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Brian Schaffhausen

Brian Schaffhausen

Tufts University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
15141
World Ranking
17443
National Ranking
7163

Brian Schaffhausen 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 Brian Schaffhausen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 123 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian Schaffhausen 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 Brian Schaffhausen 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: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Brian Schaffhausen is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with specific contributions in Molecular Biology and Cell Biology.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer

Brian Schaffhausen's publication record features papers in notable venues such as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

One recent paper authored by Schaffhausen is:

  • "A degradable form of polyoma small T antigen reveals the high specificity of TAZ in regulating gene expression," published in 2025 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Yubao Wang
  • Cherubin Manokaran
  • Kevin Y. Huang
  • Thomas M. Roberts

Best Publications

  • SH2 domains recognize specific phosphopeptide sequences

    Songyang Zhou;Songyang Zhou;Steven E. Shoelson;Manas Chaudhuri;Gerald Gish

  • Association of phosphatidylinositol kinase activity with polyoma middle-T competent for transformation.

    Malcolm Whitman;David R. Kaplan;Brian Schaffhausen;Lewis Cantley

  • Regulation of protein kinase C ζ by PI 3-kinase and PDK-1

    Margaret M. Chou;Weimin Hou;Joanne Johnson;Lauren K. Graham

  • Purification and characterization of phosphoinositide 3-kinase from rat liver.

    C L Carpenter;B C Duckworth;K R Auger;B Cohen

  • Common elements in growth factor stimulation and oncogenic transformation: 85 kd phosphoprotein and phosphatidylinositol kinase activity

    David R. Kaplan;Malcolm Whitman;Brian Schaffhausen;David C. Pallas

  • IRS-1 activates phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase by associating with src homology 2 domains of p85

    Martin G. Myers;Jonathan M. Backer;Xiao Jian Sun;Steven Shoelson

  • Phosphoinositide 3-kinase is activated by phosphopeptides that bind to the SH2 domains of the 85-kDa subunit.

    C. L. Carpenter;K. R. Auger;Manas Chanudhuri;M. Yoakim

  • A tightly associated serine/threonine protein kinase regulates phosphoinositide 3-kinase activity.

    C. L. Carpenter;K. R. Auger;B. C. Duckworth;Wei-Min Hou

  • DnaJ/hsp40 chaperone domain of SV40 large T antigen promotes efficient viral DNA replication.

    K S Campbell;K P Mullane;I A Aksoy;H Stubdal

  • Phosphatidylinositol metabolism and polyoma-mediated transformation.

    David R. Kaplan;Malcolm Whitman;Brian Schaffhausen;Leda Raptis

  • Conformational changes associated with f-1 histone-deoxyribonucleic acid complexes. Circular dichroism studies

    Gerald D. Fasman;B. Schaffhausen;L. Goldsmith;Alice J. Adler

  • Phosphorylation of polyoma T antigens.

    B.S. Schaffhausen;T.L. Benjamin

  • Polyoma middle tumor antigen interacts with SHC protein via the NPTY (Asn-Pro-Thr-Tyr) motif in middle tumor antigen

    Kathryn S. Campbell;Egon Ogris;Brenda Burke;Wen Su

  • Identification of two SH3-binding motifs in the regulatory subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase.

    Rosana Kapeller;Kanteti V S Prasad;Ottmar Janssen;Weimin Hou

  • Lessons in Signaling and Tumorigenesis from Polyomavirus Middle T Antigen

    Michele M. Fluck;Brian S. Schaffhausen

  • Tumor antigen(s) in cells productively infected by wild-type polyoma virus and mutant NG-18

    Brian S. Schaffhausen;Jonathan E. Silver;Thomas L. Benjamin

  • Cellular transformation by Simian Virus 40 and Murine Polyoma Virus T antigens

    Jingwei Cheng;James A. DeCaprio;Michele M. Fluck;Brian S. Schaffhausen

  • Carboxy terminus of polyoma middle-sized tumor antigen is required for attachment to membranes, associated protein kinase activities, and cell transformation.

    Gordon G. Carmichael;Brian S. Schaffhausen;David I. Dorsky;Donald B. Oliver

  • Tumor antigens induced by nontransforming mutants of polyoma virus.

    Jonathan Silver;Jonathan Silver;Brian Schaffhausen;Thomas Benjamin

  • Small molecule inhibition of phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-triphosphate (PIP3) binding to pleckstrin homology domains

    Benchun Miao;Igor Skidan;Jinsheng Yang;Alexey Lugovskoy

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas M. Roberts
Thomas M. Roberts Harvard University
Thomas L. Benjamin
Thomas L. Benjamin Harvard University
Lewis C. Cantley
Lewis C. Cantley Harvard University
David L. Kaplan
David L. Kaplan Tufts University
David C. Pallas
David C. Pallas Emory University
Malcolm Whitman
Malcolm Whitman Harvard University
Gordon G. Carmichael
Gordon G. Carmichael University of Connecticut Health Center
William C. Hahn
William C. Hahn Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
David R. Kaplan
David R. Kaplan University of Toronto
Christopher L. Carpenter
Christopher L. Carpenter GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)

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