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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 190 411 381 276 251 525 299174
Genetics 189 35 23 494 305262

David Botstein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Botstein between 1968 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Botstein published across 58 years, from 1968 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2001. 4 of the 537 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2001. 1968: 2 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 1 publication 1971: 2 publications 1972: 6 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 6 publications 1975: 8 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 7 publications 1979: 16 publications 1980: 10 publications 1981: 8 publications 1982: 16 publications 1983: 12 publications 1984: 12 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 15 publications 1987: 15 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 14 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 20 publications 2000: 24 publications 2001: 32 publications 2002: 26 publications 2003: 30 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 3 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 11 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1968 2025

537 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Botstein: publications per year, 1968 to 2025
Year Publications
1968 2
1969 1
1970 1
1971 2
1972 6
1973 4
1974 6
1975 8
1976 6
1977 2
1978 7
1979 16
1980 10
1981 8
1982 16
1983 12
1984 12
1985 7
1986 15
1987 15
1988 10
1989 11
1990 14
1991 8
1992 9
1993 5
1994 11
1995 4
1996 7
1997 9
1998 12
1999 20
2000 24
2001 32
2002 26
2003 30
2004 23
2005 7
2006 16
2007 8
2008 9
2009 5
2010 12
2011 11
2012 7
2013 13
2014 4
2015 4
2016 3
2017 0
2018 4
2019 1
2020 3
2021 3
2022 1
2023 11
2024 2
2025 2
Total 537
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David Botstein publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Botstein sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 485–494 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 494 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22 494
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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David Botstein D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Botstein sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 160+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 189 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96 189
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2013 - Warren Alpert Foundation Prize For their seminal contributions to concepts and methods of creating a genetic map in the human, and of positional cloning, leading to the identification of thousands of human disease genes and ushering in the era of human genetics.
  • 2013 - Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for linkage mapping of Mendelian disease in humans using DNA polymorphisms.
  • 2010 - Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research
  • 2006 - Joseph Zubin Award, American Psychopathological Association
  • 2003 - Gruber Prize in Genetics
  • 1998 - Promega Biotechnology Research Award, American Society for Microbiology
  • 1993 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1989 - William Allan Award, the American Society of Human Genetics
  • 1988 - Genetics Society of America Medal
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1981 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

David Botstein is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, focusing extensively on Molecular Biology, Physiology, Aging, Plant Science, and Cell Biology. Their work often addresses core topics such as fungal and yeast genetics research, dietary effects on health, genetics, aging and longevity in model organisms, CRISPR and genetic engineering, genomics and phylogenetic studies, gut microbiota and health, and plant biochemistry and biosynthesis.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by David Botstein include:

  • Dietary restriction impacts health and lifespan of genetically diverse mice, 2024, Nature
  • A genome-scale yeast library with inducible expression of individual genes, 2021, Molecular Systems Biology
  • Global analysis of the yeast knockout phenome, 2023, Science Advances
  • Regulators of health and lifespan extension in genetically diverse mice on dietary restriction, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Fully Phased Sequence of a Diploid Human Genome Determined de Novo from the DNA of a Single Individual, 2020, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Botstein include Kevin M. Wright, Adam Freund, Rebecca Y. Wang, Andrea Di Francesco, and Andrew Deighan.

The venues where the scientist most frequently publishes are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature
  • Molecular Systems Biology
  • Science Advances

David Botstein has received several awards over the course of their career, including:

  • Warren Alpert Foundation Prize, 2013, for seminal contributions to concepts and methods of creating a genetic map in the human, and of positional cloning, leading to identifying thousands of human disease genes and ushering in the era of human genetics
  • Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, 2013, for linkage mapping of Mendelian disease in humans using DNA polymorphisms
  • Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research, 2010
  • Joseph Zubin Award, American Psychopathological Association, 2006
  • Gruber Prize in Genetics, 2003
  • Promega Biotechnology Research Award, American Society for Microbiology, 1998
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 1993
  • William Allan Award, the American Society of Human Genetics, 1989
  • Genetics Society of America Medal, 1988
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1987
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1985
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1981

Best Publications

  • Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology

    M Ashburner;C A Ball;J A Blake;D Botstein

  • Cluster analysis and display of genome-wide expression patterns

    Michael B. Eisen;Paul T. Spellman;Patrick O. Brown;David Botstein

  • Molecular portraits of human breast tumours

    Charles M. Perou;Therese Sørlie;Michael B. Eisen;Matt van de Rijn

  • Gene expression patterns of breast carcinomas distinguish tumor subclasses with clinical implications

    Therese Sørlie;Charles M. Perou;Robert Tibshirani;Turid Aas

  • Construction of a genetic linkage map in man using restriction fragment length polymorphisms.

    D Botstein;R L White;M Skolnick;R W Davis

  • Distinct types of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma identified by gene expression profiling

    Ash A. Alizadeh;Michael B. Eisen;R. Eric Davis;Izidore S. Lossos

  • Repeated observation of breast tumor subtypes in independent gene expression data sets

    Therese Sørlie;Robert Tibshirani;Joel Parker;Trevor Hastie

  • MAPPING MENDELIAN FACTORS UNDERLYING QUANTITATIVE TRAITS USING RFLP LINKAGE MAPS

    E S Lander;D Botstein

  • Comprehensive Identification of Cell Cycle–regulated Genes of the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Microarray Hybridization

    Paul T. Spellman;Gavin Sherlock;Gavin Sherlock;Michael Q. Zhang;Vishwanath R. Iyer

  • Genomic expression programs in the response of yeast cells to environmental changes.

    Audrey P. Gasch;Paul T. Spellman;Camilla M. Kao;Orna Carmel-Harel

  • The Gene Ontology (GO) database and informatics resource.

    Harris Ma;Clark J;Ireland A;Lomax J

  • Missing value estimation methods for DNA microarrays.

    Olga G. Troyanskaya;Michael N. Cantor;Gavin Sherlock;Patrick O. Brown

  • Exploring the new world of the genome with DNA microarrays

    Patrick O. Brown;David Botstein

  • Advanced bacterial genetics

    Ronald W. Davis;David Botstein;John R. Roth

  • Advanced Bacterial Genetics: A Manual for Genetic Engineering

    Ronald Wayne Davis;David Botstein;John Roger Roth

  • Systematic variation in gene expression patterns in human cancer cell lines.

    Douglas T. Ross;Uwe Scherf;Michael B. Eisen;Charles M. Perou

  • The transcriptional program in the response of human fibroblasts to serum.

    Vishwanath R. Iyer;Michael B. Eisen;Douglas T. Ross;Greg Schuler

  • Singular value decomposition for genome-wide expression data processing and modeling

    Orly Alter;Patrick O. Brown;David Botstein

  • The Transcriptional Program of Sporulation in Budding Yeast

    S. Chu;J. DeRisi;M. Eisen;J. Mulholland

  • GO: :TermFinder---open source software for accessing Gene Ontology information and finding significantly enriched Gene Ontology terms associated with a list of genes

    Elizabeth I. Boyle;Shuai Weng;Jeremy Gollub;Heng Jin

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick O. Brown
Patrick O. Brown Stanford University
Kara Dolinski
Kara Dolinski Princeton University
Michael B. Eisen
Michael B. Eisen University of California, Berkeley
J. Michael Cherry
J. Michael Cherry Stanford University
Gavin Sherlock
Gavin Sherlock Stanford University
Ash A. Alizadeh
Ash A. Alizadeh Stanford University
Charles M. Perou
Charles M. Perou University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Matt van de Rijn
Matt van de Rijn Stanford University
Ronald W. Davis
Ronald W. Davis Stanford University
Olga G. Troyanskaya
Olga G. Troyanskaya Princeton University

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