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Joan Massagué publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joan Massagué sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 481 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Joan Massagué D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joan Massagué sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 216 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

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

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

    Yigong Shi;Joan Massagué

  • Cancer Metastasis: Building a Framework

    Gaorav P. Gupta;Joan Massagué

  • TGFβ in Cancer

    Joan Massagué

  • The transforming growth factor-beta family.

    Joan Massague

  • Genes that mediate breast cancer metastasis to lung

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

  • TGFβ signalling in context.

    Joan Massagué

  • Mechanism of activation of the TGF-β receptor

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

  • TGFBETA SIGNALING IN GROWTH CONTROL, CANCER, AND HERITABLE DISORDERS

    Joan Massagué;Stacy W Blain;Roger S Lo

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

    R A Ignotz;J Massagué

  • A multigenic program mediating breast cancer metastasis to bone.

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

  • Metastasis: from dissemination to organ-specific colonization

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

  • Smad transcription factors

    Joan Massagué;Joan Seoane;David Wotton

  • 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

  • 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

  • How cells read TGF-beta signals.

    Joan Massagué

  • Transcriptional control by the TGF‐β/Smad signaling system

    Joan Massagué;David Wotton

  • Controlling TGF-β signaling

    Joan Massagué;Ye-Guang Chen

  • Endogenous human microRNAs that suppress breast cancer metastasis

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

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

    Peter M. Siegel;Joan Massagué

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael P. Czech
Michael P. Czech University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Jeffrey L. Wrana
Jeffrey L. Wrana Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Yibin Kang
Yibin Kang Princeton University
Liliana Attisano
Liliana Attisano University of Toronto
Xiang Zhang
Xiang Zhang University of Hong Kong
Larry Norton
Larry Norton Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Kornelia Polyak
Kornelia Polyak Harvard University
Ye-Guang Chen
Ye-Guang Chen Tsinghua University
William L. Gerald
William L. Gerald Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Joan Seoane
Joan Seoane Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

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