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 Leonid A. Mirny sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 213 publications — 55th percentile
55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leonid A. Mirny sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 89 D-Index — 75th percentile
75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.
Leonid A. Mirny is primarily affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research spans a broad range of topics within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on molecular biology. The scientist has contributed substantially to the understanding of genomics and chromatin dynamics, RNA research and splicing, cancer genomics and diagnostics, gene expression and cancer classification, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, chromosomal and genetic variations, and epigenetics and DNA methylation.
Recent notable papers authored by Mirny include:
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mirny include:
Their work is regularly published in venues such as:
Leonid A. Mirny's research integrates approaches from biophysics and molecular biology to investigate chromatin architecture and gene regulation processes. The scientist's research topics highlight significant intersections between genomics, chromatin dynamics, and cancer-related studies within molecular biology.
Among recognized distinctions, Mirny is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), awarded in 2014 for elucidating principles of protein-DNA interactions and applying polymer physics concepts to characterize the 3D organization of the genome within cells. Mirny is also a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 2003.
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