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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 42 3040 1439 107 5236

Deepak Bastia publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Deepak Bastia between 1967 and 2016, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Deepak Bastia published across 50 years, from 1967 to 2016, averaging 2.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 1996. 8 of the 111 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2016. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 1996. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 4 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 5 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 2 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 6 publications
1967 2016

111 publications in total across all disciplines

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Deepak Bastia: publications per year, 1967 to 2016
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 1
1975 1
1976 0
1977 1
1978 1
1979 1
1980 0
1981 3
1982 2
1983 6
1984 1
1985 4
1986 2
1987 5
1988 2
1989 3
1990 2
1991 6
1992 5
1993 1
1994 2
1995 3
1996 10
1997 1
1998 2
1999 4
2000 0
2001 5
2002 0
2003 1
2004 5
2005 2
2006 5
2007 0
2008 2
2009 4
2010 3
2011 1
2012 1
2013 2
2014 1
2015 2
2016 6
Total 111
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Deepak Bastia 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 Deepak Bastia 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: 107 publications — 15th percentile

15% 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
107–116 162 107
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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Deepak Bastia 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 Deepak Bastia 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, 42–43 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: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% 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 42
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
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Deepak Bastia was affiliated with the Medical University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research primarily focused on areas within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, contributing to a total of five publications in these fields.

Bastia's subfields of study included Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Genetics. Their work addressed several main topics such as DNA Repair Mechanisms, Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology.

The scientist's recent published papers were both housed at UNC Libraries. These papers include:

  • Structure of the replication terminus-terminator protein complex as probed by affinity cleavage, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • The structure and function of the replication terminator protein of Bacillus subtilis: identification of the 'winged helix' DNA-binding domain, 2020, UNC Libraries

Bastia frequently collaborated with the following coauthors:

  • Karnire S. Pai
  • Dirksen E. Bussiere
  • Fenggang Wang
  • Stephen W. White
  • Clyde A. Hutchison

All known publications by Bastia appeared in UNC Libraries, indicating this as a consistent venue throughout their recent academic output.

Best Publications

  • The integration host factor of Escherichia coli binds to bent DNA at the origin of replication of the plasmid pSC101

    Timothy T. Stenzel;Pankaj Patel;Deepak Bastia

  • The replication terminator protein of E. coli is a DNA sequence-specific contra-helicase.

    Ghan Shyam Khatri;Thomas MacAllister;Prakash Rao Sista;Deepak Bastia

  • Interaction of the plasmid R6K-encoded replication initiator protein with its binding sites on DNA.

    Joseph Germino;Deepak Bastia

  • Enhancer-origin interaction in plasmid R6K involves a DNA loop mediated by initiator protein

    Sunil Mukherjee;Harold Erickson;Deepak Bastia

  • Conformational changes in a replication origin induced by an initiator protein

    Sunil Mukherjee;Indravadan Patel;Deepak Bastia

  • Termination of DNA replication of bacterial and plasmid chromosomes

    Dirksen E. Bussiere;Deepak Bastia

  • DNA-protein interaction at the origin of DNA replication of the plasmid pSC101

    Cathy Vocke;Deepak Bastia

  • Crystal structure of the replication terminator protein from B. subtilis at 2.6 A.

    Dirksen Eli Bussiere;Deepak Bastia;W Stephen White

  • Mechanistic studies of initiator–initiator interaction and replication initiation

    Ya‐Bin Lu;Hirock J. Datta;Deepak Bastia

  • The replication initiator protein of plasmid R6K tagged with β-galactosidase shows sequence-specific DNA-binding

    Joseph Germino;Deepak Bastia

  • Activation of distant replication origins in vivo by DNA looping as revealed by a novel mutant form of an initiator protein defective in cooperativity at a distance

    Alexander Miron;Sunil Mukherjee;Deepak Bastia

  • Studies on the late replication of phage lambda: rolling-circle replication of the wild type and a partially suppressed strain, Oam29 Pam80.

    Deepak Bastia;Noboru Sueoka;Edward C. Cox

  • Helicase–Contrahelicase Interaction and the Mechanism of Termination of DNA Replication

    Adhar C Manna;Karnire S Pai;Dirksen E Bussiere;Christopher Davies

  • The DNA-binding domain of HPV-16 E2 protein interaction with the viral enhancer: protein-induced DNA bending and role of the nonconserved core sequence in binding site affinity.

    Bedrosian Cl;Bastia D

  • DnaA protein is required for replication of the minimal replicon of the broad-host-range plasmid RK2 in Escherichia coli.

    P. J. Gaylo;N. Turjman;Deepak Bastia

  • The relationship between sequence-specific termination of DNA replication and transcription.

    B. K. Mohanty;T. Sahoo;D. Bastia

  • The nucleotide sequence surrounding the replication terminus of R6K

    Deepak Bastia;Joseph Germino;Jorge H. Crosa;J. Ram

  • Escherichia coli replication terminator protein impedes simian virus 40 (SV40) DNA replication fork movement and SV40 large tumor antigen helicase activity in vitro at a prokaryotic terminus sequence.

    Camille L. Bedrosian;Deepak Bastia

  • The Contrahelicase Activities of the Replication Terminator Proteins of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis Are Helicase-specific and Impede both Helicase Translocation and Authentic DNA Unwinding

    Trilochan Sahoo;Bidyut K. Mohanty;Marc Lobert;Adhar C. Manna

  • The replication terminator protein of the gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis functions as a polar contrahelicase in gram-negative Escherichia coli

    Sunil Kaul;Bidyut K. Mohanty;Trilochan Sahoo;Indravadan Patel

Frequent Co-Authors

Trilochan Sahoo
Trilochan Sahoo Baylor College of Medicine
Wolfgang K. Joklik
Wolfgang K. Joklik Duke University
Harold P. Erickson
Harold P. Erickson Duke University
Sierd Bron
Sierd Bron University of Groningen
Sunil C. Kaul
Sunil C. Kaul National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

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