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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 61 1916 1725 949 839 157 11286

John-Stephen Taylor publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John-Stephen Taylor between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John-Stephen Taylor published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2001. 4 of the 179 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2001. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 5 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 5 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1982 2025

179 publications in total across all disciplines

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John-Stephen Taylor: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 3
1989 1
1990 5
1991 2
1992 3
1993 9
1994 5
1995 4
1996 5
1997 4
1998 7
1999 7
2000 10
2001 11
2002 5
2003 2
2004 10
2005 8
2006 2
2007 2
2008 7
2009 10
2010 7
2011 2
2012 5
2013 9
2014 2
2015 4
2016 0
2017 3
2018 1
2019 5
2020 0
2021 4
2022 2
2023 5
2024 3
2025 1
Total 179
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John-Stephen Taylor 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-Stephen Taylor 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, 157–166 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: 157 publications — 41st percentile

41% 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
157–166 159 157
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
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John-Stephen Taylor 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-Stephen Taylor 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, 60–61 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: 61 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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 61
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1988 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

John-Stephen Taylor is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, notably:

  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Light effects on plants
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer

Their recent published papers include:

  • The effect of flanking bases on direct and triplet sensitized cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer formation in DNA depends on the dipyrimidine, wavelength and the photosensitizer (2021, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • The impact of inversions across 33,924 families with rare disease from a national genome sequencing project (2024, The American Journal of Human Genetics)
  • Ability of the Putative Decomposition Products of 2,3-dioxetanes of Indoles to Photosensitize Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimer (CPD) Formation and its Implications for the "Dark" (Chemisensitized) Pathway to CPDs in Melanocytes† (2021, Photochemistry and Photobiology)
  • Correction to: Retention of duplicated genes in evolution (2022, Trends in Genetics)
  • Reaction Mechanism of (6-4) Photolyase (2021, UNC Libraries)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated on multiple publications with John-Stephen Taylor include:

  • Natalia E. Gutierrez-Bayona
  • Hsin-Chieh Yang
  • Savannah S. Scruggs
  • Mengqi Chai
  • Michael L. Gross

Common venues for their research output incorporate:

  • Photochemistry and Photobiology
  • UNC Libraries
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Trends in Genetics

John-Stephen Taylor was awarded the title of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1988.

Best Publications

  • Roles of E. coli DNA polymerases IV and V in lesion-targeted and untargeted SOS mutagenesis

    Mengjia Tang;Phuong Pham;Xuan Shen;John-Stephen Taylor

  • Error-free and error-prone lesion bypass by human DNA polymerase κ in vitro

    Yanbin Zhang;Fenghua Yuan;Xiaohua Wu;Mu Wang;Mu Wang

  • Cytochrome c Biogenesis: Mechanisms for Covalent Modifications and Trafficking of Heme and for Heme-Iron Redox Control

    Robert G. Kranz;Cynthia Richard-Fogal;John-Stephen Taylor;Elaine R. Frawley

  • Comparative analysis of binding of human damaged DNA-binding protein (XPE) and Escherichia coli damage recognition protein (UvrA) to the major ultraviolet photoproducts: T[c,s]T, T[t,s]T, T[6-4]T, and T[Dewar]T.

    J T Reardon;A F Nichols;S Keeney;C A Smith

  • Crystal structure of a DNA decamer containing a cis-syn thymine dimer

    HaJeung Park;Kaijiang Zhang;Yingjie Ren;Sourena Nadji

  • Error-prone lesion bypass by human DNA polymerase η

    Yanbin Zhang;Fenghua Yuan;Xiaohua Wu;Olga Rechkoblit

  • Shape effects of nanoparticles conjugated with cell-penetrating peptides (HIV Tat PTD) on CHO cell uptake.

    Ke Zhang;Huafeng Fang;Zhiyun Chen;John-Stephen A. Taylor

  • DNA, light, and Dewar pyrimidinones: the structure and biological significance to TpT3

    John Stephen Taylor;Michael P. Cohrs

  • Characterization of (6-4) photoproduct DNA photolyase.

    Sang Tae Kim;Khushbeer Malhotra;Colin A. Smith;John Stephen Taylor

  • Reaction Mechanism of (6-4) Photolyase

    Xiaodong Zhao;Jianquan Liu;David S. Hsu;Shaying Zhao

  • Specificity of DNA lesion bypass by the yeast DNA polymerase η

    Fenghua Yuan;Yanbin Zhang;Deepak K. Rajpal;Xiaohua Wu

  • Response of human DNA polymerase ι to DNA lesions

    Yanbin Zhang;Fenghua Yuan;Xiaohua Wu;John Stephen Taylor

  • In vivo evidence that UV-induced C-->T mutations at dipyrimidine sites could result from the replicative bypass of cis-syn cyclobutane dimers or their deamination products.

    Nan Jiang;John Stephen Taylor

  • Preparation and characterization of a set of deoxyoligonucleotide 49-mers containing site-specific cis-syn, trans-syn-I, (6-4), and Dewar photoproducts of thymidylyl(3'-->5')-thymidine.

    C A Smith;J S Taylor

  • DNA repair by eukaryotic nucleotide excision nuclease : removal of thymine dimer and psoralen monoadduct by HeLa cell-free extract and of thymine dimer by Xenopus laevis oocytes

    Daniel L. Svoboda;John Stephen Taylor;John E. Hearst;Aziz Sancar

  • DNA, sunlight and skin cancer

    John-Stephen Taylor

  • Response of human REV1 to different DNA damage: preferential dCMP insertion opposite the lesion

    Yanbin Zhang;Xiaohua Wu;Olga Rechkoblit;Nicholas E. Geacintov

  • Nucleic acid-triggered catalytic drug release

    Zhaochun Ma;John-Stephen Taylor

  • Solution-state structure of a DNA dodecamer duplex containing a Cis-syn thymine cyclobutane dimer, the major UV photoproduct of DNA.

    Kathleen McAteer;Y Jing;J Kao;J S. Taylor

  • Nucleic acid-triggered fluorescent probe activation by the Staudinger reaction.

    Jianfeng Cai;Xiaoxu Li;Xuan Yue;John Stephen Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen L. Wooley
Karen L. Wooley Texas A&M University
Michael L. Gross
Michael L. Gross Washington University in St. Louis
Aziz Sancar
Aziz Sancar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nicholas E. Geacintov
Nicholas E. Geacintov New York University
Mu Wang
Mu Wang Indiana University
Michael J. Welch
Michael J. Welch Washington University in St. Louis
Raj K. Pandita
Raj K. Pandita Houston Methodist
Steven L. Brody
Steven L. Brody Washington University in St. Louis
Matthew L. Becker
Matthew L. Becker Duke University
Peter M. J. Burgers
Peter M. J. Burgers Washington University in St. Louis

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