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Philip E. Branton

Philip E. Branton

McGill University
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
11544
World Ranking
15003
National Ranking
530

Philip E. Branton 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 Philip E. Branton sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 137 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Philip E. Branton 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 Philip E. Branton 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: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% 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

  • 2002 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Philip E. Branton is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and focuses primarily on research within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their research includes significant work in subfields such as Oncology, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their recent scholarly output includes a publication titled The human adenovirus PI3K-Akt activator E4orf1 is targeted by the tumor suppressor p53, released in 2024 in the Journal of Virology.

The main topics reflected in their research encompass:

  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer

Philip E. Branton has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Lilian Göttig
  • Simone Jummer
  • Luisa Staehler
  • Peter Groitl
  • Maryam Karimi

Their publications have appeared in venues such as the Journal of Virology.

In 2002, they were recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, under the Academy of Science category.

Best Publications

  • Viruses and Apoptosis

    Anne Roulston;Richard C. Marcellus;Philip E. Branton

  • Regulation of apoptosis by viral gene products.

    J G Teodoro;P E Branton

  • Degradation of p53 by adenovirus E4orf6 and E1B55K proteins occurs via a novel mechanism involving a Cullin-containing complex

    Emmanuelle Querido;Paola Blanchette;Qin Yan;Takumi Kamura

  • p28 Bap31, a Bcl-2/Bcl-XL- and Procaspase-8–associated Protein in the Endoplasmic Reticulum

    Florence W.H. Ng;Mai Nguyen;Tony Kwan;Philip E. Branton

  • Regulation of p53 levels by the E1B 55-kilodalton protein and E4orf6 in adenovirus-infected cells.

    Emmanuelle Querido;Richard C. Marcellus;Albert Lai;Rachel Charbonneau

  • Binding of pRB to the PHD Protein RBP2 Promotes Cellular Differentiation

    Elizaveta V. Benevolenskaya;Heather L. Murray;Philip Branton;Richard A. Young

  • Mapping of cellular protein-binding sites on the products of early-region 1A of human adenovirus type 5.

    C Egan;T N Jelsma;J A Howe;S T Bayley

  • Detection of cellular proteins associated with human adenovirus type 5 early region 1A polypeptides

    Siu-Pok Yee;Philip E. Branton

  • E4orf4, a Novel Adenovirus Death Factor That Induces p53-independent Apoptosis by a Pathway That Is Not Inhibited by zVAD-fmk

    Josée N. Lavoie;M. Nguyen;R.C. Marcellus;P.E. Branton

  • RBP1 Recruits the mSIN3-Histone Deacetylase Complex to the Pocket of Retinoblastoma Tumor Suppressor Family Proteins Found in Limited Discrete Regions of the Nucleus at Growth Arrest

    Albert Lai;Brian K. Kennedy;David A. Barbie;Nicholas R. Bertos

  • Retinoblastoma growth suppressor and a 300-kDa protein appear to regulate cellular DNA synthesis.

    John A. Howe;Joe S. Mymryk;Cay Egan;Philip E. Branton

  • Role of membrane anchor domain of Bcl-2 in suppression of apoptosis caused by E1B-defective adenovirus

    Mai Nguyen;Philip E. Branton;Paul A. Walton;Zoltan N. Oltvai

  • RBP1 RECRUITS BOTH HISTONE DEACETYLASE-DEPENDENT AND -INDEPENDENT REPRESSION ACTIVITIES TO RETINOBLASTOMA FAMILY PROTEINS

    Albert Lai;Joseph M. Lee;Wen-Ming Yang;James A. DeCaprio

  • MUF1, A Novel Elongin BC-interacting Leucine-rich Repeat Protein That Can Assemble with Cul5 and Rbx1 to Reconstitute a Ubiquitin Ligase

    Takumi Kamura;Dennis Burian;Qin Yan;Qin Yan;Susan L. Schmidt

  • BCL-2 AND ADENOVIRUS E1B 19 KDA PROTEIN PREVENT E1A-INDUCED PROCESSING OF CPP32 AND CLEAVAGE OF POLY(ADP-RIBOSE) POLYMERASE

    C. A. Boulakia;Gang Chen;F. W. H. Ng;J. G. Teodoro

  • The Early Region 4 orf4 Protein of Human Adenovirus Type 5 Induces p53-Independent Cell Death by Apoptosis

    Richard C. Marcellus;Josée N. Lavoie;Dominique Boivin;Gordon C. Shore

  • Adenovirus E1A proteins induce apoptosis by both p53-dependent and p53-independent mechanisms

    J G Teodoro;G C Shore;P E Branton

  • Regulation of p53-dependent apoptosis, transcriptional repression, and cell transformation by phosphorylation of the 55-kilodalton E1B protein of human adenovirus type 5.

    J G Teodoro;P E Branton

  • Identification of Three Functions of the Adenovirus E4orf6 Protein That Mediate p53 Degradation by the E4orf6-E1B55K Complex

    Emmanuelle Querido;Megan R. Morrison;Huan Chu-Pham-Dang;Sarah W.-L. Thirlwell

  • Binding of the Rb1 protein to E1A products is required for adenovirus transformation.

    Egan C;Bayley St;Branton Pe

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon C. Shore
Gordon C. Shore McGill University
Frank L. Graham
Frank L. Graham McMaster University
Thomas Dobner
Thomas Dobner Heinrich-Pette-Institute
Joan Weliky Conaway
Joan Weliky Conaway The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Silvia Bacchetti
Silvia Bacchetti McMaster University
William G. Kaelin
William G. Kaelin Harvard University
Qin Yan
Qin Yan Yale University
Ronald C. Conaway
Ronald C. Conaway The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Donald W. Nicholson
Donald W. Nicholson MSD (United States)
Anne-Claude Gingras
Anne-Claude Gingras Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

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