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D-Index
84
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32097
World Ranking
867
National Ranking
456

J. Gregor Sutcliffe 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 J. Gregor Sutcliffe sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 564+

This scientist: 141 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

J. Gregor Sutcliffe 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 J. Gregor Sutcliffe sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • The hypocretins: Hypothalamus-specific peptides with neuroexcitatory activity

    L. de Lecea;T. S. Kilduff;C. Peyron;X.-B. Gao

  • Neurons Containing Hypocretin (Orexin) Project to Multiple Neuronal Systems

    Christelle Peyron;Devin K. Tighe;Anthony N. van den Pol;Anthony N. van den Pol;Luis de Lecea

  • Hypocretin/Orexin- and melanin-concentrating hormone-expressing cells form distinct populations in the rodent lateral hypothalamus: Relationship to the neuropeptide Y and agouti gene-related protein systems

    C. Broberger;L. De Lecea;J.G. Sutcliffe;T. Hökfelt

  • A novel adenylyl cyclase-activating serotonin receptor (5-HT7) implicated in the regulation of mammalian circadian rhythms.

    Timothy W. Lovenberg;Bruce M. Baron;Luis de Lecea;Joseph D. Miller

  • Hypocretin-1 modulates rapid eye movement sleep through activation of locus coeruleus neurons.

    Patrice Bourgin;Salvador Huitrón-Reséndiz;Avron D. Spier;Véronique Fabre

  • The hypocretins: setting the arousal threshold.

    J. Gregor Sutcliffe;Luis de Lecea

  • A cortical neuropeptide with neuronal depressant and sleep-modulating properties

    Luis de Lecea;José R. Criado;Óscar Prospero-Garcia;Kaare M. Gautvik

  • Functional, molecular and pharmacological advances in 5-HT7 receptor research

    Peter B. Hedlund;J. Gregor Sutcliffe

  • Two forms of 1B236/myelin-associated glycoprotein, a cell adhesion molecule for postnatal neural development, are produced by alternative splicing.

    C Lai;M A Brow;K A Nave;A B Noronha

  • Nucleotide sequences of two mRNAs for rat brain myelin proteolipid protein.

    R J Milner;C Lai;K A Nave;D Lenoir

  • 5-HT7 Receptor Inhibition and Inactivation Induce Antidepressantlike Behavior and Sleep Pattern

    Peter B. Hedlund;Salvador Huitron-Resendiz;Steven J. Henriksen;J. Gregor Sutcliffe

  • Heterogeneous expression of the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells‐2 on adult murine microglia

    Christoph D. Schmid;Lauren N. Sautkulis;Patria E. Danielson;Judith Cooper

  • Overview of the most prevalent hypothalamus-specific mRNAs, as identified by directional tag PCR subtraction

    Gautvik Km;de Lecea L;Gautvik Vt;Danielson Pe

  • The hypocretins: excitatory neuromodulatory peptides for multiple homeostatic systems, including sleep and feeding.

    J. Gregor Sutcliffe;Luis de Lecea

  • Subtractive cDNA cloning of RC3, a rodent cortex-enriched mRNA encoding a novel 78 residue protein.

    J. B. Watson;E. F. Battenberg;K. K. Wong;F. E. Bloom

  • Pituitary hyperplasia and gigantism in mice caused by a cholera toxin transgene.

    Frank H. Burton;Karl W. Hasel;Floyd E. Bloom;J. Gregor Sutcliffe

  • 8-OH-DPAT acts on both 5-HT1A and 5-HT7 receptors to induce hypothermia in rodents

    Peter B Hedlund;Lisa Kelly;Curt Mazur;Timothy Lovenberg

  • Identifying the protein products of brain-specific genes with antibodies to chemically synthesized peptides.

    J.Gregor Sutcliffe;Robert J. Milner;Thomas M. Shinnick;Floyd E. Bloom

  • Molecular profiles of schizophrenia in the CNS at different stages of illness.

    Sujatha Narayan;Bin Tang;Steven R. Head;Timothy J. Gilmartin

  • No hypothermic response to serotonin in 5-HT7 receptor knockout mice.

    P. B. Hedlund;P. E. Danielson;E. A. Thomas;K. Slanina

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis de Lecea
Luis de Lecea Stanford University
Elizabeth A. Thomas
Elizabeth A. Thomas University of California, Irvine
Steven J. Henriksen
Steven J. Henriksen Scripps Research Institute
George R. Siggins
George R. Siggins Scripps Research Institute
Floyd E. Bloom
Floyd E. Bloom Scripps Research Institute
Juan Bernal
Juan Bernal Autonomous University of Madrid
Eduardo Soriano
Eduardo Soriano University of Barcelona
Brian Dean
Brian Dean Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Thomas S. Kilduff
Thomas S. Kilduff SRI International
Steven R. Head
Steven R. Head Scripps Research Institute

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