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Maria Helena S. Goldman

Maria Helena S. Goldman

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
43
Citations
8673
World Ranking
2964
National Ranking
10

Maria Helena S. Goldman 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 Helena S. Goldman sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 131 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maria Helena S. Goldman 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 Helena S. Goldman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Maria Helena S. Goldman is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, agricultural and biological sciences, and medicine. The scientist's work covers diverse subfields such as molecular biology, plant science, psychiatry and mental health, genetics, and cognitive neuroscience.

The main topics of their research include plant molecular biology research, plant reproductive biology, psychosomatic disorders and their treatments, pain management and the placebo effect, genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, and genomics and rare diseases.

Maria Helena S. Goldman has contributed to multiple papers in well-regarded academic venues. Recent publications include:

  • Similar Rates of Deleterious Copy Number Variants in Early-Onset Psychosis and Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2022, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Silencing of a Pectin Acetylesterase (PAE) Gene Highly Expressed in Tobacco Pistils Negatively Affects Pollen Tube Growth, 2023, Plants
  • Editorial: Molecular Mechanisms of Flowering Plant Reproduction, 2022, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Stigma/Style Cell-Cycle Inhibitor 1, a Regulator of Cell Proliferation, Interacts With a Specific 14-3-3 Protein and Is Degraded During Cell Division, 2022, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • SCI1 Is a Direct Target of AGAMOUS and WUSCHEL and Is Specifically Expressed in the Floral Meristematic Cells, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science

The venues where they frequently publish include:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Plants
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Journal of Experimental Botany

Collaborations form a significant part of their scientific output. Frequent co-authors associated with their work include Greice Lubini, Pedro Boscariol Ferreira, Andréa C. Quiapim, Joseph Gonzalez-Heydrich, and Edward J. Strini.

Best Publications

  • The genome sequence of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa

    A. J.G. Simpson;F. C. Reinach;P. Arruda;F. A. Abreu

  • Comparative Genomics of Two Leptospira interrogans Serovars Reveals Novel Insights into Physiology and Pathogenesis

    A. L. T. O. Nascimento;A. I. Ko;A. I. Ko;E. A. L. Martins;C. B. Monteiro-Vitorello

  • The akuB(KU80) mutant deficient for nonhomologous end joining is a powerful tool for analyzing pathogenicity in Aspergillus fumigatus.

    Márcia Eliana da Silva Ferreira;Marcia R. V. Z. Kress;Marcela Savoldi;Maria Helena S. Goldman

  • Comparative analyses of the complete genome sequences of Pierce's disease and citrus variegated chlorosis strains of Xylella fastidiosa

    M. A. Van Sluys;M. C. De Oliveira;C. B. Monteiro-Vitorello;C. Y. Miyaki

  • Analysis and functional annotation of an expressed sequence tag collection for tropical crop sugarcane.

    André L. Vettore;André L. Vettore;Felipe R. da Silva;Felipe R. da Silva;Edson L. Kemper;Edson L. Kemper;Glaucia M. Souza

  • Jasmonates are phytohormones with multiple functions, including plant defense and reproduction.

    N C Avanci;D D Luche;G H Goldman;M H S Goldman

  • The Tobacco Luminal Binding Protein Is Encoded by a Multigene Family

    Jürgen Denecke;Maria Helena S Goldman;Jan Demolder;Jef Seurinck

  • Expressed Sequence Tag Analysis of the Human Pathogen Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Yeast Phase: Identification of Putative Homologues of Candida albicans Virulence and Pathogenicity Genes

    Gustavo H. Goldman;Everaldo dos Reis Marques;Diógenes Custódio Duarte Ribeiro;Luciano Ângelo de Souza Bernardes

  • Female sterile tobacco plants are produced by stigma-specific cell ablation

    M.H.S. Goldman;R.B. Goldberg;C. Mariani

  • Brazilian coffee genome project: an EST-based genomic resource

    Luiz Gonzaga Esteves Vieira;Alan Carvalho Andrade;Carlos Augusto Colombo;Ana Heloneida de Araújo Moraes

  • Functional characterization of the Aspergillus fumigatus CRZ1 homologue, CrzA.

    Frederico Marianetti Soriani;Iran Malavazi;Márcia Eliana Da Silva Ferreira;Marcela Savoldi

  • In Vitro Evolution of Itraconazole Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus Involves Multiple Mechanisms of Resistance

    Márcia Eliana da Silva Ferreira;José Luiz Capellaro;Everaldo dos Reis Marques;Iran Malavazi

  • Transcriptome analysis of Aspergillus fumigatus exposed to voriconazole

    Márcia Eliana da Silva Ferreira;Iran Malavazi;Marcela Savoldi;Axel A. Brakhage

  • The ergosterol biosynthesis pathway, transporter genes, and azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus

    M. E. Da Silva Ferreira;A. L. Colombo;I. Paulsen;Q. Ren

  • The Genome Sequence of the Gram-Positive Sugarcane Pathogen Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli

    Claudia B. Monteiro-Vitorello;Luis E. A. Camargo;Marie A. Van Sluys;João P. Kitajima

  • Developmental expression of tobacco pistil-specific genes encoding novel extensin-like proteins.

    Maria Helena de S. Goldman;Mario Pezzotti;Jef Seurinck;Celestina Mariani

  • Evaluation of fluconazole resistance mechanisms in candida albicans clinical isolates from HIV-infected patients in Brazil

    Gustavo H. Goldman;Márcia Eliana da Silva Ferreira;Everaldo dos Reis Marques;Marcela Savoldi

  • Transcriptome analysis of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis cells undergoing mycelium-to-yeast transition.

    Luiz R. Nunes;Regina Costa de Oliveira;Daniela Batista Leite;Vivian Schmidt da Silva

  • Quantitative analysis of the relative transcript levels of ABC transporter Atr genes in Aspergillus nidulans by real-time reverse transcription-PCR assay.

    Camile Pizeta Semighini;Mozart Marins;Maria Helena S. Goldman;Gustavo Henrique Goldman

  • Collection for Tropical Crop Sugarcane Analysis and Functional Annotation of an Expressed Sequence Tag

    Guilherme Pedrosa;Paulo Arruda;Francisco G. Nobrega;Guilherme P. Telles

Frequent Co-Authors

Gustavo H. Goldman
Gustavo H. Goldman Universidade de São Paulo
Eiko E. Kuramae
Eiko E. Kuramae Utrecht University
Luiz Lehmann Coutinho
Luiz Lehmann Coutinho Universidade de São Paulo
Siu Mui Tsai
Siu Mui Tsai Universidade de São Paulo
João C. Setubal
João C. Setubal Universidade de São Paulo
Paulo Arruda
Paulo Arruda State University of Campinas
Carlos Frederico Martins Menck
Carlos Frederico Martins Menck Universidade de São Paulo
Andrew J.G. Simpson
Andrew J.G. Simpson Ludwig Cancer Research
Marie-Anne Van Sluys
Marie-Anne Van Sluys Universidade de São Paulo
Ricardo Almeida
Ricardo Almeida University of Aveiro

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