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Robert J. Matusik publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert J. Matusik sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 166 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Robert J. Matusik D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert J. Matusik sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 59 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert J. Matusik is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, Urology, Cancer Research, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, notably Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research, Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research, Hormonal and Reproductive Studies, Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism, Urological Disorders and Treatments, Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, as well as Cancer-related Molecular Mechanisms Research.

Among the recent publications by Robert J. Matusik are:

  • MicroRNA-21 deficiency suppresses prostate cancer progression through downregulation of the IRS1-SREBP-1 signaling pathway, 2021, Cancer Letters
  • KDM5B Is Essential for the Hyperactivation of PI3K/AKT Signaling in Prostate Tumorigenesis, 2020, Cancer Research
  • Prostatic osteopontin expression is associated with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia, 2020, The Prostate
  • Identification of Genes Required for Enzalutamide Resistance in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Cells In Vitro, 2020, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
  • The prostaglandin pathway is activated in patients who fail medical therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract symptoms, 2021, The Prostate

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Thomas C. Case
  • Renjie Jin
  • Nicole L. Miller
  • Samuel E. Adunyah
  • Marisol Ramirez-Solano

The venues where Robert J. Matusik has commonly published their research include:

  • The Prostate
  • Cancer Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Urology
  • Cancer Letters

In recognition of contributions to science, they were awarded the status of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Inhibition of nuclear hormone receptor activity by calreticulin

    Shoukat Dedhar;Paul S. Rennie;Mary Shago;Chung-Yee Leung Hagesteijn

  • Generation of a prostate epithelial cell-specific Cre transgenic mouse model for tissue-specific gene ablation.

    Xiantuo Wu;Jian Wu;Jiapeng Huang;William C. Powell

  • The rat probasin gene promoter directs hormonally and developmentally regulated expression of a heterologous gene specifically to the prostate in transgenic mice.

    N. M. Greenberg;F. J. DeMayo;P. C. Sheppard;Roberto Barrios

  • Hepsin promotes prostate cancer progression and metastasis.

    Unknown

  • The role of hepatocyte nuclear factor-3α (forkhead box A1) and androgen receptor in transcriptional regulation of prostatic genes

    Unknown

  • Development, progression, and androgen-dependence of prostate tumors in probasin-large T antigen transgenic mice : A model for prostate cancer

    Susan Kasper;Patricia C. Sheppard;Yulin Yan;Norman Pettigrew

  • 15S-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid Activates Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ and Inhibits Proliferation in PC3 Prostate Carcinoma Cells

    Scott B. Shappell;Rajnish A. Gupta;Suzanne Manning;Robert Whitehead

  • Molecular alterations in primary prostate cancer after androgen ablation therapy.

    Carolyn J.M. Best;John W. Gillespie;Yajun Yi;Gadisetti V.R. Chandramouli

  • Forkhead box A1 regulates prostate ductal morphogenesis and promotes epithelial cell maturation

    Nan Gao;Kenichiro Ishii;Janni Mirosevich;Satoru Kuwajima

  • Expression and role of Foxa proteins in prostate cancer.

    Janni Mirosevich;Nan Gao;Nan Gao;Aparna Gupta;Aparna Gupta;Scott B. Shappell

  • Adenovirus-mediated Tissue-targeted Expression of a Caspase-9-based Artificial Death Switch for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

    Xiaoming Xie;Xiuqin Zhao;Yuanfang Liu;Jianfeng Zhang

  • Cooperative binding of androgen receptors to two DNA sequences is required for androgen induction of the probasin gene.

    Unknown

  • Mutations at the Boundary of the Hinge and Ligand Binding Domain of the Androgen Receptor Confer Increased Transactivation Function

    Grant Buchanan;Miao Yang;Jonathan M. Harris;Hyun S. Nahm

  • Stromal Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling Mediates Prostatic Response to Androgen Ablation by Paracrine Wnt Activity

    Veronica R. Placencio;Ali Reza Sharif-Afshar;Xiaohong Li;Hongxia Huang

  • Directed differentiation of embryonic stem cells into bladder tissue.

    Siam Oottamasathien;Siam Oottamasathien;Yong Qing Wang;Karin Williams;Omar E. Franco

  • Large fragment of the probasin promoter targets high levels of transgene expression to the prostate of transgenic mice

    Unknown

  • Mouse models of prostate cancer: picking the best model for the question

    Magdalena M. Grabowska;David J. DeGraff;Xiuping Yu;Ren Jie Jin

  • Foxa1 and Foxa2 Interact with the Androgen Receptor to Regulate Prostate and Epididymal Genes Differentially

    Unknown

  • Regulation of a bifunctional mRNA results in synthesis of secreted and nuclear probasin.

    Andrew M. Spence;Patricia C. Sheppard;James R. Davie;Yuhsi Matuo

  • Fibroblast growth factor 8 isoform B overexpression in prostate epithelium: a new mouse model for prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia.

    Zhigang Song;Xiantuo Wu;William C. Powell;Robert D. Cardiff

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon W. Hayward
Simon W. Hayward NorthShore University HealthSystem
Neil A. Bhowmick
Neil A. Bhowmick Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Jeffrey M. Rosen
Jeffrey M. Rosen Baylor College of Medicine
David E. Ong
David E. Ong Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Richard M. Caprioli
Richard M. Caprioli Vanderbilt University
Charles L. Sawyers
Charles L. Sawyers Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Pierre Chaurand
Pierre Chaurand University of Montreal
Fiona E. Yull
Fiona E. Yull Vanderbilt University
Colleen C. Nelson
Colleen C. Nelson Queensland University of Technology
Klaus H. Kaestner
Klaus H. Kaestner University of Pennsylvania

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