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Jonathan S. Weissman

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Molecular Biology
USA
2026
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Genetics
USA
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 164 53 45 35 31 486 136637
Best Scientists 164 1090 985 628 551 418 128288

Jonathan S. Weissman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jonathan S. Weissman between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jonathan S. Weissman published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 14.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2016. 14 of the 522 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2016. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 5 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 33 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 40 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 35 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 39 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 2 publications
1991 2026

522 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jonathan S. Weissman: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 3
1993 1
1994 2
1995 6
1996 3
1997 2
1998 4
1999 1
2000 5
2001 6
2002 4
2003 3
2004 5
2005 8
2006 13
2007 10
2008 12
2009 10
2010 13
2011 15
2012 15
2013 32
2014 33
2015 27
2016 40
2017 22
2018 26
2019 28
2020 35
2021 33
2022 25
2023 39
2024 26
2025 12
2026 2
Total 522
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Jonathan S. Weissman publications per year - data summary

  • Jonathan S. Weissman, a Molecular Biology scholar from MIT, has 522 publications recorded across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1991 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 40 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1991, 1993 and 1999, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 14.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.5 per year counting only the 36 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 104 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1991-2002: 38 publications (3.2 per year); 2003-2014: 169 publications (14.1 per year); 2015-2026: 315 publications (26.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Jonathan S. Weissman 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 S. Weissman 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, 477–486 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: 486 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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 14 486
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 S. Weissman publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 47–56 to 564+ publications.
  • Jonathan S. Weissman, a Molecular Biology scholar from MIT, records 486 publications - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Jonathan S. Weissman, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 177–186 publications range, and Jonathan S. Weissman ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 117–126 publications, holding 177 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 53% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 177–186 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 564 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Jonathan S. Weissman 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 S. Weissman 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: 164 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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+ 100 164
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Jonathan S. Weissman D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 40–41 to 145+ D-Index.
  • Jonathan S. Weissman, a Molecular Biology scholar from MIT, records 164 D-Index - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Jonathan S. Weissman, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Jonathan S. Weissman ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 64–65 D-Index, holding 131 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 66–67 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

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 in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award

Overview

Jonathan S. Weissman is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has made contributions primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Oncology, Biophysics, and Immunology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics such as CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, RNA Research and Splicing, RNA modifications and cancer, and Cell Image Analysis Techniques.

Recent publications by Jonathan S. Weissman include:

  • Enhanced prime editing systems by manipulating cellular determinants of editing outcomes, 2021, Cell
  • Genome-wide programmable transcriptional memory by CRISPR-based epigenome editing, 2021, Cell
  • Therapy-Induced Evolution of Human Lung Cancer Revealed by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing, 2020, Cell
  • Pervasive functional translation of noncanonical human open reading frames, 2020, Science
  • OpenCell: Endogenous tagging for the cartography of human cellular organization, 2022, Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Weissman include:

  • Joseph M. Replogle
  • Marco Jost
  • Jeffrey A. Hussmann
  • Dian Yang
  • Nir Yosef

Jonathan S. Weissman has published extensively across venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell, Nature Biotechnology, Science, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). The distribution of publications includes 43 papers in bioRxiv, 13 in Cell, 10 in Nature Biotechnology, 7 in Science, and 7 in Zenodo.

Best Publications

  • Repurposing CRISPR as an RNA-guided platform for sequence-specific control of gene expression.

    Lei S. Qi;Matthew H. Larson;Luke A. Gilbert;Jennifer A. Doudna

  • Global analysis of protein localization in budding yeast

    Won-Ki Huh;James V. Falvo;Luke C. Gerke;Adam S. Carroll

  • Global analysis of protein expression in yeast

    Sina Ghaemmaghami;Won-Ki Huh;Kiowa Bower;Russell W. Howson

  • Mammalian microRNAs predominantly act to decrease target mRNA levels

    Huili Guo;Nicholas T. Ingolia;Nicholas T. Ingolia;Jonathan S. Weissman;Jonathan S. Weissman;David P. Bartel

  • Genome-Wide Analysis in Vivo of Translation with Nucleotide Resolution Using Ribosome Profiling

    Nicholas T. Ingolia;Sina Ghaemmaghami;John R. S. Newman;Jonathan S. Weissman

  • CRISPR-Mediated Modular RNA-Guided Regulation of Transcription in Eukaryotes

    Luke A. Gilbert;Matthew H. Larson;Leonardo Morsut;Zairan Liu

  • Global landscape of protein complexes in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Nevan J. Krogan;Gerard Cagney;Gerard Cagney;Haiyuan Yu;Gouqing Zhong

  • Genome-Scale CRISPR-Mediated Control of Gene Repression and Activation

    Luke A. Gilbert;Max A. Horlbeck;Britt Adamson;Jacqueline E. Villalta

  • Ribosome Profiling of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells Reveals the Complexity and Dynamics of Mammalian Proteomes

    Nicholas T. Ingolia;Liana F. Lareau;Jonathan S. Weissman

  • Functional and Genomic Analyses Reveal an Essential Coordination between the Unfolded Protein Response and ER-Associated Degradation

    Kevin J Travers;Christopher K Patil;Lisa Wodicka;David J Lockhart

  • Dynamic Imaging of Genomic Loci in Living Human Cells by an Optimized CRISPR/Cas System

    Baohui Chen;Luke A. Gilbert;Beth A. Cimini;Joerg Schnitzbauer

  • Molecular Chaperones and Protein Quality Control

    Bernd Bukau;Jonathan Weissman;Arthur Horwich;Arthur Horwich

  • Perturb-Seq: Dissecting Molecular Circuits with Scalable Single-Cell RNA Profiling of Pooled Genetic Screens

    Atray Dixit;Atray Dixit;Oren Parnas;Biyu Li;Jenny Chen;Jenny Chen

  • Single-cell proteomic analysis of S. cerevisiae reveals the architecture of biological noise

    John R. S. Newman;Sina Ghaemmaghami;Sina Ghaemmaghami;Jan Ihmels;David K. Breslow

  • A Protein-Tagging System for Signal Amplification in Gene Expression and Fluorescence Imaging

    Marvin E. Tanenbaum;Luke A. Gilbert;Lei S. Qi;Jonathan S. Weissman

  • The Human Cell Atlas

    Aviv Regev;Aviv Regev;Aviv Regev;Sarah A Teichmann;Sarah A Teichmann;Sarah A Teichmann;Eric S Lander;Eric S Lander;Eric S Lander;Ido Amit

  • Decay of endoplasmic reticulum-localized mRNAs during the unfolded protein response.

    Julie Hollien;Jonathan S. Weissman

  • Quantifying Absolute Protein Synthesis Rates Reveals Principles Underlying Allocation of Cellular Resources

    Gene Wei Li;David Burkhardt;Carol Gross;Jonathan S. Weissman

  • The translational landscape of mTOR signalling steers cancer initiation and metastasis

    Andrew C. Hsieh;Yi Liu;Merritt P. Edlind;Nicholas T. Ingolia

  • An ER-Mitochondria Tethering Complex Revealed by a Synthetic Biology Screen

    Benoît Kornmann;Erin Currie;Sean R. Collins;Maya Schuldiner

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Kampmann
Martin Kampmann University of California, San Francisco
Luke A. Gilbert
Luke A. Gilbert University of California, San Francisco
Nevan J. Krogan
Nevan J. Krogan University of California, San Francisco
Peter Walter
Peter Walter University of California, San Francisco
Aviv Regev
Aviv Regev Genentech
Nicholas T. Ingolia
Nicholas T. Ingolia University of California, Berkeley
Michael C. Bassik
Michael C. Bassik Stanford University
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute
Lei S. Qi
Lei S. Qi Stanford University
Carol A. Gross
Carol A. Gross University of California, San Francisco

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