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Donald D. Brown

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 85 857 450 148 23612

Donald D. Brown publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Donald D. Brown between 1958 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Donald D. Brown published across 68 years, from 1958 to 2025, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2023. 10 of the 202 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1958 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2023. 1958: 1 publication 1959: 5 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 4 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 4 publications 1965: 1 publication 1966: 3 publications 1967: 2 publications 1968: 4 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 4 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 5 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 7 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 9 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 7 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 0 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 1 publication 2016: 1 publication 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 3 publications
1958 2025

202 publications in total across all disciplines

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Donald D. Brown: publications per year, 1958 to 2025
Year Publications
1958 1
1959 5
1960 0
1961 0
1962 4
1963 0
1964 4
1965 1
1966 3
1967 2
1968 4
1969 1
1970 4
1971 2
1972 5
1973 1
1974 7
1975 3
1976 9
1977 3
1978 7
1979 2
1980 4
1981 5
1982 4
1983 5
1984 8
1985 3
1986 4
1987 7
1988 2
1989 0
1990 6
1991 2
1992 3
1993 5
1994 4
1995 2
1996 2
1997 2
1998 2
1999 5
2000 3
2001 3
2002 1
2003 1
2004 5
2005 4
2006 1
2007 1
2008 2
2009 5
2010 1
2011 1
2012 1
2013 0
2014 1
2015 1
2016 1
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 6
2023 11
2024 7
2025 3
Total 202
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Donald D. Brown 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 Donald D. Brown 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, 147–156 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: 148 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
147–156 146 148
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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Donald D. Brown 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 Donald D. Brown 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, 84–85 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: 85 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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 85
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1973 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Donald D. Brown is affiliated with the Carnegie Institution for Science in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Medicine, with significant contributions across specialized subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Infectious Diseases, Oncology, Neurology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, notably in COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and its long-term effects, as well as ocular health related subjects such as Corneal Surgery and Disorders, Ocular Surface and Contact Lens research, and the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare and reproduction.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • The Ocular Surface
  • JAMIA Open
  • Translational Vision Science & Technology
  • BMC Public Health
  • Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Some recent publications authored or coauthored by Donald D. Brown are:

  • Risk factors associated with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2: an N3C and NIH RECOVER study (2023), published in BMC Public Health
  • Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) activates PPARγ signaling leading to cell cycle exit, lipid accumulation, and autophagy in human meibomian gland epithelial cells (hMGEC) (2020), published in The Ocular Surface
  • A recurrent neural network approach to predicting hemoglobin trajectories in patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (2020), published in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
  • Who is pregnant? Defining real-world data-based pregnancy episodes in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) (2023), published in JAMIA Open
  • Risk for stillbirth among pregnant individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection varied by gestational age (2023), published in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Joel Saltz
  • Johanna Loomba
  • Alfred Anzalone
  • Christopher G. Chute
  • Emily Pfaff

Over the course of their career, Donald D. Brown received recognition as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1973.

Best Publications

  • Specific Gene Amplification in Oocytes Oocyte nuclei contain extrachromosomal replicas of the genes for ribosomal RNA

    Donald D. Brown;Igor B. Dawid

  • A control region in the center of the 5S RNA gene directs specific initiation of transcription: II. The 3′ border of the region

    Daniel F. Bogenhagen;Shigeru Sakonju;Donald D. Brown

  • RNA synthesis during the development of Xenopus laevis, the South African clawed toad

    Donald D. Brown;Elizabeth Littna

  • ABSENCE OF RIBOSOMAL RNA SYNTHESIS IN THE ANUCLEOLATE MUTANT OF XENOPUS LAEVIS.

    Donald D. Brown;J. B. Gurdon

  • Nucleotide sequences in Xenopus 5S DNA required for transcription termination

    Daniel F. Bogenhagen;Donald D. Brown

  • A specific transcription factor that can bind either the 5S RNA gene or 5S RNA.

    Hugh R. B. Pelham;Donald D. Brown

  • A comparison of the ribosomal DNA's of Xenopus laevis and Xenopus mulleri: the evolution of tandem genes☆

    Donald D. Brown;Pieter C. Wensink;Eddie Jordan

  • Gene linkage by RNA-DNA hybridization: I. Unique DNA sequences homologous to 4 s RNA, 5 s RNA and ribosomal RNA

    Donald D. Brown;Carl S. Weber

  • A correlation of thyroid hormone receptor gene expression with amphibian metamorphosis.

    Yoshio Yaoita;Donald D. Brown

  • The role of stable complexes that repress and activate eucaryotic genes.

    Donald D. Brown

  • The distribution and properties of a histamine-methylating enzyme.

    Donald D. Brown;Robert Tomchick;Julius Axelrod

  • A gene expression screen

    Zhou Wang;Donald D. Brown

  • The genes for silk fibroin in Bombyx mori.

    Yoshiaki Suzuki;L.Patrick Gage;Donald D. Brown

  • Isolation and identification of the messenger RNA for silk fibroin from Bombyx mori.

    Yoshiaki Suzuki;Donald D. Brown

  • Stable transcription complexes of Xenopus 5S RNA genes: A means to maintain the differentiated state

    Daniel F. Bogenhagen;W. Michael Wormington;Donald D. Brown

  • A nuclear extract of Xenopus laevis oocytes that accurately transcribes 5S RNA genes.

    Edward H. Birkenmeier;Donald D. Brown;Eddie Jordan

  • Characterization of two xenopus somatic 5S DNAs and one minor oocyte-specific 5S DNA

    Ronald C. Peterson;Jeffrey L. Doering;Donald D. Brown

  • Composition and structure of chromosomal and amplified ribosomal DNA's of Xenopus laevis

    Igor B. Dawid;Donald D. Brown;Ronald H. Reeder

  • Contact points between a positive transcription factor and the Xenopus 5S RNA gene.

    Shigeru Sakonju;Donald D. Brown

  • Thyroid hormone-induced gene expression program for amphibian tail resorption

    Zhou Wang;D. D. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Igor B. Dawid
Igor B. Dawid National Institutes of Health
Ronald H. Reeder
Ronald H. Reeder Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Dana Carroll
Dana Carroll University of Utah
John B. Gurdon
John B. Gurdon University of Cambridge
Mark S. Schlissel
Mark S. Schlissel University of California, Berkeley
Nina V. Fedoroff
Nina V. Fedoroff Pennsylvania State University
George G. Brownlee
George G. Brownlee University of Oxford
Robert G. Roeder
Robert G. Roeder Rockefeller University
Ian J. Jackson
Ian J. Jackson University of Edinburgh
Ronald W. Davis
Ronald W. Davis Stanford University

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