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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Biology and Biochemistry 61 11142 10267 288 264 251 19316

Susana Lopes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Susana Lopes between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Susana Lopes published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 10.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2022. 46 of the 284 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2022. 2000: 3 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 34 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 24 publications
2000 2025

284 publications in total across all disciplines

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Susana Lopes: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 3
2001 0
2002 1
2003 4
2004 6
2005 1
2006 2
2007 3
2008 8
2009 3
2010 6
2011 10
2012 14
2013 9
2014 6
2015 16
2016 9
2017 8
2018 17
2019 15
2020 15
2021 23
2022 34
2023 25
2024 22
2025 24
Total 284
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Susana Lopes publications per year - data summary

  • Susana Lopes, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from Leiden University Medical Center, has 284 publications recorded across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2000 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 34 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2002 and 2005, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 26 years in the span carries no publications at all (2001).
  • The rate of publication averages 10.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.4 per year counting only the 25 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 128 publications, 45% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2000-2008: 28 publications (3.1 per year); 2009-2017: 81 publications (9.0 per year); 2018-2025: 175 publications (21.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Susana Lopes 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 Susana Lopes sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 1,028+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 980. Most scientists, 980, have 127–136 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 247–256 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 413 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 848 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 949 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 840 scientists 207–216 publications: 733 scientists 217–226 publications: 708 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 417 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 196 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 59 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientist 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientist 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 251 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 8
57–66 35
67–76 106
77–86 231
87–96 413
97–106 546
107–116 704
117–126 848
127–136 980
137–146 942
147–156 969
157–166 949
167–176 951
177–186 915
187–196 787
197–206 840
207–216 733
217–226 708
227–236 651
237–246 605
247–256 510 251
257–266 524
267–276 434
277–286 417
287–296 350
297–306 363
307–316 315
317–326 296
327–336 261
337–346 240
347–356 219
357–366 196
367–376 154
377–386 161
387–396 155
397–406 145
407–416 124
417–426 112
427–436 132
437–446 116
447–456 99
457–466 81
467–476 91
477–486 80
487–496 80
497–506 59
507–516 36
517–526 46
527–536 54
537–546 44
547–556 43
557–566 43
567–576 42
577–586 25
587–596 34
597–606 23
607–616 33
617–626 31
627–636 27
637–646 25
647–656 28
657–666 34
667–676 18
677–686 16
687–696 10
697–706 12
707–716 21
717–726 12
727–736 12
737–746 10
747–756 7
757–766 13
767–776 15
777–786 13
787–796 9
797–806 9
807–816 7
817–826 4
827–836 9
837–846 7
847–856 3
857–866 5
867–876 5
877–886 11
887–896 3
897–906 4
907–916 7
917–926 5
927–936 6
937–946 6
947–956 3
957–966 7
967–976 2
977–986 2
987–996 1
997–1,006 5
1,007–1,016 2
1,017–1,026 2
1,027 1
1,028+ 100
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Susana Lopes publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 19,587 Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 100 ranges running from 47–56 to 1,028+ publications.
  • Susana Lopes, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from Leiden University Medical Center, records 251 publications - the 67th percentile of the discipline.
  • 67% of ranked Biology and Biochemistry scientists score the same or lower than Susana Lopes, and about 33% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 197–206 publications range, and Susana Lopes ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 127–136 publications, holding 980 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 287–296 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Susana Lopes 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 Susana Lopes sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 65 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 167+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,253. Most scientists, 1,253, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60–61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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
40–41 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 80
42–43 183
44–45 316
46–47 504
48–49 718
50–51 899
52–53 1,025
54–55 1,149
56–57 1,235
58–59 1,253
60–61 1,162 61
62–63 1,130
64–65 1,031
66–67 897
68–69 814
70–71 714
72–73 709
74–75 596
76–77 512
78–79 473
80–81 412
82–83 373
84–85 358
86–87 285
88–89 273
90–91 227
92–93 208
94–95 193
96–97 153
98–99 157
100–101 148
102–103 120
104–105 113
106–107 100
108–109 86
110–111 67
112–113 71
114–115 73
116–117 64
118–119 53
120–121 60
122–123 54
124–125 43
126–127 38
128–129 49
130–131 26
132–133 18
134–135 23
136–137 32
138–139 32
140–141 27
142–143 19
144–145 22
146–147 12
148–149 16
150–151 14
152–153 10
154–155 13
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 9
162–163 13
164–165 4
166 4
167+ 98
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Susana Lopes D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 19,587 Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 65 ranges running from 40–41 to 167+ D-Index.
  • Susana Lopes, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from Leiden University Medical Center, records 61 D-Index - the 44th percentile of the discipline.
  • 44% of ranked Biology and Biochemistry scientists score the same or lower than Susana Lopes, and about 56% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 64–65 D-Index range, and Susana Lopes ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 1,253 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 71% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 72–73 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Susana Lopes is affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands and has an extensive body of research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Reproductive Medicine, Immunology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

The research topics covered by Lopes include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Renal and related cancers, Reproductive Biology and Fertility, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Reproductive System and Pregnancy, Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics, and Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics.

Frequent publication venues for Lopes include Human Reproduction, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, iScience, and Stem Cell Reports. These venues reflect the multidisciplinary nature of their research outputs, with a focus on reproductive biology and molecular techniques.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "ESHRE guideline: female fertility preservation†", 2020, Human Reproduction Open
  • "Rethinking organoid technology through bioengineering", 2020, Nature Materials
  • "Fast and efficient generation of knock-in human organoids using homology-independent CRISPR-Cas9 precision genome editing", 2020, Nature Cell Biology
  • "Human fetal microglia acquire homeostatic immune-sensing properties early in development", 2020, Science
  • "Engineered human hepatocyte organoids enable CRISPR-based target discovery and drug screening for steatosis", 2023, Nature Biotechnology

Lopes has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Björn Menten, Björn Heindryckx, Hans Clevers, Annekatrien Boel, and Dominic Stoop. The recurring nature of these collaborations indicates ongoing research partnerships in overlapping areas of study.

Best Publications

  • Derivation of pluripotent epiblast stem cells from mammalian embryos

    I. Gabrielle M. Brons;Lucy E. Smithers;Matthew W. B. Trotter;Peter Rugg-Gunn

  • Kidney organoids from human iPS cells contain multiple lineages and model human nephrogenesis

    Minoru Takasato;Minoru Takasato;Pei X. Er;Han Sheng Chiu;Barbara Maier

  • Dynamic equilibrium and heterogeneity of mouse pluripotent stem cells with distinct functional and epigenetic states.

    Katsuhiko Hayashi;Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes;Fuchou Tang;M. Azim Surani

  • Long-Term Expansion of Functional Mouse and Human Hepatocytes as 3D Organoids

    Huili Hu;Huili Hu;Helmuth Gehart;Benedetta Artegiani;Carmen LÖpez-Iglesias

  • A reduction of mitochondrial DNA molecules during embryogenesis explains the rapid segregation of genotypes

    Lynsey M. Cree;David C. Samuels;Susana Chuva De Sousa Lopes;Harsha Karur Rajasimha

  • MicroRNA biogenesis is required for mouse primordial germ cell development and spermatogenesis.

    Katsuhiko Hayashi;Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes;Masahiro Kaneda;Fuchou Tang

  • Atrial-like cardiomyocytes from human pluripotent stem cells are a robust preclinical model for assessing atrial-selective pharmacology

    Harsha D Devalla;Verena Schwach;John W Ford;James T Milnes

  • Germ cell specification in mice.

    Katsuhiko Hayashi;Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes;M. Azim Surani

  • Transcriptional autoregulation of the bone related CBFA1/RUNX2 gene.

    Hicham Drissi;Quyen Luc;A. Rauf Shakoori;Susana Chuva De Sousa Lopes

  • BMP signaling mediated by ALK2 in the visceral endoderm is necessary for the generation of primordial germ cells in the mouse embryo

    Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes;Bernard A.J. Roelen;Rui M. Monteiro;Roul Emmens

  • Rethinking organoid technology through bioengineering

    Elena Garreta;Roger D. Kamm;Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes;Madeline A. Lancaster

  • Fast and efficient generation of knock-in human organoids using homology-independent CRISPR–Cas9 precision genome editing

    Benedetta Artegiani;Delilah Hendriks;Joep Beumer;Rutger Kok

  • Piwi Proteins and piRNAs in Mammalian Oocytes and Early Embryos

    Elke F. Roovers;David Rosenkranz;Mahdi Mahdipour;Chung-Ting Han

  • Memory CD4(+) T cells are generated in the human fetal intestine

    Na Li;Vincent van Unen;Tamim Abdelaal;Tamim Abdelaal;Nannan Guo

  • Generation of stella-GFP transgenic mice: a novel tool to study germ cell development.

    Bernhard Payer;Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes;Sheila C. Barton;Caroline Lee

  • X chromosome activity in mouse XX primordial germ cells

    Susana M Chuva de Sousa Lopes;Katsuhiko Hayashi;Tanya C Shovlin;Will Mifsud

  • Human trophoblast invasion: new and unexpected routes and functions

    Gerit Moser;Karin Windsperger;Jürgen Pollheimer;Susana Chuva de Sousa Lopes;Susana Chuva de Sousa Lopes

  • Review of the disease course among adult ulcerative colitis population-based longitudinal cohorts

    Fernando Magro;Andreia Rodrigues;Ana Isabel Vieira;Francisco Portela

  • Transcriptome of human foetal heart compared with cardiomyocytes from pluripotent stem cells.

    Cathelijne W. van den Berg;Satoshi Okawa;Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes;Liesbeth van Iperen

  • Tracking the progression of the human inner cell mass during embryonic stem cell derivation

    Thomas O'Leary;Björn Heindryckx;Sylvie Lierman;David van Bruggen

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine L. Mummery
Christine L. Mummery Leiden University Medical Center
Bernard A.J. Roelen
Bernard A.J. Roelen Utrecht University
An Zwijsen
An Zwijsen KU Leuven
Dieter Deforce
Dieter Deforce Ghent University
Hans Clevers
Hans Clevers Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research
M. Azim Surani
M. Azim Surani University of Cambridge
Björn Menten
Björn Menten Ghent University Hospital
Katsuhiko Hayashi
Katsuhiko Hayashi Osaka University
Frits Koning
Frits Koning Leiden University Medical Center
Boudewijn P. F. Lelieveldt
Boudewijn P. F. Lelieveldt Leiden University Medical Center

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