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 Luciano A. Marraffini sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 123 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.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luciano A. Marraffini sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 58 D-Index — 25th percentile
25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.
Luciano A. Marraffini is affiliated with Rockefeller University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with notable contributions to medicine. The main areas of study include molecular biology, epidemiology, ecology, genetics, and insect science. Marraffini's work prominently addresses topics such as CRISPR and genetic engineering, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, and viral infections and immunology research.
The scientist has published extensively in several venues, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature, Molecular Cell, Nucleic Acids Research, and Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature. Among their recent papers are:
Frequent collaborators in their research include Jakob T. Rostøl, Dinshaw J. Patel, Dalton V. Banh, Sean F. Brady, and Naama Aviram.
Luciano A. Marraffini has been recognized with several scientific distinctions. These include membership in the National Academy of Sciences (2019), the National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award (2017), and the Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research (2017).
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