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Harm van Bakel publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Harm van Bakel sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 229 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Harm van Bakel D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Harm van Bakel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Harm van Bakel is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a total of 313 publications, including significant contributions to infectious diseases, epidemiology, molecular biology, immunology, and animal science and zoology.

The scientist's work covers a broad range of topics, with a strong emphasis on viral infections and related clinical studies. Key research areas include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Harm van Bakel's frequent coauthors include Viviana Simon, Ana S. Gonzalez-Reiche, Emilia Mia Sordillo, Florian Krammer, and Adriana van de Guchte. This collaborative network reflects a broad interdisciplinary approach within virology and infectious disease research.

They have published extensively in prominent venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 42 publications
  • Nature Communications - 10 publications
  • Journal of Virology - 6 publications
  • Journal of Medical Virology - 6 publications
  • EBioMedicine - 5 publications

Some of the recent notable publications include:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 Omicron virus causes attenuated disease in mice and hamsters," 2022, published in Nature
  • "Activity of convalescent and vaccine serum against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron," 2021, published in Nature
  • "Introductions and early spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the New York City area," 2020, published in Science
  • "Shedding of Viable SARS-CoV-2 after Immunosuppressive Therapy for Cancer," 2020, published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Efficacy of Antibodies and Antiviral Drugs against Omicron BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5 Subvariants," 2022, published in New England Journal of Medicine

The breadth of their work demonstrates involvement in both fundamental molecular virology and applied clinical research studies, particularly with a focus on SARS-CoV-2 and related viral diseases. This includes studies on viral detection, immunity from vaccines and convalescent serum, viral spread in urban settings, and therapeutic interventions for immunocompromised patients. The body of their research contributes data important for understanding viral pathogenesis and controlling viral outbreaks.

Best Publications

  • Determination and Inference of Eukaryotic Transcription Factor Sequence Specificity

    Matthew T. Weirauch;Matthew T. Weirauch;Ally Yang;Mihai Albu;Atina G. Cote

  • Transcriptome-wide isoform-level dysregulation in ASD, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder

    Michael J. Gandal;Pan Zhang;Evi Hadjimichael;Rebecca L. Walker

  • Reconstruction of a functional human gene network, with an application for prioritizing positional candidate genes.

    Lude Franke;Harm van Bakel;Like Fokkens;Edwin D. de Jong

  • The draft genome and transcriptome of Cannabis sativa

    Harm van Bakel;Jake M Stout;Jake M Stout;Atina G Cote;Carling M Tallon

  • Most "dark matter" transcripts are associated with known genes.

    Harm van Bakel;Corey Nislow;Benjamin J. Blencowe;Timothy R. Hughes

  • A library of yeast transcription factor motifs reveals a widespread function for Rsc3 in targeting nucleosome exclusion at promoters.

    Gwenael Badis;Esther T. Chan;Harm van Bakel;Lourdes Pena-Castillo

  • The PsychENCODE project

    Schahram Akbarian;Chunyu Liu;James A Knowles;Flora M Vaccarino

  • Shedding of Viable SARS-CoV-2 after Immunosuppressive Therapy for Cancer.

    Teresa Aydillo;Ana S Gonzalez-Reiche;Sadaf Aslam;Adriana van de Guchte

  • Introductions and early spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the New York City area.

    Ana S. Gonzalez-Reiche;Matthew M. Hernandez;Mitchell J. Sullivan;Brianne Ciferri

  • Origins of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic in swine in Mexico

    Ignacio Mena;Martha I Nelson;Francisco Quezada-Monroy;Jayeeta Dutta

  • Characterization of the human ESC transcriptome by hybrid sequencing

    Kin Fai Au;Vittorio Sebastiano;Pegah Tootoonchi Afshar;Jens Durruthy Durruthy

  • Large-Scale Genetic Perturbations Reveal Regulatory Networks and an Abundance of Gene-Specific Repressors

    Patrick Kemmeren;Katrin Sameith;Loes A L. van de Pasch;Joris Joris J Benschop

  • SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination induces functionally diverse antibodies to NTD, RBD, and S2.

    Fatima Amanat;Mahima Thapa;Tinting Lei;Shaza M. Sayed Ahmed

  • Lsr2 is a nucleoid-associated protein that targets AT-rich sequences and virulence genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Blair R. G. Gordon;Yifei Li;Linru Wang;Anna Sintsova

  • Mediator Expression Profiling Epistasis Reveals a Signal Transduction Pathway with Antagonistic Submodules and Highly Specific Downstream Targets

    Jeroen van de Peppel;Nienke Kettelarij;Harm van Bakel;Thessa T.J.P. Kockelkorn

  • Monitoring global messenger RNA changes in externally controlled microarray experiments

    Jeroen van de Peppel;Patrick Kemmeren;Harm van Bakel;Marijana Radonjic

  • A physical and genetic map of Cannabis sativa identifies extensive rearrangements at the THC/CBD acid synthase loci

    Kaitlin U. Laverty;Jake M. Stout;Mitchell J. Sullivan;Hardik Shah

  • Topoisomerase 1 inhibition suppresses inflammatory genes and protects from death by inflammation.

    Alex Rialdi;Laura Campisi;Nan Zhao;Arvin Cesar Lagda

  • Repeated cross-sectional sero-monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 in New York City.

    Daniel Stadlbauer;Jessica Tan;Kaijun Jiang;Matthew M Hernandez

  • Analysis of Escherichia coli RNase E and RNase III activity in vivo using tiling microarrays

    Mark B. Stead;Sarah Marshburn;Bijoy K. Mohanty;Joydeep Mitra

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Sebra
Robert Sebra Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Viviana Simon
Viviana Simon Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Adolfo García-Sastre
Adolfo García-Sastre Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Florian Krammer
Florian Krammer Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Timothy P. Hughes
Timothy P. Hughes South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
Eric E. Schadt
Eric E. Schadt Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Frank C. P. Holstege
Frank C. P. Holstege Utrecht University
Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Yoshihiro Kawaoka University of Tokyo
Cisca Wijmenga
Cisca Wijmenga University Medical Center Groningen
Corey Nislow
Corey Nislow University of British Columbia

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