2026 Joan Massagué: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	215	162	150	109	100	490	224338
Biology and Biochemistry	216	23	22	20	19	481	231430

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Best Scientists

215

162

150

109

100

490

224338

Biology and Biochemistry

216

481

231430

Best Scientists

D-Index

215

Citations

224338

World Ranking

162

National Ranking

109

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index

216

Citations

231430

World Ranking

National Ranking

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
2012 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
2008 - BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
2006 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
2000 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1999 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Joan Massagué is affiliated with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these broad areas, the focus narrows further to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cell Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Cancer Research.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

Cancer Cells and Metastasis
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
TGF-β signaling in diseases
Cancer Research and Treatments
Cancer-related gene regulation
RNA modifications and cancer
Cellular Mechanics and Interactions

Joan Massagué has contributed to several recent publications, which demonstrate a focus on molecular mechanisms and cancer metastasis pathways. Notable papers include:

"Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial-mesenchymal transition," 2020, published in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
"Targeting metastatic cancer," 2021, published in Nature Medicine
"TGF-β signaling in health and disease," 2023, published in Cell
"Genomic characterization of metastatic patterns from prospective clinical sequencing of 25,000 patients," 2022, published in Cell
"TGF-β orchestrates fibrogenic and developmental EMTs via the RAS effector RREB1," 2020, published in Nature

Their research outputs have frequently appeared in the following publication venues:

Cancer Research
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature
Nature Cancer
Cell

Collaborations have been formed with several frequent co-authors, including:

Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis
Karuna Ganesh
Harihar Basnet
Ekrem Emrah Er
Dana Pe'er

Joan Massagué has been recognized with multiple awards and honors throughout their academic career, such as:

Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award (2012)
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2008)
Member of the National Academy of Medicine (2006)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2000)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1999)

Best Publications

TGF-beta signal transduction.

Massagué J

13173
Citations
Mechanisms of TGF-β Signaling from Cell Membrane to the Nucleus

Yigong Shi;Joan Massagué

7515
Citations
Cancer Metastasis: Building a Framework

Gaorav P. Gupta;Joan Massagué

5168
Citations
TGFβ in Cancer

Joan Massagué

4621
Citations
The transforming growth factor-beta family.

Joan Massague

4601
Citations
Genes that mediate breast cancer metastasis to lung

Andy J. Minn;Gaorav P. Gupta;Peter M. Siegel;Peter M. Siegel;Paula D. Bos

3523
Citations
TGFβ signalling in context.

Joan Massagué

3442
Citations
Mechanism of activation of the TGF-β receptor

Jeffrey L. Wrana;Liliana Attisano;Rotraud Wieser;Francesc Ventura

3204
Citations
TGFBETA SIGNALING IN GROWTH CONTROL, CANCER, AND HERITABLE DISORDERS

Joan Massagué;Stacy W Blain;Roger S Lo

3194
Citations
Transforming growth factor-beta stimulates the expression of fibronectin and collagen and their incorporation into the extracellular matrix.

R A Ignotz;J Massagué

3187
Citations
A multigenic program mediating breast cancer metastasis to bone.

Yibin Kang;Peter M. Siegel;Weiping Shu;Maria Drobnjak

3147
Citations
Metastasis: from dissemination to organ-specific colonization

Don X. Nguyen;Paula D. Bos;Joan Massagué

3137
Citations
Smad transcription factors

Joan Massagué;Joan Seoane;David Wotton

3087
Citations
Cloning of p27Kip1, a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor and a potential mediator of extracellular antimitogenic signals

Kornelia Polyak;Mong Hong Lee;Hediye Erdjument-Bromage;Andrew Koff

3079
Citations
p27Kip1, a cyclin-Cdk inhibitor, links transforming growth factor-beta and contact inhibition to cell cycle arrest.

Kornelia Polyak;Jun-ya Kato;Mark J. Solomon;Charles J. Sherr

2827
Citations
How cells read TGF-beta signals.

Joan Massagué

2783
Citations
Transcriptional control by the TGF‐β/Smad signaling system

Joan Massagué;David Wotton

2760
Citations
Controlling TGF-β signaling

Joan Massagué;Ye-Guang Chen

2663
Citations
Endogenous human microRNAs that suppress breast cancer metastasis

Sohail F. Tavazoie;Claudio Alarcón;Thordur Oskarsson;David Padua

2429
Citations
Cytostatic and apoptotic actions of TGF-beta in homeostasis and cancer.

Peter M. Siegel;Joan Massagué

2101
Citations