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Barbara Treutlein

Barbara Treutlein

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 43 2949 2680 54 49 113 12694

Barbara Treutlein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Barbara Treutlein between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Barbara Treutlein published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 9.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2025. 34 of the 165 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2025. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 21 publications
2008 2025

165 publications in total across all disciplines

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Barbara Treutlein: publications per year, 2008 to 2025
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 3
2010 4
2011 4
2012 2
2013 1
2014 3
2015 2
2016 10
2017 8
2018 7
2019 10
2020 19
2021 20
2022 19
2023 18
2024 13
2025 21
Total 165
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Barbara Treutlein 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 Barbara Treutlein 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, 107–116 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: 113 publications — 18th percentile

18% 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
107–116 162 113
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
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Barbara Treutlein 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 Barbara Treutlein 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, 42–43 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: 43 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% 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 43
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
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

Barbara Treutlein is a researcher affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland, specializing in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The majority of their work focuses on molecular biology, with additional contributions in oncology, biophysics, genetics, and cancer research.

The scientist's prominent research topics include single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, pluripotent stem cells research, cell image analysis techniques, CRISPR and genetic engineering, cancer cells and metastasis, gene regulatory network analysis, and cancer genomics and diagnostics.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Barbara Treutlein include J. Gray Camp, Zhisong He, Małgorzata Santel, Jonas Simon Fleck, and Makiko Seimiya.

Barbara Treutlein has published extensively in a variety of scientific venues. These venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature, Science, and Nature Communications.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Barbara Treutlein are:

  • Inferring and perturbing cell fate regulomes in human brain organoids, 2022, Nature
  • A nomenclature consensus for nervous system organoids and assembloids, 2022, Nature
  • Single-cell brain organoid screening identifies developmental defects in autism, 2023, Nature
  • The road ahead in genetics and genomics, 2020, Nature Reviews Genetics
  • Lineage recording in human cerebral organoids, 2021, Nature Methods

Best Publications

  • Reconstructing lineage hierarchies of the distal lung epithelium using single cell RNA-seq

    Barbara Treutlein;Doug G. Brownfield;Angela Ruohao Wu;Norma F. Neff

  • Human cerebral organoids recapitulate gene expression programs of fetal neocortex development

    J. Gray Camp;Farhath Badsha;Marta Florio;Sabina Kanton

  • Quantitative assessment of single-cell RNA-sequencing methods

    Angela Ruohao Wu;Norma F. Neff;Tomer Kalisky;Piero Dalerba

  • Lineage-negative progenitors mobilize to regenerate lung epithelium after major injury

    Andrew E. Vaughan;Alexis N. Brumwell;Ying Xi;Jeffrey E. Gotts

  • Organoid single-cell genomic atlas uncovers human-specific features of brain development

    Sabina Kanton;Michael James Boyle;Zhisong He;Zhisong He;Malgorzata Santel

  • Multilineage communication regulates human liver bud development from pluripotency

    J Gray Camp;Keisuke Sekine;Tobias Gerber;Henry Loeffler-Wirth

  • Dissecting direct reprogramming from fibroblast to neuron using single-cell RNA-seq

    Barbara Treutlein;Qian Yi Lee;J. Gray Camp;Moritz Mall

  • Cellular Taxonomy of the Mouse Striatum as Revealed by Single-Cell RNA-Seq

    Ozgun Gokce;Ozgun Gokce;Geoffrey M. Stanley;Barbara Treutlein;Norma F. Neff

  • Single-cell analysis uncovers convergence of cell identities during axolotl limb regeneration

    Tobias Gerber;Prayag Murawala;Prayag Murawala;Dunja Knapp;Wouter Masselink

  • Cartography of neurexin alternative splicing mapped by single-molecule long-read mRNA sequencing

    Barbara Treutlein;Ozgun Gokce;Stephen R. Quake;Thomas C. Südhof

  • Defining human cardiac transcription factor hierarchies using integrated single-cell heterogeneity analysis

    Jared M. Churko;Priyanka Garg;Priyanka Garg;Barbara Treutlein;Meenakshi Venkatasubramanian

  • The road ahead in genetics and genomics.

    Amy L. McGuire;Stacey Gabriel;Sarah A. Tishkoff;Ambroise Wonkam

  • Altered neuronal migratory trajectories in human cerebral organoids derived from individuals with neuronal heterotopia

    Johannes Klaus;Sabina Kanton;Christina Kyrousi;Ane Cristina Ayo-Martin

  • A roadmap for the Human Developmental Cell Atlas

    Muzlifah Haniffa;Muzlifah Haniffa;Deanne Taylor;Deanne Taylor;Sten Linnarsson;Bruce J. Aronow

  • In Vitro and In Vivo Development of the Human Airway at Single-Cell Resolution.

    Alyssa J. Miller;Qianhui Yu;Qianhui Yu;Michael Czerwinski;Yu-Hwai Tsai

  • Mapping Development of the Human Intestinal Niche at Single-Cell Resolution.

    Emily M. Holloway;Michael Czerwinski;Yu-Hwai Tsai;Joshua H. Wu

  • Rapid Chromatin Switch in the Direct Reprogramming of Fibroblasts to Neurons

    Orly L. Wapinski;Qian Yi Lee;Albert C. Chen;Rui Li

  • Single-cell-resolution transcriptome map of human, chimpanzee, bonobo, and macaque brains.

    Ekaterina Khrameeva;Ilia Kurochkin;Dingding Han;Patricia Guijarro

  • The Organoid Cell Atlas.

    Christoph Bock;Christoph Bock;Michael Boutros;J. Gray Camp;Laura Clarke

  • Charting human development using a multi-endodermal organ atlas and organoid models

    Qianhui Yu;Umut Kilik;Emily M. Holloway;Yu-Hwai Tsai

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen R. Quake
Stephen R. Quake Stanford University
Svante Pääbo
Svante Pääbo Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Jason R. Spence
Jason R. Spence University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ian A. Glass
Ian A. Glass University of Washington
Aviv Regev
Aviv Regev Genentech
Philipp Khaitovich
Philipp Khaitovich Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Wieland B. Huttner
Wieland B. Huttner Max Planck Society
Sarah A. Teichmann
Sarah A. Teichmann University of Cambridge
Patrick Cramer
Patrick Cramer Max Planck Society
Thomas C. Südhof
Thomas C. Südhof Stanford University

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