World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
19030
World Ranking
6607
National Ranking
3076

Matthew D. Weitzman 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 Matthew D. Weitzman sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 414 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 849 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 950 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 841 scientists 207–216 publications: 735 scientists 217–226 publications: 709 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: 418 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: 197 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: 60 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 scientists 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientists 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 170 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matthew D. Weitzman 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 Matthew D. Weitzman sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Matthew D. Weitzman is affiliated with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 65 publications, and Medicine, contributing 32 publications. Within these broader fields, their work focuses on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Genetics, Immunology, and Oncology.

The scientist's primary topics of research involve virus-based gene therapy research, RNA modifications and cancer, RNA research and splicing, interferon and immune responses, CRISPR and genetic engineering, herpesvirus infections and treatments, and CAR-T cell therapy research.

Their frequent coauthors include Katharina E. Hayer, Matthew Charman, Alexander M. Price, Benjamin A. García, and Joseph M. Dybas.

They have published regularly in well-known venues, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Viruses, Nature, and Human Gene Therapy.

Some recent notable papers include:

  • Impaired Death Receptor Signaling in Leukemia Causes Antigen-Independent Resistance by Inducing CAR T-cell Dysfunction (2020, Cancer Discovery)
  • Direct RNA sequencing reveals m6A modifications on adenovirus RNA are necessary for efficient splicing (2020, Nature Communications)
  • STAT3-BDNF-TrkB signalling promotes alveolar epithelial regeneration after lung injury (2020, Nature Cell Biology)
  • The HSV-1 ubiquitin ligase ICP0: Modifying the cellular proteome to promote infection (2020, Virus Research)
  • Adeno-Associated Virus Genome Interactions Important for Vector Production and Transduction (2020, Human Gene Therapy)

Best Publications

  • Global analysis of host-pathogen interactions that regulate early stage HIV-1 replication

    Renate König;Yingyao Zhou;Daniel Elleder;Tracy L. Diamond

  • GENE THERAPY: Twenty-First Century Medicine

    Inder M. Verma;Matthew D. Weitzman

  • Transduction with recombinant adeno-associated virus for gene therapy is limited by leading-strand synthesis.

    K. J. Fisher;Guang-Ping Gao;M. D. Weitzman;R. Dematteo

  • Adenovirus oncoproteins inactivate the Mre11–Rad50–NBS1 DNA repair complex

    Travis H. Stracker;Travis H. Stracker;Christian T. Carson;Christian T. Carson;Matthew D. Weitzman

  • The Mre11 complex is required for ATM activation and the G2/M checkpoint

    Christian T. Carson;Christian T. Carson;Rachel A. Schwartz;Rachel A. Schwartz;Travis H. Stracker;Travis H. Stracker;Travis H. Stracker;Caroline E. Lilley

  • The MRN complex in double‐strand break repair and telomere maintenance

    Brandon J. Lamarche;Nicole I. Orazio;Nicole I. Orazio;Matthew D. Weitzman

  • Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Rep proteins mediate complex formation between AAV DNA and its integration site in human DNA

    Matthew D. Weitzman;Sirkka R. M. Kyostio;Robert M. Kotin;Roland A. Owens

  • Random peptide libraries displayed on adeno-associated virus to select for targeted gene therapy vectors

    Oliver J Müller;Felix Kaul;Matthew D Weitzman;Renata Pasqualini

  • APOBEC3A is a potent inhibitor of adeno-associated virus and retrotransposons

    Hui Chen;Caroline E. Lilley;Qin Yu;Darwin V. Lee

  • Adenovirus replication is coupled with the dynamic properties of the PML nuclear structure.

    V Doucas;A M Ishov;A Romo;H Juguilon

  • Codon-usage-based inhibition of HIV protein synthesis by human schlafen 11

    Manqing Li;Elaine Kao;Xia Gao;Hilary Sandig

  • Enhanced expression of transgenes from adeno-associated virus vectors with the woodchuck hepatitis virus posttranscriptional regulatory element: implications for gene therapy.

    Jonathan E. Loeb;Wendy S. Cordier;Matthew E. Harris;Matthew D. Weitzman

  • A Hybrid Vector for Ligand-Directed Tumor Targeting and Molecular Imaging

    Amin Hajitou;Martin Trepel;Caroline E. Lilley;Suren Soghomonyan

  • Incorporation of Tumor-Targeting Peptides into Recombinant Adeno-associated Virus Capsids

    Mirta Grifman;Martin Trepel;Paul Speece;Paul Speece;Luz Beatriz Gilbert

  • DNA repair proteins affect the lifecycle of herpes simplex virus 1

    Caroline E. Lilley;Christian T. Carson;Alysson R. Muotri;Fred H. Gage

  • APOBEC3A can activate the DNA damage response and cause cell‐cycle arrest

    Sébastien Landry;Iñigo Narvaiza;Daniel C Linfesty;Matthew D Weitzman

  • Differential L1 regulation in pluripotent stem cells of humans and apes

    Maria C. N. Marchetto;Iñigo Narvaiza;Ahmet M. Denli;Christopher Benner

  • Genomes in Conflict: Maintaining Genome Integrity During Virus Infection

    Matthew D Weitzman;Caroline E Lilley;Mira S Chaurushiya

  • Using or abusing: viruses and the cellular DNA damage response.

    Caroline E. Lilley;Rachel A. Schwartz;Rachel A. Schwartz;Matthew D. Weitzman

  • ADENOVIRUS MELHORADO E METODOS PARA A SUA UTILIZACAO

    Wilson James M;Fisher Krishna J;Shu-Jen Chen;Matthew Weitzman

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Wilson
James M. Wilson University of Pennsylvania
Benjamin A. Garcia
Benjamin A. Garcia Washington University in St. Louis
Toni Cathomen
Toni Cathomen University of Freiburg
Carl H. June
Carl H. June University of Pennsylvania
Robert M. Kotin
Robert M. Kotin University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Renata Pasqualini
Renata Pasqualini University of New Mexico
Wadih Arap
Wadih Arap Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Olivier Michielin
Olivier Michielin University of Lausanne
David W. Kimberlin
David W. Kimberlin University of Alabama at Birmingham
Richard J. Whitley
Richard J. Whitley University of Alabama at Birmingham

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Matthew D. Weitzman

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles