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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 55 2265 2036 1116 990 87 12733

Lynn Cooley publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lynn Cooley between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lynn Cooley published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 2.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 1994. 3 of the 96 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 1994. 1982: 3 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 8 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 1 publication 2012: 2 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 0 publications 2025: 3 publications
1982 2025

96 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lynn Cooley: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 3
1983 1
1984 3
1985 2
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 2
1991 0
1992 1
1993 1
1994 8
1995 1
1996 2
1997 5
1998 3
1999 3
2000 3
2001 3
2002 8
2003 1
2004 2
2005 1
2006 1
2007 3
2008 3
2009 0
2010 1
2011 1
2012 2
2013 2
2014 4
2015 6
2016 0
2017 2
2018 1
2019 2
2020 4
2021 2
2022 1
2023 1
2024 0
2025 3
Total 96
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Lynn Cooley 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 Lynn Cooley 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, 87–96 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: 87 publications — 6th percentile

6% 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 87
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
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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Lynn Cooley 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 Lynn Cooley 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, 54–55 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: 55 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 55
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
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

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Lynn Cooley is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a specific focus on multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering, and Structural Biology.

Their work encompasses a range of scientific topics such as Plant Reproductive Biology, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques, Near-Field Optical Microscopy, Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and RNA Research and Splicing.

Recent papers authored by Lynn Cooley include:

  • Three-dimensional adaptive optical nanoscopy for thick specimen imaging at sub-50-nm resolution, 2021, Nature Methods
  • Drosophila sperm development and intercellular cytoplasm sharing through ring canals do not require an intact fusome, 2020, Development
  • Tissue-specific dynamic codon redefinition in Drosophila, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • HtsRC-Mediated Accumulation of F-Actin Regulates Ring Canal Size During Drosophila melanogaster Oogenesis, 2020, Genetics
  • Evolutionarily conserved midbody remodeling precedes ring canal formation during gametogenesis, 2023, Developmental Cell

Lynn Cooley frequently publishes in several scientific venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Methods
  • Development
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Genetics

Their frequent coauthors include Kari L. Price, Andrew M. Hudson, Julianne A. Gerdes, Dyuthi M. Tharakan, and Katelynn M. Mannix.

In 2012, Lynn Cooley was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Filamins as integrators of cell mechanics and signalling.

    Thomas P. Stossel;John Condeelis;Lynn Cooley;John H. Hartwig

  • The kelch repeat superfamily of proteins: propellers of cell function.

    Josephine Adams;Reed Kelso;Lynn Cooley

  • Kelch encodes a component of intercellular bridges in Drosophila egg chambers

    Feiyu Xue;Lynn Cooley

  • The Transgenic RNAi Project at Harvard Medical School: Resources and Validation

    Lizabeth A. Perkins;Laura Holderbaum;Rong Tao;Yanhui Hu

  • chickadee encodes a profilin required for intercellular cytoplasm transport during Drosophila oogenesis

    Lynn Cooley;Esther Verheyen;Kathleen Ayers

  • Comparative aspects of animal oogenesis.

    Nina Matova;Lynn Cooley

  • Drosophila singed, a fascin homolog, is required for actin bundle formation during oogenesis and bristle extension

    K Cant;B A Knowles;M S Mooseker;L Cooley

  • SCAR is a primary regulator of Arp2/3-dependent morphological events in Drosophila

    Jennifer A Zallen;Yehudit Cohen;Andrew M Hudson;Lynn Cooley

  • Profilin mutations disrupt multiple actin-dependent processes during Drosophila development

    E.M. Verheyen;L. Cooley

  • ECDYSONE RESPONSE GENES GOVERN EGG CHAMBER DEVELOPMENT DURING MID-OOGENESIS IN DROSOPHILA

    Michael Buszczak;Marc R. Freeman;John R. Carlson;Michael Bender

  • Structure and Transcription of Eukaryotic tRNA Genes

    Sharp Sj;Schaack J;Cooley L;Burke Dj

  • Morphogenesis of Drosophila ovarian ring canals

    Douglas N. Robinson;Kelly Cant;Lynn Cooley

  • Cytoskeletal Functions During Drosophila Oogenesis

    Lynn Cooley;William E. Theurkauf

  • Control of DNA Replication and Chromosome Ploidy by Geminin and Cyclin A

    Ivailo S. Mihaylov;Takeshi Kondo;Lynn Jones;Sophia Ryzhikov

  • Apoptosis in late stage Drosophila nurse cells does not require genes within the H99 deficiency

    Kathleen Foley;Lynn Cooley

  • Intercellular cytoplasm transport during Drosophila oogenesis.

    Shalina Mahajan-Miklos;Lynn Cooley

  • A subset of dynamic actin rearrangements in Drosophila requires the Arp2/3 complex

    Andrew M. Hudson;Lynn Cooley

  • Drosophila Kelch Is an Oligomeric Ring Canal Actin Organizer

    Douglas N. Robinson;Lynn Cooley

  • The villin-like protein encoded by the Drosophila quail gene is required for actin bundle assembly during oogenesis

    Shalina Mahajan-Miklos;Lynn Cooley

  • Flytrap, a database documenting a GFP protein-trap insertion screen in Drosophila melanogaster

    Reed J. Kelso;Michael Buszczak;Ana T. Quiñones;Claudia Castiblanco

Frequent Co-Authors

Erol Fikrig
Erol Fikrig Yale University
Norbert Perrimon
Norbert Perrimon Harvard University
Mark S. Mooseker
Mark S. Mooseker Yale University
John F. Atkins
John F. Atkins University College Cork
Dieter Söll
Dieter Söll Yale University
William E. Theurkauf
William E. Theurkauf University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Yanhui Hu
Yanhui Hu Harvard University
Atsushi Toyoda
Atsushi Toyoda National Institute of Genetics
Gregory J. Hannon
Gregory J. Hannon University of Cambridge

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