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D-Index
64
Citations
12910
World Ranking
9792
National Ranking
40

Victor Nurcombe 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 Victor Nurcombe sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 220 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Victor Nurcombe 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 Victor Nurcombe sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Victor Nurcombe is affiliated with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore, where their research activity spans multiple intersecting fields in medicine and molecular biology. They have contributed to studies in oncology, genetics, infectious diseases, and biomaterials, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach often seen in contemporary biomedical research.

The core focus of their work lies in mesenchymal stem cell research, with additional significant contributions to CAR-T cell therapy research, COVID-19 clinical research studies, cytokine signaling pathways and interactions, epigenetics and DNA methylation, renal and related cancers, as well as the application of electrospun nanofibers in biomedical contexts.

Nurcombe's recent publication record highlights a range of topics and journals. These include:

  • "The role of growth factor receptors in viral infections: An opportunity for drug repurposing against emerging viral diseases such as COVID-19?", 2020, FASEB BioAdvances
  • "In Reply", 2020, Stem Cells
  • "PRESERVING CLINICAL EFFICACY OF MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS WITH GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN ADDITIVES", 2024, Cytotherapy

The venues where Nurcombe frequently publishes demonstrate a contributing presence in journals focused on both basic and applied biomedical science:

  • FASEB BioAdvances
  • Stem Cells
  • Cytotherapy

Their network of frequent collaborators includes:

  • Simon M. Cool
  • Clarissa Tan
  • Hubert Hondermarck
  • Nathan W. Bartlett
  • Padmapriya Sathiyanathan

Nurcombe's research contributions are characterized by their connection to fields such as medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, reinforcing a foundation in the biological sciences with a translational aspect toward medical applications.

Best Publications

  • Concise Review: Multifaceted Characterization of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Use in Regenerative Medicine.

    Rebekah M. Samsonraj;Michael Raghunath;Victor Nurcombe;James H. Hui

  • Controlled release of heparin from poly(epsilon-caprolactone) electrospun fibers.

    Emma Luong-Van;Lisbeth Grøndahl;Kian Ngiap Chua;Kam W. Leong

  • Developmental Regulation of Neural Response to FGF-1 and FGF-2 by Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan

    Victor Nurcombe;Miriam D. Ford;Jason A. Wildschut;Perry F. Bartlett

  • A Heparin-binding Domain in the Amyloid Protein Precursor of Alzheimer's Disease Is Involved in the Regulation of Neurite Outgrowth

    DH Small;V Nurcombe;G Reed;H Clarris

  • Wnt signaling controls the fate of mesenchymal stem cells.

    Ling Ling;Victor Nurcombe;Simon M. Cool

  • FGF signals for cell proliferation and migration through different pathways

    Benoni Boilly;A. S. Vercoutter-Edouart;Hubert Hondermarck;V. Nurcombe

  • The cellular interactions of laminin fragments. Cell adhesion correlates with two fragment-specific high affinity binding sites.

    M Aumailley;V Nurcombe;D Edgar;M Paulsson

  • Nerve Growth Factor Stimulates Proliferation and Survival of Human Breast Cancer Cells through Two Distinct Signaling Pathways

    Simon Descamps;Robert-Alain Toillon;Eric Adriaenssens;Valérie Pawlowski

  • Nerve Growth Factor Is a Potential Therapeutic Target in Breast Cancer

    Eric Adriaenssens;Elsa Vanhecke;Pasquine Saule;Alexandra Mougel

  • Structural Modification of Fibroblast Growth Factor-binding Heparan Sulfate at a Determinative Stage of Neural Development

    Yardenah G. Brickman;Miriam D. Ford;John T. Gallagher;Victor Nurcombe

  • Establishing Criteria for Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Potency

    Rebekah M. Samsonraj;Bina Rai;Padmapriya Sathiyanathan;Kia Joo Puan

  • Proteomic analysis reveals that 14-3-3sigma is down-regulated in human breast cancer cells.

    Anne-Sophie Vercoutter-Edouart;Jérôme Lemoine;Xuefen Le Bourhis;Hornez Louis

  • Hyaluronic acid-based hydrogels functionalized with heparin that support controlled release of bioactive BMP-2.

    Gajadhar Bhakta;Bina Rai;Zophia X.H. Lim;James H. Hui

  • Autocrine Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Increases the Multipotentiality of Human Adipose‐Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    David A. Rider;Christian Dombrowski;Amber A. Sawyer;Grace H. B. Ng

  • Nerve growth factor overexpression and autocrine loop in breast cancer cells

    Laurent Dollé;Ikram El Yazidi-Belkoura;Eric Adriaenssens;Victor Nurcombe

  • Cholinergic Regulation of Neurite Outgrowth from Isolated Chick Sympathetic Neurons in Culture

    David H. Small;Gullveig Reed;Bryony Whitefield;Victor Nurcombe

  • Essential role of heparan sulfates in axon navigation and targeting in the developing visual system

    Andreas Walz;Sarah McFarlane;Yardenah G. Brickman;Victor Nurcombe

  • Proteomics of breast cancer for marker discovery and signal pathway profiling.

    Hubert Hondermarck;Anne-Sophie Vercoutter-Edouart;Françoise Révillion;Jérôme Lemoine

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Neurotrophin-4/5 Are Expressed in Breast Cancer and Can Be Targeted to Inhibit Tumor Cell Survival

    Elsa Vanhecke;Eric Adriaenssens;Stéphanie Verbeke;Samuel Meignan

  • Identification of embryonic motoneurons in vitro: their survival is dependent on skeletal muscle

    M.R. Bennett;K. Lai;V. Nurcombe

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon M. Cool
Simon M. Cool University of Queensland
James H.P. Hui
James H.P. Hui University Health System
Gary S. Stein
Gary S. Stein University of Vermont
Matt Trau
Matt Trau University of Queensland
David H. Small
David H. Small University of Tasmania
Perry F. Bartlett
Perry F. Bartlett University of Queensland
Konrad Beyreuther
Konrad Beyreuther Heidelberg University
Brian Key
Brian Key University of Queensland
Andre J. Van Wijnen
Andre J. Van Wijnen University of Connecticut Health Center
Dietmar W. Hutmacher
Dietmar W. Hutmacher Queensland University of Technology

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