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Gerald Schatten 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 Gerald Schatten sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 294 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerald Schatten 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 Gerald Schatten sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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

  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Gerald Schatten is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and has conducted research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses a range of subfields, including Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cell Biology, Reproductive Medicine, and Plant Science.

The researcher's recent publications cover diverse topics and have appeared in various scientific journals. Notable papers include:

  • Blastocyst development after fertilization with in vitro spermatids derived from nonhuman primate embryonic stem cells, 2021, F&S Science
  • Male meiotic spindle poles are stabilized by TACC3 and cKAP5/chTOG differently from female meiotic or somatic mitotic spindles in mice, 2024, Scientific Reports
  • The Multivane Sequence-A New Cardiac Tool in Fetal MRI, 2020, The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
  • A DEEP LEARNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM DEVELOPED FOR MANAGEMENT OF OVARIAN STIMULATION IN IVF, 2023, Fertility and Sterility
  • Meiotic progression in multinuclear mouse spermatocytes without the spindle pole clustering motor protein KIFC1 or cytokinesis forms single-cell late-stage spermatids, 2025, Scientific Reports

Their research addresses key topics such as Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Microtubule and Mitosis Dynamics, Sperm and Testicular Function, Renal and Related Cancers, Plant Nutrient Uptake and Metabolism, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications.

Gerald Schatten collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Calvin Simerly, In Ki Cho, Charles A. Easley, Emily Robertson, and Caleb Harrison. These collaborations have contributed to publications especially in venues such as Scientific Reports, F&S Science, The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, and Fertility and Sterility.

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1997.

Best Publications

  • Adhesion of cells to surfaces coated with polylysine. Applications to electron microscopy.

    D Mazia;G Schatten;W Sale

  • Ubiquitin tag for sperm mitochondria

    Peter Sutovsky;Ricardo D. Moreno;João Ramalho-Santos;Tanja Dominko

  • Energy metabolism in human pluripotent stem cells and their differentiated counterparts.

    Sandra Varum;Ana S. B. Rodrigues;Michelle B. Moura;Olga Momcilovic

  • The Centrosome and Its Mode of Inheritance: The Reduction of the Centrosome during Gametogenesis and Its Restoration during Fertilization

    Gerald Schatten

  • Patient-Specific Embryonic Stem Cells Derived from Human SCNT Blastocysts

    Woo Suk Hwang;Sung Il Roh;Byeong Chun Lee;Sung Keun Kang

  • Dogs cloned from adult somatic cells

    Byeong Chun Lee;Min Kyu Kim;Goo Jang;Hyun Ju Oh

  • Intracellular Calcium Release at Fertilization in the Sea Urchin Egg

    R. Steinhardt;R. Zucker;G. Schatten

  • Ubiquitinated Sperm Mitochondria, Selective Proteolysis, and the Regulation of Mitochondrial Inheritance in Mammalian Embryos

    Peter Sutovsky;Ricardo D. Moreno;João Ramalho-Santos;Tanja Dominko

  • Microtubule configurations during fertilization, mitosis, and early development in the mouse and the requirement for egg microtubule-mediated motility during mammalian fertilization

    Gerald Schatten;Calvin Simerly;Heide Schatten

  • Spermatogonial Stem Cell Transplantation into Rhesus Testes Regenerates Spermatogenesis Producing Functional Sperm

    Brian Peter Hermann;Meena Sukhwani;Felicity Winkler;Julia N. Pascarella

  • Lamin A/C expression is a marker of mouse and human embryonic stem cell differentiation

    Dan Constantinescu;Heather L. Gray;Paul J. Sammak;Gerald P. Schatten

  • Transgenic Monkeys Produced by Retroviral Gene Transfer into Mature Oocytes

    A. W. S. Chan;K. Y. Chong;C. Martinovich;C. Simerly

  • The Kinesin-Related Protein, Hset, Opposes the Activity of Eg5 and Cross-Links Microtubules in the Mammalian Mitotic Spindle

    Vicki Mountain;Calvin Simerly;Louisa Howard;Asako Ando

  • Behavior of centrosomes during fertilization and cell division in mouse oocytes and in sea urchin eggs

    Heide Schatten;Gerald Schatten;Daniel Mazia;Ron Balczon

  • Molecular Correlates of Primate Nuclear Transfer Failures

    Calvin Simerly;Tanja Dominko;Christopher Navara;Christopher Payne

  • A putative, ubiquitin-dependent mechanism for the recognition and elimination of defective spermatozoa in the mammalian epididymis.

    P. Sutovsky;R. Moreno;J. Ramalho-Santos;T. Dominko

  • The paternal inheritance of the centrosome, the cell's microtubule-organizing center, in humans, and the implications for infertility.

    Calvin Simerly;Gwo Jang Wu;Sara Zoran;Teri Ord

  • ADHESION OF CELLS TO SURFACES COATED WITH POLYLYSINE

    Daniel Mazia;Gerald Schatten

  • Meiosis, egg activation, and nuclear envelope breakdown are differentially reliant on Ca2+, whereas germinal vesicle breakdown is Ca2+ independent in the mouse oocyte.

    RM Tombes;C Simerly;GG Borisy;G Schatten

  • Transgenic monkeys produced by retroviral gene transfer into mature oocytes. Science. 291, 309-312

    Chong Ky;C. Martinovich;C. Simerly;G. Schatten

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Sutovsky
Peter Sutovsky University of Missouri
João Ramalho-Santos
João Ramalho-Santos University of Coimbra
Heide Schatten
Heide Schatten University of Missouri
Randall S. Prather
Randall S. Prather University of Missouri
Kyle E. Orwig
Kyle E. Orwig University of Pittsburgh
Gerd G. Maul
Gerd G. Maul The Wistar Institute
Sung Keun Kang
Sung Keun Kang Seoul National University
Duane A. Compton
Duane A. Compton Dartmouth College
Gary M. Wessel
Gary M. Wessel Brown University
Naftali Kaminski
Naftali Kaminski Yale University

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