2026 John B. Gurdon: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	106	434	31	334	34470

Research.com Recognitions

2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United Kingdom Leader Award
2009 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation
2003 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
2001 - Edwin Grant Conklin Medal, Society for Developmental Biology
1991 - Member of Academia Europaea
1980 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1978 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1977 - Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
1971 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

John B. Gurdon is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research is situated primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, focusing on areas such as Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biomaterials, Surgery, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including:

Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
RNA Research and Splicing
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
RNA modifications and cancer
Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
Cellular Mechanics and Interactions

Recent papers by John B. Gurdon include:

"Long-term association of a transcription factor with its chromatin binding site can stabilize gene expression and cell fate commitment," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Epigenetic homogeneity in histone methylation underlies sperm programming for embryonic transcription," 2020, Nature Communications
"The myeloid lineage is required for the emergence of a regeneration-permissive environment following Xenopus tail amputation," 2020, Development
"Secreted inhibitors drive the loss of regeneration competence in Xenopus limbs," 2021, Development
"A Brief History of Xenopus in Biology," 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Frequently appearing publication venues include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Development
Nature Communications
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Among frequent co-authors are:

Jérôme Jullien
Khayam Javed
Eva Hörmanseder
Can Aztekin
Tom W. Hiscock

John B. Gurdon has received several awards and recognitions, including:

Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation (2009)
Member of the National Academy of Medicine (2003)
Edwin Grant Conklin Medal, Society for Developmental Biology (2001)
Member of Academia Europaea (1991)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1980)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1978)
Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1977)
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (1971)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

The Developmental Capacity of Nuclei taken from Intestinal Epithelium Cells of Feeding Tadpoles

J. B. Gurdon

1470
Citations
Use of frog eggs and oocytes for the study of messenger RNA and its translation in living cells

John Gurdon;Charles Lane;Hugh H.R. Woodland;Gérard Marbaix

1024
Citations
Morphogen gradient interpretation

J. B. Gurdon;P.-Y. Bourillot

883
Citations
ABSENCE OF RIBOSOMAL RNA SYNTHESIS IN THE ANUCLEOLATE MUTANT OF XENOPUS LAEVIS.

Donald D. Brown;J. B. Gurdon

718
Citations
Sexually Mature Individuals of Xenopus laevis from the Transplantation of Single Somatic Nuclei

J B Gurdon;T R Elsdale;M Fischberg

715
Citations
Adult Frogs Derived from the Nuclei of Single Somatic Cells

J.B. Gurdon

629
Citations
Expression cloning of Siamois, a xenopus homeobox gene expressed in dorsal-vegetal cells of blastulae and able to induce a complete secondary axis

Patrick Lemaire;Patrick Lemaire;Nigel Garrett;Nigel Garrett;J.B Gurdon;J.B Gurdon

601
Citations
Activin signalling and response to a morphogen gradient

J. B. Gurdon;P. Harger;A. Mitchell;P. Lemaire

448
Citations
Epigenetic memory of an active gene state depends on histone H3.3 incorporation into chromatin in the absence of transcription

Ray Kit Ng;J. B. Gurdon;J. B. Gurdon

433
Citations
Embryonic induction--molecular prospects.

Gurdon Jb

431
Citations
MyoD expression in the forming somites is an early response to mesoderm induction in Xenopus embryos

N.D. Hopwood;A. Pluck;J.B. Gurdon

426
Citations
A community effect in animal development.

J. B. Gurdon

418
Citations
Nuclear reprogramming in cells

J B Gurdon;Douglas A Melton

414
Citations
Citrullination regulates pluripotency and histone H1 binding to chromatin

Maria A Christophorou;Gonçalo Castelo-Branco;Richard P Halley-Stott;Clara Slade Oliveira

406
Citations
"Fertile" intestine nuclei.

J. B. Gurdon;V. Uehlinger

404
Citations
Injected nuclei in frog oocytes: fate, enlargement, and chromatin dispersal.

J. B. Gurdon

391
Citations
DNA demethylation is necessary for the epigenetic reprogramming of somatic cell nuclei

Stina Simonsson;John Gurdon

391
Citations
Changes in somatic cell nuclei inserted into growing and maturing amphibian oocytes.

J. B. Gurdon

388
Citations
The developmental capacity of nuclei transplanted from keratinized skin cells of adult frogs.

J. B. Gurdon;R. A. Laskey;O. R. Reeves

380
Citations
The generation of diversity and pattern in animal development

J.B. Gurdon

377
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

E. M. De Robertis University of California, Los Angeles

Patrick Lemaire Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Aaron M. Zorn Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Benjamin D. Simons University of Cambridge

John C. Marioni European Bioinformatics Institute

Timothy J. Mohun The Francis Crick Institute

Donald D. Brown Carnegie Institution for Science

Marvin Wickens University of Wisconsin–Madison

Douglas A. Melton Harvard University

Manolis Kellis MIT

External Links

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