The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luiz O. F. Penalva sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 92 publications — 8th percentile
8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luiz O. F. Penalva sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 44 D-Index — 6th percentile
6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.
Luiz O. F. Penalva is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with 70 publications in these areas. Within these main fields, their work extends into several subfields of study including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Oncology, Immunology, and Genetics.
Their research covers numerous topics closely related to RNA and cancer biology. The main topics include:
Penalva has published several papers that address various aspects of glioblastoma and RNA-binding proteins. Notable recent papers include:
Frequent coauthors collaborating with Penalva include Gabriela D. A. Guardia, Pedro A. F. Galante, Qiao Mei, Xiufen Lei, and Adam Kosti.
Their work is disseminated in a range of scientific venues with multiple publications appearing in:
Ian Dunham;Anshul Kundaje;Shelley F. Aldred;Patrick J. Collins
Debashish Ray;Hilal Kazan;Kate B. Cook;Matthew T. Weirauch;Matthew T. Weirauch
Richard M. Myers;John Stamatoyannopoulos;Michael Snyder;Ian Dunham
Raquel de Sousa Abreu;Luiz O. Penalva;Edward M. Marcotte;Christine Vogel
Alberto Dávalos;Leigh Goedeke;Peter Smibert;Cristina M. Ramírez
Christine Vogel;Raquel de Sousa Abreu;Daijin Ko;Shu-Yun Le
Philip J. Uren;Emad Bahrami-Samani;Suzanne C. Burns;Mei Qiao
Patricia R. Araujo;Kihoon Yoon;Daijin Ko;Andrew D. Smith
Aránzazu Chamorro-Jorganes;Elisa Araldi;Luiz O.F. Penalva;Devraj Sandhu
Luiz O. F. Penalva;Lucas Sánchez
Zhe Zhu;Zhe Zhu;Pinar Mesci;Pinar Mesci;Jean A. Bernatchez;Ryan C. Gimple
Raquel de Sousa Abreu;Patricia C. Sanchez-Diaz;Christine Vogel;Suzanne C. Burns
Philip J. Uren;Suzanne C. Burns;Jianhua Ruan;Kusum K. Singh
Ritu Jain;Tiffany Devine;Ajish D. George;Sridar V. Chittur
Bruna R. Correa;Patricia Rosa de Araujo;Mei Qiao;Suzanne C. Burns
Smriti R. Ramakrishnan;Christine Vogel;John T. Prince;Zhihua Li
Wenzheng Li;Weili Wang;Philip J Uren;Luiz O F Penalva
Hanane Ennajdaoui;Hanane Ennajdaoui;Jonathan M. Howard;Timothy Sterne-Weiler;Timothy Sterne-Weiler;Fereshteh Jahanbani;Fereshteh Jahanbani
Dat T. Vo;Dharmalingam Subramaniam;Marc Remke;Marc Remke;Marc Remke;Tarea L. Burton
Dat T. Vo;Mei Qiao;Andrew D. Smith;Suzanne C. Burns
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