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Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt
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Chemistry
Mexico
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
11230
World Ranking
8627
National Ranking
5

Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 198 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. Their research spans multiple intersecting fields, including Engineering, Materials Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers diverse subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Pollution, and Plant Science. Their main topics of investigation include:

  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
  • Plant Virus Research Studies

Frequent collaborators in Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt's research include Karla Juárez-Moreno, Kanchan Chauhan, Ana G. Rodríguez-Hernández, Andrés Zárate-Romero, and Pierrick G.J. Fournier.

Their publications are spread across various journals, with several papers featured in Environmental Pollution, ChemCatChem, and Mundo Nano Revista Interdisciplinaria en Nanociencia y Nanotecnología. Other notable venues include ChemMedChem and the Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Virus-like Particles: Fundamentals and Biomedical Applications, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • 3D printer waste, a new source of nanoplastic pollutants, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Brome mosaic virus-like particles as siRNA nanocarriers for biomedical purposes, 2020, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
  • Polyethylene terephthalate nanoparticles effect on RAW 264.7 macrophage cells, 2022, Microplastics and Nanoplastics
  • Monolayer (2D) or spheroids (3D) cell cultures for nanotoxicological studies? Comparison of cytotoxicity and cell internalization of nanoparticles, 2022, Toxicology in Vitro

Best Publications

  • Industrial Dye Decolorization by Laccases from Ligninolytic Fungi

    Elizabeth Rodríguez;Michael A. Pickard;Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt

  • Suicide inactivation of peroxidases and the challenge of engineering more robust enzymes.

    Brenda Valderrama;Marcela Ayala;Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt

  • Biodegradation of organic pollutants by halophilic bacteria and archaea.

    Sylvie Le Borgne;Dayanira Paniagua;Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt

  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Metabolism by White Rot Fungi and Oxidation by Coriolopsis gallica UAMH 8260 Laccase

    Michael A. Pickard;Rosa Roman;Raunel Tinoco;Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt

  • Enhancement of antibiotics antimicrobial activity due to the silver nanoparticles impact on the cell membrane.

    R. Vazquez-Muñoz;A. Meza-Villezcas;P. G. J. Fournier;E. Soria-Castro

  • Environmental impact of used motor oil.

    Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt

  • Nonylphenol, an integrated vision of a pollutant. Scientific review

    R. Vazquez-Duhalt;F. Marquez-Rocha;E. Ponce;Alexei Fedorovish Licea Navarro

  • Micromotor-Based High-Yielding Fast Oxidative Detoxification of Chemical Threats

    Jahir Orozco;Guanzhi Cheng;Guanzhi Cheng;Diana Vilela;Diana Vilela;Sirilak Sattayasamitsathit

  • Lignin Peroxidase Oxidation of Aromatic Compounds in Systems Containing Organic Solvents

    Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt;Donald W. S. Westlake;Phillip M. Fedorak

  • Effect of alkaline deamidation on the structure, surface hydrophobicity, and emulsifying properties of the Z19 α-zein.

    Vanessa Cabra;Roberto Arreguin;Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt;Amelia Farres

  • Hydroxybenzotriazole increases the range of textile dyes decolorized by immobilized laccase

    Pilar Reyes;Michael A. Pickard;Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt

  • Effect of temperature and pH on the secondary structure and processes of oligomerization of 19 kDa alpha-zein.

    Vanessa Cabra;Roberto Arreguin;Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt;Amelia Farres

  • Bubble-Propelled Micromotors for Enhanced Transport of Passive Tracers

    Jahir Orozco;Beatriz Jurado-Sánchez;Gregory Wagner;Wei Gao

  • Identification of volatile compounds produced by the bacterium Burkholderia tropica that inhibit the growth of fungal pathogens

    Silvia Tenorio-Salgado;Raunel Tinoco;Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt;Jesus Caballero-Mellado

  • Electroreduction of O2 to water at 0.6 V (SHE) at pH 7 on the 'wired' Pleurotus ostreatus laccase cathode

    Scott Calabrese Barton;Michael Pickard;Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt;Adam Heller

  • Microsomal transformation of organophosphorus pesticides by white rot fungi.

    Juan Jauregui;Brenda Valderrama;Arnulfo Albores;Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt

  • Cytochrome c as a biocatalyst

    Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt

  • Halogenated pesticide transformation by a laccase-mediator system.

    Cristina Torres-Duarte;Rosa Roman;Raunel Tinoco;Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt

  • Nonylphenol algal bioaccumulation and its effect through the trophic chain.

    Gabriel Correa-Reyes;María Teresa Viana;Facundo J. Marquez-Rocha;Alexei F. Licea

  • Nature-Inspired Creation of Protein−Polysaccharide Conjugate and Its Subsequent Assembly onto a Patterned Surface

    Tianhong Chen;David A. Small;Li-Qun Wu;Gary W. Rubloff

Frequent Co-Authors

Phillip M. Fedorak
Phillip M. Fedorak University of Alberta
Joseph Wang
Joseph Wang University of California, San Diego
Gregory F. Payne
Gregory F. Payne University of Maryland, College Park
Hubert Greppin
Hubert Greppin University of Geneva
Jahir Orozco
Jahir Orozco University of California, San Diego
William E. Bentley
William E. Bentley University of Maryland, College Park
Wei Gao
Wei Gao California Institute of Technology
A. Grant Mauk
A. Grant Mauk University of British Columbia
Alberto Escarpa
Alberto Escarpa University of Alcalá
Lorenzo Sorace
Lorenzo Sorace University of Florence

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