| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Biology | 100 | 525 | 469 | 290 | 254 | 245 | 46785 |
The chart shows the history of publications by David L. Spector between 1975 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David L. Spector published across 52 years, from 1975 to 2026, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2024. 16 of the 335 publications appeared in the last two years.
335 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 9 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 8 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 8 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 10 |
| 1998 | 14 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 8 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 15 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 32 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2026 | 1 |
| Total | 335 |
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 L. Spector sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 245 publications — 71st percentile
71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.
| 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 | 245 |
| 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 |
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 L. Spector sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 100 D-Index — 83rd percentile
83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 100 |
| 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 |
David L. Spector is affiliated with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Surgery, Immunology, and Oncology.
The scientist's work covers several main topics including RNA Research and Splicing, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, RNA modifications and cancer, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, Immune cells in cancer, and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies.
Among their recent papers are:
Frequent co-authors of David L. Spector include:
The scientist has contributed publications to several venues, notably:
David L. Spector was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2014.
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