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Sergio Verjovski-Almeida

Sergio Verjovski-Almeida

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
62
Citations
14212
World Ranking
2973
National Ranking
9

Sergio Verjovski-Almeida publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sergio Verjovski-Almeida sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 201 publications — 51st percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Sergio Verjovski-Almeida D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sergio Verjovski-Almeida sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sergio Verjovski-Almeida is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research spans several fields primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Among their notable subfields of study are Molecular Biology, Parasitology, Cancer Research, Ecology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist has published extensively on topics including Parasites and Host Interactions, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, RNA modifications and cancer, RNA Research and Splicing, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, and Research on Leishmaniasis Studies.

Frequent publication venues for Sergio Verjovski-Almeida include Scientific Reports, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), PLoS neglected tropical diseases, Parasites & Vectors, and Non-Coding RNA.

Recent papers by this researcher include:

  • Dementia is an age-independent risk factor for severity and death in COVID-19 inpatients, 2021, Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Long non-coding RNAs are essential for Schistosoma mansoni pairing-dependent adult worm homeostasis and fertility, 2023, PLoS Pathogens
  • Differential gene expression elicited by ZIKV infection in trophoblasts from congenital Zika syndrome discordant twins, 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • The antischistosomal potential of GSK-J4, an H3K27 demethylase inhibitor: insights from molecular modeling, transcriptomics and in vitro assays, 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • Long non-coding RNA levels can be modulated by 5-azacytidine in Schistosoma mansoni, 2020, Scientific Reports

Collaborations have frequently included researchers such as Murilo Sena Amaral, Ana Carolina Tahira, Gilbert O. Silveira, Adriana S. A. Pereira, and David A. Morales-Vicente, reflecting a strong network within their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of Aedes aegypti, a major arbovirus vector

    Vishvanath Nene;Jennifer R. Wortman;Daniel Lawson;Brian Haas

  • The genome sequence of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa

    A. J.G. Simpson;F. C. Reinach;P. Arruda;F. A. Abreu

  • Transcriptome analysis of the acoelomate human parasite Schistosoma mansoni

    Sergio Verjovski-Almeida;Ricardo DeMarco;Elizabeth A.L. Martins;Pedro E.M. Guimarães

  • Comparative Genomics of Two Leptospira interrogans Serovars Reveals Novel Insights into Physiology and Pathogenesis

    A. L. T. O. Nascimento;A. I. Ko;A. I. Ko;E. A. L. Martins;C. B. Monteiro-Vitorello

  • Shotgun sequencing of the human transcriptome with ORF expressed sequence tags

    Emmanuel Dias Neto;Ricardo Garcia Correa;Sergio Verjovski-Almeida;Marcelo R.S. Briones

  • Correction: Corrigendum: HIPSTR and thousands of lncRNAs are heterogeneously expressed in human embryos, primordial germ cells and stable cell lines

    Dinar Yunusov;Leticia Anderson;Lucas Ferreira DaSilva;Joanna Wysocka

  • Systems medicine and integrated care to combat chronic noncommunicable diseases

    Jean Bousquet;Josep M. Anto;Peter J. Sterk;Ian M. Adcock

  • Long intronic noncoding RNA transcription: expression noise or expression choice?

    Rodrigo Louro;Anna S. Smirnova;Sergio Verjovski-Almeida

  • Genome features of Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni

    A.L.T.O. Nascimento;S. Verjovski-Almeida;M.A. Van Sluys;C.B. Monteiro-Vitorello

  • The tegument surface membranes of the human blood parasite Schistosoma mansoni: a proteomic analysis after differential extraction.

    Simon Braschi;Rachel S. Curwen;Peter D. Ashton;Sergio Verjovski-Almeida

  • Genome mapping and expression analyses of human intronic noncoding RNAs reveal tissue-specific patterns and enrichment in genes related to regulation of transcription

    Helder I Nakaya;Paulo P Amaral;Rodrigo Louro;André Lopes

  • Schistosoma mansoni tegument protein Sm29 is able to induce a Th1-type of immune response and protection against parasite infection.

    Fernanda C. Cardoso;Gilson C. Macedo;Elisandra Gava;Gregory T. Kitten

  • The intronic long noncoding RNA ANRASSF1 recruits PRC2 to the RASSF1A promoter, reducing the expression of RASSF1A and increasing cell proliferation.

    Felipe C. Beckedorff;Ana C. Ayupe;Renan Crocci-Souza;Murilo S. Amaral

  • Long noncoding intronic RNAs are differentially expressed in primary and metastatic pancreatic cancer

    Ana C Tahira;Márcia S Kubrusly;Michele F Faria;Bianca Dazzani

  • Partial Purification and Immunohistochemical Localization of ATP Diphosphohydrolase from Schistosoma mansoni IMMUNOLOGICAL CROSS-REACTIVITIES WITH POTATO APYRASE AND TOXOPLASMA GONDII NUCLEOSIDE TRIPHOSPHATE HYDROLASE

    Eveline G. Vasconcelos;Sérgio T. Ferreira;Técia M. U. de Carvalho;Wanderley de Souza

  • Antisense intronic non-coding RNA levels correlate to the degree of tumor differentiation in prostate cancer.

    Eduardo M. Reis;Helder I. Nakaya;Rodrigo Louro;Flavio C. Canavez

  • Perspectives of Long Non-Coding RNAs in Cancer Diagnostics

    Eduardo M. Reis;Sergio Verjovski-Almeida

  • Vulnerability of primitive human placental trophoblast to Zika virus.

    Megan A. Sheridan;Dinar Yunusov;Dinar Yunusov;Dinar Yunusov;Velmurugan Balaraman;Andrei P. Alexenko

  • Schistosoma mansoni TGF-β receptor II: Role in host ligand-induced regulation of a schistosome target gene

    Ahmed Osman;Edward G Niles;Sergio Verjovski-Almeida;Philip T LoVerde;Philip T LoVerde

  • Jagged 1 Rescues the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Phenotype

    Natassia M. Vieira;Natassia M. Vieira;Natassia M. Vieira;Ingegerd Elvers;Ingegerd Elvers;Matthew S. Alexander;Matthew S. Alexander;Yuri B. Moreira

Frequent Co-Authors

João C. Setubal
João C. Setubal Universidade de São Paulo
Helder I. Nakaya
Helder I. Nakaya Universidade de São Paulo
Carlos Frederico Martins Menck
Carlos Frederico Martins Menck Universidade de São Paulo
Fernando F. Costa
Fernando F. Costa State University of Campinas
Mayana Zatz
Mayana Zatz Universidade de São Paulo
Sergio T. Ferreira
Sergio T. Ferreira Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Gustavo H. Goldman
Gustavo H. Goldman Universidade de São Paulo
Andrew J.G. Simpson
Andrew J.G. Simpson Ludwig Cancer Research
Raymond J. Pierce
Raymond J. Pierce University of Lille
Ricardo R. Brentani
Ricardo R. Brentani Ludwig Cancer Research

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