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Mercy M. Davidson publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mercy M. Davidson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 76 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Mercy M. Davidson D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mercy M. Davidson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mercy M. Davidson is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with specific focus on Molecular Biology, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Physiology, Epidemiology, and Clinical Biochemistry.

Their work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Davidson has published in various research venues. Frequently appearing journals and platforms include:

  • Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • UNC Libraries
  • Cancer Research

Some notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Davidson are:

  • "SIRT3-mediated inhibition of FOS through histone H3 deacetylation prevents cardiac fibrosis and inflammation" (2020), Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • "Altered Gene Expression by Low-Dose Arsenic Exposure in Humans and Cultured Cardiomyocytes: Assessment by Real-Time PCR Arrays" (2020), UNC Libraries
  • "Correction: Cytoplasmic Irradiation Results in Mitochondrial Dysfunction and DRP1-Dependent Mitochondrial Fission" (2022), Cancer Research

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Xavier Palomer
  • M. Silvia Román-Azcona
  • Javier Pizarro-Delgado
  • Ana Planavila
  • Francesc Villarroya

Best Publications

  • Fatal infantile cardioencephalomyopathy with COX deficiency and mutations in SCO2, a COX assembly gene

    L C Papadopoulou;C M Sue;M M Davidson;K Tanji

  • Evidence of ROS generation by mitochondria in cells with impaired electron transport chain and mitochondrial DNA damage.

    Hiroko P. Indo;Mercy Davidson;Hsiu-Chuan Yen;Shigeaki Suenaga

  • Defects in mitochondrial protein synthesis and respiratory chain activity segregate with the tRNA(Leu(UUR)) mutation associated with mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes.

    M P King;Y Koga;M Davidson;E A Schon

  • Novel cell lines derived from adult human ventricular cardiomyocytes.

    Mercy M. Davidson;Claudia Nesti;Lluis Palenzuela;Winsome F. Walker

  • The p65 subunit of NF-κB binds to PGC-1α, linking inflammation and metabolic disturbances in cardiac cells

    David Álvarez-Guardia;Xavier Palomer;Teresa Coll;Mercy M. Davidson

  • Mitochondria in neuromuscular disorders.

    Salvatore DiMauro;Eduardo Bonilla;Mercy Davidson;Michio Hirano

  • Mitochondrial nucleoids maintain genetic autonomy but allow for functional complementation.

    Robert W. Gilkerson;Eric A. Schon;Evelyn Hernandez;Mercy M. Davidson

  • A homoplasmic mitochondrial transfer ribonucleic acid mutation as a cause of maternally inherited hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    Robert W Taylor;Carla Giordano;Mercy M Davidson;Giulia d’Amati

  • Mitochondrial Function and Nuclear Factor-κB–Mediated Signaling in Radiation-Induced Bystander Effects

    Hongning Zhou;Vladimir N. Ivanov;Yu-Chin Lien;Mercy Davidson

  • TNF-α reduces PGC-1α expression through NF-κB and p38 MAPK leading to increased glucose oxidation in a human cardiac cell model

    Xavier Palomer;David Álvarez-Guardia;Ricardo Rodríguez-Calvo;Teresa Coll

  • Apparent mtDNA heteroplasmy in Alzheimer’s disease patients and in normals due to PCR amplification of nucleus-embedded mtDNA pseudogenes

    Michio Hirano;Alexander Shtilbans;Richard Mayeux;Mercy M. Davidson

  • Ketogenic treatment reduces deleted mitochondrial DNAs in cultured human cells

    Sumana Santra;Robert W. Gilkerson;Mercy Davidson;Eric A. Schon

  • Sex-specific pathways in early cardiac response to pressure overload in mice

    Henning Witt;Henning Witt;Carola Schubert;Juliane Jaekel;Daniela Fliegner

  • A calcium signaling defect in the pathogenesis of a mitochondrial DNA inherited oxidative phosphorylation deficiency

    Marisa Brini;Paolo Pinton;Michael P. King;Michael P. King;Mercy Davidson

  • Cytochrome c Oxidase Deficiency Due to a Novel SCO2 Mutation Mimics Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease

    Leonardo Salviati;Sabrina Sacconi;Minerva M. Rasalan;David F. Kronn

  • Mitochondrial Damage Mediates Genotoxicity of Arsenic in Mammalian Cells

    Su-Xian Liu;Mercy M. Davidson;Xiuwei Tang;Winsome F. Walker

  • In Vitro Analysis of Mutations Causing Myoclonus Epilepsy with Ragged-Red Fibers in the Mitochondrial tRNA Lys Gene: Two Genotypes Produce Similar Phenotypes

    J P Masucci;M Davidson;Y Koga;E A Schon

  • Arsenic Induced Mitochondrial DNA Damage and Altered Mitochondrial Oxidative Function: Implications for Genotoxic Mechanisms in Mammalian Cells

    Michael A. Partridge;Sarah X.L. Huang;Evelyn Hernandez-Rosa;Mercy M. Davidson

  • A functionally dominant mitochondrial DNA mutation

    Sabrina Sacconi;Leonardo Salviati;Yutaka Nishigaki;Winsome F. Walker

  • Trypanosoma cruzi Induces the Reactive Oxygen Species-PARP-1-RelA Pathway for Up-regulation of Cytokine Expression in Cardiomyocytes

    Xueqing Ba;Shivali Gupta;Mercy Davidson;Nisha Jain Garg

Frequent Co-Authors

Salvatore DiMauro
Salvatore DiMauro Columbia University
Eric A. Schon
Eric A. Schon Columbia University Medical Center
Manuel Vázquez-Carrera
Manuel Vázquez-Carrera University of Barcelona
Tom K. Hei
Tom K. Hei Columbia University
Michio Hirano
Michio Hirano Columbia University
Eduardo Bonilla
Eduardo Bonilla Columbia University
Leonardo Salviati
Leonardo Salviati University of Padua
Vera Regitz-Zagrosek
Vera Regitz-Zagrosek Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Walter Wahli
Walter Wahli University of Lausanne
Sara Shanske
Sara Shanske Columbia University Medical Center

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