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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
16669
World Ranking
8614
National Ranking
3868

Heidi L. Weiss 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 Heidi L. Weiss sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 282 publications — 75th percentile

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

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

Heidi L. Weiss 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 Heidi L. Weiss sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Heidi L. Weiss is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research activity spans primarily across the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, producing significant contributions to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, Epidemiology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's main topics of work include diverse areas connected to cancer and molecular biology. These topics are:

  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Lung Cancer Research Studies
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways

Heidi L. Weiss has published numerous papers, with notable recent publications including:

  • Clinical Outcomes of Molecular Tumor Boards: A Systematic Review, 2021, JCO Precision Oncology
  • Inhibition of Fatty Acid Synthase Upregulates Expression of CD36 to Sustain Proliferation of Colorectal Cancer Cells, 2020, Frontiers in Oncology
  • Upregulation of CPT1A is essential for the tumor-promoting effect of adipocytes in colon cancer, 2020, Cell Death and Disease
  • Activation of Drp1 promotes fatty acids-induced metabolic reprograming to potentiate Wnt signaling in colon cancer, 2022, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • SIRT2 Contributes to the Regulation of Intestinal Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, 2020, Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Weiss include:

  • B. Mark Evers
  • Qingding Wang
  • Yuning Zhou
  • Chi Wang
  • Tianyan Gao

The scientist's work has appeared in various scholarly venues, particularly in:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • Cancer Research
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Frontiers in Oncology

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of tamoxifen resistance: increased estrogen receptor-HER2/neu cross-talk in ER/HER2-positive breast cancer.

    Jiang Shou;Suleiman Massarweh;C. Kent Osborne;Alan E. Wakeling

  • Virus-specific T cells engineered to coexpress tumor-specific receptors: persistence and antitumor activity in individuals with neuroblastoma

    Martin A. Pule;Barbara Savoldo;G. Doug Myers;G. Doug Myers;Claudia Rossig

  • Monoculture-derived T lymphocytes specific for multiple viruses expand and produce clinically relevant effects in immunocompromised individuals.

    Ann M. Leen;G. Doug Myers;Uluhan Sili;M. Helen Huls

  • mTORC1 and mTORC2 regulate EMT, motility and metastasis of colorectal cancer via RhoA and Rac1 signaling pathways

    Pat Gulhati;Kanika A. Bowen;Jianyu Liu;Payton D. Stevens

  • Estrogen Receptor–Positive, Progesterone Receptor–Negative Breast Cancer: Association With Growth Factor Receptor Expression and Tamoxifen Resistance

    Grazia Arpino;Heidi Weiss;Adrian V. Lee;Rachel Schiff

  • Tamoxifen Resistance in Breast Tumors Is Driven by Growth Factor Receptor Signaling with Repression of Classic Estrogen Receptor Genomic Function

    Suleiman Massarweh;C. Kent Osborne;Chad J. Creighton;Lanfang Qin

  • Progesterone receptor by immunohistochemistry and clinical outcome in breast cancer: a validation study

    Syed K Mohsin;Syed K Mohsin;Heidi Weiss;Heidi Weiss;Thomas Havighurst;Gary M Clark;Gary M Clark

  • Complete responses of relapsed lymphoma following genetic modification of tumor-antigen presenting cells and T-lymphocyte transfer.

    Catherine M. Bollard;Stephen Gottschalk;Ann M. Leen;Heidi Weiss

  • Neoadjuvant Trastuzumab Induces Apoptosis in Primary Breast Cancers

    Syed K. Mohsin;Heidi L. Weiss;M. Carolina Gutierrez;Gary C. Chamness

  • Novel Expression Patterns of PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway Components in Colorectal Cancer

    Sara M. Johnson;Pat Gulhati;Pat Gulhati;Bill A. Rampy;Yimei Han

  • Adoptive immunotherapy with allodepleted donor T-cells improves immune reconstitution after haploidentical stem cell transplantation

    Persis J. Amrolia;Giada Muccioli-Casadei;Helen Huls;Stuart Adams

  • Low Levels of Estrogen Receptor β Protein Predict Resistance to Tamoxifen Therapy in Breast Cancer

    Torsten A. Hopp;Heidi L. Weiss;Irma S. Parra;Yukun Cui

  • An obligatory role for neurotensin in high-fat-diet-induced obesity

    Jing Li;Jun S. Song;Yekaterina Y. Zaytseva;Yajuan Liu

  • Epidermal growth factor receptor expression in breast cancer association with biologic phenotype and clinical outcomes.

    Mothaffar F. Rimawi;Priya B. Shetty;Heidi L. Weiss;Rachel Schiff

  • Treatment of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Overexpressing Breast Cancer Xenografts With Multiagent HER-Targeted Therapy

    Grazia Arpino;Carolina Gutierrez;Heidi Weiss;Mothaffar Rimawi

  • Inhibition of iNOS as a novel effective targeted therapy against triple-negative breast cancer

    Sergio Granados-Principal;Yi Liu;Maria L. Guevara;Elvin Blanco

  • Adipocytes activate mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation and autophagy to promote tumor growth in colon cancer.

    Yang-An Wen;Xiaopeng Xing;Jennifer W Harris;Yekaterina Y Zaytseva

  • Identification of hexon-specific CD4 and CD8 T-cell epitopes for vaccine and immunotherapy.

    Ann M. Leen;Anne Christin;Mariam Khalil;Heidi Weiss

  • Inhibition of Fatty Acid Synthase Attenuates CD44-Associated Signaling and Reduces Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer

    Yekaterina Y. Zaytseva;Piotr G. Rychahou;Pat Gulhati;Victoria Allison Elliott

  • Biodistribution and bioimaging studies of hybrid paclitaxel nanocrystals: lessons learned of the EPR effect and image-guided drug delivery.

    Christin P. Hollis;Heidi L. Weiss;Markos Leggas;B. Mark Evers

Frequent Co-Authors

B. Mark Evers
B. Mark Evers University of Kentucky
Helen E. Heslop
Helen E. Heslop Baylor College of Medicine
Cliona M. Rooney
Cliona M. Rooney Baylor College of Medicine
Catherine M. Bollard
Catherine M. Bollard George Washington University
Adrian P. Gee
Adrian P. Gee Baylor College of Medicine
Malcolm K. Brenner
Malcolm K. Brenner Baylor College of Medicine
Stephen Gottschalk
Stephen Gottschalk St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Ann M. Leen
Ann M. Leen Baylor College of Medicine
C. Kent Osborne
C. Kent Osborne Baylor College of Medicine
Daret K. St. Clair
Daret K. St. Clair University of Kentucky

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