2026 Richard P. Harvey: 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	96	611	546	14	13	365	34828
Medicine	96	9629	9038	292	285	375	35056

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Richard P. Harvey is affiliated with the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Australia. Their primary research contributions lie within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus on Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine as subfields.

The scientist's work encompasses several major topics including Congenital heart defects research, Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling, and Congenital Heart Disease Studies. Additional research areas include Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Richard P. Harvey include:

Single cell sequencing reveals endothelial plasticity with transient mesenchymal activation after myocardial infarction (2021), published in Nature Communications
Hif-1a suppresses ROS-induced proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts following myocardial infarction (2021), published in Cell Stem Cell
Vascular cells improve functionality of human cardiac organoids (2023), published in Cell Reports
Sierra: discovery of differential transcript usage from polyA-captured single-cell RNA-seq data (2020), published in Genome Biology
Single-cell transcriptomics for the assessment of cardiac disease (2022), published in Nature Reviews Cardiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard P. Harvey are:

Vaibhao Janbandhu
Ralph Patrick
Sally L. Dunwoodie
Osvaldo Contreras
David T. Humphreys

Key venues where Harvey has published extensively include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Heart Lung and Circulation
Cell Reports
Science Advances
JACC Basic to Translational Science

Their body of work spans 87 publications categorized under Medicine and 69 under Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these, 48 publications focus on Molecular Biology while 31 are related to Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Richard P. Harvey was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2016, an award indicative of their professional standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

Neuregulin 1 and Susceptibility to Schizophrenia

Hreinn Stefansson;Engilbert Sigurdsson;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Soley Bjornsdottir

2049
Citations
Myogenic and morphogenetic defects in the heart tubes of murine embryos lacking the homeo box gene Nkx2-5.

Ian Lyons;Linda M. Parsons;Lynne Hartley;Ruili Li

1377
Citations
Nkx-2.5: a novel murine homeobox gene expressed in early heart progenitor cells and their myogenic descendants.

Thierry J. Lints;Linda M. Parsons;Lynne Hartley;Ian Lyons

1134
Citations
Disrupted cardiac development but normal hematopoiesis in mice deficient in the second CXCL12/SDF-1 receptor, CXCR7

Frederic Sierro;Christine Biben;Laura Martínez-Muñoz;Mario Mellado

795
Citations
NK-2Homeobox Genes and Heart Development

Richard P. Harvey

750
Citations
Absence of yolk sac hematopoiesis from mice with a targeted disruption of the scl gene.

L. Robb;I. Lyons;Ruili Li;L. Hartley

719
Citations
ERBB2 Triggers Mammalian Heart Regeneration by Promoting Cardiomyocyte Dedifferentiation and Proliferation

Gabriele D’Uva;Alla Aharonov;Mattia Lauriola;David Kain

620
Citations
Chamber formation and morphogenesis in the developing mammalian heart.

Vincent M. Christoffels;Petra E.M.H. Habets;Diego Franco;Marina Campione

610
Citations
An Nkx2-5/Bmp2/Smad1 Negative Feedback Loop Controls Heart Progenitor Specification and Proliferation

Owen W.J. Prall;Mary K. Menon;Mark J. Solloway;Yusuke Watanabe

592
Citations
Patterning the vertebrate heart.

Richard P Harvey

573
Citations
Skeletal muscle hypertrophy is mediated by a Ca2+-dependent calcineurin signalling pathway.

Christopher Semsarian;Ming-Jie Wu;Yue-Kun Ju;Tadeusz Marciniec

568
Citations
Identification and Cloning of Localized Maternal RNAs From Xenopus Eggs

M.R. Rebagliati;D.L. Weeks;R.P. Harvey;D.A. Melton

565
Citations
Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Cardiovascular Disease: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.

Jason C. Kovacic;Stefanie Dimmeler;Richard P. Harvey;Toren Finkel

459
Citations
Adult Cardiac-Resident MSC-like Stem Cells with a Proepicardial Origin

James J.H. Chong;Vashe Chandrakanthan;Vashe Chandrakanthan;Munira Xaymardan;Munira Xaymardan;Munira Xaymardan;Naisana S. Asli

448
Citations
Single-cell expression profiling reveals dynamic flux of cardiac stromal, vascular and immune cells in health and injury.

Nona Farbehi;Ralph Patrick;Ralph Patrick;Ralph Patrick;Aude Dorison;Aude Dorison;Munira Xaymardan;Munira Xaymardan;Munira Xaymardan

445
Citations
Pitx2c and Nkx2-5 Are Required for the Formation and Identity of the Pulmonary Myocardium

Mathilda T.M. Mommersteeg;Nigel A. Brown;Owen W.J. Prall;Corrie de Gier-de Vries

416
Citations
Homeodomain factor Nkx2-5 controls left/right asymmetric expression of bHLH gene eHand during murine heart development.

C Biben;R P Harvey

413
Citations
Molecular Pathway for the Localized Formation of the Sinoatrial Node

Mathilda T.M. Mommersteeg;Willem M.H. Hoogaars;Owen W.J. Prall;Corrie de Gier-de Vries

406
Citations
Mutations in Cardiac T-Box Factor Gene TBX20 Are Associated with Diverse Cardiac Pathologies, Including Defects of Septation and Valvulogenesis and Cardiomyopathy

Edwin P. Kirk;Edwin P. Kirk;Edwin P. Kirk;Margaret Sunde;Mauro W. Costa;Mauro W. Costa;Scott A Rankin

396
Citations
Cardiac Septal and Valvular Dysmorphogenesis in Mice Heterozygous for Mutations in the Homeobox Gene Nkx2-5

Christine Biben;Roberta Weber;Scott Kesteven;Edouard Stanley

395
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sally L. Dunwoodie Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

Robert M. Graham Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

John L. Waddington Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Edouard G. Stanley University of Melbourne

Peter S. Macdonald Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

Lorraine Robb Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Daniel J. Garry University of Minnesota

Nadia Rosenthal National Institutes of Health

Michael Kyba University of Minnesota

Edward A. McBean University of Guelph

External Links

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