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Robert S. Balaban

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
91
Citations
34732
World Ranking
2300
National Ranking
1229

Robert S. Balaban 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 Robert S. Balaban sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 309 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert S. Balaban 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 Robert S. Balaban sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert S. Balaban is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these broad domains, they have a focus on Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, as well as Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics, including:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Robert S. Balaban has coauthored with researchers such as Raúl Covián, Elizabeth Murphy, Anna Kosmach, Junhui Sun, and Lanelle O. Edwards.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Energy metabolism design of the striated muscle cell," 2021, published in Physiological Reviews
  • "Multiomics analyses reveal early metabolic imbalance and mitochondrial stress in neonatal photoreceptors leading to cell death in Pde6brd1/rd1 mouse model of retinal degeneration," 2022, in Human Molecular Genetics
  • "Mitochondrial DNA segregation and replication restrict the transmission of detrimental mutation," 2020, published in The Journal of Cell Biology
  • "Monitoring mitochondrial calcium and metabolism in the beating MCU-KO heart," 2021, published in Cell Reports
  • "Oxygen-enhanced functional lung imaging using a contemporary 0.55 T MRI system," 2021, published in NMR in Biomedicine

Frequent publication venues for Robert S. Balaban include Cell Reports, PLoS ONE, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, each reflecting multiple contributions across their career.

Best Publications

  • Mitochondria, Oxidants, and Aging

    Robert S. Balaban;Shino Nemoto;Toren Finkel

  • Magnetization transfer contrast (MTC) and tissue water proton relaxation in vivo

    Steven D. Wolff;Robert S. Balaban

  • A new class of contrast agents for MRI based on proton chemical exchange dependent saturation transfer (CEST).

    K M Ward;Anthony Aletras;R S Balaban

  • The Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Pathway Regulates Mitochondrial Oxygen Consumption and Oxidative Capacity

    Stefan M. Schieke;Darci Phillips;J. Philip McCoy;Angel M. Aponte

  • The physiological role of mitochondrial calcium revealed by mice lacking the mitochondrial calcium uniporter

    Xin Pan;Jie Liu;Tiffany Nguyen;Chengyu Liu

  • Role of Mitochondrial Ca2+ in the Regulation of Cellular Energetics

    Brian Glancy;Robert S. Balaban

  • DENSE: Displacement Encoding with Stimulated Echoes in Cardiac Functional MRI

    Anthony H. Aletras;Shujun Ding;Robert S. Balaban;Han Wen

  • Regulation of oxidative phosphorylation in the mammalian cell.

    R. S. Balaban

  • Highly efficient endosomal labeling of progenitor and stem cells with large magnetic particles allows magnetic resonance imaging of single cells.

    Kathleen A. Hinds;Jonathan M. Hill;Erik M. Shapiro;Mikko O. Laukkanen

  • Ca2+ activation of heart mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation: role of the F0/F1-ATPase

    Paul R. Territo;Vamsi K. Mootha;Stephanie A. French;Robert S. Balaban

  • Predominant osmotically active organic solutes in rat and rabbit renal medullas.

    S Bagnasco;R Balaban;H M Fales;Y M Yang

  • Relation between work and phosphate metabolite in the in vivo paced mammalian heart.

    RS Balaban;HL Kantor;LA Katz;RW Briggs

  • Cardiac energy metabolism homeostasis: role of cytosolic calcium.

    Robert S. Balaban

  • Mitochondrial reticulum for cellular energy distribution in muscle

    Brian Glancy;Lisa M. Hartnell;Daniela Malide;Zu Xi Yu

  • Carotid artery atherosclerosis: In vivo morphologic characterization with gadolinium-enhanced double-oblique MR imaging-initial results

    Bruce A. Wasserman;William I. Smith;Hugh H. Trout;Richard O. Cannon

  • Mitochondrial Function, Biology, and Role in Disease A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Elizabeth Murphy;Hossein Ardehali;Robert S. Balaban;Fabio DiLisa

  • Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging of isolated cardiac myocytes.

    J. Eng;R.M. Lynch;R.S. Balaban

  • Relation between phosphate metabolites and oxygen consumption of heart in vivo.

    L. A. Katz;J. A. Swain;M. A. Portman;R. S. Balaban

  • Calcium and cyclic adenosine monophosphate as second messengers for vasopressin in the rat inner medullary collecting duct.

    R A Star;H Nonoguchi;R Balaban;M A Knepper

  • Effect of Calcium on the Oxidative Phosphorylation Cascade in Skeletal Muscle Mitochondria

    Brian Glancy;Wayne T. Willis;David J. Chess;Robert S. Balaban

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew E. Arai
Andrew E. Arai National Institutes of Health
Alan P. Koretsky
Alan P. Koretsky National Institutes of Health
Elizabeth Murphy
Elizabeth Murphy National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Peter Jezzard
Peter Jezzard University of Oxford
Richard O. Cannon
Richard O. Cannon National Institutes of Health
Vamsi K. Mootha
Vamsi K. Mootha Harvard Medical School
Maurice B. Burg
Maurice B. Burg National Institutes of Health
Toren Finkel
Toren Finkel University of Pittsburgh
Mark A. Knepper
Mark A. Knepper National Institutes of Health
Lazaro J. Mandel
Lazaro J. Mandel Duke University

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