Ajit Varki publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ajit Varki between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ajit Varki published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 14.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 58 publications in 2009. 36 of the 692 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30 40 50

1977 2025

692 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ajit Varki: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year	Publications
1977	2
1978	1
1979	3
1980	5
1981	5
1982	3
1983	5
1984	5
1985	3
1986	3
1987	3
1988	4
1989	7
1990	3
1991	7
1992	10
1993	15
1994	14
1995	15
1996	13
1997	8
1998	11
1999	22
2000	10
2001	19
2002	20
2003	11
2004	17
2005	12
2006	17
2007	18
2008	14
2009	58
2010	16
2011	15
2012	26
2013	21
2014	28
2015	18
2016	17
2017	25
2018	16
2019	15
2020	16
2021	20
2022	9
2023	51
2024	19
2025	17
Total	692

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Ajit Varki publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ajit Varki sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

50 100 150

47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 502 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
47–56	7
57–66	17
67–76	65
77–86	90
87–96	125
97–106	131
107–116	162
117–126	177
127–136	158
137–146	158
147–156	146
157–166	159
167–176	131
177–186	110
187–196	112
197–206	100
207–216	89
217–226	98
227–236	74
237–246	72
247–256	63
257–266	53
267–276	54
277–286	49
287–296	52
297–306	43
307–316	46
317–326	41
327–336	42
337–346	31
347–356	28
357–366	29
367–376	26
377–386	24
387–396	24
397–406	14
407–416	13
417–426	20
427–436	12
437–446	20
447–456	11
457–466	10
467–476	14
477–486	14
487–496	10
497–506	13	502
507–516	13
517–526	2
527–536	4
537–546	6
547–556	8
557–563	6
564+	100

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Ajit Varki D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ajit Varki sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

25 50 75 100 125

40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 141 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
40–41	36
42–43	101
44–45	115
46–47	121
48–49	118
50–51	130
52–53	106
54–55	116
56–57	113
58–59	129
60–61	120
62–63	105
64–65	131
66–67	95
68–69	97
70–71	106
72–73	83
74–75	89
76–77	77
78–79	70
80–81	73
82–83	60
84–85	48
86–87	45
88–89	50
90–91	31
92–93	51
94–95	43
96–97	38
98–99	39
100–101	41
102–103	29
104–105	33
106–107	35
108–109	20
110–111	38
112–113	19
114–115	28
116–117	13
118–119	23
120–121	16
122–123	15
124–125	11
126–127	21
128–129	7
130–131	13
132–133	14
134–135	17
136–137	9
138–139	8
140–141	16	141
142–143	7
144	7
145+	100

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2005 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Ajit Varki is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Immunology, Cell Biology, and Genetics as key subfields.

Their work encompasses several main topics, including:

Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
Galectins and Cancer Biology
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Escherichia coli research studies
Reproductive tract infections research

Ajit Varki has contributed to multiple research papers in notable venues, among them:

"Display of the human mucinome with defined O-glycans by gene engineered cells," 2021, Nature Communications
"Discovery and Classification of Glycan-Binding Proteins," 2022, HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
"Modified Sialic Acids on Mucus and Erythrocytes Inhibit Influenza A Virus Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase Functions," 2020, Journal of Virology
"Discovery, classification, evolution and diversity of Siglecs," 2022, Molecular Aspects of Medicine
"Reversible O-Acetyl Migration within the Sialic Acid Side Chain and Its Influence on Protein Recognition," 2021, ACS Chemical Biology

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

Glycobiology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
The FASEB Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
FASEB BioAdvances

Ajit Varki has collaborated extensively with several researchers, often coauthoring publications with:

Xi Chen
Hai Yu
Aniruddha Sasmal
Nissi Varki
Sandra Diaz

The scientist has been recognized through awards such as the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005 and membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

Biological roles of oligosaccharides: all of the theories are correct

Ajit Varki

6976
Citations
Essentials of Glycobiology [Internet]

Ajit Varki;Richard D Cummings;Jeffrey D Esko;Pamela Stanley

5477
Citations
Essentials of Glycobiology

Ajit Varki;Richard D Cummings;Jeffrey D Esko;Hudson H Freeze

2719
Citations
Siglecs and their roles in the immune system

Paul R. Crocker;James C. Paulson;Ajit Varki

2361
Citations
Initial sequence of the chimpanzee genome and comparison with the human genome

Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;LaDeana W. Hillier

2328
Citations
Biological Roles of Glycans

Ajit Varki

2300
Citations
Chemical Diversity in the Sialic Acids and Related α-Keto Acids: An Evolutionary Perspective

Takashi Angata;Ajit Varki

1524
Citations
Selectin ligands

A Varki

1322
Citations
Human embryonic stem cells express an immunogenic nonhuman sialic acid

Maria J Martin;Alysson Muotri;Fred Gage;Ajit Varki

1217
Citations
Intra- and interspecific variation in primate gene expression patterns

Wolfgang Enard;Philipp Khaitovich;Joachim Klose;Sebastian Zöllner

1132
Citations
Sialic acids in human health and disease

Ajit Varki

1088
Citations
Symbol Nomenclature for Graphical Representations of Glycans.

Ajit Varki;Richard D. Cummings;Markus Aebi;Nicole H. Packer

1070
Citations
Glycan-based interactions involving vertebrate sialic-acid-recognizing proteins

Ajit Varki

1011
Citations
Heparin and cancer revisited: Mechanistic connections involving platelets, P-selectin, carcinoma mucins, and tumor metastasis

Lubor Borsig;Richard Wong;James Feramisco;David R. Nadeau

869
Citations
Diversity in the sialic acids

Ajit Varki

860
Citations
Trousseau's syndrome : Multiple definitions and multiple mechanisms

Ajit Varki

835
Citations
A mutation in human CMP-sialic acid hydroxylase occurred after the Homo-Pan divergence

Hsun Hua Chou;Hiromu Takematsu;Sandra Diaz;Jane Iber

728
Citations
Diversity in cell surface sialic acid presentations: implications for biology and disease

Nissi M Varki;Ajit Varki

705
Citations
Identification of a specific glycoprotein ligand for P-selectin (CD62) on myeloid cells.

K L Moore;N L Stults;S Diaz;D F Smith

704
Citations
Human uptake and incorporation of an immunogenic nonhuman dietary sialic acid

Pam Tangvoranuntakul;Pascal Gagneux;Sandra Diaz;Muriel Bardor

690
Citations