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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 51 2485 2244 59 52 123 12611

Joost Gribnau publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joost Gribnau between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joost Gribnau published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2025. 50 of the 191 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2025. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 27 publications
1996 2025

191 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joost Gribnau: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 5
1999 1
2000 3
2001 3
2002 1
2003 2
2004 1
2005 1
2006 1
2007 1
2008 3
2009 3
2010 5
2011 5
2012 6
2013 2
2014 4
2015 7
2016 12
2017 9
2018 8
2019 8
2020 9
2021 18
2022 7
2023 15
2024 23
2025 27
Total 191
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Joost Gribnau publications per year - data summary

  • Joost Gribnau, a Molecular Biology scholar from Erasmus University Rotterdam, has 191 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 27 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 30 years in the span carries no publications at all (1997).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.6 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 90 publications, 47% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 18 publications (1.8 per year); 2006-2015: 37 publications (3.7 per year); 2016-2025: 136 publications (13.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Joost Gribnau 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 Joost Gribnau 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, 117–126 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: 123 publications — 23rd percentile

23% 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
117–126 177 123
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
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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Joost Gribnau 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.
  • Joost Gribnau, a Molecular Biology scholar from Erasmus University Rotterdam, records 123 publications - the 23rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 23% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Joost Gribnau, and about 77% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 177–186 publications range, and Joost Gribnau ranks below 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).

Joost Gribnau 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 Joost Gribnau 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, 50–51 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: 51 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% 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 51
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
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Joost Gribnau 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.
  • Joost Gribnau, a Molecular Biology scholar from Erasmus University Rotterdam, records 51 D-Index - the 20th percentile of the discipline.
  • 20% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Joost Gribnau, and about 80% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Joost Gribnau ranks below 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

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Joost Gribnau is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant number of publications also categorized under Medicine. Their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cancer Research, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their work covers a range of topics, notably Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities, Renal and related cancers, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics.

Frequent publication venues for Joost Gribnau include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancers
  • Clinical Epigenetics
  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports

Some of the recent papers associated with or including Joost Gribnau are:

  • Modeling Rett Syndrome With Human Patient-Specific Forebrain Organoids (2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology)
  • SPEN haploinsufficiency causes a neurodevelopmental disorder overlapping proximal 1p36 deletion syndrome with an episignature of X chromosomes in females (2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics)
  • Rapid in vitro generation of bona fide exhausted CD8+ T cells is accompanied by Tcf7 promotor methylation (2020, PLoS Pathogens)
  • Human kidney organoids produce functional renin (2020, Kidney International)
  • CTCF chromatin residence time controls three-dimensional genome organization, gene expression and DNA methylation in pluripotent cells (2021, Nature Cell Biology)

Joost Gribnau has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Ruben Boers, Joachim Boers, Wilfred F. J. van IJcken, Eric M. Bindels, and Beatrice F. Tan.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Joost Gribnau has been named a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Spatial partitioning of the regulatory landscape of the X-inactivation centre

    Elphège P. Nora;Bryan R. Lajoie;Edda G. Schulz;Luca Giorgetti;Luca Giorgetti;Luca Giorgetti

  • Derivation of embryonic germ cells and male gametes from embryonic stem cells

    Niels Geijsen;Melissa Horoschak;Melissa Horoschak;Kitai Kim;Kitai Kim;Joost Gribnau

  • Intergenic Transcription and Developmental Remodeling of Chromatin Subdomains in the Human β-globin Locus

    Joost Gribnau;Karin Diderich;Sara Pruzina;Roberta Calzolari

  • The inactive X chromosome adopts a unique three-dimensional conformation that is dependent on Xist RNA

    Erik Splinter;Elzo de Wit;Elphège P. Nora;Petra Klous

  • Dnmt1 overexpression causes genomic hypermethylation, loss of imprinting, and embryonic lethality

    Detlev Biniszkiewicz;Joost Gribnau;Bernard Ramsahoye;François Gaudet;François Gaudet

  • The role of EKLF in human beta-globin gene competition.

    Mark Wijgerde;Joost Gribnau;Tolleiv Trimborn;Beatriz Nuez

  • A Murine ESC-like State Facilitates Transgenesis and Homologous Recombination in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Christa Buecker;Hsu Hsin Chen;Jose Maria Polo;Laurence Daheron

  • RNF12 Is an X-Encoded Dose-Dependent Activator of X Chromosome Inactivation

    Iris Jonkers;Tahsin Stefan Barakat;Eskeatnaf Mulugeta Achame;Kim Monkhorst

  • RNF12 initiates X-chromosome inactivation by targeting REX1 for degradation

    Cristina Gontan;Eskeatnaf Mulugeta Achame;Jeroen Demmers;Tahsin Stefan Barakat

  • CTCF regulates cell cycle progression of αβ T cells in the thymus

    Helen Heath;Claudia Ribeiro de Almeida;Frank Sleutels;Gemma Dingjan

  • A simplified protocol for differentiation of electrophysiologically mature neuronal networks from human induced pluripotent stem cells

    Nilhan Gunhanlar;G. Shpak;M. van der Kroeg;LA Gouty-Colomer

  • Mechanisms of developmental control of transcription in the murine alpha- and beta-globin loci.

    Tolleiv Trimborn;Joost Gribnau;Frank Grosveld;Peter Fraser

  • X inactivation Xplained

    Anton Wutz;Joost Gribnau

  • X Chromosome Inactivation Is Initiated in Human Preimplantation Embryos

    Ilse M. van den Berg;Joop S.E. Laven;Mary Stevens;Iris Jonkers

  • X Inactivation Counting and Choice Is a Stochastic Process: Evidence for Involvement of an X-Linked Activator

    Kim Monkhorst;Iris Jonkers;Eveline Rentmeester;Frank Grosveld

  • Xist regulation and function eXplored

    Daphne B. Pontier;Joost Gribnau

  • RNF12 activates Xist and is essential for X chromosome inactivation.

    Tahsin Stefan Barakat;Nilhan Gunhanlar;Cristina Gontan Pardo;Eskeatnaf Mulugeta Achame

  • Asynchronous replication timing of imprinted loci is independent of DNA methylation, but consistent with differential subnuclear localization

    Joost Gribnau;Konrad Hochedlinger;Ken Hata;En Li

  • Chromatin interaction mechanism of transcriptional control in vivo

    Joost Gribnau;Ernie de Boer;Tolleiv Trimborn;Mark Wijgerde

  • Expression Pattern of the Rett Syndrome Gene MeCP2 in Primate Prefrontal Cortex

    Schahram Akbarian;Schahram Akbarian;Richard Z Chen;Joost Gribnau;Theodore P Rasmussen

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Grosveld
Frank Grosveld Erasmus University Rotterdam
Edith Heard
Edith Heard Collège de France
J. Anton Grootegoed
J. Anton Grootegoed Erasmus University Rotterdam
Peter Fraser
Peter Fraser Florida State University
Joop S.E. Laven
Joop S.E. Laven Erasmus University Rotterdam
Martin J. Hoogduijn
Martin J. Hoogduijn Erasmus University Rotterdam
Carla C. Baan
Carla C. Baan Erasmus University Rotterdam
Stefan Sleijfer
Stefan Sleijfer Erasmus University Rotterdam
Emmanuel Barillot
Emmanuel Barillot Institute Curie

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