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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
14247
World Ranking
10761
National Ranking
277

Frédéric M. Vaz publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 226 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frédéric M. Vaz 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 Frédéric M. Vaz sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

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

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Overview

Frédéric M. Vaz is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple aspects of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on metabolism and genetic disorders.

Their main fields of study include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Medicine. Within these domains, they have contributed substantially to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Physiology, Clinical Biochemistry, Genetics, and Biochemistry.

They have explored various scientific topics through their work, including:

  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Their research contributions are published across multiple venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
  • Disease Models & Mechanisms

Some of their recent papers include:

  • International Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Adrenoleukodystrophy, 2022, Neurology
  • Integrative Analysis of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Serum Metabolome Improves Our Understanding of Genetic Etiology and Points to Novel Putative Therapeutic Targets, 2021, Gastroenterology
  • Novel subtype of mucopolysaccharidosis caused by arylsulfatase K (ARSK) deficiency, 2021, Journal of Medical Genetics
  • Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders: Laboratory Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, and the Complicated Route to Treatment, 2020, Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis
  • Adrenoleukodystrophy Newborn Screening in the Netherlands (SCAN Study): The X-Factor, 2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Frédéric M. Vaz frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Michel van Weeghel
  • Riekelt H. Houtkooper
  • Sacha Ferdinandusse
  • Marc Engelen
  • Bauke V. Schomakers

Best Publications

  • Modeling the mitochondrial cardiomyopathy of Barth syndrome with induced pluripotent stem cell and heart-on-chip technologies

    Gang Wang;Megan L. McCain;Luhan Yang;Aibin He

  • Carnitine biosynthesis in mammals.

    Frédéric M. Vaz;Ronald J. A. Wanders

  • Acylcarnitines: reflecting or inflicting insulin resistance?

    Marieke G. Schooneman;Frédéric M. Vaz;Sander M. Houten;Maarten R. Soeters

  • Cardiolipin, the heart of mitochondrial metabolism.

    R. H. Houtkooper;F. M. Vaz

  • Cardiolipin provides an essential activating platform for caspase-8 on mitochondria.

    Francois Gonzalvez;Zachary T. Schug;Riekelt H. Houtkooper;Elaine D. MacKenzie

  • X-linked cardioskeletal myopathy and neutropenia (Barth syndrome): an update.

    Peter G. Barth;Fredoen Valianpour;Valerie M. Bowen;Jan Lam

  • Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Defects in a Mouse Model of Human Barth Syndrome

    Devrim Acehan;Frederic Vaz;Riekelt H. Houtkooper;Jeanne James

  • Mutations in LPIN1 Cause Recurrent Acute Myoglobinuria in Childhood

    Avraham Zeharia;Avraham Zeharia;Avraham Shaag;Riekelt H. Houtkooper;Tareq Hindi

  • Mutations in the phospholipid remodeling gene SERAC1 impair mitochondrial function and intracellular cholesterol trafficking and cause dystonia and deafness

    Saskia B Wortmann;Frédéric M Vaz;Thatjana Gardeitchik;Lisenka E L M Vissers

  • Aberrant cardiolipin metabolism in the yeast taz1 mutant: a model for Barth syndrome.

    Zhiming Gu;Fredoen Valianpour;Shuliang Chen;Frederic M. Vaz

  • Sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (SLC10A1) deficiency: Conjugated hypercholanemia without a clear clinical phenotype

    Frédéric M. Vaz;Coen C. Paulusma;Hidde Huidekoper;Minke de Ru

  • BID is cleaved by caspase-8 within a native complex on the mitochondrial membrane

    Zachary T Schug;F Gonzalvez;Riekelt H Houtkooper;Riekelt H Houtkooper;Frédéric M Vaz

  • MTCH2/MIMP is a major facilitator of tBID recruitment to mitochondria

    Yehudit Zaltsman;Liat Shachnai;Natalie Yivgi-Ohana;Michal Schwarz

  • Cardiolipin and monolysocardiolipin analysis in fibroblasts, lymphocytes, and tissues using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry as a diagnostic test for Barth syndrome.

    Riekelt H. Houtkooper;Richard J. Rodenburg;Charlotte Thiels;Henk van Lenthe

  • Barth syndrome: cellular compensation of mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis inhibition due to changes in cardiolipin remodeling linked to tafazzin (TAZ) gene mutation.

    François Gonzalvez;Marilena D'Aurelio;Marie Boutant;Aoula Moustapha

  • Enzymology of the carnitine biosynthesis pathway.

    Karin Strijbis;Frédéric M. Vaz;Ben Distel

  • The enigmatic role of tafazzin in cardiolipin metabolism.

    Riekelt H. Houtkooper;Marjolein Turkenburg;Bwee Tien Poll-The;Daniela Karall

  • Cardiolipin deficiency affects respiratory chain function and organization in an induced pluripotent stem cell model of Barth syndrome

    Jan Dudek;I-Fen Cheng;Martina Balleininger;Frédéric M. Vaz

  • Only One Splice Variant of the Human TAZ Gene Encodes a Functional Protein with a Role in Cardiolipin Metabolism

    Frédéric M. Vaz;Riekelt H. Houtkooper;Fredoen Valianpour;Peter G. Barth

  • Bloodspot Assay Using HPLC–Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Detection of Barth Syndrome

    Willem Kulik;Henk van Lenthe;Femke S. Stet;Riekelt H. Houtkooper

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald J.A. Wanders
Ronald J.A. Wanders University of Amsterdam
Riekelt H. Houtkooper
Riekelt H. Houtkooper University of Amsterdam
Sacha Ferdinandusse
Sacha Ferdinandusse University of Amsterdam
Hans R. Waterham
Hans R. Waterham University of Amsterdam
Jos P.N. Ruiter
Jos P.N. Ruiter University of Amsterdam
Frits A. Wijburg
Frits A. Wijburg University of Amsterdam
Lodewijk IJlst
Lodewijk IJlst University of Amsterdam
Maarten W. J. Koeter
Maarten W. J. Koeter University of Amsterdam
Sander M. Houten
Sander M. Houten Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Eyal Gottlieb
Eyal Gottlieb Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

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