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Molecular Biology
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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 66 1626 1454 1 1 427 13982

Moacir Wajner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Moacir Wajner between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Moacir Wajner published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 12.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2003. 20 of the 550 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2003. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 25 publications 2003: 38 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 23 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 25 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 10 publications
1982 2025

550 publications in total across all disciplines

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Moacir Wajner: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 1
1986 3
1987 1
1988 2
1989 7
1990 2
1991 5
1992 3
1993 2
1994 6
1995 8
1996 5
1997 7
1998 6
1999 11
2000 14
2001 19
2002 25
2003 38
2004 24
2005 23
2006 22
2007 25
2008 22
2009 21
2010 22
2011 14
2012 20
2013 13
2014 18
2015 24
2016 13
2017 13
2018 14
2019 15
2020 15
2021 13
2022 14
2023 17
2024 10
2025 10
Total 550
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Moacir Wajner 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 Moacir Wajner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 427–436 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 427 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12 427
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Moacir Wajner 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 Moacir Wajner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95 66
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Moacir Wajner is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Their research focuses extensively on biochemical, genetic, and molecular biology aspects, with a substantial number of publications spanning these areas as well as medicine. The scientist's work integrates multiple subfields, including molecular biology, clinical biochemistry, biochemistry, physiology, and neurology.

The major research topics covered by Wajner include metabolism and genetic disorders, mitochondrial function and pathology, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, biochemical and molecular research, sulfur compounds in biology, diet and metabolism studies, and biochemical acid research studies.

Wajner has contributed to several journals frequently, with notable publication venues being:

  • Metabolic Brain Disease
  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • Neurotoxicity Research
  • Molecular Neurobiology
  • Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Their recent published papers include:

  • Early effects of LPS-induced neuroinflammation on the rat hippocampal glycolytic pathway, 2022, Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • Pathophysiology of maple syrup urine disease: Focus on the neurotoxic role of the accumulated branched-chain amino acids and branched-chain α-keto acids, 2022, Neurochemistry International
  • Mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, ER stress and mitochondria-ER crosstalk alterations in a chemical rat model of Huntington's disease: Potential benefits of bezafibrate, 2023, Toxicology Letters
  • Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Redox Homeostasis Impairment as Pathomechanisms of Brain Damage in Ethylmalonic Encephalopathy: Insights from Animal and Human Studies, 2020, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
  • Recent Advances in the Pathophysiology of Fatty Acid Oxidation Defects: Secondary Alterations of Bioenergetics and Mitochondrial Calcium Homeostasis Caused by the Accumulating Fatty Acids, 2020, Frontiers in Genetics

Collaboration has been a significant part of Wajner's scientific work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Rafael Teixeira Ribeiro
  • Guilhian Leipnitz
  • Alexandre Umpierrez Amaral
  • Carmen Regla Vargas
  • Ângela Beatris Zemniaçak

Best Publications

  • Mitochondrial dysfunction in fatty acid oxidation disorders: insights from human and animal studies.

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  • Resveratrol Protects C6 Astrocyte Cell Line against Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Oxidative Stress through Heme Oxygenase 1

    André Quincozes-Santos;Larissa Daniele Bobermin;Alexandra Susana Latini;Moacir Wajner

  • Methylmalonate administration decreases Na+,K+-ATPase activity in cerebral cortex of rats.

    Angela T. S. Wyse;Emílio L. Streck;Sonja V.T. Barros;Ana M. Brusque

  • An overview of L-2-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase gene (L2HGDH) variants: a genotype-phenotype study.

    Marjan E. Steenweg;Cornelis Jakobs;Abdellatif Errami;Silvy J.M. van Dooren

  • Methylmalonate inhibits succinate-supported oxygen consumption by interfering with mitochondrial succinate uptake

    S. R. Mirandola;D. R. Melo;P. F. Schuck;G. C. Ferreira

  • Mitochondrial permeability transition in neuronal damage promoted by Ca2+ and respiratory chain complex II inhibition.

    Evelise N Maciel;Alicia J Kowaltowski;Fábio D Schwalm;Juliana M Rodrigues

  • Propionic and L-methylmalonic acids induce oxidative stress in brain of young rats.

    Fernanda U. Fontella;Vânia Pulrolnik;Eder Gassen;Clóvis Md. Wannmacher

  • Mitochondrial energy metabolism is markedly impaired by d-2-hydroxyglutaric acid in rat tissues

    Alexandra Latini;Cleide Gonçalves da Silva;Gustavo C. Ferreira;Patrícia F. Schuck

  • Reduction of large neutral amino acid levels in plasma and brain of hyperleucinemic rats

    P. Araújo;G.F. Wassermann;K. Tallini;V. Furlanetto

  • α-Ketoisocaproic acid and leucine provoke mitochondrial bioenergetic dysfunction in rat brain

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  • Oxidative Stress in Phenylketonuria: What is the Evidence?

    Graziela S. Ribas;Angela Sitta;Moacir Wajner;Carmen R. Vargas

  • Proline induces oxidative stress in cerebral cortex of rats.

    Daniela Delwing;Caren S Bavaresco;Clóvis M.D Wannmacher;Moacir Wajner

  • Disruption of mitochondrial homeostasis in organic acidurias: insights from human and animal studies

    Unknown

  • Experimental hyperphenylalaninemia provokes oxidative stress in rat brain.

    Martine E. Kienzle Hagen;Carolina D. Pederzolli;Angela M. Sgaravatti;Raquel Bridi

  • Mitochondrial energy metabolism in neurodegeneration associated with methylmalonic acidemia

    Daniela R. Melo;Alicia J. Kowaltowski;Moacir Wajner;Roger F. Castilho

  • Chronic treatment with glutaric acid induces partial tolerance to excitotoxicity in neuronal cultures from chick embryo telencephalons.

    Stefan Kölker;Jürgen G. Okun;Barbara Ahlemeyer;Angela T.S. Wyse

  • Nitric oxide synthase inhibition by L-NAME prevents the decrease of Na+,K+-ATPase activity in midbrain of rats subjected to arginine administration.

    Angela Terezinha de Souza Wyse;Caren Serra Bavaresco;Cintia Bandinelli;Emílio Luiz Streck

  • Acute intrastriatal administration of quinolinic acid provokes hyperphosphorylation of cytoskeletal intermediate filament proteins in astrocytes and neurons of rats

    Unknown

  • Inhibition of Na+,K+-ATPase from rat brain cortex by propionic acid.

    Angela T. S. Wyse;Ana M. Brusque;Cleide G. Silva;Emílio L. Streck

  • Astrocytic proliferation and mitochondrial dysfunction induced by accumulated glutaric acidemia I (GAI) metabolites: possible implications for GAI pathogenesis.

    Silvia Olivera;Anabel Fernandez;Alexandra Latini;Juan Carlos Rosillo

Frequent Co-Authors

Angela T. S. Wyse
Angela T. S. Wyse Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Diogo O. Souza
Diogo O. Souza Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Roberto Giugliani
Roberto Giugliani Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Roger F. Castilho
Roger F. Castilho State University of Campinas
Carlos Fernando Mello
Carlos Fernando Mello Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Carlos Alexandre Netto
Carlos Alexandre Netto Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Susana Llesuy
Susana Llesuy University of Buenos Aires
Georg F. Hoffmann
Georg F. Hoffmann University Hospital Heidelberg
Nadja Schröder
Nadja Schröder Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Alicia J. Kowaltowski
Alicia J. Kowaltowski Universidade de São Paulo

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