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D-Index
41
Citations
6169
World Ranking
3059
National Ranking
1447

Harald Biessmann 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 Harald Biessmann sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 81 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Harald Biessmann 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 Harald Biessmann sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Harald Biessmann was affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States during their academic career. The work and research contributions made by this scientist spanned various aspects of their field of study, although specific details on their main and subfields of study were not recorded.

There are no listed recent papers that provide titles, publication years, or venues to detail specific research outputs. Similarly, frequent co-authors and publication venues associated with this scientist were not documented. This absence of detailed publication records limits the ability to outline specific collaborative efforts or preferred journals and conferences where their work appeared.

No book publications or awards have been recorded for Harald Biessmann. Likewise, there is no explicit information available regarding the main topics of their work or specific research areas they contributed to throughout their career.

As this scientist is deceased, all references to their career use the past tense. The available data presents an outline that suggests an association with academic research activities at a prominent university, but does not provide detailed outputs, collaborations, or recognitions.

Best Publications

  • The fat tumor suppressor gene in Drosophila encodes a novel member of the cadherin gene superfamily.

    Paul A. Mahoney;Ursula Weber;Patricia Onofrechuk;Harald Biessmann

  • Addition of telomere-associated HeT DNA sequences “heals” broken chromosome ends in Drosophila

    Harald Biessmann;James M. Mason;Kristian Ferry;Marie d'Hulst

  • The unusual telomeres of Drosophila

    James M. Mason;Harald Biessmann

  • HeT-A, a transposable element specifically involved in healing broken chromosome ends in Drosophila melanogaster

    Harald Biessmann;Katrin Valgeirsdottir;Ariel Lofsky;Casey Chin

  • Telomere maintenance without telomerase.

    Biessmann H;Mason Jm

  • The Anopheles gambiae odorant binding protein 1 (AgamOBP1) mediates indole recognition in the antennae of female mosquitoes.

    Harald Biessmann;Evi Andronopoulou;Max R. Biessmann;Vassilis Douris

  • Frequent transpositions of Drosophila melanogaster HeT-A transposable elements to receding chromosome ends.

    H. Biessmann;L.E. Champion;M. O'Hair;K. Ikenaga

  • Drosophila telomeres: an exception providing new insights.

    James M. Mason;Radmila Capkova Frydrychova;Harald Biessmann

  • Silencing at Drosophila telomeres: nuclear organization and chromatin structure play critical roles.

    Diane E. Cryderman;Eric J. Morris;Harald Biessmann;Sarah C.R. Elgin

  • Chromosome ends in Drosophila without telomeric DNA sequences

    Harald Biessmann;Steven B. Carter;James M. Mason

  • Genetics and Molecular Biology of Telomeres

    Harald Biessmann;James M. Mason

  • Progressive loss of DNA sequences from terminal chromosome deficiencies in Drosophila melanogaster.

    H Biessmann;J M Mason

  • Chromosome End Elongation by Recombination in the Mosquito Anopheles gambiae

    Charles W. Roth;Frances Kobeski;Marika F. Walter;Harald Biessmann

  • Temporal and spatial expression of the yellow gene in correlation with cuticle formation and DOPA decarboxylase activity in drosophila development

    Marika F. Walter;Bruce C. Black;Golnar Afshar;Anne-Yvonne Kermabon

  • Microarray-based survey of a subset of putative olfactory genes in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

    H. Biessmann;Q. K. Nguyen;D. Le;M. F. Walter

  • Isolation of cDNA clones encoding putative odourant binding proteins from the antennae of the malaria-transmitting mosquito, Anopheles gambiae.

    Harald Biessmann;Marika F. Walter;Spiros Dimitratos;Daniel Woods

  • Small heat shock proteins of Drosophila associate with the cytoskeleton.

    Brenda G. Leicht;Harald Biessmann;Karen B. Palter;J. Jose Bonner

  • DNA organization and polymorphism of a wild-type Drosophila telomere region.

    M. F. Walter;C. Jang;B. Kasravi;J. Donath

  • Centrosome detection in sea urchin eggs with a monoclonal antibody against Drosophila intermediate filament proteins: characterization of stages of the division cycle of centrosomes

    Heide Schatten;Marika Walter;Daniel Mazia;Harald Biessmann

  • Chromosome ends in Drosophila without telomeric DNA sequences (chromosome breaks/terminal deletion/telomere/DNA replication/yellow gene)

    Harald Biessmann;Steven B. Carter;James M. MASONt

Frequent Co-Authors

Kostas Iatrou
Kostas Iatrou University of Calgary
Gerald Schatten
Gerald Schatten University of Pittsburgh
Anthony A. James
Anthony A. James University of California, Irvine
Sarah C. R. Elgin
Sarah C. R. Elgin Washington University in St. Louis
Pavel Georgiev
Pavel Georgiev Russian Academy of Sciences
Corey S. Goodman
Corey S. Goodman University of California, Berkeley
Peter J. Bryant
Peter J. Bryant University of California, Irvine
Trevor K. Archer
Trevor K. Archer National Institutes of Health

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