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Jeffrey M. Leiden

Jeffrey M. Leiden

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
86
Citations
29643
World Ranking
819
National Ranking
431

Jeffrey M. Leiden 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 Jeffrey M. Leiden sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 143 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jeffrey M. Leiden 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 Jeffrey M. Leiden sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% 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

  • 2001 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Jeffrey M. Leiden is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed research primarily in the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Their work spans various subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Genetics, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's research topics focus on areas such as Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Genomics and Rare Diseases, and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research.

Recent publications include the paper titled "Serial Innovation to Bring Transformative Precision Medicines to People With Serious Diseases", published in 2020 in the journal Circulation.

  • John D. Rutherford

  • Circulation

  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Genetics
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Jeffrey M. Leiden has been recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) since 2001 and is also a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • An Integrated Stress Response Regulates Amino Acid Metabolism and Resistance to Oxidative Stress

    Heather P. Harding;Yuhong Zhang;Huiquing Zeng;Isabel Novoa

  • GATA4 transcription factor is required for ventral morphogenesis and heart tube formation.

    Chay T. Kuo;Edward E. Morrisey;Roshani Anandappa;Kirsten Sigrist

  • Immune responses to transgene–encoded proteins limit the stability of gene expression after injection of replication–defective adenovirus vectors

    Sandeep K. Tripathy;Hugh B. Black;Eugene Goldwasser;Jeffrey M. Leiden

  • CD28 activation pathway regulates the production of multiple T-cell-derived lymphokines/cytokines

    Craig B. Thompson;Tullia Lindsten;Jeffrey A. Ledbetter;Steven L. Kunkel

  • Transcription factor GATA-3 is required for development of the T-cell lineage.

    Chao-Nan Ting;Marilyn C. Olson;Kevin P. Barton;Jeffrey M. Leiden

  • T-cell activation by the CD28 ligand B7 is required for cardiac allograft rejection in vivo.

    L A Turka;P S Linsley;H Lin;W Brady

  • Cytostatic gene therapy for vascular proliferative disorders with a constitutively active form of the retinoblastoma gene product

    Mark W. Chang;Eliav Barr;Jonathan Seltzer;Yue Qin Jiang

  • Function of GATA Transcription Factors in Preadipocyte-Adipocyte Transition

    Qiang Tong;Gökhan Dalgin;Haiyan Xu;Chao-Nan Ting

  • LKLF: A Transcriptional Regulator of Single-Positive T Cell Quiescence and Survival

    Chay T. Kuo;Margaret L. Veselits;Jeffrey M. Leiden

  • Adenovirus-mediated over-expression of the cyclin/cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, p21 inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and neointima formation in the rat carotid artery model of balloon angioplasty.

    Mark W. Chang;Eliav Barr;Min Min Lu;Kevin Barton

  • Expression of recombinant genes in myocardium in vivo after direct injection of DNA.

    H Lin;M S Parmacek;G Morle;S Bolling

  • The LKLF transcription factor is required for normal tunica media formation and blood vessel stabilization during murine embryogenesis

    Chay T. Kuo;Margaret L. Veselits;Kevin P. Barton;Min Min Lu

  • Systemic delivery of recombinant proteins by genetically modified myoblasts

    Eliav Barr;Jeffrey M. Leiden

  • HUMAN GATA-3 : A LINEAGE-RESTRICTED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR THAT REGULATES THE EXPRESSION OF THE T CELL RECEPTOR ALPHA GENE

    I C Ho;P Vorhees;N Marin;B K Oakley

  • Defective activation and survival of T cells lacking the Ets-1 transcription factor.

    Natarajan Muthusamy;Kevin Barton;Jeffrey M. Leiden

  • The Ets-1 Transcription Factor Is Required for the Development of Natural Killer Cells in Mice

    Kevin Barton;Natarajan Muthusamy;Christopher Fischer;Chao Nan Ting

  • Critical Roles for Transcription Factor GATA-3 in Thymocyte Development

    Sung-Yun Pai;Morgan L Truitt;Chao-Nan Ting;Jeffrey M Leiden

  • TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF T LYMPHOCYTE DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION

    Chay T. Kuo;Jeffrey M. Leiden

  • Phosphorylation of Troponin I by Protein Kinase A Accelerates Relaxation and Crossbridge Cycle Kinetics in Mouse Ventricular Muscle

    Jonathan C. Kentish;Diana T. McCloskey;Joanne Layland;Sue Palmer

  • Molecular cloning of FOG-2: a modulator of transcription factor GATA-4 in cardiomyocytes.

    Eric C. Svensson;Rachel L. Tufts;Christine E. Polk;Jeffrey M. Leiden

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig B. Thompson
Craig B. Thompson Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Michael S. Parmacek
Michael S. Parmacek University of Pennsylvania
I-Cheng Ho
I-Cheng Ho Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jack L. Strominger
Jack L. Strominger Harvard University
Tullia Lindsten
Tullia Lindsten Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Roberto M. Lang
Roberto M. Lang University of Chicago
Carl H. June
Carl H. June University of Pennsylvania
Eugene Goldwasser
Eugene Goldwasser University of Chicago
David B. Wilson
David B. Wilson Washington University in St. Louis
Raymond P. Roos
Raymond P. Roos University of Chicago

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