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Steven A. Belinsky

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
21306
World Ranking
6210
National Ranking
2920

Steven A. Belinsky publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 299 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven A. Belinsky 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 Steven A. Belinsky sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Steven A. Belinsky is affiliated with the University of New Mexico in the United States. Their research spans significant areas within medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, focusing primarily on pulmonary and respiratory medicine as well as related subfields such as molecular biology, health toxicology, mutagenesis, physiology, and cancer research.

The scholar's work often addresses major topics in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research, air quality and health impacts, carcinogens and genotoxicity assessment, epigenetics and DNA methylation, indoor air quality and microbial exposure, asthma and respiratory diseases, and smoking behavior and cessation. These themes reflect a broad engagement with both molecular mechanisms and environmental health factors affecting respiratory conditions.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Steven A. Belinsky include:

  • Maria A. Picchi
  • Shuguang Leng
  • Yohannes Tesfaigzi
  • Carmen S. Tellez
  • Huining Kang

Prominent publication venues where Steven A. Belinsky has contributed multiple works are:

  • Toxicological Sciences
  • UNC Libraries
  • CHEST Journal
  • Lung Cancer
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Key recent research papers include:

  • "Carbon content in airway macrophages and genomic instability in Chinese carbon black packers" (2020) published in Archives of Toxicology
  • "Genetic Associations and Architecture of Asthma-COPD Overlap" (2022) published in CHEST Journal
  • "Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of E-Cigarette Generated Aerosols Containing Diverse Flavoring Products and Nicotine in Oral Epithelial Cell Lines" (2020) published in Toxicological Sciences
  • "Inhibition of GFAT1 in lung cancer cells destabilizes PD-L1 protein" (2021) published in Carcinogenesis
  • "Voltage and e-liquid composition affect nicotine deposition within the oral cavity and carbonyl formation" (2020) published in Tobacco Control

Best Publications

  • Predicting lung cancer by detecting aberrant promoter methylation in sputum.

    William A. Palmisano;Kevin K. Divine;Geno Saccomanno;Frank D. Gilliland

  • Aberrant methylation of p16(INK4a) is an early event in lung cancer and a potential biomarker for early diagnosis.

    Steven A. Belinsky;Kristen J. Nikula;William A. Palmisano;Ruth Michels

  • A SNP in a let-7 microRNA Complementary Site in the KRAS 3′ Untranslated Region Increases Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Risk

    Lena J. Chin;Elena Ratner;Shuguang Leng;Rihong Zhai

  • Gene-promoter hypermethylation as a biomarker in lung cancer.

    Steven A. Belinsky

  • Combination epigenetic therapy has efficacy in patients with refractory advanced non-small cell lung cancer

    Rosalyn A. Juergens;John Wrangle;Frank P. Vendetti;Sara C. Murphy

  • Rapid Akt activation by nicotine and a tobacco carcinogen modulates the phenotype of normal human airway epithelial cells

    Kip A. West;John Brognard;Amy S. Clark;Ilona R. Linnoila

  • DNA Methylation Markers and Early Recurrence in Stage I Lung Cancer

    Malcolm V. Brock;Craig M. Hooker;Emi Ota-Machida;Yu Han

  • Aberrant Promoter Methylation in Bronchial Epithelium and Sputum from Current and Former Smokers

    Steven A. Belinsky;William A. Palmisano;Frank D. Gilliland;Lida A. Crooks

  • IN SITU DETECTION OF THE HYPERMETHYLATION-INDUCED INACTIVATION OF THE P16 GENE AS AN EARLY EVENT IN ONCOGENESIS

    Gerard J. Nuovo;Todd W. Plaia;Steven A. Belinsky;Stephen B. Baylin

  • Promoter Hypermethylation of Multiple Genes in Sputum Precedes Lung Cancer Incidence in a High-Risk Cohort

    Steven A. Belinsky;Kieu C. Liechty;Frederick D. Gentry;Holly J. Wolf

  • Inhibition of DNA Methylation and Histone Deacetylation Prevents Murine Lung Cancer

    Steven A. Belinsky;Donna M. Klinge;Christine A. Stidley;Jean Pierre Issa

  • Genetic loci associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap with loci for lung function and pulmonary fibrosis

    Brian D. Hobbs;Kim De Jong;Maxime Lamontagne;Yohan Bossé

  • Genetic landscape of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identifies heterogeneous cell-type and phenotype associations

    Phuwanat Sakornsakolpat;Phuwanat Sakornsakolpat;Dmitry Prokopenko;Dmitry Prokopenko;Maxime Lamontagne;Nicola F Reeve

  • Increased cytosine DNA-methyltransferase activity is target-cell-specific and an early event in lung cancer

    Steven A. Belinsky;Kristen J. Nikula;Stephen B. Baylin;Jean Pierre J. Issa

  • EMT and stem cell-like properties associated with miR-205 and miR-200 epigenetic silencing are early manifestations during carcinogen-induced transformation of human lung epithelial cells

    Carmen S. Tellez;Daniel E. Juri;Kieu Do;Amanda M. Bernauer

  • The XRCC1 399 glutamine allele is a risk factor for adenocarcinoma of the lung.

    Kevin K Divine;Frank D Gilliland;Richard E Crowell;Christine A Stidley

  • Early Detection of Lung Cancer Using DNA Promoter Hypermethylation in Plasma and Sputum

    Alicia Hulbert;Ignacio Jusue-Torres;Alejandro Stark;Chen Chen;Chen Chen

  • Gene promoter methylation in plasma and sputum increases with lung cancer risk.

    Steven A. Belinsky;Donna M. Klinge;Joseph D. Dekker;Mitzi W. Smith

  • Genetic landscape of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identifies heterogeneous cell-type and phenotype associations

    Phuwanat Sakornsakolpat;Dmitry Prokopenko;Maxime Lamontagne;Nicola F. Reeve

  • Aberrant methylation of p16 INK4a is an early event in lung cancer and a potential biomarker for early diagnosis (p16 methylationysputumyNNKysquamous cell carcinoma)

    Steven A. Belinsky;K Risten J. Nikula;William A. Palmisano;Ruth Michels

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank D. Gilliland
Frank D. Gilliland University of Southern California
Stephen B. Baylin
Stephen B. Baylin Johns Hopkins University
James G. Herman
James G. Herman University of Pittsburgh
Jill M. Siegfried
Jill M. Siegfried University of Minnesota
Guy Brusselle
Guy Brusselle Ghent University Hospital
Martin D. Tobin
Martin D. Tobin University of Leicester
Avrum Spira
Avrum Spira Boston University
David Van Den Berg
David Van Den Berg University of Southern California
Louise V. Wain
Louise V. Wain University of Leicester
Ian P. Hall
Ian P. Hall University of Nottingham

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