David P. Bartel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David P. Bartel between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David P. Bartel published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2001. 21 of the 277 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15

1989 2025

277 publications in total across all disciplines

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David P. Bartel: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year	Publications
1989	2
1990	0
1991	4
1992	0
1993	2
1994	2
1995	4
1996	4
1997	2
1998	4
1999	10
2000	4
2001	18
2002	6
2003	15
2004	18
2005	18
2006	7
2007	10
2008	12
2009	12
2010	6
2011	14
2012	6
2013	6
2014	8
2015	9
2016	8
2017	7
2018	7
2019	7
2020	7
2021	6
2022	7
2023	4
2024	10
2025	11
Total	277

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David P. Bartel 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 P. Bartel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

50 100 150

47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 232 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
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	232
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 P. Bartel 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 P. Bartel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

25 50 75 100 125

40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 134 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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
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	134
136–137	9
138–139	8
140–141	16
142–143	7
144	7
145+	100

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

David P. Bartel is affiliated with MIT in the United States and primarily works in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research career has been focused predominantly on Molecular Biology, with additional contributions to Cancer Research, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work spans various topics related to RNA biology, including RNA Research and Splicing, MicroRNA in disease regulation, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, RNA modifications and cancer, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, and RNA regulation and disease.

Frequent publication venues for their research include the following:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Molecular Cell
RNA
Monde chinois
Science

David P. Bartel collaborates regularly with several co-authors. Frequent collaborators include:

Peter Y. Wang
Kehui Xiang
Jimmy Ly
Charlie Y. Shi
Elena R. Kingston

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by David P. Bartel are listed below:

"The ZSWIM8 ubiquitin ligase mediates target-directed microRNA degradation," 2020, Science
"The Dynamics of Cytoplasmic mRNA Metabolism," 2020, Molecular Cell
"The Parkinson's disease protein alpha-synuclein is a modulator of processing bodies and mRNA stability," 2022, Cell
"The molecular basis of coupling between poly(A)-tail length and translational efficiency," 2021, eLife
"The biochemical basis for the cooperative action of microRNAs," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

David P. Bartel has been recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 2011.

Best Publications

MicroRNAs: Genomics, Biogenesis, Mechanism, and Function

David P Bartel

42369
Citations
MicroRNAs: Target Recognition and Regulatory Functions

David P. Bartel

22505
Citations
Conserved seed pairing, often flanked by adenosines, indicates that thousands of human genes are microRNA targets

Benjamin P. Lewis;Christopher B. Burge;David P. Bartel

14438
Citations
Most mammalian mRNAs are conserved targets of microRNAs

Robin Carl Friedman;Kyle Kai-How Farh;Christopher B. Burge;David Bartel

9854
Citations
Predicting effective microRNA target sites in mammalian mRNAs

Vikram Agarwal;George W. Bell;Jin Wu Nam;Jin Wu Nam;David P. Bartel

6758
Citations
Prediction of Mammalian MicroRNA Targets

Benjamin P. Lewis;I-hung Shih;Matthew W. Jones-Rhoades;David P. Bartel

6618
Citations
Microarray analysis shows that some microRNAs downregulate large numbers of target mRNAs

Lee P. Lim;Nelson C. Lau;Philip Garrett-Engele;Andrew Grimson

6020
Citations
MicroRNA targeting specificity in mammals: determinants beyond seed pairing.

Andrew Grimson;Kyle Kai-How Farh;Wendy K. Johnston;Philip Garrett-Engele

4716
Citations
An Abundant Class of Tiny RNAs with Probable Regulatory Roles in Caenorhabditis elegans

Nelson C. Lau;Lee P. Lim;Earl G. Weinstein;David P. Bartel

4644
Citations
Mammalian microRNAs predominantly act to decrease target mRNA levels

Huili Guo;Nicholas T. Ingolia;Nicholas T. Ingolia;Jonathan S. Weissman;Jonathan S. Weissman;David P. Bartel

4595
Citations
The impact of microRNAs on protein output

Daehyun Baek;Judit Villén;Chanseok Shin;Fernando D. Camargo

4377
Citations
RNAi: Double-Stranded RNA Directs the ATP-Dependent Cleavage of mRNA at 21 to 23 Nucleotide Intervals

Phillip D. Zamore;Thomas Tuschl;Phillip A. Sharp;David P. Bartel

4354
Citations
MicroRNAs Modulate Hematopoietic Lineage Differentiation

Chang-Zheng Chen;Ling Li;Harvey F. Lodish;David P. Bartel

4240
Citations
MicroRNAs AND THEIR REGULATORY ROLES IN PLANTS

Matthew W. Jones-Rhoades;David P. Bartel;Bonnie Bartel

3175
Citations
MicroRNAs in plants

Brenda Reinhart;Earl Weinstein;Matthew Rhoades;Bonnie Bartel

2933
Citations
Prediction of Plant MicroRNA Targets

Matthew W. Rhoades;Brenda J. Reinhart;Lee P. Lim;Christopher B. Burge

2907
Citations
Control of developmental regulators by Polycomb in human embryonic stem cells.

Tong Ihn Lee;Richard G. Jenner;Laurie A. Boyer;Matthew G. Guenther

2703
Citations
lincRNAs: genomics, evolution, and mechanisms.

Igor Ulitsky;David P. Bartel

2693
Citations
Computational Identification of Plant MicroRNAs and Their Targets, Including a Stress-Induced miRNA

Matthew W Jones-Rhoades;David P Bartel

2681
Citations
A uniform system for microRNA annotation

Victor R. Ambros;Bonnie Bartel;David P. Bartel;Christopher B. Burge

2536
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Tuschl Rockefeller University

Phillip A. Sharp MIT

Phillip D. Zamore University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Gerald R. Fink MIT

Igor Ulitsky Weizmann Institute of Science

Christopher B. Burge MIT

Michael J. Axtell Pennsylvania State University

Hervé Vaucheret University of Paris-Saclay

Jonathan S. Weissman MIT

Bonnie Bartel Rice University

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