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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 60 1946 1752 967 855 118 14947

Katarzyna Bebenek publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Katarzyna Bebenek between 1987 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Katarzyna Bebenek published across 38 years, from 1987 to 2024, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2007. 1 of the 153 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2007. 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 9 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication
1987 2024

153 publications in total across all disciplines

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Katarzyna Bebenek: publications per year, 1987 to 2024
Year Publications
1987 2
1988 2
1989 3
1990 3
1991 1
1992 3
1993 5
1994 1
1995 2
1996 2
1997 3
1998 2
1999 5
2000 7
2001 6
2002 3
2003 7
2004 7
2005 9
2006 5
2007 10
2008 5
2009 6
2010 3
2011 4
2012 6
2013 1
2014 9
2015 4
2016 0
2017 8
2018 2
2019 9
2020 5
2021 1
2022 1
2023 0
2024 1
Total 153
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Katarzyna Bebenek 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 Katarzyna Bebenek 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: 118 publications — 20th percentile

20% 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
117–126 177 118
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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Katarzyna Bebenek 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 Katarzyna Bebenek 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, 60–61 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: 60 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% 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 60
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

Katarzyna Bebenek is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant emphasis on molecular biology. Their work covers key areas including DNA repair mechanisms, DNA and nucleic acid chemistry, cancer therapeutics and mechanisms, CRISPR and genetic engineering, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, and bacterial genetics and biotechnology.

Their recent publications include:

  • DNA polymerase λ Loop1 variant yields unexpected gain-of-function capabilities in nonhomologous end-joining, 2024, DNA repair
  • Analysis of diverse double-strand break synapsis with Polλ reveals basis for unique substrate specificity in nonhomologous end-joining, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Structural Insights into the Specificity of 8-Oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine Bypass by Family X DNA Polymerases, 2021, Genes
  • Structural snapshots of human DNA polymerase μ engaged on a DNA double-strand break, 2020, Nature Communications
  • DNA polymerase mu: An inflexible scaffold for substrate flexibility, 2020, DNA repair

Katarzyna Bebenek frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Thomas A. Kunkel, Lars C. Pedersen, Dale A. Ramsden, Andrea M. Kaminski, and John M. Pryor.

The scientist's work has been published in several venues, with multiple papers appearing in UNC Libraries, Nature Communications, DNA repair, and Genes.

Best Publications

  • The accuracy of reverse transcriptase from HIV-1.

    John D. Roberts;Katarzyna Bebenek;Thomas A. Kunkel

  • DNA replication fidelity.

    Thomas A. Kunkel;Katarzyna Bebenek

  • Efficient site-directed mutagenesis using uracil-containing DNA

    Thomas A. Kunkel;Katarzyna Bebenek;John McClary

  • Low fidelity DNA synthesis by human DNA polymerase-η

    Toshiro Matsuda;Katarzyna Bebenek;Chikahide Masutani;Fumio Hanaoka

  • Specificity and mechanism of error-prone replication by human immunodeficiency virus-1 reverse transcriptase.

    K Bebenek;J Abbotts;J D Roberts;S H Wilson

  • A gradient of template dependence defines distinct biological roles for family X polymerases in nonhomologous end joining.

    Stephanie A. Nick McElhinny;Jody M. Havener;Miguel Garcia-Diaz;Raquel Juárez

  • Somatic mutation hotspots correlate with DNA polymerase eta error spectrum.

    Igor B. Rogozin;Youri I. Pavlov;Katarzyna Bebenek;Toshiro Matsuda;Toshiro Matsuda

  • Functions of DNA polymerases.

    Katarzyna Bebenek;Thomas A Kunkel

  • Fidelity and processivity of DNA synthesis by DNA polymerase κ, the product of the human DINB1 gene

    Eiji Ohashi;Katarzyna Bebenek;Toshiro Matsuda;William J. Feaver

  • Identification of an intrinsic 5'-deoxyribose-5-phosphate lyase activity in human DNA polymerase lambda: a possible role in base excision repair.

    Miguel Garcı́a-Dı́az;Katarzyna Bebenek;Thomas A. Kunkel;Luis Blanco

  • Analyzing fidelity of DNA polymerases.

    Katarzyna Bebenek;Thomas A. Kunkel

  • Implication of DNA Polymerase λ in Alignment-based Gap Filling for Nonhomologous DNA End Joining in Human Nuclear Extracts *

    Jae Wan Lee;Luis Blanco;Tong Zhou;Miguel Garcia-Diaz

  • 5'-Deoxyribose Phosphate Lyase Activity of Human DNA Polymerase ɩ in Vitro

    Katarzyna Bebenek;Agnès Tissier;Ekaterina G. Frank;John P. McDonald

  • Error-prone polymerization by HIV-1 reverse transcriptase : contribution of template-primer misalignment, miscoding, and termination probability to mutational hot spots

    K Bebenek;J Abbotts;S H Wilson;T A Kunkel

  • RNA-templated DNA repair

    Francesca Storici;Katarzyna Bebenek;Thomas A. Kunkel;Dmitry A. Gordenin

  • Error rate and specificity of human and murine DNA polymerase eta.

    Toshiro Matsuda;Katarzyna Bebenek;Chikahide Masutani;Igor B Rogozin;Igor B Rogozin

  • The fidelity of DNA synthesis catalyzed by derivatives of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I.

    K Bebenek;C M Joyce;M P Fitzgerald;T A Kunkel

  • DNA Polymerase λ, a Novel DNA Repair Enzyme in Human Cells

    Miguel Garcı́a-Dı́az;Katarzyna Bebenek;Rosario Sabariegos;Orlando Domı́nguez

  • The effects of dNTP pool imbalances on frameshift fidelity during DNA replication.

    K Bebenek;J D Roberts;T A Kunkel

  • The X family portrait: structural insights into biological functions of X family polymerases.

    Andrea F. Moon;Miguel Garcia-Diaz;Vinod K. Batra;William A. Beard

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas A. Kunkel
Thomas A. Kunkel National Institutes of Health
Lars C. Pedersen
Lars C. Pedersen National Institutes of Health
Samuel H. Wilson
Samuel H. Wilson National Institutes of Health
William A. Beard
William A. Beard National Institutes of Health
Luis Blanco
Luis Blanco Spanish National Research Council
Dale A. Ramsden
Dale A. Ramsden University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad Amity University
Lee G. Pedersen
Lee G. Pedersen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Samuel H. Wilson
Samuel H. Wilson Research Triangle Park Foundation
Fumio Hanaoka
Fumio Hanaoka National Institute of Genetics

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