| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Biology | 78 | 1074 | 954 | 86 | 77 | 171 | 23642 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Benjamin D. Simons between 1988 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Benjamin D. Simons published across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2023. 23 of the 347 publications appeared in the last two years.
347 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 13 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2010 | 18 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2024 | 17 |
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2026 | 2 |
| Total | 347 |
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 Benjamin D. Simons sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 171 publications — 47th percentile
47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.
| 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 | 171 |
| 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 |
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 Benjamin D. Simons sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 78 D-Index — 66th percentile
66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 78 |
| 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 |
Benjamin D. Simons is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Within these main fields, their work touches on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Oncology, Genetics, and Surgery.
The scientist focuses on several main topics throughout their research career, including Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Cancer Cells and Metastasis, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, and RNA Research and Splicing.
Benjamin D. Simons has authored multiple recent papers, with notable publications including:
The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers such as Ignacio Bordeu, Seungmin Han, Cédric Blanpain, David J. Jörg, and Bon-Kyoung Koo, with multiple joint publications to their credit.
Their work has been published prominently across several venues. Among the most common are:
In addition to journal publications, Benjamin D. Simons has contributed to book literature, notably with the title "Condensed Matter Field Theory" published in 2023 by Cambridge University Press.
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