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Ed Harlow 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 Ed Harlow sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 198 publications — 57th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Ed Harlow 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 Ed Harlow sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1995 - Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Prize, General Motors Cancer Research Foundation
  • 1993 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Ed Harlow is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research includes work published in venues such as UNC Libraries.

One of the recent papers authored by Ed Harlow is titled Key Roles for E2F1 in Signaling p53-Dependent Apoptosis and in Cell Division within Developing Tumors, published in 2021 in UNC Libraries. This publication has been cited multiple times and involves collaboration with multiple co-authors.

Frequent co-authors working with Ed Harlow include:

  • Huichin Pan
  • Chaoying Yin
  • Nicholas J. Dyson
  • Lili Yamasaki
  • Terry Van Dyke

Ed Harlow has received several notable awards during their career:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 1999
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1996
  • Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Prize, General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, 1995
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1993

Best Publications

  • Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual

    Ed Harlow;David Lane

  • Using Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual

    Ed Harlow;David Lane

  • The human papilloma virus-16 E7 oncoprotein is able to bind to the retinoblastoma gene product

    Nicholas Dyson;Peter M. Howley;Karl Münger;Ed Harlow

  • New functional activities for the p21 family of CDK inhibitors.

    Joshua Labaer;Michelle D. Garrett;Lauren F. Stevenson;Joyce M. Slingerland

  • Association between an oncogene and an anti-oncogene: the adenovirus E1A proteins bind to the retinoblastoma gene product.

    Peter Whyte;Peter Whyte;Karen J. Buchkovich;Jonathan M. Horowitz;Stephen H. Friend;Stephen H. Friend

  • Complex formation of human papillomavirus E7 proteins with the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene product.

    K Münger;B A Werness;N Dyson;W C Phelps

  • Monoclonal antibodies specific for simian virus 40 tumor antigens.

    E Harlow;L V Crawford;D C Pim;N M Williamson

  • The retinoblastoma protein is phosphorylated during specific phases of the cell cycle.

    Karen Buchkovich;Linda A. Duffy;Ed Harlow

  • Distinct roles for cyclin-dependent kinases in cell cycle control

    S van den Heuvel;E Harlow

  • Mammalian cell size is controlled by mTOR and its downstream targets S6K1 and 4EBP1/eIF4E

    Diane C. Fingar;Sofie Salama;Christina Tsou;Ed Harlow

  • p35 is a neural-specific regulatory subunit of cyclin-dependent kinase 5

    Li-Huei Tsai;Ivana Delalle;Verne S. Caviness;Teresa Chae

  • A family of human cdc2-related protein kinases.

    M. Meyerson;G. H. Enders;Chin-Lee Wu;Li-Kuo Su

  • Identification of G1 kinase activity for cdk6, a novel cyclin D partner.

    M Meyerson;E Harlow

  • Cellular targets for transformation by the adenovirus E1A proteins

    Peter Whyte;Nicola M. Williamson;Ed Harlow

  • The retinoblastoma tumour suppressor in development and cancer.

    Marie Classon;Ed Harlow

  • Tumor Induction and Tissue Atrophy in Mice Lacking E2F-1

    Lili Yamasaki;Tyler Jacks;Roderick Bronson;Evelyne Goillot

  • A cDNA encoding a pRB-binding protein with properties of the transcription factor E2F

    Kristian Helin;Jacqueline A. Lees;Marc Vidal;Nicholas Dyson

  • Tumour-derived p16 alleles encoding proteins defective in cell-cycle inhibition.

    James Koh;Greg H. Enders;Brian David Dynlacht;Ed Harlow

  • Inhibition of cell proliferation by p107, a relative of the retinoblastoma protein.

    Liang Zhu;S. Van Den Heuvel;K. Helin;Ali Fattaey

  • Inhibition of E2F-1 transactivation by direct binding of the retinoblastoma protein.

    K Helin;E Harlow;A Fattaey

Frequent Co-Authors

David Lane
David Lane Imperial College London
Nicholas J. Dyson
Nicholas J. Dyson Harvard University
Kristian Helin
Kristian Helin Institute of Cancer Research
Matthew Meyerson
Matthew Meyerson Harvard University
Karl Münger
Karl Münger Tufts University
Brian K. Kennedy
Brian K. Kennedy National University of Singapore
Yanhui Hu
Yanhui Hu Harvard University
Joshua LaBaer
Joshua LaBaer Arizona State University

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