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Sara C. Kozma 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 Sara C. Kozma sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Sara C. Kozma 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 Sara C. Kozma sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sara C. Kozma is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work regularly intersects with subfields such as Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The main topics of Kozma's research include:

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling

Several frequent coauthors have collaborated with Kozma, including:

  • Joffrey Pelletier
  • Ana Domostegui
  • Marta Garcia-Cajide
  • Ramón Salazar
  • Antonio Gentilella

Kozma's publications have appeared in notable venues such as The EMBO Journal, Blood, and JCI Insight. Representative recent papers include:

  • "Nucleotide depletion reveals the impaired ribosome biogenesis checkpoint as a barrier against DNA damage" (2020, The EMBO Journal)
  • "Impaired ribosome biogenesis checkpoint activation induces p53-dependent MCL-1 degradation and MYC-driven lymphoma death" (2021, Blood)
  • "A compound directed against S6K1 hampers fat mass expansion and mitigates diet-induced hepatosteatosis" (2022, JCI Insight)

Kozma's research contributions focus on mechanistic insights into cellular processes related to ribosome biogenesis, DNA damage responses, and metabolic regulation. The work involves molecular pathways implicated in cancer development and treatment, particularly lymphoma, and explores signaling networks such as the PI3K/AKT/mTOR axis.

Through these topics, Kozma contributes to advancing understanding in molecular biology relevant to cancer biology and metabolic diseases.

Best Publications

  • Absence of S6K1 protects against age- and diet-induced obesity while enhancing insulin sensitivity

    Sung Hee Um;Francesca Frigerio;Mitsuhiro Watanabe;Frédéric Picard

  • Inhibition of mTORC1 leads to MAPK pathway activation through a PI3K-dependent feedback loop in human cancer

    Arkaitz Carracedo;Li Ma;Li Ma;Li Ma;Julie Teruya-Feldstein;Federico Rojo

  • Hypothalamic mTOR Signaling Regulates Food Intake

    Daniela Cota;Karine Proulx;Kathi A. Blake Smith;Sara C. Kozma

  • The mTOR kinase differentially regulates effector and regulatory T cell lineage commitment.

    Greg M. Delgoffe;Thomas P. Kole;Yan Zheng;Paul E. Zarek

  • Mammalian TOR: A Homeostatic ATP Sensor

    Patrick B. Dennis;Anja Jaeschke;Masao Saitoh;Brian Fowler

  • Insulin Activation of Rheb, a Mediator of mTOR/S6K/4E-BP Signaling, Is Inhibited by TSC1 and 2

    Attila Garami;Fried J.T Zwartkruis;Takahiro Nobukuni;Manel Joaquin

  • Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinase 1 Signaling Regulates Mammalian Life Span

    Colin Selman;Jennifer M A Tullet;Daniela Wieser;Elaine Elizabeth Irvine

  • S6K1(-/-)/S6K2(-/-) mice exhibit perinatal lethality and rapamycin-sensitive 5'-terminal oligopyrimidine mRNA translation and reveal a mitogen-activated protein kinase-dependent S6 kinase pathway.

    Mario Pende;Mario Pende;Sung Hee Um;Virginie Mieulet;Melanie Sticker

  • Phosphorylation and activation of p70s6k by PDK1.

    Nicholas Pullen;Patrick B. Dennis;Mirjana Andjelkovic;Almut Dufner

  • Metformin, Independent of AMPK, Inhibits mTORC1 in a Rag GTPase-Dependent Manner

    Adem Kalender;Anand Selvaraj;Anand Selvaraj;So Young Kim;So Young Kim;Pawan Gulati

  • Rapamycin selectively represses translation of the "polypyrimidine tract" mRNA family

    H. B. J. Jefferies;C. Reinhard;S. C. Kozma;G. Thomas

  • Drosophila S6 kinase: a regulator of cell size.

    Jacques Montagne;Mary J. Stewart;Hugo Stocker;Ernst Hafen

  • A guide to analysis of mouse energy metabolism

    Matthias H Tschöp;John R Speakman;John R Speakman;Jonathan R S Arch;Johan Auwerx

  • mTORC1-Mediated Cell Proliferation, But Not Cell Growth, Controlled by the 4E-BPs

    Ryan J. O. Dowling;Ivan Topisirovic;Tommy Alain;Michael Bidinosti

  • Disruption of the p70(s6k)/p85(s6k) gene reveals a small mouse phenotype and a new functional S6 kinase.

    Hiroshi Shima;Mario Pende;Yi Chen;Stefano Fumagalli

  • Disruption of the Mouse mTOR Gene Leads to Early Postimplantation Lethality and Prohibits Embryonic Stem Cell Development

    Yann-Gaël Gangloff;Matthias Mueller;Stephen G. Dann;Petr Svoboda

  • Hypoinsulinaemia, glucose intolerance and diminished beta-cell size in S6K1-deficient mice.

    Mario Pende;Sara C. Kozma;Muriel Jaquet;Viola Oorschot

  • The principal target of rapamycin-induced p70s6k inactivation is a novel phosphorylation site within a conserved hydrophobic domain.

    R. B. Pearson;P. B. Dennis;J.-W. Han;N. A. Williamson

  • Proliferation, but not growth, blocked by conditional deletion of 40S ribosomal protein S6.

    Siniša Volarević;Mary J. Stewart;Birgit Ledermann;Frederic Zilberman

  • Amino Acids Activate mTOR Complex 1 via Ca2+/CaM Signaling to hVps34

    Pawan Gulati;Lawrence D. Gaspers;Stephen G. Dann;Manel Joaquin

Frequent Co-Authors

George Thomas
George Thomas Oregon Health & Science University
Johan Auwerx
Johan Auwerx École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Mario Pende
Mario Pende Université Paris Cité
Richard B. Pearson
Richard B. Pearson Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Pier Paolo Pandolfi
Pier Paolo Pandolfi Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Stefano Ferrari
Stefano Ferrari Veneto Eye Bank Foundation
Nahum Sonenberg
Nahum Sonenberg McGill University
Arkaitz Carracedo
Arkaitz Carracedo University of the Basque Country
Yi Zheng
Yi Zheng Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
John C. Morris
John C. Morris Washington University in St. Louis

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