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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 122 238 217 3 3 355 67468

Didier Trono publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Didier Trono between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Didier Trono published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 10.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2023. 33 of the 455 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2023. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 21 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 36 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 11 publications
1984 2025

455 publications in total across all disciplines

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Didier Trono: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 2
1989 1
1990 3
1991 0
1992 3
1993 3
1994 3
1995 8
1996 12
1997 15
1998 11
1999 9
2000 21
2001 12
2002 13
2003 14
2004 20
2005 19
2006 15
2007 11
2008 9
2009 8
2010 8
2011 12
2012 14
2013 11
2014 15
2015 10
2016 7
2017 8
2018 7
2019 15
2020 17
2021 23
2022 26
2023 36
2024 22
2025 11
Total 455
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Didier Trono 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 Didier Trono 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, 347–356 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: 355 publications — 87th percentile

87% 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
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 28 355
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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Didier Trono 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 Didier Trono 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, 122–123 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: 122 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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 15 122
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Didier Trono is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research spans over various fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with significant contributions to molecular biology and infectious diseases, among other subfields.

The main areas of study in their work include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

The subfields of focus are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Plant Science
  • Oncology
  • Modeling and Simulation

Within these areas, Didier Trono has concentrated on several key topics:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Several frequent publication venues highlight the outlets in which their work appears most often:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Science Advances
  • Cancer Research

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Evarist Planet
  • Julien Duc
  • Charlène Raclot
  • Priscilla Turelli
  • Laurent Kaiser

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Didier Trono are:

  • Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in Geneva, Switzerland (SEROCoV-POP): a population-based study, 2020, The Lancet
  • Integrated proteogenomic deep sequencing and analytics accurately identify non-canonical peptides in tumor immunopeptidomes, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike versus Nucleoprotein Antibody Responses Impact the Estimates of Infections in Population-Based Seroprevalence Studies, 2020, Journal of Virology
  • De novo design of protein interactions with learned surface fingerprints, 2023, Nature
  • Serology-informed estimates of SARS-CoV-2 infection fatality risk in Geneva, Switzerland, 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Didier Trono holds the distinction of being a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • In Vivo Gene Delivery and Stable Transduction of Nondividing Cells by a Lentiviral Vector

    Luigi Naldini;Ulrike Blömer;Philippe Gallay;Daniel Ory

  • A Third-Generation Lentivirus Vector with a Conditional Packaging System

    Tom Dull;Romain Zufferey;Michael Kelly;R. J. Mandel

  • Multiply attenuated lentiviral vector achieves efficient gene delivery in vivo.

    Romain Zufferey;Dea Nagy;Ron J. Mandel;Luigi Naldini

  • Self-Inactivating Lentivirus Vector for Safe and Efficient In Vivo Gene Delivery

    Romain Zufferey;Thomas Dull;Ronald J. Mandel;Anatoly Bukovsky

  • Efficient transfer, integration, and sustained long-term expression of the transgene in adult rat brains injected with a lentiviral vector

    Luigi Naldini;Ulrike Blomer;Fred H. Gage;Didier Trono

  • Broad antiretroviral defence by human APOBEC3G through lethal editing of nascent reverse transcripts

    Bastien Mangeat;Priscilla Turelli;Gersende Caron;Marc Friedli

  • Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus Posttranscriptional Regulatory Element Enhances Expression of Transgenes Delivered by Retroviral Vectors

    Romain Zufferey;John E. Donello;Didier Trono;Thomas J. Hope

  • Neurodegeneration prevented by lentiviral vector delivery of GDNF in primate models of Parkinson's disease.

    Jeffrey H. Kordower;Marina E. Emborg;Jocelyne Bloch;Shuang Y. Ma

  • Embryonic stem cell potency fluctuates with endogenous retrovirus activity

    Todd S. Macfarlan;Wesley D. Gifford;Shawn Driscoll;Karen Lettieri

  • Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in Geneva, Switzerland (SEROCoV-POP): a population-based study.

    Silvia Stringhini;Silvia Stringhini;Silvia Stringhini;Ania Wisniak;Giovanni Piumatti;Giovanni Piumatti;Andrew S Azman;Andrew S Azman

  • Nef induces CD4 endocytosis: requirement for a critical dileucine motif in the membrane-proximal CD4 cytoplasmic domain.

    Christopher Aiken;Jason Konner;Nathaniel R. Landau;Marc E. Lenburg;Marc E. Lenburg

  • Highly efficient and sustained gene transfer in adult neurons with a lentivirus vector.

    Ulrike Blömer;Luigi Naldini;Tal Kafri;Didier Trono

  • Conditional Suppression of Cellular Genes: Lentivirus Vector-Mediated Drug-Inducible RNA Interference

    Maciej Wiznerowicz;Didier Trono

  • KAP1 controls endogenous retroviruses in embryonic stem cells

    Helen M. Rowe;Johan Jakobsson;Johan Jakobsson;Daniel Mesnard;Jacques Rougemont

  • Genetic Reactivation of Cone Photoreceptors Restores Visual Responses in Retinitis Pigmentosa

    Volker Busskamp;Jens Duebel;David Balya;Mathias Fradot;Mathias Fradot;Mathias Fradot

  • HIV-1 infection of nondividing cells through the recognition of integrase by the importin/karyopherin pathway.

    Philippe Gallay;Thomas Hope;Daniel Chin;Didier Trono

  • Vector and method of use for nucleic acid delivery to non-dividing cells

    Inder Verma;Didier Trono;Luigi Naldini;Philippe Gallay

  • In embryonic stem cells, ZFP57/KAP1 recognize a methylated hexanucleotide to affect chromatin and DNA methylation of imprinting control regions.

    Simon Quenneville;Gaetano Verde;Andrea Corsinotti;Adamandia Kapopoulou

  • Vif is crucial for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 proviral DNA synthesis in infected cells.

    U. Von Schwedler;Jinping Song;C. Aiken;D. Trono

  • HIV nuclear import is governed by the phosphotyrosine-mediated binding of matrix to the core domain of integrase

    Philippe Gallay;Simon Swingler;Jinping Song;Frederic Bushman

Frequent Co-Authors

Maciej Wiznerowicz
Maciej Wiznerowicz Poznan University of Medical Sciences
Philippe Gallay
Philippe Gallay Scripps Research Institute
Luigi Naldini
Luigi Naldini Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
François-Loïc Cosset
François-Loïc Cosset Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Stefan Karlsson
Stefan Karlsson Lund University
Christopher Aiken
Christopher Aiken Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Bart Deplancke
Bart Deplancke École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Olivier Michielin
Olivier Michielin University of Lausanne
Thomas J. Hope
Thomas J. Hope Northwestern University
Inder M. Verma
Inder M. Verma Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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