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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Biology and Biochemistry 85 3147 2898 1590 1431 197 26009

Mark Peifer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark Peifer between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark Peifer published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2024. 24 of the 215 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2024. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 10 publications
1981 2025

215 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark Peifer: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 1
1983 1
1984 0
1985 2
1986 1
1987 2
1988 1
1989 2
1990 3
1991 1
1992 3
1993 7
1994 5
1995 4
1996 6
1997 4
1998 4
1999 6
2000 9
2001 7
2002 6
2003 5
2004 2
2005 5
2006 3
2007 6
2008 8
2009 8
2010 0
2011 4
2012 6
2013 6
2014 6
2015 4
2016 5
2017 6
2018 4
2019 8
2020 7
2021 9
2022 7
2023 6
2024 14
2025 10
Total 215
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Mark Peifer publications per year - data summary

  • Mark Peifer, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has 215 publications recorded across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1981 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2024, with 14 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 45 years in the span carry no publications at all (1984 and 2010).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.0 per year counting only the 43 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 46 publications, 21% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1981-1995: 34 publications (2.3 per year); 1996-2010: 79 publications (5.3 per year); 2011-2025: 102 publications (6.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Mark Peifer publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mark Peifer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 1,028+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 980. Most scientists, 980, have 127–136 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 197–206 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 413 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 848 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 949 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 840 scientists 207–216 publications: 733 scientists 217–226 publications: 708 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 417 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 196 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 59 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientist 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientist 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 197 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 8
57–66 35
67–76 106
77–86 231
87–96 413
97–106 546
107–116 704
117–126 848
127–136 980
137–146 942
147–156 969
157–166 949
167–176 951
177–186 915
187–196 787
197–206 840 197
207–216 733
217–226 708
227–236 651
237–246 605
247–256 510
257–266 524
267–276 434
277–286 417
287–296 350
297–306 363
307–316 315
317–326 296
327–336 261
337–346 240
347–356 219
357–366 196
367–376 154
377–386 161
387–396 155
397–406 145
407–416 124
417–426 112
427–436 132
437–446 116
447–456 99
457–466 81
467–476 91
477–486 80
487–496 80
497–506 59
507–516 36
517–526 46
527–536 54
537–546 44
547–556 43
557–566 43
567–576 42
577–586 25
587–596 34
597–606 23
607–616 33
617–626 31
627–636 27
637–646 25
647–656 28
657–666 34
667–676 18
677–686 16
687–696 10
697–706 12
707–716 21
717–726 12
727–736 12
737–746 10
747–756 7
757–766 13
767–776 15
777–786 13
787–796 9
797–806 9
807–816 7
817–826 4
827–836 9
837–846 7
847–856 3
857–866 5
867–876 5
877–886 11
887–896 3
897–906 4
907–916 7
917–926 5
927–936 6
937–946 6
947–956 3
957–966 7
967–976 2
977–986 2
987–996 1
997–1,006 5
1,007–1,016 2
1,017–1,026 2
1,027 1
1,028+ 100
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Mark Peifer publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 19,587 Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 100 ranges running from 47–56 to 1,028+ publications.
  • Mark Peifer, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, records 197 publications - the 48th percentile of the discipline.
  • 48% of ranked Biology and Biochemistry scientists score the same or lower than Mark Peifer, and about 52% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 197–206 publications range, and Mark Peifer falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 127–136 publications, holding 980 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 287–296 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Mark Peifer D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mark Peifer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 65 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 167+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,253. Most scientists, 1,253, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84–85 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 80
42–43 183
44–45 316
46–47 504
48–49 718
50–51 899
52–53 1,025
54–55 1,149
56–57 1,235
58–59 1,253
60–61 1,162
62–63 1,130
64–65 1,031
66–67 897
68–69 814
70–71 714
72–73 709
74–75 596
76–77 512
78–79 473
80–81 412
82–83 373
84–85 358 85
86–87 285
88–89 273
90–91 227
92–93 208
94–95 193
96–97 153
98–99 157
100–101 148
102–103 120
104–105 113
106–107 100
108–109 86
110–111 67
112–113 71
114–115 73
116–117 64
118–119 53
120–121 60
122–123 54
124–125 43
126–127 38
128–129 49
130–131 26
132–133 18
134–135 23
136–137 32
138–139 32
140–141 27
142–143 19
144–145 22
146–147 12
148–149 16
150–151 14
152–153 10
154–155 13
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 9
162–163 13
164–165 4
166 4
167+ 98
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Mark Peifer D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 19,587 Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 65 ranges running from 40–41 to 167+ D-Index.
  • Mark Peifer, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, records 85 D-Index - the 84th percentile of the discipline.
  • 84% of ranked Biology and Biochemistry scientists score the same or lower than Mark Peifer, and about 16% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 64–65 D-Index range, and Mark Peifer ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 1,253 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 71% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 72–73 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mark Peifer is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research mainly revolves around biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on cell biology and molecular biology. Additional subfields include cellular and molecular neuroscience, biomaterials, and public health, environmental, and occupational health.

The scientist's body of work covers several main topics, that include:

  • Cellular mechanics and interactions
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications

Mark Peifer has contributed to a range of publications, notably in venues such as UNC Libraries, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Biology of the Cell, The Journal of Cell Biology, and Journal of Cell Science. The distribution includes multiple papers in each, with UNC Libraries hosting the largest number of contributions.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Mark Peifer include:

  • Noah J. Gurley
  • Kevin C. Slep
  • Mira I. Pronobis
  • T. Amber Butcher
  • Joanna Poulton

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Mark Peifer include:

  • "Orchestrating morphogenesis: building the body plan by cell shape changes and movements" (2020), published in Development
  • "Multivalent interactions make adherens junction-cytoskeletal linkage robust during morphogenesis" (2021), published in The Journal of Cell Biology
  • "Micron-scale supramolecular myosin arrays help mediate cytoskeletal assembly at mature adherens junctions" (2021), published in The Journal of Cell Biology
  • "Wnt regulation: exploring Axin-Disheveled interactions and defining mechanisms by which the SCF E3 ubiquitin ligase is recruited to the destruction complex" (2020), published in Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • "Rap1 regulates apical contractility to allow embryonic morphogenesis without tissue disruption and acts in part via Canoe-independent mechanisms" (2022), published in Molecular Biology of the Cell

In 2009, Mark Peifer was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Wnt Signaling in Oncogenesis and Embryogenesis--a Look Outside the Nucleus

    Mark Peifer;Paul Polakis

  • Armadillo Coactivates Transcription Driven by the Product of the Drosophila Segment Polarity Gene dTCF

    Marc van de Wetering;Robert Cavallo;Dennis Dooijes;Moniek van Beest

  • Drosophila Tcf and Groucho interact to repress Wingless signalling activity

    Robert A. Cavallo;Rachel T. Cox;Melissa M. Moline;Jeroen Roose

  • A repeating amino acid motif shared by proteins with diverse cellular roles

    Mark Peifer;Sven Berg;Albert B. Reynolds

  • Molecular Genetics of the Bithorax Complex in Drosophila melanogaster

    Welcome Bender;Michael Akam;François Karch;Philip A. Beachy

  • Cadherins in embryonic and neural morphogenesis

    Ulrich Tepass;Kevin Truong;Dorothea Godt;Mitsuhiko Ikura

  • The segment polarity gene armadillo encodes a functionally modular protein that is the Drosophila homolog of human plakoglobin

    Mark Peifer;Eric Francis Wieschaus

  • wingless signal and Zeste-white 3 kinase trigger opposing changes in the intracellular distribution of Armadillo

    Mark Peifer;Dari Sweeton;Michael Casey;Eric Wieschaus

  • The vertebrate adhesive junction proteins beta-catenin and plakoglobin and the Drosophila segment polarity gene armadillo form a multigene family with similar properties.

    Mark Peifer;Pierre D. McCrea;Kathleen J. Green;Eric Wieschaus

  • β-Catenin as Oncogene--The Smoking Gun

    Mark Peifer

  • An in vivo structure-function study of armadillo, the beta-catenin homologue, reveals both separate and overlapping regions of the protein required for cell adhesion and for wingless signaling.

    Sandra Orsulic;Mark Peifer

  • The positioning and segregation of apical cues during epithelial polarity establishment in Drosophila.

    Tony J.C. Harris;Mark Peifer

  • The abdominal region of the bithorax complex

    François Karch;Barbara Weiffenbach;Mark Peifer;Welcome Bender

  • Armadillo is required for adherens junction assembly, cell polarity, and morphogenesis during Drosophila embryogenesis.

    Rachel T. Cox;Catherine Kirkpatrick;Mark A Peifer

  • Wnt Signaling from Development to Disease: Insights from Model Systems

    Ken M. Cadigan;Mark A Peifer

  • Noninvasive Imaging beyond the Diffraction Limit of 3D Dynamics in Thickly Fluorescent Specimens

    Liang Gao;Lin Shao;Christopher D. Higgins;John S. Poulton

  • extradenticle, a regulator of homeotic gene activity, is a homolog of the homeobox-containing human proto-oncogene pbx1.

    Cordella Rauskolb;Mark Peifer;Eric Wieschaus

  • The Drosophila afadin homologue Canoe regulates linkage of the actin cytoskeleton to adherens junctions during apical constriction

    Jessica K. Sawyer;Nathan J. Harris;Kevin C. Slep;Ulrike Gaul

  • Negative regulation of Armadillo, a Wingless effector in Drosophila

    Li Mei Pai;Sandra Orsulic;Amy Bejsovec;Mark Peifer

  • Phosphorylation of the Drosophila Adherens Junction Protein Armadillo: Roles for Wingless Signal and Zeste-white 3 Kinase

    Mark Peifer;Li Mei Pai;Michael Casey

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Wieschaus
Eric Wieschaus Princeton University
Sandra Orsulic
Sandra Orsulic University of California, Los Angeles
Welcome Bender
Welcome Bender Harvard University
John R. Pringle
John R. Pringle Stanford University
Hans Clevers
Hans Clevers Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research
Bob Goldstein
Bob Goldstein University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Amy S. Gladfelter
Amy S. Gladfelter Duke University
François Karch
François Karch University of Geneva
Joachim Messing
Joachim Messing Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Feng Yan
Feng Yan Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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