World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
8270
World Ranking
16337
National Ranking
161

Baruch Velan publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Baruch Velan sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 414 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 849 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 950 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 841 scientists 207–216 publications: 735 scientists 217–226 publications: 709 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 418 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 197 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 60 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientists 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientists 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 154 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Baruch Velan D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Baruch Velan sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Baruch Velan is affiliated with the Sheba Medical Center in Israel and has contributed to the fields of Medicine and Social Sciences, with a particular focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Sociology and Political Science; Clinical Psychology; Health; and Cognitive Neuroscience. Their research topics cover Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Patient Dignity and Privacy, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Misinformation and Its Impacts, Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Velan's recent publications include:

  • Disaffiliation from Jewish Ultra-Orthodox Communities: Life Trajectories Shaped by the Axes of Rigidity-Fluidity and Alterity-Inclusion (2022, Contemporary Jewry)
  • Overcoming the effect of pandemic fatigue on vaccine hesitancy-Will belief in science triumph? (2022, Journal of Nursing Scholarship)
  • Prosocial polio vaccination in Israel (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Assisted life termination and truth telling to terminally ill patients - a cross-sectional study of public opinions in Israel (2020, Israel Journal of Health Policy Research)
  • Polarization in public attitudes toward end-of-life decisions in Israel - A cross-sectional study (2023, Palliative & Supportive Care)

Their collaborations include frequent co-authorship with Moran Bodas, Arnona Ziv, Yoel Tawil, Giora Kaplan, and Carmit Rubin.

Velan's work has been published multiple times in several venues, including:

  • Contemporary Jewry (2 publications)
  • Israel Journal of Health Policy Research (2 publications)
  • Journal of Nursing Scholarship
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Palliative & Supportive Care

Their research often intersects clinical, psychological, and social dimensions of health, addressing topics such as patient dignity, end-of-life ethical decisions, and public attitudes toward vaccination. Velan's contributions reflect a multidisciplinary approach that bridges medicine and social sciences, emphasizing empirical inquiry into societal and health-related phenomena.

Best Publications

  • Dissection of the human acetylcholinesterase active center determinants of substrate specificity. Identification of residues constituting the anionic site, the hydrophobic site, and the acyl pocket.

    A Ordentlich;D Barak;C Kronman;Y Flashner

  • Structures of recombinant native and E202Q mutant human acetylcholinesterase complexed with the snake-venom toxin fasciculin-II

    Gitay Kryger;Michal Harel;Kurt Giles;Lilly Toker

  • Mouse beta 2-microglobulin cDNA clones: a screening procedure for cDNA clones corresponding to rare mRNAs.

    Jane R. Parnes;Baruch Velan;Adam Felsenfeld;Lata Ramanathan

  • Search for correlates of protective immunity conferred by anthrax vaccine.

    Shaul Reuveny;Moshe D. White;Yaakov Y. Adar;Yaron Kafri

  • Substrate inhibition of acetylcholinesterase: residues affecting signal transduction from the surface to the catalytic center.

    A Shafferman;B Velan;A Ordentlich;C Kronman

  • Acetylcholinesterase peripheral anionic site degeneracy conferred by amino acid arrays sharing a common core.

    D. Barak;C. Kronman;A. Ordentlich;N. Ariel

  • Aging of phosphylated human acetylcholinesterase: catalytic processes mediated by aromatic and polar residues of the active centre.

    Avigdor Shafferman;Arie Ordentlich;Dov Barak;Dana Stein

  • Attenuated Nontoxinogenic and Nonencapsulated Recombinant Bacillus anthracis Spore Vaccines Protect against Anthrax

    S. Cohen;I. Mendelson;Z. Altboum;D. Kobiler

  • Functional Characteristics of the Oxyanion Hole in Human Acetylcholinesterase

    Arie Ordentlich;Dov Barak;Chanoch Kronman;Naomi Ariel

  • Multidisciplinary Approaches to Cholinesterase Functions

    Avigdor Shafferman;Baruch Velan

  • Search for potential vaccine candidate open reading frames in the Bacillus anthracis virulence plasmid pXO1: in silico and in vitro screening.

    N. Ariel;A. Zvi;H. Grosfeld;O. Gat

  • The Architecture of Human Acetylcholinesterase Active Center Probed by Interactions with Selected Organophosphate Inhibitors

    Arie Ordentlich;Dov Barak;Chanoch Kronman;Naomi Ariel

  • Contribution of aromatic moieties of tyrosine 133 and of the anionic subsite tryptophan 86 to catalytic efficiency and allosteric modulation of acetylcholinesterase.

    Arie Ordentlich;Dov Barak;Chanoch Kronman;Naomi Ariel

  • Genome-Based Bioinformatic Selection of Chromosomal Bacillus anthracis Putative Vaccine Candidates Coupled with Proteomic Identification of Surface-Associated Antigens

    N. Ariel;A. Zvi;K. S. Makarova;T. Chitlaru

  • Generation of Yersinia pestis attenuated strains by signature-tagged mutagenesis in search of novel vaccine candidates.

    Yehuda Flashner;Emanuelle Mamroud;T. Avital Tidhar;Raphael Ber

  • The effect of elimination of intersubunit disulfide bonds on the activity, assembly, and secretion of recombinant human acetylcholinesterase. Expression of acetylcholinesterase Cys-580----Ala mutant.

    B Velan;H Grosfeld;C Kronman;M Leitner

  • N-glycosylation of human acetylcholinesterase: effects on activity, stability and biosynthesis

    B Velan;C Kronman;A Ordentlich;Y Flashner

  • Exploring the active center of human acetylcholinesterase with stereomers of an organophosphorus inhibitor with two chiral centers.

    A. Ordentlich;D. Barak;C. Kronman;H.P. Benschop

  • Production and secretion of high levels of recombinant human acetylcholinesterase in cultured cell lines: microheterogeneity of the catalytic subunit.

    Chanoch Kronman;Baruch Velan;Yehoshua Gozes;Moshe Leitner

  • Electrostatic attraction by surface charge does not contribute to the catalytic efficiency of acetylcholinesterase.

    A Shafferman;A Ordentlich;D Barak;C Kronman

Frequent Co-Authors

Avigdor Shafferman
Avigdor Shafferman Israel Institute for Biological Research
Joel L. Sussman
Joel L. Sussman Weizmann Institute of Science
Israel Silman
Israel Silman Weizmann Institute of Science
Palmer Taylor
Palmer Taylor University of California, San Diego
Gal Markel
Gal Markel Tel Aviv University
Michal Harel
Michal Harel Weizmann Institute of Science
Hermona Soreq
Hermona Soreq Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jean Massoulié
Jean Massoulié École Normale Supérieure
Miroslaw Cygler
Miroslaw Cygler University of Saskatchewan
Johannes Löwer
Johannes Löwer Paul Ehrlich Institut

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Baruch Velan

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles