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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 68 1512 1355 108 99 140 17197

Dirk Eick publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dirk Eick between 1980 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dirk Eick published across 44 years, from 1980 to 2023, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2011. 7 of the 152 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2011. 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 7 publications
1980 2023

152 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dirk Eick: publications per year, 1980 to 2023
Year Publications
1980 2
1981 1
1982 0
1983 3
1984 0
1985 2
1986 2
1987 1
1988 2
1989 0
1990 2
1991 2
1992 3
1993 2
1994 8
1995 8
1996 5
1997 1
1998 0
1999 8
2000 4
2001 3
2002 2
2003 1
2004 1
2005 5
2006 2
2007 8
2008 4
2009 4
2010 6
2011 13
2012 9
2013 9
2014 2
2015 4
2016 4
2017 4
2018 3
2019 5
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 7
Total 152
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Dirk Eick 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 Dirk Eick 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, 137–146 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: 140 publications — 32nd percentile

32% 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
137–146 158 140
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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Dirk Eick 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 Dirk Eick 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, 68–69 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: 68 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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 68
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

Dirk Eick is affiliated with the Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology and Oncology.

The main topics of Dirk Eick's work include:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways

Recent publications by Dirk Eick include:

  • "RNA polymerase II CTD is dispensable for transcription and required for termination in human cells," published in 2023 in EMBO Reports
  • "H2B Ubiquitylation Acts as a Barrier to Ctk1 Nucleosomal Recruitment Prior to Removal by Ubp8 within a SAGA-Related Complex," published in 2021 in UNC Libraries

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Dirk Eick include:

  • Yousra Yahia
  • Alexia Pigeot
  • Amal Zine El Aabidine
  • Nilay Shah
  • Nezih Karasu

The primary publication venues for Dirk Eick's research are:

  • EMBO Reports
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Mediation of c-Myc-induced apoptosis by p53.

    Heiko Hermeking;Dirk Eick

  • Identification of CDK4 as a target of c-MYC.

    Heiko Hermeking;Carlo Rago;Marino Schuhmacher;Qing Li

  • The RNA Polymerase II Carboxy-Terminal Domain (CTD) Code

    Dirk Eick;Matthias Geyer

  • Chemotherapeutic Drugs Inhibit Ribosome Biogenesis at Various Levels

    Kaspar Burger;Bastian Mühl;Thomas Harasim;Michaela Rohrmoser

  • Transcribing RNA polymerase II is phosphorylated at CTD residue serine-7.

    Rob D. Chapman;Martin Heidemann;Thomas K. Albert;Reinhard Mailhammer

  • Control of cell growth by c-Myc in the absence of cell division

    Marino Schuhmacher;Martin S. Staege;Alexander Pajic;Axel Polack

  • The transcriptional program of a human B cell line in response to Myc

    Marino Schuhmacher;Franz Kohlhuber;Michael Hölzel;Carmen Kaiser

  • The Proto-Oncogene c-myc Is a Direct Target Gene of Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigen 2

    Carmen Kaiser;Gerhard Laux;Dirk Eick;Nicola Jochner

  • Serine-7 of the RNA Polymerase II CTD Is Specifically Required for snRNA Gene Expression

    Sylvain Egloff;Dawn O'Reilly;Dawn O'Reilly;Rob D. Chapman;Rob D. Chapman;Alice Taylor;Alice Taylor

  • Structure and cell cycle-regulated transcription of the human cyclin A gene

    Berthold Henglein;Xavier Chenivesse;Jian Wang;Dirk Eick

  • Transcription initiation platforms and GTF recruitment at tissue-specific enhancers and promoters

    Frederic Koch;Romain Fenouil;Marta Gut;Pierre Cauchy

  • TFIIH kinase places bivalent marks on the carboxy-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II.

    Md. Sohail Akhtar;Martin Heidemann;Joshua R. Tietjen;David W. Zhang

  • Dynamic phosphorylation patterns of RNA polymerase II CTD during transcription.

    Martin Heidemann;Corinna Hintermair;Kirsten Voß;Dirk Eick

  • Polycomb Associates Genome-wide with a Specific RNA Polymerase II Variant, and Regulates Metabolic Genes in ESCs

    Emily Brookes;Inês de Santiago;Daniel Hebenstreit;Kelly J. Morris

  • Multiple single-stranded cis elements are associated with activated chromatin of the human c-myc gene in vivo.

    G A Michelotti;E F Michelotti;A Pullner;R C Duncan

  • CTD tyrosine phosphorylation impairs termination factor recruitment to RNA polymerase II.

    Andreas Mayer;Martin Heidemann;Michael Lidschreiber;Amelie Schreieck

  • Splicing enhances recruitment of methyltransferase HYPB/Setd2 and methylation of histone H3 Lys36

    Sérgio Fernandes de Almeida;Ana Rita Grosso;Frederic Koch;Romain Fenouil

  • Transcriptional arrest within the first exon is a fast control mechanism in c-myc gene expression

    Dirk Eick;Georg W. Bornkamm

  • The C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II is modified by site-specific methylation.

    Robert J. Sims;Luis Alejandro Rojas;David B. Beck;Roberto Bonasio

  • H2B ubiquitylation acts as a barrier to Ctk1 nucleosomal recruitment prior to removal by Ubp8 within a SAGA-related complex.

    Anastasia Wyce;Tiaojiang Xiao;Kelly A. Whelan;Christine Kosman;Christine Kosman

Frequent Co-Authors

Georg W. Bornkamm
Georg W. Bornkamm Technical University of Munich
Elisabeth Kremmer
Elisabeth Kremmer Max Planck Society
Heiko Hermeking
Heiko Hermeking German Cancer Research Center
Pierre Ferrier
Pierre Ferrier Aix-Marseille University
Ivo Gut
Ivo Gut Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico
Marta Gut
Marta Gut Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico
Axel Imhof
Axel Imhof Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Aseem Z. Ansari
Aseem Z. Ansari University of Wisconsin–Madison
Heinrich Leonhardt
Heinrich Leonhardt Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Jesper V. Olsen
Jesper V. Olsen University of Copenhagen

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