World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Liliana Attisano

Liliana Attisano

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
72
Citations
32259
World Ranking
1302
National Ranking
40

Liliana Attisano 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 Liliana Attisano sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 564+

This scientist: 113 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Liliana Attisano 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 Liliana Attisano sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Liliana Attisano is a researcher affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their academic work spans multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these domains, their research focuses substantially on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's investigations address a range of topics, notably Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research.

Liliana Attisano has contributed to various academic publications, including:

  • NUAK1 promotes organ fibrosis via YAP and TGF-β/SMAD signaling, 2022, Science Translational Medicine
  • Robust production of uniform human cerebral organoids from pluripotent stem cells, 2020, Life Science Alliance
  • A noncoding single-nucleotide polymorphism at 8q24 drives IDH1-mutant glioma formation, 2022, Science
  • The omega-3 hydroxy fatty acid 7(S)-HDHA is a high-affinity PPARα ligand that regulates brain neuronal morphology, 2022, Science Signaling
  • A multiplexed, next generation sequencing platform for high-throughput detection of SARS-CoV-2, 2021, Nature Communications

The researcher has frequently published work in several venues, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cells, Biophysical Journal, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and Science Translational Medicine.

Collaboration plays a significant role in their scientific output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jeffrey L. Wrana
  • J. Javier Hernández
  • Adam Sivitilli
  • Daniel Trcka
  • Tania Christova

Best Publications

  • Mechanism of activation of the TGF-β receptor

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

  • TGFβ signals through a heteromeric protein kinase receptor complex

    Jeffrey L. Wrana;Liliana Attisano;Juan Cárcamo;Alejandro Zentella

  • Signal Transduction by the TGF-β Superfamily

    Liliana Attisano;Jeffrey L. Wrana;Jeffrey L. Wrana

  • Mutations in the activin receptor–like kinase 1 gene in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia type 2

    D.W. Johnson;J.N. Berg;J.N. Berg;M.A. Baldwin;C.J. Gallione

  • SARA, a FYVE Domain Protein that Recruits Smad2 to the TGFβ Receptor

    Tomoo Tsukazaki;Theodore A Chiang;Anne F Davison;Liliana Attisano

  • MADR2 maps to 18q21 and encodes a TGFβ-regulated MAD-related protein that is functionally mutated in colorectal carcinoma

    Kolja Eppert;Stephen W Scherer;Hilmi Ozcelik;Rosa Pirone

  • MADR2 Is a Substrate of the TGFβ Receptor and Its Phosphorylation Is Required for Nuclear Accumulation and Signaling

    Marina Macías-Silva;Shirin Abdollah;Pamela A Hoodless;Rosa Pirone

  • MADR1, a MAD-Related Protein That Functions in BMP2 Signaling Pathways

    Pamela A Hoodless;Theo Haerry;Shirin Abdollah;Mark Stapleton

  • Identification of human activin and TGFβ type I receptors that form heteromeric kinase complexes with type II receptors

    Liliana Attisano;Juan Cárcamo;Francesc Ventura;Frances M.B. Weis

  • The TGF-β family and its composite receptors

    Joan Massagué;Liliana Attisano;Jeffrey L. Wrana

  • Myostatin Signals through a Transforming Growth Factor β-Like Signaling Pathway To Block Adipogenesis

    A. Rebbapragada;H. Benchabane;H. Benchabane;J. L. Wrana;J. L. Wrana;A. J. Celeste

  • Smads as transcriptional co-modulators.

    Liliana Attisano;Jeffrey L Wrana

  • TβRI Phosphorylation of Smad2 on Ser465 and Ser467 Is Required for Smad2-Smad4 Complex Formation and Signaling

    Shirin Abdollah;Marina Macı́as-Silva;Tomoo Tsukazaki;Hidetoshi Hayashi

  • Smad2 and Smad3 Positively and Negatively Regulate TGFβ-Dependent Transcription through the Forkhead DNA-Binding Protein FAST2

    Etienne Labbé;Cristoforo Silvestri;Pamela A. Hoodless;Jeffrey L. Wrana

  • Association of Smads with lymphoid enhancer binding factor 1/T cell-specific factor mediates cooperative signaling by the transforming growth factor-β and Wnt pathways

    Etienne Labbé;Ainhoa Letamendia;Liliana Attisano

  • The TGFbeta Superfamily Signaling Pathway

    Alexander Weiss;Liliana Attisano

  • The Hippo Pathway Regulates Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling

    Xaralabos Varelas;Bryan W. Miller;Richelle Sopko;Richelle Sopko;Siyuan Song

  • Novel activin receptors: distinct genes and alternative mRNA splicing generate a repertoire of serine/threonine kinase receptors.

    Liliana Attisano;Jeffrey L. Wrana;Sela Cheifetz;Joan Massague

  • Synergistic cooperation between hypoxia and transforming growth factor-beta pathways on human vascular endothelial growth factor gene expression.

    Tilman Sánchez-Elsner;Luisa María Botella;Beatriz Velasco;Angel L. Corbí

  • Type I receptors specify growth-inhibitory and transcriptional responses to transforming growth factor beta and activin.

    J Cárcamo;F M Weis;F Ventura;R Wieser

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey L. Wrana
Jeffrey L. Wrana Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Joan Massagué
Joan Massagué Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Laurence Pelletier
Laurence Pelletier Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Rod Bremner
Rod Bremner Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Tony Mazzulli
Tony Mazzulli University Health Network
Pamela A. Hoodless
Pamela A. Hoodless University of British Columbia
Michael B. O'Connor
Michael B. O'Connor University of Minnesota
James R. Woodgett
James R. Woodgett Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Myron I. Cybulsky
Myron I. Cybulsky University Health Network
Ana Cristina Andreazza
Ana Cristina Andreazza University of Toronto

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Molecular Biology in the USA opens up a wide array of career opportunities and related educational pathways. For those interested in blending science with community service, a human services degree online offers the chance to apply scientific knowledge within healthcare, nonprofit, or social service roles.

Switching fields is also possible with a strong science background. For instance, many educators ask, can you become a speech pathologist with an education degree? Additional online coursework can facilitate this transition, allowing professionals to specialize in speech pathology or allied health fields.

Molecular Biology also intersects with other disciplines like architecture and mathematics. If you’re considering applying analytical skills elsewhere, a architecture online degree leverages scientific thinking in design and planning, while an online mathematics degree complements laboratory work, bioinformatics, and data analysis.

Exploring these online degrees and career options can expand your professional horizons, whether you stay within molecular sciences or branch out into new and interdisciplinary fields.

Best Scientists Citing Liliana Attisano

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles