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Reuben S. Harris publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Reuben S. Harris sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 333 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Reuben S. Harris D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Reuben S. Harris sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Reuben S. Harris is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the United States. Their research spans biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on molecular biology, oncology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, and cancer research.

Harris's work encompasses multiple areas of study, including:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

They have contributed extensively to the scientific literature with numerous publications in prominent journals and platforms. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Clinical Cancer Research
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Genetics

Some of Harris's recent papers are:

  • "Transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variants with resistance to clinical protease inhibitors," 2023, Science Advances
  • "Mapping clustered mutations in cancer reveals APOBEC3 mutagenesis of ecDNA," 2022, Nature
  • "APOBEC3A catalyzes mutation and drives carcinogenesis in vivo," 2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • "Induction of APOBEC3 Exacerbates DNA Replication Stress and Chromosomal Instability in Early Breast and Lung Cancer Evolution," 2021, Cancer Discovery
  • "SARS-CoV-2 3CL pro mutations selected in a VSV-based system confer resistance to nirmatrelvir, ensitrelvir, and GC376," 2022, Science Translational Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Harris include:

  • Michael A. Carpenter
  • Hideki Aihara
  • Prokopios P. Argyris
  • Nuri A. Temiz
  • Cameron Durfee

Harris's research contributions have earned recognition such as being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • DNA deamination mediates innate immunity to (retro)viral infection

    Michael Malim;Ann Sheehy;Reuben Harris;Kate Bishop

  • AID mutates E. coli suggesting a DNA deamination mechanism for antibody diversification

    Svend K. Petersen-Mahrt;Reuben S. Harris;Michael S. Neuberger

  • APOBEC3B is an enzymatic source of mutation in breast cancer

    Michael B. Burns;Lela Lackey;Michael A. Carpenter;Anurag Rathore

  • Retroviral restriction by APOBEC proteins

    Reuben S. Harris;Mark T. Liddament

  • Evidence for APOBEC3B mutagenesis in multiple human cancers

    Michael B Burns;Nuri A Temiz;Reuben S Harris

  • RNA editing enzyme APOBEC1 and some of its homologs can act as DNA mutators.

    Reuben S. Harris;Svend K. Petersen-Mahrt;Michael S. Neuberger

  • The Vif Protein of HIV Triggers Degradation of the Human Antiretroviral DNA Deaminase APOBEC3G

    Silvestro G Conticello;Reuben S Harris;Michael S Neuberger

  • APOBEC3F properties and hypermutation preferences indicate activity against HIV-1 in vivo.

    Mark T. Liddament;William L. Brown;April J. Schumacher;Reuben S. Harris

  • APOBECs and virus restriction

    Reuben S. Harris;Jaquelin P. Dudley

  • APOBEC Enzymes: Mutagenic Fuel for Cancer Evolution and Heterogeneity

    Charles Swanton;Nicholas McGranahan;Gabriel J. Starrett;Reuben S. Harris

  • Vif hijacks CBF-β to degrade APOBEC3G and promote HIV-1 infection

    Stefanie Jäger;Dong Young Kim;Judd F. Hultquist;Keisuke Shindo

  • Comparison of the differential context-dependence of DNA deamination by APOBEC enzymes: correlation with mutation spectra in vivo.

    Rupert C.L. Beale;Svend K. Petersen-Mahrt;Svend K. Petersen-Mahrt;Ian N. Watt;Reuben S. Harris

  • Quantitative profiling of the full APOBEC3 mRNA repertoire in lymphocytes and tissues: implications for HIV-1 restriction

    Eric W. Refsland;Mark D. Stenglein;Keisuke Shindo;John S. Albin

  • Human and Rhesus APOBEC3D, APOBEC3F, APOBEC3G, and APOBEC3H Demonstrate a Conserved Capacity To Restrict Vif-Deficient HIV-1

    Judd F. Hultquist;Joy A. Lengyel;Eric W. Refsland;Rebecca S. LaRue

  • APOBEC3 proteins mediate the clearance of foreign DNA from human cells.

    Mark D Stenglein;Mark D Stenglein;Michael B Burns;Ming Li;Joy Lengyel

  • The Restriction Factors of Human Immunodeficiency Virus

    Reuben S. Harris;Judd F. Hultquist;David T. Evans

  • Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 cDNAs produced in the presence of APOBEC3G exhibit defects in plus-strand DNA transfer and integration

    Jean L. Mbisa;Rebekah Barr;James A. Thomas;Nick Vandegraaff

  • Structure of the DNA deaminase domain of the HIV-1 restriction factor APOBEC3G

    Kuan Ming Chen;Elena Harjes;Phillip J. Gross;Amr Fahmy

  • APOBEC3B and APOBEC3F Inhibit L1 Retrotransposition by a DNA Deamination-independent Mechanism

    Mark D. Stenglein;Reuben S. Harris

  • The SOS response regulates adaptive mutation

    Gregory J. McKenzie;Reuben S. Harris;Reuben S. Harris;Peter L. Lee;Susan M. Rosenberg;Susan M. Rosenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan M. Rosenberg
Susan M. Rosenberg Baylor College of Medicine
Nevan J. Krogan
Nevan J. Krogan University of California, San Francisco
Yuri L. Lyubchenko
Yuri L. Lyubchenko University of Nebraska Medical Center
Celia A. Schiffer
Celia A. Schiffer University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Charles Swanton
Charles Swanton The Francis Crick Institute
Yoshio Koyanagi
Yoshio Koyanagi Kyoto University
Jeffrey R. Johnson
Jeffrey R. Johnson Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Michael S. Neuberger
Michael S. Neuberger MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Nicholas McGranahan
Nicholas McGranahan University College London
David A. Largaespada
David A. Largaespada University of Minnesota

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