| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Scientists | 178 | 646 | 591 | 404 | 361 | 412 | 138728 |
| Molecular Biology | 183 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 394 | 147021 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Joseph R. Ecker between 1980 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joseph R. Ecker published across 47 years, from 1980 to 2026, averaging 10.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2023. 25 of the 501 publications appeared in the last two years.
501 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 16 |
| 2004 | 21 |
| 2005 | 21 |
| 2006 | 17 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 15 |
| 2010 | 14 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 15 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2015 | 19 |
| 2016 | 25 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 31 |
| 2024 | 21 |
| 2025 | 22 |
| 2026 | 3 |
| Total | 501 |
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 Joseph R. Ecker sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 394 publications — 90th percentile
90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.
| 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 | 394 |
| 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 |
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 Joseph R. Ecker sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 183 D-Index — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 183 |
Joseph R. Ecker is affiliated with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Neurology, Genetics, and Biophysics. Several specific research topics are prominent in their work, including Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Plant Molecular Biology Research, RNA Research and Splicing, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, and Cell Image Analysis Techniques.
The scientist has authored numerous publications, with recent notable papers including:
Ecker collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Joseph R. Nery, Hanqing Liu, Bing Ren, M. Margarita Behrens, and Rosa Castanon. Publication venues commonly featuring their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature, ENCODE Datasets, eLife, and Nature Communications.
Their academic recognition includes election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2015, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012, and membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 2006.
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