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 Orian S. Shirihai sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 261 publications — 70th percentile
70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.
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 Orian S. Shirihai sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 83 D-Index — 83rd percentile
83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
Orian S. Shirihai is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine. Within these broad fields, they have specialized in molecular biology, physiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, cancer research, and epidemiology.
The scientist's work extensively covers several main topics, including mitochondrial function and pathology, adipose tissue and metabolism, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, metabolic and genetic disorders, ATP synthase and ATPases research, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, as well as pancreatic function and diabetes.
They have authored multiple recent papers in high-impact journals, among them:
Orian S. Shirihai collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Linsey Stiles (39 joint publications), Marc Liesa (31), Rebeca Acín-Pérez (26), Anton Petcherski (25), and Michaela Veliova (14).
Their research has been published in a range of scientific venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 19 publications, Nature (5), Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics (5), EMBO Reports (4), and Nature Communications (4).
Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham
Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin
Gilad Twig;Alvaro Elorza;Anthony J A Molina;Anthony J A Molina;Hibo Mohamed
Shenghong Yang;Xiaoxu Wang;Gianmarco Contino;Marc Liesa
Ergiin Sahin;Simona Colla;Marc Liesa;Javid Moslehi
Marc Liesa;Orian S. Shirihai;Orian S. Shirihai
Lei Zhong;Agustina D'Urso;Debra Toiber;Carlos Sebastian
Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin
Gilad Twig;Orian S. Shirihai
Gilad Twig;Brigham Hyde;Brigham Hyde;Orian S. Shirihai;Orian S. Shirihai
Ilan Y. Benador;Ilan Y. Benador;Michaela Veliova;Kiana Mahdaviani;Anton Petcherski
Sameer Kalghatgi;Catherine S. Spina;Catherine S. Spina;Catherine S. Spina;James C. Costello;Marc Liesa
Sherene M. Shenouda;Michael E. Widlansky;Kai Chen;Guoquan Xu
Anthony J.A. Molina;Jakob D. Wikstrom;Jakob D. Wikstrom;Linsey Stiles;Linsey Stiles;Guy Las
Sushma Gurumurthy;Stephanie Z. Xie;Brinda Alagesan;Judith Kim
Xingguo Liu;David Weaver;Orian Shirihai;György Hajnóczky
Nika N Danial;Loren D Walensky;Chen-Yu Zhang;Cheol Soo Choi
Jian Hu;Soyoon Sarah Hwang;Soyoon Sarah Hwang;Marc Liesa;Boyi Gan
Martin Picard;Orian S. Shirihai;Benoit J. Gentil;Yan Burelle
Orian S. Shirihai;Orian S. Shirihai;Moshi Song;Gerald W. Dorn
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