2026 Trevor D. Littlewood: 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	42	2995	2725	232	212	95	17391

Trevor D. Littlewood publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Trevor D. Littlewood sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 95 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Trevor D. Littlewood D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Trevor D. Littlewood sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Trevor D. Littlewood is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Within these fields, their work focuses extensively on molecular mechanisms relevant to oncology and cardiovascular biology.

The scientist has contributed significantly to several main topics, including:

Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
RNA Research and Splicing
Congenital heart defects research
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment

Trevor D. Littlewood's notable recent publications include:

MYC Instructs and Maintains Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Phenotype (2020, Cancer Discovery)
Reactivation of Myc transcription in the mouse heart unlocks its proliferative capacity (2020, Nature Communications)
Reversible Myc hypomorphism identifies a key Myc-dependency in early cancer evolution (2022, Nature Communications)
Assembly of nuclear dimers of PI3K regulatory subunits is regulated by the Cdc42-activated tyrosine kinase ACK (2022, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
HRas and Myc synergistically induce cell cycle progression and apoptosis of murine cardiomyocytes (2022, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine)

Their research has been published in a variety of scientific journals including:

Nature Communications
Cancer Discovery
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Methods in molecular biology

Collaborations form an important aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include Gérard I. Evan, Nicole M. Sodir, Roderik M. Kortlever, Luca Pellegrinet, and Panayiotis Anastasiou.

The scientist's focus on molecular biology techniques and cancer-related pathways reflects their interdisciplinary approach, integrating oncology, molecular biology, and medical research to explore cellular and molecular functions in health and disease.

Best Publications

Induction of apoptosis in fibroblasts by c-myc protein

Gerard I. Evan;Andrew H. Wyllie;Christopher S. Gilbert;Trevor D. Littlewood

3993
Citations
A Matter of Life and Cell Death

Gerard Evan;Trevor Littlewood

2283
Citations
A modified oestrogen receptor ligand-binding domain as an improved switch for the regulation of heterologous proteins

Trevor D. Littlewood;David C. Hancock;Paul S. Danielian;Malcolm G. Parker

1048
Citations
Apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells induces features of plaque vulnerability in atherosclerosis

Murray C H Clarke;Nichola Figg;Janet J Maguire;Anthony P Davenport

760
Citations
Oncogenic activity of the c-Myc protein requires dimerization with Max

Bruno Amati;Mary W. Brooks;Naomi Levy;Trevor D. Littlewood

741
Citations
Transcriptional activation by the human c-Myc oncoprotein in yeast requires interaction with Max.

Bruno Amati;Stephen Dalton;Mary W. Brooks;Trevor D. Littlewood

627
Citations
Structural basis for the interaction between FxFG nucleoporin repeats and importin-beta in nuclear trafficking.

Richard Bayliss;Trevor Littlewood;Murray Stewart

624
Citations
Reversible activation of c-Myc in skin: induction of a complex neoplastic phenotype by a single oncogenic lesion.

Stella Pelengaris;Trevor Littlewood;Michael Khan;George Elia

607
Citations
The c-Myc protein induces cell cycle progression and apoptosis through dimerization with Max.

B Amati;T D Littlewood;G I Evan;H Land

543
Citations
The role of c-myc in cell growth.

Gerard I. Evan;Trevor D. Littlewood

521
Citations
Chronic Apoptosis of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Accelerates Atherosclerosis and Promotes Calcification and Medial Degeneration

Murray C.H. Clarke;Trevor D. Littlewood;Nichola Figg;Janet J. Maguire

488
Citations
Myc Cooperates with Ras by Programming Inflammation and Immune Suppression

Roderik Marco Kortlever;Roderik Marco Kortlever;Nicole M Sodir;Nicole M Sodir;Catherine Helen Wilson;Deborah L Burkhart

480
Citations
Inducible site-directed recombination in mouse embryonic stem cells.

Yong Zhang;Christa Riesterer;Anne-Marie Ayrall;Fred Sablitzky

457
Citations
c-Myc-induced sensitization to apoptosis is mediated through cytochrome c release

Philippe Juin;Anne-Odile Hueber;Trevor Littlewood;Gerard Evan

420
Citations
Glfg and Fxfg Nucleoporins Bind to Overlapping Sites on Importin-Beta

Richard Bayliss;Trevor Littlewood;Lisa A. Strawn;Susan R. Wente

277
Citations
Apoptotic cell death in atherosclerosis.

Trevor D. Littlewood;Martin R. Bennett

263
Citations
c-Myc functionally cooperates with Bax to induce apoptosis.

Philippe Juin;Abigail Hunt;Trevor Littlewood;Beatrice Griffiths

195
Citations
Increased Sensitivity of Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells From Atherosclerotic Plaques to p53-Mediated Apoptosis

Martin R. Bennett;Trevor D. Littlewood;Stephen M. Schwartz;Peter L. Weissberg

190
Citations
Molecular mechanism of translocation through nuclear pore complexes during nuclear protein import

Murray Stewart;Rosanna P Baker;Richard Bayliss;Lesley Clayton

153
Citations
MYC Instructs and Maintains Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Phenotype

Nicole M. Sodir;Roderik M. Kortlever;Valentin J.A. Barthet;Tania Campos

149
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerard I. Evan The Francis Crick Institute

Martin R. Bennett University of Cambridge

Mark J. Arends University of Edinburgh

Bruno Amati European Institute of Oncology

Julian L. Griffin University of Aberdeen

Ronald M. Evans Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Kari Alitalo University of Helsinki

Anthony P. Davenport University of Cambridge

Michael Downes Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Gillian Murphy University of Cambridge

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