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Roger J. Davis 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 Roger J. Davis sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 507 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roger J. Davis 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 Roger J. Davis sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 177 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 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
  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2012 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2002 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Roger J. Davis is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with specific focus on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Oncology, Pharmacology, and Physiology.

The major research topics covered in their work include:

  • Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Fibroblast Growth Factor Research

Roger J. Davis has contributed to several research papers published in notable journals. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Regulation of adipose tissue inflammation by interleukin 6," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "JNK-mediated disruption of bile acid homeostasis promotes intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Neutrophil infiltration regulates clock-gene expression to organize daily hepatic metabolism," 2020, eLife
  • "A feed-forward regulatory loop in adipose tissue promotes signaling by the hepatokine FGF21," 2020, Genes & Development
  • "Airway epithelial specific deletion of Jun-N-terminal kinase 1 attenuates pulmonary fibrosis in two independent mouse models," 2020, PLoS ONE

The most frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • eLife
  • Genes & Development

Frequent collaborators in Roger J. Davis's research include:

  • Myoung Sook Han
  • Francisco Javier Cubero
  • Guadalupe Sabio
  • Norman J. Kennedy
  • Mohamed Ramadan Mohamed

Recognition of Roger J. Davis's professional contributions is reflected in several honors:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2018)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2012)
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2012)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2002)

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Opposing Effects of ERK and JNK-p38 MAP Kinases on Apoptosis

    Zhengui Xia;Martin Dickens;Joël Raingeaud;Roger J. Davis

  • Signal transduction by the JNK group of MAP kinases.

    Roger J Davis

  • JNK1: A protein kinase stimulated by UV light and Ha-Ras that binds and phosphorylates the c-Jun activation domain

    Benoit Dérijard;Benoit Dérijard;Masahiko Hibi;I-Huan Wu;I-Huan Wu;Tamera Barrett

  • Pro-inflammatory Cytokines and Environmental Stress Cause p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Activation by Dual Phosphorylation on Tyrosine and Threonine (∗)

    Joel Raingeaud;Shashi Gupta;Jeffrey Scott Rogers;Martin Dickens

  • The mitogen-activated protein kinase signal transduction pathway.

    Roger J. Davis

  • Carbon monoxide has anti-inflammatory effects involving the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway

    Leo E. Otterbein;Leo E. Otterbein;Fritz H. Bach;Jawed Alam;Miguel P. Soares

  • cPLA2 is phosphorylated and activated by MAP kinase.

    Lih-Ling Lin;Markus Wartmann;Alice Y. Lin;John L. Knopf

  • The JNK signal transduction pathway.

    Claire R Weston;Roger J Davis

  • Requirement of JNK for Stress- Induced Activation of the Cytochrome c-Mediated Death Pathway

    Cathy Tournier;Patricia M. Hess;Derek D. Yang;Jie Xu

  • MAP Kinases in the Immune Response

    Chen Dong;Roger J. Davis;Richard A. Flavell

  • Transcription factor AP-1 regulation by mitogen-activated protein kinase signal transduction pathways

    A J Whitmarsh;R J Davis

  • Signal transduction by the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)--from inflammation to development.

    Y Tony Ip;Roger J Davis

  • Independent human MAP kinase signal transduction pathways defined by MEK and MKK isoforms

    Benoit Dérijard;Joël Raingeaud;Tamera Barrett;I-Huan Wu

  • The c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase promotes insulin resistance during association with insulin receptor substrate-1 and phosphorylation of Ser(307).

    Vincent Aguirre;Tohru Uchida;Lynne Yenush;Roger Davis

  • Transcription Factor ATF2 Regulation by the JNK Signal Transduction Pathway

    Shashi Gupta;Debra Campbell;Benoit Dérijard;Roger J. Davis

  • Selective interaction of JNK protein kinase isoforms with transcription factors.

    Shashi Gupta;Tamera Barrett;Alan J. Whitmarsh;Julie Cavanagh

  • MKK3- and MKK6-regulated gene expression is mediated by the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signal transduction pathway.

    Joel Raingeaud;Alan J. Whitmarsh;Tamera Barrett;Benoit Derijard

  • Absence of excitotoxicity-induced apoptosis in the hippocampus of mice lacking the Jnk3 gene

    D D Yang;C Y Kuan;A J Whitmarsh;A J Whitmarsh;M Rincón

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Flavell
Richard A. Flavell Yale University
Alan J. Whitmarsh
Alan J. Whitmarsh University of Manchester
Mercedes Rincon
Mercedes Rincon University of Vermont
Lee Hartmann
Lee Hartmann University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John H. Black
John H. Black Chalmers University of Technology
Christian Trautwein
Christian Trautwein RWTH Aachen University
Andrea K. Dupree
Andrea K. Dupree Harvard University
John C. Raymond
John C. Raymond Harvard University
Jason K. Kim
Jason K. Kim University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Chen Dong
Chen Dong Tsinghua University

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