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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
88
Citations
42324
World Ranking
2638
National Ranking
1373

Nissim Hay 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 Nissim Hay sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 172 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nissim Hay 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 Nissim Hay sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Nissim Hay is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these main fields, Nissim Hay's work extends notably into subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Immunology, Surgery, and Oncology.

Research topics frequently addressed by Nissim Hay include:

  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • Liver physiology and pathology

Nissim Hay has contributed to research published in various venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Metabolism
  • Nature Communications
  • Cancer Research
  • The Journal of Immunology

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Nissim Hay include:

  • "Hexokinase 2-mediated gene expression via histone lactylation is required for hepatic stellate cell activation and liver fibrosis," 2023, published in Cell Metabolism
  • "Identifying strategies to target the metabolic flexibility of tumours," 2020, published in Nature Metabolism
  • "A non-catalytic scaffolding activity of hexokinase 2 contributes to EMT and metastasis," 2022, published in Nature Communications
  • "CD36 maintains lipid homeostasis via selective uptake of monounsaturated fatty acids during matrix detachment and tumor progression," 2023, published in Cell Metabolism
  • "Emerging targets in lipid metabolism for cancer therapy," 2024, published in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Nissim Hay include:

  • Alexander R. Terry
  • Véronique Nogueira
  • Hyunsoo Rho
  • Catherine Blaha
  • Gopalakrishnan Ramakrishnan

Nissim Hay was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Upstream and downstream of mTOR

    Nissim Hay;Nahum Sonenberg

  • The PI 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway delivers an anti-apoptotic signal.

    Scott G. Kennedy;Andrew J. Wagner;Suzanne D. Conzen;Joaquin Jordan

  • The pentose phosphate pathway and cancer.

    Krushna C. Patra;Nissim Hay;Nissim Hay

  • Growth retardation and increased apoptosis in mice with homozygous disruption of the akt1 gene

    William S. Chen;Pei Zhang Xu;Kathrin Gottlob;Mei Ling Chen

  • The regulation and activities of the multifunctional serine/threonine kinase Akt/PKB.

    Eugene S. Kandel;Nissim Hay

  • AMPK regulates NADPH homeostasis to promote tumour cell survival during energy stress

    Sang Min Jeon;Navdeep S. Chandel;Nissim Hay

  • 4E-BP1, a repressor of mRNA translation, is phosphorylated and inactivated by the Akt(PKB) signaling pathway

    Anne Claude Gingras;Scott G. Kennedy;Maura A. O'Leary;Nahum Sonenberg

  • Inhibition of early apoptotic events by Akt/PKB is dependent on the first committed step of glycolysis and mitochondrial hexokinase

    Kathrin Gottlob;Nathan Majewski;Scott Kennedy;Scott Kennedy;Eugene Kandel

  • Dwarfism, impaired skin development, skeletal muscle atrophy, delayed bone development, and impeded adipogenesis in mice lacking Akt1 and Akt2

    Xiao ding Peng;Pei Zhang Xu;Mei Ling Chen;Annett Hahn-Windgassen

  • The two TORCs and Akt.

    Prashanth T. Bhaskar;Nissim Hay

  • Reprogramming glucose metabolism in cancer: can it be exploited for cancer therapy?

    Nissim Hay

  • The Akt-mTOR tango and its relevance to cancer.

    Nissim Hay

  • Akt determines replicative senescence and oxidative or oncogenic premature senescence and sensitizes cells to oxidative apoptosis.

    Veronique Nogueira;Youngkyu Park;Chia Chen Chen;Pei Zhang Xu

  • Akt/Protein Kinase B Inhibits Cell Death by Preventing the Release of Cytochrome c from Mitochondria

    Scott G. Kennedy;Eugene S. Kandel;Torry K. Cross;Nissim Hay

  • Hexokinase 2 Is Required for Tumor Initiation and Maintenance and Its Systemic Deletion Is Therapeutic in Mouse Models of Cancer

    Krushna C. Patra;Qi Wang;Prashanth T. Bhaskar;Luke Miller

  • Hexokinase-Mitochondria Interaction Mediated by Akt Is Required to Inhibit Apoptosis in the Presence or Absence of Bax and Bak

    Nathan Majewski;Veronique Nogueira;Prashanth Bhaskar;Platina E. Coy;Platina E. Coy

  • Myc-mediated apoptosis requires wild-type p53 in a manner independent of cell cycle arrest and the ability of p53 to induce p21waf1/cip1.

    Andrew J. Wagner;John M. Kokontis;Nissim Hay

  • Akt Activates the Mammalian Target of Rapamycin by Regulating Cellular ATP Level and AMPK Activity

    Annett Hahn-Windgassen;Véronique Nogueira;Chia Chen Chen;Jennifer E. Skeen

  • Is Akt the "Warburg kinase"?-Akt-energy metabolism interactions and oncogenesis.

    R. Brooks Robey;R. Brooks Robey;Nissim Hay

  • Mitochondrial hexokinases, novel mediators of the antiapoptotic effects of growth factors and Akt

    R B Robey;N Hay

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaoping Du
Xiaoping Du University of Illinois at Chicago
Leonidas C. Platanias
Leonidas C. Platanias Northwestern University
Navdeep S. Chandel
Navdeep S. Chandel Northwestern University
Nahum Sonenberg
Nahum Sonenberg McGill University
Tatiana V. Byzova
Tatiana V. Byzova Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Pradip Raychaudhuri
Pradip Raychaudhuri University of Illinois at Chicago
Shutsung Liao
Shutsung Liao University of Chicago
Angela L. Tyner
Angela L. Tyner University of Illinois at Chicago
Richard D. Ye
Richard D. Ye Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Eleanor N. Fish
Eleanor N. Fish University of Toronto

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