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Rena N. D'Souza publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rena N. D'Souza sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 133 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Rena N. D'Souza 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 Rena N. D'Souza sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Rena N. D'Souza is a researcher affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their work spans several interdisciplinary areas within biomedicine, focusing on molecular biology, genetics, and medicine. The main fields of study for D'Souza include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a notable emphasis on Molecular Biology and Genetics as subfields.

The research topics covered in their work include dental development and anomalies, cleft lip and palate research, craniofacial disorders and treatments, health and medical research impacts, dental health and care utilization, dental research and COVID-19, and oral microbiology and periodontitis research. These topics illustrate a blend of molecular mechanisms with applied dental and craniofacial health research.

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by D'Souza include:

  • The All of Us Research Program is an opportunity to enhance the diversity of US biomedical research, 2024, Nature Medicine
  • Multimodal spatiotemporal transcriptomic resolution of embryonic palate osteogenesis, 2023, Nature Communications
  • FAM20B-catalyzed glycosaminoglycans control murine tooth number by restricting FGFR2b signaling, 2020, BMC Biology
  • Innovative Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics in Cleft Palate Tissue Engineering, 2020, Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews
  • Pax9's dual roles in modulating Wnt signaling during murine palatogenesis, 2020, Developmental Dynamics

Frequent coauthors in D'Souza's research include Jeremie D. Oliver, Daniela M. Roth, Resmi Raju, Fábio R. Faucz, and James Iben. This highlights a collaborative approach across multiple researchers with expertise likely aligned to the overlapping topics of molecular biology and craniofacial research.

Their publications are often featured in journals and venues such as the Journal of Dental Research, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Physiology, The Journal of the American Dental Association, and UNC Libraries, indicating a focus on both peer-reviewed research and preprint dissemination in fields intersecting dentistry and molecular biology.

In recognition of their contributions to science, Rena N. D'Souza was awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Mutation of PAX9 is associated with oligodontia

    David W. Stockton;Parimal Das;Monica Goldenberg;Rena N. D'Souza

  • Cellular, molecular, and genetic determinants of tooth eruption.

    G.E. Wise;S. Frazier-Bowers;R.N. D’Souza

  • Periapical inflammatory responses and their modulation.

    P. Stashenko;Ricardo Palmier Teles;R. D'Souza

  • Dentin Sialophosphoprotein Knockout Mouse Teeth Display Widened Predentin Zone and Develop Defective Dentin Mineralization Similar to Human Dentinogenesis Imperfecta Type III

    Taduru Sreenath;Tamizchelvi Thyagarajan;Bradford Hall;Glenn Longenecker

  • Gene expression patterns of murine dentin matrix protein 1 (Dmp1) and dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP) suggest distinct developmental functions in vivo

    R. N. D'souza;A. Cavender;G. Sunavala;J. Alvarez

  • Cbfa1 is required for epithelial-mesenchymal interactions regulating tooth development in mice

    Rena N. D'Souza;Thomas Åberg;Joel Gaikwad;Adriana Cavender

  • Dentin Conditioning Codetermines Cell Fate in Regenerative Endodontics

    Kerstin M. Galler;Rena N. D’Souza;Marianne Federlin;Adriana C. Cavender

  • Self-Assembling Multidomain Peptide Hydrogels: Designed Susceptibility to Enzymatic Cleavage Allows Enhanced Cell Migration and Spreading

    Kerstin M. Galler;Lorenzo Aulisa;Katherine R. Regan;Rena N. D’Souza

  • Genomic Organization, Chromosomal Mapping, and Promoter Analysis of the Mouse Dentin Sialophosphoprotein (Dspp) Gene, Which Codes for Both Dentin Sialoprotein and Dentin Phosphoprotein

    Jian Q. Feng;Xianghong Luan;John Wallace;Dai Jing

  • A customized self-assembling peptide hydrogel for dental pulp tissue engineering.

    Kerstin M. Galler;Jeffrey D. Hartgerink;Adriana C. Cavender;Gottfried Schmalz

  • Scaffolds for dental pulp tissue engineering.

    Kerstin M. Galler;R. N. D’Souza;J. D. Hartgerink;G. Schmalz

  • Dentin Matrix Protein 1 (DMP1): New and Important Roles for Biomineralization and Phosphate Homeostasis

    C. Qin;R. D’Souza;J.Q. Feng

  • A Novel Mutation in Human PAX9 Causes Molar Oligodontia

    S. A. Frazier-Bowers;D. C. Guo;A. I Cavender;L. Xue

  • Haploinsufficiency of PAX9 is associated with autosomal dominant hypodontia.

    Parimal Das;David W. Stockton;Christopher Bauer;Lisa G. Shaffer

  • Self-Assembling Peptide Amphiphile Nanofibers as a Scaffold for Dental Stem Cells

    Kerstin M. Galler;Adriana Cavender;Virany Yuwono;He Dong

  • Genes affecting tooth morphogenesis.

    Hitesh Kapadia;Gabriele Mues;Rena D'Souza

  • DNA fragmentation during bone formation in neonatal rodents assessed by transferase-mediated end labeling

    A. L. J. J. Bronckers;W. Goei;G. Luo;G. Karsenty

  • The matrix Gla protein gene is a marker of the chondrogenesis cell lineage during mouse development

    Guangbin Luo;Rena D'Souza;Deborah Hogue;Gerard Karsenty

  • Isolation, characterization and immunolocalization of a 53-kDal dentin sialoprotein (DSP).

    William T. Butler;Meera Bhown;Jan C. Brunn;Rena N. D'Souza

  • Functional Consequences of Interactions between Pax9 and Msx1 Genes in Normal and Abnormal Tooth Development

    Takuya Ogawa;Hitesh Kapadia;Hitesh Kapadia;Jian Q. Feng;Rajendra Raghow

Frequent Co-Authors

Chunlin Qin
Chunlin Qin Texas A&M University
Jeffrey D. Hartgerink
Jeffrey D. Hartgerink Rice University
Gottfried Schmalz
Gottfried Schmalz University of Bern
Jian Q. Feng
Jian Q. Feng Texas A&M University
Mary MacDougall
Mary MacDougall University of British Columbia
Gerard Karsenty
Gerard Karsenty Columbia University
Pascal Schneider
Pascal Schneider University of Lausanne
William T. Butler
William T. Butler The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ashok B. Kulkarni
Ashok B. Kulkarni National Institutes of Health
Pragna Patel
Pragna Patel Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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