2026 J. Wade Harper: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	148	88	76	56	48	307	119307
Biology and Biochemistry	150	177	156	124	110	330	120947

J. Wade Harper 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. Wade Harper sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 307 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. Wade Harper 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. Wade Harper sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 148 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2013 - Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists
2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1999 - American Dairy Science Association Fellowship Award
1975 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Overview

J. Wade Harper is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans key areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine. They have a strong focus on molecular biology, cell biology, epidemiology, physiology, and neurology.

The primary themes in Harper's work include autophagy in disease and therapy, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, cellular transport and secretion, mitochondrial function and pathology, endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and lysosomal storage disorders research.

Harper has published extensively in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature, Nature Communications, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory): 25 publications
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research): 12 publications
Nature: 8 publications
Nature Communications: 6 publications
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: 5 publications

Frequent co-authors include:

João A. Paulo (49 joint publications)
Alban Ordureau (24 joint publications)
Steven P. Gygi (20 joint publications)
Sharan Swarup (19 joint publications)
Brenda A. Schulman (17 joint publications)

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Harper are:

"Dual proteome-scale networks reveal cell-specific remodeling of the human interactome," 2021, Cell
"Cullin-RING Ubiquitin Ligase Regulatory Circuits: A Quarter Century Beyond the F-Box Hypothesis," 2021, Annual Review of Biochemistry
"Global Landscape and Dynamics of Parkin and USP30-Dependent Ubiquitylomes in iNeurons during Mitophagic Signaling," 2020, Molecular Cell
"EDF1 coordinates cellular responses to ribosome collisions," 2020, eLife
"Quantitative proteomics reveals the selectivity of ubiquitin-binding autophagy receptors in the turnover of damaged lysosomes by lysophagy," 2021, eLife

Harper was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018.

Best Publications

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

8665
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

8488
Citations
The p21 Cdk-interacting protein Cip1 is a potent inhibitor of G1 cyclin-dependent kinases

J. Wade Harper;Guy R. Adami;Nan Wei;Khandan Keyomarsi

7629
Citations
Mice Lacking p21CIP1/WAF1 undergo normal development, but are defective in G1 checkpoint control

Chuxia Deng;Chuxia Deng;Pumin Zhang;J. Wade Harper;Stephen J. Elledge;Stephen J. Elledge

2780
Citations
A Map of the Interactome Network of the Metazoan C. elegans

Siming Li;Christopher M. Armstrong;Nicolas Bertin;Hui Ge

2188
Citations
The DNA Damage Response: Ten Years After

J. Wade Harper;Stephen J. Elledge;Stephen J. Elledge;Stephen J. Elledge

2076
Citations
p53-dependent inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinase activities in human fibroblasts during radiation-induced G1 arrest

Vjekoslav Dulić;William K. Kaufmann;William K. Kaufmann;Sandra J. Wilson;Sandra J. Wilson;Thea D. Tisty;Thea D. Tisty

1977
Citations
SKP1 connects cell cycle regulators to the ubiquitin proteolysis machinery through a novel motif, the F-box.

Chang Bai;Partha Sen;Kay Hofmann;Lei Ma

1843
Citations
Quantitative proteomics identifies NCOA4 as the cargo receptor mediating ferritinophagy

Joseph D. Mancias;Xiaoxu Wang;Steven P. Gygi;J. Wade Harper

1781
Citations
Systematic and Quantitative Assessment of the Ubiquitin-Modified Proteome

Woong Kim;Eric J. Bennett;Edward L. Huttlin;Ailan Guo

1761
Citations
Structure of the Cul1-Rbx1-Skp1-F boxSkp2 SCF ubiquitin ligase complex.

Ning Zheng;Brenda A. Schulman;Brenda A. Schulman;Langzhou Song;Julie J. Miller

1745
Citations
Network organization of the human autophagy system

Christian Behrends;Mathew E. Sowa;Steven P. Gygi;J. Wade Harper

1711
Citations
Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes

Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Eric H. Baehrecke;Andrea Ballabio;Patricia Boya

1670
Citations
Defining the Human Deubiquitinating Enzyme Interaction Landscape

Mathew E. Sowa;Eric J. Bennett;Steven P. Gygi;J. Wade Harper

1666
Citations
F-Box Proteins Are Receptors that Recruit Phosphorylated Substrates to the SCF Ubiquitin-Ligase Complex

Dorota Skowyra;Karen L Craig;Mike Tyers;Stephen J Elledge

1543
Citations
Formation and activation of a cyclin E-cdk2 complex during the G1 phase of the human cell cycle

Koff A;Giordano A;Desai D;Yamashita K

1442
Citations
The BioPlex Network: A Systematic Exploration of the Human Interactome

Edward L. Huttlin;Lily Ting;Raphael J. Bruckner;Fana Gebreab

1418
Citations
Architecture of the human interactome defines protein communities and disease networks

Edward L. Huttlin;Raphael J. Bruckner;Joao A. Paulo;Joe R. Cannon

1393
Citations
Inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinases by p21.

J W Harper;S J Elledge;K Keyomarsi;B Dynlacht

1392
Citations
p57KIP2, a structurally distinct member of the p21CIP1 Cdk inhibitor family, is a candidate tumor suppressor gene.

S Matsuoka;M C Edwards;C Bai;S Parker

1363
Citations