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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 42 2994 2724 1419 1276 70 20305

Julia Zeitlinger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Julia Zeitlinger between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Julia Zeitlinger published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 2.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2023. 7 of the 85 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2023. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 4 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 0 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 2 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 5 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 1 publication
1996 2026

85 publications in total across all disciplines

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Julia Zeitlinger: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 3
1998 0
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 1
2003 1
2004 1
2005 1
2006 4
2007 4
2008 1
2009 0
2010 1
2011 2
2012 2
2013 4
2014 3
2015 4
2016 1
2017 5
2018 5
2019 6
2020 3
2021 4
2022 7
2023 8
2024 4
2025 6
2026 1
Total 85
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Julia Zeitlinger 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 Julia Zeitlinger 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, 67–76 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: 70 publications — 1st percentile

1% 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 70
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
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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Julia Zeitlinger 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 Julia Zeitlinger 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, 42–43 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: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% 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 42
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
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Overview

Julia Zeitlinger is affiliated with the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a substantial body of work in Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Oncology.

The main topics that define their research include:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Cancer-related gene regulation

Zeitlinger has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • "Base-resolution models of transcription-factor binding reveal soft motif syntax," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "Short tandem repeats bind transcription factors to tune eukaryotic gene expression," 2023, Science
  • "Seven myths of how transcription factors read the cis-regulatory code," 2020, Current Opinion in Systems Biology
  • "Chromatin accessibility in the Drosophila embryo is determined by transcription factor pioneering and enhancer activation," 2023, Developmental Cell
  • "TATA and paused promoters active in differentiated tissues have distinct expression characteristics," 2021, Molecular Systems Biology

The researcher frequently collaborates with peers, including Anshul Kundaje, Melanie Weilert, Avanti Shrikumar, Amr M. Alexandari, and Connor A. Horton.

Publications by Zeitlinger have appeared mostly in high-profile journals and repositories such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Stem Cell Reports
  • Nature Genetics
  • Science

Best Publications

  • Transcriptional Regulatory Networks in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Tong Ihn Lee;Nicola J. Rinaldi;François Robert;Duncan T. Odom

  • Polycomb complexes repress developmental regulators in murine embryonic stem cells

    Laurie A. Boyer;Kathrin Plath;Kathrin Plath;Julia Zeitlinger;Tobias Brambrink

  • Transcriptional regulatory code of a eukaryotic genome

    Christopher T. Harbison;D. Benjamin Gordon;Tong Ihn Lee;Nicola J. Rinaldi

  • Genome-wide map of nucleosome acetylation and methylation in yeast.

    Dmitry K. Pokholok;Christopher T. Harbison;Stuart Levine;Megan Cole

  • RNA polymerase is poised for activation across the genome

    Ginger W Muse;Daniel A Gilchrist;Sergei Nechaev;Ruchir Shah

  • RNA polymerase stalling at developmental control genes in the Drosophila melanogaster embryo.

    Julia Zeitlinger;Alexander Stark;Manolis Kellis;Joung Woo Hong

  • Serial Regulation of Transcriptional Regulators in the Yeast Cell Cycle

    Itamar Simon;John Barnett;Nancy Hannett;Christopher T Harbison

  • Base-resolution models of transcription-factor binding reveal soft motif syntax.

    Žiga Avsec;Žiga Avsec;Melanie Weilert;Avanti Shrikumar;Sabrina Krueger

  • Whole-genome ChIP–chip analysis of Dorsal, Twist, and Snail suggests integration of diverse patterning processes in the Drosophila embryo

    Julia Zeitlinger;Robert P. Zinzen;Alexander Stark;Manolis Kellis

  • Activated signal transduction kinases frequently occupy target genes

    Dmitry K. Pokholok;Julia Zeitlinger;Nancy M. Hannett;David B. Reynolds

  • Program-specific distribution of a transcription factor dependent on partner transcription factor and MAPK signaling.

    Julia Zeitlinger;Itamar Simon;Christopher T. Harbison;Nancy M. Hannett

  • ChIP-nexus enables improved detection of in vivo transcription factor binding footprints

    Qiye He;Jeff Johnston;Julia Zeitlinger

  • Paused RNA polymerase II inhibits new transcriptional initiation

    Wanqing Shao;Julia Zeitlinger;Julia Zeitlinger

  • Suppression of m6A reader Ythdf2 promotes hematopoietic stem cell expansion

    Zhenrui Li;Pengxu Qian;Pengxu Qian;Wanqing Shao;Hailing Shi

  • Thorax closure in Drosophila: involvement of Fos and the JNK pathway

    Julia Zeitlinger;Dirk Bohmann

  • Promoter elements associated with RNA Pol II stalling in the Drosophila embryo.

    David A. Hendrix;Joung-Woo Hong;Julia Zeitlinger;Daniel S. Rokhsar;Daniel S. Rokhsar

  • Paused Pol II Coordinates Tissue Morphogenesis in the Drosophila Embryo

    Mounia Lagha;Jacques P. Bothma;Emilia Esposito;Samuel Ng

  • Zelda overcomes the high intrinsic nucleosome barrier at enhancers during Drosophila zygotic genome activation

    Yujia Sun;Chung Yi Nien;Kai Chen;Hsiao Yun Liu

  • Jun in Drosophila development: redundant and nonredundant functions and regulation by two MAPK signal transduction pathways.

    L Kockel;J Zeitlinger;L M Staszewski;M Mlodzik

  • Defective dorsal closure and loss of epidermal decapentaplegic expression in Drosophila fos mutants

    Julia Zeitlinger;Lutz Kockel;Fiorenzo A. Peverali;David B. Jackson

Frequent Co-Authors

Robb Krumlauf
Robb Krumlauf Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Linheng Li
Linheng Li Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Alexander Stark
Alexander Stark Research Institute of Molecular Pathology
R. Scott Hawley
R. Scott Hawley Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Julien Gagneur
Julien Gagneur Technical University of Munich
Anshul Kundaje
Anshul Kundaje Stanford University
Michael S. Levine
Michael S. Levine Princeton University

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