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David M. Helfman

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
11234
World Ranking
13257
National Ranking
151

David M. Helfman publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 122 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.

David M. Helfman 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 David M. Helfman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David M. Helfman is affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research spans multiple fields including medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on molecular biology, physiology, oncology, radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, and immunology.

Their main research topics cover a range of biological and medical themes, specifically:

  • Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Corneal Surgery and Treatments
  • Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors

Some of Helfman's notable scientific contributions include the following recent papers:

  • Loss of myosin light chain kinase induces the cellular senescence associated secretory phenotype to promote breast epithelial cell migration, 2024, Scientific Reports
  • AKT drives sustained motility following MEK inhibition via promoting SNAIL and AXL in MDA-MB-231 LM2, 2020, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Dayoung Kim
  • Jonathan A. Cooper
  • Junyeob Kwon
  • Mi-Young Kim

Helfman's work is published primarily in journals such as Scientific Reports and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of alternative splicing in vivo by overexpression of antagonistic splicing factors.

    Javier F. Cáceres;Stefan Stamm;David M. Helfman;Adrian R. Krainer

  • The molecular basis for tropomyosin isoform diversity.

    James P. Lees-Miller;David M. Helfman

  • Cytoskeletal changes in cell transformation and tumorigenesis.

    Geraldine Pawlak;David M Helfman

  • Identification of clones that encode chicken tropomyosin by direct immunological screening of a cDNA expression library.

    D M Helfman;J R Feramisco;J C Fiddes;G P Thomas

  • Co-existence of Vinculin and a Vinculin-like Protein of Higher Molecular Weight in Smooth Muscle*

    J R Feramisco;J E Smart;K Burridge;D M Helfman

  • Modulation of exon skipping and inclusion by heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 and pre-mRNA splicing factor SF2/ASF.

    Akila Mayeda;D. M. Helfman;A. R. Krainer

  • A new tropomyosin essential for cytokinesis in the fission yeast S. pombe.

    Mohan K. Balasubramanian;David M. Helfman;Sean M. Hemmingsen

  • Functional properties of non-muscle tropomyosin isoforms

    Mark F. Pittenger;Jeffrey A. Kazzaz;David M. Helfman

  • The molecular cloning of a type II regulatory subunit of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase from rat skeletal muscle and mouse brain.

    J D Scott;M B Glaccum;M J Zoller;M D Uhler

  • The metastasis associated protein S100A4: role in tumour progression and metastasis.

    David M Helfman;EJ Kim;E Lukanidin;M Grigorian

  • Binding of hnRNP H to an exonic splicing silencer is involved in the regulation of alternative splicing of the rat beta-tropomyosin gene.

    Charlie Degui Chen;Ryuji Kobayashi;David M. Helfman

  • Nonmuscle and muscle tropomyosin isoforms are expressed from a single gene by alternative RNA splicing and polyadenylation.

    D M Helfman;S Cheley;E Kuismanen;L A Finn

  • Caldesmon inhibits nonmuscle cell contractility and interferes with the formation of focal adhesions.

    David M. Helfman;Esther T. Levy;Christine Berthier;Michael Shtutman

  • A vertebrate actin-related protein is a component of a multisubunit complex involved in microtubule-based vesicle motility

    James P. Lees-Miller;David M. Helfman;Trina A. Schroer

  • Polypyrimidine tract-binding protein positively regulates inclusion of an alternative 3'-terminal exon.

    Hua Lou;David M. Helfman;Robert F. Gagel;Susan M. Berget

  • RSK1 drives p27Kip1 phosphorylation at T198 to promote RhoA inhibition and increase cell motility

    Michelle D. Larrea;Feng Hong;Seth A. Wander;Thiago G. da Silva

  • Cytoplasmic p21Cip1 is involved in Ras-induced inhibition of the ROCK/LIMK/cofilin pathway.

    Sungwoo Lee;Sungwoo Lee;David M. Helfman

  • Polypyrimidine tract binding protein interacts with sequences involved in alternative splicing of beta-tropomyosin pre-mRNA.

    George J. Mulligan;Wei Guo;Steven Wormsley;David M Helfman

  • Tropomyosin isoforms in chicken embryo fibroblasts: purification, characterization, and changes in Rous sarcoma virus-transformed cells.

    Jim Jung-Ching Lin;David M. Helfman;Stephan H. Hughes;Chin-Sheng Chou

  • A critical role of tropomyosins in TGF-beta regulation of the actin cytoskeleton and cell motility in epithelial cells.

    Andrei V. Bakin;Alfiya Safina;Cammie Rinehart;Cecilia Daroqui

Frequent Co-Authors

James R. Feramisco
James R. Feramisco University of California, San Diego
Ryuji Kobayashi
Ryuji Kobayashi The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jim J.-C. Lin
Jim J.-C. Lin University of Iowa
Adrian R. Krainer
Adrian R. Krainer Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Stefan Stamm
Stefan Stamm University of Kentucky
Mario Gimona
Mario Gimona Paracelsus Medical University
Isidro Sánchez-García
Isidro Sánchez-García University of Salamanca
John D. Scott
John D. Scott University of Washington
Trina A. Schroer
Trina A. Schroer Johns Hopkins University
Stephen Hughes
Stephen Hughes National Cancer Institute

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