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2024

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 109 542 518 40 38 302 89431
Molecular Biology 109 383 349 34 30 302 89431

Alexander Meissner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alexander Meissner between 1987 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alexander Meissner published across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 86 publications in 2023. 25 of the 408 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 86. Peak 86 publications in 2023. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 10 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 86 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 19 publications 2026: 6 publications
1987 2026

408 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alexander Meissner: publications per year, 1987 to 2026
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 1
1992 10
1993 5
1994 0
1995 2
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 1
2004 3
2005 2
2006 7
2007 7
2008 10
2009 7
2010 13
2011 14
2012 19
2013 14
2014 18
2015 31
2016 16
2017 6
2018 25
2019 20
2020 17
2021 23
2022 14
2023 86
2024 8
2025 19
2026 6
Total 408
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Alexander Meissner 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 Alexander Meissner 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, 297–306 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: 302 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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 43 302
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
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Alexander Meissner 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 Alexander Meissner 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, 108–109 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: 109 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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 20 109
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
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Alexander Meissner is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant number of publications in related subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cancer Research, Oncology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics covered in their scientific work include:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

Alexander Meissner has contributed to several notable papers, including:

  • DNA methylation: a historical perspective (2022), published in Trends in Genetics
  • Mouse embryonic stem cells self-organize into trunk-like structures with neural tube and somites (2020), published in Science
  • Unblending of Transcriptional Condensates in Human Repeat Expansion Disease (2020), published in Cell
  • The road ahead in genetics and genomics (2020), published in Nature Reviews Genetics
  • Dnmt1 has de novo activity targeted to transposable elements (2021), published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Meissner include Helene Kretzmer, Sara Hetzel, Adriano Bolondi, Abhishek Sampath Kumar, and Lars Wittler. This collaboration has contributed to a range of publications across multiple venues.

The venues where Alexander Meissner most often publishes their research feature prominently in the scientific community. These include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Genetics
  • Nature Cell Biology
  • Cell
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Integrative analysis of 111 reference human epigenomes

    Anshul Kundaje;Wouter Meuleman;Wouter Meuleman;Jason Ernst

  • A Bivalent Chromatin Structure Marks Key Developmental Genes in Embryonic Stem Cells

    Bradley E. Bernstein;Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Xiaohui Xie;Michael Kamal

  • Genome-wide maps of chromatin state in pluripotent and lineage-committed cells

    Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Manching Ku;Manching Ku;David B. Jaffe;Biju Issac;Biju Issac

  • In vitro reprogramming of fibroblasts into a pluripotent ES-cell-like state

    Marius Wernig;Alexander Meissner;Ruth Foreman;Tobias Brambrink

  • Highly efficient reprogramming to pluripotency and directed differentiation of human cells with synthetic modified mRNA

    Luigi Warren;Philip D. Manos;Philip D. Manos;Tim Ahfeldt;Tim Ahfeldt;Yuin-Han Loh

  • DNA methylation: roles in mammalian development

    Zachary D. Smith;Alexander Meissner;Alexander Meissner

  • Genome-scale DNA methylation maps of pluripotent and differentiated cells

    Alexander Meissner;Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Hongcang Gu;Marius Wernig

  • The mammalian epigenome.

    Bradley E. Bernstein;Bradley E. Bernstein;Alexander Meissner;Eric S. Lander;Eric S. Lander

  • lincRNAs act in the circuitry controlling pluripotency and differentiation

    Mitchell Guttman;Julie Donaghey;Bryce W. Carey;Manuel Garber

  • Treatment of Sickle Cell Anemia Mouse Model with iPS Cells Generated from Autologous Skin

    Jacob Hanna;Marius Wernig;Marius Wernig;Styliani Markoulaki;Styliani Markoulaki;Chiao-Wang Sun;Chiao-Wang Sun

  • Targeted Deletion Reveals Essential and Overlapping Functions of the miR-17∼92 Family of miRNA Clusters

    Andrea Ventura;Amanda G. Young;Monte M. Winslow;Laura Lintault

  • The NIH Roadmap Epigenomics Mapping Consortium

    Bradley E Bernstein;John A Stamatoyannopoulos;Joseph F Costello;Bing Ren

  • Dissecting direct reprogramming through integrative genomic analysis

    Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Jacob Hanna;Xiaolan Zhang;Manching Ku

  • Charting a dynamic DNA methylation landscape of the human genome

    Michael J. Ziller;Hongcang Gu;Fabian Müller;Julie Donaghey;Julie Donaghey

  • Derepression of BDNF transcription involves calcium-dependent phosphorylation of MeCP2.

    Wen G. Chen;Qiang Chang;Yingxi Lin;Alexander Meissner

  • Reduced representation bisulfite sequencing for comparative high-resolution DNA methylation analysis

    Alexander Meissner;Andreas Gnirke;George W. Bell;Bernard H Ramsahoye

  • Paternally Induced Transgenerational Environmental Reprogramming of Metabolic Gene Expression in Mammals

    Benjamin R. Carone;Lucas Fauquier;Naomi Habib;Jeremy M. Shea

  • Dnmt3a is essential for hematopoietic stem cell differentiation.

    Grant A. Challen;Deqiang Sun;Mira Jeong;Min Luo

  • Reference Maps of Human ES and iPS Cell Variation Enable High-Throughput Characterization of Pluripotent Cell Lines

    Christoph Bock;Evangelos Kiskinis;Evangelos Kiskinis;Griet Verstappen;Griet Verstappen;Hongcang Gu

  • A unique regulatory phase of DNA methylation in the early mammalian embryo

    Zachary D. Smith;Michelle M. Chan;Michelle M. Chan;Tarjei Sigurd Mikkelsen;Tarjei Sigurd Mikkelsen;Hongcang Gu

Frequent Co-Authors

Hongcang Gu
Hongcang Gu Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
Andreas Gnirke
Andreas Gnirke Broad Institute
Bradley E. Bernstein
Bradley E. Bernstein Broad Institute
Christoph Bock
Christoph Bock Austrian Academy of Sciences
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute
John L. Rinn
John L. Rinn University of Colorado Boulder
Tarjei S. Mikkelsen
Tarjei S. Mikkelsen Arsenal Biosciences (United States)
Aviv Regev
Aviv Regev Genentech
Kevin Eggan
Kevin Eggan Harvard University

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