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Michael I. Lerman publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael I. Lerman sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 271 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Michael I. Lerman D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael I. Lerman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael I. Lerman is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research contributions are primarily concentrated in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Ecology, and Biomedical Engineering. Core topics of their research involve Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research; Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks; Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology; and Biomedical and Engineering Education.

Michael I. Lerman has published in multiple venues with recent papers appearing in prominent journals such as:

  • EcoSal Plus will become a part of Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 2025, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
  • Editorial Board, 2020, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • ASM and the UN SDG Publishers Compact: year one, 2025, mSphere

Frequent collaborators include Corrella S. Detweiler, Susan T. Lovett, Harold L. Drake, Gladys Alexandre, and Haruyuki Atomi.

Michael I. Lerman's publication record highlights a focus on molecular biology as well as microbial ecology topics, intersecting with advanced methods in bioinformatics and genomic networks. Their research outputs contribute to understanding microbial physiology and the applications of genetics in biomedical fields.

Best Publications

  • Mutations of the VHL tumour suppressor gene in renal carcinoma

    J.R. Gnarra;K. Tory;Y. Weng;L. Schmidt

  • Silencing of the VHL tumor-suppressor gene by DNA methylation in renal carcinoma

    J G Herman;F Latif;Y Weng;M I Lerman

  • Germline and Somatic Mutations in the Tyrosine Kinase Domain of the MET Proto-Oncogene in Papillary Renal Carcinomas

    L. Schmidt;F.-M. Duh;F. Chen;T. Kishida

  • Characterization and chromosomal localization of a cDNA encoding brain amyloid of Alzheimer's disease

    D Goldgaber;MI Lerman;OW McBride;U Saffiotti

  • Epigenetic Inactivation of RASSF1A in Lung and Breast Cancers and Malignant Phenotype Suppression

    David G. Burbee;Eva Forgacs;Sabine Zöchbauer-Müller;Latha Shivakumar

  • Mutations in a novel gene lead to kidney tumors, lung wall defects, and benign tumors of the hair follicle in patients with the Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.

    Michael L. Nickerson;Michelle B. Warren;Jorge R. Toro;Vera Matrosova

  • Human monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). Full-length cDNA cloning, expression in mitogen-stimulated blood mononuclear leukocytes, and sequence similarity to mouse competence gene JE.

    Teizo Yoshimura;Naoya Yuhki;Stephen K. Moore;Ettore Appella

  • Expression of Hypoxia-Inducible Cell-Surface Transmembrane Carbonic Anhydrases in Human Cancer

    Sergey Ivanov;Shu-Yuan Liao;Alla Ivanova;Alla Danilkovitch-Miagkova

  • Carbonic anhydrase IX is an independent predictor of survival in advanced renal clear cell carcinoma: Implications for prognosis and therapy

    Matthew H.T. Bui;David Seligson;Ken ryu Han;Allan J. Pantuck

  • The 630-kb Lung Cancer Homozygous Deletion Region on Human Chromosome 3p21.3: Identification and Evaluation of the Resident Candidate Tumor Suppressor Genes

    Michael I. Lerman;John D. Minna

  • Carbonic Anhydrase IX Is an Independent Predictor of Survival in Advanced Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma

    Matthew H. T. Bui;David Seligson;Ken-ryu Han;Allan J. Pantuck

  • Germline mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau disease tumor suppressor gene: correlations with phenotype

    Chen F;Kishida T;Yao M;Hustad T

  • Germline mutations in the Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) gene in families from North America, Europe, and Japan.

    Berton Zbar;Takeshi Kishida;Fan Chen;Laura Schmidt

  • High Resolution Chromosome 3p Allelotyping of Human Lung Cancer and Preneoplastic/Preinvasive Bronchial Epithelium Reveals Multiple, Discontinuous Sites of 3p Allele Loss and Three Regions of Frequent Breakpoints

    Ignacio I. Wistuba;Carmen Behrens;Arvind K. Virmani;Gina Mele

  • Methylation associated inactivation of RASSF1A from region 3p21.3 in lung, breast and ovarian tumours.

    Angelo Agathanggelou;Sofia Honorio;Donia P Macartney;Alonso Martinez

  • Tumor suppressor genes on chromosome 3p involved in the pathogenesis of lung and other cancers

    Eugene R Zabarovsky;Michael I Lerman;John D Minna

  • Down-regulation of transmembrane carbonic anhydrases in renal cell carcinoma cell lines by wild-type von Hippel-Lindau transgenes

    Sergey V. Ivanov;Igor Kuzmin;Ming Hui Wei;Svetlana Pack

  • Candidate tumor suppressor HYAL2 is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored cell-surface receptor for jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus, the envelope protein of which mediates oncogenic transformation

    Sharath K. Rai;Fuh Mei Duh;Vladimir Vigdorovich;Alla Danilkovitch-Miagkova

  • The candidate tumor suppressor gene, RASSF1A, from human chromosome 3p21.3 is involved in kidney tumorigenesis

    Koen Dreijerink;Eleonora Braga;Igor Kuzmin;Laura Geil

  • Identification of intragenic mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau disease tumour suppressor gene and correlation with disease phenotype.

    Paul A.Crossey;Frances M.Richards;Keith Foster;Jane S. reen

Frequent Co-Authors

Berton Zbar
Berton Zbar National Institutes of Health
Farida Latif
Farida Latif University of Birmingham
Eugene R. Zabarovsky
Eugene R. Zabarovsky Karolinska Institute
Hiltrud Brauch
Hiltrud Brauch German Cancer Research Center
Farida Latif
Farida Latif University of Birmingham
John D. Minna
John D. Minna The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Eric J. Stanbridge
Eric J. Stanbridge University of California, Irvine
Laura S. Schmidt
Laura S. Schmidt National Institutes of Health
Eamonn R. Maher
Eamonn R. Maher University of Cambridge
George Klein
George Klein Karolinska Institute

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