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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 112 491 469 252 240 685 69121
Molecular Biology 112 334 304 198 177 685 69121

Anand Swaroop publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Anand Swaroop between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Anand Swaroop published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 15.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 70 publications in 2016. 47 of the 869 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 70. Peak 70 publications in 2016. 1971: 2 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 3 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 21 publications 2003: 21 publications 2004: 38 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 25 publications 2007: 38 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 28 publications 2010: 40 publications 2011: 46 publications 2012: 42 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 63 publications 2016: 70 publications 2017: 40 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 35 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 26 publications
1971 2025

869 publications in total across all disciplines

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Anand Swaroop: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 2
1972 0
1973 3
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 3
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 2
1986 1
1987 1
1988 2
1989 1
1990 4
1991 3
1992 6
1993 5
1994 6
1995 5
1996 10
1997 7
1998 9
1999 7
2000 6
2001 5
2002 21
2003 21
2004 38
2005 25
2006 25
2007 38
2008 18
2009 28
2010 40
2011 46
2012 42
2013 31
2014 30
2015 63
2016 70
2017 40
2018 33
2019 28
2020 35
2021 23
2022 17
2023 17
2024 21
2025 26
Total 869
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Anand Swaroop 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 Anand Swaroop 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, 564+ 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: 685 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100 685
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Anand Swaroop 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 Anand Swaroop 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, 112–113 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: 112 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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 19 112
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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Overview

Anand Swaroop is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields related to biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. A significant portion of their work centers on ophthalmology and retinal biology, with a focus on retinal development, disorders, and therapeutic approaches.

Swaroop's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these broader areas, their subfields of study cover:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Genetics

The scientist's work addresses key topics such as:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Glaucoma and Retinal Disorders
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

Among their frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Human Molecular Genetics
  • eLife
  • Ophthalmology
  • Stem Cell Reports

Swaroop has collaborated regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Emily Y. Chew
  • Anupam K. Mondal
  • Jacob Nellissery
  • Milton A. English
  • Jayshree Advani

Some representative publications in their recent work include:

  • Dietary Nutrient Intake and Progression to Late Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the Age-Related Eye Disease Studies 1 and 2, 2020, Ophthalmology
  • Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Retinal Organoids for Disease Modeling and Development of Therapies, 2020, Stem Cells
  • Deep-Learning-Based Prediction of Late Age-Related Macular Degeneration Progression, 2020, Nature Machine Intelligence
  • Gene Therapy of Dominant CRX-Leber Congenital Amaurosis using Patient Stem Cell-Derived Retinal Organoids, 2021, Stem Cell Reports
  • Primary Cilia Biogenesis and Associated Retinal Ciliopathies, 2020, Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

In addition to journal articles, Swaroop has contributed to book publications. Notably, they have authored a book titled Age-related Macular Degeneration, published by Springer Nature in 2021.

Best Publications

  • A global reference for human genetic variation.

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • Next-generation genotype imputation service and methods.

    Sayantan Das;Lukas Forer;Sebastian Schönherr;Carlo Sidore;Carlo Sidore

  • A reference panel of 64,976 haplotypes for genotype imputation

    Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau

  • A large genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants

    Lars G. Fritsche;Wilmar Igl;Jessica N.Cooke Bailey;Felix Grassmann

  • Retinal Repair by Transplantation of Photoreceptor Precursors

    R. E. MacLaren;R. A. Pearson;A. MacNeil;R. H. Douglas

  • Nrl is required for rod photoreceptor development

    Alan J. Mears;Mineo Kondo;Mineo Kondo;Prabodha K. Swain;Yuichiro Takada

  • A global reference for human genetic variation

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration

    Lars G. Fritsche;Lars G. Fritsche;Wei Chen;Wei Chen;Matthew Schu;Brian L. Yaspan

  • The centrosomal protein nephrocystin-6 is mutated in Joubert syndrome and activates transcription factor ATF4

    John A. Sayer;John A. Sayer;Edgar A. Otto;John F. O'Toole;Gudrun Nurnberg

  • Transcriptional regulation of photoreceptor development and homeostasis in the mammalian retina.

    Anand Swaroop;Douglas Kim;Douglas Kim;Douglas Forrest

  • Genetic variants near TIMP3 and high-density lipoprotein–associated loci influence susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration

    Wei Chen;Dwight Stambolian;Albert O. Edwards;Kari E. Branham

  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Genetics and Biology Coming Together

    Lars G. Fritsche;Robert N. Fariss;Dwight Stambolian;Gonçalo R. Abecasis

  • A variant of mitochondrial protein LOC387715/ARMS2, not HTRA1, is strongly associated with age-related macular degeneration.

    Atsuhiro Kanda;Wei Chen;Mohammad Othman;Kari E. H. Branham

  • Strong Association of the Y402H Variant in Complement Factor H at 1q32 with Susceptibility to Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    Sepideh Zareparsi;Kari E.H. Branham;Mingyao Li;Sapna Shah

  • Nephrocystin-5, a ciliary IQ domain protein, is mutated in Senior-Loken syndrome and interacts with RPGR and calmodulin

    Edgar A. Otto;Bart Loeys;Hemant Khanna;Jan Hellemans

  • Mutation of a gene encoding a protein with extracellular matrix motifs in Usher syndrome type IIa

    James D. Eudy;Michael D. Weston;Su Fang Yao;Denise M. Hoover

  • In-frame deletion in a novel centrosomal/ciliary protein CEP290/NPHP6 perturbs its interaction with RPGR and results in early-onset retinal degeneration in the rd16 mouse

    Bo Chang;Hemant Khanna;Norman Hawes;David Jimeno

  • A conserved retina-specific gene encodes a basic motif/leucine zipper domain

    Anand Swaroop;Junzhe Xu;Hemant Pawar;Anne Jackson

  • CFH haplotypes without the Y402H coding variant show strong association with susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration

    Mingyao Li;Pelin Atmaca-Sonmez;Mohammad Othman;Kari E H Branham

  • Targeting of GFP to newborn rods by Nrl promoter and temporal expression profiling of flow-sorted photoreceptors.

    Masayuki Akimoto;Hong Cheng;Dongxiao Zhu;Joseph A. Brzezinski

Frequent Co-Authors

Gonçalo R. Abecasis
Gonçalo R. Abecasis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Debasis Bagchi
Debasis Bagchi University of Houston
Samuel G. Jacobson
Samuel G. Jacobson University of Pennsylvania
Emily Y. Chew
Emily Y. Chew National Institutes of Health
John R. Heckenlively
John R. Heckenlively University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Donald J. Zack
Donald J. Zack Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Paul A. Sieving
Paul A. Sieving University of California, Davis
Dwight Stambolian
Dwight Stambolian University of Pennsylvania
Artur V. Cideciyan
Artur V. Cideciyan University of Pennsylvania
Robert N. Fariss
Robert N. Fariss National Institutes of Health

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