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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 136 1986 1851 1126 1036 527 66325
Molecular Biology 133 166 148 104 93 505 64871

Alan D. D'Andrea publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alan D. D'Andrea between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alan D. D'Andrea published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 16.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 201 publications in 2023. 47 of the 784 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150 200
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 201. Peak 201 publications in 2023. 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 12 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 28 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 201 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 18 publications
1978 2025

784 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alan D. D'Andrea: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 2
1979 0
1980 2
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 1
1985 0
1986 1
1987 1
1988 0
1989 4
1990 12
1991 6
1992 8
1993 6
1994 11
1995 1
1996 12
1997 12
1998 9
1999 12
2000 10
2001 18
2002 11
2003 19
2004 8
2005 20
2006 28
2007 11
2008 14
2009 16
2010 22
2011 20
2012 18
2013 26
2014 15
2015 18
2016 27
2017 26
2018 24
2019 22
2020 23
2021 26
2022 13
2023 201
2024 29
2025 18
Total 784
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Alan D. D'Andrea 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 Alan D. D'Andrea sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 497–506 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 505 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 13 505
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Alan D. D'Andrea 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 Alan D. D'Andrea sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 132–133 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 133 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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 14 133
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Alan D. D'Andrea is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and contributes extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans primary fields such as Molecular Biology and Oncology, with subfields including Genetics, Cancer Research, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The research topics Alan D. D'Andrea focuses on include:

  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • PARP inhibition in cancer therapy
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment

They have numerous publications in prominent venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Cancer Research (24 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology (11 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (10 publications)
  • Nature Communications (7 publications)
  • Molecular Cell (4 publications)

Recent papers by Alan D. D'Andrea include:

  • TBCRC 048: Phase II Study of Olaparib for Metastatic Breast Cancer and Mutations in Homologous Recombination-Related Genes, 2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Immunogenomic profiling determines responses to combined PARP and PD-1 inhibition in ovarian cancer, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A first-in-class polymerase theta inhibitor selectively targets homologous-recombination-deficient tumors, 2021, Nature Cancer
  • Targeting replication stress in cancer therapy, 2022, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • Berzosertib plus gemcitabine versus gemcitabine alone in platinum-resistant high-grade serous ovarian cancer: a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial, 2020, The Lancet Oncology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alan D. D'Andrea include:

  • Geoffrey I. Shapiro (54 collaborations)
  • Kalindi Parmar (28 collaborations)
  • Bose Kochupurakkal (26 collaborations)
  • Huy Nguyen (21 collaborations)
  • Lisa A. Moreau (18 collaborations)

Alan D. D'Andrea has received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Activating mutation in the tyrosine kinase JAK2 in polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and myeloid metaplasia with myelofibrosis.

    Ross L. Levine;Ross L. Levine;Martha Wadleigh;Jan Cools;Benjamin L. Ebert;Benjamin L. Ebert

  • Repair Pathway Choices and Consequences at the Double-Strand Break

    Raphael Ceccaldi;Beatrice Rondinelli;Alan D. D’Andrea

  • Interaction of the Fanconi anemia proteins and BRCA1 in a common pathway.

    Irene Garcia-Higuera;Toshiyasu Taniguchi;Shridar Ganesan;M.Stephen Meyn

  • Biallelic Inactivation of BRCA2 in Fanconi Anemia

    Niall G. Howlett;Toshiyasu Taniguchi;Susan Olson;Barbara Cox

  • Cloning of cDNA for the major DNA-binding protein of the erythroid lineage through expression in mammalian cells

    Shih-Feng Tsai;David I. K. Martin;David I. K. Martin;Leonard I. Zon;Leonard I. Zon;Alan D. D'Andrea;Alan D. D'Andrea

  • Expression cloning of the murine erythropoietin receptor.

    Alan D. D'Andrea;Alan D. D'Andrea;Harvey F. Lodish;Gordon G. Wong

  • The Fanconi anaemia/BRCA pathway

    Alan D. D'Andrea;Markus Grompe

  • Homologous Recombination Deficiency: Exploiting the Fundamental Vulnerability of Ovarian Cancer

    Panagiotis A. Konstantinopoulos;Raphael Ceccaldi;Geoffrey I. Shapiro;Alan D. D'Andrea

  • Identification of the FANCI protein, a monoubiquitinated FANCD2 paralog required for DNA repair.

    Agata Smogorzewska;Agata Smogorzewska;Shuhei Matsuoka;Patrizia Vinciguerra;E. Robert McDonald

  • How the Fanconi Anemia Pathway Guards the Genome

    George Lucian Moldovan;Alan D. D'Andrea

  • Homologous-recombination-deficient tumours are dependent on Polθ-mediated repair

    Raphael Ceccaldi;Jessica C. Liu;Ravindra Amunugama;Ildiko Hajdu

  • Disruption of the Fanconi anemia-BRCA pathway in cisplatin-sensitive ovarian tumors.

    Toshiyasu Taniguchi;Marc Tischkowitz;Najim Ameziane;Shirley V. Hodgson

  • Association and prognostic significance of BRCA1/2-mutation status with neoantigen load, number of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and expression of PD-1/PD-L1 in high grade serous ovarian cancer.

    Kyle C. Strickland;Brooke E Howitt;Sachet A Shukla;Scott J. Rodig

  • The Deubiquitinating Enzyme USP1 Regulates the Fanconi Anemia Pathway

    Sebastian M.B. Nijman;Tony T. Huang;Annette M.G. Dirac;Thijn R. Brummelkamp

  • The Fanconi anaemia pathway: new players and new functions

    Raphael Ceccaldi;Prabha Sarangi;Alan D. D'Andrea

  • Cooperation of Stat2 and p300/CBP in signalling induced by interferon-alpha.

    Shoumo Bhattacharya;Richard Eckner;Richard Eckner;Steven Grossman;Elizabeth Oldread

  • Regulation of DNA cross-link repair by the Fanconi anemia/BRCA pathway

    Hyungjin Kim;Alan D. D'Andrea

  • Activation of cell growth by binding of Friend spleen focus-forming virus gp55 glycoprotein to the erythropoietin receptor.

    Jing-Po Li;Alan D. D'Andrea;Alan D. D'Andrea;Alan D. D'Andrea;Harvey F. Lodish;David Baltimore

  • Regulation of monoubiquitinated PCNA by DUB autocleavage

    Tony T. Huang;Sebastian M.B. Nijman;Kanchan D. Mirchandani;Paul J. Galardy

  • Chromatin Remodeling at DNA Double-Strand Breaks

    Brendan D. Price;Alan D. D’Andrea

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey I. Shapiro
Geoffrey I. Shapiro Harvard University
Markus Grompe
Markus Grompe Oregon Health & Science University
Ursula A. Matulonis
Ursula A. Matulonis Harvard University
Toshiyasu Taniguchi
Toshiyasu Taniguchi Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Dipanjan Chowdhury
Dipanjan Chowdhury Harvard University
Elizabeth M. Swisher
Elizabeth M. Swisher University of Washington
Eliezer M. Van Allen
Eliezer M. Van Allen Harvard University
Akiko Shimamura
Akiko Shimamura Harvard University
Gad Getz
Gad Getz Broad Institute
Scott J. Rodig
Scott J. Rodig Harvard University

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