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Hermann J. Muller

Hermann J. Muller

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
18554
World Ranking
15366
National Ranking
6414

Hermann J. Muller 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 Hermann J. Muller sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 179 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hermann J. Muller 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 Hermann J. Muller sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1946 - Nobel Prize for the discovery of the production of mutations by means of X-ray irradiation
  • 1932 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1931 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Hermann J. Muller was a researcher affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their scientific work primarily centered on neuroscience, with a total of 88 publications in this domain.

Their research spanned several subfields of study, including:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Statistics and Probability

The main topics covered by their work involved:

  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Multisensory perception and integration

Frequent publication venues for Hermann J. Muller's research included:

  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • Attention Perception & Psychophysics
  • Psychophysiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance

Among the more recent papers connected to their research interests were:

  • "Modulations of saliency signals at two hierarchical levels of priority computation revealed by spatial statistical distractor learning." (2020, Journal of Experimental Psychology General)
  • "How visual working memory handles distraction: cognitive mechanisms and electrophysiological correlates" (2020, Visual Cognition)
  • "Preparatory Control Against Distraction Is Not Feature-Based" (2021, Cerebral Cortex)
  • "Alertness Training Increases Visual Processing Speed in Healthy Older Adults" (2021, Psychological Science)
  • "Visual processing speed is linked to functional connectivity between right frontoparietal and visual networks" (2021, European Journal of Neuroscience)

Frequent co-authors in their body of work consisted of:

  • Zhuanghua Shi
  • Fredrik Allenmark
  • Julia Beckhaus
  • Carsten Friedrich
  • Artyom Zinchenko

Over their career, Hermann J. Muller received several recognitions including:

  • Nobel Prize in 1946 for the discovery of the production of mutations by means of X-ray irradiation
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1932
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1931

Best Publications

  • THE RELATION OF RECOMBINATION TO MUTATIONAL ADVANCE.

    H.J. Muller

  • Some Genetic Aspects of Sex

    H. J. Muller

  • ARTIFICIAL TRANSMUTATION OF THE GENE

    H. J. Muller

  • Our load of mutations.

    Muller Hj

  • AN ESTIMATE OF THE MUTATIONAL DAMAGE IN MAN FROM DATA ON CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGES.

    Newton E. Morton;James F. Crow;H. J. Muller

  • Further studies on the nature and causes of gene mutations.

    H. J. Muller

  • GENETIC VARIABILITY, TWIN HYBRIDS AND CONSTANT HYBRIDS, IN A CASE OF BALANCED LETHAL FACTORS

    Hermann J. Muller

  • The Mechanism Of Crossing-over...

    Hermann Joseph Muller

  • Why Polyploidy is Rarer in Animals Than in Plants

    H. J. Muller

  • The Production of Mutations by X-Rays

    H. J. Muller

  • REVERSIBILITY IN EVOLUTION CONSIDERED FROM THE STANDPOINT OF GENETICS

    H. J. Muller

  • The Measurement of Gene Mutation Rate in Drosophila, Its High Variability, and Its Dependence upon Temperature.

    H J Muller

  • Variation Due to Change in the Individual Gene

    H. J. Muller

  • A gene for the fourth chromosome of Drosophila

    Hermann J. Muller

  • Radiation damage to the genetic material.

    H J Muller

  • The Frequency of Translocations Produced by X-Rays in Drosophila.

    H. J. Muller;Edgar Altenburg

  • Studies in genetics.

    H. J. Muller

  • The differentiation of the sex chromosomes of Drosophila into genetically active and inert regions

    H. J. Muller;T. S. Painter

  • The Individual Gene in Relation to the Chromomere and the Chromosome.

    H. J. Muller;A. A. Prokofyeva

  • The Evolution of Genetic Systems

    H. J. Muller

Frequent Co-Authors

Newton E. Morton
Newton E. Morton University of Southampton
James F. Crow
James F. Crow University of Wisconsin–Madison
Theodosius Dobzhansky
Theodosius Dobzhansky University of California, Davis

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