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69
Citations
25975
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7250
National Ranking
553

Nuno Rodrigues Faria publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nuno Rodrigues Faria sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 189 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Nuno Rodrigues Faria D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nuno Rodrigues Faria sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Virus
  • Gene
  • Disease

Nuno Rodrigues Faria focuses on Outbreak, Transmission, Virology, Zika virus and Demography. His study looks at the relationship between Outbreak and fields such as Viral Epidemiology, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems. His Virology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cell, Cell cycle and Cell growth.

He has researched Zika virus in several fields, including Molecular epidemiology and Aedes. His Basic reproduction number study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Epidemic spread, Clade and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. His 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak study combines topics in areas such as Coronavirus disease 2019 and Environmental health.

His most cited work include:

  • The effect of human mobility and control measures on the COVID-19 epidemic in China. (981 citations)
  • Zika virus in the Americas: Early epidemiological and genetic findings (709 citations)
  • Zika virus in the Americas: Early epidemiological and genetic findings (709 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Virology, Outbreak, Transmission, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and Coronavirus disease 2019. His Virology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Lineage, Molecular clock, DNA sequencing and Genomics. The various areas that Nuno Rodrigues Faria examines in his Outbreak study include Transmission, Genotype and Zika virus.

He works mostly in the field of Zika virus, limiting it down to concerns involving Epidemiology and, occasionally, Public health. Nuno Rodrigues Faria performs integrative study on Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and Air travel. In general Coronavirus disease 2019 study, his work on Pandemic and Social distance often relates to the realm of Psychological intervention, thereby connecting several areas of interest.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Virology (46.51%)
  • Outbreak (36.74%)
  • Transmission (38.60%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2020-2021)?

  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (51.16%)
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (47.44%)
  • Virology (46.51%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Coronavirus disease 2019, Virology, Pandemic and Genomics. His studies deal with areas such as Virus, Coronavirus and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak as well as Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. His Coronavirus disease 2019 study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Genetic data.

Nuno Rodrigues Faria focuses mostly in the field of Virology, narrowing it down to matters related to Lineage and, in some cases, Phylogenetics and Phylogenetic tree. In his study, Genome and Biological dispersal is strongly linked to Evolutionary biology, which falls under the umbrella field of Pandemic. His Genomics research includes themes of Immune system and DNA sequencing.

Between 2020 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Resurgence of COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil, despite high seroprevalence. (151 citations)
  • Three-quarters attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in the Brazilian Amazon during a largely unmitigated epidemic. (113 citations)
  • Three-quarters attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in the Brazilian Amazon during a largely unmitigated epidemic. (113 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Virus
  • Gene
  • Disease

Nuno Rodrigues Faria spends much of his time researching Lineage, Coronavirus disease 2019, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Pandemic and Molecular clock. Nuno Rodrigues Faria has included themes like Antibody response, Attack rate and Amazon rainforest in his Coronavirus disease 2019 study. The Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 study combines topics in areas such as Evolutionary biology, Epidemiology, Environmental health, Seroepidemiologic Studies and High mortality.

Nuno Rodrigues Faria conducted interdisciplinary study in his works that combined Evolutionary biology and Transmission. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Biological dispersal and Genetic data. His Molecular clock research focuses on subjects like Virology, which are linked to Immune system.

Best Publications

  • The effect of human mobility and control measures on the COVID-19 epidemic in China.

    Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Chia-Hung Yang;Bernardo Gutierrez;Bernardo Gutierrez;Chieh-Hsi Wu

  • Genomics and epidemiology of the P.1 SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Manaus, Brazil.

    Nuno R Faria;Thomas A Mellan;Charles Whittaker;Ingra M Claro

  • Past and future spread of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.

    Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Robert C. Reiner;Oliver J. Brady;Jane P. Messina

  • Multiplex PCR method for MinION and Illumina sequencing of Zika and other virus genomes directly from clinical samples

    Joshua Quick;Nathan D Grubaugh;Steven T Pullan;Ingra M Claro

  • Zika virus in the Americas: Early epidemiological and genetic findings

    Nuno Rodrigues Faria;Nuno Rodrigues Faria;Raimunda do Socorro da Silva Azevedo;Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Renato Souza

  • The early spread and epidemic ignition of HIV-1 in human populations

    Nuno Rodrigues Faria;Andrew Rambaut;Marc A Suchard;Guy Baele

  • Resurgence of COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil, despite high seroprevalence.

    Ester C Sabino;Lewis F Buss;Maria P S Carvalho;Carlos A Prete

  • Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas

    N R Faria;Joshua Quick;I M Claro;J Thézé

  • Improving Bayesian population dynamics inference: a coalescent-based model for multiple loci

    Mandev S. Gill;Philippe Lemey;Nuno R. Faria;Andrew Rambaut

  • Evolution and epidemic spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil.

    Darlan S. Candido;Darlan S. Candido;Ingra M. Claro;Jaqueline G. de Jesus;William M. Souza

  • Emergence and potential for spread of Chikungunya virus in Brazil

    Marcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes;Nuno Rodrigues Faria;Janaina Mota de Vasconcelos;Nick Golding

  • Three-quarters attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in the Brazilian Amazon during a largely unmitigated epidemic.

    Lewis F Buss;Carlos A Prete;Claudia M M Abrahim;Alfredo Mendrone

  • Virus genomes reveal factors that spread and sustained the Ebola epidemic

    Gytis Dudas;Gytis Dudas;Luiz Max Carvalho;Trevor Bedford;Andrew J. Tatem

  • Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil.

    William Marciel de Souza;Lewis Fletcher Buss;Darlan da Silva Candido;Darlan da Silva Candido;Jean Paul Carrera

  • Unifying Viral Genetics and Human Transportation Data to Predict the Global Transmission Dynamics of Human Influenza H3N2

    Philippe Lemey;Andrew Rambaut;Trevor Bedford;Nuno Faria

  • Automated subtyping of HIV-1 genetic sequences for clinical and surveillance purposes: performance evaluation of the new REGA version 3 and seven other tools.

    Andrea Clemencia Pineda-Peña;Andrea Clemencia Pineda-Peña;Nuno Rodrigues Faria;Stijn Imbrechts;Pieter Libin

  • Genomic epidemiology reveals multiple introductions of Zika virus into the United States.

    Nathan D. Grubaugh;Jason T. Ladner;Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Moritz U. G. Kraemer;Gytis Dudas

  • Establishment and lineage dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in the UK.

    Louis du Plessis;John T. McCrone;Alexander E. Zarebski;Verity Hill

  • Genomic and epidemiological monitoring of yellow fever virus transmission potential

    N. R. Faria;M. U. G. Kraemer;M. U. G. Kraemer;M. U. G. Kraemer;S. C. Hill;J. Goes de Jesus

  • The HIV-1 reservoir in eight patients on long-term suppressive antiretroviral therapy is stable with few genetic changes over time.

    Lina Josefsson;Susanne von Stockenstrom;Nuno R. Faria;Elizabeth Sinclair

Frequent Co-Authors

Oliver G. Pybus
Oliver G. Pybus University of Oxford
Moritz U G Kraemer
Moritz U G Kraemer University of Oxford
Ester C. Sabino
Ester C. Sabino Universidade de São Paulo
Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara
Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Marta Giovanetti
Marta Giovanetti University of Rome Tor Vergata
Andrew Rambaut
Andrew Rambaut University of Edinburgh
Nicholas J. Loman
Nicholas J. Loman University of Birmingham
Marc A. Suchard
Marc A. Suchard University of California, Los Angeles
Márcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes
Márcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes Instituto Evandro Chagas

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