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Cecília M. Arraiano

Cecília M. Arraiano

Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Portugal

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
8625
World Ranking
17672
National Ranking
73

Cecília M. Arraiano publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 196 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Cecília M. Arraiano 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 Cecília M. Arraiano sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% 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

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Cecília M. Arraiano is affiliated with Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, Ecology, and Immunology.

Their publication record shows a concentration in high-impact scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include FEBS Journal, Microorganisms, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), FEBS Open Bio, and Microbial Biotechnology.

The main topics of their scientific work cover a variety of areas:

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Interferon and immune responses

Recent notable papers by Cecília M. Arraiano include:

  • "Bacterial Response to Oxidative Stress and RNA Oxidation," 2022, Frontiers in Genetics
  • "RNA-Binding Proteins Driving the Regulatory Activity of Small Non-coding RNAs in Bacteria," 2020, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
  • "Pseudomonas putida KT2440 is naturally endowed to withstand industrial-scale stress conditions," 2020, Microbial Biotechnology
  • "New targets for drug design: importance of nsp14/nsp10 complex formation for the 3'-5' exoribonucleolytic activity on SARS-CoV-2," 2021, FEBS Journal
  • "The role of RNA regulators, quorum sensing and c-di-GMP in bacterial biofilm formation," 2022, FEBS Open Bio

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Rute G. Matos
  • Séamus J. Martin
  • Dublin Chair
  • Andrey Abramov
  • Colin Adrain

Cecília M. Arraiano has been recognized as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), reflecting involvement in the broader scientific community.

Best Publications

  • The Critical Role of RNA Processing and Degradation in the Control of Gene Expression

    Cecília M. Arraiano;José M. Andrade;Susana Domingues;Inês B. Guinote

  • The exosome contains domains with specific endoribonuclease, exoribonuclease and cytoplasmic mRNA decay activities

    Daneen Schaeffer;Borislava Tsanova;Ana Barbas;Filipa Pereira Reis

  • Degradation of mRNA in bacteria: emergence of ubiquitous features.

    Philippe Régnier;Cecília Maria Arraiano

  • Bacterial adaptation to cold.

    C. Barria;M. Malecki;C. M. Arraiano

  • Stabilization of discrete mRNA breakdown products in ams pnp rnb multiple mutants of Escherichia coli K-12.

    C M Arraiano;S D Yancey;S R Kushner

  • Unravelling the dynamics of RNA degradation by ribonuclease II and its RNA-bound complex

    Carlos Frazão;Colin E. McVey;Mónica Amblar;Ana Barbas

  • The exoribonuclease Dis3L2 defines a novel eukaryotic RNA degradation pathway.

    Michal Malecki;Michal Malecki;Sandra C Viegas;Tiago Carneiro;Pawel Golik

  • Cold shock induction of RNase R and its role in the maturation of the quality control mediator SsrA/tmRNA

    Fátima Cairrão;Ana Cruz;Hiroyuki Mori;Cecília Maria Arraiano

  • Ribonuclease E provides substrates for ribonuclease P-dependent processing of a polycistronic mRNA.

    P Alifano;F Rivellini;C Piscitelli;C M Arraiano

  • The stationary‐phase morphogene bolA from Escherichia coli is induced by stress during early stages of growth

    Jorge M. Santos;Patrick Freire;Miguel Vicente;Cecília M. Arraiano

  • Characterization of the role of ribonucleases in Salmonella small RNA decay

    Sandra C. Viegas;Verena Pfeiffer;Alexandra Sittka;Inês J. Silva

  • The gene bolA regulates dacA (PBP5), dacC (PBP6) and ampC (AmpC), promoting normal morphology in Escherichia coli.

    Jorge M. Santos;Mónica Lobo;António P. A. Matos;Miguel A. De Pedro

  • The role of 3'-5' exoribonucleases in RNA degradation.

    José M Andrade;Vânia Pobre;Inês J Silva;Susana Domingues

  • The crucial role of PNPase in the degradation of small RNAs that are not associated with Hfq

    Jose Eduardo Andrade;V. Pobre;Ana M. Matos;Cecilia Maria Arraiano

  • The role of RNases in the regulation of small RNAs

    Margarida Saramago;Cátia Bárria;Ricardo F. dos Santos;Inês J. Silva

  • PNPase is a key player in the regulation of small RNAs that control the expression of outer membrane proteins.

    José M. Andrade;Cecília M. Arraiano

  • The RNA-binding protein Hfq is important for ribosome biogenesis and affects translation fidelity.

    José M Andrade;Ricardo F dos Santos;Irina Chelysheva;Zoya Ignatova

  • Base pairing interaction between 5'- and 3'-UTRs controls icaR mRNA translation in Staphylococcus aureus.

    Igor Ruiz de los Mozos;Marta Vergara-Irigaray;Victor Segura;Maite Villanueva

  • Effect of Escherichia coli morphogene bolA on biofilms.

    Helena L. A. Vieira;Patrick Freire;Cecília M. Arraiano

  • PNPase modulates RNase II expression in Escherichia coli: implications for mRNA decay and cell metabolism.

    Rita Zilhão;Fátima Cairrão;Philippe Régnier;Cecília M. Arraiano

Frequent Co-Authors

Paulino Gómez-Puertas
Paulino Gómez-Puertas Spanish National Research Council
Paloma López
Paloma López Spanish National Research Council
Hervé Prévost
Hervé Prévost INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Margarida Casal
Margarida Casal University of Minho
Lynne E. Maquat
Lynne E. Maquat University of Rochester
Sidney R. Kushner
Sidney R. Kushner University of Georgia
Agamemnon J. Carpousis
Agamemnon J. Carpousis Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Simon J. Morley
Simon J. Morley University of Sussex
Víctor de Lorenzo
Víctor de Lorenzo Spanish National Research Council
Jörg Vogel
Jörg Vogel University of Würzburg

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