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Best Female Scientists 107 1001 954 605 572 294 59462
Molecular Biology 107 406 371 232 207 278 60387

Carol Prives publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Carol Prives between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Carol Prives published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 91 publications in 2023. 57 of the 436 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 91. Peak 91 publications in 2023. 1969: 3 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 91 publications 2024: 41 publications 2025: 16 publications
1969 2025

436 publications in total across all disciplines

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Carol Prives: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year Publications
1969 3
1970 0
1971 0
1972 3
1973 0
1974 2
1975 2
1976 0
1977 2
1978 1
1979 2
1980 3
1981 0
1982 4
1983 3
1984 3
1985 2
1986 3
1987 5
1988 5
1989 4
1990 5
1991 8
1992 5
1993 13
1994 4
1995 7
1996 10
1997 8
1998 10
1999 13
2000 7
2001 10
2002 6
2003 6
2004 8
2005 6
2006 10
2007 8
2008 6
2009 12
2010 9
2011 7
2012 9
2013 9
2014 3
2015 7
2016 6
2017 6
2018 8
2019 2
2020 5
2021 5
2022 3
2023 91
2024 41
2025 16
Total 436
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Carol Prives 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 Carol Prives 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, 277–286 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: 278 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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 49 278
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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Carol Prives 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 Carol Prives 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, 106–107 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: 107 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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 35 107
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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology DNA Viruses
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Carol Prives is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. The subfields of their work include molecular biology, oncology, cancer research, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and biotechnology.

The main topics covered by Carol Prives' research include cancer-related molecular pathways, RNA modifications and cancer, epigenetics and DNA methylation, ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, cancer research and treatments, cancer lipids and metabolism, and ubiquitin and proteasome pathways.

Carol Prives has published extensively, contributing notably to journals such as Cancer Research, Genes & Development, Cancer Discovery, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

  • MDM2 and MDMX promote ferroptosis by PPARα-mediated lipid remodeling (2020, Genes & Development)
  • GLS2 Is a Tumor Suppressor and a Regulator of Ferroptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (2022, Cancer Research)
  • The roles and regulation of MDM2 and MDMX: it is not just about p53 (2021, Genes & Development)
  • p21 can be a barrier to ferroptosis independent of p53 (2020, Aging)
  • p53 at the crossroads of tumor immunity (2024, Nature Cancer)

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of coauthors, including Gizem Efe, Rafaela Muniz de Queiroz, Anil K. Rustgi, James J. Manfredi, and David Tong.

Carol Prives' contributions have been recognized by several honors. These include being a Fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom since 2020, a Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 2008, and a Member of the National Academy of Medicine since 2005. Earlier distinctions include being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology in 2001 for work related to DNA viruses and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2000.

Best Publications

  • Blinded by the Light: The Growing Complexity of p53

    Karen H. Vousden;Carol Prives

  • p53: puzzle and paradigm.

    L J Ko;C Prives

  • Enchanced phosphorylation of P53 by ATM in response to DNA damage

    Yosef Shiloh;Nehama I. Smorodinsky

  • DNA Damage-Induced Phosphorylation of p53 Alleviates Inhibition by MDM2

    Sheau-Yann Shieh;Masako Ikeda;Yoichi Taya;Carol Prives

  • The p53 pathway

    Carol Prives;Peter A. Hall

  • Mutant p53: one name, many proteins

    William A. Freed-Pastor;Carol Prives

  • Identification of p53 as a sequence-specific DNA-binding protein

    Scott E. Kern;Kenneth W. Kinzler;Arthur Bruskin;David Jarosz

  • A role for ATR in the DNA damage-induced phosphorylation of p53

    Randal S. Tibbetts;Kathryn M. Brumbaugh;Josie M. Williams;Jann N. Sarkaria

  • The human homologs of checkpoint kinases Chk1 and Cds1 (Chk2) phosphorylate p53 at multiple DNA damage-inducible sites

    Sheau-Yann Shieh;Jinwoo Ahn;Katsuyuki Tamai;Yoichi Taya

  • p53 levels, functional domains, and DNA damage determine the extent of the apoptotic response of tumor cells.

    Xinbin Chen;Linda J. Ko;Lata Jayaraman;Carol Prives

  • Regulation of p53 activity through lysine methylation

    Sergei Chuikov;Julia K. Kurash;Jonathan R. Wilson;Bing Xiao

  • SIGNALING TO P53 : BREAKING THE MDM2-P53 CIRCUIT

    Carol Prives

  • Effects of p21(Cip1/Waf1) at both the G1/S and the G2/M cell cycle transitions: pRB is a critical determinant in blocking DNA replication and in preventing endoreduplication

    Alexander B. Niculescu;Xinbin Chen;Monique Smeets;Ludger Hengst

  • Mutant p53 disrupts mammary tissue architecture via the mevalonate pathway

    William A. Freed-Pastor;Hideaki Mizuno;Xi Zhao;Anita Langerød

  • Phosphate-activated glutaminase (GLS2), a p53-inducible regulator of glutamine metabolism and reactive oxygen species

    Sawako Suzuki;Tomoaki Tanaka;Masha V. Poyurovsky;Hidekazu Nagano

  • E1A signaling to p53 involves the p19(ARF) tumor suppressor.

    Elisa de Stanchina;Mila E. McCurrach;Frederique Zindy;Sheau-Yann Shieh

  • Wild-type p53 activates transcription in vitro

    George Farmer;Jill Bargonetti;Hua Zhu;Paula Friedman

  • Transcriptional regulation by p53.

    Rachel Beckerman;Carol Prives

  • PML is induced by oncogenic ras and promotes premature senescence

    Gerardo Ferbeyre;Elisa de Stanchina;Emmanuelle Querido;Nicole Baptiste

  • Transcriptional regulation by p53: one protein, many possibilities.

    O Laptenko;C Prives

Frequent Co-Authors

James L. Manley
James L. Manley Columbia University
Scott W. Lowe
Scott W. Lowe Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Xinbin Chen
Xinbin Chen University of California, Davis
Yoichi Taya
Yoichi Taya National University of Singapore
James J. Manfredi
James J. Manfredi Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Moshe Oren
Moshe Oren Weizmann Institute of Science
Carlos Cordon-Cardo
Carlos Cordon-Cardo Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Arnold J. Levine
Arnold J. Levine Institute for Advanced Study
Anne Lise Børresen-Dale
Anne Lise Børresen-Dale Oslo University Hospital
Harmen J. Bussemaker
Harmen J. Bussemaker Columbia University

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