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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 164 659 604 21 21 506 102740
Molecular Biology 164 57 49 4 3 488 102316
Best Female Scientists 164 93 85 3 3 527 100397

Janet Rossant publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Janet Rossant between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Janet Rossant published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 10.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 1998. 10 of the 542 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 1998. 1976: 3 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 12 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 13 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 40 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 24 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 2 publications
1976 2025

542 publications in total across all disciplines

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Janet Rossant: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 3
1977 0
1978 2
1979 3
1980 2
1981 3
1982 2
1983 5
1984 6
1985 8
1986 7
1987 12
1988 7
1989 13
1990 6
1991 6
1992 10
1993 11
1994 8
1995 18
1996 8
1997 9
1998 40
1999 14
2000 6
2001 17
2002 10
2003 24
2004 18
2005 17
2006 23
2007 22
2008 14
2009 12
2010 23
2011 16
2012 13
2013 17
2014 13
2015 8
2016 12
2017 13
2018 9
2019 7
2020 6
2021 10
2022 11
2023 8
2024 8
2025 2
Total 542
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Janet Rossant publications per year - data summary

  • Janet Rossant, a Molecular Biology scholar from University of Toronto, has 542 publications recorded across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1976 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 1998, with 40 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1978, 1980, 1982 and 2025, with 2 publications each.
  • 1 of the 50 years in the span carries no publications at all (1977).
  • The rate of publication averages 10.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.1 per year counting only the 49 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 39 publications, 7% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1976-1992: 95 publications (5.6 per year); 1993-2009: 271 publications (15.9 per year); 2010-2025: 176 publications (11.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Janet Rossant 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 Janet Rossant 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, 487–496 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: 488 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 10 488
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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Janet Rossant 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.
  • Janet Rossant, a Molecular Biology scholar from University of Toronto, records 488 publications - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Janet Rossant, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 177–186 publications range, and Janet Rossant ranks above 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).

Janet Rossant 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 Janet Rossant 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: 164 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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+ 100 164
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Janet Rossant 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.
  • Janet Rossant, a Molecular Biology scholar from University of Toronto, records 164 D-Index - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Janet Rossant, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Janet Rossant ranks above 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2015 - Canada Gairdner Wightman Award
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2007 - Edwin Grant Conklin Medal, Society for Developmental Biology
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1999 - Robert L. Noble Prize, Canadian Cancer Society
  • 1993 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Janet Rossant is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research work spans subfields such as molecular biology, physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, surgery, and cell biology.

The scientist's recent publications cover topics critical to developmental biology, stem cell research, and human embryonic development. Notable papers include:

  • ISSCR Guidelines for Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation: The 2021 update, 2021, published in Stem Cell Reports
  • Evaluating totipotency using criteria of increasing stringency, 2021, published in Nature Cell Biology
  • Early human embryonic development: Blastocyst formation to gastrulation, 2022, published in Developmental Cell
  • Tryptophan-metabolizing gut microbes regulate adult neurogenesis via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Human embryo research, stem cell-derived embryo models and in vitro gametogenesis: Considerations leading to the revised ISSCR guidelines, 2021, published in Stem Cell Reports

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Bin Gu
  • Jianping Fu
  • Nicolas Rivron
  • Brian Bradshaw
  • Eszter Pósfai

Publication venues where Janet Rossant often appears are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Stem Cell Reports
  • Nature Cell Biology
  • Cell Stem Cell
  • Cell

The main topics of study in their research include:

  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ

Janet Rossant's work has been recognized with several awards, such as:

  • Canada Gairdner Wightman Award, 2015
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008
  • Edwin Grant Conklin Medal, Society for Developmental Biology, 2007
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2003
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2000
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2000
  • Robert L. Noble Prize, Canadian Cancer Society, 1999
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1993

Best Publications

  • Failure of blood-island formation and vasculogenesis in Flk-1-deficient mice.

    Fouad Shalaby;Janet Rossant;Janet Rossant;Terry P. Yamaguchi;Terry P. Yamaguchi;Marina Gertsenstein

  • Role of the Flt-1 receptor tyrosine kinase in regulating the assembly of vascular endothelium

    Guo-Hua Fong;Janet Rossant;Janet Rossant;Marina Gertsenstein;Martin L. Breitman;Martin L. Breitman

  • Derivation of completely cell culture-derived mice from early-passage embryonic stem cells

    Andras Nagy;Janet Rossant;Reka Nagy;Wanda Abramow-Newerly

  • Dll4 signalling through Notch1 regulates formation of tip cells during angiogenesis

    Mats Hellström;Li Kun Phng;Jennifer J. Hofmann;Elisabet Wallgard

  • Promotion of Trophoblast Stem Cell Proliferation by FGF4

    Satoshi Tanaka;Tilo Kunath;Anna Katerina Hadjantonakis;Andras Nagy

  • Placental development: Lessons from mouse mutants

    Janet Rossant;James C. Cross

  • Cardiac malformation in neonatal mice lacking connexin43

    A. G. Reaume;P. A. De Sousa;P. A. De Sousa;S. Kulkarni;B. L. Langille

  • Interaction between Oct3/4 and Cdx2 Determines Trophectoderm Differentiation

    Hitoshi Niwa;Yayoi Toyooka;Daisuke Shimosato;Dan Strumpf

  • Characterization of human embryonic stem cell lines by the International Stem Cell Initiative

    Oluseun Adewumi;Behrouz Aflatoonian;Lars Ahrlund-Richter;Michal Amit

  • Cdx2 is required for correct cell fate specification and differentiation of trophectoderm in the mouse blastocyst

    Dan Strumpf;Chai An Mao;Yojiro Yamanaka;Amy Ralston

  • Endothelial cells and VEGF in vascular development

    Leigh Coultas;Kallayanee Chawengsaksophak;Janet Rossant

  • HNF-3β is essential for node and notochord formation in mouse development

    Siew-Lan Ang;Siew-Lan Ang;Janet Rossant;Janet Rossant

  • Control of Effector CD8+ T Cell Function by the Transcription Factor Eomesodermin

    Erika L. Pearce;Alan C. Mullen;Gislâine A. Martins;Connie M. Krawczyk

  • A requirement for Flk1 in primitive and definitive hematopoiesis and vasculogenesis.

    Fouad Shalaby;Jacqueline Ho;William L. Stanford;Klaus Dieter Fischer

  • Notch1 is required for the coordinate segmentation of somites

    Ronald A. Conlon;Andrew G. Reaume;Janet Rossant

  • Retinoid Signaling Determines Germ Cell Fate in Mice

    Josephine Bowles;Deon Knight;Christopher Smith;Dagmar Wilhelm

  • The Hippo signaling pathway components Lats and Yap pattern Tead4 activity to distinguish mouse trophectoderm from inner cell mass.

    Noriyuki Nishioka;Ken ichi Inoue;Kenjiro Adachi;Hiroshi Kiyonari

  • Distinct neural stem cells proliferate in response to EGF and FGF in the developing mouse telencephalon.

    Vincent Tropepe;Maria Sibilia;Brian G. Ciruna;Brian G. Ciruna;Janet Rossant;Janet Rossant

  • Early Lineage Segregation between Epiblast and Primitive Endoderm in Mouse Blastocysts through the Grb2-MAPK Pathway

    Claire Chazaud;Yojiro Yamanaka;Tony Pawson;Janet Rossant

  • Liver organogenesis promoted by endothelial cells prior to vascular function.

    Kunio Matsumoto;Kunio Matsumoto;Hideyuki Yoshitomi;Janet Rossant;Janet Rossant;Kenneth S. Zaret

Frequent Co-Authors

Andras Nagy
Andras Nagy Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Tak W. Mak
Tak W. Mak Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
John C. Roder
John C. Roder University of Toronto
Josef M. Penninger
Josef M. Penninger University of British Columbia
William L. Stanford
William L. Stanford Ottawa Hospital
Alan Bernstein
Alan Bernstein Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Martin L. Breitman
Martin L. Breitman University of Toronto
Jane E. Aubin
Jane E. Aubin University of Toronto
Benoit G. Bruneau
Benoit G. Bruneau Gladstone Institutes
Colin McKerlie
Colin McKerlie Hospital for Sick Children

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