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Rhonda Bassel-Duby 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 Rhonda Bassel-Duby sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 295 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rhonda Bassel-Duby 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 Rhonda Bassel-Duby sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 123 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rhonda Bassel-Duby is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their research portfolio covers a broad range of topics within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on medicine.

The main fields of study for Rhonda Bassel-Duby include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, their subfields of specialization encompass:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Genetics
  • Cancer Research
  • Surgery

Their research addresses several key topics, notably:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies

Rhonda Bassel-Duby has contributed to a number of scientific publications, including these recent papers:

  • Precise correction of Duchenne muscular dystrophy exon deletion mutations by base and prime editing, 2021, Science Advances
  • Cell-Type-Specific Gene Regulatory Networks Underlying Murine Neonatal Heart Regeneration at Single-Cell Resolution, 2020, Cell Reports
  • Dynamic Transcriptional Responses to Injury of Regenerative and Non-regenerative Cardiomyocytes Revealed by Single-Nucleus RNA Sequencing, 2020, Developmental Cell
  • Enhanced CRISPR-Cas9 correction of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in mice by a self-complementary AAV delivery system, 2020, Science Advances
  • Degenerative and regenerative pathways underlying Duchenne muscular dystrophy revealed by single-nucleus RNA sequencing, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors working in collaboration with Rhonda Bassel-Duby include:

  • Eric N. Olson
  • Ning Liu
  • Kenian Chen
  • Lin Xu
  • John McAnally

The scientist's work is published predominantly in these venues:

  • Circulation Research
  • Circulation
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Developmental Cell

Best Publications

  • Transcriptional co-activator PGC-1α drives the formation of slow-twitch muscle fibres

    Jiandie Lin;Hai Wu;Paul T. Tarr;Chen Yu Zhang

  • The Endothelial-Specific MicroRNA miR-126 Governs Vascular Integrity and Angiogenesis

    Shusheng Wang;Arin B Aurora;Brett A. Johnson;Xiaoxia Qi

  • Exercise-induced BCL2-regulated autophagy is required for muscle glucose homeostasis

    Congcong He;Michael C. Bassik;Michael C. Bassik;Viviana Moresi;Kai Sun;Kai Sun

  • Heart repair by reprogramming non-myocytes with cardiac transcription factors

    Kunhua Song;Young Jae Nam;Xiang Luo;Xiaoxia Qi

  • A calcineurin-dependent transcriptional pathway controls skeletal muscle fiber type

    Eva R. Chin;Eric N. Olson;James A. Richardson;Quan Yang

  • A Micropeptide Encoded by a Putative Long Noncoding RNA Regulates Muscle Performance

    Douglas M. Anderson;Kelly M. Anderson;Chi Lun Chang;Catherine A. Makarewich

  • microRNA-133a regulates cardiomyocyte proliferation and suppresses smooth muscle gene expression in the heart

    Ning Liu;Svetlana Bezprozvannaya;Andrew H. Williams;Xiaoxia Qi

  • Postnatal genome editing partially restores dystrophin expression in a mouse model of muscular dystrophy.

    Chengzu Long;Leonela Amoasii;Alex A. Mireault;John R. McAnally

  • Signaling Pathways in Skeletal Muscle Remodeling

    Rhonda Bassel-Duby;Eric N. Olson

  • MicroRNAs miR-143 and miR-145 modulate cytoskeletal dynamics and responsiveness of smooth muscle cells to injury.

    Mei Xin;Eric M. Small;Lillian B. Sutherland;Xiaoxia Qi

  • Hippo pathway effector Yap promotes cardiac regeneration

    Mei Xin;Yuri Kim;Lillian B. Sutherland;Masao Murakami

  • MicroRNA-206 Delays ALS Progression and Promotes Regeneration of Neuromuscular Synapses in Mice

    Andrew H. Williams;Gregorio Valdez;Viviana Moresi;Xiaoxia Qi

  • Regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle by CaMK.

    Hai Wu;Shane B. Kanatous;Frederick A. Thurmond;Teresa Gallardo

  • Transcriptional coactivator PGC-1α controls the energy state and contractile function of cardiac muscle

    Zoltan Arany;Huamei He;Jiandie Lin;Kirsten Hoyer

  • Prevention of muscular dystrophy in mice by CRISPR/Cas9–mediated editing of germline DNA

    Chengzu Long;John R. McAnally;John M. Shelton;Alex A. Mireault

  • Macrophages are required for neonatal heart regeneration

    Arin B. Aurora;Enzo R. Porrello;Wei Tan;Ahmed I. Mahmoud

  • Modulation of K-Ras-Dependent Lung Tumorigenesis by MicroRNA-21

    Mark E. Hatley;David M. Patrick;Matthew R. Garcia;James A Richardson

  • A peptide encoded by a transcript annotated as long noncoding RNA enhances SERCA activity in muscle

    Benjamin R. Nelson;Catherine A. Makarewich;Douglas M. Anderson;Benjamin R. Winders

  • Histone Deacetylase 5 Epigenetically Controls Behavioral Adaptations to Chronic Emotional Stimuli

    William Renthal;Ian Maze;Vaishnav Krishnan;Herbert E. Covington

  • HDAC1 and HDAC2 regulate oligodendrocyte differentiation by disrupting the β-catenin–TCF interaction

    Feng Ye;Feng Ye;Ying Chen;Thaonguyen Hoang;Rusty L. Montgomery

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric N. Olson
Eric N. Olson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
John M. Shelton
John M. Shelton The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
James A. Richardson
James A. Richardson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
R. Sanders Williams
R. Sanders Williams Duke University
Joseph A. Hill
Joseph A. Hill The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Philipp E. Scherer
Philipp E. Scherer The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Ege T. Kavalali
Ege T. Kavalali Vanderbilt University
Beverly A. Rothermel
Beverly A. Rothermel The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Daniel J. Garry
Daniel J. Garry University of Minnesota
Shawn C. Burgess
Shawn C. Burgess The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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