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Marcelo G. Lorenzo

Marcelo G. Lorenzo

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
33
Citations
3214
World Ranking
2068
National Ranking
81

Marcelo G. Lorenzo publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marcelo G. Lorenzo sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 80 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Marcelo G. Lorenzo D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marcelo G. Lorenzo sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Marcelo G. Lorenzo is affiliated with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant number of publications in medicine as well. They concentrate on subfields such as insect science, cellular and molecular neuroscience, epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and genetics.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Neurobiology and insect physiology research
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Insect-plant interactions and control
  • Insect utilization and effects
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Insect and arachnid ecology and behavior

A selection of recent papers authored or coauthored by Lorenzo includes:

  • "Dengue infection modulates locomotion and host seeking in Aedes aegypti," 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Transcriptomics supports local sensory regulation in the antenna of the kissing-bug Rhodnius prolixus," 2020, BMC Genomics
  • "Evolution of the Insect PPK Gene Family," 2021, Genome Biology and Evolution
  • "Odor-mediated response of gravid Aedes aegypti to mosquito-associated symbiotic bacteria," 2022, Acta Tropica
  • "Molecular and functional basis of high-salt avoidance in a blood-sucking insect," 2022, iScience

Lorenzo frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), PLoS neglected tropical diseases, Current Opinion in Insect Science, Journal of Insect Physiology, and BMC Genomics.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Alessandra A. Guarneri, José Manuel Latorre-Estivalis, Gabriel da Rocha Fernandes, Gina Pontes, and Romina B. Barrozo.

Marcelo G. Lorenzo has contributed to academic literature beyond articles, including book publications. Notably, they authored the book "Triatominae - The Biology of Chagas Disease Vectors," published in 2021 by Springer Nature (Netherlands).

Best Publications

  • The spatial pattern of defaecation in Triatoma infestans and the role of faeces as a chemical mark of the refuge

    Marcelo G. Lorenzo;Claudio R. Lazzari

  • Chemical Communication in Chagas Disease Vectors. Source, Identity, and Potential Function of Volatiles Released by the Metasternal and Brindley's Glands of Triatoma infestans Adults

    Gabriel Manrique;Ana C. R. Vitta;Raquel A. Ferreira;Carlos L. Zani

  • Behavioural biology of Chagas disease vectors.

    Claudio Ricardo Lazzari;Marcos Horácio Pereira;Marcelo Gustavo Lorenzo

  • Activity pattern in relation to refuge exploitation and feeding in Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae).

    Marcelo G Lorenzo;Claudio R Lazzari

  • Effects of Infection by Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli on the Reproductive Performance of the Vector Rhodnius prolixus

    Maria Raquel Fellet;Marcelo Gustavo Lorenzo;Simon Luke Elliot;David Carrasco

  • Trypanosoma cruzi, Etiological Agent of Chagas Disease, Is Virulent to Its Triatomine Vector Rhodnius prolixus in a Temperature-Dependent Manner

    Simon L. Elliot;Juliana de O. Rodrigues;Marcelo G. Lorenzo;Olindo A. Martins-Filho

  • Baker's yeast, an attractant for baiting traps for Chagas' disease vectors.

    P. G. Guerenstein;M. G. Lorenzo;J. A. Núñez;C. R. Lazzari

  • Temperature and relative humidity affect the selection of shelters by Triatoma infestans, vector of Chagas disease.

    Marcelo G Lorenzo;Claudio R Lazzari

  • The effect of relative humidity on the behaviour and development of Triatoma brasiliensis

    Alessandra A. Guarneri;Claudio Lazzari;Liléia Diotaiuti;Marcelo G. Lorenzo

  • Flight dispersal of the Chagas disease vectors Triatoma brasiliensis and Triatoma pseudomaculata in northeastern Brazil.

    Ana L. Carbajal de la Fuente;Sebastian A. Minoli;Sebastian A. Minoli;Catarina M. Lopes;François Noireau

  • Do Haematophagous Bugs Assess Skin Surface Temperature to Detect Blood Vessels

    Raquel A. Ferreira;Claudio R. Lazzari;Marcelo G. Lorenzo;Marcos H. Pereira

  • Biology, diversity and strategies for the monitoring and control of triatomines - Chagas disease vectors

    Jane Costa;Marcelo Lorenzo

  • An inside look at the sensory biology of triatomines

    Romina Barrozo;Carolina Esther Reisenman;Pablo Gustavo Guerenstein;Claudio Ricardo Lazzari

  • Metasternal Gland Volatiles and Sexual Communication in the Triatomine Bug, Rhodnius prolixus

    Gina B. Pontes;Björn Bohman;C. Rikard Unelius;Marcelo G. Lorenzo

  • Trypanosomes Modify the Behavior of Their Insect Hosts: Effects on Locomotion and on the Expression of a Related Gene.

    Newmar Pinto Marliére;José Manuel Latorre-Estivalis;Marcelo Gustavo Lorenzo;David Carrasco

  • Dengue infection modulates locomotion and host seeking in Aedes aegypti.

    Anaïs K. Tallon;Marcelo G. Lorenzo;Luciano A. Moreira;Luis E. Martinez Villegas

  • The effect of temperature on the behaviour and development of Triatoma brasiliensis

    Alessandra A. Guarneri;Claudio Lazzari;Ana Amélia P. Xavier;Liléia Diotaiuti

  • Colonization of Rhodnius prolixus gut by Trypanosoma cruzi involves an extensive parasite killing

    Roberta Carvalho Ferreira;Rafael Luis Kessler;Marcelo Gustavo Lorenzo;Rafaela Magalhães Macedo Paim

  • The molecular sensory machinery of a Chagas disease vector: expression changes through imaginal moult and sexually dimorphic features

    Jose Manuel Latorre-Estivalis;Hugh M. Robertson;Kimberly K. O. Walden;Jerônimo Ruiz

  • Comparative and functional triatomine genomics reveals reductions and expansions in insecticide resistance-related gene families.

    Lucila Traverso;Andrés Lavore;Ivana Sierra;Victorio Palacio

  • Copulation and mate guarding behavior in Triatoma brasiliensis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae).

    Ana C. R. Vitta;Marcelo G. Lorenzo

  • Triatomine physiology in the context of trypanosome infection.

    Alessandra Aparecida Guarneri;Marcelo Gustavo Lorenzo

  • Aggregation behaviour in Panstrongylus megistus and Triatoma infestans: inter and intraspecific responses

    H.H.R Pires;M.G Lorenzo;L Diotaiuti;C.R Lazzari

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio R. Lazzari
Claudio R. Lazzari François Rabelais University
Liléia Diotaiuti
Liléia Diotaiuti Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Hugh M. Robertson
Hugh M. Robertson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lucinda Fulton
Lucinda Fulton Washington University in St. Louis
L. Aravind
L. Aravind National Institutes of Health
Roderic Guigó
Roderic Guigó Pompeu Fabra University
Richard K. Wilson
Richard K. Wilson Nationwide Children's Hospital
Patrick Minx
Patrick Minx Washington University in St. Louis
Robert M. Waterhouse
Robert M. Waterhouse Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Wesley C. Warren
Wesley C. Warren University of Missouri

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