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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
142
Citations
80474
World Ranking
246
National Ranking
15

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2003 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1989 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1985 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Martin Raff is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Computer Science. The primary subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Computational Theory and Mathematics.

The main topics covered in their work are:

  • 14-3-3 protein interactions
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Cellular Automata and Applications

Martin Raff has published papers in the Journal of Cell Signaling, which is their frequent publication venue. One recent paper titled A Note on Cell Multiplication was published in 2021 in this journal.

Their list of recent papers includes:

  • A Note on Cell Multiplication, 2021, Journal of Cell Signaling

Throughout their career, Martin Raff has received several recognitions: they became a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom in 1985, a Member of Academia Europaea in 1989, and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Programmed Cell Death in Animal Development

    Michael D Jacobson;Miguel Weil;Martin C Raff

  • Social controls on cell survival and cell death

    Martin C. Raff

  • A glial progenitor cell that develops in vitro into an astrocyte or an oligodendrocyte depending on culture medium

    Martin C. Raff;Robert H. Miller;Mark Noble

  • Astrocytes induce blood–brain barrier properties in endothelial cells

    Robert C. Janzer;Martin C. Raff

  • Programmed cell death and the control of cell survival: lessons from the nervous system

    Raff Mc;Barres Ba;Burne Jf;Coles Hs

  • Cell death and control of cell survival in the oligodendrocyte lineage

    B.A. Barres;I.K. Hart;H.S.R. Coles;J.F. Burne

  • Redistribution and Pinocytosis of Lymphocyte Surface Immunoglobulin Molecules Induced by Anti-Immunoglobulin Antibody

    Roger B. Taylor;W. Philip H. Duffus;Martin C. Raff;Stefanello de Petris

  • Biologia molecular da célula

    Bruce Alberts;Dennis Bray;Julian Lewis;Martin Raff

  • Studies on cultured rat Schwann cells. I. Establishment of purified populations from cultures of peripheral nerve.

    J.P. Brockes;K.L. Fields;M.C. Raff

  • Molecular Biology of the Cell 4th edition

    Martin Raff;Bruce Alberts;Julian Lewis;Alexander Johnson

  • Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells Reprogrammed to Become Multipotential CNS Stem Cells

    Toru Kondo;Martin Raff

  • Multiple extracellular signals are required for long-term oligodendrocyte survival

    B.A. Barres;R. Schmid;M. Sendnter;M.C. Raff

  • Cell suicide for beginners

    Martin Raff

  • Bcl-2 blocks apoptosis in cells lacking mitochondrial DNA.

    Michael D. Jacobson;Julia F. Burne;Michael P. King;Toshiyuki Miyashrta

  • Galactocerebroside is a specific cell-surface antigenic marker for oligodendrocytes in culture

    Martin C. Raff;Rhona Mirsky;K. L. Fields;Robert P. Lisak

  • Size Control in Animal Development

    Ian Conlon;Martin Raff

  • Cell-type-specific markers for distinguishing and studying neurons and the major classes of glial cells in culture

    Martin C. Raff;Martin C. Raff;Kay L. Fields;Kay L. Fields;Sen-Itiroh Hakomori;Sen-Itiroh Hakomori;Rhona Mirsky;Rhona Mirsky

  • Programmed cell death and Bcl-2 protection in very low oxygen.

    Michael D. Jacobson;Martin C. Raff

  • Axonal self-destruction and neurodegeneration.

    Martin C. Raff;Alan V. Whitmore;John T. Finn

  • Platelet-derived growth factor from astrocytes drives the clock that times oligodendrocyte development in culture.

    Martin C. Raff;Laura E. Lillien;William D. Richardson;Julia F. Burne

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith Roberts
Keith Roberts John Innes Centre
Bruce Alberts
Bruce Alberts University of California, San Francisco
Alexander D. Johnson
Alexander D. Johnson University of California, San Francisco
Peter Walter
Peter Walter University of California, San Francisco
David O. Morgan
David O. Morgan University of California, San Francisco
James D. Watson
James D. Watson Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Ben A. Barres
Ben A. Barres Stanford University
William D. Richardson
William D. Richardson University College London
Jeremy P. Brockes
Jeremy P. Brockes University College London
Fen-Biao Gao
Fen-Biao Gao University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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