Agostinho Antunes

11.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
206 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Agostinho Antunes is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Agostinho Antunes has authored 206 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Molecular Biology, 66 papers in Genetics and 47 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Agostinho Antunes's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (39 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (36 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (23 papers). Agostinho Antunes is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (39 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (36 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (23 papers). Agostinho Antunes collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United States and Spain. Agostinho Antunes's co-authors include Vı́tor Vasconcelos, Warren E. Johnson, Stephen J. O’Brien, Maria J. Ramos, Kartik Sunagar, Cristiana Moreira, Jill Pecon‐Slattery, Bryan G. Fry, Rute R. da Fonseca and Emma C. Teeling and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Agostinho Antunes

200 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Late Miocene Radiatio... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Late Miocene Radiation of Modern Felidae: A Genetic Assessment
    2006 538 citations Warren E. Johnson, Jill Pecon‐Slattery et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Agostinho Antunes Portugal 40 2.2k 2.1k 1.6k 734 716 206 5.8k
Bernd Schierwater Germany 43 2.7k 1.2× 1.5k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 2.1k 2.9× 901 1.3× 119 6.3k
Denis Baurain Belgium 32 2.3k 1.1× 1.0k 0.5× 958 0.6× 610 0.8× 582 0.8× 74 4.1k
Lê Sỹ Vinh Vietnam 15 2.9k 1.3× 1.7k 0.8× 1.7k 1.1× 534 0.7× 1.7k 2.4× 53 7.1k
Paul Hoover United States 18 3.2k 1.4× 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 440 0.6× 2.1k 2.9× 41 8.0k
Michael N Dawson United States 43 1.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 2.3k 1.5× 2.2k 3.0× 603 0.8× 118 6.7k
Nicole King United States 38 4.4k 2.0× 1.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 1.8× 565 0.8× 72 6.6k
Arnaud Couloux France 52 2.7k 1.2× 1.8k 0.9× 2.1k 1.4× 784 1.1× 1.3k 1.8× 146 7.6k
Asao Fujiyama Japan 47 4.5k 2.0× 2.6k 1.2× 1.3k 0.9× 192 0.3× 634 0.9× 143 8.4k
Kjetill S. Jakobsen Norway 60 4.8k 2.2× 2.3k 1.1× 3.5k 2.3× 208 0.3× 960 1.3× 192 9.5k
Patrick Wincker France 65 8.2k 3.7× 1.7k 0.8× 3.9k 2.5× 470 0.6× 609 0.9× 232 15.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Agostinho Antunes

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Fields of papers citing papers by Agostinho Antunes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Agostinho Antunes

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Agostinho Antunes. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Agostinho Antunes based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Agostinho Antunes. Agostinho Antunes is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Agüero-Chapin, Guillermı́n, et al.. (2025). Unlocking Antimicrobial Peptides: In Silico Proteolysis and Artificial Intelligence-Driven Discovery from Cnidarian Omics. Molecules. 30(3). 550–550. 4 indexed citations
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Guardiola, Francisco A., et al.. (2025). Aquatic Invertebrate Antimicrobial Peptides in the Fight Against Aquaculture Pathogens. Microorganisms. 13(1). 156–156. 9 indexed citations
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López‐Sendino, Paula, Agostinho Antunes, Simon Dellicour, et al.. (2023). Comparative population genetics of habitat-forming octocorals in two marine protected areas: eco-evolutionary and management implications. Conservation Genetics. 25(2). 319–334. 1 indexed citations
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Agüero-Chapin, Guillermı́n, et al.. (2023). Complex Networks Analyses of Antibiofilm Peptides: An Emerging Tool for Next Generation Antimicrobials Discovery. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations
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Agüero-Chapin, Guillermı́n, Agostinho Antunes, José R. Mora, et al.. (2023). Complex Networks Analyses of Antibiofilm Peptides: An Emerging Tool for Next-Generation Antimicrobials’ Discovery. Antibiotics. 12(4). 747–747. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Guojie, et al.. (2023). Parallel evolution of fish bi-modal breathing and expansion of olfactory receptor (OR) genes: toward a universal ORs nomenclature. Journal of genetics and genomics. 50(8). 600–610. 6 indexed citations
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Ledoux, Jean‐Baptiste, Fernando Cruz, Jèssica Gómez‐Garrido, et al.. (2020). The Genome Sequence of the Octocoral Paramuricea clavata – A Key Resource To Study the Impact of Climate Change in the Mediterranean. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 10(9). 2941–2952. 5 indexed citations
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Almeida, Daniela, Guillermı́n Agüero-Chapin, Alexandre Campos, et al.. (2020). Shotgun Proteomics of Ascidians Tunic Gives New Insights on Host–Microbe Interactions by Revealing Diverse Antimicrobial Peptides. Marine Drugs. 18(7). 362–362. 15 indexed citations
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Almeida, Daniela, Josef Wissing, André M. Machado, et al.. (2020). The Quantitative Proteome of the Cement and Adhesive Gland of the Pedunculate Barnacle, Pollicipes pollicipes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(7). 2524–2524. 16 indexed citations
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Santos‐Silva, Filipe, et al.. (2018). Transcriptomic Characterization of the South American Freshwater Stingray Potamotrygon motoro Venom Apparatus. Toxins. 10(12). 544–544. 15 indexed citations
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Campos, Alexandre, Armando Rodríguez, Maria V. Turkina, et al.. (2018). Proteomic Analyses of the Unexplored Sea Anemone Bunodactis verrucosa. Marine Drugs. 16(2). 42–42. 26 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, Armando, Hugo Osório, Joana Azevedo, et al.. (2017). Microcystin‐LR Detected in a Low Molecular Weight  Fraction from a Crude Extract of Zoanthus sociatus. Toxins. 9(3). 89–89. 6 indexed citations
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Vasconcelos, Vı́tor, et al.. (2011). The phosphoprotein phosphatase family of Ser/Thr phosphatases as principal targets of naturally occurring toxins. Critical Reviews in Toxicology. 41(2). 83–110. 48 indexed citations
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Antunes, Agostinho, Jennifer L. Troyer, Melody E. Roelke, et al.. (2008). The Evolutionary Dynamics of the Lion Panthera leo Revealed by Host and Viral Population Genomics. PLoS Genetics. 4(11). e1000251–e1000251. 84 indexed citations
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Antunes, Agostinho, Jennifer L. Troyer, Melody E. Roelke, et al.. (2008). The Evolutionary Dynamics of the Lion Panthera leo Revealed by Host and Viral Population Genomics. PLoS ONE. 4. 1–11. 21 indexed citations

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