2026 M. Cristina Cardoso: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	68	1510	1353	108	99	196	17456

M. Cristina Cardoso publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

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 M. Cristina Cardoso sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 196 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

M. Cristina Cardoso D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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 M. Cristina Cardoso sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

M. Cristina Cardoso is affiliated with the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. Their research predominantly lies within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology. Additional subfields include Genetics, Plant Science, Biophysics, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's key research topics encompass the following areas:

Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
DNA Repair Mechanisms
RNA Research and Splicing
RNA modifications and cancer
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Chromosomal and Genetic Variations

Recent publications by M. Cristina Cardoso include:

FUS-dependent liquid-liquid phase separation is important for DNA repair initiation, 2021, The Journal of Cell Biology
Cellular uptake of large biomolecules enabled by cell-surface-reactive cell-penetrating peptide additives, 2021, Nature Chemistry
Cohesin depleted cells rebuild functional nuclear compartments after endomitosis, 2020, Nature Communications
Nuclear organisation and replication timing are coupled through RIF1-PP1 interaction, 2021, Nature Communications
MeCP2 and Chromatin Compartmentalization, 2020, Cells

The venues where M. Cristina Cardoso frequently publishes include:

Nucleic Acids Research
Nature Communications
Nucleus
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Collaborations are an integral part of their research. Frequent co-authors include:

Heinrich Leonhardt
Maruthi K. Pabba
Ksenia Kolobynina
Paulina Prorok
Vadim O. Chagin

Best Publications

Subdiffraction Multicolor Imaging of the Nuclear Periphery with 3D Structured Illumination Microscopy

Lothar Schermelleh;Peter M. Carlton;Sebastian Haase;Lin Shao

1239
Citations
Targeting and tracing antigens in live cells with fluorescent nanobodies

Ulrich Rothbauer;Kourosh Zolghadr;Sergey Tillib;Danny Nowak

778
Citations
Dynamics of DNA replication factories in living cells.

Heinrich Leonhardt;Hans-Peter Rahn;Peter Weinzierl;Anje Sporbert

687
Citations
Modulation of protein properties in living cells using nanobodies

Axel Kirchhofer;Jonas Helma;Jonas Helma;Katrin Schmidthals;Katrin Schmidthals;Carina Frauer;Carina Frauer

621
Citations
Cargo-dependent mode of uptake and bioavailability of TAT-containing proteins and peptides in living cells

Gisela Tünnemann;Robert M. Martin;Simone Haupt;Christoph Patsch

501
Citations
Reversal of terminal differentiation and control of DNA replication: Cyclin A and cdk2 specifically localize at subnuclear sites of DNA replication

M.Cristina Cardoso;M.Cristina Cardoso;Heinrich Leonhardt;Heinrich Leonhardt;Bernardo Nadal-Ginard;Bernardo Nadal-Ginard

497
Citations
Recruitment of DNA methyltransferase I to DNA repair sites.

Oliver Mortusewicz;Lothar Schermelleh;Joachim Walter;M. Cristina Cardoso

420
Citations
Live-cell analysis of cell penetration ability and toxicity of oligo-arginines.

Gisela Tünnemann;Gohar Ter-Avetisyan;Robert M. Martin;Martin Stöckl

350
Citations
DNA labeling in living cells

Robert M. Martin;Heinrich Leonhardt;Heinrich Leonhardt;M. Cristina Cardoso

317
Citations
Backbone rigidity and static presentation of guanidinium groups increases cellular uptake of arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptides.

Gisela Lättig-Tünnemann;Manuel Prinz;Daniel Hoffmann;Joachim Behlke

313
Citations
Covalent Attachment of Cyclic TAT Peptides to GFP Results in Protein Delivery into Live Cells with Immediate Bioavailability

Nicole Nischan;Henry D. Herce;Henry D. Herce;Francesco Natale;Nina Bohlke

300
Citations
Dynamics of Dnmt1 interaction with the replication machinery and its role in postreplicative maintenance of DNA methylation.

Lothar Schermelleh;Andrea Haemmer;Fabio Spada;Nicole Rösing

293
Citations
Cell-permeable nanobodies for targeted immunolabelling and antigen manipulation in living cells

Henry D. Herce;Dominik Schumacher;Anselm F. L. Schneider;Anne K. Ludwig

288
Citations
Cell Entry of Arginine-rich Peptides Is Independent of Endocytosis *□

Gohar Ter-Avetisyan;Gisela Tünnemann;Danny Nowak;Matthias Nitschke

281
Citations
Nanobodies and recombinant binders in cell biology.

Jonas Helma;M. Cristina Cardoso;Serge Muyldermans;Heinrich Leonhardt

277
Citations
Fundamental Molecular Mechanism for the Cellular Uptake of Guanidinium-Rich Molecules

Henry D. Herce;Angel E. Garcia;M. Cristina Cardoso

276
Citations
Methyl CpG–binding proteins induce large-scale chromatin reorganization during terminal differentiation

Alessandro Brero;Hariharan P. Easwaran;Danny Nowak;Ingrid Grunewald

264
Citations
DNA Polymerase Clamp Shows Little Turnover at Established Replication Sites but Sequential De Novo Assembly at Adjacent Origin Clusters

Anje Sporbert;Anja Gahl;Richard Ankerhold;Heinrich Leonhardt;Heinrich Leonhardt

251
Citations
Recognition of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine by the Uhrf1 SRA domain.

Carina Frauer;Thomas Hoffmann;Thomas Hoffmann;Sebastian Bultmann;Sebastian Bultmann;Valentina Casa

233
Citations
DNA Methyltransferase Is Actively Retained in the Cytoplasm during Early Development

M. Cristina Cardoso;Heinrich Leonhardt

228
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Heinrich Leonhardt Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Christian P. R. Hackenberger Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Lothar Schermelleh University of Oxford

Thomas Cremer Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Ingo Morano Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine

Kannappan Palaniappan University of Missouri

Andreas Herrmann Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Elisabeth Kremmer Max Planck Society

David M. Gilbert Florida State University

Friedrich C. Luft Charité - University Medicine Berlin

External Links

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