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4989
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Ruth Halaban 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 Ruth Halaban sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 184 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ruth Halaban 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 Ruth Halaban sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ruth Halaban is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

The main fields of study covered by their work include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields of study include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Immunology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Cancer Research

Main research topics explored in their publications encompass:

  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Cancer-related gene regulation

The scientist has a range of recent publications, including:

  • "Interferon-stimulated neutrophils as a predictor of immunotherapy response," 2024, Cancer Cell
  • "Unannotated microprotein EMBOW regulates the interactome and chromatin and mitotic functions of WDR5," 2023, Cell Reports
  • "Retrospective cell lineage reconstruction in humans by using short tandem repeats," 2021, Cell Reports Methods
  • "FAK inhibition combined with the RAF-MEK clamp avutometinib overcomes resistance to targeted and immune therapies in BRAF V600E melanoma," 2025, Cancer Cell
  • "Digital spatial proteomic profiling reveals immune checkpoints as biomarkers in lymphoid aggregates and tumor microenvironment of desmoplastic melanoma," 2024, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer

Their work has appeared in several frequent publication venues, including:

  • Cancer Research
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Cancer Cell
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports

Ruth Halaban commonly collaborates with coauthors such as:

  • Antonella Bacchiocchi
  • Mario Sznol
  • Yuval Shaked
  • Antonietta Bacchiocchi
  • Jonathan A. Pachter

Best Publications

  • Genomic Classification of Cutaneous Melanoma

    Rehan Akbani;Kadir C. Akdemir;B. Arman Aksoy;Monique Albert

  • Exome sequencing identifies recurrent somatic RAC1 mutations in melanoma.

    Michael Krauthammer;Yong Lin Kong;Byung Hak Ha;Perry Evans

  • In Vivo Identification of Tumor- Suppressive PTEN ceRNAs in an Oncogenic BRAF-Induced Mouse Model of Melanoma

    Florian A. Karreth;Yvonne Tay;Daniele Perna;Ugo Ala;Ugo Ala

  • Basic fibroblast growth factor from human keratinocytes is a natural mitogen for melanocytes.

    R Halaban;R Langdon;N Birchall;C Cuono

  • Expression profiling reveals novel pathways in the transformation of melanocytes to melanomas.

    Keith S Hoek;David L Rimm;Kenneth R Williams;Hongyu Zhao

  • Isolation and sequence of a cDNA clone for human tyrosinase that maps at the mouse c-albino locus.

    Byoung S. Kwon;Asifa K. Haq;Seymour H. Pomerantz;Ruth Halaban

  • Chemiexcitation of melanin derivatives induces DNA photoproducts long after UV exposure

    Sanjay Premi;Silvia Wallisch;Camila M. Mano;Adam B. Weiner

  • Combination Therapy with Anti–CTLA-4 and Anti–PD-1 Leads to Distinct Immunologic Changes In Vivo

    Rituparna Das;Rakesh Verma;Mario Sznol;Chandra Sekhar Boddupalli

  • Exome sequencing identifies recurrent mutations in NF1 and RASopathy genes in sun-exposed melanomas

    Michael Krauthammer;Yong Kong;Antonella Bacchiocchi;Perry Evans

  • VEGF121, a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) isoform lacking heparin binding ability, requires cell-surface heparan sulfates for efficient binding to the VEGF receptors of human melanoma cells

    Tzafra Cohen;Hela Gitay-Goren;Rivka Sharon;Masabumi Shibuya

  • Changes in serum interleukin-8 (IL-8) levels reflect and predict response to anti-PD-1 treatment in melanoma and non-small-cell lung cancer patients.

    M. F. Sanmamed;J. L. Perez-Gracia;K. A. Schalper;J. P. Fusco

  • UV-induced ubiquitination of RNA polymerase II: a novel modification deficient in Cockayne syndrome cells

    David B. Bregman;David B. Bregman;Ruth Halaban;Alain J. Van Gool;Karla A. Henning;Karla A. Henning

  • Integrated NY-ESO-1 antibody and CD8+ T-cell responses correlate with clinical benefit in advanced melanoma patients treated with ipilimumab

    Jianda Yuan;Matthew Adamow;Brian A. Ginsberg;Teresa S. Rasalan

  • PLX4032, a selective BRAFV600E kinase inhibitor, activates the ERK pathway and enhances cell migration and proliferation of BRAFWT melanoma cells

    Ruth Halaban;Wengeng Zhang;Antonella Bacchiocchi;Elaine Cheng

  • Aberrant retention of tyrosinase in the endoplasmic reticulum mediates accelerated degradation of the enzyme and contributes to the dedifferentiated phenotype of amelanotic melanoma cells

    Ruth Halaban;Elaine Cheng;Yuhua Zhang;Gisela Moellmann

  • Regulation of tyrosinase in human melanocytes grown in culture.

    R Halaban;S H Pomerantz;S Marshall;D T Lambert

  • bFGF as an autocrine growth factor for human melanomas.

    R Halaban;B S Kwon;S Ghosh;P Delli Bovi

  • Early B cell changes predict autoimmunity following combination immune checkpoint blockade

    Rituparna Das;Noffar Bar;Michelle Ferreira;Aaron M. Newman

  • bFGF is the putative natural growth factor for human melanocytes.

    Ruth Halaban;Sikha Ghosh;Andrew Baird

  • Altered metabolism of mast-cell growth factor (c-kit ligand) in cutaneous mastocytosis.

    B. J. Longley;G. S. Morganroth;L. Tyrrell;Tie Gang Ding

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario Sznol
Mario Sznol Yale University
Harriet M. Kluger
Harriet M. Kluger Yale University
David L. Rimm
David L. Rimm Yale University
Byoung S. Kwon
Byoung S. Kwon Tulane University
Yuval Kluger
Yuval Kluger Yale University
Marcus Bosenberg
Marcus Bosenberg Yale University
Ze'ev Ronai
Ze'ev Ronai Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Joseph Schlessinger
Joseph Schlessinger Yale University
Titus J. Boggon
Titus J. Boggon Yale University
Uta Francke
Uta Francke Stanford University

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