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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 104 470 426 263 234 338 33695

Gary L. Johnson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gary L. Johnson between 1962 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gary L. Johnson published across 64 years, from 1962 to 2025, averaging 15 papers a year. Output peaked at 196 publications in 2023. 175 of the 957 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1962 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 196. Peak 196 publications in 2023. 1962: 1 publication 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 3 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 11 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 11 publications 1983: 13 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 9 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 16 publications 1993: 16 publications 1994: 29 publications 1995: 20 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 28 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 32 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 196 publications 2024: 90 publications 2025: 85 publications
1962 2025

957 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gary L. Johnson: publications per year, 1962 to 2025
Year Publications
1962 1
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 1
1973 1
1974 1
1975 3
1976 3
1977 4
1978 11
1979 3
1980 7
1981 7
1982 11
1983 13
1984 8
1985 9
1986 8
1987 10
1988 7
1989 8
1990 11
1991 8
1992 16
1993 16
1994 29
1995 20
1996 12
1997 12
1998 15
1999 18
2000 14
2001 11
2002 28
2003 12
2004 7
2005 11
2006 3
2007 19
2008 9
2009 8
2010 9
2011 7
2012 13
2013 18
2014 16
2015 8
2016 18
2017 32
2018 24
2019 13
2020 10
2021 15
2022 8
2023 196
2024 90
2025 85
Total 957
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Gary L. Johnson 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 Gary L. Johnson 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, 337–346 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: 338 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
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 31 338
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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Gary L. Johnson 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 Gary L. Johnson 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, 104–105 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: 104 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33 104
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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Overview

Gary L. Johnson is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research spans across multiple fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on molecular biology, oncology, and neurology.

Their scholarly output includes 107 publications related to medicine and 93 in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these, notable subfields of study are molecular biology (61 publications), oncology (28), neurology (22), cancer research (17), and organic chemistry (14).

Johnson's main research topics encompass:

  • Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
  • Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy

Frequent coauthors in Johnson's collaborative work include Michael P. East, Steven P. Angus, Christopher R. M. Asquith, Timothy J. Stuhlmiller, and Shawn M. Gomez.

Publications have been distributed across various venues, with the highest number appearing in UNC Libraries (54), followed by Cancer Research (10), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (8), Neuro-Oncology (3), and the Journal of Biological Chemistry (2).

Selected recent papers illustrate the focus of Johnson's research:

  • FGFR4 regulates tumor subtype differentiation in luminal breast cancer and metastatic disease, 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Cabozantinib for neurofibromatosis type 1-related plexiform neurofibromas: a phase 2 trial, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • New strategies for targeting kinase networks in cancer, 2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Brigatinib causes tumor shrinkage in both NF2-deficient meningioma and schwannoma through inhibition of multiple tyrosine kinases but not ALK, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Irreversible JNK1-JUN inhibition by JNK-IN-8 sensitizes pancreatic cancer to 5-FU/FOLFOX chemotherapy, 2020, JCI Insight

Best Publications

  • Dynamic Reprogramming of the Kinome in Response to Targeted MEK Inhibition in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

    James S. Duncan;Martin C. Whittle;Kazuhiro Nakamura;Amy N. Abell

  • Human neutrophil immunodeficiency syndrome is associated with an inhibitory Rac2 mutation

    Daniel R. Ambruso;Cindy Knall;Amy N. Abell;Julie Panepinto

  • Signal transduction pathways regulated by mitogen-activated/extracellular response kinase kinase kinase induce cell death.

    Nancy Lassignal Johnson;Anne M. Gardner;Katrina M. Diener;Carol A. Lange-Carter

  • Sequential protein kinase reactions controlling cell growth and differentiation

    Gary L. Johnson;Richard R. Vaillancourt

  • Role of MEKK1 in cell survival and activation of JNK and ERK pathways defined by targeted gene disruption.

    Toshiaki Yujiri;Susan Sather;Gary R. Fanger;Gary L. Johnson

  • MEKKs, GCKs, MLKs, PAKs, TAKs, and tpls: upstream regulators of the c-Jun amino-terminal kinases?

    Gary R Fanger;Pär Gerwins;Christian Widmann;Matthew B Jarpe

  • Interleukin 8-stimulated phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase activity regulates the migration of human neutrophils independent of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases

    Cindy Knall;G. Scott Worthen;G. Scott Worthen;Gary L. Johnson

  • Nuclear protein phosphatase 2A dephosphorylates protein kinase A-phosphorylated CREB and regulates CREB transcriptional stimulation.

    B E Wadzinski;W H Wheat;S Jaspers;L F Peruski

  • Analysis of Orthologous Gene Expression between Human Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma and a Carcinogen-Induced Murine Model

    Robert S. Stearman;Lori Dwyer-Nield;Laura Zerbe;Stacy A. Blaine

  • Unexplored therapeutic opportunities in the human genome.

    Tudor I. Oprea;Cristian G. Bologa;Søren Brunak;Allen Campbell

  • Common and distinct intracellular signaling pathways in human neutrophils utilized by platelet activating factor and FMLP.

    J A Nick;N J Avdi;S K Young;C Knall

  • Role of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinases in signal integration.

    B D Cuevas;A N Abell;G L Johnson

  • Selective activation and functional significance of p38α mitogen-activated protein kinase in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated neutrophils

    Jerry A. Nick;Jerry A. Nick;Natalie J. Avdi;Scott K. Young;Lisa A. Lehman

  • Cloning of a Novel Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Kinase Kinase, MEKK4, That Selectively Regulates the c-Jun Amino Terminal Kinase Pathway

    Pär Gerwins;Jonathan L. Blank;Gary L. Johnson

  • Structural and evolutionary division of phosphotyrosine binding (PTB) domains.

    Mark T. Uhlik;Brenda Temple;Sompop Bencharit;Adam J. Kimple

  • Involvement of Ras and Raf in the Gi-coupled acetylcholine muscarinic m2 receptor activation of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase kinase and MAP kinase.

    S. Winitz;M. Russell;Nan-Xin Qian;A. Gardner

  • Inhibition of Lapatinib-Induced Kinome Reprogramming in ERBB2-Positive Breast Cancer by Targeting BET Family Bromodomains

    Timothy J. Stuhlmiller;Samantha M. Miller;Jon S. Zawistowski;Kazuhiro Nakamura

  • MEK kinase 1 gene disruption alters cell migration and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase regulation but does not cause a measurable defect in NF-kappa B activation

    Toshiaki Yujiri;Margaret Ware;Margaret Ware;Christian Widmann;Christian Widmann;Ryan Oyer

  • MAP kinase is constitutively activated in gip2 and src transformed rat 1a fibroblasts.

    S K Gupta;C Gallego;G L Johnson;L E Heasley

  • CCM1 and CCM2 protein interactions in cell signaling: implications for cerebral cavernous malformations pathogenesis

    Jon S. Zawistowski;Lisa Stalheim;Mark T. Uhlik;Amy N. Abell

Frequent Co-Authors

Lee M. Graves
Lee M. Graves University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Erwin W. Gelfand
Erwin W. Gelfand University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Lynn E. Heasley
Lynn E. Heasley University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
H. Shelton Earp
H. Shelton Earp University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Frank B. Furnari
Frank B. Furnari University of California, San Diego
Joel S. Parker
Joel S. Parker University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Naohiro Terada
Naohiro Terada University of Florida
Michael E. Berens
Michael E. Berens Translational Genomics Research Institute
Stephen V. Frye
Stephen V. Frye University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Marsha Rich Rosner
Marsha Rich Rosner University of Chicago

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