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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 82 1462 689 154 31684
Molecular Biology 82 922 488 154 31684

Carl S. Thummel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Carl S. Thummel between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Carl S. Thummel published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2003. 9 of the 185 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2003. 1981: 4 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 6 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 4 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 5 publications 2025: 4 publications
1981 2025

185 publications in total across all disciplines

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Carl S. Thummel: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 4
1982 1
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 6
1991 2
1992 4
1993 6
1994 2
1995 10
1996 2
1997 4
1998 3
1999 4
2000 9
2001 3
2002 10
2003 13
2004 6
2005 13
2006 7
2007 12
2008 3
2009 4
2010 3
2011 6
2012 3
2013 3
2014 7
2015 1
2016 4
2017 4
2018 2
2019 3
2020 2
2021 2
2022 3
2023 1
2024 5
2025 4
Total 185
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Carl S. Thummel 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 Carl S. Thummel 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, 147–156 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: 154 publications — 39th percentile

39% 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
147–156 146 154
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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Carl S. Thummel 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 Carl S. Thummel 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, 82–83 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: 82 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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 82
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Carl S. Thummel is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work focuses on diverse aspects of cellular and molecular neuroscience, immunology, and molecular biology, with additional contributions to ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

Their main research topics include neurobiology and insect physiology, invertebrate immune response mechanisms, animal behavior and reproduction, mitochondrial function and pathology, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, insect utilization and effects, as well as lipid metabolism and biosynthesis.

Thummel's recent publications span various specialized journals and cover a range of studies related to Drosophila, metabolism, and developmental biology. Notable recent papers include:

  • Drosophila estrogen-related receptor directs a transcriptional switch that supports adult glycolysis and lipogenesis, 2020, Genes & Development
  • Drosophila E93 promotes adult development and suppresses larval responses to ecdysone during metamorphosis, 2021, Developmental Biology
  • Drosophila HNF4 acts in distinct tissues to direct a switch between lipid storage and export in the gut, 2024, Cell Reports
  • The Drosophila E78 nuclear receptor regulates dietary triglyceride uptake and systemic lipid levels, 2020, Developmental Dynamics
  • Regulation of male fertility and accessory gland gene expression by the Drosophila HR39 nuclear receptor, 2021, Developmental Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thummel include Geanette Lam, Hyuck-Jin Nam, Ashish G Toshniwal, Alex J. Bott, and Ahmad A. Cluntun. The scientist has published multiple articles in prominent venues such as Developmental Biology, Genes & Development, eLife, Cell Reports, and Developmental Dynamics.

  • Developmental Biology (3 publications)
  • Genes & Development (2 publications)
  • eLife (2 publications)
  • Cell Reports (1 publication)
  • Developmental Dynamics (1 publication)

Carl S. Thummel's work is recognized through awards such as being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • The nuclear receptor superfamily: the second decade.

    David J. Mangelsdorf;Carl Thummel;Miguel Beato;Peter Herrlich

  • A unified nomenclature system for the nuclear receptor superfamily

    J. Auwerx;E. Baulieu;M. Beato;M. Becker-Andre

  • A mitochondrial pyruvate carrier required for pyruvate uptake in yeast, Drosophila, and humans.

    Daniel K. Bricker;Eric B. Taylor;John C. Schell;Thomas Orsak

  • Vectors for Drosophila P-element-mediated transformation and tissue culture transfection.

    Carl S. Thummel;Anne M. Boulet;Howard D. Lipshitz

  • NUCLEAR RECEPTORS — A PERSPECTIVE FROM DROSOPHILA

    Kirst King-Jones;Carl S. Thummel

  • The ETS-domain: a new DNA-binding motif that recognizes a purine-rich core DNA sequence.

    F D Karim;L D Urness;C S Thummel;M J Klemsz

  • Flies on steroids — Drosophila metamorphosis and the mechanisms of steroid hormone action

    Carl S. Thummel

  • Diabetic Larvae and Obese Flies—Emerging Studies of Metabolism in Drosophila

    Keith D. Baker;Carl S. Thummel

  • The drosophila 74EF early puff contains E74 a complex ecdysone-inducible gene that encodes two ets-related proteins

    Kenneth C. Burtis;Carl S. Thummel;Carl S. Thummel;C.Weldon Jones;Felix D. Karim

  • Prothoracicotropic Hormone Regulates Developmental Timing and Body Size in Drosophila

    Zofeyah McBrayer;Hajime Ono;Mary Jane Shimell;Jean Philippe Parvy

  • Steroid regulated programmed cell death during Drosophila metamorphosis

    Changan Jiang;Eric H. Baehrecke;Carl S. Thummel

  • From embryogenesis to metamorphosis: the regulation and function of Drosophila nuclear receptor superfamily members

    Carl S. Thummel

  • Methods for studying metabolism in Drosophila.

    Jason M. Tennessen;William E. Barry;James Cox;Carl S. Thummel

  • Molecular mechanisms of developmental timing in C. elegans and Drosophila.

    Carl S. Thummel

  • The Drosophila βFTZ-F1 Orphan Nuclear Receptor Provides Competence for Stage-Specific Responses to the Steroid Hormone Ecdysone

    Julie Broadus;Jennifer R McCabe;Bart Endrizzi;Carl S Thummel;Carl S Thummel

  • A steroid-triggered transcriptional hierarchy controls salivary gland cell death during Drosophila metamorphosis.

    Changan Jiang;Anne Françoise J Lamblin;Hermann Steller;Carl S. Thummel

  • The genomic response to 20-hydroxyecdysone at the onset of Drosophila metamorphosis

    Robert B Beckstead;Geanette Lam;Carl S Thummel

  • The Drosophila Estrogen-Related Receptor Directs a Metabolic Switch that Supports Developmental Growth

    Jason M. Tennessen;Keith D. Baker;Geanette Lam;Janelle Evans

  • Transcriptional Regulation of Xenobiotic Detoxification in Drosophila

    Jyoti Ranjan Misra;Michael A Horner;Geanette Lam;Carl S Thummel

  • Molecular Analysis of the Initiation of Insect Metamorphosis: A Comparative Study of Drosophila Ecdysteroid-Regulated Transcription

    Andrew J. Andres;Jennifer C. Fletcher;Felix D. Karim;Carl S. Thummel

Frequent Co-Authors

James C. Cox
James C. Cox Georgia State University
Jared Rutter
Jared Rutter University of Utah
David J. Mangelsdorf
David J. Mangelsdorf The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Robert Tjian
Robert Tjian University of California, Berkeley
Peter Cherbas
Peter Cherbas Indiana University
Eric H. Baehrecke
Eric H. Baehrecke University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Xavier Bellés
Xavier Bellés Pompeu Fabra University
Lynn M. Riddiford
Lynn M. Riddiford University of Washington
David S. Hogness
David S. Hogness Stanford University
Steven P. Gygi
Steven P. Gygi Harvard University

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