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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Female Scientists 114 741 707 451 427 466 47220
Medicine 117 4220 3953 2310 2138 441 48292
Molecular Biology 117 290 266 173 157 429 48100

Beverly L. Davidson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Beverly L. Davidson between 1981 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Beverly L. Davidson published across 46 years, from 1981 to 2026, averaging 11 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 1998. 21 of the 506 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 1998. 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 19 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 26 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 20 publications 2003: 26 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 18 publications 2026: 3 publications
1981 2026

506 publications in total across all disciplines

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Beverly L. Davidson: publications per year, 1981 to 2026
Year Publications
1981 2
1982 2
1983 2
1984 0
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 8
1989 7
1990 0
1991 5
1992 0
1993 4
1994 8
1995 19
1996 12
1997 16
1998 26
1999 18
2000 20
2001 8
2002 20
2003 26
2004 21
2005 20
2006 20
2007 13
2008 12
2009 12
2010 11
2011 11
2012 12
2013 19
2014 17
2015 9
2016 11
2017 12
2018 16
2019 11
2020 5
2021 15
2022 14
2023 9
2024 10
2025 18
2026 3
Total 506
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Beverly L. Davidson 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 Beverly L. Davidson 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, 427–436 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: 429 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 12 429
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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Beverly L. Davidson 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 Beverly L. Davidson 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, 116–117 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: 117 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 13 117
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Beverly L. Davidson is affiliated with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Medicine. The main subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics, Neurology, and Physiology.

Their work covers several key research topics, including Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Virus-based Gene Therapy Research, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms, and RNA Research and Splicing.

Recent publications by Beverly L. Davidson's research group highlight a range of topics in gene therapy and molecular biology:

  • Evaluating the state of the science for adeno-associated virus integration: An integrated perspective (2022, Molecular Therapy)
  • Gene therapy for ALS: A review (2021, Molecular Therapy)
  • Regulated control of gene therapies by drug-induced splicing (2021, Nature)
  • An orally available, brain penetrant, small molecule lowers huntingtin levels by enhancing pseudoexon inclusion (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Toxicity after AAV delivery of RNAi expression constructs into nonhuman primate brain (2021, Nature Medicine)

Frequent collaborators working alongside Beverly L. Davidson include Paul T. Ranum, Luis Tecedor, Alex Mas Monteys, Megan S. Keiser, and Ellie M. Carrell. These co-authors have contributed extensively to the body of research produced by this team.

Their research has been published across various scientific venues. Prominent publication venues encompass:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Therapy
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development
  • Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids

Beverly L. Davidson is recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2017.

Best Publications

  • RNA polymerase III transcribes human microRNAs

    Glen M. Borchert;William P. Lanier;Beverly L. Davidson

  • Transvascular delivery of small interfering RNA to the central nervous system

    Priti Kumar;Haoquan Wu;Jodi L. McBride;Kyeong Eun Jung

  • siRNA-mediated gene silencing in vitro and in vivo

    Haibin Xia;Qinwen Mao;Henry L Paulson;Beverly L Davidson

  • Lysosomal storage diseases

    Frances M Platt;Alessandra d'Azzo;Beverly L Davidson;Elizabeth F Neufeld

  • A model system for in vivo gene transfer into the central nervous system using an adenoviral vector.

    Beverly L. Davidson;Edward D. Allen;Karen F. Kozarsky;James M. Wilson

  • Current prospects for RNA interference-based therapies

    Beverly L. Davidson;Paul B. McCray

  • Recombinant adeno-associated virus type 2, 4, and 5 vectors: Transduction of variant cell types and regions in the mammalian central nervous system

    Beverly L. Davidson;Colleen S. Stein;Jason A. Heth;Inês Martins

  • RNA interference improves motor and neuropathological abnormalities in a Huntington's disease mouse model.

    Scott Q. Harper;Patrick D. Staber;Xiaohua He;Steven L. Eliason

  • RNAi suppresses polyglutamine-induced neurodegeneration in a model of spinocerebellar ataxia

    Haibin Xia;Qinwen Mao;Steven L Eliason;Scott Q Harper

  • The bifunctional microRNA miR-9/miR-9* regulates REST and CoREST and is downregulated in Huntington's disease.

    Amy N. Packer;Yi Xing;Scott Q. Harper;Lesley Jones

  • Superoxide Production in Vascular Smooth Muscle Contributes to Oxidative Stress and Impaired Relaxation in Atherosclerosis

    Miller Fj;Gutterman Dd;Rios Cd;Heistad Dd

  • Dopaminergic Neurons Protected from Degeneration by GDNF Gene Therapy

    Derek L. Choi-Lundberg;Qing Lin;Yung Nien Chang;Yawen L. Chiang

  • Artificial miRNAs mitigate shRNA-mediated toxicity in the brain: Implications for the therapeutic development of RNAi

    Jodi L. McBride;Ryan L. Boudreau;Scott Q. Harper;Scott Q. Harper;Patrick D. Staber

  • Stimulation of new bone formation by direct transfer of osteogenic plasmid genes

    Jianming Fang;Yao Yao Zhu;Elizabeth Smiley;Jeffrey Bonadio

  • Allele-specific silencing of dominant disease genes

    Victor M. Miller;Haibin Xia;Ginger L. Marrs;Cynthia M. Gouvion

  • Identification of PDGFR as a receptor for AAV-5 transduction

    Giovanni Di Pasquale;Beverly L Davidson;Colleen S Stein;Inês Martins

  • Platelet-mediated modulation of adaptive immunity. A communication link between innate and adaptive immune compartments.

    Bennett D Elzey;Jun Tian;Robert J Jensen;Axel K Swanson

  • Viral vectors for gene delivery to the nervous system

    Beverly L. Davidson;Xandra O. Breakefield

  • Structure and activity of putative intronic miRNA promoters.

    Alex Mas Monteys;Ryan M. Spengler;Ji Wan;Luis Tecedor

  • Chapter 53 – Lysosomal Storage Diseases: Perspectives and Principles

    Edward H. Schuchman;Melissa P. Wasserstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul B. McCray
Paul B. McCray University of Iowa
Henry L. Paulson
Henry L. Paulson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
William N. Kelley
William N. Kelley University of Pennsylvania
Yi Xing
Yi Xing Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Joseph Zabner
Joseph Zabner University of Iowa
Donald D. Heistad
Donald D. Heistad University of Iowa
James M. Wilson
James M. Wilson University of Pennsylvania
John A. Chiorini
John A. Chiorini National Institutes of Health
Robert M. Kotin
Robert M. Kotin University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Peter Lobel
Peter Lobel Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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