2026 Marcos Malumbres: 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	82	916	814	8	8	236	38206

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

4381
Citations
RAS oncogenes: the first 30 years

Marcos Malumbres;Mariano Barbacid

2415
Citations
To cycle or not to cycle: a critical decision in cancer.

Marcos Malumbres;Mariano Barbacid

1965
Citations
Mammalian cyclin-dependent kinases

Marcos Malumbres;Mariano Barbacid

1647
Citations
Cyclin-dependent kinases

Marcos Malumbres

1542
Citations
Cdk1 is sufficient to drive the mammalian cell cycle

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

1212
Citations
Cyclin D-dependent kinases, INK4 inhibitors and cancer.

Sagrario Ortega;Marcos Malumbres;Mariano Barbacid

1013
Citations
Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 is essential for meiosis but not for mitotic cell division in mice

Sagrario Ortega;Ignacio Prieto;Junko Odajima;Alberto Martín

980
Citations
Mammalian Cells Cycle without the D-Type Cyclin-Dependent Kinases Cdk4 and Cdk6

Marcos Malumbres;Rocı́o Sotillo;David Santamarı́a;Javier Galán

970
Citations
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

658
Citations
Cyclin-dependent kinases: a family portrait

Marcos Malumbres;Edward Harlow;Tim Hunt;Tony Hunter

528
Citations
Cell cycle kinases in cancer.

Marcos Malumbres;Mariano Barbacid

504
Citations
Non-canonical functions of cell cycle cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases

Per Hydbring;Marcos Malumbres;Piotr Sicinski

501
Citations
MicroRNAs and the cell cycle

María José Bueno;Marcos Malumbres

458
Citations
Nuclear PTEN Regulates the APC-CDH1 Tumor-Suppressive Complex in a Phosphatase-Independent Manner

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

438
Citations
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

401
Citations
Control of cell proliferation pathways by microRNAs

María José Bueno;Ignacio Pérez de Castro;Marcos Malumbres

400
Citations
Genomic Stability and Tumour Suppression by the APC/C Cofactor Cdh1

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

398
Citations
RAS pathways to cell cycle control and cell transformation.

M Malumbres;A Pellicer

370
Citations
A kinase-independent function of CDK6 links the cell cycle to tumor angiogenesis.

Karoline Kollmann;Gerwin Heller;Christine Schneckenleithner;Wolfgang Warsch

348
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mariano Barbacid Spanish National Cancer Research Centre

Sagrario Ortega Spanish National Research Council

Pierre Dubus University of Bordeaux

Angel Pellicer New York University

Juan F. Martín University of Leon

Manuel Serrano Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

Veronika Sexl University of Innsbruck

Alexandre David Aalborg University

Javier Martín Spanish National Research Council

robert feil Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

External Links

Personal website of Marcos Malumbres

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