2026 Balázs Papp: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	53	3709	3500	2	2	110	14434

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Member of Academia Europaea
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Balázs Papp is affiliated with the Biological Research Centre in Hungary and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work predominantly focuses on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Immunology, and Molecular Medicine as subfields.

The main research topics addressed include:

Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Balázs Papp's recent publications illustrate a diverse scientific scope. Some notable papers include:

"TFLink: an integrated gateway to access transcription factor-target gene interactions for multiple species" (2022, Database)
"Cell-cell metabolite exchange creates a pro-survival metabolic environment that extends lifespan" (2023, Cell)
"Exploring the fitness benefits of genome reduction in Escherichia coli by a selection-driven approach" (2020, Scientific Reports)
"ESKAPE pathogens rapidly develop resistance against antibiotics in development in vitro" (2025, Nature Microbiology)
"Unmatched Level of Molecular Convergence among Deeply Divergent Complex Multicellular Fungi" (2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution)

Frequent collaborators in Balázs Papp's research include:

Csaba Pál (24 coauthored publications)
Gergely Fekete (14 coauthored publications)
Bálint Kintses (12 coauthored publications)
Eszter Ari (10 coauthored publications)
Tamás Stirling (10 coauthored publications)

Publishing frequently in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 12 publications
Molecular Biology and Evolution with 4 publications
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences with 3 publications
Cell with 2 publications
Nature Microbiology with 2 publications

Balázs Papp has been recognized by election to prestigious organizations including the Academia Europaea in 2016 and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

The genetic landscape of a cell.

Michael Costanzo;Anastasia Baryshnikova;Jeremy Bellay;Yungil Kim

2582
Citations
Dosage sensitivity and the evolution of gene families in yeast

Balázs Papp;Csaba Pál;Csaba Pál;Laurence D. Hurst

995
Citations
Mapping Pathways and Phenotypes by Systematic Gene Overexpression

Richelle Sopko;Dongqing Huang;Nicolle Preston;Gordon Chua

800
Citations
Highly expressed genes in yeast evolve slowly

Csaba Pál;Balázs Papp;Laurence D. Hurst

714
Citations
An integrated view of protein evolution

Csaba Pál;Balázs Papp;Martin J. Lercher

635
Citations
Adaptive evolution of bacterial metabolic networks by horizontal gene transfer.

Csaba Pál;Balázs Papp;Balázs Papp;Martin J Lercher

602
Citations
Metabolic network analysis of the causes and evolution of enzyme dispensability in yeast.

Balázs Papp;Csaba Pál;Csaba Pál;Laurence D. Hurst

412
Citations
Antagonism between Bacteriostatic and Bactericidal Antibiotics Is Prevalent

Paolo S. Ocampo;Viktória Lázár;Balázs Papp;Markus Arnoldini

395
Citations
Bacterial evolution of antibiotic hypersensitivity.

Viktória Lázár;Gajinder Pal Singh;Réka Spohn;István Nagy

393
Citations
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria show widespread collateral sensitivity to antimicrobial peptides

Viktória Lázár;Viktória Lázár;Ana Martins;Réka Spohn;Lejla Daruka

379
Citations
Integrated evolutionary analysis reveals antimicrobial peptides with limited resistance

Réka Spohn;Lejla Daruka;Lejla Daruka;Viktória Lázár;Viktória Lázár;Ana Martins

325
Citations
Chance and necessity in the evolution of minimal metabolic networks

Csaba Pál;Balázs Papp;Martin J. Lercher;Péter Csermely

308
Citations
Collateral sensitivity of antibiotic-resistant microbes

Csaba Pál;Balázs Papp;Viktória Lázár

292
Citations
Genome-wide analysis captures the determinants of the antibiotic cross-resistance interaction network

Viktória Lázár;István Nagy;Réka Spohn;Bálint Csörgő

258
Citations
An integrated approach to characterize genetic interaction networks in yeast metabolism

Balázs Szappanos;Károly Kovács;Béla Szamecz;Frantisek Honti;Frantisek Honti

253
Citations
Plasticity of genetic interactions in metabolic networks of yeast

Richard Harrison;Balázs Papp;Csaba Pál;Stephen G. Oliver

241
Citations
The genomic landscape of compensatory evolution.

Béla Szamecz;Gábor Boross;Dorottya Kalapis;Károly Kovács

241
Citations
Genomic function: Rate of evolution and gene dispensability.

Csaba Pál;Balázs Papp;Balázs Papp;Laurence D Hurst

236
Citations
Evolution of cis-regulatory elements in duplicated genes of yeast

Balázs Papp;Balázs Papp;Csaba Pál;Csaba Pál;Laurence D. Hurst

161
Citations
Systems-biology approaches for predicting genomic evolution

Balázs Papp;Richard A. Notebaart;Csaba Pál

160
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Csaba Pál Institute of Plant Biology

Stephen G. Oliver University of Cambridge

Laurence D. Hurst University of Bath

Brenda J. Andrews University of Toronto

Martin J. Lercher Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Lajos Kemény University of Szeged

Charles Boone University of Toronto

Chad L. Myers University of Minnesota

Michael Costanzo University of Toronto

Péter Csermely Semmelweis University

External Links

Personal website of Balázs Papp

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