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Janet L. Stein 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 L. Stein sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 673 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Janet L. Stein 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 L. Stein sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 121 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Janet L. Stein is affiliated with the University of Vermont in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with particular focus on Molecular Biology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Genetics, Biochemistry, and Management of Technology and Innovation.

The scientific topics addressed in their work include:

  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Blood transfusion and management
  • Blood donation and transfusion practices

Recent publications by Janet L. Stein include the following works:

  • "The CECR2 bromodomain displays distinct binding modes to select for acetylated histone proteins versus non-histone ligands," published in 2024 in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Building mission-led science communication and engagement capability in Aotearoa New Zealand: lessons from the National Science Challenges," published in 2025 in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
  • "1248-P: Choline Supplementation in Pregnancies Complicated by Gestational Diabetes Mellitus-A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial," published in 2025 in Diabetes
  • "Postpartum IV iron sucrappenose, and rates of RBC transfusion: A quality improvement initiative," published in 2025 in Transfusion Medicine

Janet L. Stein has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Itamar Futterman
  • Margaret Phillips
  • Elizabeth D. Cook
  • Matthew R. Marunde
  • Marco Tonelli

Their publications appear in a range of venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
  • Diabetes
  • Transfusion Medicine

In 2016, Janet L. Stein was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Canonical WNT Signaling Promotes Osteogenesis by Directly Stimulating Runx2 Gene Expression

    Tripti Gaur;Christopher J. Lengner;Hayk Hovhannisyan;Ramesh A. Bhat

  • Biological Functions of miR-29b Contribute to Positive Regulation of Osteoblast Differentiation

    Zhaoyong Li;Mohammad Q. Hassan;Mohammed Jafferji;Rami I. Aqeilan

  • A microRNA signature for a BMP2-induced osteoblast lineage commitment program.

    Zhaoyong Li;Mohammad Q. Hassan;Stefano Volinia;Andre J. van Wijnen

  • MicroRNA control of bone formation and homeostasis

    Jane B. Lian;Gary S. Stein;Andre J. van Wijnen;Janet L. Stein

  • Runx2 control of organization, assembly and activity of the regulatory machinery for skeletal gene expression.

    Gary S. Stein;Jane B. Lian;Andre J. Van Wijnen;Janet L. Stein

  • Transcriptional control of osteoblast growth and differentiation

    G. S. Stein;J. B. Lian;J. L. Stein;A. J. Van Wijnen

  • Regulatory controls for osteoblast growth and differentiation: role of Runx/Cbfa/AML factors

    Jane B. Lian;Amjad Javed;S. Kaleem Zaidi;Christopher Lengner

  • The Influence of Type I Collagen on the Development and Maintenance of the Osteoblast Phenotype in Primary and Passaged Rat Calvarial Osteoblasts: Modification of Expression of Genes Supporting Cell Growth, Adhesion, and Extracellular Matrix Mineralization

    Maureen P. Lynch;Janet L. Stein;Gary S. Stein;Jane B. Lian

  • Self-renewal of human embryonic stem cells is supported by a shortened G1 cell cycle phase

    Klaus A. Becker;Prachi N. Ghule;Jaclyn A. Therrien;Jane B. Lian

  • Runt Homology Domain Proteins in Osteoblast Differentiation: AML3/CBFA1 Is a Major Component of a Bone-Specific Complex

    Chaitali Banerjee;Laura R. McCabe;Je-Yong Choi;Scott W. Hiebert

  • Networks and hubs for the transcriptional control of osteoblastogenesis

    Jane B. Lian;Gary S. Stein;Amjad Javed;Andre J. Van Wijnen

  • A program of microRNAs controls osteogenic lineage progression by targeting transcription factor Runx2

    Ying Zhang;Rong Lin Xie;Carlo M. Croce;Janet L. Stein

  • Sequence and organization of genes encoding the human 27 kDa heat shock protein

    Eileen Hickey;Susan E. Brandon;Robert potter;Gary Stein

  • Tyrosine phosphorylation controls Runx2‐mediated subnuclear targeting of YAP to repress transcription

    Sayyed K. Zaidi;Andrew J. Sullivan;Ricardo F. Medina;Yoshiaki Ito

  • A network connecting Runx2, SATB2, and the miR-23a~27a~24-2 cluster regulates the osteoblast differentiation program.

    Mohammad Q. Hassan;Jonathan A. R. Gordon;Marcio M. Beloti;Carlo M. Croce

  • Cell Growth Regulatory Role of Runx2 during Proliferative Expansion of Preosteoblasts

    Jitesh Pratap;Mario Galindo;S. Kaleem Zaidi;Diana Vradii

  • The Runx2 Osteogenic Transcription Factor Regulates Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 in Bone Metastatic Cancer Cells and Controls Cell Invasion

    Jitesh Pratap;Amjad Javed;Lucia R. Languino;Andre J. van Wijnen

  • MicroRNAs 221 and 222 Bypass Quiescence and Compromise Cell Survival

    Ricardo Medina;Sayyed K. Zaidi;Chang Gong Liu;Janet L. Stein

  • Expression of cell cycle regulatory factors in differentiating osteoblasts: postproliferative up-regulation of cyclins B and E.

    Elisheva Smith;Baruch Frenkel;Robert Schlegel;Antonio Giordano

  • A program of microRNAs controls osteogenic lineage progression by targeting transcription factor Runx2

    Y. Zhang;Rong-lin Xie;Janet L. Stein;Jane B. Lian

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary S. Stein
Gary S. Stein University of Vermont
Jane B. Lian
Jane B. Lian University of Vermont
Andre J. Van Wijnen
Andre J. Van Wijnen University of Connecticut Health Center
Martin Montecino
Martin Montecino Andrés Bello University
Sayyed K. Zaidi
Sayyed K. Zaidi University of Vermont
Amjad Javed
Amjad Javed University of Alabama at Birmingham
Je-Yong Choi
Je-Yong Choi Kyungpook National University
Anthony N. Imbalzano
Anthony N. Imbalzano University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Jeffrey A. Nickerson
Jeffrey A. Nickerson University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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