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Janet E. Mertz 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 Janet E. Mertz sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 88 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Janet E. Mertz 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 Janet E. Mertz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% 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

  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Janet E. Mertz is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with primary subfields consisting of Oncology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, and Epidemiology.

Their work focuses on topics such as viral-associated cancers and disorders, RNA modifications and cancer, cancer related to hypoxia and metabolism, and cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research.

Recent publications by Janet E. Mertz include:

  • "Reactivation of Epstein-Barr Virus by HIF-1α Requires p53," 2020, Journal of Virology
  • "Drugs That Mimic Hypoxia Selectively Target EBV-Positive Gastric Cancer Cells," 2023, Cancers
  • "Paul Berg and the origins of recombinant DNA," 2024, Cell

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Janet E. Mertz are:

  • Richard J. Kraus
  • Blue-leaf A. Cordes
  • Paul F. Lambert
  • Saraniya Sathiamoorthi
  • Parita Patel

Janet E. Mertz's studies have been published in the following venues:

  • Journal of Virology
  • Cancers
  • Cell

They have been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2006.

Best Publications

  • Cleavage of DNA by R1 Restriction Endonuclease Generates Cohesive Ends

    Janet E. Mertz;Ronald W. Davis

  • Estrogen-related receptor alpha and estrogen-related receptor gamma associate with unfavorable and favorable biomarkers, respectively, in human breast cancer.

    Eric A. Ariazi;Gary M. Clark;Janet E. Mertz

  • Regulation of the latent-lytic switch in Epstein–Barr virus

    Shannon C. Kenney;Janet E. Mertz

  • Estrogen-Related Receptor α1 Functionally Binds as a Monomer to Extended Half-Site Sequences Including Ones Contained within Estrogen-Response Elements

    Stephen D. Johnston;Xuedong Liu;Fengrong Zuo;Theresa L. Eisenbraun

  • Purified DNAs are transcribed after microinjection into Xenopus oocytes.

    Janet E. Mertz;J. B. Gurdon

  • HnRNP L binds a cis-acting RNA sequence element that enables intron-dependent gene expression.

    Xuedong Liu;J. E. Mertz

  • Defective simian virus 40 genomes: isolation and growth of individual clones.

    Janet E. Mertz;Paul Berg

  • Functional binding of the "TATA" box binding component of transcription factor TFIID to the -30 region of TATA-less promoters

    Steven R. Wiley;Richard J. Kraus;Janet E. Mertz

  • Estrogen-related Receptor α1 Actively Antagonizes Estrogen Receptor-regulated Transcription in MCF-7 Mammary Cells

    Richard J. Kraus;Eric A. Ariazi;Michael L. Farrell;Janet E. Mertz

  • Estrogen-Related Receptor α1 Transcriptional Activities Are Regulated in Part via the ErbB2/HER2 Signaling Pathway

    Eric A. Ariazi;Richard J. Kraus;Michael L. Farrell;V. Craig Jordan

  • Complete reversal of epithelial to mesenchymal transition requires inhibition of both ZEB expression and the Rho pathway.

    Shreyas Das;Bryan N Becker;F Michael Hoffmann;Janet E Mertz

  • Personal Reflections on the Origins and Emergence of Recombinant DNA Technology

    Paul Berg;Janet E Mertz

  • An Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Mutant with Enhanced BZLF1 Expression Causes Lymphomas with Abortive Lytic EBV Infection in a Humanized Mouse Model

    Shi Dong Ma;Xianming Yu;Janet E. Mertz;Jenny E. Gumperz

  • Simian virus 40 late transcripts lacking excisable intervening sequences are defective in both stability in the nucleus and transport to the cytoplasm.

    Wang-Shick Ryu;J. E. Mertz

  • SV40 early-to-late switch involves titration of cellular transcriptional repressors.

    S. R. Wiley;R. J. Kraus;Fengrong Zuo;E. E. Murray

  • Promoters for synthesis of the pre-C and pregenomic mRNAs of human hepatitis B virus are genetically distinct and differentially regulated.

    X Yu;J E Mertz

  • Viable deletion mutants of simian virus 40: selective isolation by means of a restriction endonuclease from Hemophilus parainfluenzae.

    Janet E. Mertz;Paul Berg

  • The precursor of mouse β-globin messenger RNA contains two intervening RNA sequences

    Alan J. Kinniburgh;Janet E. Mertz;Jeffrey Ross

  • Coupled transcription-translation of DNA injected into Xenopus oocytes.

    E.M. De Robertis;Janet E. Mertz

  • Differential regulation of the pre-C and pregenomic promoters of human hepatitis B virus by members of the nuclear receptor superfamily.

    X Yu;J E Mertz

Frequent Co-Authors

Shannon C. Kenney
Shannon C. Kenney University of Wisconsin–Madison
Paul Berg
Paul Berg Stanford University
Xuedong Liu
Xuedong Liu University of Colorado Boulder
Paul F. Lambert
Paul F. Lambert University of Wisconsin–Madison
Janet Shibley Hyde
Janet Shibley Hyde University of Wisconsin–Madison
John B. Gurdon
John B. Gurdon University of Cambridge
E. M. De Robertis
E. M. De Robertis University of California, Los Angeles
Richard R. Burgess
Richard R. Burgess University of Wisconsin–Madison
Sherman M. Weissman
Sherman M. Weissman Yale University
Ronald W. Davis
Ronald W. Davis Stanford University

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