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

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	55	14976	13754	6265	5605	199	11837

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

1263
Citations
Deciphering the Palimpsest: Studying the Relationship Between Morphological Integration and Phenotypic Covariation

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

434
Citations
Cellular biology of fracture healing

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

422
Citations
Patterns of infantile hemangiomas: new clues to hemangioma pathogenesis and embryonic facial development.

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

378
Citations
A zone of frontonasal ectoderm regulates patterning and growth in the face

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

285
Citations
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

268
Citations
Cellular basis for age-related changes in fracture repair.

Chuanyong Lu;Theodore Miclau;Diane Hu;Erik Hansen

264
Citations
Ischemia Leads to Delayed-union during Fracture Healing: A Mouse Model

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

241
Citations
Effects of Aging on Fracture Healing.

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

219
Citations
Temporal perturbations in sonic hedgehog signaling elicit the spectrum of holoprosencephaly phenotypes

Dwight Cordero;Ralph Marcucio;Diane Hu;William Gaffield

212
Citations
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

205
Citations
Stem Cell–Derived Endochondral Cartilage Stimulates Bone Healing by Tissue Transformation

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

200
Citations
Tissue engineering strategies for promoting vascularized bone regeneration

Sarah Almubarak;Hubert Nethercott;Marie Freeberg;Caroline Beaudon

200
Citations
Multiple roles for CCR2 during fracture healing

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

197
Citations
Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase 13 in Both Endochondral and Intramembranous Ossification during Skeletal Regeneration

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

197
Citations
A SHH-responsive signaling center in the forebrain regulates craniofacial morphogenesis via the facial ectoderm

Diane Hu;Ralph S. Marcucio

192
Citations
Action of IL‐1β during fracture healing

Jeffrey Lange;Anna Sapozhnikova;Chuanyong Lu;Diane Hu

186
Citations
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

183
Citations
Effect of age on vascularization during fracture repair

Chuanyong Lu;Erik Hansen;Anna Sapozhnikova;Diane Hu

172
Citations
Mechanisms that Underlie Co-variation of the Brain and Face

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

165
Citations