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Cindy L. Will

Cindy L. Will

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 58 2058 1851 139 129 97 18716

Cindy L. Will publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Cindy L. Will between 1984 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Cindy L. Will published across 41 years, from 1984 to 2024, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2020. 4 of the 104 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2020. 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 3 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications
1984 2024

104 publications in total across all disciplines

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Cindy L. Will: publications per year, 1984 to 2024
Year Publications
1984 2
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 2
1995 3
1996 1
1997 3
1998 0
1999 2
2000 0
2001 5
2002 5
2003 2
2004 3
2005 4
2006 5
2007 5
2008 3
2009 2
2010 5
2011 3
2012 3
2013 3
2014 1
2015 3
2016 7
2017 6
2018 3
2019 2
2020 8
2021 5
2022 0
2023 2
2024 2
Total 104
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Cindy L. Will 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 Cindy L. Will 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, 97–106 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: 97 publications — 10th percentile

10% 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 97
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
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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Cindy L. Will 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 Cindy L. Will 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, 58–59 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: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% 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 58
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
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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Overview

Cindy L. Will is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a notable emphasis on molecular biology within these fields.

The main topics of Cindy L. Will's work include RNA research and splicing, RNA modifications and cancer, and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms. Additional research interests cover viral infections and immunology, RNA interference and gene delivery, protein structure and dynamics, and cancer-related molecular mechanisms.

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • Nature
  • Science
  • Science Advances
  • Molecular Cell
  • Nature Communications

Recent published papers by Cindy L. Will include:

  • "Molecular architecture of the human 17S U2 snRNP" (2020, Nature)
  • "Mechanism of protein-guided folding of the active site U2/U6 RNA during spliceosome activation" (2020, Science)
  • "Structural insights into how Prp5 proofreads the pre-mRNA branch site" (2021, Nature)
  • "Structural Insights into the Roles of Metazoan-Specific Splicing Factors in the Human Step 1 Spliceosome" (2020, Molecular Cell)
  • "Regulation of 3' splice site selection after step 1 of splicing by spliceosomal C* proteins" (2023, Science Advances)

The list of frequent co-authors collaborating with Cindy L. Will includes:

  • Henning Urlaub
  • Reinhard Lührmann
  • Olexandr Dybkov
  • Holger Stark
  • Berthold Kastner

Best Publications

  • The Spliceosome: Design Principles of a Dynamic RNP Machine

    Markus C. Wahl;Cindy L. Will;Reinhard Lührmann

  • Spliceosome structure and function.

    Cindy L. Will;Reinhard Lührmann

  • Spliceosomal UsnRNP biogenesis, structure and function.

    Cindy L Will;Reinhard Lührmann

  • Protein-protein interactions and 5'-splice-site recognition in mammalian mRNA precursors

    Jhumku D. Kohtz;Sharon F. Jamison;Cindy L. Will;Ping Zuo;Ping Zuo

  • Isolation of an active step I spliceosome and composition of its RNP core.

    Sergey Bessonov;Maria Anokhina;Cindy L. Will;Henning Urlaub

  • Small Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Remodeling During Catalytic Activation of the Spliceosome

    Evgeny M. Makarov;Olga V. Makarova;Henning Urlaub;Marc Gentzel

  • Dynamic Protein-Protein Interaction Wiring of the Human Spliceosome

    Anna Hegele;Atanas Kamburov;Arndt Grossmann;Chrysovalantis Sourlis

  • Protein composition of human prespliceosomes isolated by a tobramycin affinity-selection method.

    Klaus Hartmuth;Henning Urlaub;Hans-Peter Vornlocher;Cindy L. Will

  • Protein Composition and Electron Microscopy Structure of Affinity-Purified Human Spliceosomal B Complexes Isolated under Physiological Conditions

    Jochen Deckert;Klaus Hartmuth;Daniel Boehringer;Nastaran Behzadnia

  • Protein functions in pre-mRNA splicing

    Cindy L Will;Reinhard Lührmann

  • Characterization of novel SF3b and 17S U2 snRNP proteins, including a human Prp5p homologue and an SF3b DEAD-box protein.

    Cindy L. Will;Henning Urlaub;Tilmann Achsel;Marc Gentzel

  • Molecular Architecture of the Multiprotein Splicing Factor SF3b

    Monika M. Golas;Bjoern Sander;Cindy L. Will;Reinhard Lührmann

  • Cryo-EM structure of a human spliceosome activated for step 2 of splicing

    Karl Bertram;Dmitry E. Agafonov;Wen-Ti Liu;Olexandr Dybkov

  • Cryo-EM Structure of a Pre-catalytic Human Spliceosome Primed for Activation

    Karl Bertram;Dmitry E. Agafonov;Olexandr Dybkov;David Haselbach

  • Post-transcriptional spliceosomes are retained in nuclear speckles until splicing completion.

    Cyrille Girard;Cindy L. Will;Jianhe Peng;Evgeny M. Makarov

  • Composition and three-dimensional EM structure of double affinity-purified, human prespliceosomal A complexes

    Nastaran Behzadnia;Monika M Golas;Klaus Hartmuth;Bjoern Sander

  • HSPC117 is the essential subunit of a human tRNA splicing ligase complex.

    Johannes Popow;Markus Englert;Stefan Weitzer;Alexander Schleiffer

  • Protein composition of human mRNPs spliced in vitro and differential requirements for mRNP protein recruitment.

    Christian Merz;Henning Urlaub;Cindy L. Will;Reinhard Lührmann

  • Unique Sm core structure of U7 snRNPs: assembly by a specialized SMN complex and the role of a new component, Lsm11, in histone RNA processing

    Ramesh S. Pillai;Matthias Grimmler;Gunter Meister;Cindy L. Will

  • Semiquantitative Proteomic Analysis of the Human Spliceosome via a Novel Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis Method

    Dmitry E. Agafonov;Jochen Deckert;Elmar Wolf;Peter Odenwälder

Frequent Co-Authors

Reinhard Lührmann
Reinhard Lührmann Max Planck Society
Henning Urlaub
Henning Urlaub University of Göttingen
Holger Stark
Holger Stark Max Planck Society
Markus C. Wahl
Markus C. Wahl Freie Universität Berlin
Matthias Wilm
Matthias Wilm University College Dublin
James L. Manley
James L. Manley Columbia University
Michael Sattler
Michael Sattler Technical University of Munich
Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco
Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Juan Valcárcel
Juan Valcárcel Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Daniel Schümperli
Daniel Schümperli University of Bern

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