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2026

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
82
Citations
38206
World Ranking
916
National Ranking
8

Marcos Malumbres 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 Marcos Malumbres sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 236 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marcos Malumbres 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 Marcos Malumbres sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Marcos Malumbres is affiliated with the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine.

The scientist's work focuses on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cell Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Cancer Research. Their investigations cover topics such as Microtubule and mitosis dynamics, Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies, Cancer-related Molecular Pathways, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, and DNA Repair Mechanisms.

Recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

  • Mechanisms of Sensitivity and Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibition, 2020, Cancer Cell
  • Mammalian cell cycle cyclins, 2020, Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • CDK4/6 Inhibitors Impair Recovery from Cytotoxic Chemotherapy in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, 2020, Cancer Cell
  • International multidisciplinary consensus on the integration of radiotherapy with new systemic treatments for breast cancer: European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)-endorsed recommendations, 2024, The Lancet Oncology
  • USP7 limits CDK1 activity throughout the cell cycle, 2021, The EMBO Journal

The scientist frequently publishes in these venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The EMBO Journal
  • Cancer Cell
  • ESMO Open
  • Nature Communications

Collaboration is notable in their career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Mónica Álvarez-Fernández
  • José González-Martínez
  • Javier Muñoz
  • Beatriz Salvador-Barberó
  • Osvaldo Graña-Castro

Best Publications

  • Cell cycle, CDKs and cancer: a changing paradigm

    Marcos Malumbres;Mariano Barbacid

  • RAS oncogenes: the first 30 years

    Marcos Malumbres;Mariano Barbacid

  • To cycle or not to cycle: a critical decision in cancer.

    Marcos Malumbres;Mariano Barbacid

  • Mammalian cyclin-dependent kinases

    Marcos Malumbres;Mariano Barbacid

  • Cyclin-dependent kinases

    Marcos Malumbres

  • Cdk1 is sufficient to drive the mammalian cell cycle

    David Santamaría;Cédric Barrière;Cédric Barrière;Antonio Cerqueira;Sarah Hunt

  • Cyclin D-dependent kinases, INK4 inhibitors and cancer.

    Sagrario Ortega;Marcos Malumbres;Mariano Barbacid

  • Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 is essential for meiosis but not for mitotic cell division in mice

    Sagrario Ortega;Ignacio Prieto;Junko Odajima;Alberto Martín

  • Mammalian Cells Cycle without the D-Type Cyclin-Dependent Kinases Cdk4 and Cdk6

    Marcos Malumbres;Rocı́o Sotillo;David Santamarı́a;Javier Galán

  • Genetic and Epigenetic Silencing of MicroRNA-203 Enhances ABL1 and BCR-ABL1 Oncogene Expression

    María J. Bueno;Ignacio Pérez de Castro;Marta Gómez de Cedrón;Javier Santos

  • Cyclin-dependent kinases: a family portrait

    Marcos Malumbres;Edward Harlow;Tim Hunt;Tony Hunter

  • Cell cycle kinases in cancer.

    Marcos Malumbres;Mariano Barbacid

  • Non-canonical functions of cell cycle cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases

    Per Hydbring;Marcos Malumbres;Piotr Sicinski

  • MicroRNAs and the cell cycle

    María José Bueno;Marcos Malumbres

  • Nuclear PTEN Regulates the APC-CDH1 Tumor-Suppressive Complex in a Phosphatase-Independent Manner

    Min Sup Song;Arkaitz Carracedo;Leonardo Salmena;Su Jung Song

  • Targeted genomic disruption of H-ras and N-ras, individually or in combination, reveals the dispensability of both loci for mouse growth and development.

    Luis M. Esteban;Carlos Vicario-Abejón;Pedro Fernández-Salguero;Alberto Fernández-Medarde

  • Control of cell proliferation pathways by microRNAs

    María José Bueno;Ignacio Pérez de Castro;Marcos Malumbres

  • Genomic Stability and Tumour Suppression by the APC/C Cofactor Cdh1

    Irene García-Higuera;Eusebio Manchado;Pierre Dubus;Marta Cañamero

  • RAS pathways to cell cycle control and cell transformation.

    M Malumbres;A Pellicer

  • A kinase-independent function of CDK6 links the cell cycle to tumor angiogenesis.

    Karoline Kollmann;Gerwin Heller;Christine Schneckenleithner;Wolfgang Warsch

Frequent Co-Authors

Mariano Barbacid
Mariano Barbacid Spanish National Cancer Research Centre
Sagrario Ortega
Sagrario Ortega Spanish National Research Council
Pierre Dubus
Pierre Dubus University of Bordeaux
Angel Pellicer
Angel Pellicer New York University
Juan F. Martín
Juan F. Martín University of Leon
Manuel Serrano
Manuel Serrano Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Veronika Sexl
Veronika Sexl University of Innsbruck
Alexandre David
Alexandre David Aalborg University
Javier Martín
Javier Martín Spanish National Research Council
robert feil
robert feil Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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