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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 93 10781 10126 5546 5127 391 36546
Molecular Biology 93 671 597 367 320 346 36147

Jonathan D. Licht publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jonathan D. Licht between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jonathan D. Licht published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 13.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 142 publications in 2023. 23 of the 567 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 142. Peak 142 publications in 2023. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 19 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 142 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 21 publications 2026: 2 publications
1986 2026

567 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jonathan D. Licht: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 3
1991 1
1992 0
1993 2
1994 5
1995 6
1996 4
1997 6
1998 4
1999 11
2000 7
2001 11
2002 9
2003 13
2004 19
2005 16
2006 11
2007 12
2008 15
2009 13
2010 11
2011 14
2012 17
2013 23
2014 18
2015 17
2016 7
2017 15
2018 18
2019 22
2020 18
2021 24
2022 13
2023 142
2024 15
2025 21
2026 2
Total 567
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Jonathan D. Licht 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 Jonathan D. Licht 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, 337–346 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: 346 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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 31 346
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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Jonathan D. Licht 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 Jonathan D. Licht 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, 92–93 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: 93 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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 93
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

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Jonathan D. Licht is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

The main fields of study include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with 157 publications and Medicine with 104 publications. Within these fields, their work further specializes in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Hematology, Oncology, Cancer Research, and Immunology.

The research topics Jonathan D. Licht has focused on are diverse and include Protein Degradation and Inhibitors, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research.

Recent published papers by Licht and colleagues demonstrate the scope of their work:

  • Histone H1 loss drives lymphoma by disrupting 3D chromatin architecture, 2020, Nature
  • Targeting histone acetylation dynamics and oncogenic transcription by catalytic P300/CBP inhibition, 2021, Molecular Cell
  • Functional Genomics Identify Distinct and Overlapping Genes Mediating Resistance to Different Classes of Heterobifunctional Degraders of Oncoproteins, 2021, Cell Reports
  • FOXM1 regulates leukemia stem cell quiescence and survival in MLL-rearranged AML, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Piperlongumine conjugates induce targeted protein degradation, 2023, Cell chemical biology

Licht collaborates frequently with several researchers, with notable frequent co-authors including Richard L. Bennett, Alberto Riva, Amin Sobh, Jianping Li, and Daphné Dupéré-Richer.

Their work is regularly published in venues such as Blood, Cancer Research, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell Reports, and Nature Communications, reflecting both the volume and range of their research output.

Jonathan D. Licht has received recognition as a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Leukemic IDH1 and IDH2 mutations result in a hypermethylation phenotype, disrupt TET2 function, and impair hematopoietic differentiation.

    Maria E. Figueroa;Omar Abdel-Wahab;Chao Lu;Patrick S. Ward

  • MicroRNA-21 contributes to myocardial disease by stimulating MAP kinase signalling in fibroblasts

    Thomas Thum;Carina Gross;Jan Fiedler;Thomas Fischer

  • Deconstructing a Disease: RAR, Its Fusion Partners, and Their Roles in the Pathogenesis of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

    Ari Melnick;Jonathan D. Licht

  • Mitochondria Are Required for Antigen-Specific T Cell Activation through Reactive Oxygen Species Signaling

    Laura A. Sena;Sha Li;Amit Jairaman;Murali Prakriya

  • Somatic mutations in PTPN11 in juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia

    Marco Tartaglia;Charlotte M Niemeyer;Alessandra Fragale;Alessandra Fragale;Xiaoling Song

  • Transcription factors, normal myeloid development, and leukemia.

    Daniel G. Tenen;Robert Hromas;Jonathan D. Licht;Dong-Er Zhang

  • EZH2 Is Required for Germinal Center Formation and Somatic EZH2 Mutations Promote Lymphoid Transformation

    Wendy Béguelin;Relja Popovic;Matt Teater;Yanwen Jiang

  • Arrest of the cell cycle by the tumour-suppressor BRCA1 requires the cdk-inhibitor p21waf1/cip1

    K Somasundaram;H Zhang;Y X Zeng;Y Houvras

  • Histone deacetylase inhibitors in cancer therapy: Is transcription the primary target?

    Ricky W Johnstone;Jonathan D Licht

  • Sprouty proteins: multifaceted negative-feedback regulators of receptor tyrosine kinase signaling

    Jacqueline M. Mason;Debra J. Morrison;M. Albert Basson;Jonathan D. Licht

  • Clinical and molecular characterization of a rare syndrome of acute promyelocytic leukemia associated with translocation (11;17).

    Jonathan D. Licht;Christine Chomienne;Andre Goy;Alex Chen

  • The MMSET histone methyl transferase switches global histone methylation and alters gene expression in t(4;14) multiple myeloma cells

    Eva Martinez-Garcia;Relja Popovic;Dong Joon Min;Steve M.M. Sweet

  • MDS and secondary AML display unique patterns and abundance of aberrant DNA methylation

    Maria E. Figueroa;Lucy Skrabanek;Yushan Li;Anchalee Jiemjit

  • Sprouty1 Is a Critical Regulator of GDNF/RET-Mediated Kidney Induction

    M. Albert Basson;M. Albert Basson;Simge Akbulut;Judy Watson-Johnson;Ruth Simon

  • Specific peptide interference reveals BCL6 transcriptional and oncogenic mechanisms in B-cell lymphoma cells.

    Jose M Polo;Tania Dell'Oso;Stella Maris Ranuncolo;Leandro Cerchietti

  • A novel repressor, par-4, modulates transcription and growth suppression functions of the Wilms' tumor suppressor WT1.

    R W Johnstone;R H See;S F Sells;J Wang

  • Mechanism of SMRT corepressor recruitment by the BCL6 BTB domain.

    K.Farid Ahmad;K.Farid Ahmad;Ari Melnick;Stuart Lax;Denis Bouchard

  • Mammalian sprouty proteins inhibit cell growth and differentiation by preventing ras activation.

    Isabelle Gross;Bhramdeo Bassit;Miriam Benezra;Jonathan D. Licht

  • Sprouty1 Regulates Reversible Quiescence of a Self-Renewing Adult Muscle Stem Cell Pool during Regeneration

    Kelly L. Shea;Wanyi Xiang;Vincent S. LaPorta;Jonathan D. Licht

  • DNMT3A mutations in acute myeloid leukemia

    Mrinal Y Shah;Jonathan D Licht

Frequent Co-Authors

Ari Melnick
Ari Melnick Cornell University
Samuel Waxman
Samuel Waxman Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Neil L. Kelleher
Neil L. Kelleher Northwestern University
Arthur Zelent
Arthur Zelent University of Miami
Ross L. Levine
Ross L. Levine Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Constantine S. Mitsiades
Constantine S. Mitsiades Harvard University
James E. Bradner
James E. Bradner Amgen (United States)
Omar Abdel-Wahab
Omar Abdel-Wahab Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Aviad Tsherniak
Aviad Tsherniak Broad Institute
Francisca Vazquez
Francisca Vazquez Broad Institute

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