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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 47 2749 2493 216 197 116 7985

Hyang-Min Byun publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hyang-Min Byun between 2002 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hyang-Min Byun published across 22 years, from 2002 to 2023, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2014. 12 of the 144 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2014. 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 7 publications
2002 2023

144 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hyang-Min Byun: publications per year, 2002 to 2023
Year Publications
2002 2
2003 3
2004 1
2005 1
2006 5
2007 7
2008 4
2009 8
2010 2
2011 9
2012 11
2013 10
2014 16
2015 11
2016 7
2017 11
2018 9
2019 4
2020 7
2021 4
2022 5
2023 7
Total 144
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Hyang-Min Byun publications per year - data summary

  • Hyang-Min Byun, a Molecular Biology scholar from Newcastle University, has 144 publications recorded across 22 years, from 2002 to 2023.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2002 and the most recent to 2023.
  • The most productive year is 2014, with 16 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2004 and 2005, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 6.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.5 per year counting only the 22 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2019-2023) hold 27 publications, 19% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2002-2009: 31 publications (3.9 per year); 2010-2017: 77 publications (9.6 per year); 2018-2023: 36 publications (6.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Hyang-Min Byun 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 Hyang-Min Byun 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, 107–116 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: 116 publications — 19th percentile

19% 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
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162 116
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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Hyang-Min Byun publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 47–56 to 564+ publications.
  • Hyang-Min Byun, a Molecular Biology scholar from Newcastle University, records 116 publications - the 19th percentile of the discipline.
  • 19% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Hyang-Min Byun, and about 81% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 177–186 publications range, and Hyang-Min Byun ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 117–126 publications, holding 177 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 53% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 177–186 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 564 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Hyang-Min Byun 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 Hyang-Min Byun 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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Hyang-Min Byun D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 40–41 to 145+ D-Index.
  • Hyang-Min Byun, a Molecular Biology scholar from Newcastle University, records 47 D-Index - the 12th percentile of the discipline.
  • 12% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Hyang-Min Byun, and about 88% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Hyang-Min Byun ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 64–65 D-Index, holding 131 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 66–67 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

Hyang-Min Byun is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science. The scientist's work particularly focuses on the molecular and epigenetic effects of environmental exposures and their health implications.

The main fields of study for Hyang-Min Byun include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

In terms of subfields, their research covers:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Genetics
  • Pollution
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

The researcher's main topics of work include:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Hyang-Min Byun has published papers in a number of scientific journals, with frequent publication venues including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Clinical Epigenetics
  • Environmental Research
  • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • Epigenetics

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Hyang-Min Byun demonstrate a focus on environmental impacts on molecular biology and health outcomes:

  • Associations of adverse pregnancy outcomes with high ambient air pollution exposure: Results from the Project ELEFANT (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Mitochondrial DNA methylation in placental tissue: a proof of concept study by means of prenatal environmental stressors (2020, Epigenetics)
  • Platelet mitochondrial DNA methylation predicts future cardiovascular outcome in adults with overweight and obesity (2020, Clinical Epigenetics)
  • Environmental epitranscriptomics (2020, Environmental Research)
  • The exposure levels and health risk assessment of antibiotics in urine and its association with platelet mitochondrial DNA methylation in adults from Tianjin, China: A preliminary study (2022, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety)

Collaborations appear regularly in their work, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Timothy M. Barrow
  • Liqiong Guo
  • Junkai Fang
  • Penghui Li
  • John C. Mathers

Best Publications

  • Genome-scale analysis of aberrant dna methylation in colorectal cancer

    Toshinori Hinoue;Hui Shen;Daniel J. Weisenberger;Peter W. Laird

  • Changes in DNA Methylation Patterns in Subjects Exposed to Low-Dose Benzene

    Valentina Bollati;Andrea Baccarelli;Lifang Hou;Matteo Bonzini

  • Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure affects global and gene-specific DNA methylation.

    Carrie V. Breton;Hyang-Min Byun;Made Wenten;Fei Pan

  • Hypomethylation of a LINE-1 promoter activates an alternate transcript of the MET oncogene in bladders with cancer.

    Erika M. Wolff;Hyang-Min Byun;Han F. Han;Shikhar Sharma

  • Epigenetic profiling of somatic tissues from human autopsy specimens identifies tissue- and individual-specific DNA methylation patterns

    Hyang-Min Byun;Kimberly D. Siegmund;Fei Pan;Daniel J. Weisenberger

  • Effects of airborne pollutants on mitochondrial DNA Methylation

    Hyang Min Byun;Tommaso Panni;Tommaso Panni;Valeria Motta;Valeria Motta;Lifang Hou

  • Placental mitochondrial methylation and exposure to airborne particulate matter in the early life environment: An ENVIRONAGE birth cohort study.

    Bram G Janssen;Hyang-Min Byun;Wilfried Gyselaers;Wouter Lefebvre

  • Changes in DNA methylation of tandem DNA repeats are different from interspersed repeats in cancer

    Si Ho Choi;Scott Worswick;Hyang-Min Byun;Talia Shear

  • Platelet mitochondrial DNA methylation: a potential new marker of cardiovascular disease

    Andrea A Baccarelli;Hyang-Min Byun

  • Genetic and epigenetic variations in inducible nitric oxide synthase promoter, particulate pollution, and exhaled nitric oxide levels in children

    Muhammad T. Salam;Hyang-Min Byun;Fred Lurmann;Carrie V. Breton

  • Particulate Air Pollution and Fasting Blood Glucose in Nondiabetic Individuals: Associations and Epigenetic Mediation in the Normative Aging Study, 2000-2011.

    Cheng Peng;Marie Abele C Bind;Elena Colicino;Itai Kloog

  • Increased mitochondrial DNA copy number in occupations associated with low-dose benzene exposure.

    Michele Carugno;Angela Cecilia Pesatori;Angela Cecilia Pesatori;Laura Dioni;Mirjam Hoxha

  • DNA Methylation in the Arginase–Nitric Oxide Synthase Pathway Is Associated with Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Children with Asthma

    Carrie V. Breton;Hyang-Min Byun;Xinhui Wang;Muhammad T. Salam

  • Predicting DNA methylation level across human tissues

    Baoshan Ma;Elissa H. Wilker;Saffron A G Willis-Owen;Hyang Min Byun

  • Effects of Air Pollution and Blood Mitochondrial DNA Methylation on Markers of Heart Rate Variability.

    Hyang‐Min Byun;Elena Colicino;Letizia Trevisi;Tianteng Fan

  • Particulate Matter, DNA Methylation in Nitric Oxide Synthase, and Childhood Respiratory Disease

    Carrie V. Breton;Muhammad T. Salam;Xinhui Wang;Hyang-Min Byun

  • Long-term epigenetic therapy with oral zebularine has minimal side effects and prevents intestinal tumors in mice.

    Christine B. Yoo;Jody C. Chuang;Hyang-Min Byun;Gerda Egger

  • Morphine induces redox-based changes in global DNA methylation and retrotransposon transcription by inhibition of excitatory amino acid transporter type 3-mediated cysteine uptake.

    Malav Trivedi;Jayni Shah;Nathaniel Hodgson;Hyang-Min Byun

  • Dietary intervention modifies DNA methylation age assessed by the epigenetic clock

    Chanachai Sae-Lee;Chanachai Sae-Lee;Sarah Corsi;Timothy M. Barrow;Gunter G. C. Kuhnle

  • Enhanced brain targeting efficiency of intranasally administered plasmid DNA: an alternative route for brain gene therapy.

    In Kwon Han;Mi Young Kim;Hyang Min Byun;Tae Sun Hwang

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Baccarelli
Andrea Baccarelli Columbia University
Lifang Hou
Lifang Hou Northwestern University
Pier Alberto Bertazzi
Pier Alberto Bertazzi University of Milan
Joel Schwartz
Joel Schwartz Harvard University
Tim S. Nawrot
Tim S. Nawrot Hasselt University
Frank D. Gilliland
Frank D. Gilliland University of Southern California
Yu-Kyoung Oh
Yu-Kyoung Oh Seoul National University
Valentina Bollati
Valentina Bollati University of Milan
Kimberly D. Siegmund
Kimberly D. Siegmund University of Southern California
Peter W. Laird
Peter W. Laird Van Andel Institute

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