2026 Michael G. Rosenfeld: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	206	237	222	158	147	571	151427
Molecular Biology	207	16	14	9	8	536	153449
Medicine	205	152	139	103	94	556	152778

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

2923
Citations
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

2889
Citations
The coregulator exchange in transcriptional functions of nuclear receptors

Christopher K. Glass;Michael G. Rosenfeld

2879
Citations
Molecular determinants of resistance to antiandrogen therapy

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

2834
Citations
A CBP Integrator Complex Mediates Transcriptional Activation and AP-1 Inhibition by Nuclear Receptors

Yasutomi Kamei;Lan Xu;Thorsten Heinzel;Joseph Torchia

2724
Citations
Alternative RNA processing in calcitonin gene expression generates mRNAs encoding different polypeptide products

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

2712
Citations
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

2575
Citations
Ligand binding and co-activator assembly of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma.

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

2443
Citations
Primary structure and expression of a functional human glucocorticoid receptor cDNA

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

2416
Citations
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

2395
Citations
Human polymorphism at microRNAs and microRNA target sites.

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

2133
Citations
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

1975
Citations
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

1792
Citations
Perspective: Genetic and Genomic Approaches in Elucidating Mechanisms of Pituitary Development

Lorin E. Olson;Michael G. Rosenfeld

1692
Citations
The transcriptional co-activator p/CIP binds CBP and mediates nuclear-receptor function

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

1653
Citations
A complex containing N-CoR, mSin3 and histone deacetylase mediates transcriptional repression.

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

1608
Citations
A SUMOylation-dependent pathway mediates transrepression of inflammatory response genes by PPAR-gamma.

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

1503
Citations
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

1396
Citations
Functional domains of the human glucocorticoid receptor

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

1227
Citations
Induced ncRNAs Allosterically Modify RNA Binding Proteins in cis to Inhibit Transcription

Xiangting Wang;Shigeki Arai;Xiaoyuan Song;Donna Reichart

1200
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher K. Glass University of California, San Diego

Ronald M. Evans Salk Institute for Biological Studies

David W. Rose University of California, San Diego

Larry W. Swanson University of Southern California

Xiang-Dong Fu Westlake University

Aneel K. Aggarwal Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Susan G. Amara National Institutes of Health

Holly A. Ingraham University of California, San Francisco

Sung Hee Baek Seoul National University

Gordon N. Gill University of California, San Diego

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