2026 Ramesh A. Shivdasani: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	97	594	531	326	288	207	33349
Medicine	97	9308	8735	4803	4441	224	33712

Research.com Recognitions

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

Ramesh A. Shivdasani is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these areas, key subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Oncology, Genetics, Surgery, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's work addresses several major topics:

Cancer Cells and Metastasis
Digestive system and related health
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
Pancreatic function and diabetes
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Shivdasani has contributed extensively in various publication venues, with frequent appearances in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Cell stem cell
Gastroenterology
Developmental Cell
Nature

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Shivdasani include:

Distinct Mesenchymal Cell Populations Generate the Essential Intestinal BMP Signaling Gradient (2020, Cell stem cell)
Ascl2-Dependent Cell Dedifferentiation Drives Regeneration of Ablated Intestinal Stem Cells (2020, Cell stem cell)
Cellular and molecular architecture of the intestinal stem cell niche (2020, Nature Cell Biology)
Replicational Dilution of H3K27me3 in Mammalian Cells and the Role of Poised Promoters (2020, Molecular Cell)
Hedgehog-Activated Fat4 and PCP Pathways Mediate Mesenchymal Cell Clustering and Villus Formation in Gut Development (2020, Developmental Cell)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Shariq Madha, Pratik Singh, Guodong Tie, Neil McCarthy, and Unmesh Jadhav.

Ramesh A. Shivdasani was awarded membership in the Association of American Physicians, highlighting recognition within their professional community.

Best Publications

Genomic analysis identifies association of Fusobacterium with colorectal carcinoma

Aleksandar D. Kostic;Dirk Gevers;Chandra Sekhar Pedamallu;Chandra Sekhar Pedamallu;Monia Michaud

2201
Citations
Absence of blood formation in mice lacking the T-cell leukaemia oncoprotein tal-1/SCL.

Ramesh A. Shivdasani;Erica L. Mayer;Erica L. Mayer;Stuart H. Orkin;Stuart H. Orkin

1176
Citations
SOX2 is an amplified lineage-survival oncogene in lung and esophageal squamous cell carcinomas

Adam J. Bass;Adam J. Bass;Hideo Watanabe;Hideo Watanabe;Craig H. Mermel;Craig H. Mermel;Soyoung Yu

1067
Citations
Transcription factor NF-E2 is required for platelet formation independent of the actions of thrombopoietin/MGDF in megakaryocyte development.

Ramesh A Shivdasani;Margery F Rosenblatt;Dorothea Zucker-Franklin;Carl W Jackson

856
Citations
Small-molecule antagonists of the oncogenic Tcf/β-catenin protein complex

Maina Lepourcelet;Ying-Nan P. Chen;Huisheng Wang

851
Citations
The transcriptional control of hematopoiesis.

Ramesh A. Shivdasani;Stuart H. Orkin

851
Citations
A lineage‐selective knockout establishes the critical role of transcription factor GATA‐1 in megakaryocyte growth and platelet development

Ramesh A. Shivdasani;Yuko Fujiwara;Yuko Fujiwara;Yuko Fujiwara;Michael A. McDevitt;Stuart H. Orkin

820
Citations
Dynamic Visualization of Thrombopoiesis Within Bone Marrow

Tobias Junt;Harald Schulze;Zhao Chen;Steffen Massberg

791
Citations
CDK8 is a colorectal cancer oncogene that regulates β-catenin activity

Ron Firestein;Adam Bass;So Young Kim;Ian Frederick Dunn

780
Citations
The 8q24 cancer risk variant rs6983267 shows long-range interaction with MYC in colorectal cancer.

Mark M. Pomerantz;Nasim Ahmadiyeh;Nasim Ahmadiyeh;Li Jia;Paula Herman

771
Citations
Activation of ERBB2 Signaling Causes Resistance to the EGFR-Directed Therapeutic Antibody Cetuximab

Kimio Yonesaka;Kreshnik Zejnullahu;Isamu Okamoto;Taroh Satoh

700
Citations
Blood platelets are assembled principally at the ends of proplatelet processes produced by differentiated megakaryocytes.

Joseph E. Italiano;Patrick Lecine;Ramesh A. Shivdasani;John H. Hartwig;John H. Hartwig

699
Citations
MicroRNAs : regulators of gene expression and cell differentiation

Ramesh A. Shivdasani

603
Citations
Regulation of gene expression with double-stranded phosphorothioate oligonucleotides.

Anna Bielinska;Ramesh A. Shivdasani;Liquan Zhang;Gary J. Nabel

545
Citations
Profiling Critical Cancer Gene Mutations in Clinical Tumor Samples

Laura E. MacConaill;Catarina D. Campbell;Sarah M. Kehoe;Adam J. Bass

429
Citations
The androgen receptor cistrome is extensively reprogrammed in human prostate tumorigenesis

Mark M Pomerantz;Fugen Li;David Y Takeda;David Y Takeda;Romina Lenci

420
Citations
Consequences of GATA-1 Deficiency in Megakaryocytes and Platelets

Paresh Vyas;Kenneth Ault;Carl W. Jackson;Stuart H. Orkin

413
Citations
Prognostic and predictive value of common mutations for treatment response and survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

J Souglakos;J Philips;R Wang;S Marwah

376
Citations
Anion Exchanger 1 (Band 3) Is Required to Prevent Erythrocyte Membrane Surface Loss but Not to Form the Membrane Skeleton

Luanne L Peters;Ramesh A Shivdasani;Shih-Chun Liu;Manjit Hanspal

346
Citations
Somatic mutation of CDKN1B in small intestine neuroendocrine tumors

Joshua M Francis;Joshua M Francis;Adam Kiezun;Alex H Ramos;Alex H Ramos;Stefano Serra

342
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart H. Orkin Harvard University

Joseph E. Italiano Boston Children's Hospital

Shuji Ogino Brigham and Women's Hospital

John H. Hartwig Brigham and Women's Hospital

Matthew Meyerson Harvard University

William C. Hahn Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Matthew H. Kulke Boston Medical Center

Myles Brown Harvard University

X. Shirley Liu Harvard University

Yuko Fujiwara Harvard University

External Links

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