2026 Ross D. Hannan: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	67	1582	1416	38	36	217	14393

Overview

Ross D. Hannan is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia and specializes in research primarily centered in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with additional focus on Medicine. Their work extends across various subfields including Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Hematology.

The scientist's research covers topics such as RNA modifications and cancer, RNA research and splicing, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, DNA repair mechanisms, genomics and chromatin dynamics, PARP inhibition in cancer therapy, and cancer-related molecular mechanisms research. This multi-faceted focus places their work at the intersection of fundamental molecular biology and applied cancer research.

Ross D. Hannan has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications. Notable recent papers include:

CX-5461 activates the DNA damage response and demonstrates therapeutic efficacy in high-grade serous ovarian cancer (2020, Nature Communications)
Targeting the RNA Polymerase I Transcription for Cancer Therapy Comes of Age (2020, Cells)
Selective Translation Complex Profiling Reveals Staged Initiation and Co-translational Assembly of Initiation Factor Complexes (2020, Molecular Cell)
Nuclear stabilization of p53 requires a functional nucleolar surveillance pathway (2022, Cell Reports)
PGRMC1 phosphorylation affects cell shape, motility, glycolysis, mitochondrial form and function, and tumor growth (2020, BMC Molecular and Cell Biology)

Frequent co-authors associated with Ross D. Hannan include Katherine M. Hannan, Nadine Hein, Rita Ferreira, Richard B. Pearson, and Perlita Poh. These collaborations span multiple studies highlighting a networked research approach.

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in prominent venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cancer Research, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, Research Square, and Biomedicines, demonstrating consistent contributions to journals focused on cancer and molecular biology.

Best Publications

mTOR-dependent regulation of ribosomal gene transcription requires S6K1 and is mediated by phosphorylation of the carboxy-terminal activation domain of the nucleolar transcription factor UBF.

Katherine M. Hannan;Yves Brandenburger;Anna Jenkins;Kerith Sharkey

597
Citations
Targeting RNA Polymerase I with an Oral Small Molecule CX-5461 Inhibits Ribosomal RNA Synthesis and Solid Tumor Growth

Denis Drygin;Amy Lin;Josh Bliesath;Caroline B. Ho

588
Citations
Inhibition of RNA polymerase I as a therapeutic strategy to promote cancer-specific activation of p53.

Megan J Bywater;Gretchen Poortinga;Gretchen Poortinga;Elaine Sanij;Elaine Sanij;Nadine Hein

561
Citations
The renin-angiotensin system and cancer: old dog, new tricks.

Amee J George;Walter Glen Thomas;Ross Duncan Hannan;Ross Duncan Hannan;Ross Duncan Hannan

542
Citations
ATRX interacts with H3.3 in maintaining telomere structural integrity in pluripotent embryonic stem cells

Lee Wong;James Derrick Robert McGhie;Marcus L J Sim;Melissa A Anderson

447
Citations
Centromere RNA is a key component for the assembly of nucleoproteins at the nucleolus and centromere.

Lee H. Wong;Kate H. Brettingham-Moore;Lyn Chan;Julie M. Quach

334
Citations
Coordinate regulation of ribosome biogenesis and function by the ribosomal protein S6 kinase, a key mediator of mTOR function.

Katarzyna Jastrzebski;Katherine M. Hannan;Elissaveta B. Tchoubrieva;Ross D. Hannan

315
Citations
An Immediate Response of Ribosomal Transcription to Growth Factor Stimulation in Mammals Is Mediated by ERK Phosphorylation of UBF

Victor Y Stefanovsky;Guillaume Pelletier;Ross Hannan;Thérèse Gagnon-Kugler

314
Citations
Direct Actions of Urotensin II on the Heart: Implications for Cardiac Fibrosis and Hypertrophy

Alex Tzanidis;Ross D Hannan;Walter G Thomas;Done Onan

296
Citations
AKT induces senescence in human cells via mTORC1 and p53 in the absence of DNA damage: implications for targeting mTOR during malignancy

Megan Astle;Katherine Hannan;Puiyee Ng;Rachel Lee

290
Citations
The nucleolus: an emerging target for cancer therapy

Nadine Hein;Katherine M Hannan;Katherine M Hannan;Amee J George;Amee J George;Amee J George;Elaine Sanij;Elaine Sanij

266
Citations
Targeting the nucleolus for cancer intervention

Jaclyn E Quin;Jaclyn E Quin;Jennifer R Devlin;Jennifer R Devlin;Donald Cameron;Katherine M Hannan;Katherine M Hannan

254
Citations
UBF levels determine the number of active ribosomal RNA genes in mammals.

Elaine Sanij;Gretchen Poortinga;Kerith Sharkey;Sandy Hung

243
Citations
Dysregulation of the basal RNA polymerase transcription apparatus in cancer

Megan Bywater;Richard Bruce Pearson;Grant A McArthur;Ross Duncan Hannan

232
Citations
Adenoviral-Directed Expression of the Type 1A Angiotensin Receptor Promotes Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy via Transactivation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

Walter G. Thomas;Yves Brandenburger;Dominic J. Autelitano;Thao Pham

230
Citations
AKT promotes rRNA synthesis and cooperates with c-MYC to stimulate ribosome biogenesis in cancer.

Joanna C. Chan;Katherine M. Hannan;Kim Riddell;Pui Yee Ng

226
Citations
MAD1 and c-MYC regulate UBF and rDNA transcription during granulocyte differentiation

Gretchen Poortinga;Katherine M Hannan;Hayley Snelling;Carl R Walkley;Carl R Walkley

222
Citations
Cardiac hypertrophy: A matter of translation

RD Hannan;A Jenkins;AK Jenkins;Y Brandenburger

213
Citations
A Novel Mouse Model of Atherosclerotic Plaque Instability for Drug Testing and Mechanistic/Therapeutic Discoveries Using Gene and microRNA Expression Profiling

Yung-Chih Chen;Anh Viet Bui;Jeannine Diesch;Richard Manasseh

200
Citations
Transcription by RNA polymerase I.

Hannan Km;Hannan Rd;Rothblum Li

158
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard B. Pearson Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Grant A. McArthur Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Carleen Cullinane Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Ricky W. Johnstone Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Walter G. Thomas University of Queensland

Lawrence I. Rothblum University of Oklahoma

Henry Krum Monash University

Clare L. Scott Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Antony W. Braithwaite University of Otago

Scott W. Lowe Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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