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 Avril V. Somlyo sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 255 publications — 68th percentile
68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.
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 Avril V. Somlyo sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 90 D-Index — 88th percentile
88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
Avril V. Somlyo is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their research spans several fields primarily within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with specific focus on molecular biology, physiology, cell biology, immunology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.
Their work frequently addresses topics such as protein kinase regulation and GTPase signaling, muscle physiology and disorders, cardiomyopathy and myosin studies, mitochondrial function and pathology, connexins and lens biology, calpain protease function and regulation, and biomarkers in disease mechanisms.
Somlyo has published in multiple scientific venues, with notable recurring publications in Circulation and UNC Libraries, alongside contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Science Signaling, and Frontiers in Physiology.
Collaborations with other researchers have been significant in Somlyo's work. Frequent co-authors include Ramon J. Ayon, Swapnil K. Sonkusare, Jaspreet Kalra, Yves T. Wang, and Thu H. Le.
Throughout their career, Somlyo has been recognized by the Mineralogical Society of America, receiving the Distinguished Scientist Award in 1998 and being named a Fellow in 2009.
Andrew P. Somlyo;Avril V. Somlyo
Andrew P. Somlyo;Avril V. Somlyo
Andrew P. Somlyo;Avril V. Somlyo
Carrick E. Devine;Avril V. Somlyo;Andrew P. Somlyo
Avril V. Somlyo;Andrew P. Somlyo
T Kitazawa;S Kobayashi;K Horiuti;A V Somlyo
A V Somlyo;H G Gonzalez-Serratos;H Shuman;G McClellan
Christopher P. Mack;Avril V. Somlyo;Martina Hautmann;Andrew P. Somlyo
Avril V. Somlyo;Meredith Bond;Andrew P. Somlyo;Antonio Scarpa
Henry Shuman;Avril V. Somlyo;Andrew P. Somlyo
S Kobayashi;T Kitazawa;A V Somlyo;A P Somlyo
A. P. Somlyo;Meredith Bond;Avril V. Somlyo
Diem H.D. Nguyen;Andrew D. Catling;Donna J. Webb;Mauricio Sankovic
J. W. Walker;A. V. Somlyo;Y. E. Goldman;A. P. Somlyo
Avril V. Somlyo;Dawn Bradshaw;Susan Ramos;Cheryl Murphy
M C Gong;K Iizuka;G Nixon;J P Browne
AV Somlyo;H Shuman;AP Somlyo
A P Somlyo;A V Somlyo;H Shuman
Ming Cui Gong;A. Fuglsang;D. Alessi;S. Kobayashi
Ming Cui Gong;Hideyoshi Fujihara;Avril V. Somlyo;Andrew P. Somlyo
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