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Ralph S. Marcucio

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
11837
World Ranking
14976
National Ranking
6265

Ralph S. Marcucio publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 199 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Ralph S. Marcucio 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 Ralph S. Marcucio sits on this spectrum.

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25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

Ralph S. Marcucio is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within biological and medical sciences, with a primary focus on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine.

Their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Surgery, Immunology, and Epidemiology. Marcucio's scientific work concentrates on several specialized research topics:

  • Morphological variations and asymmetry
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Cleft Lip and Palate Research
  • Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies
  • Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
  • Bone fractures and treatments
  • Connective tissue disorders research

Marcucio has authored numerous papers, notably the following recent publications:

  • Age-related changes to macrophages are detrimental to fracture healing in mice (2020, Aging Cell)
  • A Registration and Deep Learning Approach to Automated Landmark Detection for Geometric Morphometrics (2020, Evolutionary Biology)
  • Local injections of β-NGF accelerates endochondral fracture repair by promoting cartilage to bone conversion (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • The Contribution of Macrophages in Old Mice to Periodontal Disease (2021, Journal of Dental Research)
  • Blocking Kv1.3 potassium channels prevents postoperative neuroinflammation and cognitive decline without impairing wound healing in mice (2020, British Journal of Anaesthesia)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Marcucio include:

  • Benedikt Hallgrímsson
  • Marta Vidal-García
  • Theodore Miclau
  • Lucas Lo Vercio
  • Rebecca M. Green

Marcucio's work has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®
  • Developmental Dynamics
  • Aging Cell

In 2006, Marcucio was awarded the Hellman Fellow recognition.

Best Publications

  • The Collaborative Cross, a community resource for the genetic analysis of complex traits

    Gary A. Churchill;David C. Airey;Hooman Allayee;Joe M. Angel

  • Deciphering the Palimpsest: Studying the Relationship Between Morphological Integration and Phenotypic Covariation

    Benedikt Hallgrímsson;Heather Jamniczky;Nathan M. Young;Campbell Rolian

  • Cellular biology of fracture healing

    Chelsea S. Bahney;Robert L. Zondervan;Patrick Allison;Alekos Theologis

  • Patterns of infantile hemangiomas: new clues to hemangioma pathogenesis and embryonic facial development.

    Anita N. Haggstrom;Edward J. Lammer;Richard A. Schneider;Ralph Marcucio

  • A zone of frontonasal ectoderm regulates patterning and growth in the face

    Diane Hu;Ralph S. Marcucio;Jill A. Helms

  • Molecular interactions coordinating the development of the forebrain and face

    Ralph S. Marcucio;Dwight R. Cordero;Dwight R. Cordero;Diane Hu;Jill A. Helms;Jill A. Helms

  • Cellular basis for age-related changes in fracture repair.

    Chuanyong Lu;Theodore Miclau;Diane Hu;Erik Hansen

  • Ischemia Leads to Delayed-union during Fracture Healing: A Mouse Model

    Chuanyong Lu;Theodore Miclau;Diane Hu;Ralph S. Marcucio

  • Effects of Aging on Fracture Healing.

    Dan Clark;Dan Clark;Mary Nakamura;Ted Miclau;Ted Miclau;Ralph Marcucio;Ralph Marcucio

  • Temporal perturbations in sonic hedgehog signaling elicit the spectrum of holoprosencephaly phenotypes

    Dwight Cordero;Ralph Marcucio;Diane Hu;William Gaffield

  • Cartilage to bone transformation during fracture healing is coordinated by the invading vasculature and induction of the core pluripotency genes

    Diane P. Hu;Federico Ferro;Frank Yang;Aaron J. Taylor

  • Stem Cell–Derived Endochondral Cartilage Stimulates Bone Healing by Tissue Transformation

    Chelsea S Bahney;Diane P Hu;Aaron J Taylor;Federico Ferro

  • Tissue engineering strategies for promoting vascularized bone regeneration

    Sarah Almubarak;Hubert Nethercott;Marie Freeberg;Caroline Beaudon

  • Multiple roles for CCR2 during fracture healing

    Zhiqing Xing;Chuanyong Lu;Diane Hu;Yan Yiu Yu

  • Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase 13 in Both Endochondral and Intramembranous Ossification during Skeletal Regeneration

    Danielle J. Behonick;Zhiqing Xing;Shirley Lieu;Jenni M. Buckley

  • A SHH-responsive signaling center in the forebrain regulates craniofacial morphogenesis via the facial ectoderm

    Diane Hu;Ralph S. Marcucio

  • Action of IL‐1β during fracture healing

    Jeffrey Lange;Anna Sapozhnikova;Chuanyong Lu;Diane Hu

  • Differentiation of avian craniofacial muscles: I. Patterns of early regulatory gene expression and myosin heavy chain synthesis.

    Drew M. Noden;Ralph Marcucio;Anne‐Gaëlle Borycki;Charles P. Emerson

  • Effect of age on vascularization during fracture repair

    Chuanyong Lu;Erik Hansen;Anna Sapozhnikova;Diane Hu

  • Mechanisms that Underlie Co-variation of the Brain and Face

    Ralph S. Marcucio;Nathan M. Young;Diane Hu;Benedikt Hallgrimsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Benedikt Hallgrímsson
Benedikt Hallgrímsson Alberta Children's Hospital
Mary C. Nakamura
Mary C. Nakamura University of California, San Francisco
James M. Cheverud
James M. Cheverud Loyola University Chicago
Jill A. Helms
Jill A. Helms Stanford University
Richard A. Spritz
Richard A. Spritz University of Colorado Denver
Daniel Pomp
Daniel Pomp University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Paul A. Trainor
Paul A. Trainor University of Kansas
Kurt D. Hankenson
Kurt D. Hankenson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Peter V. Giannoudis
Peter V. Giannoudis University of Leeds
Eben Alsberg
Eben Alsberg University of Illinois at Chicago

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