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Susan J. Baserga

Susan J. Baserga

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
9744
World Ranking
16202
National Ranking
6712

Susan J. Baserga 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 Susan J. Baserga sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 139 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susan J. Baserga 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 Susan J. Baserga sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

Susan J. Baserga is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and specializes in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on molecular biology. Their research portfolio includes work in oncology, cell biology, cancer research, and general health professions.

The main topics of investigation in their work include:

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA research and splicing
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Peptidase inhibition and analysis
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Cancer-related gene regulation

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of their research contributions:

  • "Mapping subcellular localizations of unannotated microproteins and alternative proteins with MicroID", 2022, Molecular Cell
  • "Increased numbers of nucleoli in a genome-wide RNAi screen reveal proteins that link the cell cycle to RNA polymerase I transcription", 2021, Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • "A high-throughput assay for directly monitoring nucleolar rRNA biogenesis", 2022, Open Biology
  • "MicroRNAs and long non-coding RNAs as novel regulators of ribosome biogenesis", 2020, Biochemical Society Transactions
  • "Ribosomal RNA Transcription Regulation in Breast Cancer", 2021, Genes

Baserga frequently collaborates with the following coauthors:

  • Carson J. Bryant
  • Laura Abriola
  • Yulia V. Surovtseva
  • Mason A. McCool
  • Amber F. Buhagiar

Their work is often published in notable venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • RNA Biology
  • RNA
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Susan J. Baserga received recognition as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Ribosome Biogenesis in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    John L. Woolford;Susan J. Baserga

  • A large nucleolar U3 ribonucleoprotein required for 18S ribosomal RNA biogenesis

    François Dragon;Jennifer E. G. Gallagher;Patricia A. Compagnone-Post;Brianna M. Mitchell

  • Pre-18S Ribosomal RNA Is Structurally Compacted into the SSU Processome Prior to Being Cleaved from Nascent Transcripts in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Yvonne N. Osheim;Sarah L. French;Kristin M. Keck;Erica A. Champion

  • Ribosome biogenesis: of knobs and RNA processing.

    Sander Granneman;Susan J Baserga

  • RNA polymerase I transcription and pre-rRNA processing are linked by specific SSU processome components.

    Jennifer E.G. Gallagher;David A. Dunbar;Sander Granneman;Brianna M. Mitchell

  • Nonsense mutations in the human beta-globin gene affect mRNA metabolism.

    Susan J. Baserga;Edward J. Benz

  • The Long Unwinding Road of RNA Helicases

    Franziska Bleichert;Susan J. Baserga

  • The Small-Subunit Processome Is a Ribosome Assembly Intermediate

    Kara A. Bernstein;Jennifer E. G. Gallagher;Brianna M. Mitchell;Sander Granneman

  • When ribosomes go bad: diseases of ribosome biogenesis

    Emily F. Freed;Franziska Bleichert;Laura M. Dutca;Susan J. Baserga

  • The small subunit processome in ribosome biogenesis—progress and prospects.

    Kathleen R. Phipps;J. Michael Charette;Susan J. Baserga

  • Imp3p and Imp4p, two specific components of the U3 small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein that are essential for pre-18S rRNA processing.

    Sarah J. Lee;Susan J. Baserga

  • Ribosome Biogenesis Is Sensed at the Start Cell Cycle Checkpoint

    Kara A. Bernstein;Franziska Bleichert;James M. Bean;Frederick R. Cross

  • Beta-globin nonsense mutation: deficient accumulation of mRNA occurs despite normal cytoplasmic stability

    Susan J. Baserga;Edward J. Benz

  • Genetics. Mysterious ribosomopathies.

    Kathleen L McCann;Susan J Baserga

  • Ribosomopathies: Old Concepts, New Controversies.

    Katherine I. Farley-Barnes;Lisa M. Ogawa;Susan J. Baserga

  • Crosstalk in gene expression: coupling and co-regulation of rDNA transcription, pre-ribosome assembly and pre-rRNA processing.

    Sander Granneman;Susan J Baserga

  • Mpp10p, a U3 small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein component required for pre-18S rRNA processing in yeast.

    D A Dunbar;S Wormsley;T M Agentis;S J Baserga

  • The σ70-like Motif: A Eukaryotic RNA Binding Domain Unique to a Superfamily of Proteins Required for Ribosome Biogenesis

    Karen A. Wehner;Susan J. Baserga

  • The PINc domain protein Utp24, a putative nuclease, is required for the early cleavage steps in 18S rRNA maturation

    Franziska Bleichert;Sander Granneman;Yvonne N. Osheim;Ann L. Beyer

  • The Putative NTPase Fap7 Mediates Cytoplasmic 20S Pre-rRNA Processing through a Direct Interaction with Rps14

    Sander Granneman;Madhusudan R. Nandineni;Susan J. Baserga

Frequent Co-Authors

Sander Granneman
Sander Granneman University of Edinburgh
Edward J. Benz
Edward J. Benz Harvard University
Hong-Wei Wang
Hong-Wei Wang Tsinghua University
Marc Ferrer
Marc Ferrer National Institutes of Health
Larry Gerace
Larry Gerace Scripps Research Institute
Richard P. Lifton
Richard P. Lifton Rockefeller University
Kunio Nagashima
Kunio Nagashima National Institutes of Health
Joan A. Steitz
Joan A. Steitz Yale University
Jonathan D. Dinman
Jonathan D. Dinman University of Maryland, College Park
Lynne Regan
Lynne Regan University of Edinburgh

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