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David V. Goeddel

David V. Goeddel

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Molecular Biology
USA
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
123
Citations
108615
World Ranking
231
National Ranking
138

David V. Goeddel 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 David V. Goeddel sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 267 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David V. Goeddel 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 David V. Goeddel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 123 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2003 - Warren Alpert Foundation Prize For their pioneering work on the purification, characterization, and cloning of human interferon-alpha.
  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1994 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

David V. Goeddel is affiliated with The Colum Group in the United States. Their scientific career is marked by significant recognition within the research community, including multiple fellowships and prestigious awards.

Goeddel was awarded the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize in 2003 for pioneering work on the purification, characterization, and cloning of human interferon-alpha. This award highlights contributions to molecular and biochemical understanding of cytokines, relevant to immunology and therapeutic development.

The scientist was elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1994, an acknowledgment of considerable achievement within the scientific field. In the same year, Goeddel was also named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Additionally, they were twice recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1990.

There are no specific records available on recent papers, frequent co-authors, or commonly used publication venues linked to Goeddel. Similarly, detailed data on main fields, subfields of study, or specific topics of work is not provided. This lack of detailed publication and research data limits the ability to comprehensively detail the scientific breadth or collaborative networks of this researcher.

Despite these gaps, the accumulated honors and fellowships indicate a career with substantive scientific impact, particularly in areas connected to molecular biology and biochemistry, inferred from the context of the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize.

Best Publications

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor is a secreted angiogenic mitogen

    David W. Leung;George Cachianes;Wun-Jing Kuang;David V. Goeddel

  • NF-κB Antiapoptosis: Induction of TRAF1 and TRAF2 and c-IAP1 and c-IAP2 to Suppress Caspase-8 Activation

    Cun Yu Wang;Marty W. Mayo;Robert G. Korneluk;David V. Goeddel

  • The TNF receptor 1-associated protein TRADD signals cell death and NF-κB activation

    Hailing Hsu;Jessie Xiong;David V. Goeddel

  • TNF-R1 Signaling: A Beautiful Pathway

    Guoqing Chen;David V. Goeddel

  • TRADD–TRAF2 and TRADD–FADD Interactions Define Two Distinct TNF Receptor 1 Signal Transduction Pathways

    Hailing Hsu;Hong Bing Shu;Ming Gui Pan;David V. Goeddel

  • Dissection of TNF Receptor 1 Effector Functions: JNK Activation Is Not Linked to Apoptosis While NF-κB Activation Prevents Cell Death

    Zheng-gang Liu;Hailing Hsu;David V Goeddel;Michael Karin

  • Human tumour necrosis factor: precursor structure, expression and homology to lymphotoxin.

    Diane Pennica;Glenn E. Nedwin;Joel S. Hayflick;Peter H. Seeburg

  • Human transforming growth factor-beta complementary DNA sequence and expression in normal and transformed cells.

    Rik Derynck;Julie A. Jarrett;Ellson Y. Chen;Dennis H. Eaton

  • Selective attraction of monocytes and T lymphocytes of the memory phenotype by cytokine RANTES.

    Thomas J. Schall;Kevin Bacon;Karen J. Toy;David V. Goeddel

  • The TNFR2-TRAF signaling complex contains two novel proteins related to baculoviral inhibitor of apoptosis proteins

    Mike Rothe;Ming Gui Pan;William J. Henzel;T. Merrill Ayres

  • TRAF6 is a signal transducer for interleukin-1

    Zhaodan Cao;Jessie Xiong;Masahiro Takeuchi;Takeshi Kurama

  • A novel domain within the 55 kd TNF receptor signals cell death.

    Louis A. Tartaglia;T.Merrill Ayres;Grace H.W. Wong;David V. Goeddel

  • IκB Kinase-β: NF-κB Activation and Complex Formation with IκB Kinase-α and NIK

    John D. Woronicz;Xiong Gao;Zhaodan Cao;Mike Rothe

  • Cloning and expression of human tissue-type plasminogen activator cDNA in E. coli

    Diane Pennica;William E. Holmes;William J. Kohr;Richard N. Harkins

  • Identification and Characterization of an IκB Kinase

    Catherine H Régnier;Ho Yeong Song;Xiong Gao;David V Goeddel

  • Stimulation of megakaryocytopoiesis and thrombopoiesis by the c-Mpl ligand

    Frederic J. de Sauvage;Philip E. Hass;Susan D. Spencer;Beth E. Malloy

  • Molecular cloning and expression of a receptor for human tumor necrosis factor.

    Thomas J. Schall;Martyn Lewis;Kerry J. Koller;Angela Lee

  • A novel family of putative signal transducers associated with the cytoplasmic domain of the 75 kDa tumor necrosis factor receptor

    Mike Rothe;Suzy C. Wong;William J. Henzel;David V. Goeddel

  • TRAF6 deficiency results in osteopetrosis and defective interleukin-1, CD40, and LPS signaling

    Mark A. Lomaga;Wen Chen Yeh;Ildiko Sarosi;Gordon S. Duncan

  • TNF-dependent Recruitment of the Protein Kinase RIP to the TNF receptor-1 Signaling Complex

    Hailing Hsu;Jianing Huang;Hong-Bing Shu;Vijay Baichwal

Frequent Co-Authors

Diane Pennica
Diane Pennica Genentech
Rik Derynck
Rik Derynck University of California, San Francisco
Daniel J. Capon
Daniel J. Capon LabCorp (United States)
Keiichi Itakura
Keiichi Itakura City Of Hope National Medical Center
Ellson Y. Chen
Ellson Y. Chen Applied Biosystems
Louis A. Tartaglia
Louis A. Tartaglia Toledo Clinic Cancer Center
Axel Ullrich
Axel Ullrich Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

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