2026 Lajos Haracska: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	56	2214	1994	4	4	94	9879

Overview

Lajos Haracska is affiliated with the Biological Research Centre in Hungary and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a notable focus on molecular biology and genetics. Their work also spans cancer research, oncology, and molecular medicine.

The scientific topics covered by Haracska's research include:

DNA Repair Mechanisms
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research
Ubiquitin and Proteasome Pathways
Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

Haracska has published research papers in several journals, reflecting a focus on molecular and cellular biology as well as microbiology and veterinary sciences. Some recent papers include:

ESKAPE pathogens rapidly develop resistance against antibiotics in development in vitro, 2025, Nature Microbiology
A Regenerative Approach to Canine Osteoarthritis Using Allogeneic, Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Safety Results of a Long-Term Follow-Up, 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Performance of Prediction Algorithms on Clinically Relevant Missense Variants, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Robust high-throughput assays to assess discrete steps in ubiquitination and related cascades, 2020, BMC Molecular and Cell Biology
The Rad5 Helicase and RING Domains Contribute to Genome Stability through their Independent Catalytic Activities, 2022, Journal of Molecular Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Haracska include:

Márton Zsolt Enyedi
Gábor Jaksa
L. Pintér
Ernö Kiss
Erda Qorri

Haracska's work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues, with multiple papers in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Cancers
Nature Microbiology
Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Best Publications

Eukaryotic polymerases ι and ζ act sequentially to bypass DNA lesions

Robert E. Johnson;M. Todd Washington;Lajos Haracska;Satya Prakash

802
Citations
Roles of yeast DNA polymerases delta and zeta and of Rev1 in the bypass of abasic sites.

Lajos Haracska;Ildiko Unk;Robert E. Johnson;Erik Johansson

488
Citations
Efficient and accurate replication in the presence of 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine by DNA polymerase η

Lajos Haracska;Sung-Lim Yu;Robert E. Johnson;Louise Prakash

440
Citations
Yeast Rad5 protein required for postreplication repair has a DNA helicase activity specific for replication fork regression.

András Blastyák;Lajos Pintér;Ildiko Unk;Louise Prakash

330
Citations
Polyubiquitinated PCNA recruits the ZRANB3 translocase to maintain genomic integrity after replication stress.

Alberto Ciccia;Amitabh V. Nimonkar;Yiduo Hu;Ildiko Hajdu;Ildiko Hajdu

307
Citations
Physical and Functional Interactions of Human DNA Polymerase η with PCNA

Lajos Haracska;Robert E. Johnson;Ildiko Unk;Barbara Phillips

284
Citations
Human HLTF functions as a ubiquitin ligase for proliferating cell nuclear antigen polyubiquitination

Ildiko Unk;Ildikó Hajdú;Károly Fátyol;Jerard Hurwitz

282
Citations
Human SHPRH is a ubiquitin ligase for Mms2-Ubc13-dependent polyubiquitylation of proliferating cell nuclear antigen.

Ildiko Unk;Ildikó Hajdú;Károly Fátyol;Barnabás Szakál

260
Citations
Role of DNA Polymerase η in the Bypass of a (6-4) TT Photoproduct

Robert E. Johnson;Lajos Haracska;Satya Prakash;Louise Prakash

258
Citations
Opposing effects of ubiquitin conjugation and SUMO modification of PCNA on replicational bypass of DNA lesions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Lajos Haracska;Carlos A. Torres-Ramos;Carlos A. Torres-Ramos;Robert E. Johnson;Satya Prakash

249
Citations
Interaction with PCNA Is Essential for Yeast DNA Polymerase η Function

Lajos Haracska;Christine M Kondratick;Ildiko Unk;Satya Prakash

238
Citations
Targeting of human DNA polymerase ι to the replication machinery via interaction with PCNA

Lajos Haracska;Robert E. Johnson;Ildiko Unk;Barbara B. Phillips

235
Citations
Stimulation of DNA Synthesis Activity of Human DNA Polymerase κ by PCNA

Lajos Haracska;Ildiko Unk;Robert E. Johnson;Barbara B. Phillips

219
Citations
Role of yeast Rad5 and its human orthologs, HLTF and SHPRH in DNA damage tolerance.

Ildiko Unk;Ildikó Hajdú;András Blastyák;Lajos Haracska

205
Citations
Role of Double-Stranded DNA Translocase Activity of Human HLTF in Replication of Damaged DNA

András Blastyák;Ildikó Hajdú;Ildikó Unk;Lajos Haracska

198
Citations
Role of human DNA polymerase κ as an extender in translesion synthesis

Lajos Haracska;Louise Prakash;Satya Prakash

196
Citations
Replication past O6-Methylguanine by Yeast and Human DNA Polymerase η

Lajos Haracska;Satya Prakash;Louise Prakash

195
Citations
Yeast Rev1 Protein Is a G Template-specific DNA Polymerase

Lajos Haracska;Satya Prakash;Louise Prakash

184
Citations
Human Ape2 protein has a 3′–5′ exonuclease activity that acts preferentially on mismatched base pairs

Peter Burkovics;Valeria Szukacsov;Ildiko Unk;Lajos Haracska

170
Citations
Chemically ubiquitylated PCNA as a probe for eukaryotic translesion DNA synthesis.

Junjun Chen;Yongxing Ai;Jialiang Wang;Lajos Haracska

167
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Louise Prakash The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Satya Prakash The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Robert E. Johnson The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Jerard Hurwitz Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Stephen J. Elledge Harvard University

Robert P. P. Fuchs Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Peter M. J. Burgers Washington University in St. Louis

Gábor Tamás University of Szeged

Stephen C. Kowalczykowski University of California, Davis

Erik Johansson Umeå University

External Links

Personal website of Lajos Haracska

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