James E. Rothman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James E. Rothman between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James E. Rothman published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2017. 4 of the 408 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15 20

1972 2025

408 publications in total across all disciplines

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James E. Rothman: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year	Publications
1972	3
1973	1
1974	0
1975	1
1976	3
1977	6
1978	2
1979	1
1980	4
1981	5
1982	4
1983	2
1984	11
1985	10
1986	9
1987	7
1988	2
1989	11
1990	11
1991	7
1992	15
1993	15
1994	11
1995	4
1996	19
1997	10
1998	10
1999	9
2000	14
2001	5
2002	5
2003	4
2004	5
2005	6
2006	6
2007	2
2008	2
2009	4
2010	6
2011	11
2012	5
2013	12
2014	11
2015	6
2016	15
2017	23
2018	13
2019	21
2020	21
2021	9
2022	3
2023	2
2024	3
2025	1
Total	408

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James E. Rothman 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 James E. Rothman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

50 100 150

47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 332 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
317–326	41
327–336	42	332
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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James E. Rothman 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 James E. Rothman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

25 50 75 100 125

40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 142 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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	142
144	7
145+	100

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
2015 - Member of Academia Europaea
2013 - Nobel Prize for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells
2010 - Kavli Prize, The Kavli Foundation for discovering the molecular basis of neurotransmitter release
2010 - E.B. Wilson Medal, American Society for Cell Biology
2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2002 - Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University
2002 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation
1997 - Richard Lounsbery Award, National Academy of Sciences and the French Academy of Sciences for his dissection of the biochemical mechanisms by which proteins are transferred from one cellular compartment to another and to the outside world. These mechanisms are important in neurotransmission tissue biogenesis and hormonal secretion.
1996 - Canada Gairdner International Award
1995 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
1994 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1993 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

James E. Rothman is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, and Biophysics.

The scientist's work covers key topics including:

Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
Cellular transport and secretion
Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism

Recent significant publications include:

"Nanoscale subcellular architecture revealed by multicolor three-dimensional salvaged fluorescence imaging", 2020, Nature Methods
"Synaptotagmin 1 oligomers clamp and regulate different modes of neurotransmitter release", 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Synergistic roles of Synaptotagmin-1 and complexin in calcium-regulated neuronal exocytosis", 2020, eLife
"Direct determination of oligomeric organization of integral membrane proteins and lipids from intact customizable bilayer", 2023, Nature Methods
"TANGO1 membrane helices create a lipid diffusion barrier at curved membranes", 2020, eLife

James E. Rothman frequently collaborates with several researchers. Notable co-authors include Jeff Coleman, Frédéric Pincet, Shyam S. Krishnakumar, Aniruddha Panda, and Kallol Gupta.

The scientist publishes regularly in several research venues, with multiple publications in FEBS Letters, Nature Methods, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biophysical Journal, and eLife.

Best Publications

SNAP receptors implicated in vesicle targeting and fusion

Thomas Söllner;Sidney W. Whiteheart;Michael Brunner;Hediye Erdjument-Bromage

3970
Citations
MECHANISMS OF INTRACELLULAR PROTEIN TRANSPORT

J. E. Rothman

3353
Citations
SNAREpins: Minimal Machinery for Membrane Fusion

Thomas Weber;Boris V Zemelman;James A McNew;Benedikt Westermann

2996
Citations
Visualizing secretion and synaptic transmission with pH-sensitive green fluorescent proteins

Gero Miesenböck;Dino A. De Angelis;James E. Rothman

2966
Citations
A protein assembly-disassembly pathway in vitro that may correspond to sequential steps of synaptic vesicle docking, activation, and fusion

Thomas Söllner;Mark K. Bennett;Sidney W. Whiteheart;Richard H. Scheller

2335
Citations
Membrane Fusion: Grappling with SNARE and SM Proteins

Thomas C. Südhof;James E. Rothman

2240
Citations
Protein Sorting by Transport Vesicles

James E. Rothman;Felix T. Wieland

1544
Citations
Membrane Asymmetry: The nature of membrane asymmetry provides clues to the puzzle of how membranes are assembled.

James E. Rothman;John Lenard

1314
Citations
Molecular dissection of the secretory pathway

James E. Rothman;Lelio Orci;Lelio Orci

1279
Citations
Biosynthetic protein transport and sorting by the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi.

Suzanne R. Pfeffer;James E. Rothman

1241
Citations
Polypeptide chain binding proteins: catalysts of protein folding and related processes in cells.

James E. Rothman

1110
Citations
Peptide-binding specificity of the molecular chaperone BiP.

Gregory C. Flynn;Jan Pohl;Mark T. Flocco;James E. Rothman

1043
Citations
Peptide binding and release by proteins implicated as catalysts of protein assembly

Gregory C. Flynn;Thomas G. Chappell;James E. Rothman

1016
Citations
Inhibition by brefeldin A of a Golgi membrane enzyme that catalyses exchange of guanine nucleotide bound to ARF

J. Bernd Helms;James E. Rothman

917
Citations
Reconstitution of the transport of protein between successive compartments of the golgi measured by the coupled incorporation of N-acetylglucosamine

William E. Balch;William G. Dunphy;William A. Braell;James E. Rothman

873
Citations
Compartmental specificity of cellular membrane fusion encoded in SNARE proteins

James A. McNew;Francesco Parlati;Ryouichi Fukuda;Robert J. Johnston

857
Citations
Uncoating ATPase is a member of the 70 kilodalton family of stress proteins

Thomas G. Chappell;William J. Welch;David M. Schlossman;Karen B. Palter

769
Citations
Purification of an N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive protein catalyzing vesicular transport.

Marc R. Block;Benjamin S. Glick;Celeste A. Wilcox;Felix T. Wieland

761
Citations
SNAPs, a family of NSF attachment proteins involved in intracellular membrane fusion in animals and yeast.

Douglas O. Clary;Douglas O. Clary;Irene C. Griff;James E. Rothman

756
Citations
A fusion protein required for vesicle-mediated transport in both mammalian cells and yeast

Duncan W. Wilson;Celeste A. Wilcox;Gregory C. Flynn;Ellson Chen

746
Citations