Luı́sa Azevedo

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Luı́sa Azevedo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Luı́sa Azevedo has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Luı́sa Azevedo's work include Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (17 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (11 papers) and Genomics and Rare Diseases (9 papers). Luı́sa Azevedo is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (17 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (11 papers) and Genomics and Rare Diseases (9 papers). Luı́sa Azevedo collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United Kingdom and Belgium. Luı́sa Azevedo's co-authors include António Amorim, D.N. Cooper, Matthew Mort, Peter D. Stenson, Edward V. Ball, David Millar, Matthew Hayden, Sally Heywood, Andrew D. Phillips and Raquel M. Silva and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Luı́sa Azevedo

59 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD®): optimizing its use in a clinical diagnostic or research setting

2020 410 citations Peter D. Stenson, Matthew Mort et al. Human Genetics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Luı́sa Azevedo Portugal	17	770	393	153	83	83	63	1.2k
Radek Szklarczyk Netherlands	23	1.3k 1.7×	133 0.3×	334 2.2×	77 0.9×	74 0.9×	36	1.6k
Bryce A. Mendelsohn United States	16	561 0.7×	184 0.5×	50 0.3×	157 1.9×	117 1.4×	28	1.0k
F Quan United States	16	672 0.9×	208 0.5×	106 0.7×	210 2.5×	160 1.9×	20	1.0k
Jukka Kallijärvi Finland	19	753 1.0×	126 0.3×	87 0.6×	84 1.0×	95 1.1×	41	1.1k
Claire Redin France	10	888 1.2×	482 1.2×	97 0.6×	79 1.0×	82 1.0×	18	1.3k
Mizuki Ohno Japan	20	1.1k 1.4×	338 0.9×	50 0.3×	52 0.6×	44 0.5×	32	1.6k
Isha H. Jain United States	13	844 1.1×	151 0.4×	175 1.1×	57 0.7×	72 0.9×	24	1.1k
Lucia Cavelier Sweden	22	1.0k 1.3×	208 0.5×	169 1.1×	115 1.4×	22 0.3×	63	1.7k
Narasimhan Nagan United States	21	1.3k 1.7×	235 0.6×	106 0.7×	103 1.2×	113 1.4×	27	2.0k
Joseph G. Vockley United States	19	730 0.9×	457 1.2×	230 1.5×	28 0.3×	65 0.8×	31	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luı́sa Azevedo

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20 of 20 papers shown

Azevedo, Luı́sa, et al.. (2025). The role of crustacean zooplankton in water quality monitoring: Findings from two Portuguese reservoirs. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology. 25(4). 100646–100646. 1 indexed citations

Azevedo, Luı́sa, et al.. (2025). Changes in Regional Practices and Their Effects on the Water Quality of Portuguese Reservoirs. Earth. 6(2). 29–29. 2 indexed citations

Azevedo, Luı́sa, et al.. (2024). A Comprehensive Approach to the Diagnosis of Leigh Syndrome Spectrum. Diagnostics. 14(19). 2133–2133.

Azevedo, Luı́sa, et al.. (2024). Naturally occurring genetic diseases caused by de novo variants in domestic animals. Animal Genetics. 55(3). 319–327. 1 indexed citations

Lopes‐Marques, Mónica, Maria João Peixoto, D.N. Cooper, et al.. (2024). Polymorphic pseudogenes in the human genome - a comprehensive assessment. Human Genetics. 143(12). 1465–1479. 1 indexed citations

Oliveira, Manuela, Luı́sa Azevedo, David Ballard, Wojciech Branicki, & António Amorim. (2023). Using plants in forensics: State-of-the-art and prospects. Plant Science. 336. 111860–111860. 6 indexed citations

Lopes‐Marques, Mónica, Maria João Peixoto, António Amorim, et al.. (2021). Common polymorphic OTC variants can act as genetic modifiers of enzymatic activity. Human Mutation. 42(8). 978–989. 4 indexed citations

Stenson, Peter D., Matthew Mort, Edward V. Ball, et al.. (2020). The Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD®): optimizing its use in a clinical diagnostic or research setting. Human Genetics. 139(10). 1197–1207. 410 indexed citations breakdown →

Lopes‐Marques, Mónica, Renato Salazar, Susana Seixas, et al.. (2020). GBA3: a polymorphic pseudogene in humans that experienced repeated gene loss during mammalian evolution. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 11565–11565. 4 indexed citations

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Carvalho, R., et al.. (2018). Evaluation of InnoQuant® HY and InnoTyper® 21 kits in the DNA analysis of rootless hair samples. Forensic Science International Genetics. 39. 61–65. 10 indexed citations

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Azevedo, Luı́sa, et al.. (2016). Crew Dispatch for Network Services in an Electricity Utility Using Ant Colony Optimization Methodology. 3(2).

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Azevedo, Luı́sa, et al.. (2016). 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency: Mutational spectrum derived from comprehensive newborn screening. Gene. 594(2). 203–210. 15 indexed citations

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Moreira, Cláudia, Bárbara van Asch, Luís Fonseca, et al.. (2013). The mitochondrial genome of the pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) lineage introduced in Europe. Mitochondrial DNA. 25(6). 420–421. 3 indexed citations

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Pereira‐Castro, Isabel, Luís Teixeira da Costa, António Amorim, & Luı́sa Azevedo. (2012). Transcriptional regulation of the human mitochondrial peptide deformylase (PDF). Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 421(4). 825–831. 5 indexed citations

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Lopes‐Marques, Mónica, Isabel Pereira‐Castro, António Amorim, & Luı́sa Azevedo. (2011). Characterization of the Human Ornithine Transcarbamylase 3′ Untranslated Regulatory Region. DNA and Cell Biology. 31(4). 427–433. 6 indexed citations

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Azevedo, Luı́sa, et al.. (2010). Comparative analyses of the Conserved Oligomeric Golgi (COG) complex in vertebrates. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 10(1). 212–212. 8 indexed citations

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Almeida, Teresa, Isabel Alonso, Sandra Martins, et al.. (2009). Ancestral Origin of the ATTCT Repeat Expansion in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 10 (SCA10). PLoS ONE. 4(2). e4553–e4553. 39 indexed citations

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Azevedo, Luı́sa, et al.. (2009). Epistatic interactions modulate the evolution of mammalian mitochondrial respiratory complex components. BMC Genomics. 10(1). 266–266. 30 indexed citations

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Azevedo, Luı́sa, Laura Vilarinho, Elisa Leão Teles, et al.. (2006). Mutational Spectrum and Linkage Disequilibrium Patterns at the Ornithine Transcarbamylase Gene (OTC). Annals of Human Genetics. 70(6). 797–801. 5 indexed citations

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Azevedo, Luı́sa, Consuelo Climent, Laura Vilarinho, Francesc Calafell, & António Amorim. (2004). Evidence for mutational cis-acting factors affecting mutagenesis in the ornithine transcarbamylase gene. Human Mutation. 24(3). 273–273. 3 indexed citations

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