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Clifford J. Tabin

Clifford J. Tabin

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
128
Citations
69679
World Ranking
443
National Ranking
284

Medicine

D-Index
128
Citations
69276
World Ranking
2682
National Ranking
1499

Clifford J. Tabin 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 Clifford J. Tabin sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 320 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Clifford J. Tabin 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 Clifford J. Tabin sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2012 - Edwin Grant Conklin Medal, Society for Developmental Biology
  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Clifford J. Tabin is a researcher affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular focus on environmental science. The subfields they contribute to include molecular biology, paleontology, global and planetary change, ecology, and nature and landscape conservation.

The main topics of their research encompass subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, congenital heart defects research, developmental biology and gene regulation, marine ecology and invasive species, animal vocal communication and behavior, fish biology and ecology studies, and amphibian and reptile biology.

Clifford J. Tabin has published extensively in several venues, most notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Developmental Dynamics
  • Nature Communications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • BMC Ecology and Evolution

Frequent collaborators include Misty R. Riddle, ChangHee Lee, Suzanne E. McGaugh, Joshua B. Gross, and Tyler E. Boggs.

Notable recent publications include:

  • A chromosome-level genome of Astyanax mexicanus surface fish for comparing population-specific genetic differences contributing to trait evolution, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Protein and lipid mass concentration measurement in tissues by stimulated Raman scattering microscopy, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Genetic architecture underlying changes in carotenoid accumulation during the evolution of the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus, 2020, Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution
  • Genetic mapping of metabolic traits in the blind Mexican cavefish reveals sex-dependent quantitative trait loci associated with cave adaptation, 2021, BMC Ecology and Evolution
  • Limb positioning and initiation: An evolutionary context of pattern and formation, 2021, Developmental Dynamics

Among awards received, Clifford J. Tabin was made a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2014. Other distinctions include the Edwin Grant Conklin Medal from the Society for Developmental Biology (2012), membership in the National Academy of Sciences (2007), and fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2000).

Best Publications

  • Regulation of Rate of Cartilage Differentiation by Indian Hedgehog and PTH-Related Protein

    Andrea Vortkamp;Kaechoong Lee;Beate Lanske;Gino V. Segre

  • Sonic Hedgehog Mediates the Polarizing Activity of the ZPA

    Robert D. Riddle;Randy L. Johnson;Ed Laufer;Cliff Tabin

  • p63 is essential for regenerative proliferation in limb, craniofacial and epithelial development

    Annie Yang;Ronen Schweitzer;Deqin Sun;Mourad Kaghad

  • Mechanism of activation of a human oncogene.

    Clifford J. Tabin;Scott M. Bradley;Cornelia I. Bargmann;Robert A. Weinberg

  • Biochemical evidence that Patched is the Hedgehog receptor

    Valeria Marigo;Robert A. Davey;Yi Zuo;James M. Cunningham

  • Human EJ bladder carcinoma oncogene is homologue of Harvey sarcoma virus ras gene

    Luis F. Parada;Clifford J. Tabin;Chiaho Shih;Robert A. Weinberg

  • Developmental roles and clinical significance of hedgehog signaling.

    Andrew P McMahon;Philip W Ingham;Clifford J Tabin

  • Fossils, genes and the evolution of animal limbs

    Neil Shubin;Cliff Tabin;Sean Carroll

  • Evidence for an Expansion-Based Temporal Shh Gradient in Specifying Vertebrate Digit Identities

    Brian D. Harfe;Paul J. Scherz;Sahar Nissim;Hua Tian

  • Deep homology and the origins of evolutionary novelty

    Neil Shubin;Neil Shubin;Cliff Tabin;Sean Carroll

  • Expression of Cre Recombinase in the developing mouse limb bud driven by a Prxl enhancer.

    Malcolm Logan;James F. Martin;Andras Nagy;Corrinne Lobe

  • Hox genes and the evolution of vertebrate axial morphology.

    Ann C. Burke;Craig E. Nelson;Bruce A. Morgan;Cliff Tabin

  • A molecular pathway determining left-right asymmetry in chick embryogenesis.

    Michael Levin;Randy L Johnson;Claudio D Sterna;Michael Kuehn

  • BMP2 activity, although dispensable for bone formation, is required for the initiation of fracture healing.

    Kunikazu Tsuji;Amitabha Bandyopadhyay;Brian D Harfe;Karen Cox

  • Sonic hedgehog and Fgf-4 act through a signaling cascade and feedback loop to integrate growth and patterning of the developing limb bud.

    Ed Laufer;Craig E. Nelson;Randy L. Johnson;Bruce A. Morgan

  • Bmp4 and morphological variation of beaks in Darwin's finches.

    Arhat Abzhanov;Meredith E. Protas;B. Rosemary Grant;Peter R. Grant

  • Analysis of the tendon cell fate using Scleraxis, a specific marker for tendons and ligaments

    Ronen Schweitzer;Jay H. Chyung;Lewis C. Murtaugh;Ava E. Brent

  • A Tissue-Mapped Axolotl De Novo Transcriptome Enables Identification of Limb Regeneration Factors

    Donald M. Bryant;Kimberly Johnson;Tia DiTommaso;Timothy Tickle

  • The RNaseIII enzyme Dicer is required for morphogenesis but not patterning of the vertebrate limb

    Brian D. Harfe;Michael T. McManus;Jennifer H. Mansfield;Eran Hornstein

  • A molecular pathway determining left–right asymmetry in chick

    Michael Levin;Randy L. Johnson;C. D. Stern;Claudio D. Sterna

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew P. McMahon
Andrew P. McMahon University of Southern California
Randy L. Johnson
Randy L. Johnson The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Brian D. Harfe
Brian D. Harfe University of Florida
Bruce A. Morgan
Bruce A. Morgan Saarland University
Valeria Marigo
Valeria Marigo University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
William R. Jeffery
William R. Jeffery University of Maryland, College Park
Christine E. Seidman
Christine E. Seidman Harvard University
Pardis C. Sabeti
Pardis C. Sabeti Harvard University

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