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4946
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John G. Flanagan 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 John G. Flanagan sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 267 publications — 71st percentile

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

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

John G. Flanagan 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 John G. Flanagan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

John G. Flanagan is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. The primary focus of their research lies in the field of Medicine, with notable subfields including Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Molecular Biology. Their work also engages areas such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Immunology.

The scientist's research concentrates on several main topics, including:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Retinal and Optic Conditions
  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes

Some recent publications by John G. Flanagan include:

  • Solving neurodegeneration: common mechanisms and strategies for new treatments, 2022, Molecular Neurodegeneration
  • The Harvard Medical School Pathways Curriculum: Reimagining Developmentally Appropriate Medical Education for Contemporary Learners, 2020, Academic Medicine
  • False Positive Responses in Standard Automated Perimetry, 2021, American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Toward Universal Eye Health Coverage-Key Outcomes of the World Health Organization Package of Eye Care Interventions, 2022, JAMA Ophthalmology
  • COVID-19: ensuring safe clinical teaching at university optometry schools, 2020, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

The frequent co-authors collaborating with John G. Flanagan include:

  • Karsten Gronert
  • Jeremy M. Sivak
  • Shruthi Karnam
  • Darren Chan
  • Shubham Maurya

The scientist has contributed multiple publications to several academic venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Neurodegeneration
  • Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
  • Journal of Cellular Physiology
  • Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Best Publications

  • RNAscope: A Novel in Situ RNA Analysis Platform for Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tissues

    Fai Wang;John Flanagan;Nan Su;Li Chong Wang

  • THE EPHRINS AND EPH RECEPTORS IN NEURAL DEVELOPMENT

    John G. Flanagan;Pierre Vanderhaeghen

  • The kit ligand: a cell surface molecule altered in steel mutant fibroblasts.

    John G. Flanagan;Philip Leder

  • Complementary gradients in expression and binding of ELF-1 and Mek4 in development of the topographic retinotectal projection map

    Hwai Jong Cheng;Masaru Nakamoto;Andrew D. Bergemann;John G. Flanagan

  • Transmembrane form of the kit ligand growth factor is determined by alternative splicing and is missing in the SId mutant

    John G. Flanagan;David C. Chan;Philip Leder

  • Heparin is required for cell-free binding of basic fibroblast growth factor to a soluble receptor and for mitogenesis in whole cells.

    D M Ornitz;A Yayon;J G Flanagan;C M Svahn

  • PTPσ Is a Receptor for Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan, an Inhibitor of Neural Regeneration

    Yingjie Shen;Alan P. Tenney;Sarah A. Busch;Kevin P. Horn

  • Regulated cleavage of a contact-mediated axon repellent.

    Mitsuharu Hattori;Miriam Osterfield;John G. Flanagan

  • Factors influencing optic nerve head biomechanics.

    Ian A. Sigal;John G. Flanagan;John G. Flanagan;C. Ross Ethier

  • Arrangement of human immunoglobulin heavy chain constant region genes implies evolutionary duplication of a segment containing gamma, epsilon and alpha genes.

    J G Flanagan;T H Rabbitts

  • Aggrecan degradation in human cartilage. Evidence for both matrix metalloproteinase and aggrecanase activity in normal, osteoarthritic, and rheumatoid joints.

    M W Lark;E K Bayne;J Flanagan;C F Harper

  • Genetic Analysis of Ephrin-A2 and Ephrin-A5 Shows Their Requirement in Multiple Aspects of Retinocollicular Mapping

    David A. Feldheim;Young In Kim;Andrew D. Bergemann;Jonas Frisén

  • Topographically Specific Effects of ELF-1 on Retinal Axon Guidance In Vitro and Retinal Axon Mapping In Vivo

    Masaru Nakamoto;Hwai Jong Cheng;Glenn C. Friedman;Todd McLaughlin

  • A hapten-specific chimaeric IgE antibody with human physiological effector function.

    M. S. Neuberger;G. T. Williams;E. B. Mitchell;S. S. Jouhal

  • Ephrin-B reverse signaling is mediated by a novel PDZ-RGS protein and selectively inhibits G protein-coupled chemoattraction.

    Qiang Lu;Edna E. Sun;Robyn S. Klein;John G. Flanagan

  • Semaphorin 5A is a bifunctional axon guidance cue regulated by heparan and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans.

    David B. Kantor;Onanong Chivatakarn;Katherine L. Peer;Stephen F. Oster

  • Axonal protein synthesis provides a mechanism for localized regulation at an intermediate target.

    Perry A. Brittis;Qiang Lu;John G. Flanagan

  • Identification and cloning of ELF-1, a developmentally expressed ligand for the Mek4 and Sek receptor tyrosine kinases

    Hwai-Jong Cheng;John G. Flanagan

  • Finite element modeling of optic nerve head biomechanics.

    Ian A. Sigal;John G. Flanagan;John G. Flanagan;Inka Tertinegg;C. Ross Ethier

  • Heterodimers of Placenta Growth Factor/Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor ENDOTHELIAL ACTIVITY, TUMOR CELL EXPRESSION, AND HIGH AFFINITY BINDING TO Flk-1/KDR

    Yihai Cao;Hua Chen;Li Zhou;Ming-Ko Chiang

Frequent Co-Authors

C. Ross Ethier
C. Ross Ethier Georgia Institute of Technology
David Huang
David Huang Oregon Health & Science University
Philip Leder
Philip Leder Harvard University
Karsten Gronert
Karsten Gronert University of California, Berkeley
Jonas Frisén
Jonas Frisén Karolinska Institute
John E. Thompson
John E. Thompson University of Waterloo
Terence H. Rabbitts
Terence H. Rabbitts Institute of Cancer Research
Joanne M. Wood
Joanne M. Wood Queensland University of Technology
Lu Chen
Lu Chen Stanford University

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