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Paulino Gómez-Puertas

Paulino Gómez-Puertas

Spanish National Research Council
Spain

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
7738
World Ranking
16863
National Ranking
379

Paulino Gómez-Puertas 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 Paulino Gómez-Puertas sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 145 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paulino Gómez-Puertas 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 Paulino Gómez-Puertas sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paulino Gómez-Puertas is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans multiple domains within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on medical applications. The main fields of study include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Subfields where their work is concentrated are Molecular Biology, Genetics, Nephrology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Cancer Research.

Their research topics cover areas such as:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research

Their recent publications include:

  • "Neurodevelopmental Disorders Associated with PSD-95 and Its Interaction Partners," 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Evaluating Face2Gene as a Tool to Identify Cornelia de Lange Syndrome by Facial Phenotypes," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Distinct GSDMB protein isoforms and protease cleavage processes differentially control pyroptotic cell death and mitochondrial damage in cancer cells," 2023, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • "DLG4-related synaptopathy: a new rare brain disorder," 2021, Genetics in Medicine
  • "Delineation of phenotypes and genotypes related to cohesin structural protein RAD21," 2020, Human Genetics

Frequent publication venues for Paulino Gómez-Puertas include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • Clinical Genetics
  • Genes
  • Cell Death and Differentiation

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, notably:

  • Íñigo Marcos-Alcalde
  • David Ros-Pardo
  • Zeynep Tümer
  • Juan Pié
  • Ana Latorre

Best Publications

  • Influenza virus matrix protein is the major driving force in virus budding.

    Paulino Gómez-Puertas;Carmen Albo;Esperanza Pérez-Pastrana;Amparo Vivo

  • A comparative sequence analysis to revise the current taxonomy of the family Coronaviridae

    J. M. González;P. Gomez-Puertas;D. Cavanagh;A. E. Gorbalenya

  • Structure and function of a protein folding machine: the eukaryotic cytosolic chaperonin CCT

    José M. Valpuesta;Jaime Martı́n-Benito;Paulino Gómez-Puertas;José L. Carrascosa

  • The African swine fever virus proteins p54 and p30 are involved in two distinct steps of virus attachment and both contribute to the antibody-mediated protective immune response

    Paulino Gómez-Puertas;Fernando Rodríguez;José M. Oviedo;Alejandro Brun

  • Structure of eukaryotic prefoldin and of its complexes with unfolded actin and the cytosolic chaperonin CCT.

    Jaime Martín-Benito;Jasminka Boskovic;Paulino Gómez-Puertas;José L. Carrascosa

  • Neutralizing antibodies to different proteins of African swine fever virus inhibit both virus attachment and internalization.

    P Gómez-Puertas;F Rodríguez;J M Oviedo;F Ramiro-Ibáñez

  • In vitro inhibition of the replication of haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) and African swine fever virus (ASFV) by extracts from marine microalgae.

    J. Fabregas;D. Garcı́a;M. Fernandez-Alonso;A.I. Rocha

  • Expression of porcine CD163 on monocytes/macrophages correlates with permissiveness to African swine fever infection.

    C. Sánchez-Torres;P. Gómez-Puertas;M. Gómez-del-Moral;F. Alonso

  • TRAF Family Proteins Link PKR with NF-κB Activation

    Jesús Gil;Maria Angel García;Paulino Gomez-Puertas;Susana Guerra

  • Strong FtsZ is with the force: mechanisms to constrict bacteria

    Jesús Mingorance;Germán Rivas;Marisela Vélez;Paulino Gómez-Puertas

  • Ca2+ Activation Kinetics of the Two Aspartate-Glutamate Mitochondrial Carriers, Aralar and Citrin ROLE IN THE HEART MALATE-ASPARTATE NADH SHUTTLE

    Laura Contreras;Paulino Gomez-Puertas;Mikio Iijima;Keiko Kobayashi

  • The structure of CCT-Hsc70 NBD suggests a mechanism for Hsp70 delivery of substrates to the chaperonin.

    Jorge Cuéllar;Jaime Martín-Benito;Sjors H W Scheres;Rui Sousa

  • Antigenic and immunogenic properties of a chimera of two immunodominant African swine fever virus proteins.

    M G Barderas;F Rodríguez;P Gómez-Puertas;M Avilés

  • Escherichia coli FtsZ polymers contain mostly GTP and have a high nucleotide turnover.

    Jesús Mingorance;Sonsoles Rueda;Paulino Gómez-Puertas;Alfonso Valencia

  • MEPSA: minimum energy pathway analysis for energy landscapes

    Iñigo Marcos-Alcalde;Javier Setoain;Jesús I. Mendieta-Moreno;Jesús Mendieta

  • De novo heterozygous mutations in SMC3 cause a range of Cornelia de Lange syndrome-overlapping phenotypes

    María Concepción Gil-Rodríguez;Matthew A. Deardorff;Matthew A. Deardorff;Morad Ansari;Christopher A. Tan

  • The substrate recognition mechanisms in chaperonins

    Paulino Gómez-Puertas;Jaime Martín-Benito;José L. Carrascosa;Keith R. Willison

  • Comparing molecular dynamics force fields in the essential subspace.

    Fernando Martín-García;Elena Papaleo;Paulino Gomez-Puertas;Wouter Boomsma

  • Mutations and Variants in the Cohesion Factor Genes NIPBL, SMC1A, and SMC3 in a Cohort of 30 Unrelated Patients With Cornelia de Lange Syndrome

    Juan Pié;María Concepción Gil-Rodríguez;Milagros Ciero;Eduardo López-Viñas;Eduardo López-Viñas

  • Analysis of the interaction between the eukaryotic chaperonin CCT and its substrates actin and tubulin.

    Oscar Llorca;Jaime Martín-Benito;Paulino Gómez-Puertas;Monica Ritco-Vonsovici

Frequent Co-Authors

Cecília M. Arraiano
Cecília M. Arraiano Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Alfonso Valencia
Alfonso Valencia Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Jorgina Satrústegui
Jorgina Satrústegui Spanish National Research Council
José L. Carrascosa
José L. Carrascosa Spanish National Research Council
José M. Valpuesta
José M. Valpuesta Spanish National Research Council
Pedro A. Lazo
Pedro A. Lazo University of Salamanca
Covadonga Alonso
Covadonga Alonso Spanish National Research Council
Zeynep Tümer
Zeynep Tümer Copenhagen University Hospital
Matthew A. Deardorff
Matthew A. Deardorff Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Ian D. Krantz
Ian D. Krantz Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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