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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 47 2714 2461 1313 1179 78 12697

Harris H. Wang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Harris H. Wang between 2001 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Harris H. Wang published across 26 years, from 2001 to 2026, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2024. 19 of the 160 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2024. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 9 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 33 publications 2025: 14 publications 2026: 5 publications
2001 2026

160 publications in total across all disciplines

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Harris H. Wang: publications per year, 2001 to 2026
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1
2008 1
2009 1
2010 1
2011 3
2012 7
2013 5
2014 6
2015 5
2016 10
2017 1
2018 9
2019 11
2020 11
2021 12
2022 14
2023 9
2024 33
2025 14
2026 5
Total 160
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Harris H. Wang 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 Harris H. Wang 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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Harris H. Wang 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 Harris H. Wang 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, 46–47 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: 47 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% 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 47
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
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Overview

Harris H. Wang is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research spans across multiple fields within biology and medicine, with a significant focus on molecular biology, infectious diseases, genetics, immunology, and ecology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

The subfields they have contributed to are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Genetics
  • Immunology
  • Ecology

Harris H. Wang's research covers several major topics, among which are:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Recent publications by Harris H. Wang include:

  • "Striking antibody evasion manifested by the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2" (2021, Nature)
  • "Alarming antibody evasion properties of rising SARS-CoV-2 BQ and XBB subvariants" (2022, Cell)
  • "Antibody evasion properties of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages" (2022, Nature)
  • "CRISPR RNA-guided integrases for high-efficiency, multiplexed bacterial genome engineering" (2020, Nature Biotechnology)
  • "Microbiota imbalance induced by dietary sugar disrupts immune-mediated protection from metabolic syndrome" (2022, Cell)

The scientist frequently publishes in venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Gastroenterology
  • Nature
  • Nature Biotechnology
  • Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors of Harris H. Wang consist of:

  • Yiming Huang
  • Liyuan Liu
  • Yicheng Guo
  • Lihong Liu
  • David D. Ho

Best Publications

  • Programming cells by multiplex genome engineering and accelerated evolution

    Harris H. Wang;Farren J. Isaacs;Peter A. Carr;Zachary Z. Sun

  • Genomically Recoded Organisms Expand Biological Functions

    Marc J. Lajoie;Alexis J. Rovner;Daniel B. Goodman;Daniel B. Goodman;Hans-Rudolf Aerni

  • Challenges in microbial ecology: building predictive understanding of community function and dynamics

    Stefanie Widder;Rosalind J Allen;Thomas Pfeiffer;Thomas P Curtis

  • Precise manipulation of chromosomes in vivo enables genome-wide codon replacement.

    Farren J. Isaacs;Peter A. Carr;Harris H. Wang;Marc J. Lajoie

  • Syntrophic exchange in synthetic microbial communities

    Michael T. Mee;Michael T. Mee;James J. Collins;George M. Church;Harris H. Wang

  • Genome‐scale engineering for systems and synthetic biology

    Kevin Michael Esvelt;Harris H Wang;Harris H Wang

  • Genome-scale promoter engineering by coselection MAGE

    Harris He Wang;Hwangbeom Kim;Le Cong;Le Cong;Jaehwan Jeong

  • Principles for designing synthetic microbial communities.

    Nathan I. Johns;Tomasz Blazejewski;Antonio L.C. Gomes;Harris H. Wang

  • The Genome Project-Write

    Jef D. Boeke;George Church;Andrew Hessel;Nancy J. Kelley

  • Manipulating Bacterial Communities by in situ Microbiome Engineering.

    Ravi U. Sheth;Vitor Cabral;Sway P. Chen;Harris H. Wang

  • CRISPR RNA-guided integrases for high-efficiency, multiplexed bacterial genome engineering.

    Phuc Leo H. Vo;Carlotta Ronda;Sanne E. Klompe;Ethan E. Chen

  • Metagenomic engineering of the mammalian gut microbiome in situ

    Carlotta Ronda;Sway P. Chen;Vitor Cabral;Stephanie J. Yaung

  • Yeast oligo-mediated genome engineering (YOGE).

    James E. DiCarlo;Andrew J. Conley;Andrew J. Conley;Merja Penttilä;Jussi Jäntti

  • Multiplex recording of cellular events over time on CRISPR biological tape

    Ravi U. Sheth;Sung Sun Yim;Felix L. Wu;Harris H. Wang

  • Prediction of resistance development against drug combinations by collateral responses to component drugs

    Christian Munck;Heidi K. Gumpert;Annika I. Nilsson Wallin;Harris H. Wang

  • Multiplexed genome engineering and genotyping methods applications for synthetic biology and metabolic engineering.

    Harris H. Wang;George M. Church;George M. Church

  • DNA-based memory devices for recording cellular events.

    Ravi U. Sheth;Harris H. Wang

  • Engineering ecosystems and synthetic ecologies.

    Michael T. Mee;Harris H. Wang;Harris H. Wang

  • Enhanced multiplex genome engineering through co-operative oligonucleotide co-selection

    Peter A. Carr;Harris He Wang;Bram Sterling;Farren J. Isaacs

  • Global Rebalancing of Cellular Resources by Pleiotropic Point Mutations Illustrates a Multi-scale Mechanism of Adaptive Evolution.

    Jose Utrilla;Jose Utrilla;Edward J. O’Brien;Ke Chen;Douglas McCloskey

Frequent Co-Authors

George M. Church
George M. Church Harvard University
Bernhard O. Palsson
Bernhard O. Palsson University of California, San Diego
Morten Otto Alexander Sommer
Morten Otto Alexander Sommer Technical University of Denmark
Michael C. Jewett
Michael C. Jewett Northwestern University
Nathan E. Lewis
Nathan E. Lewis University of California, San Diego
Jan Roelof van der Meer
Jan Roelof van der Meer University of Lausanne
Carsten Wiuf
Carsten Wiuf University of Copenhagen
Jef D. Boeke
Jef D. Boeke New York University
Harry J. Flint
Harry J. Flint University of Aberdeen

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