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Janet Rossant 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 Rossant sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 564+

This scientist: 488 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Janet Rossant 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 Rossant sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 164 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2015 - Canada Gairdner Wightman Award
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2007 - Edwin Grant Conklin Medal, Society for Developmental Biology
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1999 - Robert L. Noble Prize, Canadian Cancer Society
  • 1993 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Janet Rossant is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research work spans subfields such as molecular biology, physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, surgery, and cell biology.

The scientist's recent publications cover topics critical to developmental biology, stem cell research, and human embryonic development. Notable papers include:

  • ISSCR Guidelines for Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation: The 2021 update, 2021, published in Stem Cell Reports
  • Evaluating totipotency using criteria of increasing stringency, 2021, published in Nature Cell Biology
  • Early human embryonic development: Blastocyst formation to gastrulation, 2022, published in Developmental Cell
  • Tryptophan-metabolizing gut microbes regulate adult neurogenesis via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Human embryo research, stem cell-derived embryo models and in vitro gametogenesis: Considerations leading to the revised ISSCR guidelines, 2021, published in Stem Cell Reports

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Bin Gu
  • Jianping Fu
  • Nicolas Rivron
  • Brian Bradshaw
  • Eszter Pósfai

Publication venues where Janet Rossant often appears are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Stem Cell Reports
  • Nature Cell Biology
  • Cell Stem Cell
  • Cell

The main topics of study in their research include:

  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ

Janet Rossant's work has been recognized with several awards, such as:

  • Canada Gairdner Wightman Award, 2015
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008
  • Edwin Grant Conklin Medal, Society for Developmental Biology, 2007
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2003
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2000
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2000
  • Robert L. Noble Prize, Canadian Cancer Society, 1999
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1993

Best Publications

  • Failure of blood-island formation and vasculogenesis in Flk-1-deficient mice.

    Fouad Shalaby;Janet Rossant;Janet Rossant;Terry P. Yamaguchi;Terry P. Yamaguchi;Marina Gertsenstein

  • Role of the Flt-1 receptor tyrosine kinase in regulating the assembly of vascular endothelium

    Guo-Hua Fong;Janet Rossant;Janet Rossant;Marina Gertsenstein;Martin L. Breitman;Martin L. Breitman

  • Derivation of completely cell culture-derived mice from early-passage embryonic stem cells

    Andras Nagy;Janet Rossant;Reka Nagy;Wanda Abramow-Newerly

  • Dll4 signalling through Notch1 regulates formation of tip cells during angiogenesis

    Mats Hellström;Li Kun Phng;Jennifer J. Hofmann;Elisabet Wallgard

  • Promotion of Trophoblast Stem Cell Proliferation by FGF4

    Satoshi Tanaka;Tilo Kunath;Anna Katerina Hadjantonakis;Andras Nagy

  • Placental development: Lessons from mouse mutants

    Janet Rossant;James C. Cross

  • Cardiac malformation in neonatal mice lacking connexin43

    A. G. Reaume;P. A. De Sousa;P. A. De Sousa;S. Kulkarni;B. L. Langille

  • Interaction between Oct3/4 and Cdx2 Determines Trophectoderm Differentiation

    Hitoshi Niwa;Yayoi Toyooka;Daisuke Shimosato;Dan Strumpf

  • Characterization of human embryonic stem cell lines by the International Stem Cell Initiative

    Oluseun Adewumi;Behrouz Aflatoonian;Lars Ahrlund-Richter;Michal Amit

  • Cdx2 is required for correct cell fate specification and differentiation of trophectoderm in the mouse blastocyst

    Dan Strumpf;Chai An Mao;Yojiro Yamanaka;Amy Ralston

  • Endothelial cells and VEGF in vascular development

    Leigh Coultas;Kallayanee Chawengsaksophak;Janet Rossant

  • HNF-3β is essential for node and notochord formation in mouse development

    Siew-Lan Ang;Siew-Lan Ang;Janet Rossant;Janet Rossant

  • Control of Effector CD8+ T Cell Function by the Transcription Factor Eomesodermin

    Erika L. Pearce;Alan C. Mullen;Gislâine A. Martins;Connie M. Krawczyk

  • A requirement for Flk1 in primitive and definitive hematopoiesis and vasculogenesis.

    Fouad Shalaby;Jacqueline Ho;William L. Stanford;Klaus Dieter Fischer

  • Notch1 is required for the coordinate segmentation of somites

    Ronald A. Conlon;Andrew G. Reaume;Janet Rossant

  • Retinoid Signaling Determines Germ Cell Fate in Mice

    Josephine Bowles;Deon Knight;Christopher Smith;Dagmar Wilhelm

  • The Hippo signaling pathway components Lats and Yap pattern Tead4 activity to distinguish mouse trophectoderm from inner cell mass.

    Noriyuki Nishioka;Ken ichi Inoue;Kenjiro Adachi;Hiroshi Kiyonari

  • Distinct neural stem cells proliferate in response to EGF and FGF in the developing mouse telencephalon.

    Vincent Tropepe;Maria Sibilia;Brian G. Ciruna;Brian G. Ciruna;Janet Rossant;Janet Rossant

  • Early Lineage Segregation between Epiblast and Primitive Endoderm in Mouse Blastocysts through the Grb2-MAPK Pathway

    Claire Chazaud;Yojiro Yamanaka;Tony Pawson;Janet Rossant

  • Liver organogenesis promoted by endothelial cells prior to vascular function.

    Kunio Matsumoto;Kunio Matsumoto;Hideyuki Yoshitomi;Janet Rossant;Janet Rossant;Kenneth S. Zaret

Frequent Co-Authors

Andras Nagy
Andras Nagy Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Tak W. Mak
Tak W. Mak Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
John C. Roder
John C. Roder University of Toronto
Josef M. Penninger
Josef M. Penninger University of British Columbia
William L. Stanford
William L. Stanford Ottawa Hospital
Alan Bernstein
Alan Bernstein Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Martin L. Breitman
Martin L. Breitman University of Toronto
Jane E. Aubin
Jane E. Aubin University of Toronto
Benoit G. Bruneau
Benoit G. Bruneau Gladstone Institutes
Colin McKerlie
Colin McKerlie Hospital for Sick Children

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