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Molecular Biology
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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 148 88 76 55 47 307 119307
Biology and Biochemistry 150 177 156 124 110 330 120947

J. Wade Harper publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by J. Wade Harper between 1981 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. J. Wade Harper published across 46 years, from 1981 to 2026, averaging 8.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2022. 16 of the 406 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2022. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 5 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1981 2026

406 publications in total across all disciplines

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J. Wade Harper: publications per year, 1981 to 2026
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 1
1985 3
1986 4
1987 3
1988 2
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 5
1993 5
1994 2
1995 6
1996 4
1997 6
1998 5
1999 12
2000 5
2001 4
2002 12
2003 13
2004 14
2005 12
2006 11
2007 13
2008 10
2009 10
2010 15
2011 14
2012 12
2013 12
2014 10
2015 16
2016 22
2017 13
2018 7
2019 15
2020 14
2021 16
2022 28
2023 9
2024 22
2025 15
2026 1
Total 406
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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.

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, 307–316 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: 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.

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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
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 46 307
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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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.

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, 145+ 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: 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.

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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
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+ 100 148
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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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • A Map of the Interactome Network of the Metazoan C. elegans

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

  • The DNA Damage Response: Ten Years After

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Quantitative proteomics identifies NCOA4 as the cargo receptor mediating ferritinophagy

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

  • Systematic and Quantitative Assessment of the Ubiquitin-Modified Proteome

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

  • 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

  • Network organization of the human autophagy system

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

  • Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes

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

  • Defining the Human Deubiquitinating Enzyme Interaction Landscape

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The BioPlex Network: A Systematic Exploration of the Human Interactome

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

  • Architecture of the human interactome defines protein communities and disease networks

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

  • Inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinases by p21.

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. Elledge
Stephen J. Elledge Harvard University
Steven P. Gygi
Steven P. Gygi Harvard University
Joao A. Paulo
Joao A. Paulo Harvard University
Mathew E. Sowa
Mathew E. Sowa Harvard University
Brenda A. Schulman
Brenda A. Schulman Max Planck Society
Jianping Jin
Jianping Jin Zhejiang University
Alec C. Kimmelman
Alec C. Kimmelman New York University
Wolfram Goessling
Wolfram Goessling Brigham and Women's Hospital
Yang Shi
Yang Shi University of Oxford
Peter M. Howley
Peter M. Howley Harvard Medical School

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