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Belinda Willard

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
8954
World Ranking
16286
National Ranking
6744

Belinda Willard 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 Belinda Willard sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 228 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Belinda Willard 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 Belinda Willard sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Belinda Willard is a researcher affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic in the United States, with a primary focus on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans various subfields including molecular biology, physiology, immunology, oncology, and cancer research.

Their research covers topics such as mitochondrial function and pathology, diet and metabolism studies, gut microbiota and health, prostate cancer treatment and research, inflammasome and immune disorders, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, as well as RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • J. Mark Brown
  • Srinivasan Dasarathy
  • Chenyao Wang
  • Naseer Sangwan
  • Rakhee Banerjee

Some of the main venues where their research has been published with multiple contributions are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Selected recent papers authored by or involving Belinda Willard include:

  • Epithelial-derived gasdermin D mediates nonlytic IL-1β release during experimental colitis, 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • The ubiquitin E3 ligase FBXO22 degrades PD-L1 and sensitizes cancer cells to DNA damage, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Characterization and origins of cell-free mitochondria in healthy murine and human blood, 2020, Mitochondrion
  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction in aged hearts, 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
  • EGFR-mediated tyrosine phosphorylation of STING determines its trafficking route and cellular innate immunity functions, 2020, The EMBO Journal

Best Publications

  • Oxidation increases mucin polymer cross-links to stiffen airway mucus gels.

    Shaopeng Yuan;Martin Hollinger;Marrah E. Lachowicz-Scroggins;Sheena C. Kerr

  • The TMAO-Producing Enzyme Flavin-Containing Monooxygenase 3 Regulates Obesity and the Beiging of White Adipose Tissue

    Rebecca C. Schugar;Diana M. Shih;Manya Warrier;Robert N. Helsley

  • Programmed Translational Readthrough Generates Antiangiogenic VEGF-Ax

    Sandeepa M. Eswarappa;Alka A. Potdar;William J. Koch;Yi Fan

  • Ceramide as a Mediator of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Associated Atherosclerosis

    Takhar Kasumov;Ling Li;Min Li;Kailash Gulshan

  • Quantitative H2S-mediated protein sulfhydration reveals metabolic reprogramming during the integrated stress response.

    Xing Huang Gao;Dawid Krokowski;Bo Jhih Guan;Ilya Bederman

  • Non-enzymatic hydrogen sulfide production from cysteine in blood is catalyzed by iron and vitamin B6.

    Jie Yang;Paul Minkler;David Grove;Rui Wang

  • Target-selective protein S-nitrosylation by sequence motif recognition

    Jie Jia;Abul Arif;Fulvia Terenzi;Belinda Belle Willard

  • A novel pathway for human endothelial cell activation by antiphospholipid/anti-β2 glycoprotein I antibodies

    Kristi L. Allen;Fabio V. Fonseca;Venkaiah Betapudi;Belinda Belle Willard

  • Macrophage Foam Cell–Derived Extracellular Vesicles Promote Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Migration and Adhesion

    Chenguang Niu;Xu Wang;Mingming Zhao;Tanxi Cai

  • Apolipoprotein A-I tryptophan substitution leads to resistance to myeloperoxidase-mediated loss of function.

    Dao Quan Peng;Gregory Brubaker;Zhiping Wu;Lemin Zheng

  • Two-site phosphorylation of EPRS coordinates multimodal regulation of noncanonical translational control activity.

    Abul Arif;Jie Jia;Rupak Mukhopadhyay;Belinda Belle Willard

  • Vimentin is an endogenous ligand for the pattern recognition receptor Dectin-1

    Praveena S. Thiagarajan;Valentin P. Yakubenko;Valentin P. Yakubenko;Deena H. Elsori;Satya P. Yadav

  • Proteomic analysis of human spermatozoa proteins with oxidative stress

    Rakesh Sharma;Ashok Agarwal;Gayatri Mohanty;Gayatri Mohanty;Alaa J Hamada

  • Proteomic analysis of seminal fluid from men exhibiting oxidative stress

    Rakesh Sharma;Ashok Agarwal;Gayatri Mohanty;Gayatri Mohanty;Stefan S. Du Plessis

  • STAT3-driven transcription depends upon the dimethylation of K49 by EZH2

    Maupali Dasgupta;Josephine Kam Tai Dermawan;Belinda Willard;George R. Stark

  • Epithelial-derived gasdermin D mediates nonlytic IL-1β release during experimental colitis.

    Katarzyna Bulek;Katarzyna Bulek;Junjie Zhao;Yun Liao;Nitish Rana

  • Quantitative dynamics of site-specific protein phosphorylation determined using liquid chromatography electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.

    Cristian I. Ruse;Belinda Willard;J. P. Jin;Thomas Haas

  • Coding Region Polyadenylation Generates a Truncated tRNA Synthetase that Counters Translation Repression

    Peng Yao;Alka A. Potdar;Alka A. Potdar;Abul Arif;Partho Sarothi Ray;Partho Sarothi Ray

  • Major protein alterations in spermatozoa from infertile men with unilateral varicocele

    Ashok Agarwal;Rakesh Sharma;Damayanthi Durairajanayagam;Ahmet Ayaz

  • Proteomic analysis of resistance mediated by Rcm 2.0 and Rcm 5.1, two loci controlling resistance to bacterial canker of tomato.

    Gitta L. Coaker;Belinda Willard;Michael Kinter;Eric J. Stockinger

Frequent Co-Authors

John W. Crabb
John W. Crabb Cleveland Clinic
Michael Kinter
Michael Kinter Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Ashok Agarwal
Ashok Agarwal Cleveland Clinic
Rakesh Sharma
Rakesh Sharma Cleveland Clinic
Serpil C. Erzurum
Serpil C. Erzurum Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Paul L. Fox
Paul L. Fox Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Jonathan D. Smith
Jonathan D. Smith Cleveland Clinic
Srinivasan Dasarathy
Srinivasan Dasarathy Cleveland Clinic
Arthur J. McCullough
Arthur J. McCullough Case Western Reserve University
Martha K. Cathcart
Martha K. Cathcart Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

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Best Scientists Citing Belinda Willard

Ashok Agarwal

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Publications: 58

Paul L. Fox

Paul L. Fox

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Stanley L. Hazen

Stanley L. Hazen

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

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Ruma Banerjee

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Suneel S. Apte

Suneel S. Apte

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Julius Lukeš

Julius Lukeš

Czech Academy of Sciences

Publications: 14

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Michael Kinter

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Publications: 14

Sung-Hoon Kim

Sung-Hoon Kim

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Publications: 14

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Jonathan S. Stamler

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Publications: 13

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Jason S. Knight

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Publications: 12

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Srinivasan Dasarathy

Cleveland Clinic

Publications: 12

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Stuart A. Lipton

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Publications: 10

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Rafael Oliva

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