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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 67 2549 2417 40 38 121 13051

Frederick Meins publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frederick Meins between 1966 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frederick Meins published across 55 years, from 1966 to 2020, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2001. 2 of the 134 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2001. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 2 publications 1973: 3 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 2 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 2 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication
1966 2020

134 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frederick Meins: publications per year, 1966 to 2020
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 2
1971 1
1972 2
1973 3
1974 1
1975 2
1976 1
1977 1
1978 0
1979 2
1980 3
1981 0
1982 4
1983 2
1984 2
1985 4
1986 7
1987 4
1988 4
1989 4
1990 4
1991 4
1992 9
1993 3
1994 3
1995 6
1996 7
1997 3
1998 4
1999 3
2000 2
2001 10
2002 2
2003 3
2004 7
2005 1
2006 2
2007 1
2008 2
2009 2
2010 1
2011 2
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 1
2019 1
2020 1
Total 134
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Frederick Meins publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frederick Meins sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 115–124 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 121 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203 121
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Frederick Meins D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frederick Meins sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184 67
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Overview

Frederick Meins is affiliated with the Friedrich Miescher Institute in Switzerland, with research primarily focused on plant molecular biology and genetics. Their work spans key areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their notable publication record includes work on epigenetic mechanisms, particularly in RNA interference and genetic variation in plants. A recent paper titled Epigenetic transgenerational effects on RNAi in Arabidopsis was published in 2020 in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Meins's research covers several main topics, including:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

They collaborate frequently with a range of researchers, among them:

  • Quan Hu
  • Jérôme Ailhas
  • Todd Blevins
  • Ulrich Klahre
  • Franck Vazquez

Their publications have mainly appeared in the journal bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Meins's primary subfields of study include:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology

This diverse scientific portfolio reflects a concentration on genetic and molecular tools to understand and manipulate plant biology, with a particular focus on heritable epigenetic changes and genome engineering techniques such as CRISPR.

Best Publications

  • Four plant Dicers mediate viral small RNA biogenesis and DNA virus induced silencing

    Todd Blevins;Rajendran Rajeswaran;Padubidri V. Shivaprasad;Daria Beknazariants

  • Regulation of a plant pathogenesis-related enzyme: Inhibition of chitinase and chitinase mRNA accumulation in cultured tobacco tissues by auxin and cytokinin

    Hideaki Shinshi;Debra Mohnen;Frederick Meins

  • A short C-terminal sequence is necessary and sufficient for the targeting of chitinases to the plant vacuole

    Jean-Marc Neuhaus;Liliane Sticher;Frederick Meins;Thomas Boller

  • Structure of a tobacco endochitinase gene: evidence that different chitinase genes can arise by transposition of sequences encoding a cysteine-rich domain.

    Hideaki Shinshi;Jean-Marc Neuhaus;John Ryals;Frederick Meins

  • Movement of plant viruses is delayed in a beta-1,3-glucanase-deficient mutant showing a reduced plasmodesmatal size exclusion limit and enhanced callose deposition.

    Victor Alejandro Iglesias;Frederick Meins

  • High molecular weight RNAs and small interfering RNAs induce systemic posttranscriptional gene silencing in plants

    Ulrich Klahre;Patrice Crété;Sabrina A. Leuenberger;Victor A. Iglesias

  • Molecular characterization of geminivirus-derived small RNAs in different plant species.

    Rashid Akbergenov;Azeddine Si-Ammour;Todd Blevins;Imran Amin

  • High-level expression of a tobacco chitinase gene in Nicotiana sylvestris. Susceptibility of transgenic plants to Cercospora nicotianae infection.

    Jean-Marc Neuhaus;Patricia Ahl-Goy;Ursula Hinz;Susan Flores

  • Evidence for N- and C-terminal processing of a plant defense-related enzyme: Primary structure of tobacco prepro-β-1,3-glucanase

    H. Shinshi;H. Wenzler;J.-M. Neuhaus;G. Felix

  • Directed proteomics identifies a plant-specific protein rapidly phosphorylated in response to bacterial and fungal elicitors

    Scott C. Peck;Thomas S. Nühse;Daniel Hess;Alejandro Iglesias

  • miR393 and Secondary siRNAs Regulate Expression of the TIR1/AFB2 Auxin Receptor Clade and Auxin-Related Development of Arabidopsis Leaves

    Azeddine Si-Ammour;David Windels;Estelle Arn-Bouldoires;Claudia Kutter

  • A revised nomenclature for chitinase genes

    J. M. Neuhaus;B. Fritig;H. J. M. Linthorst;F. Meins

  • Decreased Susceptibility to Viral Disease of [beta]-1,3-Glucanase-Deficient Plants Generated by Antisense Transformation.

    R. S. Beffa;R. M. Hofer;M. Thomas;F. Meins

  • Isolation of complementary DNA clones encoding pathogenesis-related proteins P and Q, two acidic chitinases from tobacco.

    George Payne;Patricia Ahl;Mary Moyer;Andrew Harper

  • Silencing of transgenes introduced into leaves by agroinfiltration: a simple, rapid method for investigating sequence requirements for gene silencing

    H. Schöb;C. Kunz;F. Meins

  • Evolution of Arabidopsis MIR genes generates novel microRNA classes

    Franck Vazquez;Todd Blevins;Jérôme Ailhas;Thomas Boller

  • Regulated inactivation of homologous gene expression in transgenic Nicotiana sylvestris plants containing a defense-related tobacco chitinase gene.

    Craig M. Hart;Bernt Fischer;Jean Marc Neuhaus;Frederick Meins

  • MicroRNA-Mediated Regulation of Stomatal Development in Arabidopsis

    Claudia Kutter;Hanspeter Schöb;Michael Stadler;Frederick Meins

  • Class I β-1,3-Glucanase and Chitinase Are Expressed in the Micropylar Endosperm of Tomato Seeds Prior to Radicle Emergence

    Chun-Ta Wu;Gerhard Leubner-Metzger;Frederick Meins;Kent J. Bradford

  • Differential Regulation of β-1,3-Glucanase Messenger RNAs in Response to Pathogen Infection

    Eric R. Ward;George B. Payne;Mary B. Moyer;Shericca C. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

John Ryals
John Ryals Metabolon (United States)
Jean-Marc Neuhaus
Jean-Marc Neuhaus University of Neuchâtel
Gerhard Leubner-Metzger
Gerhard Leubner-Metzger Royal Holloway University of London
Eric Ward
Eric Ward AgBiome (United States)
Robert M. Goodman
Robert M. Goodman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Thomas Boller
Thomas Boller University of Basel
Ferenc Nagy
Ferenc Nagy Institute of Plant Biology
Thomas Hohn
Thomas Hohn University of Basel
Jean-Pierre Métraux
Jean-Pierre Métraux University of Fribourg
Debra Mohnen
Debra Mohnen University of Georgia

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