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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
19509
World Ranking
8104
National Ranking
72

Avner Yayon publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 162 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Avner Yayon 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 Avner Yayon sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Avner Yayon is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and has contributed to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research, Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments, Tendon Structure and Treatment, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, and Extracellular vesicles in disease.

Their recent published works include:

  • Enhanced chondrogenic phenotype of primary bovine articular chondrocytes in Fibrin-Hyaluronan hydrogel by multi-axial mechanical loading and FGF18 (2020, Acta Biomaterialia)
  • Nano-ghosts: Novel biomimetic nano-vesicles for the delivery of antisense oligonucleotides (2021, Journal of Controlled Release)
  • Mechanical Stress Inhibits Early Stages of Endogenous Cell Migration: A Pilot Study in an Ex Vivo Osteochondral Model (2020, Polymers)
  • A novel approach for knee osteoarthritis using high molecular weight hyaluronic acid conjugated to plasma fibrinogen - interim findings of a double-blind clinical study (2020, Heliyon)
  • Injectable, Self-settling, Bioactive Fibrin-HA Modular hydrogels (2025, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage)

Their collaboration network includes frequent co-authorship with the following researchers:

  • Maria L. Vainieri
  • Mauro Alini
  • Sibylle Grad
  • Gerjo J.V.M. van Osch
  • B.P. Antunes

Avner Yayon has published in the following scientific venues:

  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Journal of Controlled Release
  • Polymers
  • Heliyon
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Their work addresses subfields such as Rheumatology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Urology, and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, contributing to a broad understanding of the biological and molecular mechanisms underlying tissue regeneration and treatment modalities.

Best Publications

  • Cell surface, heparin-like molecules are required for binding of basic fibroblast growth factor to its high affinity receptor.

    Avner Yayon;Michael Klagsbrun;Jeffrey D. Esko;Philip Leder

  • Crystal Structure of a Ternary FGF-FGFR-Heparin Complex Reveals a Dual Role for Heparin in FGFR Binding and Dimerization

    Joseph Schlessinger;Alexander N. Plotnikov;Omar A. Ibrahimi;Anna V. Eliseenkova

  • Heparin is required for cell-free binding of basic fibroblast growth factor to a soluble receptor and for mitogenesis in whole cells.

    D M Ornitz;A Yayon;J G Flanagan;C M Svahn

  • Developmental localization of the splicing alternatives of fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 (FGFR2).

    Avi Orr-Urtreger;Mark T. Bedford;Tatjana Burakova;Esther Arman

  • Perlecan, basal lamina proteoglycan, promotes basic fibroblast growth factor-receptor binding, mitogenesis, and angiogenesis

    David Aviezer;Dalit Hecht;Michal Safran;Magdalena Eisinger

  • Complexity of FGF receptors: genetic basis for structural diversity and functional specificity.

    David Givol;Avner Yayon

  • Developmental expression of two murine fibroblast growth factor receptors, flg and bek.

    A. Orr-Urtreger;D. Givol;A. Yayon;Y. Yarden

  • Matrix metalloproteinase 2 releases active soluble ectodomain of fibroblast growth factor receptor 1.

    Ehud Levi;Rafael Fridman;Hua Quan Miao;Yong Sheng Ma

  • ErbB-3 and ErbB-4 function as the respective low and high affinity receptors of all Neu differentiation factor/heregulin isoforms.

    E Tzahar;G Levkowitz;D Karunagaran;L Yi

  • Differential structural requirements of heparin and heparan-sulfate proteoglycans that promote binding of basic fibroblast growth-factor to its receptor

    D Aviezer;E Levy;M Safran;C Svahn

  • Insights into the molecular basis for fibroblast growth factor receptor autoinhibition and ligand-binding promiscuity

    Shaun K. Olsen;Omar A. Ibrahimi;Angela Raucci;Fuming Zhang

  • Gly369Cys mutation in mouse FGFR3 causes achondroplasia by affecting both chondrogenesis and osteogenesis

    Lin Chen;Rivka Adar;Xiao Yang;Efrat O. Monsonego

  • Susceptibility of human malaria parasites to chloroquine is pH dependent.

    A Yayon;Z I Cabantchik;H Ginsburg

  • Regional suppression of tumor growth by in vivo transfer of a cDNA encoding a secreted form of the extracellular domain of the flt-1 vascular endothelial growth factor receptor.

    Hwai-Loong Kong;Dalit Hecht;Wenru Song;Imre Kovesdi

  • A mouse model for achondroplasia produced by targeting fibroblast growth factor receptor 3

    Yingcai Wang;Michal K. Spatz;Karuppiah Kannan;Hovhannisyan Hayk

  • Distinct fibroblast growth factor (FGF)/FGF receptor signaling pairs initiate diverse cellular responses in the oligodendrocyte lineage.

    Dale Fortin;Eran Rom;Haijun Sun;Avner Yayon

  • Human Combinatorial Fab Library Yielding Specific and Functional Antibodies against the Human Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3

    Robert Rauchenberger;Eric Borges;Elisabeth Thomassen-Wolf;Eran Rom

  • A confined variable region confers ligand specificity on fibroblast growth factor receptors: implications for the origin of the immunoglobulin fold.

    A Yayon;Y Zimmer;Gh Shen;A Avivi

  • Differential expression of the two VEGF receptors flt and KDR in placenta and vascular endothelial cells.

    Bernhard Barleon;Stefanie Hauser;Claudia Schöllmann;Karin Weindel

  • The Transmembrane Mutation G380R in Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3 Uncouples Ligand-Mediated Receptor Activation from Down-Regulation

    E. Monsonego-Ornan;R. Adar;T. Feferman;O. Segev

Frequent Co-Authors

David Givol
David Givol Weizmann Institute of Science
Mauro Alini
Mauro Alini AO Foundation
Michael Klagsbrun
Michael Klagsbrun Boston Children's Hospital
Hagai Ginsburg
Hagai Ginsburg Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Erhard Hohenester
Erhard Hohenester Imperial College London
Miriam Eisenstein
Miriam Eisenstein Weizmann Institute of Science
Israel Vlodavsky
Israel Vlodavsky Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Zeev Gross
Zeev Gross Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Yosef Yarden
Yosef Yarden Weizmann Institute of Science
William A. Horton
William A. Horton Shriners Hospitals for Children - Erie

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