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Rafael Fridman

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
16826
World Ranking
5706
National Ranking
2703

Rafael Fridman 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 Rafael Fridman sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 173 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.

Rafael Fridman 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 Rafael Fridman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rafael Fridman is affiliated with Wayne State University in the United States and has contributed notably to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research scope covers several specialized subfields including Immunology and Allergy, Cell Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, and Molecular Biology.

Their work primarily focuses on topics such as Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms, Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis, Platelet Disorders and Treatments, Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, and Caveolin-1 and cellular processes.

Rafael Fridman's frequent co-authors include Anjum Sohail, Marco Prunotto, Seongho Kim, Jin-Ju Kim, and Judith Molina David.

The scientist has published papers in several venues, with multiple contributions to EBioMedicine and Scientific Reports, and additional publications in American Journal Of Pathology, Cancer Cell International, and Cells.

Recent publications by Rafael Fridman include:

  • Discoidin domain receptor 1 activation links extracellular matrix to podocyte lipotoxicity in Alport syndrome (2020, EBioMedicine)
  • Discoidin Domain Receptor 1 (DDR1) Is Necessary for Tissue Homeostasis in Pancreatic Injury and Pathogenesis of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (2020, American Journal Of Pathology)
  • Establishment of Structure-Function Relationship of Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 for Its Interaction with CD63: Implication for Cancer Therapy (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Discoidin Domain Receptors, DDR1b and DDR2, Promote Tumour Growth within Collagen but DDR1b Suppresses Experimental Lung Metastasis in HT1080 Xenografts (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Expression and subcellular localization of Discoidin Domain Receptor 1 (DDR1) define prostate cancer aggressiveness (2021, Cancer Cell International)

Best Publications

  • A Highly Specific Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Rescues Laminin from Proteolysis and Neurons from Apoptosis in Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia

    Zezong Gu;Jiankun Cui;Stephen Brown;Rafael Fridman

  • Discoidin domain receptor tyrosine kinases: new players in cancer progression.

    Rajeshwari R. Valiathan;Marta Marco;Birgit Leitinger;Celina G. Kleer

  • Type IV collagenase(s) and TIMPs modulate endothelial cell morphogenesis in vitro

    H. William Schnaper;H. William Schnaper;Derrick S. Grant;William G. Stetler-Stevenson;Rafael Fridman

  • Galectin-3 is a novel substrate for human matrix metalloproteinases-2 and -9.

    Josiah Ochieng;Rafael Fridman;Pratima Nangia-Makker;David E. Kleiner

  • Interaction of endothelial cells with a laminin A chain peptide (SIKVAV) in vitro and induction of angiogenic behavior in vivo.

    Derrick S. Grant;James L. Kinsella;Rafael Fridman;Robert Auerbach

  • Domain structure of human 72-kDa gelatinase/Type IV collagenase: Characterization of proteolytic activity and identification of the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) binding regions

    Rafael Fridman;Thomas R. Fuerst;Robert E. Bird;Matti Hoyhtya

  • Processing, shedding, and endocytosis of membrane type 1-matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP).

    Pamela Osenkowski;Marta Toth;Rafael Fridman

  • Pro-MMP-9 activation by the MT1-MMP/MMP-2 axis and MMP-3: role of TIMP-2 and plasma membranes.

    Marta Toth;Irina Chvyrkova;M.Margarida Bernardo;Sonia Hernandez-Barrantes

  • MMP-2 colocalizes with caveolae on the surface of endothelial cells.

    Alain Puyraimond;Rafael Fridman;Monique Lemesle;Brigitte Arbeille

  • Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 protects human breast epithelial cells against intrinsic apoptotic cell death via the focal adhesion kinase/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and MAPK signaling pathway.

    Xu Wen Liu;M. Margarida Bernardo;Rafael Fridman;Hyeong Reh Choi Kim

  • TIMP-2 (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2) regulates MMP-2 (matrix metalloproteinase-2) activity in the extracellular environment after pro-MMP-2 activation by MT1 (membrane type 1)-MMP.

    M Margarida Bernardo;Rafael Fridman

  • Enhanced expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) in the stroma of breast carcinomas correlates with tumor recurrence

    Daniel W. Visscher;Matti Höyhtyä;Susan K. Ottosen;Chi‐Ming ‐M Liang

  • Regulation of membrane type-matrix metalloproteinases.

    Sonia Hernandez-Barrantes;Margarida Bernardo;Marta Toth;Rafael Fridman

  • Cell surface association of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (gelatinase B)

    Rafael Fridman;Marta Toth;Irina Chvyrkova;Samy O. Meroueh

  • Characterization of the Monomeric and Dimeric Forms of Latent and Active Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 DIFFERENTIAL RATES FOR ACTIVATION BY STROMELYSIN 1

    Matthew W. Olson;M. Margarida Bernardo;Martin Pietila;David C. Gervasi

  • Differential inhibition of membrane type 3 (MT3)-matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) and MT1-MMP by tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-2 and TIMP-3 regulates pro-MMP-2 activation

    Huiren Zhao;M. Margarida Bernardo;Pamela Osenkowski;Anjum Sohail

  • High Affinity Binding of Latent Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 to the α2(IV) Chain of Collagen IV

    Matthew W. Olson;Marta Toth;David C. Gervasi;Yoshikazu Sado

  • Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-2 acts synergistically with synthetic matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitors but not with TIMP-4 to enhance the (Membrane type 1)-MMP-dependent activation of pro-MMP-2.

    Marta Toth;M. Margarida Bernardo;David C. Gervasi;Paul D. Soloway

  • Maspin expression inhibits osteolysis, tumor growth, and angiogenesis in a model of prostate cancer bone metastasis.

    Michael L. Cher;Hector R. Biliran;Sunita Bhagat;Yonghong Meng

  • Proteolysis of Aβ Peptide from Alzheimer Disease Brain by Gelatinase A

    A.E. Roher;T.C. Kasunic;A.S. Woods;R.J. Cotter

Frequent Co-Authors

Shahriar Mobashery
Shahriar Mobashery University of Notre Dame
Gregg B. Fields
Gregg B. Fields Florida Atlantic University
Israel Vlodavsky
Israel Vlodavsky Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Zvi Fuks
Zvi Fuks Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Bonnie F. Sloane
Bonnie F. Sloane Wayne State University
Avraham Raz
Avraham Raz Wayne State University
Irit Sagi
Irit Sagi Weizmann Institute of Science
Linda D. Hazlett
Linda D. Hazlett Wayne State University
Hynda K. Kleinman
Hynda K. Kleinman George Washington University
Paul D. Soloway
Paul D. Soloway Cornell University

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