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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 97 589 527 323 286 182 38024

Eric Wieschaus publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eric Wieschaus between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eric Wieschaus published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2016. 12 of the 211 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

211 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eric Wieschaus: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 2
1977 2
1978 3
1979 1
1980 2
1981 1
1982 1
1983 0
1984 2
1985 3
1986 8
1987 2
1988 4
1989 2
1990 5
1991 5
1992 4
1993 7
1994 7
1995 2
1996 4
1997 2
1998 4
1999 2
2000 4
2001 3
2002 7
2003 3
2004 6
2005 6
2006 2
2007 9
2008 4
2009 3
2010 7
2011 5
2012 7
2013 5
2014 5
2015 4
2016 11
2017 8
2018 4
2019 3
2020 4
2021 9
2022 2
2023 3
2024 8
2025 4
Total 211
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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.

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, 177–186 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: 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.

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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
177–186 110 182
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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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.

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, 96–97 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: 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.

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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
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38 97
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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Pulsed contractions of an actin–myosin network drive apical constriction

    Adam C. Martin;Matthias Kaschube;Eric Francis Wieschaus

  • Probing the limits to positional information

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

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

    T. Schupbach;Eric Francis Wieschaus

  • Stability and nuclear dynamics of the Bicoid morphogen gradient

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

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

    Mark Peifer;Eric Francis Wieschaus

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

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

  • Patterned gene expression directs bipolar planar polarity in Drosophila

    Jennifer A. Zallen;Eric Francis Wieschaus

  • Integration of contractile forces during tissue invagination

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

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

    Mark Peifer;Dari Sweeton;Michael Casey;Eric Wieschaus

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

    Trudi Schüpbach;Eric Wieschaus

  • 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

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

    K. D. Irvine;Eric Francis Wieschaus

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

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

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

    T. Schüpbach;Eric Francis Wieschaus

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

    Bob Riggleman;Paul Daniel Schedl;Eric Francis Wieschaus

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

William Bialek
William Bialek Princeton University
Mark Peifer
Mark Peifer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David W. Tank
David W. Tank Princeton University
Trudi Schüpbach
Trudi Schüpbach Princeton University
Gašper Tkačik
Gašper Tkačik Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Steven M. Block
Steven M. Block Stanford University
Olivier Elemento
Olivier Elemento Cornell University
Thomas Lecuit
Thomas Lecuit Collège de France
Steven P. Gross
Steven P. Gross University of California, Irvine

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