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Raymond L. Erikson

Raymond L. Erikson

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
85
Citations
26636
World Ranking
851
National Ranking
448

Raymond L. Erikson publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Raymond L. Erikson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 191 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Raymond L. Erikson D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Raymond L. Erikson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1984 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1983 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1982 - Robert Koch Prize

Overview

Raymond L. Erikson was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to the academic community primarily through research in the field associated with this affiliation.

They received several recognitions during their career, including the Robert Koch Prize in 1982, followed by election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1983. The following year, in 1984, they were named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Their work has been acknowledged by prestigious institutions indicating notable involvement in scientific research. However, specific details regarding research topics, publications, or collaborations are not documented here.

Best Publications

  • EXPRESSION OF A MITOGEN-RESPONSIVE GENE ENCODING PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE IS REGULATED BY MRNA SPLICING

    Weilin Xie;Jeffrey G. Chipman;Donald L. Robertson;R. L. Erikson

  • Protein kinase activity associated with the avian sarcoma virus src gene product.

    Marc S. Collett;R. L. Erikson

  • The primary structure of MEK, a protein kinase that phosphorylates the ERK gene product

    Craig M. Crews;Alessandro Alessandrini;Raymond L. Erikson

  • Identification of a transformation-specific antigen induced by an avian sarcoma virus.

    Joan S. Brugge;R. L. Erikson

  • Evidence that the Rous sarcoma virus transforming gene product phosphorylates phosphatidylinositol and diacylglycerol

    Yoshikazu Sugimoto;Malcolm Whitman;Lewis C. Cantley;R. L. Erikson

  • Polo-like kinase (Plk)1 depletion induces apoptosis in cancer cells

    Xiaoqi Liu;Raymond L. Erikson

  • Extracellular signals and reversible protein phosphorylation: What to Mek of it all

    Craig M. Crews;Raymond L. Erikson

  • The specific interaction of the Rous sarcoma virus transforming protein, pp60src, with two cellular proteins

    Joan S. Brugge;E. Erikson;R.L. Erikson

  • Identification of a phorbol ester-repressible v-src-inducible gene.

    Daniel L. Simmons;Daniel B. Levy;Yvonne Yannoni;R. L. Erikson

  • Normal Cells, but Not Cancer Cells, Survive Severe Plk1 Depletion

    Xiaoqi Liu;Ming Lei;Raymond L. Erikson

  • Plk is an M-phase-specific protein kinase and interacts with a kinesin-like protein, CHO1/MKLP-1.

    Kyung S. Lee;Yi Lu O. Yuan;Ryoko Kuriyama;Raymond L. Erikson

  • Structural analysis of the avian sarcoma virus transforming protein: sites of phosphorylation.

    M S Collett;E Erikson;R L Erikson

  • Reconstitution of the Raf-1-MEK-ERK signal transduction pathway in vitro.

    S. G. Macdonald;C. M. Crews;Lelia Wu;J. Driller

  • A Xenopus ribosomal protein S6 kinase has two apparent kinase domains that are each similar to distinct protein kinases.

    Steven W. Jones;Eleanor Erikson;John Blenis;James L. Maller

  • Mutation of the polo-box disrupts localization and mitotic functions of the mammalian polo kinase Plk

    Kyung S. Lee;Tallessyn Z. Grenfell;Frederic R. Yarm;Raymond L. Erikson

  • Structure, expression, and regulation of protein kinases involved in the phosphorylation of ribosomal protein S6.

    R L Erikson

  • Purification of a murine protein-tyrosine/threonine kinase that phosphorylates and activates the Erk-1 gene product : relationship to the fission yeast byr1 gene product

    Craig M. Crews;R. L. Erikson

  • Identification of a polypeptide encoded by the avian sarcoma virus src gene.

    A. F. Purchio;Eleanor Erikson;Joan S. Brugge;R. L. Erikson

  • Cloning of a cDNA for a major human protein-tyrosine-phosphatase.

    Jonathan Chernoff;Andrea R. Schievella;Christine A. Jost;R. L. Erikson

  • Characterization of a normal avian cell protein related to the avian sarcoma virus transforming gene product.

    Marc S. Collett;Joan S. Brugge;R.L. Erikson

Frequent Co-Authors

Joan S. Brugge
Joan S. Brugge Harvard University
John Blenis
John Blenis Cornell University
Craig M. Crews
Craig M. Crews Yale University
Yong Tae Kwon
Yong Tae Kwon Seoul National University
Marc S. Collett
Marc S. Collett Takeda (United States)
Ki Won Lee
Ki Won Lee Seoul National University
Jonathan Chernoff
Jonathan Chernoff Fox Chase Cancer Center
Daniel P. Kiehart
Daniel P. Kiehart Duke University
Lewis C. Cantley
Lewis C. Cantley Harvard University
Zigang Dong
Zigang Dong University of Minnesota

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