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Maya Schuldiner publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Maya Schuldiner sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 217 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maya Schuldiner 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 Maya Schuldiner sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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

  • 2020 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Maya Schuldiner is a scientist affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Genetics. The subfields in which they publish also include Plant Science and Physiology.

The scientist has contributed to investigations in several main topics of study, including:

  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Maya Schuldiner's publication record includes papers in frequently appearing venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), the Journal of Biological Chemistry, eLife, The Journal of Cell Biology, and the Journal of Cell Science.

Representative recent papers include:

  • "Cytosolic Events in the Biogenesis of Mitochondrial Proteins" (2020) published in Trends in Biochemical Sciences
  • "The chaperone-binding activity of the mitochondrial surface receptor Tom70 protects the cytosol against mitoprotein-induced stress" (2021) published in Cell Reports
  • "Cnm1 mediates nucleus-mitochondria contact site formation in response to phospholipid levels" (2021) published in The Journal of Cell Biology
  • "Systematic analysis of membrane contact sites in Saccharomyces cerevisiae uncovers modulators of cellular lipid distribution" (2022) published in eLife
  • "Beyond rare disorders: A new era for peroxisomal pathophysiology" (2022) published in Molecular Cell

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues such as Einat Zalckvar, Yury S. Bykov, Emma J. Fenech, Amir Fadel, and Yeynit Asraf.

Among awards received, Maya Schuldiner is recognized by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften for contributions in Biochemistry and Biophysics, awarded in 2020. Additionally, they hold membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into embryoid bodies compromising the three embryonic germ layers.

    Joseph Itskovitz-Eldor;Maya Schuldiner;Dorit Karsenti;Amir Eden

  • Effects of eight growth factors on the differentiation of cells derived from human embryonic stem cells

    Maya Schuldiner;Ofra Yanuka;Joseph Itskovitz-Eldor;Douglas A. Melton

  • An ER-Mitochondria Tethering Complex Revealed by a Synthetic Biology Screen

    Benoît Kornmann;Erin Currie;Sean R. Collins;Maya Schuldiner

  • Functional dissection of protein complexes involved in yeast chromosome biology using a genetic interaction map

    Sean R. Collins;Kyle M. Miller;Nancy L. Maas;Assen Roguev

  • Exploration of the Function and Organization of the Yeast Early Secretory Pathway through an Epistatic Miniarray Profile

    Maya Schuldiner;Sean R. Collins;Natalie J. Thompson;Vladimir Denic

  • Cotranscriptional set2 methylation of histone H3 lysine 36 recruits a repressive Rpd3 complex.

    Michael Christopher Keogh;Siavash K. Kurdistani;Stephanie A. Morris;Seong Hoon Ahn

  • Characterization of the expression of MHC proteins in human embryonic stem cells

    Micha Drukker;Gil Katz;Achia Urbach;Maya Schuldiner

  • Comprehensive characterization of genes required for protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum

    Martin C. Jonikas;Sean R. Collins;Vladimir Denic;Eugene Oh

  • The GET Complex Mediates Insertion of Tail-Anchored Proteins into the ER Membrane

    Maya Schuldiner;Jutta Metz;Volker Schmid;Vladimir Denic

  • A comprehensive strategy enabling high-resolution functional analysis of the yeast genome

    David K Breslow;Dale M Cameron;Sean R Collins;Maya Schuldiner

  • Coming together to define membrane contact sites.

    Luca Scorrano;Maria Antonietta De Matteis;Scott Emr;Francesca Giordano

  • Induced neuronal differentiation of human embryonic stem cells

    Maya Schuldiner;Rachel Eiges;Amir Eden;Ofra Yanuka

  • A mitochondrial-focused genetic interaction map reveals a scaffold-like complex required for inner membrane organization in mitochondria.

    Suzanne Hoppins;Sean R. Collins;Ann Cassidy-Stone;Eric Hummel

  • Establishment of human embryonic stem cell-transfected clones carrying a marker for undifferentiated cells.

    Rachel Eiges;Maya Schuldiner;Micha Drukker;Ofra Yanuka

  • Definition of a High-Confidence Mitochondrial Proteome at Quantitative Scale

    Marcel Morgenstern;Sebastian B. Stiller;Philipp Lübbert;Christian D. Peikert

  • A Dynamic Interface between Vacuoles and Mitochondria in Yeast

    Yael Elbaz-Alon;Eden Rosenfeld-Gur;Vera Shinder;Anthony H. Futerman

  • A Tether Is a Tether Is a Tether: Tethering at Membrane Contact Sites.

    Michal Eisenberg-Bord;Nadav Shai;Maya Schuldiner;Maria Bohnert

  • A strategy for extracting and analyzing large-scale quantitative epistatic interaction data

    Sean R Collins;Maya Schuldiner;Nevan J Krogan;Nevan J Krogan;Jonathan S Weissman

  • Selective ablation of human embryonic stem cells expressing a "suicide" gene.

    Maya Schuldiner;Joseph Itskovitz-Eldor;Nissim Benvenisty

  • Modeling for Lesch-Nyhan disease by gene targeting in human embryonic stem cells.

    Achiya Urbach;Maya Schuldiner;Nissim Benvenisty

Frequent Co-Authors

Doron Rapaport
Doron Rapaport University of Tübingen
Johannes M. Herrmann
Johannes M. Herrmann Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Nissim Benvenisty
Nissim Benvenisty Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Anthony H. Futerman
Anthony H. Futerman Weizmann Institute of Science
Joseph Itskovitz-Eldor
Joseph Itskovitz-Eldor Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Vytas A. Bankaitis
Vytas A. Bankaitis Texas A&M University
Howard Riezman
Howard Riezman University of Geneva
Bettina Warscheid
Bettina Warscheid University of Freiburg
Nir Friedman
Nir Friedman Weizmann Institute of Science

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