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D-Index
50
Citations
16146
World Ranking
17417
National Ranking
7155

Alan B. Sachs 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 Alan B. Sachs sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 73 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alan B. Sachs 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 Alan B. Sachs sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alan B. Sachs is affiliated with Thermo Fisher Scientific in the United States, where they conduct professional work within the scientific sector. Their association with a leading global company suggests involvement in research and development activities related to scientific instrumentation, reagents, or laboratory services.

There are no records of recent papers, frequent co-authors, or specific publication venues associated with Alan B. Sachs, indicating that published academic output or collaborations in indexed journals may not be publicly recorded or may focus on proprietary or commercial research.

Similarly, no distinct areas of study or subfields are listed, which limits the ability to specify particular research interests or scientific domains under their expertise. Furthermore, no main topics of work have been documented.

There are no data entries related to book publications or awarded recognitions for Alan B. Sachs. This absence of publicly available awards and bibliographic contributions could reflect a career oriented more toward applied sciences or industrial research rather than academic publication.

Best Publications

  • Circularization of mRNA by Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factors

    Sandra E. Wells;Paul E. Hillner;Ronald D. Vale;Alan B. Sachs

  • An integrative genomics approach to infer causal associations between gene expression and disease

    Eric E Schadt;John Lamb;Xia Yang;Jun Zhu

  • Messenger RNA degradation in eukaryotes

    Alan B. Sachs

  • Association of the yeast poly(A) tail binding protein with translation initiation factor eIF-4G.

    S Z Tarun;A B Sachs

  • Starting at the Beginning, Middle, and End: Translation Initiation in Eukaryotes

    Alan B Sachs;Peter Sarnow;Matthias W Hentze

  • The poly(A) binding protein is required for poly(A) shortening and 60S ribosomal subunit-dependent translation initiation.

    Alan B. Sachs;Ronald W. Davis

  • A single domain of yeast poly(A)-binding protein is necessary and sufficient for RNA binding and cell viability

    A B Sachs;R W Davis;R D Kornberg

  • A common function for mRNA 5' and 3' ends in translation initiation in yeast.

    S Z Tarun;A B Sachs

  • Glucose Depletion Rapidly Inhibits Translation Initiation in Yeast

    Mark P. Ashe;Susan K. De Long;Alan B. Sachs

  • A single gene from yeast for both nuclear and cytoplasmic polyadenylate-binding proteins: domain structure and expression.

    Alan B. Sachs;Martha W. Bond;Roger D. Kornberg

  • Translation initiation factor eIF4G mediates in vitro poly(A) tail-dependent translation

    Salvador Z. Tarun;Sandra E. Wells;Julie A. Deardorff;Alan B. Sachs

  • Ribosome Loading onto the mRNA Cap Is Driven by Conformational Coupling between eIF4G and eIF4E

    John D. Gross;Nathan J. Moerke;Tobias von der Haar;Alexey A. Lugovskoy

  • A cell proliferation signature is a marker of extremely poor outcome in a subpopulation of breast cancer patients.

    Hongyue Dai;Laura van't Veer;John Lamb;Yudong D. He

  • Poly(A) Tail Length Control in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Occurs by Message-Specific Deadenylation

    Christine E. Brown;Alan B. Sachs

  • Poly(A) tail metabolism and function in eucaryotes.

    A Sachs;E Wahle

  • An integrative genomics approach to the reconstruction of gene networks in segregating populations.

    J. Zhu;P.Y. Lum;J. Lamb;D. GuhaThakurta

  • Translation initiation requires the PAB-dependent poly(A) ribonuclease in yeast.

    Alan B. Sachs;Julie A. Deardorff

  • The yeast Pan2 protein is required for poly(A)-binding protein-stimulated poly(A)-nuclease activity.

    Ronald Boeck;Salvador Jr. Tarun;Michael Rieger;Julie A. Deardorff

  • Translation Initiation and Ribosomal Biogenesis: Involvement of a Putative rRNA Helicase and RPL46

    AB Sachs;RW Davis

  • RNA Recognition Motif 2 of Yeast Pab1p Is Required for Its Functional Interaction with Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4G

    Steven H. Kessler;Alan B. Sachs

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald W. Davis
Ronald W. Davis Stanford University
George P. Hess
George P. Hess Cornell University
Gerhard Wagner
Gerhard Wagner Harvard University
Roger D. Kornberg
Roger D. Kornberg Stanford University
Matthias W. Hentze
Matthias W. Hentze European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Christine E. Brown
Christine E. Brown City Of Hope National Medical Center
Alexey Lugovskoy
Alexey Lugovskoy Biogen (United States)
Elmar Wahle
Elmar Wahle Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Peter Sarnow
Peter Sarnow Stanford University
Toshifumi Inada
Toshifumi Inada Tohoku University

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