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Melvin I. Simon

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
138
Citations
59494
World Ranking
310
National Ranking
209

Melvin I. Simon 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 Melvin I. Simon sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 354 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Melvin I. Simon 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 Melvin I. Simon sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 138 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Melvin I. Simon is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans the broad field of Medicine, with specific contributions in multiple subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Immunology, Genetics, and Hematology.

Simon's recent publications reflect an interest in molecular and clinical aspects of health sciences. Notable papers include:

  • The basis of high resolution separation of small DNAs by asymmetric-voltage field inversion electrophoresis and its application to DNA sequencing gels, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • PB1117 Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Identification of Two Heterozygous Mutations in Splice Sites through NGS Sequencing, 2023, Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis

The topics addressed in Simon's research cover a range of specialized areas. These include:

  • Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
  • Complement system in diseases
  • Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments

Simon has collaborated with various co-authors, contributing jointly to research outputs. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Bruce W. Birrer
  • Eric Lai
  • Dolors Llobet
  • Guillermo Ramil López
  • Isabel Tirado

Their work has been published in venues such as UNC Libraries and Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, indicating engagement with both technical methodologies and clinical research audiences.

Best Publications

  • Robust perfect adaptation in bacterial chemotaxis through integral feedback control.

    Tau-Mu Yi;Yun Huang;Melvin I. Simon;John Doyle

  • Flagellar rotation and the mechanism of bacterial motility.

    Michael Silverman;Michael Silverman;Melvin Simon

  • A Diverse Family of GPCRs Expressed in Specific Subsets of Nociceptive Sensory Neurons

    Xinzhong Dong;Sang kyou Han;Mark J. Zylka;Melvin I. Simon

  • Gα15 and Gα16 Couple a Wide Variety of Receptors to Phospholipase C

    Stefan Offermanns;Melvin I. Simon

  • The genome of Nanoarchaeum equitans: Insights into early archaeal evolution and derived parasitism

    Elizabeth Waters;Michael J. Hohn;Ivan Ahel;David E. Graham

  • Homologies between signal transducing G proteins and ras gene products

    James B. Hurley;Melvin I. Simon;David B. Teplow;Janet D. Robishaw

  • Repetitive Segmental Structure of the Transducin β Subunit: Homology with the CDC4 Gene and Identification of Related mRNAs

    Henry K. W. Fong;James B. Hurley;Rosemary S. Hopkins;Ryn Miake-Lye

  • G protein-coupled signal transduction pathways for interleukin-8

    Dianqing Wu;Gregory J. LaRosa;Melvin I. Simon

  • The entry of diphtheria toxin into the mammalian cell cytoplasm: evidence for lysosomal involvement

    Rockford K. Draper;Melvin I. Simon

  • Activation of G12/G13 Results in Shape Change and Rho/Rho-Kinase–mediated Myosin Light Chain Phosphorylation in Mouse Platelets

    Birgit Klages;Ursula Brandt;Melvin I. Simon;Günter Schultz

  • Vascular System Defects and Impaired Cell Chemokinesis as a Result of Gα13 Deficiency

    Stefan Offermanns;Valeria Mancino;Jean-Paul Revel;Melvin I. Simon

  • TRPV1-expressing primary afferents generate behavioral responses to pruritogens via multiple mechanisms

    Noritaka Imamachi;Goon Ho Park;Hyosang Lee;David J. Anderson

  • A single lentiviral vector platform for microRNA-based conditional RNA interference and coordinated transgene expression

    Kum Joo Shin;Estelle A. Wall;Joelle R. Zavzavadjian;Leah A. Santat

  • Antibodies to the alpha q subfamily of guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory protein alpha subunits attenuate activation of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis by hormones.

    Stephen Gutowski;Alan Smrcka;Lisa Nowak;Dianging Wu

  • Abnormal photoresponses and light-induced apoptosis in rods lacking rhodopsin kinase

    Ching Kang Chen;Marie E. Burns;Maribeth Spencer;Gregory A. Niemi

  • Recombinational switch for gene expression.

    Janine Zieg;Michael Silverman;Marcia Hilmen;Melvin Simon

  • G protein beta gamma subunits synthesized in Sf9 cells. Functional characterization and the significance of prenylation of gamma.

    Jorge A. Iñiguez-Lluhi;Melvin I. Simon;Janet D. Robishaw;Alfred G. Gilman

  • Association of mitochondria with microtubules in cultured cells.

    Michael H. Heggeness;Melvin Simon;S. J. Singer

  • Mechanisms of rhodopsin inactivation in vivo as revealed by a COOH-terminal truncation mutant

    Jeannie Chen;Clint L. Makino;Neal S. Peachey;Denis A. Baylor

  • Diphtheria toxin forms transmembrane channels in planar lipid bilayers

    James J. Donovan;Melvin I. Simon;Rockford K. Draper;Mauricio Montal

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Silverman
Michael A. Silverman Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Stefan Offermanns
Stefan Offermanns Max Planck Society
Yoshiro Inoue
Yoshiro Inoue Hokkaido University
Anne N. Murphy
Anne N. Murphy Cytokinetics (United States)
Kouichi Hashimoto
Kouichi Hashimoto Hiroshima University
Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Masanobu Kano
Masanobu Kano University of Tokyo
Dianqing Wu
Dianqing Wu Yale University
Peter B. Dervan
Peter B. Dervan California Institute of Technology
Mauricio Montal
Mauricio Montal University of California, San Diego

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