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Maria Rita Passos-Bueno

Maria Rita Passos-Bueno

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 71 2175 2068 5 5 371 21251

Maria Rita Passos-Bueno publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Maria Rita Passos-Bueno between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Maria Rita Passos-Bueno published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2021. 18 of the 461 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2021. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 7 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 18 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 14 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 19 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 22 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 11 publications
1988 2025

461 publications in total across all disciplines

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Maria Rita Passos-Bueno: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 7
1990 5
1991 18
1992 7
1993 14
1994 11
1995 13
1996 19
1997 10
1998 22
1999 17
2000 13
2001 14
2002 15
2003 8
2004 7
2005 11
2006 7
2007 8
2008 11
2009 14
2010 12
2011 13
2012 14
2013 13
2014 10
2015 16
2016 8
2017 10
2018 15
2019 11
2020 10
2021 25
2022 20
2023 14
2024 7
2025 11
Total 461
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Maria Rita Passos-Bueno publications per year - data summary

  • Maria Rita Passos-Bueno, a Genetics scholar from Universidade de São Paulo, has 461 publications recorded across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1988 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 25 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1988, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 12.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.1 per year counting only the 38 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 77 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1988-2000: 157 publications (12.1 per year); 2001-2013: 147 publications (11.3 per year); 2014-2025: 157 publications (13.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Maria Rita Passos-Bueno publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Maria Rita Passos-Bueno sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 365–374 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 371 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47 371
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Maria Rita Passos-Bueno publication distribution in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 67 ranges running from 45–54 to 703+ publications.
  • Maria Rita Passos-Bueno, a Genetics scholar from Universidade de São Paulo, records 371 publications - the 85th percentile of the discipline.
  • 85% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Maria Rita Passos-Bueno, and about 15% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Maria Rita Passos-Bueno ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 125–134 publications, holding 217 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 56% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 703 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Maria Rita Passos-Bueno D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Maria Rita Passos-Bueno sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70–71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158 71
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Maria Rita Passos-Bueno D-index placement in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 160+ D-Index.
  • Maria Rita Passos-Bueno, a Genetics scholar from Universidade de São Paulo, records 71 D-Index - the 51st percentile of the discipline.
  • 51% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Maria Rita Passos-Bueno, and about 49% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 70–71 D-Index range, and Maria Rita Passos-Bueno falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 62–63 D-Index, holding 191 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 51% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Maria Rita Passos-Bueno is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a particular focus on the subfields of Genetics, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Immunology.

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

  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Cleft Lip and Palate Research

Frequently publishing in notable venues, their top publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with 9 publications
  • Research Square (Research Square), with 5 publications
  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, with 4 publications
  • Nature Communications, with 3 publications
  • Molecular Psychiatry, with 3 publications

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Maria Rita Passos-Bueno are:

  • "Rare coding variation provides insight into the genetic architecture and phenotypic context of autism" (2022) published in Nature Genetics
  • "Whole-genome sequencing of 1,171 elderly admixed individuals from Brazil" (2022) published in Nature Communications
  • "Transcriptome of iPSC-derived neuronal cells reveals a module of co-expressed genes consistently associated with autism spectrum disorder" (2020) published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "MHC Variants Associated With Symptomatic Versus Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Highly Exposed Individuals" (2021) published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Updated consensus guidelines on the management of Phelan-McDermid syndrome" (2023) published in American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Mayana Zatz, with 29 co-authored works
  • Michel Satya Naslavsky, with 25 co-authored works
  • Marília O. Scliar, with 23 co-authored works
  • Guilherme Lopes Yamamoto, with 17 co-authored works
  • Erick C. Castelli, with 14 co-authored works

Best Publications

  • Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

    F. Kyle Satterstrom;F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S. Breen

  • Mutations in the proteolytic enzyme calpain 3 cause limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A

    Isabelle Richard;Odile Broux;Valéerie Allamand;Françoise Fougerousse

  • A gene related to Caenorhabditis elegans spermatogenesis factor fer-1 is mutated in limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B

    R Bashir;S Britton;T Strachan;S Keers

  • Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, LGMD2F, is caused by a mutation in the delta-sarcoglycan gene.

    V. Nigro;E. De Sa Moreira;G. Piluso;M. Vainzof

  • Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

    F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S Breen;Michael S Breen

  • Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2G is caused by mutations in the gene encoding the sarcomeric protein telethonin.

    Eloisa S. Moreira;Tim J. Wiltshire;Georgine Faulkner;Antje Nilforoushan

  • Collagen XVIII, containing an endogenous inhibitor of angiogenesis and tumor growth, plays a critical role in the maintenance of retinal structure and in neural tube closure (Knobloch syndrome)

    Andréa Laurato Sertié;Vitorio Sossi;AnaMaria A. Camargo;Mayana Zatz

  • Clinical spectrum of fibroblast growth factor receptor mutations.

    M. R. Passos-Bueno;W. R. Wilcox;E. W. Jabs;A. L. Sertie

  • RAB23 Mutations in Carpenter Syndrome Imply an Unexpected Role for Hedgehog Signaling in Cranial-Suture Development and Obesity

    Dagan Jenkins;Dagan Jenkins;Dominik Seelow;Fernanda Sarquis Jehee;Fernanda Sarquis Jehee;Chad A. Perlyn

  • Caveolin-3 in Muscular Dystrophy

    Elizabeth M. McNally;Elizabeth M. McNally;Eloisa de Sá Moreira;David J. Duggan;Carsten G. Bönnemann

  • Reconstruction of large cranial defects in nonimmunosuppressed experimental design with human dental pulp stem cells.

    André de Mendonça Costa;Daniela F Bueno;Marília T Martins;Irina Kerkis

  • Rare variants in SOS2 and LZTR1 are associated with Noonan syndrome

    Guilherme Lopes Yamamoto;Meire Aguena;Monika Gos;Christina Hung

  • Exomic variants of an elderly cohort of Brazilians in the ABraOM database

    Michel Satya Naslavsky;Guilherme Lopes Yamamoto;Tatiana Ferreira de Almeida;Suzana A. M. Ezquina

  • Modeling non-syndromic autism and the impact of TRPC6 disruption in human neurons

    K. Griesi-Oliveira;A. Acab;A. R. Gupta;D. Y. Sunaga

  • Stem cell proliferation under low intensity laser irradiation: a preliminary study.

    Fernanda de P. Eduardo;Daniela F. Bueno;Patricia M. de Freitas;Márcia Martins Marques

  • The Sarcoglycan Complex in the Six Autosomal Recessive Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophies

    M. Vainzof;M. R. Passos-Bueno;M. Canovas;E. S. Moreira

  • Mild and severe muscular dystrophy caused by a single gamma-sarcoglycan mutation.

    E. M. Mcnally;M. R. Passos-Bueno;C. G. Bönnemann;M. Vainzof

  • Serum creatine-kinase (CK) and pyruvate-kinase (PK) activities in Duchenne (DMD) as compared with Becker (BMD) muscular dystrophy

    Mayana Zatz;Debora Rapaport;Mariz Vainzof;Maria Rita Passos-Bueno

  • The facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD1) gene affects males more severely and more frequently than females.

    Mayana Zatz;Suely K. Marie;Antonia Cerqueira;Mariz Vainzof

  • Genetics of craniosynostosis: genes, syndromes, mutations and genotype-phenotype correlations.

    Maria Rita Passos-Bueno;Andréa L. Sertié;Fernanda S. Jehee;Roberto Fanganiello

Frequent Co-Authors

Mayana Zatz
Mayana Zatz Universidade de São Paulo
Mariz Vainzof
Mariz Vainzof Universidade de São Paulo
Carla Rosenberg
Carla Rosenberg Universidade de São Paulo
Alexandre C. Pereira
Alexandre C. Pereira Universidade de São Paulo
Ethylin Wang Jabs
Ethylin Wang Jabs Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Stephen W. Scherer
Stephen W. Scherer University of Toronto
Egbert Bakker
Egbert Bakker Leiden University Medical Center
Andrew O.M. Wilkie
Andrew O.M. Wilkie University of Oxford
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Mark J. Daly
Mark J. Daly Massachusetts General Hospital

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