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Rolf Renne

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
12574
World Ranking
17474
National Ranking
7174

Rolf Renne publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 125 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rolf Renne 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 Rolf Renne sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Rolf Renne is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States and has produced extensive research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional contributions to Medicine.

Their research emphasizes Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Oncology, Genetics, and Epidemiology. Key topics explored include microRNA in disease regulation, viral-associated cancers and disorders, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, RNA modifications and cancer, RNA regulation and disease, cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, and interferon and immune responses.

Renne's recent papers include:

  • The model student: GPT-4 performance on graduate biomedical science exams, 2024, Scientific Reports
  • EBV miRNAs are potent effectors of tumor cell transcriptome remodeling in promoting immune escape, 2021, PLoS Pathogens
  • Cross-Linking Ligation and Sequencing of Hybrids (qCLASH) Reveals an Unpredicted miRNA Targetome in Melanoma Cells, 2021, Cancers
  • Sequencing of Argonaute-bound microRNA/mRNA hybrids reveals regulation of the unfolded protein response by microRNA-320a, 2021, PLoS Genetics
  • A noncanonical microRNA derived from the snaR-A noncoding RNA targets a metastasis inhibitor, 2021, RNA

Frequent collaborators in the research include Lauren A. Gay, Daniel Stribling, Christopher J. Fields, Mingyi Xie, and Scott A. Tibbetts. Coauthorship with Lauren A. Gay is the most frequent among them.

Renne's work has been published repeatedly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with four articles, Scientific Reports with two articles, PLoS Pathogens, PLoS Genetics, and Current Protocols each with at least one publication.

Best Publications

  • Lytic growth of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (human herpesvirus 8) in culture.

    Rolf Renne;Weidong Zhong;Brian Herndier;Michael Mcgrath

  • Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus gene expression in endothelial (spindle) tumor cells.

    Katherine A. Staskus;Weidong Zhong;Kristin Gebhard;Brian Herndier

  • Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus encodes an ortholog of miR-155.

    Rebecca L. Skalsky;Mark A. Samols;Karlie B. Plaisance;Isaac W. Boss

  • Reactivation of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Infection from Latency by Expression of the ORF 50 Transactivator, a Homolog of the EBV R Protein☆

    David M. Lukac;Rolf Renne;Jessica R. Kirshner;Don Ganem

  • A Cluster of Latently Expressed Genes in Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus

    Dirk Dittmer;Michael Lagunoff;Rolf Renne;Rolf Renne;Katherine Staskus

  • Cloning and Identification of a MicroRNA Cluster within the Latency-Associated Region of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus

    Mark A. Samols;Jianhong Hu;Rebecca L. Skalsky;Rolf Renne

  • Identification of Cellular Genes Targeted by KSHV-Encoded MicroRNAs

    Mark A Samols;Rebecca L Skalsky;Ann M Maldonado;Alberto Riva

  • Identification of the gene encoding the major latency-associated nuclear antigen of the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus.

    Dean H. Kedes;Michael Lagunoff;Rolf Renne;Don Ganem

  • The size and conformation of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (human herpesvirus 8) DNA in infected cells and virions.

    Rolf Renne;Michael Lagunoff;Weidong Zhong;Don Ganem

  • Limited Transmission of Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus in Cultured Cells

    Rolf Renne;David Blackbourn;Denise Whitby;Jay Levy

  • The Latency-Associated Nuclear Antigen of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Supports Latent DNA Replication in Dividing Cells

    Jianhong Hu;Alexander C. Garber;Rolf Renne

  • Modulation of cellular and viral gene expression by the latency-associated nuclear antigen of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus.

    Rolf Renne;Chris Barry;Dirk Dittmer;Nicole Compitello

  • Latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA) cooperatively binds to two sites within the terminal repeat, and both sites contribute to the ability of LANA to suppress transcription and to facilitate DNA replication.

    Alexander C. Garber;Jianhong Hu;Rolf Renne

  • A Complex Translational Program Generates Multiple Novel Proteins from the Latently Expressed Kaposin (K12) Locus of Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus

    Robert Sadler;Lijun Wu;Bagher Forghani;Rolf Renne

  • Epigenetic regulation of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus latency by virus-encoded microRNAs that target Rta and the cellular Rbl2-DNMT pathway.

    Fang Lu;William Stedman;Malik Yousef;Rolf Renne

  • Inflammatory Cytokines and the Reactivation of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Lytic Replication

    Jean Chang;Rolf Renne;Dirk Dittmer;Don Ganem

  • DNA binding and modulation of gene expression by the latency-associated nuclear antigen of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus.

    Alexander C. Garber;Marla A. Shu;Jianhong Hu;Rolf Renne

  • Helminth infection reactivates latent γ-herpesvirus via cytokine competition at a viral promoter

    T.A. Reese;B.S. Wakeman;H.S. Choi;M.M. Hufford

  • Isolation, cloning, and sequencing of simian foamy viruses from chimpanzees (SFVcpz): high homology to human foamy virus (HFV).

    Ottmar Herchenröder;Rolf Renne;Dragutin Loncar;Elaine K. Cobb

  • KSHV-encoded miRNAs target MAF to induce endothelial cell reprogramming

    Amy Hansen;Stephen Henderson;Dimitrios Lagos;Leonid Nikitenko

Frequent Co-Authors

Don Ganem
Don Ganem Via Nova Therapeutics
Dirk P. Dittmer
Dirk P. Dittmer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Erik K. Flemington
Erik K. Flemington Tulane University
Shou-Jiang Gao
Shou-Jiang Gao University of Pittsburgh
Lauren M. McIntyre
Lauren M. McIntyre University of Florida
Paul A. Luciw
Paul A. Luciw University of California, Davis
Robert Yarchoan
Robert Yarchoan National Institutes of Health
Henry V. Baker
Henry V. Baker University of Florida
David E. Ott
David E. Ott Leidos (United States)
Paul M. Lieberman
Paul M. Lieberman The Wistar Institute

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