2026 Andrew Fire: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	100	735	692	368	342	214	79060
Molecular Biology	100	521	466	288	253	214	79060

Research.com Recognitions

2006 - Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
2006 - Nobel Prize for their discovery of RNA interference - gene silencing by double-stranded RNA
2005 - Canada Gairdner International Award
2004 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2004 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2004 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
2002 - Genetics Society of America Medal

Overview

Andrew Fire is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work further extends into several subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Ecology, Virology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Fire's research covers diversified topics with a concentration on areas such as Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Plant Virus Research Studies, HIV Research and Treatment, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, as well as Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Andrew Fire include:

Doubling of the known set of RNA viruses by metagenomic analysis of an aquatic virome (2020, Nature Microbiology)
Aberrant B cell repertoire selection associated with HIV neutralizing antibody breadth (2020, Nature Immunology)
Intron and gene size expansion during nervous system evolution (2020, BMC Genomics)
An Extensive Meta-Metagenomic Search Identifies SARS-CoV-2-Homologous Sequences in Pangolin Lung Viromes (2020, mSphere)
An essential role for the piRNA pathway in regulating the ribosomal RNA pool in C. elegans (2021, Developmental Cell)

Andrew Fire has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

Massa J. Shoura
Lamia Wahba
Dae-Eun Jeong
Richard Nelson Hall
Matthew J. McCoy

The scientist has published notably in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), UNC Libraries, BMC Genomics, Kidney International, and Nature Microbiology.

Throughout their career, Andrew Fire has received multiple recognitions, including:

Nobel Prize in 2006 for the discovery of RNA interference - gene silencing by double-stranded RNA
Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (2006)
Canada Gairdner International Award (2005)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2004)
Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (2004)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2004)
Genetics Society of America Medal (2002)

Best Publications

Potent and specific genetic interference by double-stranded RNA in Caenorhabditis elegans

Andrew Fire;SiQun Xu;Mary K. Montgomery;Steven A. Kostas;Steven A. Kostas

23109
Citations
Specific interference by ingested dsRNA

Lisa Timmons;Andrew Fire

2983
Citations
Genetic inhibition of double-stranded RNA

Andrew Z. Fire;Stephen A. Kostas;Mary K. Montgomery;Lisa Timmons

2895
Citations
Ingestion of bacterially expressed dsRNAs can produce specific and potent genetic interference in Caenorhabditis elegans

Lisa Timmons;Donald L. Court;Andrew Fire

2694
Citations
Genes and mechanisms related to RNA interference regulate expression of the small temporal RNAs that control C. elegans developmental timing

Alla Grishok;Amy E. Pasquinelli;Darryl Conte Jr.;Na Li

2622
Citations
Specific inhibition of gene expression by small double-stranded RNAs in invertebrate and vertebrate systems.

Natasha J. Caplen;Susan Parrish;Farhad Imani;Andrew Fire

1996
Citations
The rde-1 Gene, RNA Interference, and Transposon Silencing in C. elegans

Hiroaki Tabara;Madathia Sarkissian;William G. Kelly;Jamie Fleenor

1848
Citations
On the role of RNA amplification in dsRNA-triggered gene silencing.

Titia Sijen;Jamie Fleenor;Femke Simmer;Karen L. Thijssen

1841
Citations
Chapter 19 DNA Transformation

Craig Mello;Andrew Fire

1603
Citations
DNA-dependent transcription of adenovirus genes in a soluble whole-cell extract

James L. Manley;Andrew Fire;Amparo Cano;Phillip A. Sharp

1450
Citations
Rolling replication of short DNA circles.

Andrew Fire;Si-Qun Xu

1206
Citations
Co-evolution of a broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibody and founder virus

Hua-Xin Liao;Rebecca Lynch;Tongqing Zhou;Feng Gao;Feng Gao

1175
Citations
RNA-triggered gene silencing

Andrew Fire

1126
Citations
RNA as a target of double-stranded RNA-mediated genetic interference in Caenorhabditis elegans

Mary K. Montgomery;SiQun Xu;Andrew Fire

1002
Citations
Functional Anatomy of a dsRNA Trigger: Differential Requirement for the Two Trigger Strands in RNA Interference

Susan Parrish;Jamie Fleenor;SiQun Xu;Craig Mello

982
Citations
A modular set of lacZ fusion vectors for studying gene expression in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Andrew Fire;Susan White Harrison;Dennis Dixon

919
Citations
Distinct Populations of Primary and Secondary Effectors During RNAi in C. elegans

Julia Pak;Andrew Fire

857
Citations
Efficient Marker-Free Recovery of Custom Genetic Modifications with CRISPR/Cas9 in Caenorhabditis elegans

Joshua A. Arribere;Ryan T. Bell;Becky X. H. Fu;Karen L. Artiles

842
Citations
A high-resolution, nucleosome position map of C. elegans reveals a lack of universal sequence-dictated positioning

Anton Valouev;Jeffrey Ichikawa;Thaisan Tonthat;Jeremy Stuart

828
Citations
Loss of the putative RNA-directed RNA polymerase RRF-3 makes C. elegans hypersensitive to RNAi.

Femke Simmer;Marcel Tijsterman;Susan Parrish;Susan Parrish;Sandhya P Koushika

747
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott D. Boyd Stanford University

Mark A. Kay Stanford University

Phillip A. Sharp MIT

Craig C. Mello University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Barton F. Haynes Duke University

Hua-Xin Liao Duke University

Garnett Kelsoe Duke University

Natasha J. Caplen National Institutes of Health

Thomas B. Kepler Boston University

Richard A. Morgan University of California, Los Angeles

External Links

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