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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
11464
World Ranking
10982
National Ranking
296

Martha Lappas publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 258 publications — 69th percentile

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

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

Martha Lappas 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 Martha Lappas sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Martha Lappas is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Immunology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Pregnancy and Medication Impact
  • Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation

Frequent publication venues for Martha Lappas include:

  • Placenta
  • Diabetes
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • PLoS ONE

Recent papers by Martha Lappas include:

  • "FOXO1 constrains activation and regulates senescence in CD8 T cells," 2021, published in Cell Reports
  • "Regulation of glucose homeostasis by small extracellular vesicles in normal pregnancy and in gestational diabetes," 2020, published in The FASEB Journal
  • "Nobiletin exerts anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory effects in an in vitro human model and in vivo murine model of gestational diabetes," 2020, published in Clinical Science
  • "Extracellular vesicle-associated miRNAs are an adaptive response to gestational diabetes mellitus," 2021, published in Journal of Translational Medicine
  • "Short-chain fatty acids as novel therapeutics for gestational diabetes," 2020, published in Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Carlos Salomón
  • Andrew Lai
  • Katherine Kedzierska
  • David McIntyre
  • Caitlyn Nguyen-Ngo

Best Publications

  • Nuclear Factor Kappa B Regulation of Proinflammatory Cytokines in Human Gestational Tissues In Vitro

    Martha Lappas;Michael Permezel;Harry M. Georgiou;Gregory E. Rice;Gregory E. Rice

  • A three-stage intrathymic development pathway for the mucosal-associated invariant T cell lineage

    Hui-Fern Koay;Nicholas A Gherardin;Nicholas A Gherardin;Anselm Enders;Liyen Loh

  • Leptin and Adiponectin Stimulate the Release of Proinflammatory Cytokines and Prostaglandins from Human Placenta and Maternal Adipose Tissue via Nuclear Factor-κB, Peroxisomal Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ and Extracellularly Regulated Kinase 1/2

    Martha Lappas;Michael Permezel;Gregory E. Rice

  • Release and regulation of leptin, resistin and adiponectin from human placenta, fetal membranes, and maternal adipose tissue and skeletal muscle from normal and gestational diabetes mellitus-complicated pregnancies

    Martha Lappas;Kirin Yee;Michael Permezel;Gregory E Rice

  • N-acetyl-cysteine inhibits phospholipid metabolism, proinflammatory cytokine release, protease activity, and nuclear factor-kappa B deoxyribonucleic acid-binding activity in human fetal membranes in vitro

    Martha Lappas;Michael Permezel;Gregory E. Rice

  • Defective insulin signaling in placenta from pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus.

    Michelle Colomiere;Michael Permezel;Clyde Riley;Gernot Desoye

  • Circulating TFH cells, serological memory, and tissue compartmentalization shape human influenza-specific B cell immunity.

    Marios Koutsakos;Adam K. Wheatley;Liyen Loh;E. Bridie Clemens

  • Screening for biomarkers predictive of gestational diabetes mellitus

    Harry M Georgiou;Harry M Georgiou;Martha Lappas;Martha Lappas;George M Georgiou;Adinda Marita

  • The role and regulation of the nuclear factor kappa B signalling pathway in human labour.

    M. Lappas;G.E. Rice;G.E. Rice

  • Release of proinflammatory cytokines and 8-isoprostane from placenta, adipose tissue, and skeletal muscle from normal pregnant women and women with gestational diabetes mellitus.

    Martha Lappas;Michael Permezel;Gregory E. Rice

  • Anti-inflammatory properties of sirtuin 6 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells.

    Martha Lappas

  • Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors are altered in pathologies of the human placenta: gestational diabetes mellitus, intrauterine growth restriction and preeclampsia.

    S J Holdsworth-Carson;R Lim;A Mitton;Clare Whitehead

  • SIRT1 Is a Novel Regulator of Key Pathways of Human Labor

    Martha Lappas;Amberlee Mitton;Amberlee Mitton;Ratana Lim;Ratana Lim;Gillian Barker

  • Sulfasalazine and BAY 11-7082 Interfere with the Nuclear Factor-κB and IκB Kinase Pathway to Regulate the Release of Proinflammatory Cytokines from Human Adipose Tissue and Skeletal Muscle in Vitro

    Martha Lappas;Kirin Yee;Michael Permezel;Gregory E. Rice

  • Diabetes and obesity during pregnancy alter insulin signalling and glucose transporter expression in maternal skeletal muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue

    Michelle Colomiere;Michael Permezel;Martha Lappas

  • Fetal membrane architecture, aging and inflammation in pregnancy and parturition

    Ramkumar Menon;Lauren S. Richardson;Martha Lappas

  • Dietary phytophenols curcumin, naringenin and apigenin reduce infection-induced inflammatory and contractile pathways in human placenta, foetal membranes and myometrium

    Ratana Lim;Gillian Barker;Courtney A. Wall;Martha Lappas

  • The effect of pre-existing maternal obesity and diabetes on placental mitochondrial content and electron transport chain activity

    R Hastie;M Lappas

  • Cigarette smoke induces oxidative stress and apoptosis in normal term fetal membranes.

    Ramkumar Menon;S. J. Fortunato;J. Yu;G. L. Milne

  • Phospholipase A2 isozymes in pregnancy and parturition.

    M Lappas;G.E Rice

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory E. Rice
Gregory E. Rice University of Queensland
Katherine Kedzierska
Katherine Kedzierska University of Melbourne
Ramkumar Menon
Ramkumar Menon The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Dale I. Godfrey
Dale I. Godfrey University of Melbourne
Murray D. Mitchell
Murray D. Mitchell Queensland University of Technology
Thomas Jansson
Thomas Jansson The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Stephen J. Kent
Stephen J. Kent University of Melbourne
Jamie Rossjohn
Jamie Rossjohn Monash University
Kylie Ball
Kylie Ball Deakin University
Paul G. Thomas
Paul G. Thomas St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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