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15460
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6454

Cathy Mendelsohn 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 Cathy Mendelsohn sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 118 publications — 11th percentile

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

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

Cathy Mendelsohn 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 Cathy Mendelsohn sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Cathy Mendelsohn is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The main fields of study include molecular biology, surgery, urology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, as well as genetics.

The research topics covered by Mendelsohn reflect a strong emphasis on cancer and urological conditions. These main topics include bladder and urothelial cancer treatments, epigenetics and DNA methylation, urological disorders and treatments, renal and related cancers, pediatric urology and nephrology studies, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, and urinary tract infections management.

Mendelsohn has contributed to various publications, with recent papers including:

  • Pparg signaling controls bladder cancer subtype and immune exclusion, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Histone methylation antagonism drives tumor immune evasion in squamous cell carcinomas, 2022, Molecular Cell
  • Retinoic acid signaling within pancreatic endocrine progenitors regulates mouse and human β cell specification, 2020, Development
  • Copy Number Variant Analysis and Genome-wide Association Study Identify Loci with Large Effect for Vesicoureteral Reflux, 2021, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Development, regeneration and tumorigenesis of the urothelium, 2022, Development

The venues where Mendelsohn has frequently published include:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Development
  • The Journal of Urology

Their collaborative network reveals frequent co-authors such as Simone Sanna-Cherchi, Ali G. Gharavi, Tze Yin Lim, Jeremiah Martino, and Tiffany Tate.

Best Publications

  • Cellular receptor for poliovirus: molecular cloning, nucleotide sequence, and expression of a new member of the immunoglobulin superfamily.

    Cathy L. Mendelsohn;Eckard Wimmer;Vincent R. Racaniello

  • Function of the retinoic acid receptors (RARs) during development (II). Multiple abnormalities at various stages of organogenesis in RAR double mutants

    C. Mendelsohn;D. Lohnes;D. Decimo;T. Lufkin

  • Function of the retinoic acid receptors (RARs) during development (I). Craniofacial and skeletal abnormalities in RAR double mutants

    D. Lohnes;M. Mark;C. Mendelsohn;P. Dolle

  • Multiple isoforms of the mouse retinoic acid receptor alpha are generated by alternative splicing and differential induction by retinoic acid.

    P. Leroy;A. Krust;A. Zelent;C. Mendelsohn

  • Differentially expressed isoforms of the mouse retinoic acid receptor beta generated by usage of two promoters and alternative splicing.

    A. Zelent;C. Mendelsohn;P. Kastner;A. Krust

  • Stromal cells mediate retinoid-dependent functions essential for renal development.

    Cathy Mendelsohn;Ekatherina Batourina;Suquin Fung;Thierry Gilbert

  • Murine Isoforms of Retinoic Acid Receptor γ with Specific Patterns of Expression

    Ph. Kastner;A. Krust;C. Mendelsohn;J. M. Garnier

  • Distinct and sequential tissue-specific activities of the LIM-class homeobox gene Lim1 for tubular morphogenesis during kidney development

    Akio Kobayashi;Kin Ming Kwan;Thomas J. Carroll;Andrew P. McMahon

  • Regulation of retinoic acid signaling during lung morphogenesis

    Sarah Malpel;Cathy Mendelsohn;Wellington V. Cardoso

  • Foxd1-dependent signals control cellularity in the renal capsule, a structure required for normal renal development.

    Randy S. Levinson;Ekatherina Batourina;Christopher Choi;Marina Vorontchikhina

  • Vitamin A controls epithelial/mesenchymal interactions through Ret expression.

    Ekatherina Batourina;Suzanna Gim;Natalie Bello;Michael Shy

  • IRTA1 and IRTA2, Novel Immunoglobulin Superfamily Receptors Expressed in B Cells and Involved in Chromosome 1q21 Abnormalities in B Cell Malignancy

    Georgia Hatzivassiliou;Ira Miller;Jun Takizawa;Nallasivam Palanisamy

  • The GUDMAP database – an online resource for genitourinary research

    Simon D. Harding;Chris Armit;Jane Armstrong;Jane Brennan

  • Ret-dependent cell rearrangements in the Wolffian duct epithelium initiate ureteric bud morphogenesis.

    Xuan Chi;Odyssé Michos;Reena Shakya;Paul Riccio

  • IRTAs: a new family of immunoglobulinlike receptors differentially expressed in B cells

    Ira Miller;Georgia Hatzivassiliou;Giorgio Cattoretti;Cathy Mendelsohn

  • Bladder cancers arise from distinct urothelial sub-populations

    Jason Van Batavia;Tammer Yamany;Andrei Molotkov;Hanbin Dan

  • The copy number variation landscape of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract

    Miguel Verbitsky;Rik Westland;Alejandra Perez;Krzysztof Kiryluk

  • Retinoic Acid Receptor β2 (RARβ2) Null Mutant Mice Appear Normal

    C. Mendelsohn;M. Mark;P. Dollé;A. Dierich

  • Developmental roles of the retinoic acid receptors

    David Lohnes;Manuel Mark;Cathy Mendelsohn;Pascal Dollé

  • Non-cell-autonomous retinoid signaling is crucial for renal development.

    Carolina Rosselot;Lee Spraggon;Ian Chia;Ekatherina Batourina

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Chambon
Pierre Chambon Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Melissa H. Little
Melissa H. Little Murdoch Children's Research Institute
David E. Barton
David E. Barton University College Dublin
Andrée Dierich
Andrée Dierich Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Andrew P. McMahon
Andrew P. McMahon University of Southern California
Jamie A. Davies
Jamie A. Davies University of Edinburgh
Manuel Mark
Manuel Mark Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Vincent R. Racaniello
Vincent R. Racaniello Columbia University
Friedhelm Hildebrandt
Friedhelm Hildebrandt Boston Children's Hospital
Klaus H. Kaestner
Klaus H. Kaestner University of Pennsylvania

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