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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
137
Citations
102579
World Ranking
314
National Ranking
211

Medicine

D-Index
137
Citations
102596
World Ranking
1860
National Ranking
1057

Webster K. Cavenee 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 Webster K. Cavenee sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 443 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Webster K. Cavenee 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 Webster K. Cavenee sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 137 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2012 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2007 - Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research, National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR)
  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1990 - Charles S. Mott Prize, General Motors Cancer Research Foundation

Overview

Webster K. Cavenee is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans fields including biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a notable focus on molecular biology, genetics, cancer research, oncology, and statistics and probability.

Their scientific contributions are evident in their engagement with topics such as glioma diagnosis and treatment, cancer genomics and diagnostics, statistical methods in clinical trials, epigenetics and DNA methylation, histone deacetylase inhibitors research, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, as well as cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation

Collaborative research has involved multiple co-authors with repeated joint publications. Regular co-authors include:

  • Timothy F. Cloughesy
  • Patrick Y. Wen
  • Mustafa Khasraw
  • Ingo K. Mellinghoff
  • Michael Weller

Selected recent papers illustrate the range of their scientific inquiry:

  • "Tumour predisposition and cancer syndromes as models to study gene-environment interactions," 2020, Nature Reviews. Cancer
  • "Immune evasion in HPVhead and neck precancer-cancer transition is driven by an aneuploid switch involving chromosome 9p loss," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Dual Regulation of Histone Methylation by mTOR Complexes Controls Glioblastoma Tumor Cell Growth via EZH2 and SAM," 2020, Molecular Cancer Research
  • "Lumefantrine, an antimalarial drug, reverses radiation and temozolomide resistance in glioblastoma," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "MDA-9/Syntenin (SDCBP): Novel gene and therapeutic target for cancer metastasis," 2020, Pharmacological Research

Throughout their career, they have received several awards including:

  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, 2012, for Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2008
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2007
  • Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research, National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR), 2007
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1997
  • Charles S. Mott Prize, General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, 1990

Best Publications

  • The 2016 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary.

    David N. Louis;Arie Perry;Guido Reifenberger;Andreas von Deimling

  • The 2007 WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System

    David Neil Louis;Hiroko Ohgaki;Otmar D. Wiestler;Webster K. Cavenee

  • The WHO Classification of Tumors of the Nervous System

    Paul Kleihues;David N. Louis;Bernd W. Scheithauer;Lucy B. Rorke

  • Malignant astrocytic glioma: genetics, biology, and paths to treatment.

    Frank B. Furnari;Tim Fenton;Robert M. Bachoo;Akitake Mukasa

  • Expression of recessive alleles by chromosomal mechanisms in retinoblastoma

    W. K. Cavenee;W. K. Cavenee;T. P. Dryja;R. A. Phillips;William F Benedict

  • Aberrant CpG-island methylation has non-random and tumour-type-specific patterns.

    Joseph F. Costello;Joseph F. Costello;Michael C. Frühwald;Michael C. Frühwald;Dominic J. Smiraglia;Laura J. Rush

  • Molecular determinants of the response of glioblastomas to EGFR kinase inhibitors.

    Ingo K. Mellinghoff;Maria Y. Wang;Igor Vivanco;Daphne A. Haas-Kogan

  • Homozygous deletion in Wilms tumours of a zinc-finger gene identified by chromosome jumping

    Manfred Gessler;Annemarie Poustka;Webster Cavenee;Rachael L. Neve

  • Malignant glioma: Genetics and biology of a grave matter

    Elizabeth A. Maher;Frank B. Furnari;Robert M. Bachoo;David H. Rowitch

  • Protein kinase B/Akt-mediated phosphorylation promotes nuclear exclusion of the winged helix transcription factor FKHR1.

    William H. Biggs;Jill Meisenhelder;Tony Hunter;Webster K. Cavenee

  • Erratum: The 2007 WHO classification of tumours of the central nervous system (Acta Neuropathol (2007) vol. 114 (97-109))

    David N Louis;Hiroko Ohgaki;Otmar D Wiestler;Webster K Cavenee

  • A mutant epidermal growth factor receptor common in human glioma confers enhanced tumorigenicity.

    R Nishikawa;X D Ji;R C Harmon;C S Lazar

  • Structure, Chromosomal Localization, and Expression of 12 Genes of the Mage Family

    Etienne De Plaen;Etienne De Plaen;Catia Traversari;Catia Traversari;José J.J. Gaforio;José J.J. Gaforio;Jean Pierre Szikora;Jean Pierre Szikora

  • The enhanced tumorigenic activity of a mutant epidermal growth factor receptor common in human cancers is mediated by threshold levels of constitutive tyrosine phosphorylation and unattenuated signaling.

    H.-J. Su Huang;Motoo Nagane;Candice K. Klingbeil;Hong Lin

  • Genes for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor α, and Epidermal Growth Factor and Their Expression in Human Gliomas in Vivo

    A J Ekstrand;C D James;W K Cavenee;B Seliger

  • Regulation of insulin action and pancreatic beta-cell function by mutated alleles of the gene encoding forkhead transcription factor Foxo1.

    Jun Nakae;William H. Biggs;Tadahiro Kitamura;Webster K. Cavenee

  • Disruption of forkhead transcription factor (FOXO) family members in mice reveals their functional diversification

    Taisuke Hosaka;William H. Biggs;David Tieu;Antonia D. Boyer

  • Loss of alleles at loci on human chromosome 11 during genesis of Wilms' tumour.

    A. Koufos;M. F. Hansen;B. C. Lampkin;M. L. Workman

  • A global transcriptional regulatory role for c-Myc in Burkitt's lymphoma cells

    Zirong Li;Sara Van Calcar;Chunxu Qu;Webster K. Cavenee

  • Loss of heterozygosity in three embryonal tumours suggests a common pathogenetic mechanism.

    Alex Koufos;Alex Koufos;Marc F. Hansen;Neal G. Copeland;Nancy A. Jenkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank B. Furnari
Frank B. Furnari University of California, San Diego
Paul S. Mischel
Paul S. Mischel Stanford University
Karen C. Arden
Karen C. Arden University of California, San Diego
Timothy F. Cloughesy
Timothy F. Cloughesy University of California, Los Angeles
Terrance Grant Johns
Terrance Grant Johns Telethon Kids Institute
Shi Yuan Cheng
Shi Yuan Cheng Northwestern University
Andrew M. Scott
Andrew M. Scott La Trobe University
Scott R. VandenBerg
Scott R. VandenBerg University of California, San Francisco
Ronald A. DePinho
Ronald A. DePinho The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Wadih Arap
Wadih Arap Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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