Gregory J. Hannon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gregory J. Hannon between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gregory J. Hannon published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 13.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2010. 21 of the 542 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30

1985 2025

542 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table

Gregory J. Hannon: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year	Publications
1985	1
1986	0
1987	0
1988	0
1989	3
1990	5
1991	4
1992	2
1993	4
1994	11
1995	10
1996	8
1997	2
1998	6
1999	10
2000	5
2001	12
2002	12
2003	19
2004	27
2005	26
2006	15
2007	27
2008	35
2009	28
2010	36
2011	30
2012	32
2013	25
2014	16
2015	13
2016	10
2017	9
2018	12
2019	10
2020	6
2021	15
2022	12
2023	23
2024	10
2025	11
Total	542

Download as CSV

Gregory J. Hannon 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 Gregory J. Hannon sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

50 100 150

47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 471 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

View publications distribution as a table

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
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	471
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

Download as CSV

Gregory J. Hannon 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 Gregory J. Hannon sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

25 50 75 100 125

40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 188 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table

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
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	188

Download as CSV

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United Kingdom Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United Kingdom Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United Kingdom Leader Award
2018 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
2012 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2007 - Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Gregory J. Hannon is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions focused on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Plant Science, Oncology, and Biophysics.

The scientist's work centers on several key topics, including:

Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Cell Image Analysis Techniques
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Gregory J. Hannon's recent publications reflect these research areas and include:

The dawn of spatial omics (2023, published in Science)
Expansion sequencing: Spatially precise in situ transcriptomics in intact biological systems (2021, Science)
Imaging mass cytometry and multiplatform genomics define the phenogenomic landscape of breast cancer (2020, Nature Cancer)
A microRNA polycistron as a potential human oncogene (2020, UNC Libraries)
Three-dimensional imaging mass cytometry for highly multiplexed molecular and cellular mapping of tissues and the tumor microenvironment (2021, Nature Cancer)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

Dario Bressan
Ian G. Cannell
Susanne Bornelöv
Bernd Bodenmiller
Fatime Qosaj

Gregory J. Hannon has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
eLife
Nature
Nature Communications
Cancer Research

Their scholarly work has been recognized with various awards and honors, including election as a Fellow of the Royal Society (United Kingdom) in 2018 and membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 2012. Additional affiliations include membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and fellowship at The Academy of Medical Sciences (United Kingdom). The scientist received the Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2007.

Best Publications

MicroRNAs: small RNAs with a big role in gene regulation

Lin He;Gregory J. Hannon

8311
Citations
Role for a bidentate ribonuclease in the initiation step of RNA interference

Emily Bernstein;Amy A. Caudy;Amy A. Caudy;Scott M. Hammond;Gregory J. Hannon

7438
Citations
A new regulatory motif in cell-cycle control causing specific inhibition of cyclin D/CDK4

Manual Serrano;Gregory J. Hannon;David Beach

5536
Citations
Landscape of transcription in human cells

Sarah Djebali;Carrie A. Davis;Angelika Merkel;Alex Dobin

5524
Citations
An RNA-directed nuclease mediates post-transcriptional gene silencing in Drosophila cells

Scott M. Hammond;Emily Bernstein;Emily Bernstein;David Beach;Gregory J. Hannon

4649
Citations
A microRNA polycistron as a potential human oncogene

Lin Xiang He;J. Michael Thomson;Michael T Hemann;Eva Hernando-Monge

4648
Citations
p21 is a universal inhibitor of cyclin kinases

Yue Xiong;Gregory J. Hannon;Gregory J. Hannon;Hui Zhang;Hui Zhang;David Casso;David Casso

4552
Citations
RNA interference : RNA

Gregory J. Hannon

3929
Citations
Processing of primary microRNAs by the Microprocessor complex

Ahmet M. Denli;Bastiaan B. J. Tops;Ronald H. A. Plasterk;René F. Ketting

3569
Citations
Argonaute2 Is the Catalytic Engine of Mammalian RNAi

Jidong Liu;Michelle A. Carmell;Michelle A. Carmell;Fabiola V. Rivas;Carolyn G. Marsden

3509
Citations
A microRNA component of the p53 tumour suppressor network

Lin He;Xingyue He;Xingyue He;Lee P. Lim;Elisa de Stanchina;Elisa de Stanchina

3420
Citations
pl5 INK4B is a potentia| effector of TGF-β-induced cell cycle arrest

Gregory J. Hannon;David Beach

2921
Citations
An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome

Ian Dunham;Anshul Kundaje;Shelley F. Aldred;Patrick J. Collins

2824
Citations
Discrete Small RNA-Generating Loci as Master Regulators of Transposon Activity in Drosophila

Julius Brennecke;Alexei A. Aravin;Alexander Stark;Monica Dus

2731
Citations
Rb-mediated heterochromatin formation and silencing of E2F target genes during cellular senescence.

Masashi Narita;Sabrina Nuñez;Sabrina Nuñez;Edith Heard;Masako Narita

2597
Citations
Dicer functions in RNA interference and in synthesis of small RNA involved in developmental timing in C. elegans

René F. Ketting;Sylvia E.J. Fischer;Emily Bernstein;Titia Sijen

2588
Citations
Control of translation and mRNA degradation by miRNAs and siRNAs

Marco Antonio Valencia-Sanchez;Jidong Liu;Gregory J. Hannon;Roy Parker

2546
Citations
Short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) induce sequence-specific silencing in mammalian cells

Patrick J. Paddison;Amy A. Caudy;Emily Bernstein;Gregory J. Hannon

2534
Citations
Dicer is essential for mouse development.

Emily Bernstein;Sang Yong Kim;Michelle A Carmell;Michelle A Carmell;Elizabeth P Murchison

2480
Citations
Correction: MicroRNAs: small RNAs with a big role in gene regulation

Lin He;Gregory J Hannon

78
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott W. Lowe Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

David Beach Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Ravi Sachidanandam Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Timothy W. Nilsen Case Western Reserve University

Alexei A. Aravin California Institute of Technology

Andrew D. Smith University of Southern California

Stephen J. Elledge Harvard University

Leemor Joshua-Tor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

W. Richard McCombie Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Norbert Perrimon Harvard University

External Links

Wikipedia of Gregory J. Hannon Personal website of Gregory J. Hannon

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Molecular Biology in the USA opens the door to many related online degree options and career paths. For those with a science background seeking to broaden their opportunities, considering fields like social work, psychology, or counseling can be a valuable next step.

If you’re a veteran or currently serving in the military, veteran friendly online colleges offer flexible learning environments tailored to help you advance in scientific or health-related fields while balancing service requirements.

Careers that intersect science and human services are in high demand. Explore options such as msw online programs for those interested in healthcare social work, or consider specialized mental health roles by pursuing an accelerated psychology degree online or a masters degree in counseling online.

These online pathways can help you leverage your molecular biology background while developing new interdisciplinary skills in a rapidly evolving job market.