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Michael L. Shelanski

Michael L. Shelanski

Columbia University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
29821
World Ranking
4012
National Ranking
1982

Michael L. Shelanski 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 L. Shelanski sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 174 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael L. Shelanski 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 L. Shelanski sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1973 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Michael L. Shelanski is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific contributions to Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics explored in their work include:

  • Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
  • Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Ion channel regulation and function

Michael L. Shelanski's recent publications include:

  • "Genuine selective caspase-2 inhibition with new irreversible small peptidomimetics" (2022) in Cell Death and Disease
  • "Rapid ATF4 Depletion Resets Synaptic Responsiveness after cLTP" (2021) in eNeuro

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Elodie Bosc
  • Julie Anastasie
  • Feryel Soualmia
  • Pascale Coric
  • Ju Youn Kim

These collaborations also align with the publication venues where they have contributed, notably Cell Death and Disease and eNeuro.

Michael L. Shelanski has been recognized by several honors during their career, including being named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 1999 and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1973.

Best Publications

  • Microtubule Assembly in the Absence of Added Nucleotides

    Michael L. Shelanski;Felicia Gaskin;Charles R. Cantor

  • Common variants at MS4A4/MS4A6E, CD2AP, CD33 and EPHA1 are associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

    Adam C. Naj;Gyungah Jun;Gary W. Beecham;Li-San Wang

  • Primary age-related tauopathy (PART): a common pathology associated with human aging

    John F. Crary;John Q. Trojanowski;Julie A. Schneider;Jose F. Abisambra

  • Primary care outcomes in patients treated by nurse practitioners or physicians: a randomized trial.

    Mary O. Mundinger;Robert L. Kane;Elizabeth R. Lenz;Annette M. Totten

  • The National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) database: the Uniform Data Set.

    Duane L. Beekly;Erin M. Ramos;William W. Lee;Woodrow D. Deitrich

  • Synergistic Effects of Traumatic Head Injury and Apolipoprotein-epsilon4 in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease

    R. Mayeux;R. Ottman;G. Maestre;C. Ngai

  • Astroglia in CNS injury

    Mary E. Hatten;Ronald K. H. Liem;Michael L. Shelanski;Corol A. Mason

  • Amyloid β-peptide inhibition of the PKA/CREB pathway and long-term potentiation: Reversibility by drugs that enhance cAMP signaling

    Ottavio V. Vitolo;Antonino Sant'Angelo;Vincenzo Costanzo;Fortunato Battaglia

  • Persistent improvement in synaptic and cognitive functions in an Alzheimer mouse model after rolipram treatment

    Bing Gong;Ottavio V. Vitolo;Fabrizio Trinchese;Shumin Liu

  • Ubiquitin Hydrolase Uch-L1 Rescues β-Amyloid-Induced Decreases in Synaptic Function and Contextual Memory

    Bing Gong;Zixuan Cao;Ping Zheng;Ottavio V. Vitolo

  • Sequence of a cDNA clone encoding mouse glial fibrillary acidic protein: structural conservation of intermediate filaments

    Sally A. Lewis;Joanna M. Balcarek;Veronica Krek;Michael Shelanski

  • Caspase-2 Mediates Neuronal Cell Death Induced by β-Amyloid

    Carol M. Troy;Sylvia A. Rabacchi;Wilma J. Friedman;Thierry F. Frappier

  • Down-regulation of copper/zinc superoxide dismutase causes apoptotic death in PC12 neuronal cells.

    Carol M. Troy;Michael L. Shelanski

  • Cyclin-dependent Kinases Participate in Death of Neurons Evoked by DNA-damaging Agents

    David S. Park;Erick J. Morris;Jaya Padmanabhan;Michael L. Shelanski

  • Downregulation of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase leads to cell death via the nitric oxide-peroxynitrite pathway

    CM Troy;D Derossi;A Prochiantz;LA Greene

  • Role of Cell Cycle Regulatory Proteins in Cerebellar Granule Neuron Apoptosis

    Jaya Padmanabhan;David S. Park;Lloyd A. Greene;Michael L. Shelanski

  • Synaptic changes in Alzheimer's disease and its models.

    J. Pozueta;R. Lefort;M.L. Shelanski

  • Apolipoprotein E and alzheimer's disease: Ethnic variation in genotypic risks

    Gladys Maestre;Gladys Maestre;Ruth Ottman;Yaakov Stern;Barry J. Gurland;Barry J. Gurland

  • Dendrite and dendritic spine alterations in Alzheimer models.

    Donna L Moolman;Ottavio V Vitolo;Jean-Paul G Vonsattel;Michael L Shelanski

  • Suppression by antisense mRNA demonstrates a requirement for the glial fibrillary acidic protein in the formation of stable astrocytic processes in response to neurons

    David E. Weinstein;Michael L. Shelanski;Ronald K. H. Liem

Frequent Co-Authors

Lloyd A. Greene
Lloyd A. Greene Columbia University
Ottavio Arancio
Ottavio Arancio Columbia University
Ronald K.H. Liem
Ronald K.H. Liem Columbia University
Bing Gong
Bing Gong University at Buffalo, State University of New York
David S. Park
David S. Park New York University
Richard Mayeux
Richard Mayeux Columbia University
Leonidas Stefanis
Leonidas Stefanis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Bradley T. Hyman
Bradley T. Hyman Harvard University
Philip L. De Jager
Philip L. De Jager Columbia University
Peter St George-Hyslop
Peter St George-Hyslop Columbia University

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