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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 76 1390 1255 8 8 657 27380

Vasco Azevedo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vasco Azevedo between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vasco Azevedo published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 26.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 82 publications in 2021. 61 of the 916 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 82. Peak 82 publications in 2021. 1993: 5 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 36 publications 2012: 47 publications 2013: 51 publications 2014: 45 publications 2015: 36 publications 2016: 47 publications 2017: 52 publications 2018: 45 publications 2019: 41 publications 2020: 64 publications 2021: 82 publications 2022: 77 publications 2023: 70 publications 2024: 61 publications 2025: 57 publications 2026: 4 publications
1993 2026

916 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vasco Azevedo: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 5
1994 0
1995 2
1996 2
1997 3
1998 0
1999 7
2000 3
2001 0
2002 6
2003 5
2004 7
2005 9
2006 14
2007 5
2008 10
2009 13
2010 10
2011 36
2012 47
2013 51
2014 45
2015 36
2016 47
2017 52
2018 45
2019 41
2020 64
2021 82
2022 77
2023 70
2024 61
2025 57
2026 4
Total 916
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Vasco Azevedo publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vasco Azevedo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 655–664 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 657 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6 657
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Vasco Azevedo D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 76 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87 76
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Vasco Azevedo is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work includes significant publications in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Food Science, Endocrinology, and Epidemiology.

Their research covers a variety of main topics, including:

  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Vasco Azevedo has published multiple scientific papers, with notable recent papers being:

  • "Long-COVID and Post-COVID Health Complications: An Up-to-Date Review on Clinical Conditions and Their Possible Molecular Mechanisms," 2021, Viruses
  • "Immunoinformatics Design of Multi-Epitope Peptide-Based Vaccine Against Schistosoma mansoni Using Transmembrane Proteins as a Target," 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Possible Benefits of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii for Obesity-Associated Gut Disorders," 2021, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • "Applications of Silver Nanoparticles in Dentistry: Advances and Technological Innovation," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Multi-omics-based identification of SARS-CoV-2 infection biology and candidate drugs against COVID-19," 2020, Computers in Biology and Medicine

Frequent collaborators in Vasco Azevedo's research include:

  • Debmalya Barh
  • Aristóteles Goés-Neto
  • Siomar de Castro Soares
  • Flávia Figueira Aburjaile
  • Bertram Brenig

Their research has been published in several recurrent venues, which include:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Microorganisms
  • Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PeerJ

Vasco Azevedo has also contributed to book publications through Elsevier BV, with titles including:

  • "Lactic Acid Bacteria in Food Biotechnology," 2022
  • "Lactic Acid Bacteria as Cell Factories," 2023

Best Publications

  • The complete genome sequence of the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis

    F. Kunst;N. Ogasawara;I. Moszer;A. M. Albertini

  • Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis: microbiology, biochemical properties, pathogenesis and molecular studies of virulence

    Fernanda Alves Dorella;Luis Gustavo Carvalho Pacheco;Sergio Costa Oliveira;Anderson Miyoshi

  • Functional Characterization of Novel Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Strains Isolated from Healthy Volunteers: A Step Forward in the Use of F. prausnitzii as a Next-Generation Probiotic.

    Rebeca Martín;Sylvie Miquel;Sylvie Miquel;Leandro Benevides;Leandro Benevides;Chantal Bridonneau

  • Long-COVID and Post-COVID Health Complications: An Up-to-Date Review on Clinical Conditions and Their Possible Molecular Mechanisms.

    Bruno Silva Andrade;Sérgio Siqueira;Wagner Rodrigues de Assis Soares;Fernanda de Souza Rangel;Fernanda de Souza Rangel

  • Swine and Poultry Pathogens: the Complete Genome Sequences of Two Strains of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and a Strain of Mycoplasma synoviae

    Ana Tereza R. Vasconcelos;Henrique B. Ferreira;Cristiano V. Bizarro;Sandro L. Bonatto

  • The complete genome sequence of Chromobacterium violaceum reveals remarkable and exploitable bacterial adaptability

    Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos;Darcy F. De Almeida;Mariangela Hungria;Claudia Teixeira Guimarães

  • Genomic and epidemiological monitoring of yellow fever virus transmission potential

    N. R. Faria;M. U. G. Kraemer;M. U. G. Kraemer;M. U. G. Kraemer;S. C. Hill;J. Goes de Jesus

  • Brucella spp noncanonical LPS: structure, biosynthesis, and interaction with host immune system.

    Patrícia Gomes Cardoso;Gilson Costa Macedo;Vasco Azevedo;Sergio Costa Oliveira

  • Protein secretion in Lactococcus lactis : an efficient way to increase the overall heterologous protein production.

    Yves Le Loir;Vasco Azevedo;Sergio C. Oliveira;Daniela A. Freitas;Daniela A. Freitas

  • Microbial Anti-Inflammatory Molecule (MAM) from Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Shows a Protective Effect on DNBS and DSS-Induced Colitis Model in Mice through Inhibition of NF-κB Pathway.

    Natalia Martins Breyner;Christophe Michon;Cassiana S. de Sousa;Cassiana S. de Sousa;Priscilla Carolinne Bagano Vilas Boas;Priscilla Carolinne Bagano Vilas Boas

  • Production and Targeting of the Brucella abortus Antigen L7/L12 in Lactococcus lactis: a First Step towards Food-Grade Live Vaccines against Brucellosis

    Luciana A. Ribeiro;Luciana A. Ribeiro;Vasco Azevedo;Yves Le Loir;Sergio C. Oliveira

  • Two-Component Signal Transduction Systems of Pathogenic Bacteria As Targets for Antimicrobial Therapy: An Overview.

    Sandeep Tiwari;Syed B. Jamal;Syed S. Hassan;Syed S. Hassan;Paulo V. S. D. Carvalho

  • Virus-host coevolution: common patterns of nucleotide motif usage in Flaviviridae and their hosts.

    Francisco P. Lobo;Bruno E. F. Mota;Sérgio D. J. Pena;Vasco Azevedo

  • Use of superoxide dismutase and catalase producing lactic acid bacteria in TNBS induced Crohn's disease in mice.

    Jean Guy LeBlanc;Silvina del Carmen;Anderson Miyoshi;Vasco Azevedo

  • Multiplex PCR assay for identification of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis from pure cultures and for rapid detection of this pathogen in clinical samples

    Luis G. C. Pacheco;Roberta R. Pena;Thiago L. P. Castro;Fernanda A. Dorella

  • In silico subtractive genomics for target identification in human bacterial pathogens

    Debmalya Barh;Sandeep Tiwari;Neha Jain;Amjad Ali

  • Up-To-Date Insight on Industrial Enzymes Applications and Global Market

    Boutros Sarrouh;Tulio Marcos Santos;Anderson Miyoshi;Rodrigo Dias

  • Lactococcus lactis as a live vector: heterologous protein production and DNA delivery systems.

    Daniela Santos Pontes;Marcela Santiago Pacheco de Azevedo;Jean-Marc Chatel;Philippe Langella

  • Brazilian Microbiome Project: Revealing the Unexplored Microbial Diversity—Challenges and Prospects

    Victor Satler Pylro;Victor Satler Pylro;Luiz Fernando Wurdig Roesch;José Miguel Ortega;Alexandre Morais do Amaral

  • Pangenomic study of Corynebacterium diphtheriae that provides insights into the genomic diversity of pathogenic isolates from cases of classical diphtheria, endocarditis, and pneumonia

    Eva Trost;Jochen Blom;Siomar de Castro Soares;Siomar de Castro Soares;I-Hsiu Huang

  • Heterologous expression of Brucella abortus GroEL heat-shock protein in Lactococcus lactis

    Anderson Miyoshi;Luis G Bermúdez-Humarán;Luciana A Ribeiro;Yves Le Loir

Frequent Co-Authors

Anderson Miyoshi
Anderson Miyoshi Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Yves Le Loir
Yves Le Loir INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Philippe Langella
Philippe Langella University of Paris-Saclay
Luis G. Bermúdez-Humarán
Luis G. Bermúdez-Humarán University of Paris-Saclay
Jan Baumbach
Jan Baumbach Universität Hamburg
Andreas Tauch
Andreas Tauch Bielefeld University
Jean Guy LeBlanc
Jean Guy LeBlanc National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Sergio C. Oliveira
Sergio C. Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo
Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara
Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Gwénaël Jan
Gwénaël Jan Institut Agro Rennes-Angers

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