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Molecular Biology
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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 83 902 802 14 14 243 24646

Lawrence Banks publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lawrence Banks between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lawrence Banks published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2023. 14 of the 288 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2023. 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 5 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 3 publications
1983 2025

288 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lawrence Banks: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 2
1984 3
1985 1
1986 3
1987 2
1988 5
1989 3
1990 3
1991 3
1992 2
1993 1
1994 5
1995 5
1996 4
1997 4
1998 6
1999 9
2000 9
2001 7
2002 12
2003 6
2004 11
2005 6
2006 3
2007 4
2008 10
2009 8
2010 4
2011 13
2012 11
2013 11
2014 8
2015 11
2016 6
2017 11
2018 7
2019 10
2020 7
2021 11
2022 13
2023 14
2024 11
2025 3
Total 288
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Lawrence Banks 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 Lawrence Banks 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, 237–246 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: 243 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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 72 243
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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Lawrence Banks 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 Lawrence Banks 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, 82–83 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: 83 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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 83
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

  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Lawrence Banks is affiliated with the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Italy. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, and Immunology.

Their work concentrates prominently on key topics including Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Cancer-related Molecular Pathways, Virus-based Gene Therapy Research, Hepatitis B Virus Studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, and Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications.

Among the more recent scientific contributions, notable publications include:

  • Human papillomavirus E6 and E7: What remains? (2021) in Tumour Virus Research
  • The Not-So-Good, the Bad and the Ugly: HPV E5, E6 and E7 Oncoproteins in the Orchestration of Carcinogenesis (2021) in Viruses
  • HPV Oncoproteins and the Ubiquitin Proteasome System: A Signature of Malignancy? (2020) in Pathogens
  • Human Papillomavirus 58 E7 T20I/G63S Variant Isolated from an East Asian Population Possesses High Oncogenicity (2020) in Journal of Virology
  • Human Papillomavirus 16 L2 Recruits both Retromer and Retriever Complexes during Retrograde Trafficking of the Viral Genome to the Cell Nucleus (2020) in Journal of Virology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lawrence Banks include:

  • Séamus J. Martin
  • Dublin Chair
  • Andrey Abramov
  • Colin Adrain
  • Cecília M. Arraiano

Lawrence Banks has been a regular contributor to several scientific journals. They have published extensively in:

  • FEBS Journal (19 publications)
  • Journal of Virology (9 publications)
  • Tumour Virus Research (6 publications)
  • mBio (3 publications)
  • Viruses (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • The biology and life-cycle of human papillomaviruses.

    John Doorbar;Wim Quint;Lawrence Banks;Ignacio G. Bravo

  • Role of a p53 polymorphism in the development of human papillomavirus-associated cancer.

    Alan Storey;Miranda Thomas;Ann Kalita;Catherine Harwood

  • Two Polymorphic Variants of Wild-Type p53 Differ Biochemically and Biologically

    Miranda Thomas;Ann Kalita;Sylvie Labrecque;David Pim

  • The human papillomavirus E6 protein and its contribution to malignant progression.

    Fiamma Mantovani;Lawrence Banks

  • Comprehensive control of human papillomavirus infections and related diseases.

    F. Xavier Bosch;Thomas R. Broker;David Forman;Anna Barbara Moscicki

  • Isolation of human-p53-specific monoclonal antibodies and their use in the studies of human p53 expression

    Lawrence Banks;Greg Matlashewski;Lionel Crawford

  • The role of the E6-p53 interaction in the molecular pathogenesis of HPV.

    Miranda Thomas;David Pim;Lawrence Banks

  • p53 polymorphic variants at codon 72 exert different effects on cell cycle progression.

    David Pim;Lawrence Banks

  • Oncogenic human papillomavirus E6 proteins target the discs large tumour suppressor for proteasome-mediated degradation

    Daniela Gardiol;Christian Kühne;Britt Glaunsinger;Siu Sylvia Lee

  • Human papillomavirus type 16 DNA cooperates with activated ras in transforming primary cells.

    G. Matlashewski;J. Schneider;L. Banks;N. Jones

  • Role of Bak in UV-induced apoptosis in skin cancer and abrogation by HPV E6 proteins

    Sarah Jackson;Catherine Harwood;Miranda Thomas;Lawrence Banks

  • Interactions of the PDZ-protein MAGI-1 with adenovirus E4-ORF1 and high-risk papillomavirus E6 oncoproteins.

    Britt A Glaunsinger;Siu Sylvia Lee;Miranda Thomas;Lawrence Banks

  • Inhibition of Bak-induced apoptosis by HPV-18 E6.

    Miranda Thomas;Lawrence Banks

  • Retriever is a multiprotein complex for retromer-independent endosomal cargo recycling

    Kerrie E. McNally;Rebecca Faulkner;Florian Steinberg;Matthew Gallon

  • Multi-PDZ Domain Protein MUPP1 Is a Cellular Target for both Adenovirus E4-ORF1 and High-Risk Papillomavirus Type 18 E6 Oncoproteins

    Siu Sylvia Lee;Britt Glaunsinger;Fiamma Mantovani;Lawrence Banks

  • Continued expression of HPV-16 E7 protein is required for maintenance of the transformed phenotype of cells co-transformed by HPV-16 plus EJ-ras.

    T Crook;J P Morgenstern;L Crawford;L Banks

  • Modulation of type M2 pyruvate kinase activity by the human papillomavirus type 16 E7 oncoprotein

    Werner Zwerschke;Sybille Mazurek;Paola Massimi;Lawrence Banks

  • The E5 gene from human papillomavirus type 16 is an oncogene which enhances growth factor-mediated signal transduction to the nucleus.

    P Leechanachai;L Banks;F Moreau;G Matlashewski

  • Oncogenic human papillomavirus E6 proteins target the MAGI-2 and MAGI-3 proteins for degradation.

    Miranda Thomas;Richard Laura;Karin Hepner;Ernesto Guccione

  • Human papillomavirus (HPV) E6 interactions with Bak are conserved amongst E6 proteins from high and low risk HPV types.

    Miranda Thomas;Lawrence Banks

Frequent Co-Authors

Greg Matlashewski
Greg Matlashewski McGill University
Joe S. Mymryk
Joe S. Mymryk University of Western Ontario
John Doorbar
John Doorbar University of Cambridge
Ernesto Guccione
Ernesto Guccione Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Paul K.S. Chan
Paul K.S. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Massimo Tommasino
Massimo Tommasino International Agency For Research On Cancer
Boris Turk
Boris Turk Jožef Stefan Institute
Zigui Chen
Zigui Chen Chinese University of Hong Kong
Vito Turk
Vito Turk Jožef Stefan Institute
Margaret Stanley
Margaret Stanley University of Cambridge

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