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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 144 167 162 87 85 345 83974
Molecular Biology 144 104 91 66 58 345 83974

Kevin Struhl publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kevin Struhl between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kevin Struhl published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2004. 7 of the 384 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2004. 1976: 3 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 8 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 2 publications
1976 2025

384 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kevin Struhl: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 3
1977 2
1978 0
1979 6
1980 4
1981 5
1982 3
1983 3
1984 1
1985 8
1986 7
1987 8
1988 7
1989 11
1990 7
1991 8
1992 13
1993 7
1994 9
1995 9
1996 9
1997 6
1998 11
1999 10
2000 10
2001 15
2002 13
2003 8
2004 20
2005 8
2006 11
2007 7
2008 10
2009 10
2010 10
2011 12
2012 7
2013 6
2014 5
2015 5
2016 8
2017 4
2018 5
2019 5
2020 4
2021 7
2022 10
2023 20
2024 5
2025 2
Total 384
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Kevin Struhl 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 Kevin Struhl 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, 337–346 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: 345 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
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 31 345
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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Kevin Struhl 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 Kevin Struhl 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, 144 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: 144 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 7 144
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2010 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kevin Struhl is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has made extensive contributions to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work primarily focuses on Molecular Biology, with additional research in Genetics, Cell Biology, Endocrinology, and Immunology.

Their research spans several key topics, including:

  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer

Frequent publication venues for Kevin Struhl include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • eLife
  • Molecular Cell
  • Trends in Genetics

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Kevin Struhl include:

  • "YAP and TAZ are transcriptional co-activators of AP-1 proteins and STAT3 during breast cellular transformation," 2021, eLife
  • "S100A8/S100A9 cytokine acts as a transcriptional coactivator during breast cellular transformation," 2021, Science Advances
  • "The transcriptional elongation rate regulates alternative polyadenylation in yeast," 2020, eLife
  • "Methylation of H3-Lysine 79 Is Mediated by a New Family of HMTases without a SET Domain," 2021, UNC Libraries
  • "Nucleotide-level linkage of transcriptional elongation and polyadenylation," 2022, eLife

The scientist frequently collaborates with several colleagues, including:

  • Joseph V. Geisberg
  • Zarmik Moqtaderi
  • Zhiping Weng
  • Lizhi He
  • Henry Pratt

Kevin Struhl has been recognized with several awards throughout their career:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (2015)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2010)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2008)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2005)

Best Publications

  • Identification and analysis of functional elements in 1% of the human genome by the ENCODE pilot project

    Ewan Birney;John A. Stamatoyannopoulos;Anindya Dutta;Roderic Guigó

  • The ENCODE (ENCyclopedia of DNA elements) Project

    E. A. Feingold;P. J. Good;M. S. Guyer;S. Kamholz

  • An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome

    Ian Dunham;Anshul Kundaje;Shelley F. Aldred;Patrick J. Collins

  • Histone acetylation and transcriptional regulatory mechanisms

    Kevin Struhl

  • High-frequency transformation of yeast: autonomous replication of hybrid DNA molecules

    Kevin Struhl;Dan T. Stinchcomb;Stewart Scherer;Ronald W. Davis

  • An Epigenetic Switch Involving NF-κB, Lin28, Let-7 MicroRNA, and IL6 Links Inflammation to Cell Transformation

    Dimitrios Iliopoulos;Heather A. Hirsch;Kevin Struhl

  • A User's Guide to the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE)

    Richard M. Myers;John Stamatoyannopoulos;Michael Snyder;Ian Dunham

  • Unbiased mapping of transcription factor binding sites along human chromosomes 21 and 22 points to widespread regulation of noncoding RNAs.

    Simon Cawley;Stefan Bekiranov;Huck H Ng;Huck H Ng;Huck H Ng;Philipp Kapranov

  • Targeted Recruitment of Set1 Histone Methylase by Elongating Pol II Provides a Localized Mark and Memory of Recent Transcriptional Activity

    Huck Hui Ng;François Robert;Richard A. Young;Kevin Struhl

  • Metformin selectively targets cancer stem cells, and acts together with chemotherapy to block tumor growth and prolong remission

    Heather A. Hirsch;Dimitrios Iliopoulos;Philip N. Tsichlis;Kevin Struhl

  • The GCN4 basic region leucine zipper binds DNA as a dimer of uninterrupted α Helices: Crystal structure of the protein-DNA complex

    Thomas E. Ellenberger;Christopher J. Brandl;Kevin Struhl;Stephen C. Harrison

  • Functional dissection of a eukaryotic transcriptional activator protein, GCN4 of Yeast

    Ian A. Hope;Kevin Struhl

  • Isolation and characterisation of a yeast chromosomal replicator.

    D. T. Stinchcomb;K. Struhl;R. W. Davis

  • Sterile host yeasts (SHY): a eukaryotic system of biological containment for recombinant DNA experiments.

    D Botstein;S C Falco;S E Stewart;M Brennan

  • TREX is a conserved complex coupling transcription with messenger RNA export

    Katja Sträßer;Seiji Masuda;Paul Mason;Jens Pfannstiel

  • Methylation of H3-Lysine 79 Is Mediated by a New Family of HMTases without a SET Domain

    Qin Feng;Hengbin Wang;Huck Hui Ng;Hediye Erdjument-Bromage

  • STAT3 Activation of miR-21 and miR-181b-1 via PTEN and CYLD Are Part of the Epigenetic Switch Linking Inflammation to Cancer

    Dimitrios Iliopoulos;Savina A. Jaeger;Heather A. Hirsch;Martha L. Bulyk;Martha L. Bulyk

  • Transcriptional noise and the fidelity of initiation by RNA polymerase II

    Kevin Struhl

  • The gradient morphogen bicoid is a concentration-dependent transcriptional activator

    Gary Struhl;Kevin Struhl;Paul M. Macdonald

  • STERILE HOST YEASTS (SHY): A EUKARYOTIC SYSTEM OF BIOLOGICAL CONTAINMENT FOR RECOMBINANT DNA

    David Botstein;S. Carl Falco;Sue E. Stewart;Miles Brennan

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimitrios Iliopoulos
Dimitrios Iliopoulos University of California, Los Angeles
Ronald W. Davis
Ronald W. Davis Stanford University
Aviv Regev
Aviv Regev Genentech
Thomas R. Gingeras
Thomas R. Gingeras Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Michael Snyder
Michael Snyder Stanford University
Philipp Kapranov
Philipp Kapranov Huaqiao University
Huck-Hui Ng
Huck-Hui Ng Genome Institute of Singapore
Joseph T. Wade
Joseph T. Wade New York State Department of Health
Zhiping Weng
Zhiping Weng University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Vishwanath R. Iyer
Vishwanath R. Iyer The University of Texas at Austin

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