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Alexander S. Raikhel 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 Alexander S. Raikhel sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 169 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alexander S. Raikhel 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 Alexander S. Raikhel sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 81 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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

  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Alexander S. Raikhel is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, including Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. This multidisciplinary focus is reflected in their varied studies within Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Insect Science, Immunology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.

Raikhel's research primarily explores topics such as Neurobiology and Insect Physiology, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, Insect Resistance and Genetics, Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Insect Utilization and Effects, and the control and biology of Mosquito-borne Diseases.

The scientist has contributed to the academic corpus through publications in prominent venues, including:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • PLoS Genetics

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Raikhel include:

  • "Regulation of antimicrobial peptides by juvenile hormone and its receptor, Methoprene-tolerant, in the mosquito Aedes aegypti," 2020, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • "Cross-talk of insulin-like peptides, juvenile hormone, and 20-hydroxyecdysone in regulation of metabolism in the mosquito Aedes aegypti," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "E93 confers steroid hormone responsiveness of digestive enzymes to promote blood meal digestion in the midgut of the mosquito Aedes aegypti," 2021, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • "Ecdysone signaling mediates the trade-off between immunity and reproduction via suppression of amyloids in the mosquito Aedes aegypti," 2022, PLoS Pathogens
  • "The ecdysone-induced protein 93 is a key factor regulating gonadotrophic cycles in the adult female mosquito Aedes aegypti," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent collaborators in Raikhel's research include Zhen Zou, Yike Ding, Mengmeng Chang, Mao Wang, and Ya-Zhou He, reflecting ongoing partnerships in exploring insect physiology and immunological processes.

Raikhel has been recognized with several distinctions, including membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 2009 and being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of Aedes aegypti, a major arbovirus vector

    Vishvanath Nene;Jennifer R. Wortman;Daniel Lawson;Brian Haas

  • ACCUMULATION OF YOLK PROTEINS IN INSECT OOCYTES

    Alexander S. Raikhel;Tarlochan S. Dhadialla

  • Evolutionary Dynamics of Immune-Related Genes and Pathways in Disease-Vector Mosquitoes

    Robert M. Waterhouse;Evgenia V. Kriventseva;Stephan Meister;Zhiyong Xi

  • Improved reference genome of Aedes aegypti informs arbovirus vector control

    Benjamin J. Matthews;Benjamin J. Matthews;Olga Dudchenko;Olga Dudchenko;Sarah B. Kingan;Sergey Koren

  • Molecular characteristics of insect vitellogenins and vitellogenin receptors

    Thomas W Sappington;Alexander S. Raikhel

  • Sequencing of Culex quinquefasciatus Establishes a Platform for Mosquito Comparative Genomics

    Peter Arensburger;Karine Megy;Robert M Waterhouse;Robert M Waterhouse;Jenica Abrudan

  • Wolbachia induces reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent activation of the Toll pathway to control dengue virus in the mosquito Aedes aegypti

    Xiaoling Pan;Guoli Zhou;Jiahong Wu;Guowu Bian

  • Regulatory Pathways Controlling Female Insect Reproduction.

    Sourav Roy;Tusar T. Saha;Zhen Zou;Alexander S. Raikhel

  • Nutritional regulation of vitellogenesis in mosquitoes: implications for anautogeny.

    Geoffrey M. Attardo;Immo A. Hansen;Alexander S. Raikhel

  • Mosquito cathepsin B-like protease involved in embryonic degradation of vitellin is produced as a latent extraovarian precursor.

    Wen-Long Cho;Shin-Mei Tsao;Alan R. Hays;Rosemarie Walter

  • Target of rapamycin-mediated amino acid signaling in mosquito anautogeny

    Immo A. Hansen;Geoffrey M. Attardo;Jong-Hwa Park;Quan Peng

  • Molecular biology of mosquito vitellogenesis: from basic studies to genetic engineering of antipathogen immunity.

    Alexander S Raikhel;Vladimir A Kokoza;Jinsong Zhu;David Martín

  • Extensive Sequence Conservation Among Insect, Nematode, and Vertebrate Vitellogenins Reveals Ancient Common Ancestry

    Jeng-Shong Chen;Thomas W. Sappington;Alexander S. Raikhel

  • Engineering blood meal-activated systemic immunity in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti

    Vladimir Kokoza;Abduelaziz Ahmed;Wen-Long Cho;Nijole Jasinskiene

  • microRNA miR-275 is indispensable for blood digestion and egg development in the mosquito Aedes aegypti.

    Bart Bryant;Warren Macdonald;Alexander S. Raikhel

  • Mosquito ecdysteroid receptor: Analysis of the cDNA and expression during vitellogenesis

    Wen-Long Cho;Marianna Z. Kapitskaya;Alexander S. Raikhel

  • Efficient transformation of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti using the piggyBac transposable element vector pBac[3xP3-EGFP afm].

    V. Kokoza;A. Ahmed;E.A. Wimmer;A.S. Raikhel

  • Insect microRNAs: biogenesis, expression profiling and biological functions.

    Keira Lucas;Alexander S. Raikhel

  • Pathogenomics of Culex quinquefasciatus and Meta-Analysis of Infection Responses to Diverse Pathogens

    Lyric C. Bartholomay;Robert M. Waterhouse;Robert M. Waterhouse;Robert M. Waterhouse;George F. Mayhew;Corey L. Campbell

  • Blocking of Plasmodium transmission by cooperative action of Cecropin A and Defensin A in transgenic Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

    Vladimir Kokoza;Abdouelaziz Ahmed;Sang Woon Shin;Nwando Okafor

Frequent Co-Authors

Evgeny M. Zdobnov
Evgeny M. Zdobnov Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Robert M. Waterhouse
Robert M. Waterhouse Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Marc A. T. Muskavitch
Marc A. T. Muskavitch Biogen (United States)
Peter W. Atkinson
Peter W. Atkinson University of California, Riverside
Kirk W. Deitsch
Kirk W. Deitsch Cornell University
Bruce W. Birren
Bruce W. Birren Broad Institute
Mario Stanke
Mario Stanke University of Greifswald
David W. Severson
David W. Severson University of Notre Dame
Norman H. Lee
Norman H. Lee George Washington University
Frank H. Collins
Frank H. Collins University of Notre Dame

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