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David P. Bartel

David P. Bartel

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Molecular Biology
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
134
Citations
247434
World Ranking
222
National Ranking
115

Molecular Biology

D-Index
134
Citations
247434
World Ranking
151
National Ranking
98

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.

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47 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.

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.

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40 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.

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

  • MicroRNAs: Target Recognition and Regulatory Functions

    David P. Bartel

  • 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

  • Most mammalian mRNAs are conserved targets of microRNAs

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

  • Predicting effective microRNA target sites in mammalian mRNAs

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

  • Prediction of Mammalian MicroRNA Targets

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

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

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

  • MicroRNA targeting specificity in mammals: determinants beyond seed pairing.

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The impact of microRNAs on protein output

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

  • 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

  • MicroRNAs Modulate Hematopoietic Lineage Differentiation

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

  • MicroRNAs AND THEIR REGULATORY ROLES IN PLANTS

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

  • MicroRNAs in plants

    Brenda Reinhart;Earl Weinstein;Matthew Rhoades;Bonnie Bartel

  • Prediction of Plant MicroRNA Targets

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

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

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

  • lincRNAs: genomics, evolution, and mechanisms.

    Igor Ulitsky;David P. Bartel

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

    Matthew W Jones-Rhoades;David P Bartel

  • A uniform system for microRNA annotation

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Tuschl
Thomas Tuschl Rockefeller University
Phillip D. Zamore
Phillip D. Zamore University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Igor Ulitsky
Igor Ulitsky Weizmann Institute of Science
Michael J. Axtell
Michael J. Axtell Pennsylvania State University
Hervé Vaucheret
Hervé Vaucheret University of Paris-Saclay
Bonnie Bartel
Bonnie Bartel Rice University

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