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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
8364
World Ranking
17260
National Ranking
173

Dror Sharon publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 219 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Dror Sharon D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dror Sharon sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Dror Sharon is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple specialized subfields, including molecular biology, ophthalmology, genetics, cell biology, and immunology.

Their research primarily focuses on retinal development and disorders, with significant attention given to retinal diseases and treatments. Other main topics in their work include CRISPR and genetic engineering, RNA regulation and disease, cellular transport and secretion, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, and ocular disorders and treatments.

Dror Sharon's recent important papers include the following:

  • Worldwide carrier frequency and genetic prevalence of autosomal recessive inherited retinal diseases (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Inherited retinal diseases: Linking genes, disease-causing variants, and relevant therapeutic modalities (2021), published in Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
  • Genetic landscape of 6089 inherited retinal dystrophies affected cases in Spain and their therapeutic and extended epidemiological implications (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • Resolving the dark matter of ABCA4 for 1054 Stargardt disease probands through integrated genomics and transcriptomics (2020), published in Genetics in Medicine
  • Advancing Clinical Trials for Inherited Retinal Diseases: Recommendations from the Second Monaciano Symposium (2020), published in Translational Vision Science & Technology

Frequent collaborators in Dror Sharon's research include:

  • Eyal Banin (47 coauthored works)
  • Tamar Ben-Yosef (22 coauthored works)
  • Samer Khateb (22 coauthored works)
  • Carlo Rivolta (14 coauthored works)
  • Frans P.M. Cremers (14 coauthored works)

Their publications are commonly found in several academic venues, notably:

  • Genetics in Medicine (6 publications)
  • Genes (5 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (4 publications)
  • JAMA Ophthalmology (4 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)

This broad range of topics, frequent publication in multiple reputable journals, and collaboration with established authors places Dror Sharon firmly in the intersection of molecular biology and ophthalmology, with a focus on inherited retinal diseases and genetic methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Retinitis pigmentosa and allied diseases: numerous diseases, genes, and inheritance patterns

    Carlo Rivolta;Dror Sharon;Margaret M. DeAngelis;Thaddeus P. Dryja

  • The olfactory receptor gene superfamily: data mining, classification, and nomenclature.

    Gustavo Glusman;Anita Bahar;Dror Sharon;Yitzhak Pilpel

  • Worldwide carrier frequency and genetic prevalence of autosomal recessive inherited retinal diseases

    Mor Hanany;Carlo Rivolta;Dror Sharon

  • RP2 and RPGR Mutations and Clinical Correlations in Patients with X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa

    Dror Sharon;Michael A. Sandberg;Vivian W. Rabe;Melissa Stillberger

  • Profile of the genes expressed in the human peripheral retina, macula, and retinal pigment epithelium determined through serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE).

    Dror Sharon;Seth Blackshaw;Constance L. Cepko;Thaddeus P. Dryja

  • Shared Mutations in NR2E3 in Enhanced S-cone Syndrome, Goldmann-Favre Syndrome, and Many Cases of Clumped Pigmentary Retinal Degeneration

    Dror Sharon;Michael A. Sandberg;Rafael C. Caruso;Eliot L. Berson

  • Primate Evolution of an Olfactory Receptor Cluster: Diversification by Gene Conversion and Recent Emergence of Pseudogenes ☆

    Dror Sharon;Gustavo Glusman;Yitzhak Pilpel;Miriam Khen

  • A Missense Mutation in DHDDS, Encoding Dehydrodolichyl Diphosphate Synthase, Is Associated with Autosomal-Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa in Ashkenazi Jews

    Lina Zelinger;Eyal Banin;Alexey Obolensky;Liliana Mizrahi-Meissonnier

  • Whole-Exome Sequencing Identifies Mutations in GPR179 Leading to Autosomal-Recessive Complete Congenital Stationary Night Blindness

    Isabelle Audo;Kinga Bujakowska;Kinga Bujakowska;Kinga Bujakowska;Elise Orhan;Elise Orhan;Elise Orhan;Charlotte M. Poloschek

  • Whole genome sequencing in patients with retinitis pigmentosa reveals pathogenic DNA structural changes and NEK2 as a new disease gene

    Koji M. Nishiguchi;Richard G. Tearle;Yangfan P. Liu;Edwin C. Oh

  • An integrated genetic linkage map of avocado

    D. Sharon;P. B. Cregan;S. Mhameed;M. Kusharska

  • BBS1 Mutations in a Wide Spectrum of Phenotypes Ranging From Nonsyndromic Retinitis Pigmentosa to Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

    Alejandro Estrada-Cuzcano;Robert K. Koenekoop;Audrey Senechal;Elfride B. W. De Baere

  • Gene Augmentation Therapy Restores Retinal Function and Visual Behavior in a Sheep Model of CNGA3 Achromatopsia.

    Eyal Banin;Elisha Gootwine;Alexey Obolensky;Raaya Ezra-Elia

  • Homozygosity Mapping Reveals Null Mutations in FAM161A as a Cause of Autosomal-Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa

    Dikla Bandah-Rozenfeld;Liliana Mizrahi-Meissonnier;Chen Farhy;Alexey Obolensky

  • Mutations in IMPG2, encoding interphotoreceptor matrix proteoglycan 2, cause autosomal-recessive retinitis pigmentosa.

    Dikla Bandah-Rozenfeld;Rob W.J. Collin;Eyal Banin;L. Ingeborgh van den Born

  • X-linked retinitis pigmentosa: mutation spectrum of the RPGR and RP2 genes and correlation with visual function.

    Dror Sharon;Gail A. P. Bruns;Terri L. McGee;Michael A. Sandberg

  • Exome Sequencing and cis-Regulatory Mapping Identify Mutations in MAK, a Gene Encoding a Regulator of Ciliary Length, as a Cause of Retinitis Pigmentosa

    Rıza Köksal Özgül;Anna M. Siemiatkowska;Didem Yücel;Connie A. Myers

  • Application of DNA fingerprints for identification and genetic analyses of mango (Mangifera indica) genotypes

    A. Adato;D. Sharon;U. Lavi;J. Hillel

  • Inherited retinal diseases: Linking genes, disease-causing variants, and relevant therapeutic modalities.

    Nina Schneider;Yogapriya Sundaresan;Prakadeeswari Gopalakrishnan;Avigail Beryozkin

  • Resolving the dark matter of ABCA4 for 1054 Stargardt disease probands through integrated genomics and transcriptomics

    Mubeen Khan;Stéphanie S. Cornelis;Marta Del Pozo-Valero;Laura Whelan

Frequent Co-Authors

Eyal Banin
Eyal Banin Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Frans P.M. Cremers
Frans P.M. Cremers Radboud University
Carlo Rivolta
Carlo Rivolta University of Basel
Susanne Kohl
Susanne Kohl University of Tübingen
Samuel G. Jacobson
Samuel G. Jacobson University of Pennsylvania
Anand Swaroop
Anand Swaroop National Institutes of Health
Robert K. Koenekoop
Robert K. Koenekoop McGill University Health Centre
Anneke I. den Hollander
Anneke I. den Hollander Radboud University
Bernd Wissinger
Bernd Wissinger University of Tübingen
Thaddeus P. Dryja
Thaddeus P. Dryja Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

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Best Scientists Citing Dror Sharon

Frans P.M. Cremers

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Publications: 73

Andrew R. Webster

Andrew R. Webster

University College London

Publications: 66

Anand Swaroop

Anand Swaroop

National Institutes of Health

Publications: 62

Samuel G. Jacobson

Samuel G. Jacobson

University of Pennsylvania

Publications: 61

Anthony T. Moore

Anthony T. Moore

University of California, San Francisco

Publications: 58

Artur V. Cideciyan

Artur V. Cideciyan

University of Pennsylvania

Publications: 53

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José-Alain Sahel

University of Pittsburgh

Publications: 46

Carlo Rivolta

Carlo Rivolta

University of Basel

Publications: 41

Edwin M. Stone

Edwin M. Stone

University of Iowa

Publications: 38

Rob W.J. Collin

Rob W.J. Collin

Radboud University

Publications: 36

Susanne Kohl

Susanne Kohl

University of Tübingen

Publications: 35

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William W. Hauswirth

University of Florida

Publications: 34

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Anneke I. den Hollander

Radboud University

Publications: 33

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Bernd Wissinger

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Publications: 32

Gustavo D. Aguirre

Gustavo D. Aguirre

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Publications: 30

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