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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 64 1693 1517 854 752 131 33921

Kairong Cui publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kairong Cui between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kairong Cui published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2011. 4 of the 135 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2011. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
2000 2025

135 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kairong Cui: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 3
2005 1
2006 1
2007 2
2008 8
2009 12
2010 6
2011 13
2012 13
2013 9
2014 6
2015 5
2016 6
2017 9
2018 9
2019 5
2020 9
2021 2
2022 6
2023 4
2024 3
2025 1
Total 135
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Kairong Cui 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 Kairong Cui 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, 127–136 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: 131 publications — 28th percentile

28% 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
127–136 158 131
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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Kairong Cui 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 Kairong Cui 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, 64–65 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: 64 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 64
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

Kairong Cui is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research focus spans immunology and microbiology as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these fields, Cui has contributed to several subfields, including immunology, molecular biology, genetics, oncology, and surgery.

The scientist's research covers a variety of key topics, notably immune cell function and interaction, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, genomics and chromatin dynamics, digestive system and related health, T-cell and B-cell immunology, chromatin remodeling and cancer, and RNA modifications and cancer.

Notable publication venues where Cui's work frequently appears include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Immunity
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Cell Reports

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Cui are:

  • Keji Zhao
  • Jinfang Zhu
  • Yaqiang Cao
  • Gangqing Hu
  • Mingzhu Zheng

Among recent scientific papers authored or coauthored by Cui are:

  • "Crosstalk between ILC2s and Th2 cells varies among mouse models" (2023) published in Cell Reports
  • "TGF-β induces ST2 and programs ILC2 development" (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • "Gut-liver axis calibrates intestinal stem cell fitness" (2024) published in Cell
  • "Hi-TrAC reveals division of labor of transcription factors in organizing chromatin loops" (2022) published in Nature Communications
  • "Differential regulation of transcription factor T-bet induction during NK cell development and T helper-1 cell differentiation" (2022) published in Immunity

Best Publications

  • High-resolution profiling of histone methylations in the human genome.

    Artem Barski;Suresh Cuddapah;Kairong Cui;Tae Young Roh

  • Combinatorial patterns of histone acetylations and methylations in the human genome

    Zhibin Wang;Chongzhi Zang;Jeffrey A. Rosenfeld;Jeffrey A. Rosenfeld;Dustin E. Schones

  • Dynamic Regulation of Nucleosome Positioning in the Human Genome

    Dustin E. Schones;Kairong Cui;Suresh Cuddapah;Tae Young Roh

  • Genome-wide Mapping of HATs and HDACs Reveals Distinct Functions in Active and Inactive Genes

    Zhibin Wang;Chongzhi Zang;Kairong Cui;Dustin E. Schones

  • Global Mapping of H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 Reveals Specificity and Plasticity in Lineage Fate Determination of Differentiating CD4+ T Cells

    Gang Wei;Lai Wei;Jinfang Zhu;Chongzhi Zang

  • c-Myc Is a Universal Amplifier of Expressed Genes in Lymphocytes and Embryonic Stem Cells

    Zuqin Nie;Gangqing Hu;Gang Wei;Kairong Cui

  • A clustering approach for identification of enriched domains from histone modification ChIP-Seq data

    Chongzhi Zang;Dustin E. Schones;Chen Zeng;Kairong Cui

  • H3.3/H2A.Z double variant-containing nucleosomes mark 'nucleosome-free regions' of active promoters and other regulatory regions.

    Chunyuan Jin;Chongzhi Zang;Gang Wei;Kairong Cui

  • Global analysis of the insulator binding protein CTCF in chromatin barrier regions reveals demarcation of active and repressive domains

    Suresh Cuddapah;Raja Jothi;Dustin E. Schones;Tae-Young Roh

  • Dual functions of Tet1 in transcriptional regulation in mouse embryonic stem cells

    Hao Wu;Ana C. D’Alessio;Shinsuke Ito;Kai Xia

  • Genome-wide identification of in vivo protein-DNA binding sites from ChIP-Seq data.

    Raja Jothi;Suresh Cuddapah;Artem Barski;Kairong Cui

  • Chromatin Signatures in Multipotent Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells Indicate the Fate of Bivalent Genes during Differentiation

    Kairong Cui;Chongzhi Zang;Tae-Young Roh;Dustin E. Schones

  • Genome-wide analysis of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine distribution reveals its dual function in transcriptional regulation in mouse embryonic stem cells

    Hao Wu;Ana C. D'Alessio;Shinsuke Ito;Zhibin Wang

  • Intragenic DNA methylation modulates alternative splicing by recruiting MeCP2 to promote exon recognition.

    Alika K Maunakea;Iouri Chepelev;Kairong Cui;Keji Zhao

  • The genomic landscape of histone modifications in human T cells.

    Tae-Young Roh;Suresh Cuddapah;Kairong Cui;Keji Zhao

  • An embryonic stem cell chromatin remodeling complex, esBAF, is an essential component of the core pluripotency transcriptional network

    Lena Ho;Raja Jothi;Jehnna L. Ronan;Kairong Cui

  • Directional gene expression and antisense transcripts in sexual and asexual stages of Plasmodium falciparum

    María J López-Barragán;Jacob Lemieux;Mariam Quiñones;Kim C Williamson;Kim C Williamson

  • Genome-wide Analyses of Transcription Factor GATA3-Mediated Gene Regulation in Distinct T Cell Types

    Gang Wei;Brian J. Abraham;Ryoji Yagi;Raja Jothi

  • H2A.Z Facilitates Access of Active and Repressive Complexes to Chromatin in Embryonic Stem Cell Self-renewal and Differentiation

    Gangqing Hu;Kairong Cui;Daniel Northrup;Chengyu Liu

  • Priming for T helper type 2 differentiation by interleukin 2-mediated induction of IL-4 receptor α chain expression

    Wei Liao;Dustin E Schones;Jangsuk Oh;Yongzhi Cui

Frequent Co-Authors

Keji Zhao
Keji Zhao National Institutes of Health
Jinfang Zhu
Jinfang Zhu National Institutes of Health
David Levens
David Levens National Institutes of Health
Gerald R. Crabtree
Gerald R. Crabtree Stanford University
Anand Swaroop
Anand Swaroop National Institutes of Health
Paul E. Love
Paul E. Love National Institutes of Health
Teresa M. Przytycka
Teresa M. Przytycka National Institutes of Health
Wanjun Chen
Wanjun Chen National Institutes of Health
Kai Ge
Kai Ge National Institutes of Health
Yi Zhang
Yi Zhang Harvard University

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