rossi;Richard L. Rotundo;Bruce M. Spiegelman

  • A direct repeat is a hotspot for large-scale deletion of human mitochondrial DNA

    Eric A. Schon;Rosario Rizzuto;Carlos T. Moraes;Hirofumi Nakase

  • mtDNA depletion with variable tissue expression: a novel genetic abnormality in mitochondrial diseases.

    Carlos T. Moraes;Sara Shanske;Hans Jürgen Tritschler;June R. Aprille

  • The Qo site of the mitochondrial complex III is required for the transduction of hypoxic signaling via reactive oxygen species production

    Eric L. Bell;Tatyana A. Klimova;James Eisenbart;Carlos T. Moraes

  • Depletion of muscle mitochondrial DNA in AIDS patients with zidovudine-induced myopathy

    E. Arnaudo;S. Shanske;S. DiMauro;E.A. Schon

  • MELAS: Clinical features, biochemistry, and molecular genetics

    E. Ciafaloni;E. Ricci;S. Shanske;C. T. Moraes

  • Respiratory Complex III Is Required to Maintain Complex I in Mammalian Mitochondria

    Rebeca Acı́n-Pérez;Marı́a Pilar Bayona-Bafaluy;Marı́a Pilar Bayona-Bafaluy;Patricio Fernández-Silva;Raquel Moreno-Loshuertos

  • Reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial diseases.

    Ilias G. Kirkinezos;Carlos T. Moraes

  • Cloning of an endangered species (Bos gaurus) using interspecies nuclear transfer.

    Robert P. Lanza;Jose B. Cibelli;Francisca Diaz;Carlos T. Moraes

  • Specific elimination of mutant mitochondrial genomes in patient-derived cells by mitoTALENs

    Sandra R Bacman;Siôn L Williams;Milena Pinto;Susana Peralta

  • Titrating the effects of mitochondrial complex I impairment in the cell physiology.

    Antoni Barrientos;Carlos T. Moraes

  • Recombination via flanking direct repeats is a major cause of large-scale deletions of human mitochondrial DNA

    Shuji Mita;Rosario Rizzuto;Carlos T. Moraes;Sara Shanske

  • What regulates mitochondrial DNA copy number in animal cells

    Carlos T Moraes

  • RETRACTED: Activation of the PPAR/PGC-1α Pathway Prevents a Bioenergetic Deficit and Effectively Improves a Mitochondrial Myopathy Phenotype

    Tina Wenz;Francisca Diaz;Bruce M. Spiegelman;Carlos T. Moraes

  • Pattern of Organization of Human Mitochondrial Pseudogenes in the Nuclear Genome

    Markus Woischnik;Carlos T. Moraes

  • The mitochondrial tRNA(Leu(UUR)) mutation in mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes (MELAS): genetic, biochemical, and morphological correlations in skeletal muscle.

    C T Moraes;E Ricci;E Bonilla;S DiMauro

  • Mitochondrial DNA damage and reactive oxygen species in neurodegenerative disease

    Nadee Nissanka;Carlos T. Moraes

Frequent Co-Authors

Salvatore DiMauro
Salvatore DiMauro Columbia University
Eric A. Schon
Eric A. Schon Columbia University Medical Center
Eduardo Bonilla
Eduardo Bonilla Columbia University
Massimo Zeviani
Massimo Zeviani University of Padua
Sara Shanske
Sara Shanske Columbia University Medical Center
Giovanni Manfredi
Giovanni Manfredi Cornell University
Antoni Barrientos
Antoni Barrientos University of Miami
Stephan Züchner
Stephan Züchner University of Miami
Walter G. Bradley
Walter G. Bradley University of Miami

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