Vera Gorbunova

25.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
219 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Vera Gorbunova is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vera Gorbunova has authored 219 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Oncology and 36 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Vera Gorbunova's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (35 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (31 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (23 papers). Vera Gorbunova is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (35 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (31 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (23 papers). Vera Gorbunova collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and United Kingdom. Vera Gorbunova's co-authors include Andrei Seluanov, Zhiyong Mao, Christopher Hine, Michael J. Bozzella, Amita Vaidya, Xiao Tian, Michael Van Meter, Vadim N. Gladyshev, Olivia M. Pereira‐Smith and Julia Ablaeva and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Vera Gorbunova

203 papers receiving 13.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Ten things you should know about transposable elements

2018 803 citations Vera Gorbunova, Andrei Seluanov et al. profile →
SIRT6 Promotes DNA Repair Under Stress by Activating PARP1

2011 670 citations Zhiyong Mao, Christopher Hine et al. Science profile →
High-molecular-mass hyaluronan mediates the cancer resistance of the naked mole rat

2013 558 citations Xiao Tian, Jorge Azpurua et al. Nature profile →
Linifanib Versus Sorafenib in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Results of a Randomized Phase III Trial

2014 465 citations Vera Gorbunova et al. profile →
LINE1 Derepression in Aged Wild-Type and SIRT6-Deficient Mice Drives Inflammation

2019 305 citations Matthew Simon, Julia Ablaeva et al. profile →
The role of retrotransposable elements in ageing and age-associated diseases

2021 232 citations Vera Gorbunova, Andrei Seluanov et al. Nature profile →
DNA damage and repair in age-related inflammation

2022 203 citations Yang Zhao, Matthew Simon et al. Nature reviews. Immunology profile →
From geroscience to precision geromedicine: Understanding and managing aging

2025 61 citations Vadim N. Gladyshev, Vera Gorbunova et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vera Gorbunova United States	62	7.7k	2.5k	2.2k	1.7k	1.6k	219	13.3k
Andrei Seluanov United States	57	6.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	130	10.7k
Mario F. Fraga Spain	74	16.8k 2.2×	2.5k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	427 0.3×	237	22.0k
Andrei V. Gudkov United States	69	9.3k 1.2×	4.8k 1.9×	1.9k 0.9×	656 0.4×	734 0.5×	262	16.0k
Benjamin A. García United States	78	16.0k 2.1×	1.8k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	272 0.2×	333	20.3k
Fabrizio d’Adda di Fagagna Italy	51	11.5k 1.5×	2.8k 1.1×	7.8k 3.6×	652 0.4×	1.6k 1.1×	97	18.0k
Mitsuo Oshimura Japan	66	12.1k 1.6×	2.3k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	355 0.2×	414	17.2k
Benedikt M. Kessler United Kingdom	82	15.6k 2.0×	3.7k 1.5×	1.9k 0.9×	544 0.3×	369 0.2×	416	24.2k
Michael J. Anderson United States	34	6.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	530 0.2×	561 0.3×	521 0.3×	91	10.3k
Jens Andersen Denmark	69	12.7k 1.6×	2.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	768 0.5×	163 0.1×	190	20.2k
Vassilis G. Gorgoulis Greece	63	11.6k 1.5×	5.4k 2.2×	2.4k 1.1×	466 0.3×	421 0.3×	331	18.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vera Gorbunova

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Fatima, Iqra, Seokhyeon Kim, Xiaoyan Liao, et al.. (2025). African spiny mice show resistance to DMBA/TPA-induced squamous carcinogenesis with distinct benign tumor profile. Protein & Cell. 16(10). 896–904. 2 indexed citations

Zheng, Zhizhong, Yang Zhao, Alexander V. Galazyuk, et al.. (2025). Limited cell-autonomous anticancer mechanisms in long-lived bats. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4125–4125. 5 indexed citations

Seluanov, Andrei, et al.. (2025). Unlocking longevity through the comparative biology of aging. Nature Aging. 5(9). 1686–1703. 2 indexed citations

Seluanov, Andrei, et al.. (2024). LINE1 and its host: one cell’s junk is another cell’s treasure. The EMBO Journal. 43(17). 3547–3549. 2 indexed citations

Takasugi, Masaki, Yuya Yoshida, Frank Stein, et al.. (2024). An atlas of the aging mouse proteome reveals the features of age-related post-transcriptional dysregulation. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8520–8520. 11 indexed citations

Seluanov, Andrei, et al.. (2024). Slow and steady lives the longest. Nature Aging. 4(1). 7–9. 1 indexed citations

Li, Caesar Z., Amin Haghani, Qi Yan, et al.. (2024). Epigenetic predictors of species maximum life span and other life-history traits in mammals. Science Advances. 10(23). eadm7273–eadm7273. 21 indexed citations

Emmrich, Stephan, et al.. (2024). Invariant γδTCR natural killer-like effector T cells in the naked mole-rat. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4248–4248. 6 indexed citations

Romanenko, Svetlana A., Sergei Kliver, Natalia A. Serdyukova, et al.. (2023). Integration of fluorescence in situ hybridization and chromosome-length genome assemblies revealed synteny map for guinea pig, naked mole-rat, and human. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 21055–21055. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhihui, Xiao Tian, Julia Ablaeva, et al.. (2023). Increased hyaluronan by naked mole-rat Has2 improves healthspan in mice. Nature. 621(7977). 196–205. 76 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yang, Matthew Simon, Andrei Seluanov, & Vera Gorbunova. (2022). DNA damage and repair in age-related inflammation. Nature reviews. Immunology. 23(2). 75–89. 203 indexed citations breakdown →

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Emmrich, Stephan, Alexandre Trapp, Kejun Ying, et al.. (2022). Characterization of naked mole‐rat hematopoiesis reveals unique stem and progenitor cell patterns and neotenic traits. The EMBO Journal. 41(15). e109694–e109694. 17 indexed citations

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Gorbunova, Vera, Andrei Seluanov, Paolo Mita, et al.. (2021). The role of retrotransposable elements in ageing and age-associated diseases. Nature. 596(7870). 43–53. 232 indexed citations breakdown →

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Horvath, Steve, Amin Haghani, Nicholas Macoretta, et al.. (2021). DNA methylation clocks tick in naked mole rats but queens age more slowly than nonbreeders. Nature Aging. 2(1). 46–59. 47 indexed citations

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Ke, Zhonghe, et al.. (2020). Short-term calorie restriction enhances DNA repair by non-homologous end joining in mice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 9–9. 19 indexed citations

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Takasugi, Masaki, Denis Firsanov, Gregory Tombline, et al.. (2020). Naked mole-rat very-high-molecular-mass hyaluronan exhibits superior cytoprotective properties. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2376–2376. 79 indexed citations

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Li, Jun, Michael S. Bonkowski, S. Moniot, et al.. (2017). A conserved NAD ⁺ binding pocket that regulates protein-protein interactions during aging. Science. 355(6331). 1312–1317. 126 indexed citations

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Azpurua, Jorge, Zhonghe Ke, Quanwei Zhang, et al.. (2013). Naked mole-rat has increased translational fidelity compared with the mouse, as well as a unique 28S ribosomal RNA cleavage. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(43). 17350–17355. 116 indexed citations

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Seluanov, Andrei, Christopher Hine, Jorge Azpurua, et al.. (2009). Hypersensitivity to contact inhibition provides a clue to cancer resistance of naked mole-rat. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(46). 19352–19357. 267 indexed citations

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Gorbunova, Vera, et al.. (2009). Изучение эффективности и токсичности стандартной схемы химиотерапии при раке молочной железы. Siberian Journal of Oncology.

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