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2023

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
79
Citations
21614
World Ranking
1041
National Ranking
11

Margarita Salas 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 Margarita Salas sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 429 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Margarita Salas 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 Margarita Salas 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: 79 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Margarita Salas was affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spanned across fields including biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with a focus on molecular biology, ecology, genetics, plant science, and biomedical engineering.

The main topics in their work involved bacteriophages and microbial interactions, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, insect resistance and genetics, Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research, plant virus research studies, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, and virus-based gene therapy research.

Their publication record included recent papers such as:

  • Completed Genomic Sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis HER1410 Reveals a Cry-Containing Chromosome, Two Megaplasmids, and an Integrative Plasmidial Prophage (2020, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics)
  • High diversity and variability of pipolins among a wide range of pathogenic Escherichia coli strains (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Engineered viral DNA polymerase with enhanced DNA amplification capacity: a proof-of-concept of isothermal amplification of damaged DNA (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Unlimited Cooperativity of Betatectivirus SSB, a Novel DNA Binding Protein Related to an Atypical Group of SSBs From Protein-Primed Replicating Bacterial Viruses (2021, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • 1924P Diagnostic demographics of radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (RR-DTC) and usage patterns of local and systemic therapies (ERUDIT study) (2020, Annals of Oncology)

Frequently published venues for their work included:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • European Journal Of Haematology
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Annals of Oncology

The scientist frequently collaborated with other researchers, including Modesto Redrejo-Rodríguez, Ana Lechuga, Cédric Lood, Rob Lavigne, and Vera van Noort.

Margarita Salas received recognition through distinctions such as membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 2007 and becoming a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Highly efficient DNA synthesis by the phage phi 29 DNA polymerase. Symmetrical mode of DNA replication.

    L Blanco;A Bernad;J M Lázaro;G Martín

  • A conserved 3'----5' exonuclease active site in prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA polymerases.

    Antonio Bernad;Luis Blanco;José M. Lázaro;Gil Martín

  • Protein-priming of DNA replication

    Margarita Salas

  • Glucokinase and hexokinase in liver in relation to glycogen synthesis.

    Eladio Viñuela;Margarita Salas;Alberto Sols

  • Fidelity of phi 29 DNA polymerase. Comparison between protein-primed initiation and DNA polymerization.

    José A. Esteban;Margarita Salas;Luis Blanco

  • PHI29 DNA polymerase

    Luis Blanco;Antonio Bernad;Margarita Salas

  • INSULIN-DEPENDENT SYNTHESIS OF LIVER GLUCOKINASE IN THE RAT.

    Margarita Salas;Eladio Viñuela;Alberto Sols

  • A general structure for DNA-dependent DNA polymerases.

    Luis Blanco;Antonio Bernad;María A. Blasco;Margarita Salas

  • φ29 Family of Phages

    Wilfried J. J. Meijer;José A. Horcajadas;Margarita Salas

  • Genome Engineering Reveals Large Dispensable Regions in Bacillus subtilis

    Helga Westers;Ronald Dorenbos;Jan Maarten van Dijl;Jorrit Kabel

  • SPONTANEOUS AND ENZYMATICALLY CATALYZED ANOMERIZATION OF GLUCOSE 6-PHOSPHATE AND ANOMERIC SPECIFICITY OF RELATED ENZYMES.

    Margarita Salas;Eladio Vinuela;Alberto Sols

  • Characterization of a protein covalently linked to the 5′ termini of the DNA of Bacillus subtilis phage φ29

    Margarita Salas;Rafael P. Mellado;Eladio Viñuela;Jose M. Sogo

  • Characterization and purification of a phage phi 29-encoded DNA polymerase required for the initiation of replication.

    Luis Blanco;Margarita Salas

  • Self-replication of DNA by its encoded proteins in liposome-based synthetic cells

    Pauline van Nies;Ilja Westerlaken;Duco Blanken;Margarita Salas

  • Structures of phi29 DNA polymerase complexed with substrate: the mechanism of translocation in B-family polymerases

    Andrea J Berman;Satwik Kamtekar;Jessica L Goodman;José M Lázaro

  • Initiation of phage phi 29 DNA replication in vitro: formation of a covalent complex between the terminal protein, p3, and 5'-dAMP.

    Miguel A. Penalva;Margarita Salas

  • Insights into strand displacement and processivity from the crystal structure of the protein-primed DNA polymerase of bacteriophage phi29.

    Satwik Kamtekar;Andrea J. Berman;Jimin Wang;José M. Lázaro

  • Structural and functional relationships between prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA polymerases.

    A Bernad;A Zaballos;M Salas;L Blanco

  • Glucokinase of rabbit liver: purification and properties

    José Salas;Margarita Salas;Eladio Viñuela;Alberto Sols

  • Direction of reading of the genetic message

    Margarita Salas;Marvin A. Smith;Wendell M. Stanley;Albert J. Wahba

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis Blanco
Luis Blanco Spanish National Research Council
Eladio Viñuela
Eladio Viñuela Spanish National Research Council
Fernando Rojo
Fernando Rojo Spanish National Research Council
Antonio Bernad
Antonio Bernad Spanish National Research Council
Juan Antonio García
Juan Antonio García Spanish National Research Council
José L. Carrascosa
José L. Carrascosa Spanish National Research Council
Crisanto Gutierrez
Crisanto Gutierrez Spanish National Research Council
Thomas A. Steitz
Thomas A. Steitz Yale University
Manuel Serrano
Manuel Serrano Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Enrique Méndez
Enrique Méndez Spanish National Research Council

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