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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 87 1188 1123 570 533 122 49210

Leland H. Hartwell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Leland H. Hartwell between 1961 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Leland H. Hartwell published across 60 years, from 1961 to 2020, averaging 2.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 1997. 2 of the 131 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1961 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 1997. 1961: 1 publication 1962: 0 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 2 publications 1965: 2 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 2 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 5 publications 1970: 6 publications 1971: 4 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 6 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication
1961 2020

131 publications in total across all disciplines

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Leland H. Hartwell: publications per year, 1961 to 2020
Year Publications
1961 1
1962 0
1963 1
1964 2
1965 2
1966 0
1967 2
1968 2
1969 5
1970 6
1971 4
1972 0
1973 6
1974 3
1975 0
1976 2
1977 3
1978 1
1979 0
1980 1
1981 1
1982 2
1983 3
1984 0
1985 6
1986 4
1987 3
1988 3
1989 3
1990 3
1991 5
1992 4
1993 3
1994 5
1995 4
1996 2
1997 13
1998 6
1999 2
2000 1
2001 4
2002 2
2003 1
2004 2
2005 2
2006 2
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 1
2017 1
2018 0
2019 1
2020 1
Total 131
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Leland H. Hartwell publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leland H. Hartwell sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 115–124 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 122 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203 122
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Leland H. Hartwell D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leland H. Hartwell sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 86–87 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84 87
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Nobel Prize for their discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle
  • 1998 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1995 - Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University
  • 1994 - Genetics Society of America Medal
  • 1992 - Canada Gairdner International Award
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • 1991 - Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Prize, General Motors Cancer Research Foundation
  • 1987 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Leland H. Hartwell is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their recent research includes a publication titled "Correction to: Project honeybee: Clinical applications for wearable biosensors", published in 2020 in the journal Biomedical Microdevices. This work addresses clinical applications of wearable biosensors.

Frequent collaborators in their research work include Heather Ross and Jeffrey T. La Belle.

The primary venue for Hartwell's publications is Biomedical Microdevices.

Hartwell has received several notable awards throughout their career, including the Nobel Prize in 2001 for discoveries related to key regulators of the cell cycle. Other distinctions include the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1998, election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1998, the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University in 1995, the Genetics Society of America Medal in 1994, the Canada Gairdner International Award in 1992, and recognition as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology in 1992 for genetics and molecular biology. Additionally, they received the Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Prize from the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation in 1991 and became a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1987.

Best Publications

  • From molecular to modular cell biology.

    Leland H. Hartwell;John J. Hopfield;Stanislas Leibler;Andrew W. Murray

  • Checkpoints: controls that ensure the order of cell cycle events

    Leland H. Hartwell;Ted A. Weinert

  • Cell cycle control and cancer

    Leland H. Hartwell;Michael B. Kastan

  • The RAD9 Gene Controls the Cell Cycle Response to DNA Damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Ted A. Weinert;Leland H. Hartwell

  • Genetic Control of the Cell Division Cycle in Yeast

    Leland H. Hartwell;Joseph Culotti;John R. Pringle;Brian J. Reid

  • THE CASE FOR EARLY DETECTION

    Ruth Etzioni;Nicole Urban;Scott Ramsey;Martin McIntosh

  • Defects in a cell cycle checkpoint may be responsible for the genomic instability of cancer cells.

    Leland H. Hartwell

  • Mitotic checkpoint genes in budding yeast and the dependence of mitosis on DNA replication and repair.

    Ted A. Weinert;Gretchen L. Kiser;Leland H. Hartwell

  • Coordination of growth with cell division in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    G. C. Johnston;J. R. Pringle;Leland H. Hartwell

  • GENETIC CONTROL OF THE CELL DIVISION CYCLE IN YEAST: V. GENETIC ANALYSIS OF cdc MUTANTS

    Leland H. Hartwell;Robert K. Mortimer;Joseph Culotti;Marilyn Culotti

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell cycle.

    L H Hartwell

  • Macromolecule Synthesis in Temperature-sensitive Mutants of Yeast

    Leland H. Hartwell

  • The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cell Cycle

    John R. Pringle;Leland H. Hartwell

  • Single-stranded DNA arising at telomeres in cdc13 mutants may constitute a specific signal for the RAD9 checkpoint.

    Barbara Garvik;Michael Carson;Leland Hartwell

  • Drug target validation and identification of secondary drug target effects using DNA microarrays

    Matthew J. Marton;Joseph L. Derisi;Holly A. Bennett;Vishwanath R. Iyer

  • Cell Biology: Principles for the buffering of genetic variation

    J. L. Hartman;B. Garvik;Leland H. Hartwell

  • When Checkpoints Fail

    Amanda G Paulovich;David P Toczyski;Leland H Hartwell;Leland H Hartwell

  • Genetic control of the cell division cycle in yeast. IV. Genes controlling bud emergence and cytokinesis

    Leland H. Hartwell

  • Unequal division in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its implications for the control of cell division.

    Leland H. Hartwell;Michael W. Unger

  • A checkpoint regulates the rate of progression through S phase in S. cerevisiae in Response to DNA damage

    Amanda G Paulovich;Leland H Hartwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Amanda G. Paulovich
Amanda G. Paulovich Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Douglas Koshland
Douglas Koshland University of California, Berkeley
Stephen H. Friend
Stephen H. Friend Sage Bionetworks
Catherine L. Jackson
Catherine L. Jackson Université Paris Cité
Brian J. Reid
Brian J. Reid Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Paul Nurse
Paul Nurse The Francis Crick Institute
John R. Pringle
John R. Pringle Stanford University
James B. Konopka
James B. Konopka Stony Brook University
Susan K. Dutcher
Susan K. Dutcher Washington University in St. Louis
Scott D. Ramsey
Scott D. Ramsey Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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