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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 61 1880 1689 934 824 258 22069

Berge A. Minassian publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Berge A. Minassian between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Berge A. Minassian published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 10.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2017. 21 of the 313 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2017. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 7 publications
1995 2025

313 publications in total across all disciplines

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Berge A. Minassian: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 2
1997 2
1998 4
1999 3
2000 4
2001 2
2002 5
2003 6
2004 10
2005 11
2006 10
2007 10
2008 10
2009 13
2010 6
2011 6
2012 10
2013 9
2014 15
2015 20
2016 22
2017 23
2018 16
2019 15
2020 18
2021 18
2022 14
2023 7
2024 14
2025 7
Total 313
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Berge A. Minassian publications per year - data summary

  • Berge A. Minassian, a Molecular Biology scholar from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, has 313 publications recorded across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1995 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 23 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1995, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 10.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.1 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 60 publications, 19% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1995-2005: 50 publications (4.5 per year); 2006-2016: 131 publications (11.9 per year); 2017-2025: 132 publications (14.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Berge A. Minassian 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 Berge A. Minassian 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, 257–266 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: 258 publications — 73rd percentile

73% 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
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 53 258
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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Berge A. Minassian publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 47–56 to 564+ publications.
  • Berge A. Minassian, a Molecular Biology scholar from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, records 258 publications - the 73rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 73% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Berge A. Minassian, and about 27% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 177–186 publications range, and Berge A. Minassian ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 117–126 publications, holding 177 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 53% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 177–186 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 564 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Berge A. Minassian 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 Berge A. Minassian 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, 60–61 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: 61 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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
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 61
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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Berge A. Minassian D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 40–41 to 145+ D-Index.
  • Berge A. Minassian, a Molecular Biology scholar from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, records 61 D-Index - the 39th percentile of the discipline.
  • 39% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Berge A. Minassian, and about 61% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Berge A. Minassian ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 64–65 D-Index, holding 131 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 66–67 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

Berge A. Minassian is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work includes significant contributions to Genetics, Rheumatology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Neurology.

Their research topics focus on areas such as Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research, Neurological disorders and treatments, Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Genomics and Rare Diseases, as well as Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Minassian include:

  • From Genetic Testing to Precision Medicine in Epilepsy, 2020, Neurotherapeutics
  • SUCLA2 mutations cause global protein succinylation contributing to the pathomechanism of a hereditary mitochondrial disease, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Mutations in the V-ATPase Assembly Factor VMA21 Cause a Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation With Autophagic Liver Disease, 2020, Hepatology
  • Gys1 antisense therapy rescues neuropathological bases of murine Lafora disease, 2021, Brain
  • Targeting Gys1 with AAV-SaCas9 Decreases Pathogenic Polyglucosan Bodies and Neuroinflammation in Adult Polyglucosan Body and Lafora Disease Mouse Models, 2021, Neurotherapeutics

Frequent co-authors include Xiaochu Zhao, Jun Wu, Silvia Nitschke, Dikran R. Guisso, and Felix Nitschké, reflecting collaborative research efforts in their scientific domain.

Minassian's publications are commonly found in key venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Neurotherapeutics, Genes, Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, and Nature Communications, indicating active engagement with both preprint and peer-reviewed scientific communities.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Mutations in a gene encoding a novel protein tyrosine phosphatase cause progressive myoclonus epilepsy.

    Berge A. Minassian;R. Lee Jeffrey;Jo Anne Herbrick;Jack Huizenga

  • High Rate of Recurrent De Novo Mutations in Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies

    Fadi F. Hamdan;Candace T. Myers;Patrick Cossette;Philippe Lemay

  • A previously unidentified MECP2 open reading frame defines a new protein isoform relevant to Rett syndrome.

    Gevork N Mnatzakanian;Hannes Lohi;Iulia Munteanu;Simon E Alfred

  • Mutations in NHLRC1 cause progressive myoclonus epilepsy

    Elayne M Chan;Edwin J Young;Leonarda Ianzano;Iulia Munteanu

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Human Chromosome 7: DNA Sequence and Biology

    Stephen W. Scherer;Joseph Cheung;Jeffrey R. MacDonald;Lucy R. Osborne

  • Diagnostic yield of genetic testing in epileptic encephalopathy in childhood

    Saadet Mercimek-Mahmutoglu;Jaina Patel;Dawn Cordeiro;Stacy Hewson

  • The Novel Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Gene MFSD8 Encodes a Putative Lysosomal Transporter

    Eija Siintola;Meral Topcu;Nina Aula;Hannes Lohi

  • Expanded repeat in canine epilepsy.

    Hannes Lohi;Edwin J. Young;Susan N. Fitzmaurice;Clare Rusbridge

  • Brain dopamine-serotonin vesicular transport disease and its treatment.

    Jennifer J. Rilstone;Reem A. Alkhater;Berge A. Minassian

  • Abnormal metabolism of glycogen phosphate as a cause for Lafora disease.

    Vincent S. Tagliabracci;Jean Marie Girard;Dyann Segvich;Catalina Meyer

  • Mutation I810N in the α3 isoform of Na+,K+-ATPase causes impairments in the sodium pump and hyperexcitability in the CNS

    Steven J. Clapcote;Steven Duffy;Gang Xie;Greer Kirshenbaum

  • Novel glycogen synthase kinase 3 and ubiquitination pathways in progressive myoclonus epilepsy

    Hannes Lohi;Leonarda Ianzano;Xiao Chu Zhao;Elayne M. Chan

  • VMA21 deficiency prevents vacuolar ATPase assembly and causes autophagic vacuolar myopathy

    Nivetha Ramachandran;Iulia Munteanu;Iulia Munteanu;Peixiang Wang;Alessandra Ruggieri

  • PTG depletion removes Lafora bodies and rescues the fatal epilepsy of Lafora disease.

    Julie Turnbull;Anna A. DePaoli-Roach;Xiaochu Zhao;Miguel A. Cortez

  • Mutation spectrum and predicted function of laforin in Lafora's progressive myoclonus epilepsy.

    B. A. Minassian;L. Ianzano;M. Meloche;E. Andermann

  • Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses

    Dragos A. Nita;Sara E. Mole;Berge A. Minassian

  • Mutations in CLN7/MFSD8 are a common cause of variant late-infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.

    Maria Kousi;Eija Siintola;Lenka Dvorakova;Hana Vlaskova

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen W. Scherer
Stephen W. Scherer University of Toronto
Cameron Ackerley
Cameron Ackerley University of Toronto
Danielle M. Andrade
Danielle M. Andrade Toronto Western Hospital
Hannes Lohi
Hannes Lohi University of Helsinki
Hannu Kalimo
Hannu Kalimo University of Helsinki
Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta
Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta University of California, Los Angeles
Pasquale Striano
Pasquale Striano University of Genoa
John B. Vincent
John B. Vincent Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Peter J. Roach
Peter J. Roach Indiana University
Ichizo Nishino
Ichizo Nishino Tokyo Medical University

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