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D-Index
54
Citations
10796
World Ranking
15616
National Ranking
6512

Michael D. Shelby 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 Michael D. Shelby sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 128 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael D. Shelby 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 Michael D. Shelby sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael D. Shelby is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to subfields such as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Economics and Econometrics, and Cancer Research.

Their research topics include Climate Change Policy and Economics, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Chemical Synthesis and Alkaloids, Chemical Reaction Mechanisms, Synthesis and Biological Activity, and RNA Research and Splicing.

Michael D. Shelby's recent publications demonstrate a diverse range of research interests and outputs:

  • Insights from Adding Transportation Sector Detail into an Economy-Wide Model: The Case of the ADAGE Model, 2022, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Insights from Adding Transportation Sector Detail into an Economy-Wide Model: The Case of the Adage CGE Model, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • A chiral HPLC and pharmacokinetic approach of 1-(4-bromophenyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-2(1H)-sulfonamide, 2025, Bioanalysis
  • Massively parallel assay of human splice variants reveals cis-regulatory drivers of disease-associated and cell type-specific splicing regulation, 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues including Yongxia Cai, Robert Beach, Christopher Ramig, Jared Woollacott, and Lauren Rafelski.

Their work has appeared in several publication venues, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their research:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Bioanalysis
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Prediction of chemical carcinogenicity in rodents from in vitro genetic toxicity assays.

    Raymond W. Tennant;Barry H. Margolin;Michael D. Shelby;Errol Zeiger

  • Micronuclei as an index of cytogenetic damage: Past, present, and future

    J. A. Heddle;M. C. Cimino;M. Hayashi;F. Romagna

  • Mammalian in vivo cytogenetic assays. Analysis of chromosome aberrations in bone marrow cells.

    R J Preston;B J Dean;S Galloway;H Holden

  • Assessing environmental chemicals for estrogenicity using a combination of in vitro and in vivo assays.

    Michael D. Shelby;Retha R. Newbold;Douglas B. Tully;Kun Chae

  • Chromosomal aberration and sister-chromatid exchange frequencies in peripheral blood lymphocytes of a large human population sample.

    M A Bender;R J Preston;R C Leonard;B E Pyatt

  • Evaluation of four in vitro genetic toxicity tests for predicting rodent carcinogenicity: Confirmation of earlier results with 41 additional chemicals

    Errol Zeiger;Joseph K. Haseman;Michael D. Shelby;Barry H. Margolin

  • Human exposure estimates for phthalates.

    Michael C. Kohn;Frederick Parham;Scott A. Masten;Christopher J. Portier

  • The genetic toxicity of human carcinogens and its implications

    Michael D. Shelby

  • Recommendations on data production and analysis using the salmonella/microsome mutagenicity assay

    Frederick J. De Serres;Michael D. Shelby

  • Comparative cytogenetic analysis of bone marrow damage induced in male B6C3F1 mice by multiple exposures to gaseous 1,3-butadiene.

    Raymond R. Tice;Raymond Boucher;Carol A. Luke;Michael D. Shelby

  • The in vivo erythrocyte micronucleus test: measurement at steady state increases assay efficiency and permits integration with toxicity studies.

    James T. Macgregor;Carol M. Wehr;Philip R. Henika;Michael D. Shelby

  • Role of thyroid hormones in human and laboratory animal reproductive health

    Neepa Y. Choksi;Gloria D. Jahnke;Cathy Hilaire;Michael Shelby

  • CHROMOSOME ABERRATION AND SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE TEST RESULTS WITH 42 CHEMICALS

    B. E. Anderson;E. Zeiger;M. D. Shelby;M. A. Resnick

  • Chlorambucil effectively induces deletion mutations in mouse germ cells

    L. B. Russell;P. R. Hunsicker;N. L. A. Cacheiro;J. W. Bangham

  • Chemicals Showing No Evidence of Carcinogenicity in Long-Term, Two-Species Rodent Studies: The Need for Short-Term Test Data

    Michael D. Shelby;Stanley Stasiewicz

  • Comparison of Germ Cell Mutagenicity in Male CYP2E1-Null and Wild-Type Mice Treated with Acrylamide: Evidence Supporting a Glycidamide-Mediated Effect

    B.I. Ghanayem;K.L. Witt;L. El-Hadri;U. Hoffler

  • Acrylamide: induction of heritable translocations in male mice

    M. D. Shelby;K. T. Cain;C. V. Cornett;W. M. Generoso

  • Micronucleated erythrocyte frequency in peripheral blood of B6C3F1 mice from short‐term, prechronic, and chronic studies of the NTP carcinogenesis bioassay program

    Kristine L. Witt;Alan Knapton;Carol M. Wehr;Graham J. Hook

  • The Salmonella mutagenicity assay: recommendations.

    Frederick J. de Serres;Michael D. Shelby

  • Strategies for assessing the implications of malformed frogs for environmental health.

    James G. Burkhart;Gerald Ankley;Heidi Bell;Hillary Carpenter

Frequent Co-Authors

Errol Zeiger
Errol Zeiger National Institutes of Health
Liane B. Russell
Liane B. Russell Oak Ridge National Laboratory
James T. MacGregor
James T. MacGregor United States Food and Drug Administration
Andrew J. Wyrobek
Andrew J. Wyrobek Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Richard P. Woychik
Richard P. Woychik National Institutes of Health
David M. DeMarini
David M. DeMarini Environmental Protection Agency
Raymond W. Tennant
Raymond W. Tennant National Institutes of Health
Raymond R. Tice
Raymond R. Tice National Institutes of Health
Gerald T. Ankley
Gerald T. Ankley Environmental Protection Agency
Michael A. Resnick
Michael A. Resnick National Institutes of Health

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