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11039
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Michael E. Baker 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 E. Baker sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 231 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael E. Baker 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 E. Baker sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael E. Baker is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a particular focus on subfields such as Genetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Physiology, Ecology, and Behavioral Neuroscience.

Their work addresses several main topics including Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension, Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities, Estrogen and related hormone effects, Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species, Physiological and biochemical adaptations, Adrenal Hormones and Disorders, and Stress Responses and Cortisol.

Michael E. Baker has contributed to a number of research papers, with recent significant publications including:

  • "Systems Biology Analysis Reveals Eight SLC22 Transporter Subgroups, Including OATs, OCTs, and OCTNs" (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "Evolutionary differentiation of androgen receptor is responsible for sexual characteristic development in a teleost fish" (2023, Nature Communications)
  • "N-terminal domain regulates steroid activation of elephant shark glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors" (2021, The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  • "Divergent evolution of progesterone and mineralocorticoid receptors in terrestrial vertebrates and fish influences endocrine disruption" (2022, Biochemical Pharmacology)
  • "N-terminal domain influences steroid activation of the Atlantic sea lamprey corticoid receptor" (2023, The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael E. Baker include Yoshinao Katsu, Susumu Hyodo, Xiaozhi Lin, Jiawen Zhang, and Wataru Takagi.

Their publications are often found in notable scientific venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Biochemical Pharmacology

Best Publications

  • A long-term follow-up study of patients with post-poliomyelitis neuromuscular symptoms.

    Marinos C. Dalakas;Gregory Elder;Mark Hallett;John Ravits

  • Membrane transport proteins: implications of sequence comparisons.

    Jeffrey K. Griffith;Michael E. Baker;Duncan A. Rouch;Malcolm G.P. Page

  • meta-MEME: Motif-based hidden Markov models of protein families

    William Noble Grundy;Timothy L. Bailey;Charles Elkan;Michael E. Baker

  • MLN64 contains a domain with homology to the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) that stimulates steroidogenesis

    Hidemichi Watari;Futoshi Arakane;Christel Moog-Lutz;Caleb B. Kallen

  • Epithelial sodium transport and its control by aldosterone: the story of our internal environment revisited.

    Bernard C. Rossier;Michael E. Baker;Romain A. Studer

  • Is vitellogenin an ancestor of apolipoprotein B-100 of human low-density lipoprotein and human lipoprotein lipase?

    M E Baker

  • Site-specific mutagenesis of Drosophila alcohol dehydrogenase: evidence for involvement of tyrosine-152 and lysine-156 in catalysis

    Zhuo Chen;James C. Jiang;Zhi Gong Lin;William R. Lee

  • Independent elaboration of steroid hormone signaling pathways in metazoans

    Gabriel V. Markov;Raquel Tavares;Chantal Dauphin-Villemant;Barbara A. Demeneix

  • Evolution of hormone selectivity in glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors

    Michael E. Baker;John W. Funder;Stephanie R. Kattoula

  • BEYOND CARRIER PROTEINS Albumin, steroid hormones and the origin of vertebrates

    M E Baker

  • Physiological and molecular effects of brassinosteroids on Arabidopsis thaliana

    Steven D. Clouse;Allen F. Hall;Mark Langford;Trevor C. McMorris

  • Evolution of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases and their role in androgen, estrogen and retinoid action

    Michael E Baker

  • Steroid receptor phylogeny and vertebrate origins

    Michael E Baker

  • Expansion of the mammalian 3β‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/plant dihydroflavonol reductase superfamily to include a bacterial cholesterol dehydrogenase, a bacterial UDP‐galactose‐4‐epimerase, and open reading frames in vaccinia virus and fish lymphocystis disease virus

    Michael E. Baker;Rafael Blasco

  • Effect of Brassinolide on Gene Expression in Elongating Soybean Epicotyls

    Steven D. Clouse;Daniel M. Zurek;Trevor C. McMorris;Michael E. Baker

  • Evolution of adrenal and sex steroid action in vertebrates: a ligand-based mechanism for complexity.

    Michael E. Baker

  • A common ancestor for bovine lens fiber major intrinsic protein, soybean nodulin-26 protein, and E. coli glycerol facilitator.

    Michael E. Baker;Milton H. Saier

  • Characterization of Ke 6, a New 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase, and Its Expression in Gonadal Tissues

    Julia Fomitcheva;Michael E. Baker;Everett Anderson;Gloria Y. Lee

  • Albumin, steroid hormones and the origin of vertebrates

    ME Baker

  • Co-evolution of steroidogenic and steroid-inactivating enzymes and adrenal and sex steroid receptors.

    Michael E. Baker

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex Odermatt
Alex Odermatt University of Basel
Gary Hardiman
Gary Hardiman Queen's University Belfast
Daniel Schlenk
Daniel Schlenk University of California, Riverside
Charles Elkan
Charles Elkan University of California, San Diego
Atanas G. Atanasov
Atanas G. Atanasov Medical University of Vienna
Mark Hallett
Mark Hallett National Institutes of Health
Byrappa Venkatesh
Byrappa Venkatesh Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Oliana Carnevali
Oliana Carnevali Marche Polytechnic University
Timothy L. Bailey
Timothy L. Bailey University of Nevada Reno
Milton H. Saier
Milton H. Saier University of California, San Diego

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