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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 96 518 238 226 30465
Medicine 95 10135 5216 226 30257

Howard M. Temin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Howard M. Temin between 1953 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Howard M. Temin published across 68 years, from 1953 to 2020, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 1974. 1 of the 233 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1953 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 1974. 1953: 1 publication 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 1 publication 1959: 2 publications 1960: 3 publications 1961: 1 publication 1962: 1 publication 1963: 2 publications 1964: 3 publications 1965: 1 publication 1966: 4 publications 1967: 3 publications 1968: 4 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 8 publications 1971: 8 publications 1972: 10 publications 1973: 7 publications 1974: 14 publications 1975: 7 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 8 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 10 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 11 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 13 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication
1953 2020

233 publications in total across all disciplines

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Howard M. Temin: publications per year, 1953 to 2020
Year Publications
1953 1
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 1
1959 2
1960 3
1961 1
1962 1
1963 2
1964 3
1965 1
1966 4
1967 3
1968 4
1969 2
1970 8
1971 8
1972 10
1973 7
1974 14
1975 7
1976 6
1977 8
1978 4
1979 5
1980 10
1981 6
1982 8
1983 9
1984 11
1985 4
1986 13
1987 5
1988 10
1989 8
1990 9
1991 3
1992 5
1993 8
1994 8
1995 5
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 1
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 1
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 1
Total 233
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Howard M. Temin publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Howard M. Temin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 225–234 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 226 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155 226
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Howard M. Temin D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Howard M. Temin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 96 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37 96
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his demonstration of the existence of RNA-directed DNA synthesis, leading to the discovery of proto-oncogenes within eukaryotic cells and the role of such genes in oncogenesis by viruses and other agents, laying the foundation for our knowledge of the replication of HIV, changing our ideas about evolution, and providing vital technology for genetic engineering and human gene therapy.", Presented by President Bush at a White House ceremony on June 23, 1992.
  • 1990 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1975 - Nobel Prize for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell
  • 1974 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1974 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation
  • 1974 - Canada Gairdner International Award

Overview

Howard M. Temin was affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their scientific work contributed to the understanding of genetic material and viral interactions within eukaryotic cells.

Temin received several prestigious awards throughout their career. In 1975, they were awarded the Nobel Prize for discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell.

Other notable recognitions included the Canada Gairdner International Award and the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, both awarded in 1974. Temin was also elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1974.

Further distinctions included being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1986 and becoming a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 1990.

In 1992, Temin was awarded the US President's National Medal of Science. The citation highlighted their demonstration of the existence of RNA-directed DNA synthesis, which led to the discovery of proto-oncogenes within eukaryotic cells and the role of such genes in oncogenesis by viruses and other agents. This work laid foundational knowledge relevant to the replication of HIV and influenced the fields of evolution, genetic engineering, and human gene therapy. This award was presented by President Bush during a White House ceremony on June 23, 1992.

The scope of their research primarily addressed molecular biology and virology, focusing on the genetic mechanisms that govern virus-cell interactions and oncogenesis.

Best Publications

  • RNA-dependent DNA polymerase in virions of Rous sarcoma virus.

    Howard M. Temin;Satoshi Mizutani

  • Lower in vivo mutation rate of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 than that predicted from the fidelity of purified reverse transcriptase.

    L M Mansky;H M Temin

  • Retroviral recombination and reverse transcription.

    Wei-Shau Hu;Howard M. Temin

  • Human immunodeficiency viruses.

    John Coffin;Ashley Haase;Jay A. Levy;Luc Montagnier

  • Characteristics of an assay for Rous sarcoma virus and Rous sarcoma cells in tissue culture.

    Howard M. Temin;Harry Rubin

  • Genetic consequences of packaging two RNA genomes in one retroviral particle: pseudodiploidy and high rate of genetic recombination.

    Wei-Shau Hu;Howard M. Temin

  • RNA-Directed DNA Synthesis and RNA Tumor Viruses

    Howard M. Temin;David Baltimore

  • Genes with promoters in retrovirus vectors can be independently suppressed by an epigenetic mechanism

    Michael Emerman;Howard M. Temin

  • Standardized and simplified nomenclature for proteins common to all retroviruses.

    J Leis;D Baltimore;J M Bishop;J Coffin

  • A partially purified polypeptide fraction from rat liver cell conditioned medium with multiplication-stimulating activity for embryo fibroblasts.

    Norman C. Dulak;Howard M. Temin

  • Retrovirus variation and reverse transcription: abnormal strand transfers result in retrovirus genetic variation.

    Howard M. Temin

  • Broad spectrum of in vivo forward mutations, hypermutations, and mutational hotspots in a retroviral shuttle vector after a single replication cycle: substitutions, frameshifts, and hypermutations.

    Vinay K. Pathak;Howard M. Temin

  • Stimulation by serum of multiplication of stationary chicken cells.

    Howard M. Temin

  • Origin of retroviruses from cellular moveable genetic elements.

    Howard M. Temin

  • Nucleic acid sequences of the oncogene v-rel in reticuloendotheliosis virus strain T and its cellular homolog, the proto-oncogene c-rel.

    K C Wilhelmsen;K Eggleton;H M Temin

  • Sequence of retrovirus provirus resembles that of bacterial transposable elements

    Kunitada Shimotohno;Satoshi Mizutani;Howard M. Temin

  • Formation of infectious progeny virus after insertion of herpes simplex thymidine kinase gene into DNA of an avian retrovirus

    Kunitada Shimotohno;Howard M. Temin

  • Construction of a helper cell line for avian reticuloendotheliosis virus cloning vectors

    S Watanabe;H M Temin

  • Broad spectrum of in vivo forward mutations, hypermutations, and mutational hotspots in a retroviral shuttle vector after a single replication cycle: deletions and deletions with insertions.

    Vinay K. Pathak;Howard M. Temin

  • Structure, variation and synthesis of retrovirus long terminal repeat

    Howard M. Temin

  • An RNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase in Virions of Rous Sarcoma Virus

    Satoshi Mizutani;Howard M. Temin

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Emerman
Michael Emerman Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
John M. Coffin
John M. Coffin Tufts University
Kirk C. Wilhelmsen
Kirk C. Wilhelmsen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Vinay K. Pathak
Vinay K. Pathak National Institutes of Health
Harold E. Varmus
Harold E. Varmus Cornell University
Kumao Toyoshima
Kumao Toyoshima Osaka University
Peter K. Vogt
Peter K. Vogt Scripps Research Institute
Sandra K. Weller
Sandra K. Weller University of Connecticut
Stephen Oroszlan
Stephen Oroszlan National Institutes of Health
Jay A. Levy
Jay A. Levy University of California, San Francisco

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