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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 81 952 845 76 69 201 33132

Gunter Meister publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gunter Meister between 2000 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gunter Meister published across 27 years, from 2000 to 2026, averaging 8.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2016. 10 of the 237 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2016. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
2000 2026

237 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gunter Meister: publications per year, 2000 to 2026
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 4
2002 3
2003 2
2004 3
2005 14
2006 2
2007 8
2008 10
2009 4
2010 10
2011 12
2012 10
2013 15
2014 14
2015 8
2016 18
2017 10
2018 13
2019 11
2020 12
2021 12
2022 10
2023 14
2024 7
2025 9
2026 1
Total 237
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Gunter Meister publications per year - data summary

  • Gunter Meister, a Molecular Biology scholar from University of Regensburg, has 237 publications recorded across 27 years, from 2000 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2000 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 18 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2000 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 8.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.8 per year counting only the 27 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 41 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2000-2008: 47 publications (5.2 per year); 2009-2017: 101 publications (11.2 per year); 2018-2026: 89 publications (9.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Gunter Meister 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 Gunter Meister 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, 197–206 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: 201 publications — 59th percentile

59% 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
197–206 100 201
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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Gunter Meister publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 47–56 to 564+ publications.
  • Gunter Meister, a Molecular Biology scholar from University of Regensburg, records 201 publications - the 59th percentile of the discipline.
  • 59% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Gunter Meister, and about 41% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 177–186 publications range, and Gunter Meister ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 117–126 publications, holding 177 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 53% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 177–186 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 564 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Gunter Meister 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 Gunter Meister 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, 80–81 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: 81 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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 81
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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Gunter Meister D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 40–41 to 145+ D-Index.
  • Gunter Meister, a Molecular Biology scholar from University of Regensburg, records 81 D-Index - the 69th percentile of the discipline.
  • 69% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Gunter Meister, and about 31% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Gunter Meister ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 64–65 D-Index, holding 131 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 66–67 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

Gunter Meister is affiliated with the University of Regensburg in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology. Their research encompasses a range of subfields including Cancer Research, Immunology, Plant Science, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their scholarly output includes key topics such as RNA modifications and cancer, MicroRNA in disease regulation, RNA research and splicing, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, RNA interference and gene delivery, circular RNAs in diseases, and cancer-related molecular mechanisms research.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this scientist include Norbert Eichner, Astrid Bruckmann, G. Lehmann, Hung Ho-Xuan, and Julia Neumeier.

Gunter Meister has published multiple articles in a variety of scientific journals. Prominent publication venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nucleic Acids Research, Molecular Cell, Cell Reports, and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Recent papers by this scientist illustrate a diverse research portfolio:

  • "Reexamining assumptions about miRNA-guided gene silencing" (2021) published in Nucleic Acids Research
  • "siRNA Specificity: RNAi Mechanisms and Strategies to Reduce Off-Target Effects" (2021) published in Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "MicroRNA-21-Dependent Macrophage-to-Fibroblast Signaling Determines the Cardiac Response to Pressure Overload" (2021) published in Circulation
  • "Germline AGO2 mutations impair RNA interference and human neurological development" (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • "Balancing of mitochondrial translation through METTL8-mediated m3C modification of mitochondrial tRNAs" (2021) published in Molecular Cell

The body of work by Gunter Meister spans numerous aspects of RNA biology and gene regulation, emphasizing molecular mechanisms relevant to disease contexts and therapeutic intervention strategies.

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of gene silencing by double-stranded RNA

    Gunter Meister;Thomas Tuschl

  • Human argonaute2 mediates RNA cleavage targeted by miRNAs and siRNAs

    Gunter Meister;Markus Landthaler;Agnieszka Patkaniowska;Yair Dorsett

  • Argonaute proteins: functional insights and emerging roles

    Gunter Meister

  • Regulation of microRNA biogenesis and its crosstalk with other cellular pathways

    Thomas Treiber;Nora Treiber;Gunter Meister

  • Differential Regulation of microRNAs by p53 Revealed by Massively Parallel Sequencing: miR-34a is a p53 Target That Induces Apoptosis and G1-arrest

    Valery Tarasov;Peter Jung;Berlinda Verdoodt;Dmitri Lodygin

  • Argonaute proteins : Mediators of RNA silencing

    Lasse Peters;Gunter Meister

  • A Human snoRNA with MicroRNA-Like Functions

    Christine Ender;Azra Krek;Azra Krek;Marc R. Friedländer;Michaela Beitzinger

  • Sequence-specific inhibition of microRNA- and siRNA-induced RNA silencing.

    Gunter Meister;Markus Landthaler;Yair Dorsett;Thomas Tuschl

  • Structural basis for 5′-end-specific recognition of guide RNA by the A. fulgidus Piwi protein

    Jin-Biao Ma;Yu-Ren Yuan;Gunter Meister;Yi Pei

  • The Argonaute protein family

    Julia Höck;Gunter Meister

  • Early dissemination seeds metastasis in breast cancer

    Hedayatollah Hosseini;Milan M. S. Obradović;Martin Hoffmann;Kathryn L. Harper

  • Identification of Novel Argonaute-Associated Proteins

    Gunter Meister;Markus Landthaler;Lasse Peters;Po Yu Chen

  • Crystal Structure of A. aeolicus Argonaute, a Site-Specific DNA-Guided Endoribonuclease, Provides Insights into RISC-Mediated mRNA Cleavage

    Yu-Ren Yuan;Yi Pei;Jin-Biao Ma;Vitaly Kuryavyi

  • Importin 8 is a gene silencing factor that targets argonaute proteins to distinct mRNAs.

    Lasse Weinmann;Julia Höck;Tomi Ivacevic;Thomas Ohrt

  • Proteomic and functional analysis of Argonaute-containing mRNA-protein complexes in human cells.

    Julia Höck;Lasse Weinmann;Christine Ender;Sabine Rüdel

  • Epstein–Barr virus-encoded microRNA miR-BART2 down-regulates the viral DNA polymerase BALF5

    Stephanie Barth;Thorsten Pfuhl;Alfredo Mamiani;Claudia Ehses

  • Methylation of Sm proteins by a complex containing PRMT5 and the putative U snRNP assembly factor pICln.

    Gunter Meister;Christian Eggert;Dirk Bühler;Hero Brahms

  • Identification of human microRNA targets from isolated argonaute protein complexes.

    Michaela Beitzinger;Lasse Peters;Jia Yun Zhu;Elisabeth Kremmer

  • Interactions, localization, and phosphorylation of the m6A generating METTL3-METTL14-WTAP complex.

    Eva Schöller;Franziska Weichmann;Thomas Treiber;Sam Ringle

  • A multiprotein complex mediates the ATP-dependent assembly of spliceosomal U snRNPs.

    Gunter Meister;Dirk Bühler;Ramesh Pillai;Friedrich Lottspeich

Frequent Co-Authors

Utz Fischer
Utz Fischer University of Würzburg
Thomas Tuschl
Thomas Tuschl Rockefeller University
Friedrich A. Grässer
Friedrich A. Grässer Saarland University
Elisabeth Kremmer
Elisabeth Kremmer Max Planck Society
Markus Landthaler
Markus Landthaler Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Dinshaw J. Patel
Dinshaw J. Patel Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Joan Albert Barberà
Joan Albert Barberà University of Barcelona
Mihaela Zavolan
Mihaela Zavolan University of Basel
Henning Urlaub
Henning Urlaub University of Göttingen
Nikolaus Rajewsky
Nikolaus Rajewsky Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine

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