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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 68 2440 2317 1099 1033 131 15282

Alice Barkan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alice Barkan between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alice Barkan published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2012. 14 of the 156 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2012. 1981: 2 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 3 publications
1981 2025

156 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alice Barkan: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 2
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 0
1986 2
1987 3
1988 3
1989 4
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 2
1994 1
1995 4
1996 0
1997 2
1998 2
1999 3
2000 1
2001 3
2002 1
2003 4
2004 5
2005 5
2006 3
2007 4
2008 5
2009 4
2010 1
2011 4
2012 13
2013 5
2014 7
2015 7
2016 5
2017 4
2018 7
2019 6
2020 8
2021 4
2022 2
2023 0
2024 11
2025 3
Total 156
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Alice Barkan publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alice Barkan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 125–134 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 131 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217 131
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Alice Barkan D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68–69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164 68
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Alice Barkan is affiliated with the University of Oregon in the United States and specializes in research at the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work predominantly focuses on molecular biology with additional contributions in plant science, cellular and molecular neuroscience, renewable energy, sustainability, and biochemistry.

The researcher has published extensively in fields related to photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, mitochondrial function and pathology, light effects on plants, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and algal biology and biofuel production.

Notable recent papers by Alice Barkan include:

  • Light-induced psbA translation in plants is triggered by photosystem II damage via an assembly-linked autoregulatory circuit, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Exploring the Link between Photosystem II Assembly and Translation of the Chloroplast psbA mRNA, 2020, Plants
  • Dynamic localization of SPO11-1 and conformational changes of meiotic axial elements during recombination initiation of maize meiosis, 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • The PPR-SMR Protein ATP4 Is Required for Editing the Chloroplast rps8 mRNA in Rice and Maize, 2020, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • In vivo stabilization of endogenous chloroplast RNAs by customized artificial pentatricopeptide repeat proteins, 2021, Nucleic Acids Research

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Prakitchai Chotewutmontri
  • Rosalind Williams-Carrier
  • Susan Belcher
  • Margarita Rojas

Alice Barkan's works are often published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Plant Cell
  • The Plant Journal
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Plants

The research conducted by Alice Barkan has been recognized through awards including membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 2020 and a fellowship from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Redesigning photosynthesis to sustainably meet global food and bioenergy demand

    Donald R. Ort;Donald R. Ort;Sabeeha S. Merchant;Jean Alric;Alice Barkan

  • Pentatricopeptide repeat proteins in plants

    Alice Barkan;Ian Small

  • A Combinatorial Amino Acid Code for RNA Recognition by Pentatricopeptide Repeat Proteins

    Alice Barkan;Margarita Rojas;Sota Fujii;Aaron Yap

  • Site-specific binding of a PPR protein defines and stabilizes 5′ and 3′ mRNA termini in chloroplasts

    Jeannette Pfalz;Omer Ali Bayraktar;Jana Prikryl;Alice Barkan

  • Participation of nuclear genes in chloroplast gene expression.

    Alice Barkan;Michel P. Goldschmidt-Clermont

  • A Pentatricopeptide Repeat Protein Facilitates the trans-Splicing of the Maize Chloroplast rps12 Pre-mRNA

    Christian Schmitz-Linneweber;Rosalind E. Williams-Carrier;Pascale M. Williams-Voelker;Tiffany S. Kroeger

  • Expression of Plastid Genes: Organelle-Specific Elaborations on a Prokaryotic Scaffold

    Alice Barkan

  • A nuclear mutation in maize blocks the processing and translation of several chloroplast mRNAs and provides evidence for the differential translation of alternative mRNA forms.

    A Barkan;M Walker;M Nolasco;D Johnson

  • RNA Immunoprecipitation and Microarray Analysis Show a Chloroplast Pentatricopeptide Repeat Protein to Be Associated with the 5' Region of mRNAs Whose Translation It Activates

    Christian Schmitz-Linneweber;Rosalind Williams-Carrier;Alice Barkan

  • Mechanism of RNA stabilization and translational activation by a pentatricopeptide repeat protein

    Jana Prikryl;Margarita Rojas;Gadi Schuster;Alice Barkan

  • Molecular cloning of the maize gene crp1 reveals similarity between regulators of mitochondrial and chloroplast gene expression

    Dianna G. Fisk;Macie B. Walker;Alice Barkan

  • Proteins encoded by a complex chloroplast transcription unit are each translated from both monocistronic and polycistronic mRNAs.

    A Barkan

  • Nucleoid-enriched proteomes in developing plastids and chloroplasts from maize leaves; a new conceptual framework for nucleoid functions

    Wojciech Majeran;Giulia Friso;Yukari Asakura;Xian Qu

  • Nuclear Mutants of Maize with Defects in Chloroplast Polysome Assembly Have Altered Chloroplast RNA Metabolism.

    Alice Barkan

  • Nuclear mutations that block group II RNA splicing in maize chloroplasts reveal several intron classes with distinct requirements for splicing factors.

    Bethany D. Jenkins;Doris J. Kulhanek;Alice Barkan

  • A member of the Whirly family is a multifunctional RNA- and DNA-binding protein that is essential for chloroplast biogenesis

    Jana Prikryl;Kenneth P. Watkins;Giulia Friso;Klaas J. van Wijk

  • The Pentatricopeptide Repeat Protein PPR5 Stabilizes a Specific tRNA Precursor in Maize Chloroplasts

    Susanne Beick;Christian Schmitz-Linneweber;Rosalind Williams-Carrier;Bryan Jensen

  • Use of Illumina sequencing to identify transposon insertions underlying mutant phenotypes in high-copy Mutator lines of maize

    Rosalind Williams-Carrier;Nicholas Stiffler;Susan Belcher;Tiffany Kroeger

  • Inactivation of maize transposon Mu suppresses a mutant phenotype by activating an outward-reading promoter near the end of Mu1.

    Alice Barkan;Robert A. Martienssen

  • Two nuclear mutations disrupt distinct pathways for targeting proteins to the chloroplast thylakoid.

    R. Voelker;A. Barkan

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaas J. van Wijk
Klaas J. van Wijk Cornell University
David B. Stern
David B. Stern Boyce Thompson Institute
Robert A. Martienssen
Robert A. Martienssen Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Brian W. Matthews
Brian W. Matthews University of Oregon
Ian Small
Ian Small University of Western Australia
Maureen R. Hanson
Maureen R. Hanson Cornell University
Peter M. Rogowsky
Peter M. Rogowsky École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Michael Freeling
Michael Freeling University of California, Berkeley
Donald R. Ort
Donald R. Ort University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ralph Bock
Ralph Bock Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

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