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Citations
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World Ranking
15477
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6458

Lourdes J. Cruz 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 Lourdes J. Cruz sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 88 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lourdes J. Cruz 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 Lourdes J. Cruz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% 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

  • 2011 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Lourdes J. Cruz is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research spans the field of Mathematics, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Molecular Biology, Algebra and Number Theory, Geometry and Topology, and Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.

Their work addresses various main topics such as:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Commutative Algebra and Its Applications
  • Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
  • Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Phytochemistry and Biological Activities

Lourdes J. Cruz has contributed to multiple research publications across several venues, including:

  • Biology
  • Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Processes

Selected recent publications include:

  • Microalgae-Based Biorefineries: Challenges and Future Trends to Produce Carbohydrate Enriched Biomass, High-Added Value Products and Bioactive Compounds, 2022, Biology
  • Fisheries Management Areas in the West Philippine Sea and Their Heritage Values, 2023, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development
  • Gorenstein homogeneous subrings of graphs, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Influence of Drying Methods and Parameters on the Quality of Jasminum sambac (L.) Flower Extracts Obtained via Supercritical Fluid Extraction, 2025, Processes

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a group of peers, including:

  • Eugenia J. Olguín
  • Gloria Sánchez-Galván
  • Imilla I. Arias-Olguín
  • Francisco J. Melo
  • Ricardo E. González-Portela

In 2011, Lourdes J. Cruz was recognized as a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Peptide neurotoxins from fish-hunting cone snails

    BM Olivera;WR Gray;R Zeikus;JM McIntosh

  • Omega-conotoxin: direct and persistent blockade of specific types of calcium channels in neurons but not muscle.

    E W McCleskey;A P Fox;D H Feldman;L J Cruz

  • Diversity of Conus neuropeptides

    Baldomero M. Olivera;Jean Rivier;Craig Clark;Cecilia A. Ramilo

  • A new conus peptide ligand for mammalian presynaptic Ca2+ channels

    David R. Hillyard;Virginia D. Monje;Isabelle M. Mintz;Bruce P. Bean

  • Conus geographus toxins that discriminate between neuronal and muscle sodium channels.

    L J Cruz;W R Gray;B M Olivera;R D Zeikus

  • Purification and sequence of a presynaptic peptide toxin from Conus geographus venom.

    Olivera Bm;McIntosh Jm;Cruz Lj;Luque Fa;Luque Fa

  • Neuronal calcium channel antagonists. Discrimination between calcium channel subtypes using omega-conotoxin from Conus magus venom.

    B M Olivera;L J Cruz;V de Santos;G W LeCheminant

  • Peptide toxins from Conus geographus venom.

    W.R. Gray;A. Luque;B.M. Olivera;J. Barrett

  • Peptide toxins from venomous Conus snails.

    William R. Gray;Baldomero M. Olivera;Lourdes J. Cruz

  • Studies on the extraction and composition of rice proteins.

    G. B. Cagampang;L. J. Cruz;S. G. Espiritu;R. G. Santiago

  • Calcium channel antagonists. Omega-conotoxin defines a new high affinity site.

    L J Cruz;B M Olivera

  • Isolation and structure of a peptide toxin from the marine snail Conus magus

    M. McIntosh;L.J. Cruz;M.W. Hunkapiller;W.R. Gray

  • Conotoxins, in retrospect.

    Baldomero M. Olivera;Lourdes J. Cruz;Lourdes J. Cruz

  • Gamma-carboxyglutamate in a neuroactive toxin.

    J M McIntosh;B M Olivera;L J Cruz;W R Gray

  • Invertebrate vasopressin/oxytocin homologs. Characterization of peptides from Conus geographus and Conus straitus venoms.

    L J Cruz;V de Santos;G C Zafaralla;C A Ramilo

  • Conus peptides as chemical probes for receptors and ion channels

    Richard A. Myers;Lourdes J. Cruz;Lourdes J. Cruz;Jean E. Rivier;Baldomero M. Olivera

  • Contulakin-G, an O-glycosylated invertebrate neurotensin

    A. Grey Craig;Thomas Norberg;David Griffin;Carl Hoeger

  • Characterization of the omega-conotoxin target. Evidence for tissue-specific heterogeneity in calcium channel types.

    Lourdes J. Cruz;David S. Johnson;Baldomero M. Olivera

  • Venomous cone snails: molecular phylogeny and the generation of toxin diversity.

    Doris Joy D Espiritu;Maren Watkins;Virginia Dia-Monje;G.Edward Cartier

  • Conantokin-T. A gamma-carboxyglutamate containing peptide with N-methyl-d-aspartate antagonist activity.

    Julie A. Haack;Jean Rivier;Thomas N. Parks;E. Edward Mena

Frequent Co-Authors

Baldomero M. Olivera
Baldomero M. Olivera University of Utah
William R. Gray
William R. Gray University of Utah
David R. Hillyard
David R. Hillyard University of Utah
Jean Rivier
Jean Rivier Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Doju Yoshikami
Doju Yoshikami University of Utah
J. Michael McIntosh
J. Michael McIntosh University of Utah
H. Steve White
H. Steve White University of Washington
Bruce P. Bean
Bruce P. Bean Harvard University
Richard W. Tsien
Richard W. Tsien New York University
Bienvenido O. Juliano
Bienvenido O. Juliano Philippine Rice Research Institute

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