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Maria E. Cardenas

Maria E. Cardenas

Duke University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
11195
World Ranking
12087
National Ranking
5177

Maria E. Cardenas publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 95 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maria E. Cardenas 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 Maria E. Cardenas sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Maria E. Cardenas is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with particular involvement in the subfields of Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, and Plant Science.

Their work addresses topics including:

  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics

Cardenas has contributed publications to the venue UNC Libraries.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Cardenas include:

  • "Elucidation of the calcineurin-Crz1 stress response transcriptional network in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans," published in 2020 at UNC Libraries
  • "Antifungal drug resistance evoked via RNAi-dependent epimutations," published in 2020 at UNC Libraries

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Cardenas are:

  • Joshua A. Granek
  • Piotr A. Mieczkowski
  • Joseph Heitman
  • Eve W. L. Chow
  • Shelly A. Clancey

In 2010, Maria E. Cardenas was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • The TOR signaling cascade regulates gene expression in response to nutrients

    Maria E. Cardenas;N. Shane Cutler;Michael C. Lorenz;Charles J. Di Como

  • Sensing the environment: lessons from fungi

    Yong Sun Bahn;Chaoyang Xue;Alexander Idnurm;Julian C. Rutherford

  • The TOR kinases link nutrient sensing to cell growth.

    John Rohde;Joseph Heitman;Maria E. Cardenas

  • Calcineurin is essential for survival during membrane stress in Candida albicans

    M.Cristina Cruz;Alan L. Goldstein;Jill R. Blankenship;Maurizio Del Poeta

  • All cyclophilins and FK506 binding proteins are, individually and collectively, dispensable for viability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Kara Dolinski;Scott Muir;Maria Cardenas;Joseph Heitman

  • Localization of RAP1 and topoisomerase II in nuclei and meiotic chromosomes of yeast.

    F. Klein;T. Laroche;M. E. Cardenas;J. F.-X. Hofmann

  • The G protein-coupled receptor gpr1 is a nutrient sensor that regulates pseudohyphal differentiation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Michael C. Lorenz;Xuewen Pan;Toshiaki Harashima;Maria E. Cardenas

  • Studies on Scaffold Attachment Sites and Their Relation to Genome Function

    S.M. Gasser;B.B. Amati;M.E. Cardenas;J.F.-X. Hofmann

  • Synergistic Antifungal Activities of Bafilomycin A1, Fluconazole, and the Pneumocandin MK-0991/Caspofungin Acetate (L-743,873) with Calcineurin Inhibitors FK506 and L-685,818 against Cryptococcus neoformans

    M Del Poeta;M C Cruz;M E Cardenas;J R Perfect

  • Calcineurin regulatory subunit is essential for virulence and mediates interactions with FKBP12–FK506 in Cryptococcus neoformans

    Deborah S. Fox;M. Cristina Cruz;Rey A. L. Sia;Hengming Ke

  • Immunophilins interact with calcineurin in the absence of exogenous immunosuppressive ligands.

    M E Cardenas;C Hemenway;R S Muir;R Ye

  • The TOR signal transduction cascade controls cellular differentiation in response to nutrients.

    N. Shane Cutler;Xuewen Pan;Joseph Heitman;Maria E. Cardenas

  • Rapamycin antifungal action is mediated via conserved complexes with FKBP12 and TOR kinase homologs in Cryptococcus neoformans.

    M. Cristina Cruz;Lora M. Cavallo;Jenifer M. Görlach;Gary Cox

  • Casein kinase II phosphorylates the eukaryote-specific C-terminal domain of topoisomerase II in vivo.

    M. E. Cardenas;Qi Dang;C. V. C. Glover;S. M. Gasser

  • The tor pathway regulates gene expression by linking nutrient sensing to histone acetylation.

    John R. Rohde;Maria E. Cardenas

  • The Ess1 prolyl isomerase is linked to chromatin remodeling complexes and the general transcription machinery

    Xiaoyun Wu;Cathy B. Wilcox;Gina Devasahayam;Robin L. Hackett

  • The protein kinase Tor1 regulates adhesin gene expression in Candida albicans.

    Robert J. Bastidas;Joseph Heitman;Maria E. Cardenas

  • Immunosuppressive and Nonimmunosuppressive Cyclosporine Analogs Are Toxic to the Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans via Cyclophilin-Dependent Inhibition of Calcineurin

    M. C. Cruz;M. Del Poeta;Ping Wang;R. Wenger

  • Rapamycin and less immunosuppressive analogs are toxic to Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans via FKBP12-dependent inhibition of TOR.

    M. Cristina Cruz;Alan L. Goldstein;Jill Blankenship;Maurizio Del Poeta

  • Tor and cyclic AMP-protein kinase A: two parallel pathways regulating expression of genes required for cell growth.

    Sara A. Zurita-Martinez;Maria E. Cardenas

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Heitman
Joseph Heitman Duke University
Susan M. Gasser
Susan M. Gasser Friedrich Miescher Institute
John R. Perfect
John R. Perfect Duke University
Gary M. Cox
Gary M. Cox Duke University
Kara Dolinski
Kara Dolinski Princeton University
Maurizio Del Poeta
Maurizio Del Poeta Stony Brook University
Piotr A. Mieczkowski
Piotr A. Mieczkowski University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John H. McCusker
John H. McCusker Duke University
Wenjun Li
Wenjun Li University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Jef D. Boeke
Jef D. Boeke New York University

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