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Bryan A. Ballif publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bryan A. Ballif sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 114 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Bryan A. Ballif D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bryan A. Ballif sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bryan A. Ballif is affiliated with the University of Vermont in the United States and has an active research portfolio predominantly in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly output reflects a specialization in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Immunology, with additional contributions to Infectious Diseases and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their research spans several main topics, including:

  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
  • 14-3-3 Protein Interactions
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Cancer-related Molecular Mechanisms Research
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Recent papers by Bryan A. Ballif include:

  • "mTOR and S6K1 mediate assembly of the translation preinitiation complex through dynamic protein interchange and ordered phosphorylation events," 2021, published in Cell
  • "Defining the TLT-1 interactome from resting and activated human platelets," 2020, published in Journal of Proteomics
  • "FYN and ABL Regulate the Interaction Networks of the DCBLD Receptor Family," 2020, published in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
  • "Long Noncoding RNA U90926 Is Induced in Activated Macrophages, Is Protective in Endotoxic Shock, and Encodes a Novel Secreted Protein," 2023, published in The Journal of Immunology
  • "Clockwise and counterclockwise hysteresis characterize state changes in the same aquatic ecosystem," 2020, published in Ecology Letters

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Anna M. Schmoker
  • Caroline Dumas
  • Alicia M. Ebert
  • Riley M. St. Clair
  • Steven P. Gygi

Publications have often appeared in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • PLoS Biology
  • Cell
  • Molecular & Cellular Proteomics

Best Publications

  • ATM and ATR substrate analysis reveals extensive protein networks responsive to DNA damage

    Shuhei Matsuoka;Bryan A. Ballif;Agata Smogorzewska;Agata Smogorzewska;E. Robert McDonald

  • mTOR and S6K1 Mediate Assembly of the Translation Preinitiation Complex through Dynamic Protein Interchange and Ordered Phosphorylation Events

    Marina K. Holz;Bryan A. Ballif;Steven P. Gygi;John Blenis

  • Tumor-promoting phorbol esters and activated Ras inactivate the tuberous sclerosis tumor suppressor complex via p90 ribosomal S6 kinase

    Philippe P. Roux;Bryan A. Ballif;Rana Anjum;Steven P. Gygi

  • Identification of the FANCI protein, a monoubiquitinated FANCD2 paralog required for DNA repair.

    Agata Smogorzewska;Agata Smogorzewska;Shuhei Matsuoka;Patrizia Vinciguerra;E. Robert McDonald

  • Abraxas and RAP80 Form a BRCA1 Protein Complex Required for the DNA Damage Response

    Bin Wang;Shuhei Matsuoka;Bryan A. Ballif;Bryan A. Ballif;Dong Zhang

  • Molecular mechanisms mediating mammalian mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase (MEK)-MAPK cell survival signals

    Bryan A. Ballif;John Blenis

  • Phosphoproteomic Analysis of the Developing Mouse Brain

    Bryan A. Ballif;Judit Villén;Sean A. Beausoleil;Daniel Schwartz

  • Rsk1 mediates a MEK–MAP kinase cell survival signal

    Akiko Shimamura;Bryan A. Ballif;Stephanie A. Richards;John Blenis

  • The Chlamydomonas reinhardtii BBSome is an IFT cargo required for export of specific signaling proteins from flagella

    Karl-Ferdinand Lechtreck;Eric C. Johnson;Tsuyoshi Sakai;Deborah A. Cochran

  • Fyn tyrosine kinase is a critical regulator of disabled-1 during brain development.

    Lionel Arnaud;Bryan A. Ballif;Eckart Förster;Jonathan A. Cooper

  • Quantitative phosphorylation profiling of the ERK/p90 ribosomal S6 kinase-signaling cassette and its targets, the tuberous sclerosis tumor suppressors

    Bryan A. Ballif;Philippe P. Roux;Scott A. Gerber;Jeffrey P. MacKeigan

  • SKAR is a specific target of S6 kinase 1 in cell growth control.

    Celeste J. Richardson;Mark Bröenstrup;Mark Bröenstrup;Diane C. Fingar;Kristina Jülich;Kristina Jülich

  • Regulation of mTOR Complex 1 (mTORC1) by Raptor Ser863 and Multisite Phosphorylation

    Kathryn G. Foster;Hugo A. Acosta-Jaquez;Yves Romeo;Bilgen Ekim

  • Large-scale identification and evolution indexing of tyrosine phosphorylation sites from murine brain.

    Bryan A. Ballif;G. Richard Carey;Shamil R. Sunyaev;Steven P. Gygi

  • Initial Binding and Recellularization of Decellularized Mouse Lung Scaffolds with Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

    Amanda B. Daly;John M. Wallis;Zachary D. Borg;Ryan W. Bonvillain

  • Site-Specific mTOR Phosphorylation Promotes mTORC1-Mediated Signaling and Cell Growth

    Hugo A. Acosta-Jaquez;Jennifer A. Keller;Kathryn G. Foster;Bilgen Ekim

  • Comparative assessment of detergent-based protocols for mouse lung de-cellularization and re-cellularization.

    John M. Wallis;Zachary D. Borg;Amanda B. Daly;Bin Deng

  • Phosphorylation of ACAP1 by Akt Regulates the Stimulation-Dependent Recycling of Integrin β1 to Control Cell Migration

    Jian Li;Bryan A. Ballif;Aimee M. Powelka;Aimee M. Powelka;Jun Dai;Jun Dai

  • Activation of a Dab1/CrkL/C3G/Rap1 pathway in Reelin-stimulated neurons.

    Bryan A Ballif;Lionel Arnaud;William T Arthur;Deborah Guris

  • ERK-MAPK Drives Lamellipodia Protrusion by Activating the WAVE2 Regulatory Complex

    Michelle C. Mendoza;E. Emrah Er;Wenjuan Zhang;Bryan A. Ballif

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven P. Gygi
Steven P. Gygi Harvard University
John Blenis
John Blenis Cornell University
Philippe P. Roux
Philippe P. Roux University of Montreal
Nicholas J. Gotelli
Nicholas J. Gotelli University of Vermont
Jean-Pierre Cartron
Jean-Pierre Cartron Université Paris Cité
Aaron M. Ellison
Aaron M. Ellison Harvard University
Agata Smogorzewska
Agata Smogorzewska Rockefeller University
Stephen J. Elledge
Stephen J. Elledge Harvard University
Jonathan A. Cooper
Jonathan A. Cooper Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
James M. Carpenter
James M. Carpenter American Museum of Natural History

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