2026 Rafael Sanjuán: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	52	16542	15189	370	364	203	12256

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Biology and Biochemistry

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15189

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364

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12256

Biology and Biochemistry

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12256

World Ranking

16542

National Ranking

370

Overview

Rafael Sanjuán is affiliated with the University of Valencia in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology as subfields.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics that include:

Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Animal Virus Infections Studies
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Plant Virus Research Studies
Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

Rafael Sanjuán has published extensively, with frequent appearances in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Scientific Reports
Viruses
Microbiology Spectrum

Notable recent publications include:

Metropolitan wastewater analysis for COVID-19 epidemiological surveillance, 2020, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
Resistance of Omicron subvariants BA.2.75.2, BA.4.6, and BQ.1.1 to neutralizing antibodies, 2023, Nature Communications
Genetic determinants of host tropism in Klebsiella phages, 2023, Cell Reports
Metropolitan Wastewater Analysis for COVID-19 Epidemiological Surveillance, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Deep viral blood metagenomics reveals extensive anellovirus diversity in healthy humans, 2021, Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborators in Rafael Sanjuán's research include:

Pilar Domingo-Calap
José M. Cuevas
Jérémy Dufloo
Jaime Buigues
Adrià Viñals

Best Publications

Viral mutation rates.

Rafael Sanjuán;Miguel R. Nebot;Nicola Chirico;Louis M. Mansky

1419
Citations
Mechanisms of viral mutation

Rafael Sanjuán;Pilar Domingo-Calap

869
Citations
The distribution of fitness effects caused by single-nucleotide substitutions in an RNA virus.

Rafael Sanjuán;Andrés Moya;Santiago F. Elena

695
Citations
Extremely High Mutation Rate of HIV-1 In Vivo.

José M. Cuevas;Ron Geller;Raquel Garijo;José López-Aldeguer

429
Citations
Adaptive Value of High Mutation Rates of RNA Viruses: Separating Causes from Consequences

Santiago F. Elena;Rafael Sanjuán

378
Citations
Theory of Lethal Mutagenesis for Viruses

J. J. Bull;R. Sanjuán;C. O. Wilke

339
Citations
Gibberellin Regulation of Fruit Set and Growth in Tomato

Juan Carlos Serrani;Rafael Sanjuán;Omar Ruiz-Rivero;Mariano Fos

319
Citations
Extremely high mutation rate of a hammerhead viroid

Selma Gago;Selma Gago;Santiago F. Elena;Santiago F. Elena;Ricardo Flores;Ricardo Flores;Rafael Sanjuán;Rafael Sanjuán

290
Citations
The contribution of epistasis to the architecture of fitness in an RNA virus

Rafael Sanjuán;Andrés Moya;Santiago F. Elena

277
Citations
Metropolitan wastewater analysis for COVID-19 epidemiological surveillance.

Walter Randazzo;Enric Cuevas-Ferrando;Rafael Sanjuán;Pilar Domingo-Calap

239
Citations
Mutational fitness effects in RNA and single-stranded DNA viruses: common patterns revealed by site-directed mutagenesis studies

Rafael Sanjuán

211
Citations
Selection for robustness in mutagenized RNA viruses.

Rafael Sanjuán;Rafael Sanjuán;José M Cuevas;Victoria Furió;Edward C Holmes;Edward C Holmes

207
Citations
Epistasis correlates to genomic complexity

Rafael Sanjuán;Santiago F. Elena

207
Citations
Effect of Ribavirin on the Mutation Rate and Spectrum of Hepatitis C Virus In Vivo

José M. Cuevas;Fernando González-Candelas;Andrés Moya;Rafael Sanjuán

183
Citations
Mechanisms of genetic robustness in RNA viruses

Santiago F Elena;Purificación Carrasco;José‐Antonio Daròs;Rafael Sanjuán

182
Citations
Viroids: Survivors from the RNA World?

Ricardo Flores;Selma Gago-Zachert;Pedro Serra;Rafael Sanjuán

177
Citations
From molecular genetics to phylodynamics: evolutionary relevance of mutation rates across viruses.

Rafael Sanjuán

176
Citations
Natural selection fails to optimize mutation rates for long-term adaptation on rugged fitness landscapes

Jeff Clune;Dusan Misevic;Charles Ofria;Richard E. Lenski

163
Citations
Virus Evolution: Insights from an Experimental Approach

Santiago F. Elena;Rafael Sanjuán

158
Citations
Sociovirology: Conflict, Cooperation, and Communication among Viruses.

Samuel L. Díaz-Muñoz;Rafael Sanjuán;Stuart West

152
Citations