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Rafael Sanjuán

Rafael Sanjuán

University of Valencia
Spain

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
12256
World Ranking
16542
National Ranking
370

Rafael Sanjuán 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 Rafael Sanjuán sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 203 publications — 51st percentile

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

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

Rafael Sanjuán 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 Rafael Sanjuán 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

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

  • Mechanisms of viral mutation

    Rafael Sanjuán;Pilar Domingo-Calap

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

    Rafael Sanjuán;Andrés Moya;Santiago F. Elena

  • Extremely High Mutation Rate of HIV-1 In Vivo.

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

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

    Santiago F. Elena;Rafael Sanjuán

  • Theory of Lethal Mutagenesis for Viruses

    J. J. Bull;R. Sanjuán;C. O. Wilke

  • Gibberellin Regulation of Fruit Set and Growth in Tomato

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

  • 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

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

    Rafael Sanjuán;Andrés Moya;Santiago F. Elena

  • Metropolitan wastewater analysis for COVID-19 epidemiological surveillance.

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

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

    Rafael Sanjuán

  • Selection for robustness in mutagenized RNA viruses.

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

  • Epistasis correlates to genomic complexity

    Rafael Sanjuán;Santiago F. Elena

  • 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

  • Mechanisms of genetic robustness in RNA viruses

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

  • Viroids: Survivors from the RNA World?

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

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

    Rafael Sanjuán

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

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

  • Virus Evolution: Insights from an Experimental Approach

    Santiago F. Elena;Rafael Sanjuán

  • Sociovirology: Conflict, Cooperation, and Communication among Viruses.

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Santiago F. Elena
Santiago F. Elena Santa Fe Institute
Andrés Moya
Andrés Moya University of Valencia
Fernando González-Candelas
Fernando González-Candelas University of Valencia
Stuart A. West
Stuart A. West University of Oxford
Ricardo Flores
Ricardo Flores Universitat Politècnica de València
Edward C. Holmes
Edward C. Holmes University of Sydney
Claus O. Wilke
Claus O. Wilke The University of Texas at Austin
John C. Bell
John C. Bell University of Ottawa
Jeff Clune
Jeff Clune University of British Columbia
James J. Bull
James J. Bull University of Idaho

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