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Graça Raposo

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Biology and Biochemistry
France
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Best Female Scientists

D-Index
128
Citations
114006
World Ranking
374
National Ranking
19

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
129
Citations
123283
World Ranking
410
National Ranking
4

Graça Raposo 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 Graça Raposo sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 302 publications — 79th percentile

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

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

Graça Raposo 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 Graça Raposo sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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 France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award

Overview

Graça Raposo is affiliated with the Institut Curie in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields, including molecular biology, cell biology, cancer research, and immunology.

The primary focus of Raposo's work involves extracellular vesicles and their roles in disease, melanin and skin pigmentation, microRNA in disease regulation, cellular transport and secretion, cell adhesion molecules, viral infections and vectors, as well as pregnancy and preeclampsia studies.

Raposo has authored numerous papers, with notable recent publications including:

  • Challenges and directions in studying cell-cell communication by extracellular vesicles, 2022, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • A brief history of nearly EV-erything - The rise and rise of extracellular vesicles, 2021, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • The power of imaging to understand extracellular vesicle biology in vivo, 2021, Nature Methods
  • Melanosome Biogenesis in the Pigmentation of Mammalian Skin, 2021, Integrative and Comparative Biology
  • Melanin Transfer and Fate within Keratinocytes in Human Skin Pigmentation, 2021, Integrative and Comparative Biology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Ilse Hurbain
  • Gisela D'Angelo
  • Cédric Delevoye
  • Anne-Sophie Macé
  • Guillaume van Niel

Raposo's contributions have often been published in a range of scientific venues. Their most common publication outlets are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Cell Biology
  • Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • Integrative and Comparative Biology

Best Publications

  • Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018) : a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines

    Clotilde Théry;Kenneth W. Witwer;Elena Aikawa;Maria Jose Alcaraz

  • Extracellular vesicles: exosomes, microvesicles, and friends.

    Graça Raposo;Graça Raposo;Willem Stoorvogel

  • Shedding light on the cell biology of extracellular vesicles.

    Guillaume van Niel;Gisela D'Angelo;Graça Raposo

  • Biogenesis, Secretion, and Intercellular Interactions of Exosomes and Other Extracellular Vesicles

    Marina Colombo;Graça Raposo;Clotilde Théry

  • Isolation and Characterization of Exosomes from Cell Culture Supernatants and Biological Fluids

    Clotilde Théry;Sebastian Amigorena;Graça Raposo;Aled Clayton

  • B lymphocytes secrete antigen-presenting vesicles.

    G Raposo;H W Nijman;W Stoorvogel;R Liejendekker

  • Rab27a and Rab27b control different steps of the exosome secretion pathway

    Matias Ostrowski;Nuno B. Carmo;Sophie Krumeich;Sophie Krumeich;Isabelle Fanget

  • Eradication of established murine tumors using a novel cell-free vaccine: dendritic cell-derived exosomes

    Laurence Zitvogel;Armelle Regnault;Anne Lozier;Joseph Wolfers

  • Exosomes--vesicular carriers for intercellular communication.

    Mikael Simons;Graça Raposo

  • Tumor-derived exosomes are a source of shared tumor rejection antigens for CTL cross-priming.

    Joseph Wolfers;Anne Lozier;Graça Raposo;Armelle Regnault

  • Proteomic Analysis of Dendritic Cell-Derived Exosomes: A Secreted Subcellular Compartment Distinct from Apoptotic Vesicles

    Clotilde Théry;Muriel Boussac;Philippe Véron;Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli

  • Exosomal-like vesicles are present in human blood plasma.

    Marie-Pierre Caby;Danielle Lankar;Claude Vincendeau-Scherrer;Graça Raposo

  • Analysis of ESCRT functions in exosome biogenesis, composition and secretion highlights the heterogeneity of extracellular vesicles

    Marina Colombo;Catarina Moita;Guillaume van Niel;Guillaume van Niel;Joanna Kowal;Joanna Kowal

  • Exosomes: endosomal-derived vesicles shipping extracellular messages.

    Benoit Février;Graça Raposo

  • Vesiclepedia: a compendium for extracellular vesicles with continuous community annotation

    Hina Kalra;Richard J. Simpson;Hong Ji;Elena Aikawa

  • Exosome Secretion: Molecular Mechanisms and Roles in Immune Responses

    Angélique Bobrie;Marina Colombo;Marina Colombo;Marina Colombo;Graça Raposo;Graça Raposo;Clotilde Théry;Clotilde Théry

  • Molecular characterization of dendritic cell-derived exosomes. Selective accumulation of the heat shock protein hsc73.

    Clotilde Théry;Armelle Regnault;Jérôme Garin;Joseph Wolfers

  • Cells release prions in association with exosomes

    Benoit Fevrier;Didier Vilette;Fabienne Archer;Damarys Loew

  • Malignant effusions and immunogenic tumour-derived exosomes

    Fabrice Andre;Noel E C Schartz;Mojgan Movassagh;Caroline Flament

  • The biogenesis and functions of exosomes.

    Willem Stoorvogel;Monique J. Kleijmeer;Hans J. Geuze;Graça Raposo

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael S. Marks
Michael S. Marks Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Sebastian Amigorena
Sebastian Amigorena Institute Curie
Clotilde Théry
Clotilde Théry PSL University
Philippe Chavrier
Philippe Chavrier Institute Curie
Bruno Goud
Bruno Goud Institute Curie
Daniel Louvard
Daniel Louvard Institute Curie
Hans J. Geuze
Hans J. Geuze Utrecht University
Ludger Johannes
Ludger Johannes Institute Curie
Dorothy C. Bennett
Dorothy C. Bennett St George's, University of London
Willem Stoorvogel
Willem Stoorvogel Utrecht University

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