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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 42 3027 2753 1435 1291 128 6638

Marcus B. Smolka publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marcus B. Smolka between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marcus B. Smolka published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2023. 21 of the 145 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2023. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 7 publications
1998 2025

145 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marcus B. Smolka: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 2
2002 2
2003 1
2004 0
2005 1
2006 5
2007 5
2008 3
2009 4
2010 2
2011 2
2012 5
2013 3
2014 4
2015 9
2016 5
2017 3
2018 3
2019 11
2020 13
2021 13
2022 11
2023 14
2024 14
2025 7
Total 145
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Marcus B. Smolka 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 Marcus B. Smolka 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, 127–136 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: 128 publications — 26th percentile

26% 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
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158 128
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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Marcus B. Smolka 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 Marcus B. Smolka 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, 42–43 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: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% 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 42
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
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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Overview

Marcus B. Smolka is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Oncology among other related subfields.

Their published work covers a variety of topics, including:

  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • PARP inhibition in cancer therapy
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment

Marcus B. Smolka has contributed to numerous scientific papers. Some recent publications include:

  • "Checkpoint Responses to DNA Double-Strand Breaks," 2020, Annual Review of Biochemistry
  • "In-depth and 3-dimensional exploration of the budding yeast phosphoproteome," 2021, EMBO Reports
  • "Low lamin A levels enhance confined cell migration and metastatic capacity in breast cancer," 2022, Oncogene
  • "DNA-PKcs promotes fork reversal and chemoresistance," 2022, Molecular Cell
  • "Structural basis of TRAPPIII-mediated Rab1 activation," 2021, The EMBO Journal

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ethan J. Sanford
  • Vítor M. Faça
  • William Comstock
  • Jennie R. Sims
  • Raimundo Freire

Their work has been published extensively in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 22 publications
  • eLife - 4 publications
  • Molecular Cell - 3 publications
  • The EMBO Journal - 3 publications
  • Nature Communications - 3 publications

Best Publications

  • A Multidimensional Chromatography Technology for In-depth Phosphoproteome Analysis

    Claudio P. Albuquerque;Claudio P. Albuquerque;Marcus B. Smolka;Samuel H. Payne;Vineet Bafna

  • Proteome-wide identification of in vivo targets of DNA damage checkpoint kinases.

    Marcus B. Smolka;Claudio P. Albuquerque;Sheng-hong Chen;Huilin Zhou

  • The ALS/FTLD associated protein C9orf72 associates with SMCR8 and WDR41 to regulate the autophagy-lysosome pathway

    Peter M. Sullivan;Xiaolai Zhou;Adam M. Robins;Daniel H. Paushter

  • TORC1 Regulates Endocytosis via Npr1-Mediated Phosphoinhibition of a Ubiquitin Ligase Adaptor

    Jason A. MacGurn;Pi-Chiang Hsu;Marcus B. Smolka;Scott D. Emr

  • DNA damage kinase signaling: checkpoint and repair at 30 years.

    Michael Charles Lanz;Diego Dibitetto;Marcus Bustamante Smolka

  • Quantitative Protein Profiling Using Two-dimensional Gel Electrophoresis, Isotope-coded Affinity Tag Labeling, and Mass Spectrometry

    Marcus Smolka;Huilin Zhou;Ruedi Aebersold

  • Prosaposin facilitates sortilin-independent lysosomal trafficking of progranulin

    Xiaolai Zhou;Lirong Sun;Lirong Sun;Francisco Bastos de Oliveira;Xiaoyang Qi

  • Checkpoint Responses to DNA Double-Strand Breaks.

    David P Waterman;James E Haber;Marcus B Smolka

  • In-depth and 3-dimensional exploration of the budding yeast phosphoproteome

    Michael C Lanz;Kumar Yugandhar;Shagun Gupta;Ethan J Sanford

  • Mechanism of Dun1 Activation by Rad53 Phosphorylation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Sheng-hong Chen;Marcus B. Smolka;Huilin Zhou;Huilin Zhou

  • The Legionella effector SidC defines a unique family of ubiquitin ligases important for bacterial phagosomal remodeling

    FoSheng Hsu;Xi Luo;Jiazhang Qiu;Yan Bin Teng

  • Proteome analysis of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa reveals major cellular and extracellular proteins and a peculiar codon bias distribution.

    Marcus Bustamante Smolka;Daniel Martins;Flavia Vischi Winck;Carlos Eduardo Santoro

  • Phosphoproteomics reveals distinct modes of Mec1/ATR signaling during DNA replication.

    Francisco Meirelles Bastos de Oliveira;Dongsung Kim;José Renato Cussiol;Jishnu Das

  • DNA Damage Signaling Recruits the Rtt107-Slx4 Scaffolds via Dpb11 to Mediate Replication Stress Response

    Patrice Y. Ohouo;Francisco M. Bastos de Oliveira;Beatriz S. Almeida;Marcus B. Smolka

  • DNA-repair scaffolds dampen checkpoint signalling by counteracting the adaptor Rad9

    Patrice Y. Ohouo;Francisco M. Bastos de Oliveira;Yi Liu;Chu Jian Ma

  • An FHA domain–mediated protein interaction network of Rad53 reveals its role in polarized cell growth

    Marcus B. Smolka;Sheng Hong Chen;Paul S. Maddox;Jorrit M. Enserink

  • Dynamic Changes in Protein-Protein Interaction and Protein Phosphorylation Probed with Amine-reactive Isotope Tag

    Marcus B. Smolka;Claudio P.D. Albuquerque;Sheng-hong Chen;Kristina H. Schmidt

  • Local phosphocycling mediated by LOK/SLK restricts ezrin function to the apical aspect of epithelial cells

    Raghuvir Viswanatha;Patrice Y. Ohouo;Marcus B. Smolka;Anthony Bretscher

  • DNA replication stress differentially regulates G1/S genes via Rad53-dependent inactivation of Nrm1

    Anna Travesa;Dwight Kuo;Robertus A M de Bruin;Tatyana I Kalashnikova

  • Checkpoint proteins control morphogenetic events during DNA replication stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Jorrit M. Enserink;Marcus B. Smolka;Huilin Zhou;Richard D. Kolodner

Frequent Co-Authors

Huilin Zhou
Huilin Zhou University of California, San Diego
Haiyuan Yu
Haiyuan Yu Cornell University
Sergio Marangoni
Sergio Marangoni State University of Campinas
Grant W. Brown
Grant W. Brown University of Toronto
Michael L. Goldberg
Michael L. Goldberg Cornell University
Richard D. Kolodner
Richard D. Kolodner University of California, San Diego
Katsuhiko Shirahige
Katsuhiko Shirahige University of Tokyo
Zhaolei Zhang
Zhaolei Zhang University of Toronto
Scott D. Emr
Scott D. Emr Cornell University
James E. Haber
James E. Haber Brandeis University

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