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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 146 98 85 61 53 590 71677

John A. Tainer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John A. Tainer between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John A. Tainer published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 16.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2021. 36 of the 875 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2021. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 12 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 14 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 20 publications 1996: 21 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 24 publications 1999: 35 publications 2000: 34 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 32 publications 2003: 34 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 33 publications 2007: 25 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 31 publications 2010: 33 publications 2011: 33 publications 2012: 33 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 40 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 15 publications
1973 2025

875 publications in total across all disciplines

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John A. Tainer: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 0
1975 4
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 2
1981 0
1982 0
1983 3
1984 2
1985 5
1986 4
1987 7
1988 5
1989 3
1990 8
1991 12
1992 11
1993 14
1994 4
1995 20
1996 21
1997 14
1998 24
1999 35
2000 34
2001 20
2002 32
2003 34
2004 27
2005 22
2006 33
2007 25
2008 23
2009 31
2010 33
2011 33
2012 33
2013 28
2014 29
2015 19
2016 19
2017 21
2018 27
2019 21
2020 20
2021 40
2022 14
2023 21
2024 21
2025 15
Total 875
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John A. Tainer 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 John A. Tainer 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, 564+ 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: 590 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100 590
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John A. Tainer 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 John A. Tainer 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: 146 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+ 100 146
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award

Overview

John A. Tainer is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. The research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology with a focus on Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, Genetics, and Immunology. Their work explores several key topics, including DNA Repair Mechanisms, PARP inhibition in cancer therapy, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, RNA Research and Splicing, RNA modifications and cancer, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and Enzyme Structure and Function.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with John A. Tainer include:

  • Albino Bacolla
  • Chi-Lin Tsai
  • Susan E. Tsutakawa
  • Aleem Syed
  • Zamal Ahmed

The scientist's publications are often found in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Recent papers authored or co-authored by John A. Tainer include:

  • "PD-L1-mediated gasdermin C expression switches apoptosis to pyroptosis in cancer cells and facilitates tumour necrosis," 2020, Nature Cell Biology
  • "A first-in-class polymerase theta inhibitor selectively targets homologous-recombination-deficient tumors," 2021, Nature Cancer
  • "Vitamin E Enhances Cancer Immunotherapy by Reinvigorating Dendritic Cells via Targeting Checkpoint SHP1," 2022, Cancer Discovery
  • "Histone Acetyltransferase MOF Orchestrates Outcomes at the Crossroad of Oncogenesis, DNA Damage Response, Proliferation, and Stem Cell Development," 2020, Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • "Human XPG nuclease structure, assembly, and activities with insights for neurodegeneration and cancer from pathogenic mutations," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and structural defects in Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase

    Han Xiang Deng;Afif Hentati;John A. Tainer;Zafar Iqbal

  • X-ray solution scattering (SAXS) combined with crystallography and computation: defining accurate macromolecular structures, conformations and assemblies in solution.

    Christopher D. Putnam;Michal Hammel;Greg L. Hura;John A. Tainer

  • Determination and analysis of the 2 A-structure of copper, zinc superoxide dismutase.

    John A. Tainer;Elizabeth D. Getzoff;Karl M. Beem;Jane S. Richardson

  • Structure and mechanism of copper, zinc superoxide dismutase

    John A. Tainer;Elizabeth D. Getzoff;Elizabeth D. Getzoff;Jane S. Richardson;David C. Richardson

  • Structural biology of Rad50 ATPase: ATP-driven conformational control in DNA double-strand break repair and the ABC-ATPase superfamily.

    Karl Peter Hopfner;Annette Karcher;David S. Shin;Lisa Craig

  • MODBASE, a database of annotated comparative protein structure models, and associated resources

    Ursula Pieper;Narayanan Eswar;Ben M. Webb;David Eramian;David Eramian

  • Type IV pilus structure and bacterial pathogenicity

    Lisa Craig;Michael E. Pique;John A. Tainer

  • DNA-bound structures and mutants reveal abasic DNA binding by APE1 DNA repair and coordination

    Clifford D. Mol;Tadahide Izumi;Sankar Mitra;John A. Tainer

  • Structure of nitric oxide synthase oxygenase dimer with pterin and substrate.

    Brian R. Crane;Brian R. Crane;Andrew S. Arvai;Dipak K. Ghosh;Chaoqun Wu

  • Accurate assessment of mass, models and resolution by small-angle scattering

    Robert P. Rambo;John A. Tainer

  • Robust, high-throughput solution structural analyses by small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)

    Greg L. Hura;Angeli L. Menon;Michal Hammel;Robert P. Rambo

  • Electrostatic recognition between superoxide and copper, zinc superoxide dismutase

    Elizabeth D. Getzoff;John A. Tainer;Paul K. Weiner;Peter A. Kollman

  • The Rad50 zinc-hook is a structure joining Mre11 complexes in DNA recombination and repair

    Karl Peter Hopfner;Lisa Craig;Gabriel Moncalian;Robert A. Zinkel

  • Characterizing flexible and intrinsically unstructured biological macromolecules by SAS using the Porod-Debye law.

    Robert P. Rambo;John A. Tainer

  • Transferrin receptor internalization sequence YXRF implicates a tight turn as the structural recognition motif for endocytosis

    James F. Collawn;Martin Stangel;Leslie A. Kuhn;Victor Esekogwu

  • A nucleotide-flipping mechanism from the structure of human uracil-DNA glycosylase bound to DNA.

    Geir Slupphaug;Clifford D. Mol;Bodil Kavli;Andrew S. Arvai

  • Structural Biochemistry and Interaction Architecture of the DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Mre11 Nuclease and Rad50-ATPase

    Karl Peter Hopfner;Annette Karcher;Lisa Craig;Tammy T. Woo

  • Active and inhibited human catalase structures: ligand and NADPH binding and catalytic mechanism.

    Christopher D Putnam;Andrew S Arvai;Yves Bourne;John A Tainer

  • DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Pathway Choice Is Directed by Distinct MRE11 Nuclease Activities.

    Atsushi Shibata;Atsushi Shibata;Davide Moiani;Davide Moiani;Andrew S. Arvai;Andrew S. Arvai;Jefferson Perry;Jefferson Perry;Jefferson Perry

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth D. Getzoff
Elizabeth D. Getzoff Scripps Research Institute
Andrew S. Arvai
Andrew S. Arvai Scripps Research Institute
Susan P. Lees-Miller
Susan P. Lees-Miller University of Calgary
Christopher D. Putnam
Christopher D. Putnam University of California, San Diego
Diane E. Cabelli
Diane E. Cabelli Brookhaven National Laboratory
Tom Ellenberger
Tom Ellenberger Washington University in St. Louis
Brian R. Crane
Brian R. Crane Cornell University
David N. Silverman
David N. Silverman University of Florida
Hans E. Krokan
Hans E. Krokan Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Geir Slupphaug
Geir Slupphaug Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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