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David J. Stillman

David J. Stillman

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 61 1923 1731 954 844 115 9905

David J. Stillman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David J. Stillman between 1976 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David J. Stillman published across 48 years, from 1976 to 2023, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2000. 1 of the 117 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2000. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 2 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 4 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication
1976 2023

117 publications in total across all disciplines

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David J. Stillman: publications per year, 1976 to 2023
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 2
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 2
1985 2
1986 0
1987 2
1988 1
1989 0
1990 3
1991 0
1992 3
1993 5
1994 3
1995 4
1996 6
1997 5
1998 2
1999 2
2000 10
2001 4
2002 5
2003 5
2004 5
2005 4
2006 4
2007 2
2008 6
2009 4
2010 2
2011 3
2012 0
2013 2
2014 3
2015 1
2016 2
2017 1
2018 1
2019 4
2020 3
2021 1
2022 0
2023 1
Total 117
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David J. Stillman 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 David J. Stillman 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, 107–116 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: 115 publications — 19th percentile

19% 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
107–116 162 115
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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David J. Stillman 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 David J. Stillman 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, 60–61 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: 61 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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 61
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

David J. Stillman is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States and works primarily within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research concentrates notably on areas related to molecular biology and genetics, with additional contributions to endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, surgery, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Stillman's published works cover several specialized topics, including:

  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Genomics and chromatin dynamics
  • RNA research and splicing
  • DNA repair mechanisms
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Plant reproductive biology

The scientist has authored numerous papers, among which notable recent titles include:

  • "A Role for Mediator Core in Limiting Coactivator Recruitment in Saccharomyces cerevisiae", 2020, Genetics
  • "FACT and Ash1 promote long-range and bidirectional nucleosome eviction at the HO promoter", 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Genetic analysis argues for a coactivator function for the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Tup1 corepressor", 2021, Genetics
  • "Ash1 and Tup1 dependent repression of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae HO promoter requires activator-dependent nucleosome eviction", 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • "Ash1 and Tup1 Dependent Repression of theSaccharomyces cerevisiae HOpromoter Requires Activator-Dependent Nucleosome Eviction", 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Publication venues frequently featuring Stillman's work include:

  • Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • PLoS Genetics

Frequent collaborators in Stillman's research efforts are:

  • Emily J. Parnell
  • Timothy J. Parnell
  • Yaxin Yu
  • Chao Yan
  • Lu Bai

Best Publications

  • A unified nomenclature for protein subunits of mediator complexes linking transcriptional regulators to RNA polymerase II.

    Henri Marc Bourbon;Andres Aguilera;Aseem Z. Ansari;Francisco J. Asturias

  • Multiple links between the NuA4 histone acetyltransferase complex and epigenetic control of transcription

    Luc Galarneau;Amine Nourani;Alexandre A Boudreault;Yan Zhang

  • Spt16–Pob3 and the HMG protein Nhp6 combine to form the nucleosome‐binding factor SPN

    Tim Formosa;Peter Eriksson;Jacqui Wittmeyer;Jennifer Ginn

  • Yeast global transcriptional regulators Sin4 and Rgr1 are components of mediator complex/RNA polymerase II holoenzyme

    Yang Li;Stefan Bjorklund;Stefan Bjorklund;Yi Wei Jiang;Young Joon Kim

  • Parallel pathways of gene regulation: homologous regulators SWI5 and ACE2 differentially control transcription of HO and chitinase.

    Paul R. Dohrmann;Geraldine Butler;Kathetine Tamai;Scott Dorland

  • Identification of silencer binding proteins from yeast: possible roles in SIR control and DNA replication

    David Shore;David J. Stillman;Andrea H. Brand;Kim A. Nasmyth

  • Defects in SPT16 or POB3 (yFACT) in saccharomyces cerevisiae cause dependence on the Hir/Hpc pathway: Polymerase passage may degrade chromatin structure

    Tim Formosa;Susan Ruone;Melissa D. Adams;Aileen E. Olsen

  • yFACT Induces Global Accessibility of Nucleosomal DNA without H2A-H2B Displacement

    Hua Xin;Shinya Takahata;Mary Blanksma;Laura McCullough

  • Ssn6–Tup1 interacts with class I histone deacetylases required for repression

    Anjanette D. Watson;Diane G. Edmondson;James R. Bone;Yukio Mukai

  • Both positive and negative regulators of HO transcription are required for mother-cell-specific mating-type switching in yeast

    Kim Nasmyth;David Stillman;David Kipling

  • A large protein complex containing the yeast Sin3p and Rpd3p transcriptional regulators.

    Margaret M. Kasten;Scott Dorland;David J. Stillman

  • A member of the gut mycobiota modulates host purine metabolism exacerbating colitis in mice

    Tyson R. Chiaro;Ray Soto;W. Zac Stephens;Jason L. Kubinak

  • Involvement of the SIN4 global transcriptional regulator in the chromatin structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Yi Wei Jiang;David J. Stillman

  • Overlapping roles for the histone acetyltransferase activities of SAGA and elongator in vivo.

    Birgitte Ø. Wittschieben;Jane Fellows;Wendy Du;David J. Stillman

  • The transcription factor Swi5 regulates expression of the cyclin kinase inhibitor p40SIC1.

    Dunja Knapp;Leena Bhoite;David J. Stillman;Kim Nasmyth

  • The Saccharomyces cerevisiae SIN3 gene, a negative regulator of HO, contains four paired amphipathic helix motifs.

    Huaming Wang;Ira Clark;Pamela R. Nicholson;Ira Herskowitz

  • The Swi5 activator recruits the Mediator complex to the HO promoter without RNA polymerase II

    Leena T. Bhoite;Yaxin Yu;David J. Stillman

  • Degradation of the Transcription Factor Gcn4 Requires the Kinase Pho85 and the SCFCDC4 Ubiquitin–Ligase Complex

    Ariella Meimoun;Tsvi Holtzman;Ziva Weissman;Helen J. McBride

  • FACT and Asf1 Regulate Nucleosome Dynamics and Coactivator Binding at the HO Promoter

    Shinya Takahata;Yaxin Yu;David J. Stillman

  • The nuclear actin-related protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Act3p/Arp4, interacts with core histones.

    Masahiko Harata;Yukako Oma;Shigeki Mizuno;Yi Wei Jiang

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim Formosa
Tim Formosa University of Utah
Kim Nasmyth
Kim Nasmyth University of Oxford
E P Geiduschek
E P Geiduschek University of California, San Diego
Jason Moffat
Jason Moffat University of Toronto
David Shore
David Shore University of Geneva
Rodney Rothstein
Rodney Rothstein Columbia University
William S. Lane
William S. Lane Harvard University
Andrew Thorburn
Andrew Thorburn University of Colorado Denver
Ira Herskowitz
Ira Herskowitz University of California, San Francisco
Brenda J. Andrews
Brenda J. Andrews University of Toronto

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