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Molecular Biology
Switzerland
2026

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
127
Citations
71188
World Ranking
204
National Ranking
1

Michael N. Hall 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 N. Hall sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 323 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael N. Hall 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 N. Hall sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 127 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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 Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Michael N. Hall is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple facets of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with a notable focus on molecular biology and cancer-related fields, including oncology, immunology, and physiology.

The scientist's research primarily covers topics such as PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer, cancer under hypoxic conditions and metabolic adaptations, metabolism including connections to diabetes and cancer, RNA modifications relevant to cancer, polyamine metabolism and its applications, regulation of protein kinases and GTPase signaling, as well as ubiquitin and proteasome pathways.

Michael N. Hall has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with 85 publications in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, alongside 24 in medicine. The researcher frequently publishes in venues including:

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

Recent significant papers include:

  • AMPK and TOR: The Yin and Yang of Cellular Nutrient Sensing and Growth Control, 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • mTOR substrate phosphorylation in growth control, 2022, Cell
  • Arginine reprograms metabolism in liver cancer via RBM39, 2023, Cell
  • Regulation of mTORC2 Signaling, 2020, Genes
  • Integrative proteogenomic characterization of hepatocellular carcinoma across etiologies and stages, 2022, Nature Communications

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers such as Salvatore Piscuoglio, Marco Colombi, Eva Dazert, Markus H. Heim, and Mitsugu Shimobayashi, reflecting a network of repeated coauthorship linked to their research themes and publication record.

Best Publications

  • TOR signaling in growth and metabolism.

    Stephan Wullschleger;Robbie Joséph Loewith;Michael N Hall

  • Mammalian TOR complex 2 controls the actin cytoskeleton and is rapamycin insensitive

    Estela Jacinto;Robbie Loewith;Anja Schmidt;Shuo Lin

  • TOR, a Central Controller of Cell Growth

    Tobias Schmelzle;Michael N Hall

  • Targets for cell cycle arrest by the immunosuppressant rapamycin in yeast.

    J Heitman;NR Movva;MN Hall

  • Two TOR complexes, only one of which is rapamycin sensitive, have distinct roles in cell growth control

    Robbie Loewith;Estela Jacinto;Stephan Wullschleger;Anja Lorberg

  • The TOR signalling pathway controls nuclear localization of nutrient-regulated transcription factors

    Thomas Beck;Michael N. Hall

  • Making new contacts: the mTOR network in metabolism and signalling crosstalk

    Mitsugu Shimobayashi;Michael N. Hall

  • Target of rapamycin in yeast, TOR2, is an essential phosphatidylinositol kinase homolog required for G1 progression

    Jeannette Kunz;Ruben Henriquez;Ulrich Schneider;Maja Deuter-Reinhard

  • Rapamycin passes the torch: a new generation of mTOR inhibitors

    Don Benjamin;Marco Colombi;Christoph Moroni;Michael N. Hall

  • Target of Rapamycin (TOR) in Nutrient Signaling and Growth Control

    Robbie Joséph Loewith;Michael N Hall

  • TOR controls translation initiation and early G1 progression in yeast.

    Nik C. Barbet;Ulrich Schneider;Stephen B. Helliwell;Ian Stansfield

  • Sch9 is a major target of TORC1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Jörg Urban;Alexandre Soulard;Alexandre Huber;Soyeon Lippman

  • Rapamycin blocks the phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 and inhibits cap-dependent initiation of translation.

    Laura Beretta;Anne Claude Gingras;Yuri V. Svitkin;Michael N. Hall

  • mTOR signalling and cellular metabolism are mutual determinants in cancer.

    Dirk Mossmann;Sujin Park;Michael N. Hall

  • Nutrient sensing and TOR signaling in yeast and mammals

    Asier González;Michael N Hall

  • Activation of mTORC2 by Association with the Ribosome

    Vittoria Zinzalla;Daniele Stracka;Wolfgang Oppliger;Michael N. Hall

  • Tor signalling in bugs, brain and brawn.

    Estela Jacinto;Michael N. Hall

  • Glutaminolysis activates Rag-mTORC1 signaling

    Raúl V. Durán;Wolfgang Oppliger;Aaron M. Robitaille;Lisa Heiserich

  • Nuclear protein localization.

    Jose Garcia-Bustos;Joseph Heitman;Michael N. Hall

  • Skeletal Muscle-Specific Ablation of raptor, but Not of rictor, Causes Metabolic Changes and Results in Muscle Dystrophy

    C. Florian Bentzinger;Klaas Romanino;Dimitri Cloëtta;Shuo Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus A. Rüegg
Markus A. Rüegg University of Basel
Thomas J. Silhavy
Thomas J. Silhavy Princeton University
Joseph Heitman
Joseph Heitman Duke University
Robbie Loewith
Robbie Loewith University of Geneva
Tobias B. Huber
Tobias B. Huber Universität Hamburg
Felix Beuschlein
Felix Beuschlein University of Zurich
Paul Jenö
Paul Jenö University of Basel
Markus H. Heim
Markus H. Heim University Hospital of Basel
Luigi Terracciano
Luigi Terracciano University Hospital of Basel
Salvatore Piscuoglio
Salvatore Piscuoglio Humanitas University

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