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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 172 809 740 22 21 662 118085
Medicine 175 433 392 17 17 652 119939
Genetics 174 61 58 3 3 591 117716

Fernando Rivadeneira publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Fernando Rivadeneira between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Fernando Rivadeneira published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 33.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 69 publications in 2013. 51 of the 767 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 69. Peak 69 publications in 2013. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 47 publications 2011: 40 publications 2012: 60 publications 2013: 69 publications 2014: 58 publications 2015: 60 publications 2016: 52 publications 2017: 53 publications 2018: 40 publications 2019: 51 publications 2020: 35 publications 2021: 28 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 23 publications
2003 2025

767 publications in total across all disciplines

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Fernando Rivadeneira: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 2
2005 2
2006 10
2007 8
2008 12
2009 33
2010 47
2011 40
2012 60
2013 69
2014 58
2015 60
2016 52
2017 53
2018 40
2019 51
2020 35
2021 28
2022 33
2023 22
2024 28
2025 23
Total 767
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Fernando Rivadeneira publications per year - data summary

  • Fernando Rivadeneira, a Genetics scholar from Erasmus University Rotterdam, has 767 publications recorded across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2003 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2013, with 69 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2003, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 33.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 33.3 per year counting only the 23 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 134 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2003-2010: 115 publications (14.4 per year); 2011-2018: 432 publications (54.0 per year); 2019-2025: 220 publications (31.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Fernando Rivadeneira publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fernando Rivadeneira sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 585–594 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 591 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11 591
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Fernando Rivadeneira publication distribution in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 67 ranges running from 45–54 to 703+ publications.
  • Fernando Rivadeneira, a Genetics scholar from Erasmus University Rotterdam, records 591 publications - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Fernando Rivadeneira, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Fernando Rivadeneira ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 125–134 publications, holding 217 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 56% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 703 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Fernando Rivadeneira D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fernando Rivadeneira sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 160+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 174 D-Index — 99th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96 174
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Fernando Rivadeneira D-index placement in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 160+ D-Index.
  • Fernando Rivadeneira, a Genetics scholar from Erasmus University Rotterdam, records 174 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Fernando Rivadeneira, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 70–71 D-Index range, and Fernando Rivadeneira ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62–63 D-Index, holding 191 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 51% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Fernando Rivadeneira is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans a range of topics primarily within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work includes significant focus on genetics and molecular biology, along with physiology, orthopedics and sports medicine, and surgery as notable subfields.

They have contributed to several key topics including:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Diet and metabolism studies

Fernando Rivadeneira's publication record includes work published in multiple venues with the highest number of publications appearing in UNC Libraries, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Bone Reports, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, and Frontiers in Endocrinology.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • The health effects of vitamin D supplementation: evidence from human studies, 2021, Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • Bone fragility in diabetes: novel concepts and clinical implications, 2022, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Novel loci for childhood body mass index and shared heritability with adult cardiometabolic traits, 2020, PLoS Genetics

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, with frequent collaboration counts as follows:

  • André G. Uitterlinden (70 co-authored papers)
  • Carolina Medina-Gómez (48 co-authored papers)
  • Katerina Trajanoska (39 co-authored papers)
  • M. Arfan Ikram (32 co-authored papers)
  • M. Carola Zillikens (28 co-authored papers)

Fernando Rivadeneira's work integrates genetics and epidemiology with clinical fields such as bone health, aging nutrition, and metabolic studies. Their research outputs underline a multidisciplinary approach addressing complex biological and medical questions through large-scale association analyses, genomic insights, and phenotype investigations.

Best Publications

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • Genome-wide association study identifies novel breast cancer susceptibility loci

    Douglas F. Easton;Karen A. Pooley;Alison M. Dunning;Paul D. P. Pharoah

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Common genetic determinants of vitamin D insufficiency: a genome-wide association study

    Thomas J. Wang;Feng Zhang;J. Brent Richards;Bryan Kestenbaum

  • Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

    Cristen J. Willer;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Ruth J. F. Loos;Shengxu Li

  • Systematic identification of trans eQTLs as putative drivers of known disease associations

    Harm-Jan Westra;Marjolein J Peters;Tõnu Esko;Hanieh Yaghootkar

  • Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition

    Alexander Kurilshikov;Carolina Medina-Gomez;Rodrigo Bacigalupe;Djawad Radjabzadeh

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Genome-wide association study of blood pressure and hypertension

    Daniel Levy;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Kenneth Rice;Germaine C. Verwoert

  • Genome-wide analysis of genetic loci associated with Alzheimer disease.

    Sudha Seshadri;Annette L. Fitzpatrick;M Arfan Ikram;Anita L. DeStefano

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

    Karol Estrada;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Evangelos Evangelou;Yi-Hsiang Hsu

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

    Ron Do;Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Tamara B. Harris
Tamara B. Harris National Institutes of Health
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Vilmundur Gudnason
Vilmundur Gudnason University of Iceland

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