2026 Jerry M. Adams: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	110	365	334	8	8	246	79112

Jerry M. Adams 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 Jerry M. Adams sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 246 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jerry M. Adams 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 Jerry M. Adams sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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 Australia Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Australia Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Australia Leader Award
2021 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science
2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1994 - ACM Fellow For his outstanding contributions over many years in inspiring and supporting ACM's volunteers, in serving as ACM's collective conscience and memory, and in uniting the volunteers and the professional staff into a single team working to fulfill ACM's potential.
1992 - Outstanding Contribution to ACM Award For his outstanding contributions over many years in inspiring and supporting ACM's volunteers, in serving as ACM's collective conscience and memory, and in uniting the volunteers and the professional staff into a single team working to fulfill ACM's potential.
1992 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
1986 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa

Overview

Jerry M. Adams is affiliated with the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Australia. Their research primarily intersects the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, focusing more specifically on Molecular Biology, Hematology, Genetics, Immunology, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's work covers key topics including Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research, Cell death mechanisms and regulation, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research, and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments.

Recent publications by Jerry M. Adams include:

Mis-expression of GATA6 re-programs cell fate during early hematopoiesis, 2024, Cell Reports
Acquired mutations in BAX confer resistance to BH3-mimetic therapy in acute myeloid leukemia, 2022, Blood
Clonal hematopoiesis, myeloid disorders and BAX-mutated myelopoiesis in patients receiving venetoclax for CLL, 2021, Blood
BAX mitochondrial integration is regulated allosterically by its α1−α2 loop, 2021, Cell Death and Differentiation
Robust autoactivation for apoptosis by BAK but not BAX highlights BAK as an important therapeutic target, 2020, Cell Death and Disease

Frequent publication venues for Jerry M. Adams are:

Blood
Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie
Cell Death and Disease
Cell Death and Differentiation
Cell Reports

Key co-authors collaborating frequently with Jerry M. Adams include:

Michael A. Dengler
Leonie Gibson
Ella R. Thompson
David C.S. Huang
Andrew W. Roberts

Throughout their career, Jerry M. Adams has received several distinctions, including:

Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science, 2021
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008
ACM Fellow, 1994, for contributions in supporting ACM's volunteers and uniting volunteers and professional staff
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 1992
Outstanding Contribution to ACM Award, 1992, recognizing long-term contributions similar to ACM Fellowship
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, 1986
Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa

Best Publications

The Bcl-2 Protein Family: Arbiters of Cell Survival

Jerry M. Adams;Suzanne Cory

9808
Citations
The Bcl2 family: regulators of the cellular life-or-death switch.

Suzanne Cory;Jerry M. Adams

5427
Citations
Bcl-2 gene promotes haemopoietic cell survival and cooperates with c-myc to immortalize pre-B cells.

David L. Vaux;Suzanne Cory;Jerry M. Adams

4421
Citations
Control of apoptosis by the BCL-2 protein family: implications for physiology and therapy

Peter E Czabotar;Guillaume Lessene;Andreas Strasser;Jerry M Adams

3334
Citations
The Bcl-2 apoptotic switch in cancer development and therapy

J M Adams;S Cory

2975
Citations
Differential targeting of prosurvival Bcl-2 proteins by their BH3-only ligands allows complementary apoptotic function

Lin Chen;Simon N. Willis;Andrew Wei;Brian J. Smith

2223
Citations
The c- myc oncogene driven by immunoglobulin enhancers induces lymphoid malignancy in transgenic mice

J. M. Adams;A. W. Harris;C. A. Pinkert;L. M. Corcoran

2210
Citations
The Bcl-2 family: roles in cell survival and oncogenesis.

Suzanne Cory;David C S Huang;Jerry M Adams

2077
Citations
Proapoptotic Bcl-2 relative Bim required for certain apoptotic responses, leukocyte homeostasis, and to preclude autoimmunity.

Philippe Bouillet;Donald Metcalf;David C. S. Huang;David M. Tarlinton

1902
Citations
p53- and drug-induced apoptotic responses mediated by BH3-only proteins puma and noxa.

Andreas Villunger;Andreas Villunger;Ewa M. Michalak;Leigh Coultas;Franziska Müllauer

1624
Citations
Proapoptotic Bak Is Sequestered by Mcl-1 and Bcl-xL, but Not Bcl-2, Until Displaced by BH3-only Proteins

Simon N. Willis;Lin Chen;Grant Dewson;Andrew Wei

1570
Citations
Bim: a novel member of the Bcl-2 family that promotes apoptosis

Liam O'Connor;Andreas Strasser;Lorraine A. O'Reilly;George Hausmann

1466
Citations
The BH3 mimetic ABT-737 targets selective Bcl-2 proteins and efficiently induces apoptosis via Bak/Bax if Mcl-1 is neutralized.

Mark F. van Delft;Andrew H. Wei;Kylie D. Mason;Kylie D. Mason;Cassandra J. Vandenberg

1449
Citations
Apoptosis Initiated When BH3 Ligands Engage Multiple Bcl-2 Homologs, Not Bax or Bak

Simon N. Willis;Jamie I. Fletcher;Thomas Kaufmann;Mark F. van Delft;Mark F. van Delft

1447
Citations
Life-or-death decisions by the Bcl-2 protein family

Jerry M Adams;Suzanne Cory

1288
Citations
Ways of dying: multiple pathways to apoptosis

Jerry M. Adams

1118
Citations
Life in the balance: how BH3-only proteins induce apoptosis

Simon N Willis;Jerry M Adams

1074
Citations
Enforced BCL2 expression in B-lymphoid cells prolongs antibody responses and elicits autoimmune disease

Andreas Strasser;Senga Whittingham;David L. Vaux;Mary L. Bath

1042
Citations
Tumor Growth Need Not Be Driven by Rare Cancer Stem Cells

Priscilla N. Kelly;Aleksandar Dakic;Aleksandar Dakic;Jerry M. Adams;Jerry M. Adams;Stephen L. Nutt;Stephen L. Nutt

1038
Citations
BH3-only Bcl-2 family member Bim is required for apoptosis of autoreactive thymocytes.

Philippe Bouillet;Jared F. Purton;Dale I. Godfrey;Li-Chen Zhang

986
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Suzanne Cory Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Andreas Strasser Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

David C. S. Huang Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Philippe Bouillet Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Lorraine A. O'Reilly Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Peter E. Czabotar Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Warren S. Alexander Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Grant Dewson Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Andreas Villunger Innsbruck Medical University

Peter M. Colman Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

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