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Alberto R. Kornblihtt

Alberto R. Kornblihtt

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
64
Citations
18270
World Ranking
1723
National Ranking
2

Alberto R. Kornblihtt publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alberto R. Kornblihtt sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 155 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Alberto R. Kornblihtt D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alberto R. Kornblihtt sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 64 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1991 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Alberto R. Kornblihtt is affiliated with the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina and specializes in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology. Their research covers multiple subfields, including Genetics, Plant Science, Infectious Diseases, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection

Recent publications provide insight into the scope of their research activity. Some notable papers include:

  • The physiology of alternative splicing, 2022, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • Counteracting chromatin effects of a splicing-correcting antisense oligonucleotide improves its therapeutic efficacy in spinal muscular atrophy, 2022, Cell
  • Linking transcription, RNA polymerase II elongation and alternative splicing, 2020, Biochemical Journal
  • The Histone Methyltransferase G9a Controls Axon Growth by Targeting the RhoA Signaling Pathway, 2020, Cell Reports
  • Seeking the truth behind the myth: Argonaute tales from "nuclearland", 2021, Molecular Cell

The frequent co-authors that collaborate with Alberto R. Kornblihtt include:

  • Luciano E. Marasco
  • José N. Stigliano
  • Micaela A. Godoy Herz
  • Nicholas Proudfoot
  • Ezequiel Petrillo

Publication venues where this scientist has contributed multiple works consist of:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • Cell
  • Biochemical Journal

Alberto R. Kornblihtt has been recognized by several honors including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2015, a Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 2011, and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1991.

Best Publications

  • Alternative splicing: a pivotal step between eukaryotic transcription and translation

    Alberto Rodolfo Kornblihtt;Ignacio Esteban Schor;Mariano Alló;Gwendal Dujardin

  • Epigenetics in alternative pre-mRNA splicing.

    Reini F. Luco;Mariano Alló;Ignacio Esteban Schor;Alberto Rodolfo Kornblihtt

  • Primary structure of human fibronectin: differential splicing may generate at least 10 polypeptides from a single gene.

    A.R. Kornblihtt;K. Umezawa;K. Vibe-Pedersen;F.E. Baralle

  • Alternative splicing: multiple control mechanisms and involvement in human disease

    Javier F Cáceres;Alberto R Kornblihtt

  • A Slow RNA Polymerase II Affects Alternative Splicing In Vivo

    Manuel de la Mata;Claudio R Alonso;Sebastián Kadener;Juan P Fededa

  • Multiple links between transcription and splicing

    Alberto R. Kornblihtt;Manuel De La Mata;Juan Pablo Fededa;Manuel J. Muñoz

  • Functional association between promoter structure and transcript alternative splicing

    Cramer P;Pesce Cg;Baralle Fe;Kornblihtt Ar

  • The connection between splicing and cancer.

    Anabella Srebrow;Alberto Rodolfo Kornblihtt

  • Regulation of Alternative Splicing Through Coupling with Transcription and Chromatin Structure

    Shiran Naftelberg;Ignacio E. Schor;Gil Ast;Alberto R. Kornblihtt

  • A splicing enhancer in the human fibronectin alternate ED1 exon interacts with SR proteins and stimulates U2 snRNP binding.

    A Lavigueur;H La Branche;A R Kornblihtt;B Chabot

  • Control of alternative splicing through siRNA-mediated transcriptional gene silencing.

    Mariano Alló;Valeria Buggiano;Juan P Fededa;Ezequiel Petrillo

  • Coupling of Transcription with Alternative Splicing: RNA Pol II Promoters Modulate SF2/ASF and 9G8 Effects on an Exonic Splicing Enhancer

    Paula Cramer;Javier F Cáceres;Demián Cazalla;Sebastián Kadener

  • A methyl transferase links the circadian clock to the regulation of alternative splicing

    Sabrina E. Sanchez;Ezequiel Petrillo;Esteban J. Beckwith;Xu Zhang

  • DNA damage regulates alternative splicing through inhibition of RNA polymerase II elongation.

    Manuel J. Muñoz;M. Soledad Pérez Santangelo;Maria P. Paronetto;Manuel de la Mata

  • Neuronal cell depolarization induces intragenic chromatin modifications affecting NCAM alternative splicing

    Ignacio E. Schor;Nicolás Rascovan;Federico Pelisch;Mariano Alló

  • Promoter usage and alternative splicing.

    Alberto R Kornblihtt

  • Concerted regulation of nuclear and cytoplasmic activities of SR proteins by AKT

    Matías Blaustein;Federico Pelisch;Tamara Tanos;Manuel J Muñoz

  • Human fibronectin: molecular cloning evidence for two mRNA species differing by an internal segment coding for a structural domain.

    A R Kornblihtt;K Vibe-Pedersen;F E Baralle

  • Human fibronectin: cell specific alternative mRNA splicing generates polypeptide chains dfffering in the number of internal repeats

    Alberto R. Kornblihtt;Karen Vibe-Pedersen;Fransciso E. Baralle

  • The fibronectin gene as a model for splicing and transcription studies.

    A R Kornblihtt;C G Pesce;C R Alonso;P Cramer

Frequent Co-Authors

Sebastian Kadener
Sebastian Kadener Brandeis University
Francisco E. Baralle
Francisco E. Baralle International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Javier F. Cáceres
Javier F. Cáceres University of Edinburgh
Eduardo Eyras
Eduardo Eyras Pompeu Fabra University
Andrea Barta
Andrea Barta Medical University of Vienna
Marcelo J. Yanovsky
Marcelo J. Yanovsky Fundación Instituto Leloir
Benjamin J. Blencowe
Benjamin J. Blencowe University of Toronto
John W. S. Brown
John W. S. Brown James Hutton Institute
David Bentley
David Bentley University of Colorado Denver
Juan Valcárcel
Juan Valcárcel Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

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