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Matthew Meselson publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthew Meselson sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 107 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Matthew Meselson D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthew Meselson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - ASCB Public Service Award, The American Society for Cell Biology
  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1984 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1984 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • 1968 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1966 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1962 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Matthew Meselson is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular focus on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Genetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several specific topics including:

  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Protist Diversity and Phylogeny
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Recent publications by Matthew Meselson include:

  • "Droplets and Aerosols in the Transmission of SARS-CoV-2", 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Franklin William Stahl (1929-2025)", 2025, Current Biology

Coauthors who frequently collaborate with Meselson include Veronika N. Laine, Timothy B. Sackton, and Julian Perry Robinson.

Publication venues where Meselson has contributed work include:

  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Biology

Throughout their career, Matthew Meselson has received several recognitions:

  • ASCB Public Service Award, The American Society for Cell Biology (2002)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1986)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (1984)
  • Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation (1984)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1968)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1966)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1962)

Best Publications

  • Plasmid screening at high colony density.

    Douglas Hanahan;Matthew Meselson

  • The replication of DNA in Escherichia coli

    Matthew Meselson;Franklin W. Stahl

  • An Unstable Intermediate Carrying Information from Genes to Ribosomes for Protein Synthesis

    S. Brenner;F. Jacob;M. Meselson

  • A general model for genetic recombination.

    Matthew S. Meselson;Charles M. Radding

  • DNA Restriction Enzyme from E. coli

    Matthew Meselson;Robert Yuan

  • EQUILIBRIUM SEDIMENTATION OF MACROMOLECULES IN DENSITY GRADIENTS.

    Matthew Meselson;Franklin W. Stahl;Jerome Vinograd

  • Evidence for the evolution of bdelloid rotifers without sexual reproduction or genetic exchange.

    David B. Mark Welch;Matthew Meselson

  • Massive Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bdelloid Rotifers

    Eugene A. Gladyshev;Matthew Meselson;Matthew Meselson;Irina R. Arkhipova;Irina R. Arkhipova

  • Accumulation of a specific subset of D. melanogaster heat shock mRNAs in normal development without heat shock

    J. Lynn Zimmerman;William Petri;Matthew Meselson

  • Density alterations associated with transducing ability in the bacteriophage lambda

    J. Weigle;Matthew Meselson;Kenneth Paigen

  • Localization of RNA from heat-induced polysomes at puff sites in Drosophila melanogaster

    Susan Lindquist McKenzie;Steven Henikoff;Matthew Meselson

  • Restriction and modification of DNA.

    M Meselson;R Yuan;J Heywood

  • Droplets and Aerosols in the Transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

    Matthew Meselson

  • Repair tracts in mismatched DNA heteroduplexes.

    Robert Wagner;Matthew Meselson

  • EFFECTS OF HIGH LEVELS OF DNA ADENINE METHYLATION ON METHYL-DIRECTED MISMATCH REPAIR IN ESCHERICHIA COLI

    Patricia J. Pukkila;Janet Peterson;Gail Herman;Paul Modrich

  • Drosophila melanogaster mutations suppressible by the suppressor of Hairy-wing are insertions of a 7.3-kilobase mobile element

    Juan Modolell;Welcome Bender;Matthew Meselson

  • CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE ACCOMPANYING GENETIC RECOMBINATION IN BACTERIOPHAGE

    M. Meselson;J. J. Weigle

  • Interspecific nucleotide sequence comparisons used to identify regulatory and structural features of the Drosophila hsp82 gene.

    Ronald K. Blackman;Matthew Meselson

  • CONSERVATION OF RIBOSOMES DURING BACTERIAL GROWTH.

    Matthew Meselson;Masayasu Nomura;Sydney Brenner;Cedric Davern

  • Studies of cloned sequences from four Drosophila heat shock loci.

    Robert Holmgren;Kenneth Livak;Richard Morimoto;Robert Freund

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard I. Morimoto
Richard I. Morimoto Northwestern University
Douglas Hanahan
Douglas Hanahan École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Victor G. Corces
Victor G. Corces Emory University
Franklin W. Stahl
Franklin W. Stahl University of Oregon
Thomas D. Seeley
Thomas D. Seeley Cornell University
Romain Koszul
Romain Koszul Université Paris Cité
Jerome Vinograd
Jerome Vinograd California Institute of Technology
Michael P. Cummings
Michael P. Cummings University of Maryland, College Park
Sydney Brenner
Sydney Brenner Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Steven Henikoff
Steven Henikoff Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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