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Lilian I. Plotkin

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1993Rising activity
Bone Metabolism and DiseasesBone health and treatmentsBone health and osteoporosis researchConnexins and lens biologyHeat shock proteins research

Publications

224

Citations

14,244

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

34

Publishing since 1993

Research summary
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Lilian I. Plotkin studies the biology of bone at the cellular and molecular level, focusing on how bone cells form, function, survive, and communicate with other tissues in the body. Her research uses animal models to explore bone diseases such as osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, as well as how bone loss relates to conditions like cancer and muscle decline. Much of the work examines the signaling molecules and genes that regulate bone remodeling and skeletal health.

Bone cell biology and remodelingOsteoporosis and bone lossBone communication with other tissuesAnimal models of musculoskeletal diseaseCell signaling (connexins, microRNAs)

Publication output over the last decade has fluctuated year to year rather than steadily rising or falling, averaging around ten papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

No award with a current end date on record.

3 earlier awards
  • NIH R21AG078861Jul 2022 – Mar 2026 · $198k awarded

    Contribution of chromosome versus gonadal sex to bone mass and strength

  • NIH R01AR067210Apr 2015 – Feb 2021 · $343k awarded

    Osteocyte Apoptosis and Regulation of Bone Resorption with Aging

  • NIH R01AR053643Jul 2008 – Mar 2013 · $316k awarded

    Connexin 43 Hemichannels and Signaling In Bone

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 1,724 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 14,244cohort median 3,385
h-index: 54cohort median 27
Publications / year (recent): 9.8cohort median 4.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~5 · 44% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 36 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 9.8/year recently
2017: 17 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 26 publications26192020: 10 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 9 publications222023: 23 publications232024: 12 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 3 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 1 collaborator at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 1 collaborator at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • PMC×16
  • Bone×11
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research×9
  • Current Osteoporosis Reports×8
  • JBMR Plus×5
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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