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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 73 1294 1154 664 580 145 15005

Kenneth J. Marians publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kenneth J. Marians between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kenneth J. Marians published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2000. 2 of the 155 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2000. 1975: 3 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 4 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 4 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1975 2025

155 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kenneth J. Marians: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 3
1976 2
1977 1
1978 1
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 1
1983 0
1984 4
1985 2
1986 2
1987 4
1988 1
1989 4
1990 3
1991 4
1992 9
1993 3
1994 7
1995 4
1996 12
1997 3
1998 4
1999 7
2000 13
2001 2
2002 2
2003 5
2004 2
2005 3
2006 2
2007 1
2008 2
2009 1
2010 3
2011 2
2012 2
2013 6
2014 4
2015 0
2016 2
2017 4
2018 1
2019 4
2020 2
2021 2
2022 4
2023 0
2024 1
2025 1
Total 155
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Kenneth J. Marians 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 Kenneth J. Marians 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, 137–146 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: 145 publications — 35th percentile

35% 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
137–146 158 145
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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Kenneth J. Marians 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 Kenneth J. Marians 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, 72–73 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: 73 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83 73
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kenneth J. Marians is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States. Their research primarily centers on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology and Genetics. The scientist's work also touches on Plant Science and Molecular Medicine.

The main research topics covered in Kenneth J. Marians' publications include DNA Repair Mechanisms, Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kenneth J. Marians are Soon Bahng, Jan-Gert Brüning, Rupesh Kumar, Sahil Batra, and Benjamin Allwein.

The scientist has published works in several journals, with key publication venues being:

  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Science
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Among recent papers, those authored or co-authored by Kenneth J. Marians include:

  • Replisome bypass of transcription complexes and R-loops, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Bypass of complex co-directional replication-transcription collisions by replisome skipping, 2021, Nucleic Acids Research
  • The MukB-topoisomerase IV interaction mutually suppresses their catalytic activities, 2021, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Two components of DNA replication-dependent LexA cleavage, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • G-quadruplex-stalled eukaryotic replisome structure reveals helical inchworm DNA translocation, 2025, Science

Kenneth J. Marians has been recognized by peers through election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2015 and as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • The importance of repairing stalled replication forks

    Michael M. Cox;Myron F. Goodman;Kenneth N. Kreuzer;David J. Sherratt

  • Replisome assembly and the direct restart of stalled replication forks.

    Ryan C Heller;Kenneth J Marians

  • Escherichia coli topoisomerase IV : purification, characterization, subunit structure, and subunit interactions

    Hong Peng;K. J. Marians

  • Coordinated leading- and lagging-strand synthesis at the Escherichia coli DNA replication fork. I. Multiple effectors act to modulate Okazaki fragment size.

    C A Wu;E L Zechner;K J Marians

  • Identification of a potent decatenating enzyme from Escherichia coli.

    R J DiGate;K J Marians

  • Role of PriA in replication fork reactivation in Escherichia coli.

    Steven J. Sandler;Kenneth J. Marians

  • Rescuing Stalled or Damaged Replication Forks

    Joseph T.P. Yeeles;Jérôme Poli;Kenneth J. Marians;Philippe Pasero

  • The DNA replication protein PriA and the recombination protein RecG bind D-loops

    Peter McGlynn;Abdulwahab A Al-Deib;Joing Liu;Kenneth J Marians

  • Inactivation of the Escherichia coli priA DNA replication protein induces the SOS response.

    P Nurse;K H Zavitz;K J Marians

  • The Escherichia coli preprimosome and DNA B helicase can form replication forks that move at the same rate.

    M Mok;KJ Marians

  • Identification of a domain of Escherichia coli primase required for functional interaction with the DnaB helicase at the replication fork.

    K. Tougu;Hong Peng;K. J. Marians

  • The structure of supercoiled intermediates in DNA replication.

    Brian J Peter;Chris Ullsperger;Hiroshi Hiasa;Kenneth J Marians

  • Formation of Holliday junctions by regression of nascent DNA in intermediates containing stalled replication forks: RecG stimulates regression even when the DNA is negatively supercoiled

    Peter McGlynn;Robert G. Lloyd;Kenneth J. Marians

  • Decatenation activity of topoisomerase IV during oriC and pBR322 DNA replication in vitro.

    Hong Peng;Kenneth J. Marians

  • ATPase-deficient mutants of the Escherichia coli DNA replication protein PriA are capable of catalyzing the assembly of active primosomes.

    K H Zavitz;K J Marians

  • The Escherichia coli Replisome Is Inherently DNA Damage Tolerant

    Joseph T. P. Yeeles;Kenneth J. Marians

  • Lesion Bypass and the Reactivation of Stalled Replication Forks

    Kenneth J. Marians

  • Resolution of Converging Replication Forks by RecQ and Topoisomerase III

    Catherine Suski;Kenneth J. Marians

  • Decatenating activity of Escherichia coli DNA gyrase and topoisomerases I and III during oriC and pBR322 DNA replication in vitro.

    Hiroshi Hiasa;Russell J. DiGate;Kenneth J. Marians

  • Molecular cloning and DNA sequence analysis of Escherichia coli topB, the gene encoding topoisomerase III.

    R J DiGate;K J Marians

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven J. Sandler
Steven J. Sandler University of Massachusetts Amherst
Robert G. Lloyd
Robert G. Lloyd University of Nottingham
Myron F. Goodman
Myron F. Goodman University of Southern California
Kenneth N. Kreuzer
Kenneth N. Kreuzer Duke University
Michael M. Cox
Michael M. Cox University of Wisconsin–Madison
David J. Sherratt
David J. Sherratt University of Oxford
Claire Wyman
Claire Wyman Erasmus MC
Alvin J. Clark
Alvin J. Clark University of Arizona
Hediye Erdjument-Bromage
Hediye Erdjument-Bromage New York University
Stephen C. Kowalczykowski
Stephen C. Kowalczykowski University of California, Davis

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