2026 Brant M. Weinstein: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	68	7651	7055	3484	3130	171	23571

Overview

Brant M. Weinstein is a researcher affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States, focusing on molecular biology-related fields with a specialization in zebrafish biomedical research applications. Their research outputs span over a broad range of topics including angiogenesis and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in cancer, congenital heart defects, retinal development and disorders, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, the lymphatic system and related diseases, as well as subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy.

Their main field of study is Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology with a specific focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Oncology, Immunology, and Paleontology.

They have contributed frequently to several scientific publication venues. Most notably, they have published 17 papers in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 4 in Angiogenesis, 3 in Nature Communications, 2 in Development, and 2 in Zebrafish.

Among their recent scientific papers are:

Chemokine mediated signalling within arteries promotes vascular smooth muscle cell recruitment (2020, Communications Biology)
To be or not to be: endothelial cell plasticity in development, repair, and disease (2021, Angiogenesis)
A hypomorphic cystathionine ß-synthase gene contributes to cavefish eye loss by disrupting optic vasculature (2020, Nature Communications)
Long-term imaging of living adult zebrafish (2022, Development)
Anti-angiogenic effects of VEGF stimulation on endothelium deficient in phosphoinositide recycling (2020, Nature Communications)

Brant M. Weinstein collaborates regularly with a number of coauthors, including:

Daniel Castranova
Aniket V. Gore
Amber N. Stratman
Van N. Pham
Marina Venero Galanternik

The research topics covered highlight a strong focus on vascular biology, cell signaling, and developmental processes, often employing zebrafish as a model organism. The collective work also addresses mechanisms underlying vascular recruitment, endothelial plasticity, and the impact of genetic factors on development and disease.

Best Publications

In vivo imaging of embryonic vascular development using transgenic zebrafish.

Nathan D. Lawson;Brant M. Weinstein

2326
Citations
Notch signaling is required for arterial-venous differentiation during embryonic vascular development.

Nathan D. Lawson;Nico Scheer;Van N. Pham;Cheol-Hee Kim

1060
Citations
The vascular anatomy of the developing zebrafish: an atlas of embryonic and early larval development.

Sumio Isogai;Masaharu Horiguchi;Brant M. Weinstein

1007
Citations
sonic hedgehog and vascular endothelial growth factor Act Upstream of the Notch Pathway during Arterial Endothelial Differentiation

Nathan D. Lawson;Andreas M. Vogel;Brant M. Weinstein

942
Citations
The Control of Vascular Integrity by Endothelial Cell Junctions: Molecular Basis and Pathological Implications

Elisabetta Dejana;Elisabeth Tournier-Lasserve;Elisabeth Tournier-Lasserve;Brant M. Weinstein

930
Citations
Mutations affecting the formation and function of the cardiovascular system in the zebrafish embryo.

Didier Y.R. Stainier;Bernadette Fouquet;Jau Nian Chen;Kerri S. Warren

699
Citations
Cardiac troponin T is essential in sarcomere assembly and cardiac contractility.

Amy J. Sehnert;Anja Huq;Brant M. Weinstein;Charline Walker

690
Citations
Consensus guidelines for the use and interpretation of angiogenesis assays

Patrycja Nowak-Sliwinska;Kari Alitalo;Elizabeth Allen;Andrey Anisimov

612
Citations
Angiogenic network formation in the developing vertebrate trunk.

Sumio Isogai;Sumio Isogai;Nathan D. Lawson;Saioa Torrealday;Masaharu Horiguchi

609
Citations
Endothelial tubes assemble from intracellular vacuoles in vivo

Makoto Kamei;W. Brian Saunders;Kayla J. Bayless;Louis Dye

603
Citations
cloche, an early acting zebrafish gene, is required by both the endothelial and hematopoietic lineages

D. Y. R. Stainier;B. M. Weinstein;H. W. Detrich;L. I. Zon

580
Citations
Live imaging of lymphatic development in the zebrafish

Karina Yaniv;Sumio Isogai;Sumio Isogai;Daniel Castranova;Louis Dye

535
Citations
Universal GFP reporter for the study of vascular development.

Toshiyuki Motoike;Siobhan Loughna;Elliot Perens;Beth L. Roman

526
Citations
Arterial–Venous Specification During Development

Matthew R. Swift;Brant M. Weinstein

519
Citations
gridlock, an HLH Gene Required for Assembly of the Aorta in Zebrafish

Tao P. Zhong;Michael Rosenberg;Manzoor-Ali P. K. Mohideen;Brant Weinstein

482
Citations
Semaphorin-plexin signaling guides patterning of the developing vasculature.

Jesús Torres-Vázquez;Aaron D Gitler;Sherri D Fraser;Jason D Berk

429
Citations
Disruption of acvrl1 increases endothelial cell number in zebrafish cranial vessels.

Beth L. Roman;Van N. Pham;Nathan D. Lawson;Magdalena Kulik;Magdalena Kulik

401
Citations
gridlock, a localized heritable vascular patterning defect in the zebrafish

Brant M. Weinstein;Derek L. Stemple;Wolfgang Driever;Mark C. Fishman

366
Citations
Vessel patterning in the embryo of the zebrafish: guidance by notochord.

Bernadette Fouquet;Brant M. Weinstein;Fabrizio C. Serluca;Mark C. Fishman

359
Citations
Short Article Semaphorin-Plexin Signaling Guides Patterning of the Developing Vasculature

Aaron D. Gitler;Sherri D. Fraser;Jason D. Berk;Van N. Pham

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