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Maria Carmo-Fonseca

Maria Carmo-Fonseca

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Molecular Biology
Portugal
2026

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
78
Citations
19383
World Ranking
1084
National Ranking
1

Maria Carmo-Fonseca 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 Maria Carmo-Fonseca sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 211 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maria Carmo-Fonseca 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 Maria Carmo-Fonseca sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Portugal Leader Award
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Maria Carmo-Fonseca is affiliated with the University of Lisbon in Portugal. Their research focuses primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a specific emphasis on molecular biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, genetics, cancer research, and oncology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA Modifications and Cancer
  • RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Congenital Heart Defects Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Maria Carmo-Fonseca has contributed to a number of recent scientific publications. Some notable papers include:

  • POINT technology illuminates the processing of polymerase-associated intact nascent transcripts (2021, Molecular Cell)
  • Gene architecture directs splicing outcome in separate nuclear spatial regions (2022, Molecular Cell)
  • Maturation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cerebellar Neurons in the Absence of Co-culture (2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology)
  • Scalable Generation of Mature Cerebellar Organoids from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells and Characterization by Immunostaining (2020, Journal of Visualized Experiments)
  • Cryptic Splice-Altering Variants in MYBPC3 Are a Prevalent Cause of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (2020, Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine)

The frequent co-authors with whom Maria Carmo-Fonseca collaborates include:

  • Joaquim M. S. Cabral
  • Marta Furtado
  • Marta Ribeiro
  • Pedro Barbosa
  • Sandra Martins

Publications by Maria Carmo-Fonseca have appeared repeatedly in several scientific venues known for molecular and cellular biology research such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Stem Cell Research
  • Molecular Cell
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments

Maria Carmo-Fonseca has been recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), reflecting a standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Retinoic acid regulates aberrant nuclear localization of PML-RARα in acute promyelocytic leukemia cells

    Karsten Weis;Sophie Rambaud;Catherine Lavau;Joop Jansen

  • Mammalian NET-Seq Reveals Genome-wide Nascent Transcription Coupled to RNA Processing

    Takayuki Nojima;Tomás Gomes;Ana Rita Fialho Grosso;Hiroshi Kimura

  • To be or not to be in the nucleolus

    Maria Carmo-Fonseca;Luís Mendes-Soares;Isabel Campos

  • Molecular mechanisms involved in cisplatin cytotoxicity.

    P. Jordan;M. Carmo-Fonseca

  • Transcription-dependent colocalization of the U1, U2, U4/U6, and U5 snRNPs in coiled bodies

    M Carmo-Fonseca;R Pepperkok;MT Carvalho;AI Lamond

  • Deep intronic mutations and human disease.

    Rita Vaz-Drago;Noélia Custódio;Maria Carmo-Fonseca

  • The C-terminal domain of TAP interacts with the nuclear pore complex and promotes export of specific CTE-bearing RNA substrates.

    A. Bachi;I. C. Braun;J. P. Rodrigues;N. Panté

  • The small nucleolar RNP protein NOP1 (fibrillarin) is required for pre-rRNA processing in yeast.

    D. Tollervey;H. Lehtonen;M. Carmo-Fonseca;E. C. Hurt

  • Targeting of adenovirus E1A and E4-ORF3 proteins to nuclear matrix-associated PML bodies.

    T Carvalho;J S Seeler;K Ohman;P Jordan

  • Dbp5, a DEAD-box protein required for mRNA export, is recruited to the cytoplasmic fibrils of nuclear pore complex via a conserved interaction with CAN/Nup159p.

    Christel Schmitt;Cayetano von Kobbe;Angela Bachi;Nelly Panté

  • Nuclear inclusions in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy consist of poly(A) binding protein 2 aggregates which sequester poly(A) RNA

    Angelo Calado;Fernando M.S. Tomé;Bernard Brais;G.A. Rouleau

  • Inefficient processing impairs release of RNA from the site of transcription.

    N Custódio;M Carmo-Fonseca;F Geraghty;H S Pereira

  • The spinal muscular atrophy disease gene product, SMN: A link between snRNP biogenesis and the Cajal (coiled) body.

    Teresa Carvalho;Fátima Almeida;Alexandre Calapez;Miguel Lafarga

  • REF proteins mediate the export of spliced and unspliced mRNAs from the nucleus.

    João P. Rodrigues;Michaela Rode;David Gatfield;Benjamin J. Blencowe

  • Dynamic association of RNA-editing enzymes with the nucleolus

    Joana M. P. Desterro;Liam P. Keegan;Miguel Lafarga;Maria Teresa Berciano

  • TAP (NXF1) Belongs to a Multigene Family of Putative RNA Export Factors with a Conserved Modular Architecture

    Andrea Herold;Mikita Suyama;João P. Rodrigues;Isabelle C. Braun

  • Splicing enhances recruitment of methyltransferase HYPB/Setd2 and methylation of histone H3 Lys36

    Sérgio Fernandes de Almeida;Ana Rita Grosso;Frederic Koch;Romain Fenouil

  • Mammalian nuclei contain foci which are highly enriched in components of the pre-mRNA splicing machinery.

    M. Carmo-Fonseca;D. Tollervey;R. Pepperkok;S. M. L. Barabino

  • Cloning and intracellular localization of the U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein auxiliary factor small subunit.

    Meng Zhang;Phillip D. Zamore;Maria Carmo-Fonseca;Angus I. Lamond

  • Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Matrix Protein Inhibits Host Cell Gene Expression by Targeting the Nucleoporin Nup98

    Cayetano von Kobbe;Jan M.A. van Deursen;João P. Rodrigues;Delphine Sitterlin

Frequent Co-Authors

Angus I. Lamond
Angus I. Lamond University of Dundee
Joaquim M. S. Cabral
Joaquim M. S. Cabral Instituto Superior Técnico
Nuno L. Barbosa-Morais
Nuno L. Barbosa-Morais University of Lisbon
Nick J. Proudfoot
Nick J. Proudfoot University of Oxford
David Tollervey
David Tollervey University of Edinburgh
Elisa Izaurralde
Elisa Izaurralde Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
Ulrike Kutay
Ulrike Kutay ETH Zurich
Ulf Pettersson
Ulf Pettersson Uppsala University
Benjamin J. Blencowe
Benjamin J. Blencowe University of Toronto
Juan Valcárcel
Juan Valcárcel Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

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