| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Biology | 82 | 942 | 836 | 15 | 14 | 216 | 20692 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Markus Affolter between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Markus Affolter published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2015. 17 of the 263 publications appeared in the last two years.
263 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 8 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| Total | 263 |
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 Markus Affolter sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 216 publications — 63rd percentile
63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.
| 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 | 216 |
| 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 |
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 Markus Affolter sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 82 D-Index — 70th percentile
70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 82 |
| 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 |
Markus Affolter is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Plant Science.
The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:
Markus Affolter has published extensively, with a range of recent papers demonstrating ongoing research activity. Notable publications include:
The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, with the most frequent coauthors being Gustavo Aguilar, Heinz-Georg Belting, Shinya Matsuda, Maria P. Kotini, and M Viganò.
In terms of publication venues, Markus Affolter's work appears most often in:
Walter J. Gehring;Yan Qiu Qian;Martin Billeter;Katsuo Furukubo-Tokunaga
Jay Groppe;Jason Greenwald;Ezra Wiater;Joaquin Rodriguez-Leon
G. Otting;Yan Qiu Qian;M. Billeter;M. Müller
Emmanuel Caussinus;Oguz Kanca;Markus Affolter
Richard S Mann;Markus Affolter
Markus Affolter;Konrad Basler
Thomas R. Bürglin;Markus Affolter
Esther Ruberte;Thomas Marty;Denise Nellen;Markus Affolter
Yannick Blum;Heinz-Georg Belting;Elin Ellertsdottir;Lukas Herwig
Denise Nellen;Markus Affolter;Konrad Basler
Markus Affolter;Savério Bellusci;Nobuyuki Itoh;Benny Shilo
W.J. Gehring;M. Müller;M. Affolter;A. Percival-Smith
Hyung Don Ryoo;Thomas Marty;Fernando Casares;Markus Affolter
Hiroyuki Nakajima;Kimiko Yamamoto;Sobhika Agarwala;Kenta Terai
M Müller;M Affolter;W Leupin;G Otting
Lukas Herwig;Yannick Blum;Alice Krudewig;Elin Ellertsdottir
Markus Affolter;Anthony Percival-Smith;Martin Muller;Werner Leupin
Bruno Müller;Britta Hartmann;George Pyrowolakis;Markus Affolter
Benjamin Kleaveland;Xiangjian Zheng;Jian J Liu;Yannick Blum
Stéphane Vincent;Robert Wilson;Carmen Coelho;Markus Affolter
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