2026 Eric Wieschaus: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	97	589	527	324	287	182	38024

Eric Wieschaus 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 Eric Wieschaus sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 182 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eric Wieschaus 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 Eric Wieschaus sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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

1995 - Genetics Society of America Medal
1995 - Nobel Prize for their discoveries concerning the genetic control of early embryonic development
1994 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1993 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Eric Wieschaus is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Plant Science, Biophysics, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics addressed in their work cover a range of areas related to developmental and molecular processes: genomics and chromatin dynamics, RNA research and splicing, gene regulatory network analysis, cellular mechanics and interactions, developmental biology and gene regulation, plant molecular biology research, and cell image analysis techniques.

Recent publications by Eric Wieschaus include:

Evaluating the Arrhenius equation for developmental processes (2021) in Molecular Systems Biology
Rapid Dynamics of Signal-Dependent Transcriptional Repression by Capicua (2020) in Developmental Cell
Optogenetic control of the Bicoid morphogen reveals fast and slow modes of gap gene regulation (2022) in Cell Reports
Deconstructing gastrulation at single-cell resolution (2022) in Current Biology
Temperature-Induced uncoupling of cell cycle regulators (2020) in Developmental Biology

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

Stanislav Y. Shvartsman (12 collaborations)
Thomas Gregor (8 collaborations)
Tomer Stern (5 collaborations)
Daniel S. Alber (4 collaborations)
Martin Wühr (3 collaborations)

Publication venues where Eric Wieschaus has frequently published are:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 6 publications
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences with 3 publications
Biophysical Journal with 3 publications
Developmental Cell with 2 publications
eLife with 2 publications

The scientist has received several awards throughout their career, including:

Genetics Society of America Medal (1995)
Nobel Prize (1995) for discoveries concerning the genetic control of early embryonic development
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1994)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1993)

Best Publications

Mutations affecting segment number and polarity in Drosophila

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard;Eric Wieschaus

5586
Citations
Mutations affecting the pattern of the larval cuticle inDrosophila melanogaster : I. Zygotic loci on the second chromosome.

C. Nüsslein-Volhard;Eric Francis Wieschaus;H. Kluding

1473
Citations
Pulsed contractions of an actin–myosin network drive apical constriction

Adam C. Martin;Matthias Kaschube;Eric Francis Wieschaus

1282
Citations
Probing the limits to positional information

Thomas Gregor;David W. Tank;Eric F. Wieschaus;Eric F. Wieschaus;William Bialek

813
Citations
Female sterile mutations on the second chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster. II. Mutations blocking oogenesis or altering egg morphology.

T. Schupbach;Eric Francis Wieschaus

712
Citations
Stability and nuclear dynamics of the Bicoid morphogen gradient

Thomas Gregor;Eric F. Wieschaus;Eric F. Wieschaus;Alistair P. McGregor;William Bialek

611
Citations
The segment polarity gene armadillo encodes a functionally modular protein that is the Drosophila homolog of human plakoglobin

Mark Peifer;Eric Francis Wieschaus

595
Citations
Establishment of developmental precision and proportions in the early Drosophila embryo.

Bahram Houchmandzadeh;Eric Wieschaus;Stanislas Leibler;Stanislas Leibler;Stanislas Leibler

592
Citations
Patterned gene expression directs bipolar planar polarity in Drosophila

Jennifer A. Zallen;Eric Francis Wieschaus

579
Citations
Integration of contractile forces during tissue invagination

Adam C. Martin;Michael A. Gelbart;Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez;Matthias Kaschube

579
Citations
wingless signal and Zeste-white 3 kinase trigger opposing changes in the intracellular distribution of Armadillo

Mark Peifer;Dari Sweeton;Michael Casey;Eric Wieschaus

563
Citations
Maternal-effect mutations altering the anterior-posterior pattern of the Drosophila embryo.

Trudi Schüpbach;Eric Wieschaus

511
Citations
The vertebrate adhesive junction proteins beta-catenin and plakoglobin and the Drosophila segment polarity gene armadillo form a multigene family with similar properties.

Mark Peifer;Pierre D. McCrea;Kathleen J. Green;Eric Wieschaus

509
Citations
Cell intercalation during Drosophila germband extension and its regulation by pair-rule segmentation genes

K. D. Irvine;Eric Francis Wieschaus

509
Citations
Gastrulation in Drosophila: the formation of the ventral furrow and posterior midgut invaginations.

D. Sweeton;S. Parks;M. Costa;E. Wieschaus

488
Citations
Female sterile mutations on the second chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster. I. Maternal effect mutations.

T. Schüpbach;Eric Francis Wieschaus

480
Citations
Spatial expression of the Drosophila segment polarity gene armadillo is posttranscriptionally regulated by wingless

Bob Riggleman;Paul Daniel Schedl;Eric Francis Wieschaus

472
Citations
armadillo, bazooka, and stardust are critical for early stages in formation of the zonula adherens and maintenance of the polarized blastoderm epithelium in Drosophila.

H.-A. J. Muller;E. Wieschaus

468
Citations
Developmental regulation of vesicle transport in Drosophila embryos: forces and kinetics.

Michael A Welte;Steven P Gross;Marya Postner;Steven M Block

456
Citations
A putative cell signal encoded by the folded gastrulation gene coordinates cell shape changes during Drosophila gastrulation.

Michael Costa;Ellen T. Wilson;Ellen T. Wilson;Eric Francis Wieschaus

439
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

William Bialek Princeton University

Mark Peifer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

David W. Tank Princeton University

Trudi Schüpbach Princeton University

Gašper Tkačik Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Steven M. Block Stanford University

Olivier Elemento Cornell University

Thomas Lecuit Collège de France

Steven P. Gross University of California, Irvine

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard Max Planck Society

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