2026 Ralph J. DeBerardinis: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	116	735	655	467	406	606	89362
Medicine	116	4251	3982	2326	2152	659	89381

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Biology and Biochemistry

116

735

655

467

406

606

89362

Medicine

116

4251

3982

2326

2152

659

89381

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index

116

Citations

89362

World Ranking

735

National Ranking

467

Medicine

D-Index

116

Citations

89381

World Ranking

4251

National Ranking

2326

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Ralph J. DeBerardinis is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Medicine. Within these domains, their work addresses specialized subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Oncology, Immunology, and Genetics.

The principal topics of DeBerardinis's research include:

Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
RNA Modifications and Cancer
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
Biochemical and Molecular Research

DeBerardinis has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Cancer Research
Science Advances
Nature Metabolism
Science

Among recent papers, the following are notable:

"Metabolic reprogramming and cancer progression," 2020, Science
"We need to talk about the Warburg effect," 2020, Nature Metabolism
"Mechanical regulation of glycolysis via cytoskeleton architecture," 2020, Nature
"Apoptotic cell death in disease-Current understanding of the NCCD 2023," 2023, Cell Death and Differentiation
"Tumor Microenvironment, Metabolism, and Immunotherapy," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine

Their frequent collaborators include:

Lauren G. Zacharias
Feng Cai
Hieu Vu
Ling Cai
Brandon Faubert

Ralph J. DeBerardinis has been recognized with the following awards:

Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2020
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

6452
Citations
THE BIOLOGY OF CANCER: METABOLIC REPROGRAMMING FUELS CELL GROWTH AND PROLIFERATION

Ralph J. DeBerardinis;Julian J. Lum;Georgia Hatzivassiliou;Craig B. Thompson

4551
Citations
Beyond aerobic glycolysis : Transformed cells can engage in glutamine metabolism that exceeds the requirement for protein and nucleotide synthesis

Ralph J. DeBerardinis;Anthony Mancuso;Evgueni Daikhin;Ilana Nissim

2831
Citations
Fundamentals of cancer metabolism

Ralph J. DeBerardinis;Navdeep S. Chandel

2634
Citations
Myc regulates a transcriptional program that stimulates mitochondrial glutaminolysis and leads to glutamine addiction

David R. Wise;Ralph J. Deberardinis;Anthony Mancuso;Nabil Sayed

2135
Citations
Understanding the Intersections between Metabolism and Cancer Biology

Matthew G. Vander Heiden;Matthew G. Vander Heiden;Ralph J. DeBerardinis

1875
Citations
Toll-like Receptor-Induced Changes in Glycolytic Metabolism Regulate Dendritic Cell Activation

Connie M. Krawczyk;Connie M. Krawczyk;Thomas Holowka;Jie Sun;Julianna Blagih

1545
Citations
Metabolic reprogramming and cancer progression

Brandon Faubert;Ashley Solmonson;Ralph J. DeBerardinis

1520
Citations
Q's next: the diverse functions of glutamine in metabolism, cell biology and cancer.

Ralph J. DeBerardinis;Tzuling Cheng

1442
Citations
Role of PFKFB3-Driven Glycolysis in Vessel Sprouting

Katrien De Bock;Maria Georgiadou;Sandra Schoors;Anna Kuchnio

1426
Citations
Metabolic pathways promoting cancer cell survival and growth.

Lindsey K. Boroughs;Ralph J. DeBerardinis

1382
Citations
Reductive carboxylation supports growth in tumour cells with defective mitochondria

Andrew R. Mullen;William W. Wheaton;Eunsook S. Jin;Pei Hsuan Chen

1372
Citations
Glutamine and cancer: cell biology, physiology, and clinical opportunities.

Christopher T. Hensley;Ajla T. Wasti;Ralph J. DeBerardinis

1273
Citations
Brick by brick: metabolism and tumor cell growth.

Ralph J. DeBerardinis;Nabil Sayed;Dara Ditsworth;Craig B. Thompson

1214
Citations
High Frequency Retrotransposition in Cultured Mammalian Cells

John V. Moran;Susan E. Holmes;Thierry P. Naas;Ralph J. DeBerardinis

1194
Citations
Oxidative stress inhibits distant metastasis by human melanoma cells

Elena Piskounova;Michalis Agathocleous;Malea M. Murphy;Zeping Hu

1167
Citations
The distinct metabolic profile of hematopoietic stem cells reflects their location in a hypoxic niche

Tugba Simsek;Fatih Kocabas;Junke Zheng;Ralph J. DeBerardinis

1132
Citations
Systemic Treatment with the Antidiabetic Drug Metformin Selectively Impairs p53-Deficient Tumor Cell Growth

Monica Buzzai;Russell G. Jones;Ravi K. Amaravadi;Julian J. Lum

1108
Citations
Lactate Metabolism in Human Lung Tumors

Brandon Faubert;Kevin Y. Li;Ling Cai;Christopher T. Hensley

1071
Citations
Autophagy in metazoans: cell survival in the land of plenty

Julian J. Lum;Ralph J. DeBerardinis;Ralph J. DeBerardinis;Craig B. Thompson

1003
Citations