2026 Kathryn V. Anderson: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	82	920	487	150	32902

Kathryn V. Anderson 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 Kathryn V. Anderson sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 150 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kathryn V. Anderson 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 Kathryn V. Anderson sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kathryn V. Anderson is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Genetics. Additional areas of study include Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, as well as Oncology.

Their work covers a range of topics, emphasizing:

Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Renal and related cancers
Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies
Cancer Cells and Metastasis

Kathryn V. Anderson has contributed to several notable publications across diverse and influential venues. Frequent outlets for their research include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), eLife, The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, Psychology of Popular Media, and Nature.

Recent published papers include:

"Centrosome anchoring regulates progenitor properties and cortical formation" (2020, Nature)
"Sonic hedgehog signaling directs patterned cell remodeling during cranial neural tube closure" (2020, eLife)
"Centrioles control the capacity, but not the specificity, of cytotoxic T cell killing" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
"A ratchet-like apical constriction drives cell ingression during the mouse gastrulation EMT" (2023, eLife)
"β-Pix-dependent cellular protrusions propel collective mesoderm migration in the mouse embryo" (2020, Nature Communications)

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Anderson's research, with frequent co-authors including Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis, Alexandra L. Joyner, Elizabeth Lacy, Eric Brooks, and Mohammed T. Islam. These collaborations illustrate a network of contributing researchers in related domains.

Best Publications

Dicer is essential for mouse development.

Emily Bernstein;Sang Yong Kim;Michelle A Carmell;Michelle A Carmell;Elizabeth P Murchison

2480
Citations
The primary cilium: a signalling centre during vertebrate development

Sarah C. Goetz;Kathryn V. Anderson

2461
Citations
Hedgehog signalling in the mouse requires intraflagellar transport proteins

Danwei Huangfu;Aimin Liu;Aimin Liu;Andrew S. Rakeman;Andrew S. Rakeman;Noel S. Murcia

1582
Citations
A CONSERVED SIGNALING PATHWAY: The Drosophila Toll-Dorsal Pathway

Marcia P. Belvin;Kathryn V. Anderson

1199
Citations
The graded response to Sonic Hedgehog depends on cilia architecture.

Tamara Caspary;Christine E. Larkins;Kathryn V. Anderson

988
Citations
Establishment of dorsal-ventral polarity in the Drosophila embryo: Genetic studies on the role of the Toll gene product

Kathryn V. Anderson;Gerd Jürgens;Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

936
Citations
Cilia and Hedgehog responsiveness in the mouse.

Danwei Huangfu;Kathryn V. Anderson

918
Citations
Toll signaling pathways in the innate immune response.

Kathryn V Anderson

901
Citations
Establishment of dorsal-ventral polarity in the Drosophila embryo: the induction of polarity by the Toll gene product.

Kathryn V. Anderson;Liselotte Bokla;Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

819
Citations
Cilia and Developmental Signaling

Jonathan T. Eggenschwiler;Kathryn V. Anderson

735
Citations
Requirement for a peptidoglycan recognition protein (PGRP) in Relish activation and antibacterial immune responses in Drosophila.

Kwang Min Choe;Kwang Min Choe;Thomas Werner;Svenja Stöven;Dan Hultmark

704
Citations
Primary Cilia and Mammalian Hedgehog Signaling.

Fiona Bangs;Kathryn V. Anderson

655
Citations
Signaling from Smo to Ci/Gli: conservation and divergence of Hedgehog pathways from Drosophila to vertebrates.

Danwei Huangfu;Kathryn V. Anderson

613
Citations
Rab23 is an essential negative regulator of the mouse Sonic hedgehog signalling pathway

Jonathan T. Eggenschwiler;Edward Espinoza;Kathryn V. Anderson

524
Citations
Drosophila: The Genetics of Innate Immune Recognition and Response

Catherine A. Brennan;Kathryn V. Anderson

492
Citations
Regulated nuclear import of Rel proteins in the Drosophila immune response

Louisa P. Wu;Kathryn V. Anderson

455
Citations
LDL-receptor-related protein 4 is crucial for formation of the neuromuscular junction.

Scott D. Weatherbee;Kathryn V. Anderson;Lee A. Niswander

448
Citations
Information for the dorsal–ventral pattern of the Drosophila embryo is stored as maternal mRNA

Kathryn V. Anderson;Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

430
Citations
Dominant and recessive mutations define functional domains of Toll, a transmembrane protein required for dorsal-ventral polarity in the Drosophila embryo.

D. S. Schneider;K. L. Hudson;Ting-Yin Lin;K. V. Anderson

413
Citations
The coiled-coil domain containing protein CCDC40 is essential for motile cilia function and left-right axis formation

Anita Becker-Heck;Irene E Zohn;Irene E Zohn;Noriko Okabe;Andrew Pollock

359
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lee Niswander University of Colorado Boulder

Scott Keeney Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Christopher E. Mason Cornell University

Song-Hai Shi Tsinghua University

Christopher D. Lima Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

José Baselga Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard Max Planck Society

Stephen J. Elledge Harvard University

Gregory J. Hannon University of Cambridge

Robert Geisler Max Planck Society

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