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Biology and Biochemistry
Mexico
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
28140
World Ranking
9971
National Ranking
9

Francisco Bolívar publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Francisco Bolívar sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 192 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francisco Bolívar 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 Francisco Bolívar 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: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Francisco Bolívar is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with 24 publications in this broad field. Within these areas, their work encompasses molecular biology, genetics, food science, biotechnology, and health, toxicology, and mutagenesis as subfields.

The scientist has contributed to research topics including microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, fermentation and sensory analysis, microbial metabolism and applications, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and enzyme structure and function.

Frequent publication venues for Bolívar include Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Microbiology Resource Announcements, Microorganisms, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, and Fermentation. They have published multiple papers in these journals, reflecting the scope of their work.

Some recent papers provide insights into their research focus year by year:

  • "Glucose Transport in Escherichia coli: From Basics to Transport Engineering," 2023, published in Microorganisms
  • "New insights into transport capability of sugars and its impact on growth from novel mutants of Escherichia coli," 2020, published in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • "Sustainable Production of Pulque and Maguey in Mexico: Current Situation and Perspectives," 2021, published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • "Analysis of the Microbial Diversity and Population Dynamics during the Pulque Fermentation Process," 2023, published in Fermentation
  • "The aminoshikimic acid pathway in bacteria as source of precursors for the synthesis of antibacterial and antiviral compounds," 2021, published in Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology

Bolívar frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable co-authors include Adelfo Escalante, Guillermo Gosset, Noemí Flores, Martha Gilés-Gómez, and Ofelia E. Carreón-Rodríguez, reflecting continued joint research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Construction and characterization of new cloning vehicles. II. A multipurpose cloning system.

    Francisco Bolivar;Raymond L. Rodriguez;Patricia J. Greene;Mary C. Betlach

  • Expression in Escherichia coli of a Chemically Synthesized Gene for the Hormone Somatostatin

    Keiichi Itakura;Tadaaki Hirose;Roberto Crea;Arthur D. Riggs

  • Expression in Escherichia coli of chemically synthesized genes for human insulin

    David V. Goeddel;Dennis G. Kleid;Francisco Bolivar;Herbert L. Heyneker

  • Construction and characterization of new cloning vehicles. III. Derivatives of plasmid pBR322 carrying unique Eco RI sites for selection of Eco RI generated recombinant DNA molecules.

    F. Bolivar

  • Construction and characterization of new cloning vehicles. I. Ampicillin-resistant derivatives of the plasmid pMB9.

    Francisco Bolivar;Raymond L. Rodriguez;Mary C. Betlach;Herbert W. Boyer

  • Plasmids of Escherichia coli as cloning vectors.

    Francisco Bolivar;Keith Backman

  • Construction and characterization of new cloning vehicles IV. Deletion derivatives of pBR322 and pBR325

    X. Soberon;L. Covarrubias;F. Bolivar

  • Peptides and genes coding for scorpion toxins that affect ion-channels.

    Lourival D. Possani;Enrique Merino;Miguel Corona;Francisco Bolivar

  • Plasmid vector pBR322 and its special-purpose derivatives--a review.

    Paulina Balbás;Xavier Soberón;Enrique Merino;Mario Zurita

  • A general method for the purification of restriction enzymes.

    Patricia J. Greene;Herbert L. Heyneker;Francisco Bolivar;Raymond L. Rodriguez

  • Pathway engineering for the production of aromatic compounds in Escherichia coli

    N Flores;J Xiao;A Berry;F Bolivar

  • Coutilization of glucose and glycerol enhances the production of aromatic compounds in an Escherichia coli strain lacking the phosphoenolpyruvate: carbohydrate phosphotransferase system

    Karla Martínez;Ramón de Anda;Georgina Hernández;Adelfo Escalante

  • Construction and characterization of new cloning vehicles VI. Plasmid pBR329, a new derivative of pBR328 lacking the 482-base-pair inverted duplication

    Luis Covarrubias;Francisco Bolivar

  • Engineering Escherichia coli to overproduce aromatic amino acids and derived compounds

    Alberto Rodriguez;Juan A Martnez;Noem Flores;Adelfo Escalante

  • New insights into Escherichia coli metabolism: carbon scavenging, acetate metabolism and carbon recycling responses during growth on glycerol

    Karla Martínez-Gómez;Noemí Flores;Héctor M Castañeda;Gabriel Martínez-Batallar

  • Expression of galP and glk in a Escherichia coli PTS mutant restores glucose transport and increases glycolytic flux to fermentation products

    Verónica Hernández-Montalvo;Alfredo Martínez;Georgina Hernández-Chavez;Francisco Bolivar

  • Construction and characterization of new cloning vehicles V. Mobilization and coding properties of pBR322 and several deletion derivatives including pBR327 and pBR328

    Luis Covarrubias;Lourdes Cervantes;Alejandra Covarrubias;Xavier Soberón

  • Replacement of the glucose phosphotransferase transport system by galactose permease reduces acetate accumulation and improves process performance of Escherichia coli for recombinant protein production without impairment of growth rate.

    Ramón De Anda;Alvaro R. Lara;Vanessa Hernández;Verónica Hernández-Montalvo

  • Cloning of the two pyruvate kinase isoenzyme structural genes from Escherichia coli: the relative roles of these enzymes in pyruvate biosynthesis.

    E Ponce;N Flores;A Martinez;F Valle

  • Analysis of carbon metabolism in Escherichia coli strains with an inactive phosphotransferase system by (13)C labeling and NMR spectroscopy.

    S. Flores;G. Gosset;N. Flores;A.A. de Graaf

Frequent Co-Authors

Guillermo Gosset
Guillermo Gosset National Autonomous University of Mexico
Alejandra A. Covarrubias
Alejandra A. Covarrubias National Autonomous University of Mexico
Herbert W. Boyer
Herbert W. Boyer University of California, San Francisco
Lourival D. Possani
Lourival D. Possani National Autonomous University of Mexico
Raymond L. Rodriguez
Raymond L. Rodriguez University of California, Davis
Guillermo Oliver
Guillermo Oliver Northwestern University
Keiichi Itakura
Keiichi Itakura City Of Hope National Medical Center
Arthur D. Riggs
Arthur D. Riggs City Of Hope National Medical Center
David V. Goeddel
David V. Goeddel The Colum Group
Jorge H. Crosa
Jorge H. Crosa Oregon Health & Science University

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