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Eileen M. Lafer 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 Eileen M. Lafer sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 158 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eileen M. Lafer 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 Eileen M. Lafer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Eileen M. Lafer is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the United States. Their research spans multiple aspects of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on molecular and cell biology as well as physiology and biomedical engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to studies involving cellular transport and secretion, lipid membrane structure and behavior, and cellular mechanics and interactions. Other notable research topics include RNA research and splicing, microtubule and mitosis dynamics, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, and nuclear structure and function.

Recent publications by Eileen M. Lafer include the following papers:

  • Liquid-like protein interactions catalyse assembly of endocytic vesicles, 2021, Nature Cell Biology
  • Liquid-like VASP condensates drive actin polymerization and dynamic bundling, 2023, Nature Physics
  • Transmembrane coupling of liquid-like protein condensates, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Clathrin senses membrane curvature, 2021, Biophysical Journal
  • Hsc70 Ameliorates the Vesicle Recycling Defects Caused by Excess α-Synuclein at Synapses, 2020, eNeuro

Eileen M. Lafer frequently publishes in prominent scientific venues. These include:

  • Biophysical Journal (19 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (11 publications)
  • Nature Communications (3 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 publications)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature (2 publications)

Frequent co-authors associated with their work are:

  • Jeanne C. Stachowiak (40 co-authored works)
  • Liping Wang (24 co-authored works)
  • Padmini Rangamani (15 co-authored works)
  • Feng Yuan (14 co-authored works)
  • Aravind Chandrasekaran (12 co-authored works)

Their main fields of study are concentrated in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, supported by a strong concentration in molecular biology, cell biology, physiology, biochemistry, and biomedical engineering.

Best Publications

  • Polyspecific monoclonal lupus autoantibodies reactive with both polynucleotides and phospholipids

    Eileen M Lafer;J. Rauch;C. Andrzejewski;D. Mudd

  • Antibodies to left-handed Z-DNA bind to interband regions of Drosophila polytene chromosomes

    Alfred Nordheim;Mary Lou Pardue;Eileen M. Lafer;Achim Möller

  • Structural Basis of Interdomain Communication in the Hsc70 Chaperone

    Jianwen Jiang;Kondury Prasad;Eileen M Lafer;Rui J Sousa

  • Antibodies specific for left-handed Z-DNA

    Eileen M. Lafer;A. Moller;A. Nordheim;B. D. Stollar

  • Negatively Supercoiled Plasmids Contain Left-handed Z-DNA Segments As Detected by Specific Antibody Binding

    Alfred Nordheim;Eileen M. Lafer;Lawrence J. Peck;James C. Wang

  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Regulates Dopamine Transporter Surface Expression and Dopamine Transport Capacity

    José A. Morón;Irina Zakharova;Jasmine V. Ferrer;Gerald A. Merrill

  • Structure of the Hsp110:Hsc70 Nucleotide Exchange Machine

    Jonathan P. Schuermann;Jianwen Jiang;Jorge Cuellar;Oscar Llorca

  • Structural basis of J cochaperone binding and regulation of Hsp70.

    Jianwen Jiang;E. Guy Maes;Alexander B. Taylor;Liping Wang

  • PI 3-kinase regulation of dopamine uptake.

    Lucia Carvelli;José A. Morón;Kristopher M. Kahlig;Jasmine V. Ferrer

  • Mechanical stress-activated integrin α5β1 induces opening of connexin 43 hemichannels

    Nidhi Batra;Sirisha Burra;Arlene J. Siller-Jackson;Sumin Gu

  • Intrinsically disordered proteins drive membrane curvature

    David J. Busch;Justin R. Houser;Carl C. Hayden;Michael B. Sherman

  • Inhibition of Clathrin Assembly by High Affinity Binding of Specific Inositol Polyphosphates to the Synapse-specific Clathrin Assembly Protein AP-3

    Weilan Ye;Nawab Ali;Michael E. Bembenek;Stephen B. Shears

  • Antigen-binding diversity and idiotypic cross-reactions among hybridoma autoantibodies to DNA.

    C Andrzejewski;J Rauch;E Lafer;B D Stollar

  • Ternary complex of transforming growth factor-β1 reveals isoform-specific ligand recognition and receptor recruitment in the superfamily

    Sergei Radaev;Zhongcheng Zou;Tao Huang;Eileen M. Lafer

  • A conserved clathrin assembly motif essential for synaptic vesicle endocytosis.

    Jennifer R. Morgan;Jennifer R. Morgan;Kondury Prasad;Kondury Prasad;Weihua Hao;George J. Augustine;George J. Augustine

  • AP180 and AP-2 interact directly in a complex that cooperatively assembles clathrin

    Weihua Hao;Zheng Luo;Lei Zheng;Kondury Prasad

  • Membrane fission by protein crowding

    Wilton T. Snead;Carl C. Hayden;Avinash K. Gadok;Chi Zhao

  • Z-DNA-specific antibodies in human systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Eileen M Lafer;R. P C Valle;A. Moller;A. Nordheim

  • Monoclonal antibodies recognize different parts of Z-DNA.

    A Möller;J E Gabriels;E M Lafer;A Nordheim

  • Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) confirms that MEPE binds to PHEX via the MEPE-ASARM motif: a model for impaired mineralization in X-linked rickets (HYP).

    Peter S.N. Rowe;Ian R. Garrett;Patricia M. Schwarz;David L. Carnes

Frequent Co-Authors

Rui J Sousa
Rui J Sousa The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
B D Stollar
B D Stollar Tufts University
Borries Demeler
Borries Demeler University of Lethbridge
Alfred Nordheim
Alfred Nordheim University of Tübingen
Bi-Cheng Wang
Bi-Cheng Wang University of Georgia
Stephen B. Shears
Stephen B. Shears National Institutes of Health
José M. Valpuesta
José M. Valpuesta Spanish National Research Council
Jonathan A. Javitch
Jonathan A. Javitch Columbia University

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