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George W. Bell

George W. Bell

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 57 2121 1908 1052 932 78 43059

George W. Bell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by George W. Bell between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. George W. Bell published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2024. 21 of the 112 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2024. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 3 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 3 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 8 publications
1981 2025

112 publications in total across all disciplines

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George W. Bell: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 2
2002 0
2003 0
2004 2
2005 2
2006 6
2007 6
2008 5
2009 5
2010 6
2011 9
2012 7
2013 3
2014 4
2015 7
2016 4
2017 1
2018 3
2019 3
2020 1
2021 1
2022 3
2023 10
2024 13
2025 8
Total 112
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George W. Bell 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 George W. Bell 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, 77–86 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: 78 publications — 3rd percentile

3% 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 78
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
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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George W. Bell 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 George W. Bell 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, 56–57 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: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 57
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
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

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Genetics

His primary areas of study are Genetics, Stem cell, Cell biology, Cellular differentiation and Cancer cell. As part of his studies on Stem cell, George W. Bell often connects relevant subjects like Immunology. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Gene expression, Gene and Caenorhabditis elegans.

His work deals with themes such as PRC2, SUZ12 and Induced pluripotent stem cell, which intersect with Cellular differentiation. His Cancer cell study combines topics in areas such as Cancer stem cell and Cancer research. His Cancer research study incorporates themes from Mesenchymal stem cell and Cancer, Metastasis.

His most cited work include:

  • Predicting effective microRNA target sites in mammalian mRNAs (3055 citations)
  • Mesenchymal stem cells within tumour stroma promote breast cancer metastasis (2449 citations)
  • Polycomb complexes repress developmental regulators in murine embryonic stem cells (2142 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

George W. Bell mainly focuses on Cell biology, Genetics, Cancer research, Gene and Stem cell. His Cell biology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Psychological repression, Gene expression, Parkinson's disease and Paracrine signalling. His Genetics study deals with Computational biology intersecting with DNA microarray.

His Cancer research research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Cell and Carcinogenesis, Cancer, Metastasis, Cancer stem cell. The study incorporates disciplines such as Endocrinology, Wnt signaling pathway, Autocrine signalling, Internal medicine and Bivalent chromatin in addition to Stem cell. His research in Cancer cell intersects with topics in Transcription factor and Immunology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Cell biology (32.05%)
  • Genetics (30.77%)
  • Cancer research (26.92%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Progenitor cell (8.97%)
  • Endocrinology (7.69%)
  • Internal medicine (7.69%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Progenitor cell, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, Cell biology and Cancer research. His Progenitor cell study is concerned with the larger field of Stem cell. His multidisciplinary approach integrates Stem cell and Beta oxidation in his work.

His Endocrinology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Carcinogenesis, Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor, Ex vivo and Organoid. His studies in Cell biology integrate themes in fields like Hydrogen peroxide and DNA replication. While the research belongs to areas of Cancer research, George W. Bell spends his time largely on the problem of Cell, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Embryo and Induced pluripotent stem cell.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • High-fat diet enhances stemness and tumorigenicity of intestinal progenitors (314 citations)
  • Fasting Activates Fatty Acid Oxidation to Enhance Intestinal Stem Cell Function during Homeostasis and Aging (102 citations)
  • MERAV: a tool for comparing gene expression across human tissues and cell types (63 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Genetics

His primary scientific interests are in Stem cell, Internal medicine, Progenitor cell, Endocrinology and Cell type. His study in Stem cell is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Tissue homeostasis, Intermittent fasting, Regeneration and Homeostasis. His research integrates issues of Organoid and Cell biology in his study of Internal medicine.

The concepts of his Progenitor cell study are interwoven with issues in Carcinogenesis, Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor and Ex vivo. The various areas that George W. Bell examines in his Cell type study include Genome, Gene, DNA microarray, KEGG and Computational biology. His research on Gene concerns the broader Genetics.

Best Publications

  • Predicting effective microRNA target sites in mammalian mRNAs

    Vikram Agarwal;George W. Bell;Jin Wu Nam;Jin Wu Nam;David P. Bartel

  • Mesenchymal stem cells within tumour stroma promote breast cancer metastasis

    Antoine E. Karnoub;Ajeeta B. Dash;Annie P. Vo;Andrew Sullivan

  • Polycomb complexes repress developmental regulators in murine embryonic stem cells

    Laurie A. Boyer;Kathrin Plath;Kathrin Plath;Julia Zeitlinger;Tobias Brambrink

  • An embryonic stem cell–like gene expression signature in poorly differentiated aggressive human tumors

    Ittai Ben-Porath;Matthew W Thomson;Vincent J Carey;Ruping Ge

  • Control of developmental regulators by Polycomb in human embryonic stem cells.

    Tong Ihn Lee;Richard G. Jenner;Laurie A. Boyer;Matthew G. Guenther

  • Parkinson’s Disease Patient-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Free of Viral Reprogramming Factors

    Frank Soldner;Dirk Hockemeyer;Caroline Beard;Qing Gao

  • Genome-wide map of nucleosome acetylation and methylation in yeast.

    Dmitry K. Pokholok;Christopher T. Harbison;Stuart Levine;Megan Cole

  • Control of Pancreas and Liver Gene Expression by HNF Transcription Factors

    Duncan T. Odom;Nora Zizlsperger;D. Benjamin Gordon;George W. Bell

  • YAP1 Increases Organ Size and Expands Undifferentiated Progenitor Cells

    Fernando D. Camargo;Sumita Gokhale;Jonathan B. Johnnidis;Dongdong Fu

  • Reduced representation bisulfite sequencing for comparative high-resolution DNA methylation analysis

    Alexander Meissner;Andreas Gnirke;George W. Bell;Bernard H Ramsahoye

  • Slug and Sox9 Cooperatively Determine the Mammary Stem Cell State

    Wenjun Guo;Zuzana Keckesova;Joana Liu Donaher;Tsukasa Shibue

  • Weak seed-pairing stability and high target-site abundance decrease the proficiency of lsy-6 and other microRNAs

    David M Garcia;Daehyun Baek;Chanseok Shin;George W Bell

  • Paracrine and autocrine signals induce and maintain mesenchymal and stem cell states in the breast.

    Christina Scheel;Elinor Ng Eaton;Sophia Hsin Jung Li;Christine L. Chaffer

  • Poised Chromatin at the ZEB1 Promoter Enables Breast Cancer Cell Plasticity and Enhances Tumorigenicity

    Christine L. Chaffer;Nemanja D. Marjanovic;Tony Lee;George Bell

  • Therapeutic silencing of miR-10b inhibits metastasis in a mouse mammary tumor model

    Li Ma;Ferenc Reinhardt;Elizabeth Pan;Jürgen Soutschek

  • High-fat diet enhances stemness and tumorigenicity of intestinal progenitors

    Semir Beyaz;Semir Beyaz;Miyeko D. Mana;Jatin Roper;Jatin Roper;Dmitriy Kedrin;Dmitriy Kedrin

  • HSF1 Drives a Transcriptional Program Distinct from Heat Shock to Support Highly Malignant Human Cancers

    Marc L. Mendillo;Sandro Santagata;Sandro Santagata;Martina Koeva;George W. Bell

  • Growth-Inhibitory and Tumor- Suppressive Functions of p53 Depend on Its Repression of CD44 Expression

    Samuel Godar;Tan A. Ince;Tan A. Ince;George W. Bell;David Feldser

  • Therapeutic silencing of miR-10b inhibits metastasis in a mouse mammary tumor model

    Ferenc Reinhardt;Elizabeth Pan;Jürgen Soutschek;Balkrishen Bhat

  • High-fat diet enhances stemness and tumorigenicity of intestinal progenitors

    Assieh Saadatpour;Sue-Jean Hong;Luca Pinello;Yarden Katz

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