The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
field of Molecular Biology was created using data
combined from multiple data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
collected on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a scholar’s
D-index (Discipline H-index), which takes into account only
publications and citation values for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Molecular Biology research
Research.com’s best researchers ranking is a trustworthy
account of leading scholars from the field of
Molecular Biology, created using a thorough
study of 166,880 researchers discovered
from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Molecular Biology, as many as 5724 researchers were
examined.
What is D-index approval threshold for Molecular Biology
The D-index threshold for accepting a scientist to be
examined is placed at 40 if
the majority of of their publications are in the area of Molecular Biology. The
acceptance criteria for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index,
ratio of the contributions made within the selected
field of study in addition to the awards and achievements of the
researchers. The D-index threshold for including best
scientists is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
researchers projected for each
area od study whilst ensuring that the top 1% of
leading researchers are considered into the ranking.
There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a scientist’s
general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification practices
As our primary mission is to guarantee that only
actual scholars are listed in
the ranking we realize that numbers are never
supposed to be an absolute tool to assess the
output of researchers. For that reason
we manually verify every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of trustworthy sources. While it’s not a
element impacting a scientist’s position in
Research.com ranking, the number of documents published in
major journals and conference proceedings should form a
reliable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
specific area of science. Position in the ranking is
established using each researcher’s D-index
using data compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-established bibliometric
databases of this type available to the research community. A
detailed overview of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our aim is to inspire researchers,
companies and administrative bodies
around the world to investigate where prominent experts are heading
and to provide a way for the entire scientific community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Molecular Biology
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the institution with the highest
number of leading scientists in the world is National Institutes of Health with
81 scientists affiliated with it being features in
Research.com Molecular Biology ranking.
It is followed by Harvard University with
46 scholars.
Ranking thirds is University of California, San Diego with 28
researchers.
Prominent scientists featured in the world are representing Collège de France, California Institute of Technology, The Ohio State University, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of California, San Diego, Boston Children's Hospital, Tohoku University, Center for Cancer Research.
Professor Michael Karin from University of California, San Diego is featured as the best scholar in the world in our ranking with a D-index of 258. Ranking second in the world is Pierre Chambon from Collège de France with a D-index of 250. The third place in the world is taken by David Baltimore from California Institute of Technology with a D-index of 235.
The average D-index for the top 10% researchers is 139 in comparison to an average of 74 for all scholars included in our ranking.
The average number of published articles within the discipline of Molecular Biology for the top 1% of scientists in the ranking is 779 against an average of 213 for all researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 10% researchers is 85029 against an average of 27135 for all scientists.
