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Michael G. Rosenfeld 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 Michael G. Rosenfeld sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 536 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael G. Rosenfeld 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 Michael G. Rosenfeld sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 207 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2012 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1994 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Michael G. Rosenfeld is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans fields including Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Medicine. Within these broader domains, subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Aging.

The scientist's work covers various main topics, such as:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

Frequent publication venues for Michael G. Rosenfeld include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature
  • Molecular Cell
  • Cell

Recent papers authored or co-authored by this scientist include:

  • "A transcriptional switch governs fibroblast activation in heart disease", 2021, Nature
  • "Enhancer release and retargeting activates disease-susceptibility genes", 2021, Nature
  • "Initiation of Parental Genome Reprogramming in Fertilized Oocyte by Splicing Kinase SRPK1-Catalyzed Protamine Phosphorylation", 2020, Cell
  • "Hippo signalling maintains ER expression and ER+ breast cancer growth", 2021, Nature
  • "The Dual Function of KDM5C in Both Gene Transcriptional Activation and Repression Promotes Breast Cancer Cell Growth and Tumorigenesis", 2021, Advanced Science

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Yousin Suh
  • Soohwan Oh
  • Amir Gamliel
  • Kenneth A. Ohgi
  • Sreejith J. Nair

Michael G. Rosenfeld has been recognized with several awards and honors, including:

  • Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award, 2012
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2009
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1994
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1991

Best Publications

  • Dwarf locus mutants lacking three pituitary cell types result from mutations in the POU-domain gene pit-1.

    Sen Li;E. Bryan Crenshaw;Elizabeth J. Rawson;Donna M. Simmons;Donna M. Simmons

  • Production of a novel neuropeptide encoded by the calcitonin gene via tissue-specific RNA processing

    Michael G. Rosenfeld;Jean-Jacques Mermod;Susan G. Amara;Larry W. Swanson

  • The coregulator exchange in transcriptional functions of nuclear receptors

    Christopher K. Glass;Michael G. Rosenfeld

  • Molecular determinants of resistance to antiandrogen therapy

    Charlie D Chen;Derek S Welsbie;Chris Tran;Sung Hee Baek

  • A CBP Integrator Complex Mediates Transcriptional Activation and AP-1 Inhibition by Nuclear Receptors

    Yasutomi Kamei;Lan Xu;Thorsten Heinzel;Joseph Torchia

  • Alternative RNA processing in calcitonin gene expression generates mRNAs encoding different polypeptide products

    Susan G. Amara;Vivian Jonas;Michael G. Rosenfeld;Estelita S. Ong

  • Ligand-independent repression by the thyroid hormone receptor mediated by a nuclear receptor co-repressor

    Andreas J. Hörlein;Anders M. Näär;Thorsten Heinzel;Joseph Torchia

  • Ligand binding and co-activator assembly of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma.

    R T Nolte;G B Wisely;S Westin;J E Cobb

  • Primary structure and expression of a functional human glucocorticoid receptor cDNA

    S M Hollenberg;S M Hollenberg;C Weinberger;E S Ong;G Cerelli

  • Pituitary lineage determination by the Prophet of Pit-1 homeodomain factor defective in Ames dwarfism

    Mark W. Sornson;Wei Wu;Jeremy S. Dasen;Sarah E. Flynn

  • Human polymorphism at microRNAs and microRNA target sites.

    Liuqing Yang;Chunru Lin;Chunyu Jin;Joy C. Yang

  • Dramatic growth of mice that develop from eggs microinjected with metallothionein–growth hormone fusion genes

    Richard D. Palmiter;Ralph L. Brinster;Robert E. Hammer;Myrna E. Trumbauer

  • Molecular basis of the little mouse phenotype and Implications for cell type-specific growth

    Sheng-Cai Lin;Chijen R. Lin;Ilya Gukovsky;Aldons J. Lusis

  • Perspective: Genetic and Genomic Approaches in Elucidating Mechanisms of Pituitary Development

    Lorin E. Olson;Michael G. Rosenfeld

  • The transcriptional co-activator p/CIP binds CBP and mediates nuclear-receptor function

    Joseph Torchia;David W. Rose;Juan Inostroza;Yasutomi Kamei

  • A complex containing N-CoR, mSin3 and histone deacetylase mediates transcriptional repression.

    Thorsten Heinzel;Robert M. Lavinsky;Tina-Marie Mullen;Mats Söderström

  • A SUMOylation-dependent pathway mediates transrepression of inflammatory response genes by PPAR-gamma.

    Gabriel Pascual;Amy L. Fong;Sumito Ogawa;Amir Gamliel

  • RXRβ: A coregulator that enhances binding of retinoic acid, thyroid hormone, and vitamin D receptors to their cognate response elements

    Victor C. Yu;Claude Delsert;Bogi Andersen;Jeffrey M. Holloway

  • Functional domains of the human glucocorticoid receptor

    Vincent Giguère;Stanley M. Hollenberg;Michael G. Rosenfeld;Ronald M. Evans

  • Induced ncRNAs Allosterically Modify RNA Binding Proteins in cis to Inhibit Transcription

    Xiangting Wang;Shigeki Arai;Xiaoyuan Song;Donna Reichart

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher K. Glass
Christopher K. Glass University of California, San Diego
Ronald M. Evans
Ronald M. Evans Salk Institute for Biological Studies
David W. Rose
David W. Rose University of California, San Diego
Larry W. Swanson
Larry W. Swanson University of Southern California
Xiang-Dong Fu
Xiang-Dong Fu Westlake University
Aneel K. Aggarwal
Aneel K. Aggarwal Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Susan G. Amara
Susan G. Amara National Institutes of Health
Holly A. Ingraham
Holly A. Ingraham University of California, San Francisco
Sung Hee Baek
Sung Hee Baek Seoul National University
Gordon N. Gill
Gordon N. Gill University of California, San Diego

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