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Alma L. Burlingame

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
138
Citations
67950
World Ranking
303
National Ranking
203

Alma L. Burlingame publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alma L. Burlingame sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 700 publications — 98th percentile

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

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Alma L. Burlingame D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alma L. Burlingame sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 138 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1970 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Alma L. Burlingame is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant emphasis on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Immunology.

The scientist's research topics notably include:

  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Biotin and Related Studies
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Alma L. Burlingame has contributed to numerous publications across a range of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Journal of Lipid Research

Some recent papers authored by this researcher are:

  • ERα is an RNA-binding protein sustaining tumor cell survival and drug resistance, 2021, Cell
  • LEM2 phase separation promotes ESCRT-mediated nuclear envelope reformation, 2020, Nature
  • An ER translocon for multi-pass membrane protein biogenesis, 2020, eLife
  • Age-related loss of neural stem cell O-GlcNAc promotes a glial fate switch through STAT3 activation, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Mapping axon initial segment structure and function by multiplexed proximity biotinylation, 2020, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Juan A. Osés-Prieto
  • Michael J. Trnka
  • Jason C. Maynard
  • Kathy H. Li
  • Nicholas O. Davidson

Alma L. Burlingame has been recognized with fellowships from notable organizations, including the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded in 1990 and the Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awarded in 1970.

Best Publications

  • Liquid droplet formation by HP1α suggests a role for phase separation in heterochromatin

    Adam G. Larson;Daniel Elnatan;Madeline M. Keenen;Michael J. Trnka

  • Role of Accurate Mass Measurement (±10 ppm) in Protein Identification Strategies Employing MS or MS/MS and Database Searching

    Karl R. Clauser;Peter Baker;Alma L. Burlingame

  • Structural identification of autoinducer of Photobacterium fischeri luciferase.

    A Eberhard;A L Burlingame;C Eberhard;G L Kenyon

  • WDR5 Associates with Histone H3 Methylated at K4 and Is Essential for H3 K4 Methylation and Vertebrate Development

    Joanna Wysocka;Tomek Swigut;Thomas A. Milne;Yali Dou

  • Human stratum corneum lipids: characterization and regional variations.

    Marilyn A. Lampe;A. L. Burlingame;JoAnne Whitney;Mary L. Williams

  • A new redox cofactor in eukaryotic enzymes: 6-hydroxydopa at the active site of bovine serum amine oxidase

    Susan M. Janes;David Mu;David Wemmer;Alan J. Smith

  • Global landscape of HIV-human protein complexes

    Stefanie Jäger;Peter Cimermancic;Peter Cimermancic;Natali Gulbahce;Natali Gulbahce;Jeffrey R. Johnson;Jeffrey R. Johnson;Jeffrey R. Johnson

  • BSKs mediate signal transduction from the receptor kinase BRI1 in Arabidopsis.

    Wenqiang Tang;Tae-Wuk Kim;Juan A. Oses-Prieto;Yu Sun

  • Structural studies of the scrapie prion protein using mass spectrometry and amino acid sequencing

    Neil Stahl;Michael A. Baldwin;David B. Teplow;Leroy Hood

  • Brassinosteroid signal transduction from cell-surface receptor kinases to nuclear transcription factors

    Tae-Wuk Kim;Shenheng Guan;Yu Sun;Zhiping Deng

  • The characteristics of peptide collision-induced dissociation using a high-performance MALDI-TOF/TOF tandem mass spectrometer.

    Katalin F. Medzihradszky;Jennifer M. Campbell;Michael A. Baldwin;Arnold M. Falick

  • Epoxide electrophiles as activity-dependent cysteine protease profiling and discovery tools

    Doron Greenbaum;Katalin F Medzihradszky;Alma Burlingame;Matthew Bogyo

  • Widespread Protein Aggregation as an Inherent Part of Aging in C. elegans

    Della C. David;Noah Ollikainen;Jonathan C. Trinidad;Michael P. Cary

  • Targeted Peptide Measurements in Biology and Medicine: Best Practices for Mass Spectrometry-based Assay Development Using a Fit-for-Purpose Approach

    Steven A. Carr;Susan E. Abbatiello;Bradley L. Ackermann;Christoph Borchers

  • The Need for Guidelines in Publication of Peptide and Protein Identification Data Working Group On Publication Guidelines For Peptide And Protein Identification Data

    Steven Carr;Ruedi Aebersold;Michael Baldwin;Al Burlingame

  • An Essential Role for 14-3-3 Proteins in Brassinosteroid Signal Transduction in Arabidopsis

    Srinivas S. Gampala;Tae-Wuk Kim;Jun-Xian He;Wenqiang Tang

  • PP2A activates brassinosteroid-responsive gene expression and plant growth by dephosphorylating BZR1

    Wenqiang Tang;Min Yuan;Min Yuan;Ruiju Wang;Ruiju Wang;Yihong Yang

  • Stress-inducible protein 1 is a cell surface ligand for cellular prion that triggers neuroprotection

    Silvio M. Zanata;Marilene H. Lopes;Adriana F. Mercadante;Glaucia N. M. Hajj

  • Site-specific installation of methyl-lysine analogues into recombinant histones

    Kevan Shokat;Matthew D. Simon

  • Atmospheric pressure matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry.

    Victor V. Laiko;Michael A. Baldwin;Alma L. Burlingame

Frequent Co-Authors

Katalin F. Medzihradszky
Katalin F. Medzihradszky University of California, San Francisco
Robert J. Chalkley
Robert J. Chalkley University of California, San Francisco
Zhi-Yong Wang
Zhi-Yong Wang Carnegie Institution for Science
Kevan M. Shokat
Kevan M. Shokat University of California, San Francisco
Mike Fainzilber
Mike Fainzilber Weizmann Institute of Science
Michael A. Baldwin
Michael A. Baldwin University of California, San Francisco
Ralph A. Bradshaw
Ralph A. Bradshaw University of California, Irvine
Lan Huang
Lan Huang University of California, Irvine
Stanley B. Prusiner
Stanley B. Prusiner University of California, San Francisco
Kirk C. Hansen
Kirk C. Hansen University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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