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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 59 1997 1794 47 44 185 19442

Frank Gannon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frank Gannon between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frank Gannon published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2023. 8 of the 319 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2023. 1976: 3 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 8 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 2 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 36 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 4 publications
1976 2025

319 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frank Gannon: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 3
1977 2
1978 4
1979 6
1980 8
1981 1
1982 2
1983 0
1984 3
1985 0
1986 1
1987 3
1988 6
1989 8
1990 9
1991 7
1992 11
1993 4
1994 11
1995 12
1996 12
1997 4
1998 5
1999 3
2000 15
2001 14
2002 17
2003 11
2004 14
2005 12
2006 10
2007 20
2008 12
2009 4
2010 1
2011 0
2012 0
2013 2
2014 3
2015 2
2016 1
2017 2
2018 2
2019 1
2020 2
2021 3
2022 2
2023 36
2024 4
2025 4
Total 319
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Frank Gannon 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 Frank Gannon 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: 185 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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
177–186 110 185
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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Frank Gannon 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 Frank Gannon 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, 58–59 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: 59 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% 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 59
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
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Frank Gannon is affiliated with the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia. The research conducted spans multiple intersecting fields, including molecular biology, genetics, statistics, probability and uncertainty, infectious diseases, as well as public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their work covers diverse scientific topics such as epigenetics and DNA methylation, scientometrics and bibliometrics research, health and medical research impacts, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, neuroblastoma research and treatments, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, and histone deacetylase inhibitors research.

Frank Gannon has published extensively in several venues, with a notable presence in EMBO Reports, contributing 19 publications. Other publication venues include Theranostics, Clinical Cancer Research, and The EMBO Journal.

Selected recent papers by Frank Gannon include:

  • Sullied, 2020, EMBO Reports
  • The cost of living, 2023, EMBO Reports
  • "Seek simplicity and distrust it", 2022, EMBO Reports

Other notable publications associated with their collaborative network include:

  • G9a-mediated repression of CDH10 in hypoxia enhances breast tumour cell motility and associates with poor survival outcome, 2020, Theranostics
  • G9a Inhibition Enhances Checkpoint Inhibitor Blockade Response in Melanoma, 2021, Clinical Cancer Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Frank Gannon include Francesco Casciello, Fares Al-Ejeh, Gregory Kelly, Jason S. Lee, and Mariska Miranda.

In 2004, Frank Gannon was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea, highlighting their involvement within the European scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Estrogen Receptor-α Directs Ordered, Cyclical, and Combinatorial Recruitment of Cofactors on a Natural Target Promoter

    Raphaël Métivier;Graziella Penot;Michael R Hübner;George Reid

  • Ovalbumin gene: evidence for a leader sequence in mRNA and DNA sequences at the exon-intron boundaries.

    R Breathnach;C Benoist;K O'Hare;F Gannon

  • A unified nomenclature system for the nuclear receptor superfamily

    J. Auwerx;E. Baulieu;M. Beato;M. Becker-Andre

  • Cyclical DNA methylation of a transcriptionally active promoter

    Raphaël Métivier;Rozenn Gallais;Christophe Tiffoche;Christine Le Péron

  • Current Models of Steroid Hormone Action: A Critique

    J Gorski;F Gannon

  • Cyclic, Proteasome-Mediated Turnover of Unliganded and Liganded ERα on Responsive Promoters Is an Integral Feature of Estrogen Signaling

    George Reid;Michael R. Hübner;Raphaël Métivier;Heike Brand

  • Cloning of cDNA sequences of hormone-regulated genes from the MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line.

    P Masiakowski;R Breathnach;J Bloch;F Gannon

  • Transient cyclical methylation of promoter DNA

    Sara Kangaspeska;Brenda Stride;Raphaël Métivier;Maria Polycarpou-Schwarz

  • The 16s/23s ribosomal spacer region as a target for DNA probes to identify eubacteria.

    T Barry;G Colleran;M Glennon;L K Dunican

  • Identification of a new isoform of the human estrogen receptor-alpha (hER-α) that is encoded by distinct transcripts and that is able to repress hER-α activation function 1

    Gilles Flouriot;Gilles Flouriot;Heike Brand;Stefanie Denger;Raphaël Metivier

  • A one-hour minipreparation technique for extraction of DNA-binding proteins from animal tissues.

    F Deryckere;F Gannon

  • Genome-wide identification of high-affinity estrogen response elements in human and mouse.

    Véronique Bourdeau;Julie Deschênes;Raphaël Métivier;Yoshihiko Nagai

  • Organisation and sequences at the 5′ end of a cloned complete ovalbumin gene

    F. Gannon;K. O'Hare;F. Perrin;J. P. LePennec

  • Minireview: Genomic Organization of the Human ERα Gene Promoter Region

    Martin Koš;George Reid;Stefanie Denger;Frank Gannon

  • A simple method for subcloning DNA fragments from gel slices.

    Heery Dm;Gannon F;Powell R

  • Isolation and characterization of the mouse metallothionein-I gene.

    Diane M. Durnam;Fabienne Perrin;Frank Gannon;Richard D. Palmiter

  • Nucleosome structure III: the structure and transcriptional activity of the chromatin containing the ovalbumin and globin genes in chick oviduct nuclei.

    M. Bellard;F. Gannon;P. Chambon

  • Organisation and sequence studies of the 17-piece chicken conalbumin gene

    M. Cochet;F. Gannon;R. Hen;L. Maroteaux

  • Functional Role of G9a Histone Methyltransferase in Cancer

    Francesco Casciello;Karolina Windloch;Frank Gannon;Jason S. Lee

  • A persistent problem. Traditional gender roles hold back female scientists.

    Anna Ledin;Lutz Bornmann;Frank Gannon;Gerlind Wallon

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Chambon
Pierre Chambon Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Vladimir Benes
Vladimir Benes European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Richard Breathnach
Richard Breathnach Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
Jean-Louis Mandel
Jean-Louis Mandel Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Marianne LeMeur
Marianne LeMeur Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Andrée Krust
Andrée Krust Collège de France
Albert Jeltsch
Albert Jeltsch University of Stuttgart
Christophe Benoist
Christophe Benoist Harvard University
Terry J. Smith
Terry J. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas Dandekar
Thomas Dandekar University of Würzburg

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