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Mark S. Schlissel 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 Mark S. Schlissel sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 564+

This scientist: 107 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark S. Schlissel 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 Mark S. Schlissel 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: 63 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% 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

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Mark S. Schlissel is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their recent scholarly contributions include work published in the field of scientific research during critical periods.

The following paper is among the documented recent publications:

  • Support U.S. research during COVID-19, 2020, Science

Frequent coauthors in their research endeavors include:

  • Michael M. Crow
  • Jonathan R. Alger
  • Michael D. Amiridis
  • Dennis N. Assanis
  • Eric J. Barron

The publication venues associated with their work are as follows:

  • Science

Throughout their career, Mark S. Schlissel has received multiple recognitions, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2015
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2012
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • A critical role for Dnmt1 and DNA methylation in T cell development, function, and survival.

    Peggy P. Lee;David R. Fitzpatrick;Caroline Beard;Heidi K. Jessup

  • E2A proteins are required for proper B cell development and initiation of immunoglobulin gene rearrangements

    Gretchen Bain;Els C.Robanus Maandag;David J. Izon;Derk Amsen

  • V(D)J RECOMBINATION: Molecular Biology and Regulation

    David G. Schatz;Marjorie A. Oettinger;Mark S. Schlissel

  • Surface blebs on apoptotic cells are sites of enhanced procoagulant activity: implications for coagulation events and antigenic spread in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Livia Casciola-Rosen;Antony Rosen;Michelle Petri;Mark Schlissel

  • Activation of immunoglobulin kappa gene rearrangement correlates with induction of germline kappa gene transcription.

    Mark S. Schlissel;David Baltimore

  • Growth Retardation and Leaky SCID Phenotype of Ku70-Deficient Mice

    Yansong Gu;Katherine J. Seidl;Gary A. Rathbun;Chengming Zhu

  • Functional immunoglobulin transgenes guide ordered B-cell differentiation in Rag-1-deficient mice.

    Eugenia Spanopoulou;Christopher A. J. Roman;Lynn M. Corcoran;Mark S. Schlissel

  • Double-strand signal sequence breaks in V(D)J recombination are blunt, 5'-phosphorylated, RAG-dependent, and cell cycle regulated.

    Mark Schlissel;Andrei Constantinescu;Terri Morrow;Mike Baxter

  • Cell Type–Specific Chromatin Structure Determines the Targeting of V(D)J Recombinase Activity In Vitro

    Patricia Stanhope-Baker;Karen M Hudson;Arthur L Shaffer;Andrei Constantinescu

  • V(D)J Recombinase Activity in a Subset of Germinal Center B Lymphocytes

    Shuhua Han;Stacey R. Dillon;Stacey R. Dillon;Biao Zheng;Biao Zheng;Michiko Shimoda;Michiko Shimoda

  • Virus-transformed pre-B cells show ordered activation but not inactivation of immunoglobulin gene rearrangement and transcription.

    Mark S. Schlissel;Lynn M. Corcoran;David Baltimore

  • CTCF-binding elements mediate control of V(D)J recombination

    Chunguang Guo;Hye Suk Yoon;Hye Suk Yoon;Andrew Franklin;Andrew Franklin;Suvi Jain;Suvi Jain

  • Foxo1 directly regulates the transcription of recombination-activating genes during B cell development

    Rupesh H Amin;Mark S Schlissel

  • Helix-loop-helix transcription factor E47 activates germ-line immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene transcription and rearrangement in a pre-T-cell line.

    Mark Schlissel;Anna Voronova;David Baltimore

  • The transcriptional regulation of Xenopus 5S RNA genes in chromatin: The roles of active stable transcription complexes and histone H1

    Mark S. Schlissel;Donald D. Brown

  • Both E12 and E47 Allow Commitment to the B Cell Lineage

    Gretchen Bain;Els C.Robanus Maandag;Hein P.J.te Riele;Ann J Feeney

  • CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) and cohesin influence the genomic architecture of the Igh locus and antisense transcription in pro-B cells

    Stephanie C. Degner;Jiyoti Verma-Gaur;Timothy P. Wong;Claudia Bossen

  • Annexin V binds to viable B cells and colocalizes with a marker of lipid rafts upon B cell receptor activation

    Stacey R. Dillon;Marie Mancini;Antony Rosen;Mark Schlissel Schlissel;Mark Schlissel Schlissel

  • A small molecule Abl kinase inhibitor induces differentiation of Abelson virus–transformed pre-B cell lines

    Stefan A. Muljo;Stefan A. Muljo;Mark S. Schlissel

  • A conserved transcriptional enhancer regulates RAG gene expression in developing B cells.

    Lih Yun Hsu;Josh Lauring;Hong Erh Liang;Stephen Greenbaum

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard R. Hardy
Richard R. Hardy Fox Chase Cancer Center
Donald D. Brown
Donald D. Brown Carnegie Institution for Science
Cornelis Murre
Cornelis Murre University of California, San Diego
David Baltimore
David Baltimore California Institute of Technology
Frederick W. Alt
Frederick W. Alt Boston Children's Hospital
Ian E. Krop
Ian E. Krop Harvard University
Ann J. Feeney
Ann J. Feeney Scripps Research Institute
Hein te Riele
Hein te Riele Netherlands Cancer Institute
Timothy W. Behrens
Timothy W. Behrens Xaira Therapeutics
Patrick O. Brown
Patrick O. Brown Stanford University

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