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Lori Sussel

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
18338
World Ranking
15911
National Ranking
6610

Lori Sussel 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 Lori Sussel sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 114 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lori Sussel 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 Lori Sussel sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Lori Sussel is affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The primary areas of study encompass surgery, genetics, endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, molecular biology, and physiology. Their research focuses largely on pancreatic function and diabetes, diabetes and associated disorders, diabetes management and research, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, RNA modifications and cancer, diabetes treatment and management, and cancer-related molecular mechanisms.

Key recent publications by Lori Sussel include:

  • "Retinoic acid signaling within pancreatic endocrine progenitors regulates mouse and human β cell specification" (2020, Development)
  • "Retrograde mitochondrial signaling governs the identity and maturity of metabolic tissues" (2025, Science)
  • "Islet Regeneration: Endogenous and Exogenous Approaches" (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "Modulation of insulin secretion by RBFOX2-mediated alternative splicing" (2023, Nature Communications)
  • "mRNA Processing: An Emerging Frontier in the Regulation of Pancreatic β Cell Function" (2020, Frontiers in Genetics)

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Sussel include:

  • David S. Lorberbaum
  • Kristen L. Wells
  • Dylan Sarbaugh
  • Ernesto Nakayasu
  • Cailin Deiter

The scientist has published multiple times in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Diabetes
  • Genes & Development
  • Development
  • Diabetes Care

Best Publications

  • Pancreatic β Cell Dedifferentiation as a Mechanism of Diabetic β Cell Failure

    Chutima Talchai;Shouhong Xuan;Hua V. Lin;Lori Sussel

  • Loss of Nkx2.1 homeobox gene function results in a ventral to dorsal molecular respecification within the basal telencephalon: evidence for a transformation of the pallidum into the striatum

    L. Sussel;O. Marin;S. Kimura;J. L. R. Rubenstein

  • β-cell failure in type 2 diabetes: postulated mechanisms and prospects for prevention and treatment

    Philippe A. Halban;Kenneth S. Polonsky;Donald W. Bowden;Meredith A. Hawkins

  • Genetic evidence that Nkx2.2 acts primarily downstream of Neurog3 in pancreatic endocrine lineage development

    Angela J Churchill;Giselle Dominguez Gutiérrez;Ruth A Singer;David S Lorberbaum

  • Homeobox gene Nkx2.2 and specification of neuronal identity by graded Sonic hedgehog signalling

    J. Briscoe;L. Sussel;P. Serup;D. Hartigan-O'Connor

  • Expression of neurogenin3 reveals an islet cell precursor population in the pancreas.

    Valérie M. Schwitzgebel;David W. Scheel;Jennifer R. Conners;Julie Kalamaras

  • Mice lacking the homeodomain transcription factor Nkx2.2 have diabetes due to arrested differentiation of pancreatic beta cells

    L. Sussel;J. Kalamaras;D. J. Hartigan-O'connor;J. J. Meneses

  • Homeobox gene Nkx6.1 lies downstream of Nkx2.2 in the major pathway of beta-cell formation in the pancreas.

    M. Sander;L. Sussel;J. Conners;D. Scheel

  • A RAP1-interacting protein involved in transcriptional silencing and telomere length regulation.

    C. F. J. Hardy;L. Sussel;D. Shore

  • Ghrelin cells replace insulin-producing β cells in two mouse models of pancreas development

    Catherine L. Prado;Aimee E. Pugh-Bernard;Lynda Elghazi;Beatriz Sosa-Pineda

  • Human β Cell Transcriptome Analysis Uncovers lncRNAs That Are Tissue-Specific, Dynamically Regulated, and Abnormally Expressed in Type 2 Diabetes

    Ignasi Morán;İldem Akerman;Martijn van de Bunt;Martijn van de Bunt;Ruiyu Xie

  • Control of oligodendrocyte differentiation by the Nkx2.2 homeodomain transcription factor.

    Yingchuan Qi;Jun Cai;Yuanyuan Wu;Rui Wu

  • A Wnt1-regulated genetic network controls the identity and fate of midbrain-dopaminergic progenitors in vivo

    Nilima Prakash;Claude Brodski;Thorsten Naserke;Eduardo Puelles

  • Pancreatic β Cells Require NeuroD to Achieve and Maintain Functional Maturity

    Chunyan Gu;Gretchen H. Stein;Ning Pan;Sandra Goebbels

  • Separation of transcriptional activation and silencing functions of the RAP1-encoded repressor/activator protein 1: isolation of viable mutants affecting both silencing and telomere length.

    Lori Sussel;David Shore

  • β Cell dysfunction during progression of metabolic syndrome to type 2 diabetes

    Laura I. Hudish;Jane E.B. Reusch;Lori Sussel

  • Nkx2.2 repressor complex regulates islet β-cell specification and prevents β-to-α-cell reprogramming

    James B. Papizan;Ruth A. Singer;Shuen-Ing Tschen;Sangeeta Dhawan

  • Control of anteroposterior and dorsoventral domains of Nkx-6.1 gene expression relative to other Nkx genes during vertebrate CNS development.

    Mengsheng Qiu;Kenji Shimamura;Lori Sussel;Sandy Chen

  • The concerted activities of Pax4 and Nkx2.2 are essential to initiate pancreatic beta-cell differentiation.

    Junfeng Wang;Lynda Elghazi;Susan E Parker;Hasan Kizilocak

  • b-Cell Failure in Type 2 Diabetes: Postulated Mechanisms and Prospects for Prevention and

    Universityof Geneva;Philippe A. Halban;Kenneth S. Polonsky;Donald W. Bowden

Frequent Co-Authors

Maike Sander
Maike Sander Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
John L.R. Rubenstein
John L.R. Rubenstein University of California, San Francisco
Klaus H. Kaestner
Klaus H. Kaestner University of Pennsylvania
Michael S. German
Michael S. German University of California, San Francisco
Roland Stein
Roland Stein Vanderbilt University
Jorge Ferrer
Jorge Ferrer Imperial College London
Mark A. Magnuson
Mark A. Magnuson Vanderbilt University
Johan Ericson
Johan Ericson Karolinska Institute
David Shore
David Shore University of Geneva
Yi Cui
Yi Cui Stanford University

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