2026 Robert A. Weinberg: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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Molecular Biology	212	14	12	8	7	500	367940

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2021 - Japan Prize for their pioneering work in conceptualizing a multi-step model of carcinogenesis and its application and impact on improving cancer diagnosis and therapy.
2013 - Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for characterization of human cancer genes.
2006 - Warren Alpert Foundation Prize For their contribution to the development of the breast cancer therapy Herceptin, the first target-directed cancer treatment for solid tumors.
2000 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
1997 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his contribution to the identification of cellular oncogenes and their role in cancer, which led to a better understanding of the molecular basis for cancer and its diagnosis and therapy.", Presented by President Bill Clinton in a ceremony in Room 450, Old Executive Office Building, Tuesday, December 16, 1997.
1997 - Keio Medical Science Prize, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
1996 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
1992 - Canada Gairdner International Award
1989 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1987 - Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Prize, General Motors Cancer Research Foundation
1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1985 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1983 - Robert Koch Prize

Overview

Robert A. Weinberg is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields including Oncology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Immunology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's work addresses key topics such as Cancer Cells and Metastasis, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, and RNA modifications and cancer.

Robert A. Weinberg's recent papers include the following publications:

Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial-mesenchymal transition, 2020, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Plasticity of ether lipids promotes ferroptosis susceptibility and evasion, 2020, Nature
Linking EMT programmes to normal and neoplastic epithelial stem cells, 2021, Nature reviews. Cancer
Emerging Mechanisms by which EMT Programs Control Stemness, 2020, Trends in cancer
Direct and Indirect Regulators of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition-Mediated Immunosuppression in Breast Carcinomas, 2020, Cancer Discovery

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated on multiple publications include:

Ferenc Reinhardt
Sonia Iyer
Arthur W. Lambert
Elinor Ng Eaton
Jacqueline A. Lees

The scientist frequently publishes in several specialized venues, such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Cancer Research
Cancer Immunology Research
Cancer Discovery
Nature Cell Biology

In addition to scientific papers, Robert A. Weinberg has published books with Bloomsbury Academic eBooks and Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Notable titles include "The History of Birobidzhan" (2023) and "Jews under Tsars and Communists" (2024).

Over the course of their career, Robert A. Weinberg has received numerous awards recognizing scientific achievements and contributions to cancer research and therapy:

Japan Prize, 2021, for pioneering work in conceptualizing a multi-step model of carcinogenesis and its application in cancer diagnosis and therapy
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, 2013, for characterization of human cancer genes
Warren Alpert Foundation Prize, 2006, for contribution to the development of the breast cancer therapy Herceptin
Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2000
US President's National Medal of Science, 1997, for contributions to the identification of cellular oncogenes and their role in cancer
Keio Medical Science Prize, 1997
Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award, 1996
Canada Gairdner International Award, 1992
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1989
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1987
Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Prize, General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, 1987
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1985
Robert Koch Prize, 1983

Best Publications

Hallmarks of cancer: the next generation.

Douglas Hanahan;Robert A. Weinberg

72374
Citations
The hallmarks of cancer.

Douglas Hanahan;Robert A Weinberg

41003
Citations
The basics of epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Raghu Kalluri;Robert A. Weinberg

11608
Citations
The Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Generates Cells with Properties of Stem Cells

Sendurai A. Mani;Wenjun Guo;Mai Jing Liao;Elinor Ng Eaton

9975
Citations
The retinoblastoma protein and cell cycle control

Robert A Weinberg

6613
Citations
Understanding the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) for effective therapy.

Mikhail Binnewies;Edward W. Roberts;Kelly Kersten;Vincent Chan

5622
Citations
A Perspective on Cancer Cell Metastasis

Christine L. Chaffer;Robert A. Weinberg

5271
Citations
Twist, a Master Regulator of Morphogenesis, Plays an Essential Role in Tumor Metastasis

Jing Yang;Sendurai A Mani;Joana Liu Donaher;Sridhar Ramaswamy;Sridhar Ramaswamy

4691
Citations
Stromal Fibroblasts Present in Invasive Human Breast Carcinomas Promote Tumor Growth and Angiogenesis through Elevated SDF-1/CXCL12 Secretion

Akira Orimo;Piyush B. Gupta;Dennis C. Sgroi;Fernando Arenzana-Seisdedos

4340
Citations
Tumor Metastasis: Molecular Insights and Evolving Paradigms

Scott Valastyan;Robert A. Weinberg

4300
Citations
Transitions between epithelial and mesenchymal states: acquisition of malignant and stem cell traits

Kornelia Polyak;Robert A. Weinberg

3865
Citations
A human DNA segment with properties of the gene that predisposes to retinoblastoma and osteosarcoma

Stephen H. Friend;Stephen H. Friend;Rene Bernards;Snezna Rogelj;Robert A. Weinberg

3856
Citations
Mesenchymal stem cells within tumour stroma promote breast cancer metastasis

Antoine E. Karnoub;Ajeeta B. Dash;Annie P. Vo;Andrew Sullivan

3771
Citations
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition: At the Crossroads of Development and Tumor Metastasis

Jing Yang;Robert A. Weinberg

3658
Citations
Tumorigenic conversion of primary embryo fibroblasts requires at least two cooperating oncogenes.

Hartmut Land;Luis F. Parada;Robert A. Weinberg

3577
Citations
hSIR2SIRT1 Functions as an NAD-Dependent p53 Deacetylase

Homayoun Vaziri;Scott K. Dessain;Scott K. Dessain;Elinor Ng Eaton;Shin Ichiro Imai

3284
Citations
Tumour invasion and metastasis initiated by microRNA-10b in breast cancer

Li Ma;Julie Teruya-Feldstein;Robert A. Weinberg

3220
Citations
Creation of human tumour cells with defined genetic elements

William C. Hahn;William C. Hahn;Christopher M. Counter;Ante S. Lundberg;Ante S. Lundberg;Roderick L. Beijersbergen

3060
Citations
New insights into the mechanisms of epithelial–mesenchymal transition and implications for cancer

Anushka Dongre;Robert A Weinberg

3028
Citations
An embryonic stem cell–like gene expression signature in poorly differentiated aggressive human tumors

Ittai Ben-Porath;Matthew W Thomson;Vincent J Carey;Ruping Ge

2889
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Harvey F. Lodish MIT

William C. Hahn Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Sendurai A. Mani Brown University

Piyush Gupta University College of Medical Sciences

Xiao-Fan Wang Duke University

Clifford J. Tabin Harvard University

Andrea L. Richardson Johns Hopkins University

Tyler Jacks MIT

Tan A. Ince Cornell University

Eric S. Lander Broad Institute

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