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Joan V. Ruderman 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 Joan V. Ruderman sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 82 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joan V. Ruderman 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 Joan V. Ruderman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% 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

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1998 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Joan V. Ruderman is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. The academic profile reflects a career associated with a leading research institution.

Joan V. Ruderman has been recognized with several honors during their career. These include election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008, election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1998, and election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1991.

There is no available data on recent papers, frequent co-authors, or publication venues linked to this scientist. Similarly, information on book publications, main and subfields of study, or main research topics has not been provided.

The awards listed indicate recognition by prominent scientific organizations, suggesting contributions that have been acknowledged by peers in the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • A novel cyclin encoded by a bcl1 -linked candidate oncogene

    Toru Motokura;Theodora Bloom;Hyung Goo Kim;Harald Jüppner.

  • The cyclosome, a large complex containing cyclin-selective ubiquitin ligase activity, targets cyclins for destruction at the end of mitosis.

    V. Sudakin;Dvorah Ganoth;Aviva Dahan;H. Heller

  • Cdc2 protein kinase is complexed with both cyclin A and B: evidence for proteolytic inactivation of MPF.

    Giulio Draetta;Frank Luca;Joanne Westendorf;Leonardo Brizuela

  • The clam embryo protein cyclin A induces entry into M phase and the resumption of meiosis in Xenopus oocytes

    Katherine I. Swenson;Katherine I. Swenson;Kevin M. Farrell;Kevin M. Farrell;Joan V. Ruderman;Joan V. Ruderman

  • Phosphorylation of CPE binding factor by Eg2 regulates translation of c-mos mRNA.

    Raul Mendez;Laura E. Hake;Laura E. Hake;Thorkell Andresson;Laurie E. Littlepage

  • A Ran signalling pathway mediated by the mitotic kinase Aurora A in spindle assembly

    Ming Ying Tsai;Christiane Wiese;Kan Cao;Ona Martin

  • Identification of a new APC/C recognition domain, the A box, which is required for the Cdh1-dependent destruction of the kinase Aurora-A during mitotic exit

    Laurie E. Littlepage;Joan V. Ruderman

  • Selective translation of mRNA controls the pattern of protein synthesis during early development of the surf clam, Spisula solidissima.

    Eric T. Rosenthal;Tim Hunt;Joan V. Ruderman

  • Dominant-negative cyclin-selective ubiquitin carrier protein E2-C/UbcH10 blocks cells in metaphase

    Fiona M. Townsley;Alexander Aristarkhov;Sharon Beck;Avram Hershko

  • The requirements for protein synthesis and degradation, and the control of destruction of cyclins A and B in the meiotic and mitotic cell cycles of the clam embryo.

    T Hunt;F C Luca;J V Ruderman

  • Components of a system that ligates cyclin to ubiquitin and their regulation by the protein kinase cdc2.

    A Hershko;D Ganoth;V Sudakin;A Dahan

  • The role of cyclin B in meiosis I.

    J M Westendorf;K I Swenson;J V Ruderman

  • Reversible phosphorylation controls the activity of cyclosome-associated cyclin-ubiquitin ligase.

    Shirly Lahav-Baratz;Valery Sudakin;Joan V. Ruderman;Avram Hershko

  • G2 arrest in Xenopus oocytes depends on phosphorylation of cdc25 by protein kinase A

    Brian C. Duckworth;Jennifer S. Weaver;Joan V. Ruderman

  • Identification of phosphorylated residues that affect the activity of the mitotic kinase Aurora-A

    Laurie E. Littlepage;Hua Wu;Thorkell Andresson;Thorkell Andresson;Julia K. Deanehan;Julia K. Deanehan

  • Quantitative NMR analysis of the protein G B1 domain in Xenopus laevis egg extracts and intact oocytes.

    Philipp Selenko;Zach Serber;Bedrick Gadea;Joan Ruderman

  • Both cyclin A delta 60 and B delta 97 are stable and arrest cells in M-phase, but only cyclin B delta 97 turns on cyclin destruction.

    F.C. Luca;E.K. Shibuya;C.E. Dohrmann;J.V. Ruderman

  • Identification of XPR-1, a progesterone receptor required for Xenopus oocyte activation

    Jingdong Tian;Sammy Kim;Elizabeth Heilig;Joan V. Ruderman

  • Sequence-specific adenylations and deadenylations accompany changes in the translation of maternal messenger RNA after fertilization of Spisula oocytes

    Eric T. Rosenthal;Terese R. Tansey;Joan V. Ruderman;M. Gottesman

  • Mos induces the in vitro activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases in lysates of frog oocytes and mammalian somatic cells.

    E K Shibuya;J V Ruderman

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim Hunt
Tim Hunt University of Cambridge
Avram Hershko
Avram Hershko Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Eric H. Davidson
Eric H. Davidson California Institute of Technology
Henry M. Kronenberg
Henry M. Kronenberg Harvard University
Nancy Standart
Nancy Standart University of Cambridge
Roy J. Britten
Roy J. Britten California Institute of Technology
Laufey T. Amundadottir
Laufey T. Amundadottir National Institutes of Health
Melanie H. Cobb
Melanie H. Cobb The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
David Beach
David Beach Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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