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Douglas A. Lauffenburger

Douglas A. Lauffenburger

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Molecular Biology
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 140 127 112 83 73 681 72084

Douglas A. Lauffenburger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Douglas A. Lauffenburger between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Douglas A. Lauffenburger published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 21.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 182 publications in 2023. 40 of the 1,020 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 182. Peak 182 publications in 2023. 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 10 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 14 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 15 publications 1990: 13 publications 1991: 15 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 19 publications 2005: 27 publications 2006: 28 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 27 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 41 publications 2017: 35 publications 2018: 31 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 50 publications 2022: 37 publications 2023: 182 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 18 publications
1979 2025

1,020 publications in total across all disciplines

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Douglas A. Lauffenburger: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 2
1980 1
1981 3
1982 3
1983 10
1984 5
1985 8
1986 6
1987 14
1988 7
1989 15
1990 13
1991 15
1992 5
1993 8
1994 12
1995 4
1996 13
1997 8
1998 12
1999 17
2000 18
2001 15
2002 18
2003 16
2004 19
2005 27
2006 28
2007 18
2008 14
2009 27
2010 23
2011 27
2012 30
2013 32
2014 24
2015 32
2016 41
2017 35
2018 31
2019 30
2020 25
2021 50
2022 37
2023 182
2024 22
2025 18
Total 1,020
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Douglas A. Lauffenburger publications per year - data summary

  • Douglas A. Lauffenburger, a Molecular Biology scholar from MIT, has 1,020 publications recorded across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1979 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 182 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1980, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 21.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 21.7 per year counting only the 47 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 309 publications, 30% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1979-1994: 127 publications (7.9 per year); 1995-2010: 277 publications (17.3 per year); 2011-2025: 616 publications (41.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Douglas A. Lauffenburger 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 Douglas A. Lauffenburger 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, 564+ 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: 681 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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+ 100 681
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Douglas A. Lauffenburger publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 47–56 to 564+ publications.
  • Douglas A. Lauffenburger, a Molecular Biology scholar from MIT, records 681 publications - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Douglas A. Lauffenburger, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 177–186 publications range, and Douglas A. Lauffenburger ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 117–126 publications, holding 177 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 53% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 177–186 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 564 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Douglas A. Lauffenburger 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 Douglas A. Lauffenburger 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, 140–141 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: 140 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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 16 140
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Douglas A. Lauffenburger D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 40–41 to 145+ D-Index.
  • Douglas A. Lauffenburger, a Molecular Biology scholar from MIT, records 140 D-Index - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Douglas A. Lauffenburger, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Douglas A. Lauffenburger ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 64–65 D-Index, holding 131 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 66–67 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2001 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions in molecular and cellular engineering and for interfacing modern biology with engineering principles.
  • 1992 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 1989 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Douglas A. Lauffenburger is a researcher affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their work spans multiple scientific disciplines including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Immunology and Microbiology.

Lauffenburger has contributed extensively to subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Oncology. Their research focus includes topics related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, COVID-19 clinical research studies, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, immunotherapy and immune responses, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, immune cell function and interaction, and tuberculosis research and epidemiology.

Among recent published papers are:

  • Correlates of protection against SARS-CoV-2 in rhesus macaques, 2020, Nature
  • Single-shot Ad26 vaccine protects against SARS-CoV-2 in rhesus macaques, 2020, Nature
  • Distinct Early Serological Signatures Track with SARS-CoV-2 Survival, 2020, Immunity
  • Robustness and applicability of transcription factor and pathway analysis tools on single-cell RNA-seq data, 2020, Genome Biology
  • Compromised Humoral Functional Evolution Tracks with SARS-CoV-2 Mortality, 2020, Cell

Frequent co-authors working with Douglas A. Lauffenburger include:

  • Galit Alter
  • Caroline Atyeo
  • Stephanie Fischinger
  • Carolin Loos
  • Dan H. Barouch

The venues where Lauffenburger has frequently published include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Cell
  • Science Translational Medicine
  • Nature Communications

Throughout their career, Lauffenburger has been recognized with several honors such as:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2019
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2001 for contributions in molecular and cellular engineering and for interfacing modern biology with engineering principles
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 1992
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1989

Best Publications

  • Cell Migration: A Physically Integrated Molecular Process

    Douglas A Lauffenburger;Alan F Horwitz

  • Causal Protein-Signaling Networks Derived from Multiparameter Single-Cell Data

    Karen Sachs;Karen Sachs;Karen Sachs;Omar Perez;Omar Perez;Omar Perez;Dana Pe'er;Dana Pe'er;Dana Pe'er;Douglas A. Lauffenburger;Douglas A. Lauffenburger;Douglas A. Lauffenburger

  • Integrin-ligand binding properties govern cell migration speed through cell-substratum adhesiveness

    Sean P. Palecek;Joseph C. Loftus;Mark H. Ginsberg;Douglas A. Lauffenburger

  • Receptors: Models for Binding, Trafficking, and Signaling

    Douglas A Lauffenburger;Jennifer J Linderman

  • Migration of tumor cells in 3D matrices is governed by matrix stiffness along with cell-matrix adhesion and proteolysis.

    Muhammad H. Zaman;Linda M. Trapani;Alisha L. Sieminski;Drew MacKellar

  • Cell adhesion and motility depend on nanoscale RGD clustering.

    G. Maheshwari;G. Brown;D.A. Lauffenburger;A. Wells

  • Mathematical model for the effects of adhesion and mechanics on cell migration speed

    P.A. DiMilla;K. Barbee;D.A. Lauffenburger

  • Maximal migration of human smooth muscle cells on fibronectin and type IV collagen occurs at an intermediate attachment strength.

    PA DiMilla;JA Stone;JA Quinn;SM Albelda

  • Physicochemical modelling of cell signalling pathways

    Bree B. Aldridge;Bree B. Aldridge;John M. Burke;Douglas A. Lauffenburger;Peter K. Sorger;Peter K. Sorger

  • Vector unpacking as a potential barrier for receptor‐mediated polyplex gene delivery

    David V. Schaffer;Nick A. Fidelman;Nily Dan;Douglas A. Lauffenburger

  • A Functional Role for Antibodies in Tuberculosis

    Lenette L. Lu;Lenette L. Lu;Amy W. Chung;Amy W. Chung;Tracy R. Rosebrock;Musie Ghebremichael

  • Time-resolved Mass Spectrometry of Tyrosine Phosphorylation Sites in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Network Reveals Dynamic Modules

    Yi Zhang;Alejandro Wolf-Yadlin;Phillip L. Ross;Darryl J. Pappin

  • A Systems Model of Signaling Identifies a Molecular Basis Set for Cytokine-Induced Apoptosis

    Kevin A. Janes;John G. Albeck;Suzanne Gaudet;Peter K. Sorger

  • Multiple reaction monitoring for robust quantitative proteomic analysis of cellular signaling networks

    Alejandro Wolf-Yadlin;Sampsa Hautaniemi;Douglas A. Lauffenburger;Forest M. White

  • Co-regulation of cell adhesion by nanoscale RGD organization and mechanical stimulus

    Lily Y. Koo;Darrell J. Irvine;Anne M. Mayes;Douglas A. Lauffenburger

  • Microfluidic Shear Devices for Quantitative Analysis of Cell Adhesion

    Hang Lu;Lily Y. Koo;Wechung M. Wang;Douglas A. Lauffenburger

  • Regulation of Cell Migration by the Calcium-dependent Protease Calpain

    Anna Huttenlocher;Sean P. Palecek;Qin Lu;Wenli Zhang

  • Cutting to the chase: calpain proteases in cell motility

    Angela Glading;Douglas A. Lauffenburger;Alan Wells

  • Input-output behavior of ErbB signaling pathways as revealed by a mass action model trained against dynamic data.

    William Wei-Lun Chen;Birgit Schoeberl;Paul J Jasper;Mario Niepel

  • Biological surface engineering: a simple system for cell pattern formation

    Shuguang Zhang;Lin Yan;Michael Altman;Michael Lässle

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan Wells
Alan Wells University of Pittsburgh
Peter K. Sorger
Peter K. Sorger Harvard University
Julio Saez-Rodriguez
Julio Saez-Rodriguez Heidelberg University
Kevin M. Haigis
Kevin M. Haigis Harvard University
H. Steven Wiley
H. Steven Wiley Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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