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Louis Siminovitch

Louis Siminovitch

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
59
Citations
10959
World Ranking
2029
National Ranking
63

Louis Siminovitch 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 Louis Siminovitch sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 117 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Louis Siminovitch 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 Louis Siminovitch sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1980 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1965 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Louis Siminovitch was affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada throughout their career. Their professional activities centered on research and academic contributions within this institution.

The scientist received several recognitions over the years. In 1965, they were named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, specifically within the Academy of Science. They became a Fellow of the Royal Society of the United Kingdom in 1980. Later, in 1999, they were elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Specific details regarding their publications, coauthors, research topics, or fields of study were not available in the source data. There is also no information on recent papers, frequent publication venues, or book publications.

Best Publications

  • The Effect of Differing Demands for Blood Cell Production on DNA Synthesis by Hemopoietic Colony-Forming Cells of Mice

    A. J. Becker;A. J. Becker;E. A. Mcculloch;E. A. Mcculloch;L. Siminovitch;L. Siminovitch;J. E. Till;J. E. Till

  • On the nature of hereditable variation in cultured somatic cells.

    Louis Siminovitch

  • Ouabain-resistant mutants of mouse and hamster cells in culture

    R.M. Baker;R.M. Baker;R.M. Baker;D.M. Brunette;D.M. Brunette;D.M. Brunette;R. Mankovitz;R. Mankovitz;R. Mankovitz;L.H. Thompson;L.H. Thompson;L.H. Thompson

  • Selection and characterization of eight phenotypically distinct lines of lectin-resistant chinese hamster ovary cells

    Pamela Stanley;Velda Caillibot;Louis Siminovitch

  • A cytological study of the capacity for differentiation of normal hemopoietic colony-forming cells.

    A. M. Wu;A. M. Wu;J. E. Till;J. E. Till;L. Siminovitch;L. Siminovitch;E. A. McCulloch;E. A. McCulloch

  • Multidrug-resistance phenotype in Chinese hamster ovary cells.

    V Ling;N Kartner;T Sudo;L Siminovitch

  • Chinese hamster ovary cells selected for resistance to the cytotoxicity of phytohemagglutinin are deficient in a UDP-N-acetylglucosamine--glycoprotein N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity.

    Pamela Stanley;Saroja Narasimhan;Louis Siminovitch;Harry Schachter

  • Isolation and partial characterization of three methotrexate-resistant phenotypes from Chinese hamster ovary cells.

    Wayne F. Flintoff;Sandra V. Davidson;Louis Siminovitch

  • Genetics and physiology of defective lysogeny in K12 (λ): Studies of early mutants☆

    H.A. Eisen;C.R. Fuerst;L. Siminovitch;R. Thomas

  • DNA-mediated transfer of multiple drug resistance and plasma membrane glycoprotein expression.

    P G Debenham;N Kartner;L Siminovitch;J R Riordan

  • Expression of Bacterial β-Galactosidase in Animal Cells

    Gynheung An;Katsuhiko Hidaka;Louis Siminovitch

  • Complementation between mutants of CHO cells resistant to a variety of plant lectins

    Pamela Stanley;Louis Siminovitch

  • Parameters governing the transfer of the genes for thymidine kinase and dihydrofolate reductase into mouse cells using metaphase chromosomes or DNA

    William H. Lewis;P. R. Srinivasan;Nancy Stokoe;Louis Siminovitch

  • Mutations in bacteriophage lambda affecting host cell lysis.

    A.W. Harris;A.W. Harris;D.W.A. Mount;D.W.A. Mount;C.R. Fuerst;C.R. Fuerst;L. Siminovitch;L. Siminovitch

  • Specific cellular defects in patients with Fanconi anemia

    Rosanna Weksberg;Manuel Buchwald;Patricia Sargent;Margaret W. Thompson

  • Evidence for a Relationship between Mouse Hemopoietic Stem Cells and Cells Forming Colonies in Culture

    A M Wu;L Siminovitch;J E Till;E A McCulloch

  • Isolation of temperature-sensitive mutants of L-cells.

    L. H. Thompson;R. Mankovitz;R. M. Baker;J. E. Till

  • Mutations in bacteriophage lambda affecting particle morphogenesis

    D.W.A. Mount;D.W.A. Mount;A.W. Harris;A.W. Harris;C.R. Fuerst;C.R. Fuerst;L. Siminovitch;L. Siminovitch

  • Electron microscope studies of mutants of lambda bacteriophage: I. General description and quantitation of viral products☆

    C.L. Kemp;C.L. Kemp;A.F. Howatson;A.F. Howatson;L. Siminovitch;L. Siminovitch

  • The Proliferative Capacity of Antigen-Sensitive Precursors of Hemolytic Plaque-Forming Cells

    J. C. Kennedy;J. E. Till;L. Siminovitch;E. A. McCulloch

Frequent Co-Authors

James E. Till
James E. Till Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Radhey S. Gupta
Radhey S. Gupta McMaster University
Pamela Stanley
Pamela Stanley Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Manuel Buchwald
Manuel Buchwald University of Toronto
Peter N. Ray
Peter N. Ray University of Toronto
Demetrios A. Spandidos
Demetrios A. Spandidos University of Crete
Donald M. Brunette
Donald M. Brunette University of British Columbia
David Sankoff
David Sankoff University of Ottawa
Lap-Chee Tsui
Lap-Chee Tsui University of Toronto
Gynheung An
Gynheung An Kyung Hee University

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