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Rosa Serra

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
7782
World Ranking
18087
National Ranking
7394

Rosa Serra publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 105 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rosa Serra 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 Rosa Serra sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rosa Serra is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States and focuses primarily on research within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Epidemiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Immunology and Allergy.

The scientist's research themes cover a range of topics including:

  • TGF-β signaling in diseases
  • Connective tissue disorders research
  • Bone fractures and treatments
  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research

Rosa Serra has authored research papers published in reputable scientific journals. Some recent publications include:

  • "Canonical and noncanonical TGF-β signaling regulate fibrous tissue differentiation in the axial skeleton," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "American Society for Bone and Mineral Research-Orthopaedic Research Society Joint Task Force Report on Cell-Based Therapies - Secondary Publication," 2020, Journal of Orthopaedic Research®
  • "Transcriptomic Profiling of DAF-7/TGFβ Pathway Mutants in C. elegans," 2020, Genes
  • "Tgfbr2 in Dental Pulp Cells Guides Neurite Outgrowth in Developing Teeth," 2022, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "A Co-Culture Method to Study Neurite Outgrowth in Response to Dental Pulp Paracrine Signals," 2020, Journal of Visualized Experiments

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Visualized Experiments, Developmental Dynamics, Scientific Reports, and Journal of Orthopaedic Research®.

Collaborations form an important aspect of their research. Frequent co-authors include Cunren Liu, Sade W. Clayton, Courtney Barkley, Sarah B. Peters, and Ga I Ban.

Best Publications

  • Expression of a Truncated, Kinase-Defective TGF-β Type II Receptor in Mouse Skeletal Tissue Promotes Terminal Chondrocyte Differentiation and Osteoarthritis

    Rosa Serra;Mahlon Johnson;Ellen H. Filvaroff;James LaBorde

  • Intraflagellar transport is essential for endochondral bone formation.

    Courtney J. Haycraft;Qihong Zhang;Buer Song;Walker S. Jackson

  • Regulation of differentiation by TFG-β

    Harold L Moses;Rosa Serra

  • TGF-β Promotes Th17 Cell Development through Inhibition of SOCS3

    Hongwei Qin;Lanfang Wang;Ting Feng;Charles O. Elson

  • TGF-β2 Suppresses Macrophage Cytokine Production and Mucosal Inflammatory Responses in the Developing Intestine

    Akhil Maheshwari;Akhil Maheshwari;David R. Kelly;Teodora Nicola;Namasivayam Ambalavanan;Namasivayam Ambalavanan

  • TGFβ2 mediates the effects of Hedgehog on hypertrophic differentiation and PTHrP expression

    Jesus Alvarez;Philip Sohn;Xin Zeng;Thomas Doetschman

  • TGF beta 1 inhibits branching morphogenesis and N-myc expression in lung bud organ cultures

    Rosa Serra;Ron W. Pelton;Harold L. Moses

  • Wnt5a is required for proper mammary gland development and TGF-β-mediated inhibition of ductal growth

    Kevin Roarty;Rosa Serra

  • Conditional deletion of the TGF-β type II receptor in Col2a expressing cells results in defects in the axial skeleton without alterations in chondrocyte differentiation or embryonic development of long bones

    Michael O. Baffi;Erin Slattery;Philip Sohn;Harold L. Moses

  • Parathyroid Hormone–related Peptide (PTHrP)-dependent and -independent Effects of Transforming Growth Factor β (TGF-β) on Endochondral Bone Formation

    Rosa Serra;Andrew Karaplis;Philip Sohn

  • Conditional Kif3a ablation causes abnormal hedgehog signaling topography, growth plate dysfunction, and excessive bone and cartilage formation during mouse skeletogenesis.

    Eiki Koyama;Blanche Young;Motohiko Nagayama;Yoshihiro Shibukawa

  • Primary cilia are decreased in breast cancer: analysis of a collection of human breast cancer cell lines and tissues.

    Kun Yuan;Natalya Frolova;Yi Xie;Dezhi Wang

  • Development of the post-natal growth plate requires intraflagellar transport proteins

    Buer Song;Courtney J Haycraft;Hwa-seon Seo;Bradley K Yoder

  • Runx2 regulates endochondral ossification through control of chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation.

    Haiyan Chen;Farah Y Ghori-Javed;Harunur Rashid;Mitra D Adhami

  • Deletion of Tgfbr2 in Prx1-cre expressing mesenchyme results in defects in development of the long bones and joints.

    Hwa-Seon Seo;Rosa Serra

  • Overexpression of a Kinase-deficient Transforming Growth Factor-β Type II Receptor in Mouse Mammary Stroma Results in Increased Epithelial Branching

    Heather Joseph;Agnieszka E. Gorska;Philip Sohn;Harold L. Moses

  • Dominant-negative interference of the transforming growth factor beta type II receptor in mammary gland epithelium results in alveolar hyperplasia and differentiation in virgin mice.

    Agnieszka E. Gorska;Heather Joseph;Rik Derynck;Harold L Moses

  • Transforming growth factor-β signaling mediates hypoxia-induced pulmonary arterial remodeling and inhibition of alveolar development in newborn mouse lung

    Namasivayam Ambalavanan;Teodora Nicola;James Hagood;Arlene Bulger

  • Disruption of PCP signaling causes limb morphogenesis and skeletal defects and may underlie Robinow syndrome and brachydactyly type B

    Bing Wang;Tanvi Sinha;Kai Jiao;Rosa Serra

  • Dominant negative mutation of the TGF-β receptor blocks hypoxia-induced pulmonary vascular remodeling

    Yiu-Fai Chen;Ji-An Feng;Peng Li;Dongqi Xing

Frequent Co-Authors

Harold L. Moses
Harold L. Moses Vanderbilt University
Namasivayam Ambalavanan
Namasivayam Ambalavanan University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bradley K. Yoder
Bradley K. Yoder University of Alabama at Birmingham
Maurizio Pacifici
Maurizio Pacifici Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Vicki Rosen
Vicki Rosen Harvard University
Rocky S. Tuan
Rocky S. Tuan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Joanne E. Murphy-Ullrich
Joanne E. Murphy-Ullrich University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hicham Drissi
Hicham Drissi Emory University
Nancy E. Lane
Nancy E. Lane University of California, Davis
Suzanne Oparil
Suzanne Oparil University of Alabama at Birmingham

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