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106
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John B. Gurdon 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 B. Gurdon sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 334 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.

John B. Gurdon 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 B. Gurdon sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • 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

  • Morphogen gradient interpretation

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

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

    Donald D. Brown;J. B. Gurdon

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

    J B Gurdon;T R Elsdale;M Fischberg

  • Adult Frogs Derived from the Nuclei of Single Somatic Cells

    J.B. Gurdon

  • 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

  • Activin signalling and response to a morphogen gradient

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

  • 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

  • Embryonic induction--molecular prospects.

    Gurdon Jb

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

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

  • A community effect in animal development.

    J. B. Gurdon

  • Nuclear reprogramming in cells

    J B Gurdon;Douglas A Melton

  • Citrullination regulates pluripotency and histone H1 binding to chromatin

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

  • "Fertile" intestine nuclei.

    J. B. Gurdon;V. Uehlinger

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

    J. B. Gurdon

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

    Stina Simonsson;John Gurdon

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

    J. B. Gurdon

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

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

  • The generation of diversity and pattern in animal development

    J.B. Gurdon

Frequent Co-Authors

E. M. De Robertis
E. M. De Robertis University of California, Los Angeles
Patrick Lemaire
Patrick Lemaire Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Aaron M. Zorn
Aaron M. Zorn Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Benjamin D. Simons
Benjamin D. Simons University of Cambridge
John C. Marioni
John C. Marioni European Bioinformatics Institute
Timothy J. Mohun
Timothy J. Mohun The Francis Crick Institute
Donald D. Brown
Donald D. Brown Carnegie Institution for Science
Marvin Wickens
Marvin Wickens University of Wisconsin–Madison
Douglas A. Melton
Douglas A. Melton Harvard University

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