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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 52 2433 2192 1196 1066 139 10081

Marilyn Parsons publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marilyn Parsons between 1976 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marilyn Parsons published across 49 years, from 1976 to 2024, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2005. 2 of the 169 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2005. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 7 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication
1976 2024

169 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marilyn Parsons: publications per year, 1976 to 2024
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 4
1979 0
1980 1
1981 2
1982 2
1983 9
1984 6
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 3
1990 8
1991 3
1992 1
1993 7
1994 4
1995 5
1996 2
1997 3
1998 7
1999 1
2000 3
2001 7
2002 7
2003 3
2004 4
2005 13
2006 0
2007 9
2008 4
2009 3
2010 7
2011 6
2012 5
2013 2
2014 6
2015 2
2016 6
2017 2
2018 2
2019 1
2020 1
2021 2
2022 0
2023 1
2024 1
Total 169
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Marilyn Parsons 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 Marilyn Parsons 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, 137–146 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: 139 publications — 32nd percentile

32% 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
137–146 158 139
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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Marilyn Parsons 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 Marilyn Parsons 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, 52–53 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: 52 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% 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 52
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

Marilyn Parsons is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans several key fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific subfields in Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Parasitology.

The scientist's body of work focuses heavily on parasitic diseases, particularly the study of Trypanosoma species and Leishmaniasis. Their research interests also extend to topics such as insect resistance and genetics, Toxoplasma gondii studies, autophagy in disease and therapy, heme oxygenase-1 and carbon monoxide, as well as calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism.

Key recent research papers by Marilyn Parsons include:

  • "Chromatin-Associated Protein Complexes Link DNA Base J and Transcription Termination in Leishmania," (2021) published in mSphere
  • "Unusual features and localization of the membrane kinome of Trypanosoma brucei," (2021) published in PLoS ONE
  • "Chromatin-associated protein complexes link DNA base J and transcription termination inLeishmania," (2020) published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Unusual Features of the Membrane Kinome ofTrypanosoma brucei," (2020) published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "An essential Trypanosoma brucei protein kinase: a functional analysis of regulation and the identification of inhibitors," (2023) published in Frontiers in Parasitology

Frequent coauthors in Parsons's work include:

  • Bryan C. Jensen
  • Isabelle Coppens
  • Isabelle Phan
  • Jacquelyn McDonald
  • Aakash Sur

Their research has been published in various venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • mSphere
  • PLoS ONE
  • Frontiers in Parasitology

Marilyn Parsons's academic contributions reflect a sustained investigation into molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying parasitic infections. The work includes exploring protein complexes linked to DNA transcription regulation and kinase functions critical in Trypanosoma brucei, a pathogen responsible for significant tropical diseases.

Best Publications

  • The genome sequence of Trypanosoma cruzi, etiologic agent of Chagas disease

    Najib M. El-Sayed;Peter J. Myler;Peter J. Myler;Daniella C. Bartholomeu;Daniel Nilsson

  • Comparative genomics of trypanosomatid parasitic protozoa.

    Najib M. El-Sayed;Peter J. Myler;Peter J. Myler;Gaëlle Blandin;Matthew Berriman

  • Comparative analysis of the kinomes of three pathogenic trypanosomatids: Leishmania major, Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma cruzi.

    Marilyn Parsons;Marilyn Parsons;Elizabeth A Worthey;Pauline N Ward;Jeremy C Mottram

  • A glycolipid antigen associated with Burkitt lymphoma defined by a monoclonal antibody.

    E Nudelman;R Kannagi;S Hakomori;M Parsons

  • Protein kinases as drug targets in trypanosomes and Leishmania.

    Christina Naula;Marilyn Parsons;Marilyn Parsons;Jeremy C. Mottram

  • Toxoplasma gondii calcium-dependent protein kinase 1 is a target for selective kinase inhibitors.

    Kayode K Ojo;Eric T Larson;Katelyn R Keyloun;Lisa J Castaneda

  • Compartmentation prevents a lethal turbo-explosion of glycolysis in trypanosomes.

    Jurgen R. Haanstra;Arjen van Tuijl;Peter Kessler;Willem Reijnders

  • Trypanosome mRNAs share a common 5′ spliced leader sequence

    Marilyn Parsons;Richard G. Nelson;Kenneth P. Watkins;Nina Agabian

  • Widespread variation in transcript abundance within and across developmental stages of Trypanosoma brucei

    Bryan C Jensen;Dhileep Sivam;Dhileep Sivam;Charles T Kifer;Peter J Myler;Peter J Myler

  • Analysis of targeting sequences demonstrates that trafficking to the Toxoplasma gondii plastid branches off the secretory system.

    Amy DeRocher;Christopher B. Hagen;John E. Froehlich;Jean E. Feagin

  • Sequences homologous to the variant antigen mRNA spliced leader are located in tandem repeats and variable orphons in trypanosoma brucei.

    Richard G. Nelson;Marilyn Parsons;Philip J. Barr;Kenneth Stuart

  • Glucose is toxic to glycosome-deficient trypanosomes

    Tetsuya Furuya;Peter Kessler;Armando Jardim;Achim Schnaufer

  • Extensive stage-regulation of translation revealed by ribosome profiling of Trypanosoma brucei

    Bryan C Jensen;Gowthaman Ramasamy;Elton J R Vasconcelos;Nicholas T Ingolia

  • Biogenesis and function of peroxisomes and glycosomes

    Marilyn Parsons;Tetsuya Furuya;Tetsuya Furuya;Sampa Pal;Sampa Pal;Peter Kessler;Peter Kessler

  • Development of Toxoplasma gondii calcium-dependent protein kinase 1 (TgCDPK1) inhibitors with potent anti-toxoplasma activity.

    Steven M Johnson;Ryan C Murphy;Jennifer A Geiger;Amy E DeRocher

  • Pathways involved in environmental sensing in trypanosomatids.

    Marilyn Parsons;Larry Ruben

  • Glycosomes: parasites and the divergence of peroxisomal purpose.

    Marilyn Parsons

  • The NOG1 GTP-binding protein is required for biogenesis of the 60 S ribosomal subunit.

    Bryan C. Jensen;Qin Wang;Qin Wang;Charles T. Kifer;Marilyn Parsons;Marilyn Parsons

  • Development of an Orally Available and Central Nervous System (CNS) Penetrant Toxoplasma gondii Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase 1 (TgCDPK1) Inhibitor with Minimal Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene (hERG) Activity for the Treatment of Toxoplasmosis.

    Rama Subba Rao Vidadala;Kasey L. Rivas;Kayode K. Ojo;Matthew A. Hulverson

  • Cloning and expression of Trypanosoma cruzi ribosomal protein P0 and epitope analysis of anti-P0 autoantibodies in Chagas' disease patients.

    Yasir A W Skeiky;Darin R. Benson;Marilyn Parsons;Keith B. Elkon

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Myler
Peter J. Myler Seattle Children's Hospital
Kenneth Stuart
Kenneth Stuart University of Washington
Wesley C. Van Voorhis
Wesley C. Van Voorhis University of Washington
Ethan A. Merritt
Ethan A. Merritt University of Washington
Ching C. Wang
Ching C. Wang University of California, San Francisco
Gary L. Schieven
Gary L. Schieven Genesis Biotechnology Group
Wim G. J. Hol
Wim G. J. Hol University of Washington
Nina Agabian
Nina Agabian University of California, San Francisco
Isabelle Coppens
Isabelle Coppens Johns Hopkins University
Jeremy C. Mottram
Jeremy C. Mottram University of York

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