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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 48 2673 2421 1301 1167 99 10275

Kristen W. Lynch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kristen W. Lynch between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kristen W. Lynch published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 4.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2023. 10 of the 146 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2023. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 8 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
1995 2026

146 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kristen W. Lynch: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 2
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 1
2002 1
2003 2
2004 1
2005 3
2006 4
2007 5
2008 3
2009 1
2010 3
2011 4
2012 1
2013 8
2014 6
2015 9
2016 4
2017 3
2018 6
2019 5
2020 6
2021 8
2022 13
2023 25
2024 9
2025 9
2026 1
Total 146
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Kristen W. Lynch 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 Kristen W. Lynch 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, 97–106 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: 99 publications — 11th percentile

11% 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 99
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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Kristen W. Lynch 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 Kristen W. Lynch 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, 48–49 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: 48 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% 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 48
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

Kristen W. Lynch is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily intersects the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on molecular biology, immunology, cancer research, hematology, and infectious diseases.

Their work extensively explores topics related to RNA research and splicing, RNA modifications and cancer, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, interferon and immune responses, immune cell function and interaction, and acute myeloid leukemia research.

Recent publications by Kristen W. Lynch include the following papers:

  • Pharmacological activation of STING blocks SARS-CoV-2 infection, 2021, Science Immunology
  • Alternative splicing and cancer: insights, opportunities, and challenges from an expanding view of the transcriptome, 2020, Genes & Development
  • Viral-induced alternative splicing of host genes promotes influenza replication, 2020, eLife
  • The three as: Alternative splicing, alternative polyadenylation and their impact on apoptosis in immune function, 2021, Immunological Reviews
  • Alternative splicing redefines landscape of commonly mutated genes in acute myeloid leukemia, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Kristen W. Lynch frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Max Ferretti
  • Yoseph Barash
  • Mathieu Quesnel-Vallières
  • Sara Cherry
  • Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko

Their publications are commonly found in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Cell Reports, Nucleic Acids Research, and The Journal of Immunology.

Best Publications

  • A compendium of RNA-binding motifs for decoding gene regulation

    Debashish Ray;Hilal Kazan;Kate B. Cook;Matthew T. Weirauch;Matthew T. Weirauch

  • Convergence of Acquired Mutations and Alternative Splicing of CD19 Enables Resistance to CART-19 Immunotherapy

    Elena Sotillo;David M. Barrett;Kathryn L. Black;Asen Bagashev

  • A new view of transcriptome complexity and regulation through the lens of local splicing variations

    Jorge Vaquero-Garcia;Alejandro Barrera;Matthew R Gazzara;Juan González-Vallinas

  • An optogenetic gene expression system with rapid activation and deactivation kinetics

    Laura B Motta-Mena;Anna Reade;Michael J Mallory;Spencer Glantz

  • Assembly of specific SR protein complexes on distinct regulatory elements of the Drosophila doublesex splicing enhancer.

    K W Lynch;T Maniatis

  • Consequences of regulated pre-mRNA splicing in the immune system.

    Kristen W. Lynch

  • Global analysis of alternative splicing during T-cell activation

    Joanna Y. Ip;Alan Tong;Qun Pan;Justin D. Topp

  • Regulation of Alternative Splicing: More than Just the ABCs

    Amy E. House;Kristen W. Lynch

  • Synergistic interactions between two distinct elements of a regulated splicing enhancer.

    Kristen W. Lynch;Tom Maniatis

  • Control of alternative splicing in immune responses: many regulators, many predictions, much still to learn.

    Nicole M. Martinez;Kristen W. Lynch

  • Common themes in the function of transcription and splicing enhancers.

    Klemens J Hertel;Kristen W Lynch;Tom Maniatis

  • A Model System for Activation-Induced Alternative Splicing of CD45 Pre-mRNA in T Cells Implicates Protein Kinase C and Ras

    Kristen W. Lynch;Arthur Weiss

  • HnRNP L represses exon splicing via a regulated exonic splicing silencer

    Caryn R Rothrock;Amy E House;Kristen W Lynch

  • A CD45 polymorphism associated with multiple sclerosis disrupts an exonic splicing silencer.

    Kristen W. Lynch;Arthur Weiss

  • Phosphorylation-Dependent Regulation of PSF by GSK3 Controls CD45 Alternative Splicing

    Florian Heyd;Kristen W. Lynch

  • Pharmacological activation of STING blocks SARS-CoV-2 infection.

    Minghua Li;Max Ferretti;Baoling Ying;Hélène Descamps

  • An exonic splicing silencer represses spliceosome assembly after ATP-dependent exon recognition

    Amy E House;Kristen W Lynch

  • Stem-Loop Recognition by DDX17 Facilitates miRNA Processing and Antiviral Defense

    Ryan H. Moy;Brian S. Cole;Ari Yasunaga;Beth Gold

  • A cell-based screen for splicing regulators identifies hnRNP LL as a distinct signal-induced repressor of CD45 variable exon 4.

    Justin D. Topp;Jason Jackson;Alexis A. Melton;Kristen W. Lynch

  • Regulation of Alternative Splicing: More than Just

    Amy E. House;Kristen W. Lynch

Frequent Co-Authors

Sara Cherry
Sara Cherry University of Pennsylvania
Adolfo García-Sastre
Adolfo García-Sastre Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Xiang-Dong Fu
Xiang-Dong Fu Westlake University
Tom Maniatis
Tom Maniatis Columbia University
Martin Carroll
Martin Carroll University of Pennsylvania
Benjamin A. Garcia
Benjamin A. Garcia Washington University in St. Louis
Benjamin J. Blencowe
Benjamin J. Blencowe University of Toronto
John B. Hogenesch
John B. Hogenesch Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Arthur Weiss
Arthur Weiss University of California, San Francisco
Matthew T. Weirauch
Matthew T. Weirauch Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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