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Margaret Buckingham

Margaret Buckingham

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Molecular Biology
France
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Female Scientists 109 935 892 27 27 278 43635
Molecular Biology 110 374 342 4 3 251 42084

Margaret Buckingham publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Margaret Buckingham between 1974 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Margaret Buckingham published across 51 years, from 1974 to 2024, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2003. 5 of the 283 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2003. 1974: 4 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 4 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 6 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 3 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 2 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 3 publications
1974 2024

283 publications in total across all disciplines

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Margaret Buckingham: publications per year, 1974 to 2024
Year Publications
1974 4
1975 2
1976 1
1977 4
1978 2
1979 2
1980 1
1981 6
1982 6
1983 2
1984 2
1985 7
1986 5
1987 3
1988 6
1989 8
1990 8
1991 8
1992 10
1993 4
1994 7
1995 5
1996 7
1997 9
1998 5
1999 11
2000 8
2001 5
2002 3
2003 12
2004 10
2005 5
2006 11
2007 9
2008 9
2009 12
2010 12
2011 4
2012 10
2013 7
2014 8
2015 5
2016 5
2017 1
2018 3
2019 1
2020 2
2021 1
2022 0
2023 2
2024 3
Total 283
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Margaret Buckingham 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 Margaret Buckingham 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, 247–256 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: 251 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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
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 63 251
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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Margaret Buckingham 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 Margaret Buckingham 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, 110–111 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: 110 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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
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 38 110
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in France Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in France Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 2013 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2013 - CNRS Gold Medal, French National Centre for Scientific Research Developmental Biology
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1998 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Margaret Buckingham is affiliated with the Institut Pasteur in France. Their research primarily lies at the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on molecular biology and cellular and molecular neuroscience. The main topics of their work include muscle physiology and disorders, neurogenetic and muscular disorders research, and genetic neurodegenerative diseases, among others.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a sustained engagement with muscle biology and related molecular mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • "M-Cadherin Is a PAX3 Target During Myotome Patterning," 2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Commentary on Distinct, but Previously Confused, Nrf1 Transcription Factors and Their Functions in Redox Regulation," 2020, Developmental Cell
  • "In remembrance of David Yaffe," 2020, Skeletal Muscle
  • "François Gros (1925-2022) in memoriam," 2023, Biochimie
  • "Messenger RNA in differentiating muscle cells-my experience in François Gros' lab in the 1970s and 80s," 2023, Comptes Rendus Biologies

Frequently collaborating peers include Joana Esteves de Lima, Reem Bou Akar, Myriam Mansour, Didier Rocancourt, and Frédéric Relaix. These collaborations reflect a network of researchers active in related fields.

Their work has been published in a range of scientific venues, most frequently in:

  • Comptes Rendus Biologies
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Developmental Cell
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Biochimie

The research topics explored cover a range of areas including:

  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Margaret Buckingham has been recognized with several awards and honors reflecting their contributions to developmental biology and molecular biosciences. These distinctions include:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (1998)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2011)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2013)
  • CNRS Gold Medal from the French National Centre for Scientific Research in Developmental Biology (2013)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2014)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Building the mammalian heart from two sources of myocardial cells

    Margaret Buckingham;Sigolène Meilhac;Stéphane Zaffran

  • A Pax3/Pax7-dependent population of skeletal muscle progenitor cells

    Frédéric Relaix;Didier Rocancourt;Ahmed Mansouri;Margaret Buckingham

  • Direct isolation of satellite cells for skeletal muscle regeneration.

    Didier Montarras;Jennifer Morgan;Charlotte Collins;Frédéric Relaix

  • The arterial pole of the mouse heart forms from Fgf10-expressing cells in pharyngeal mesoderm.

    Robert G. Kelly;Nigel A. Brown;Margaret E. Buckingham

  • The formation of skeletal muscle: from somite to limb.

    Margaret Buckingham;Lola Bajard;Ted Chang;Philippe Daubas

  • Expression of Cd34 and Myf5 Defines the Majority of Quiescent Adult Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells

    Jonathan R. Beauchamp;Louise Heslop;David S.W. Yu;Shahragim Tajbakhsh

  • Redefining the genetic hierarchies controlling skeletal myogenesis: Pax-3 and Myf-5 act upstream of MyoD.

    Shahragim Tajbakhsh;Didier Rocancourt;Giulio Cossu;Margaret Buckingham

  • Comparison of three actin-coding sequences in the mouse; Evolutionary relationships between the actin genes of warm-blooded vertebrates

    Serge Alonso;Adrian Minty;Yves Bourlet;Margaret Buckingham

  • Pax3 and Pax7 have distinct and overlapping functions in adult muscle progenitor cells

    Frédéric Relaix;Didier Montarras;Stéphane Zaffran;Barbara Gayraud-Morel

  • Early expression of the myogenic regulatory gene, myf-5, in precursor cells of skeletal muscle in the mouse embryo

    M.O. Ott;E. Bober;G. Lyons;H. Arnold

  • Expression of two myogenic regulatory factors myogenin and MyoDl during mouse embryogenesis

    David Sassoon;Gary Lyons;Woodring E. Wright;Victor Lin

  • Mrf4 determines skeletal muscle identity in Myf5:Myod double-mutant mice

    Lina Kassar-Duchossoy;Barbara Gayraud-Morel;Danielle Gomès;Didier Rocancourt

  • Gene Regulatory Networks and Transcriptional Mechanisms that Control Myogenesis

    Margaret Buckingham;Peter W.J. Rigby

  • The role of Pax genes in the development of tissues and organs: Pax3 and Pax7 regulate muscle progenitor cell functions.

    Margaret Buckingham;Frédéric Relaix

  • Skeletal muscle formation in vertebrates.

    Margaret Buckingham

  • An Nkx2-5/Bmp2/Smad1 Negative Feedback Loop Controls Heart Progenitor Specification and Proliferation

    Owen W.J. Prall;Mary K. Menon;Mark J. Solloway;Yusuke Watanabe

  • Myogenic progenitor cells and skeletal myogenesis in vertebrates

    Margaret Buckingham

  • In vivo satellite cell activation via Myf5 and MyoD in regenerating mouse skeletal muscle.

    R.N. Cooper;S. Tajbakhsh;V. Mouly;G. Cossu

  • Mouse actin messenger RNAs. Construction and characterization of a recombinant plasmid molecule containing a complementary DNA transcript of mouse alpha-actin mRNA.

    A J Minty;M Caravatti;B Robert;A Cohen

  • The clonal origin of myocardial cells in different regions of the embryonic mouse heart.

    Sigolène M Meilhac;Milan Esner;Robert G Kelly;Jean-François Nicolas

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert G. Kelly
Robert G. Kelly Aix-Marseille University
Frédéric Relaix
Frédéric Relaix Paris-Est Créteil University
Shahragim Tajbakhsh
Shahragim Tajbakhsh Institut Pasteur
Paul J.R. Barton
Paul J.R. Barton Imperial College London
François Gros
François Gros Collège de France
Peter S. Zammit
Peter S. Zammit King's College London
Giulio Cossu
Giulio Cossu University of Manchester
Ana Cumano
Ana Cumano Institut Pasteur
David Sassoon
David Sassoon Université Paris Cité
Antoon F.M. Moorman
Antoon F.M. Moorman University of Amsterdam

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