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D-Index
68
Citations
11490
World Ranking
2460
National Ranking
1103

David M. Prescott 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 M. Prescott sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 190 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David M. Prescott 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 M. Prescott sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David M. Prescott was affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research centered on environmental science, with a specific focus on pollution and microplastics.

Their work addressed topics including:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Prescott's publication record includes contributions to the SSRN Electronic Journal, which was also the primary venue where their research appeared.

One of their recent papers is titled "Exposure of Polystyrene Nano- and Microplastics in Increasingly Complex in Vitro Intestinal Cell Models," published in 2024 through the SSRN Electronic Journal.

The scientist collaborated frequently with several coauthors in their research, including:

  • Kristen A. Marcellus
  • Michal Scur
  • Nikia Ross
  • Santokh Gill

Best Publications

  • Inhibition of telomerase by G-quartet DNA structures.

    Alan M. Zahler;James R. Williamson;James R. Williamson;Thomas R. Cech;David M. Prescott

  • CHANGES IN SURFACE MORPHOLOGY OF CHINESE HAMSTER OVARY CELLS DURING THE CELL CYCLE

    Keith Porter;David Prescott;Jearl Frye

  • Enucleation of mammalian cells with cytochalasin B

    D.M. Prescott;D. Myerson;J. Wallace

  • An evaluation of the double thymidine block for synchronizing mammalian cells at the G1-S border☆

    C J Bostock;D M Prescott;J B Kirkpatrick

  • Genome gymnastics: unique modes of dna evolution and processing in ciliates

    David M. Prescott

  • DNA of ciliated protozoa: DNA sequence diminution during macronuclear development of oxytricha

    M.R. Lauth;B.B. Spear;J. Heumann;D.M. Prescott

  • Telomere terminal transferase activity in the hypotrichous ciliate Oxytricha nova and a model for replication of the ends of linear DNA molecules

    Alan M. Zahler;David M. Prescott

  • The Cell Cycle and the Control of Cellular Reproduction

    David M. Prescott

  • Internal sequences are eliminated from genes during macronuclear development in the ciliated protozoan Oxytricha nova.

    Lawrence A. Klobutcher;Carolyn L. Jahn;David M. Prescott

  • Biosynthesis of chloroplast transfer RNA in a spinach chloroplast transcription system

    Wilhelm Gruissem;Bruce M. Greenberg;Gerard Zurawski;David M. Prescott

  • Cyclic AMP levels in synchronized mammalian cells.

    J.R. Sheppard;J.R. Sheppard;D.M. Prescott;D.M. Prescott

  • Gene-sized DNA molecules of the macronuclei in three species of hypotrichs: Size distributions and absence of nicks

    Marshal T. Swanton;John M. Heumann;David M. Prescott

  • Cellular Sites of RNA Synthesis

    David M. Prescott

  • Molecular operations for DNA processing in hypotrichous ciliates

    David M. Prescott;Andrzej Ehrenfeucht;Grzegorz Rozenberg

  • Induction of sister chromatid exchanges in chromosomes of rat kangaroo cells by tritium incorporated into DNA

    D.Ann Gibson;D.M. Prescott

  • Template-guided recombination for IES elimination and unscrambling of genes in stichotrichous ciliates.

    David M. Prescott;A. Ehrenfeucht;G. Rozenberg;G. Rozenberg

  • Buoyant density of DNA synthesized at different stages of the S phase of mouse L cells

    C.J. Bostock;D.M. Prescott

  • Genetic Apparatus of Stylonychia sp.

    D M Prescott;K G Murti;C J Bostock;C J Bostock

  • Computational Aspects of Gene (Un)Scrambling in Ciliates

    Andrzej Ehrenfeucht;David M. Prescott;Grzegorz Rozenberg

  • DNA of ciliated protozoa

    D. M. Prescott;C. J. Bostock;K. G. Murti;M. R. Lauth

Frequent Co-Authors

Grzegorz Rozenberg
Grzegorz Rozenberg Leiden University
Andrzej Ehrenfeucht
Andrzej Ehrenfeucht University of Colorado Boulder
Anthony D. LaMontagne
Anthony D. LaMontagne Deakin University
Thomas R. Cech
Thomas R. Cech University of Colorado Boulder
Wilhelm Foissner
Wilhelm Foissner University of Salzburg
R. Michael Liskay
R. Michael Liskay Oregon Health & Science University
E. Morton Bradbury
E. Morton Bradbury University of California, Davis
Robin R. Gutell
Robin R. Gutell The University of Texas at Austin

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