2026 Michael J. Smerdon: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	54	2345	2111	1160	1032	135	8057

Research.com Recognitions

2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael J. Smerdon is a researcher affiliated with Washington State University in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular emphasis on Molecular Biology. Their research covers various subfields, including Genetics, Cancer Research, and Plant Science.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
DNA Repair Mechanisms
Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques
Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies

Smerdon has contributed to several scientific publications. Some of their recent papers include:

"Distinct roles for RSC and SWI/SNF chromatin remodelers in genomic excision repair," 2021, published in Genome Research
"A half century of exploring DNA excision repair in chromatin," 2023, published in Journal of Biological Chemistry
"Versatile cell-based assay for measuring DNA alkylation damage and its repair," 2021, published in Scientific Reports
"Genome-wide maps of alkylation damage, repair, and mutagenesis in yeast reveal mechanisms of mutational heterogeneity," 2020, published in UNC Libraries

Their frequent co-authors include:

John J. Wyrick
Wioletta Czaja
Peng Mao
Kaitlynne A. Bohm
Amelia J. Hodges

Smerdon has published in various scientific venues, with notable contributions to:

Genome Research
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Scientific Reports
UNC Libraries

In 2010, Michael J. Smerdon was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

The oxidative DNA lesion 8,5'-(S)-cyclo-2'-deoxyadenosine is repaired by the nucleotide excision repair pathway and blocks gene expression in mammalian cells.

Philip J. Brooks;Dean S. Wise;David A. Berry;Joseph V. Kosmoski

365
Citations
The octadecanoid signalling pathway in plants mediates a response to ultraviolet radiation.

Antonio Conconi;Michael J. Smerdon;Gregg A. Howe;Clarence A. Ryan

323
Citations
DNA repair and the role of chromatin structure

Michael J. Smerdon

287
Citations
Site-specific DNA repair at the nucleosome level in a yeast minichromosome

Michael J. Smerdon;Fritz Thoma

270
Citations
Nucleosome rearrangement in human chromatin during UV-induced DNA- reapir synthesis.

Michael J. Smerdon;Michael W. Lieberman

252
Citations
UV-induced formation of pyrimidine dimers in nucleosome core DNA is strongly modulated with a period of 10. 3 bases

James M. Gale;Karen A. Nissen;Michael J. Smerdon

252
Citations
Rad4-Rad23 interaction with SWI/SNF links ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling with nucleotide excision repair.

Feng Gong;Deirdre Fahy;Michael J Smerdon

186
Citations
Suppressed catalytic activity of base excision repair enzymes on rotationally positioned uracil in nucleosomes

Brian C. Beard;Samuel H. Wilson;Michael J. Smerdon

181
Citations
Enhanced DNA repair synthesis in hyperacetylated nucleosomes

Brinda Ramanathan;M. J. Smerdon

176
Citations
Rpb4 and Rpb9 mediate subpathways of transcription‐coupled DNA repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Shisheng Li;Michael J. Smerdon

163
Citations
Modulation of DNA Damage and DNA Repair in Chromatin

Michael J. Smerdon;Antonio Conconi

157
Citations
Sodium butyrate stimulates DNA repair in UV-irradiated normal and xeroderma pigmentosum human fibroblasts.

M J Smerdon;S Y Lan;R E Calza;R Reeves

147
Citations
Chromosomal landscape of UV damage formation and repair at single-nucleotide resolution

Peng Mao;Michael J. Smerdon;Steven A. Roberts;John J. Wyrick

146
Citations
Distribution of ultraviolet-induced DNA repair synthesis in nuclease sensitive and resistant regions of human chromatin.

Michael J. Smerdon;Thea D. Tlsty;Michael W. Lieberman

138
Citations
ETS transcription factors induce a unique UV damage signature that drives recurrent mutagenesis in melanoma

Peng Mao;Alexander J. Brown;Shingo Esaki;Svetlana Lockwood

129
Citations
Changes in nuclear protein acetylation in u.v.-damaged human cells.

Brinda Ramanathan;Michael J. Smerdon

122
Citations
Rotational dynamics of DNA on the nucleosome surface markedly impact accessibility to a DNA repair enzyme

John M. Hinz;Yesenia Rodriguez;Michael J. Smerdon

121
Citations
UV induced (6-4) photoproducts are distributed differently than cyclobutane dimers in nucleosomes.

James M. Gale;Michael J. Smerdon

118
Citations
The Structural Location of DNA Lesions in Nucleosome Core Particles Determines Accessibility by Base Excision Repair Enzymes

Yesenia Rodriguez;Michael J. Smerdon

112
Citations
Transcription-coupled repair in RNA polymerase I-transcribed genes of yeast.

Antonio Conconi;Vyacheslav A. Bespalov;Michael J. Smerdon

111
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael W. Lieberman Baylor College of Medicine

Raymond Reeves Washington State University

Samuel H. Wilson National Institutes of Health

Rajendra Prasad Amity University

Samuel H. Wilson Research Triangle Park Foundation

David L. Mitchell The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Clarence A. Ryan Washington State University

Miroslav Radman Université Paris Cité

Piotr A. Mieczkowski University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Alan R. Lehmann University of Sussex

External Links

Personal website of Michael J. Smerdon

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