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Meinrad Busslinger 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 Meinrad Busslinger 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: 239 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Meinrad Busslinger 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 Meinrad Busslinger sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 114 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2001 - Wittgenstein Award
  • 2000 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Meinrad Busslinger is affiliated with the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology in Austria. Their research spans multiple fields primarily focused on immunology, molecular biology, and medicine, with a strong emphasis on understanding immune cell function and regulation at a molecular level.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields of their work highlight:

  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cancer Research
  • Hematology
  • Oncology

The primary topics addressed in their publications cover:

  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Meinrad Busslinger has contributed to research published mainly in:

  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • The EMBO Journal
  • Science Immunology
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Immunology

Some of the recent notable papers authored include:

  • "Wapl repression by Pax5 promotes V gene recombination by Igh loop extrusion" (2020, Nature)
  • "Limited access to antigen drives generation of early B cell memory while restraining the plasmablast response" (2021, Immunity)
  • "Pax5 regulates B cell immunity by promoting PI3K signaling via PTEN down-regulation" (2021, Science Immunology)
  • "Multiplexed detection of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory infections in high throughput by SARSeq" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Metabolic regulation by PPARγ is required for IL-33-mediated activation of ILC2s in lung and adipose tissue" (2020, Mucosal Immunology)

Their frequent collaborators include Markus Jaritz, Qiong Sun, Tanja A. Schwickert, Louisa Hill, and Hiromi Tagoh, with multiple joint publications.

Throughout their career, Meinrad Busslinger has received distinctions such as the Wittgenstein Award in 2001, membership in Academia Europaea from 2000, and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Transcription termination and 3' processing: the end is in site!

    Max L.A Birnstiel;Meinrad Busslinger;Katharina Strub

  • Commitment to the B-lymphoid lineage depends on the transcription factor Pax5.

    Stephen L. Nutt;Barry Heavey;Antonius G. Rolink;Meinrad Busslinger

  • Differentiation of type 1 ILCs from a common progenitor to all helper-like innate lymphoid cell lineages.

    Christoph S.N. Klose;Christoph S.N. Klose;Melanie Flach;Melanie Flach;Luisa Möhle;Leif Rogell;Leif Rogell;Leif Rogell

  • The transcription factor GATA-3 controls cell fate and maintenance of type 2 innate lymphoid cells.

    Thomas Hoyler;Christoph S.N. Klose;Abdallah Souabni;Adriana Turqueti-Neves

  • Complete block of early B cell differentiation and altered patterning of the posterior midbrain in mice lacking Pax5/BSAP

    Pavel Urbánek;Zhao-Qi Wang;Ingrid Fetka;Erwin F. Wagner

  • Hobit and Blimp1 instruct a universal transcriptional program of tissue residency in lymphocytes.

    Laura K. Mackay;Laura K. Mackay;Martina Minnich;Natasja A. M. Kragten;Yang Liao;Yang Liao

  • Pax5: the guardian of B cell identity and function.

    César Cobaleda;Alexandra Schebesta;Alessio Delogu;Meinrad Busslinger

  • The microbiota regulates type 2 immunity through RORγt+ T cells

    Caspar Ohnmacht;Joo Hong Park;Sascha Cording;James B. Wing

  • Nephric lineage specification by Pax2 and Pax8

    Maxime Bouchard;Abdallah Souabni;Markus Mandler;Annette Neubüser

  • The transcription factors Blimp-1 and IRF4 jointly control the differentiation and function of effector regulatory T cells

    Erika Cretney;Annie Xin;Annie Xin;Wei Shi;Wei Shi;Martina Minnich

  • Transcriptional control of early B cell development.

    Meinrad Busslinger

  • Pax-5 encodes the transcription factor BSAP and is expressed in B lymphocytes, the developing CNS, and adult testis.

    B Adams;P Dörfler;A Aguzzi;Z Kozmik

  • Conversion of mature B cells into T cells by dedifferentiation to uncommitted progenitors

    César Cobaleda;Wolfram Jochum;Meinrad Busslinger

  • PAX8 mutations associated with congenital hypothyroidism caused by thyroid dysgenesis

    Macchia Pe;Lapi P;Krude H;Pirro Mt

  • DNA methylation and the regulation of globin gene expression.

    M. Busslinger;J. Hurst;R.A. Flavell

  • DNA sequence recognition by Pax proteins: bipartite structure of the paired domain and its binding site.

    T Czerny;G Schaffner;M Busslinger

  • Direct Regulation of Gata3 Expression Determines the T Helper Differentiation Potential of Notch

    Derk Amsen;Andrey Antov;Dragana Jankovic;Alan Sher

  • Essential functions of Pax5 (BSAP) in pro-B cell development: difference between fetal and adult B lymphopoiesis and reduced V-to-DJ recombination at the IgH locus.

    S L Nutt;P Urbánek;A Rolink;M Busslinger

  • A chromatin-wide transition to H4K20 monomethylation impairs genome integrity and programmed DNA rearrangements in the mouse

    Gunnar Schotta;Roopsha Sengupta;Roopsha Sengupta;Stefan Kubicek;Stephen Malin

  • Pax5 induces V-to-DJ rearrangements and locus contraction of the immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene

    Martin Fuxa;Jane Skok;Abdallah Souabni;Giorgia Salvagiotto

  • Transcription Termination and 3' Processing: The End Is in Site! Review

    Max L. Birnstiel;Meinrad Busslinger;Katharina Strub

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen L. Nutt
Stephen L. Nutt Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Axel Kallies
Axel Kallies University of Melbourne
Gabrielle T. Belz
Gabrielle T. Belz University of Queensland
Max L. Birnstiel
Max L. Birnstiel Research Institute of Molecular Pathology
Antonius Rolink
Antonius Rolink University of Basel
Richard A. Flavell
Richard A. Flavell Yale University
Jane A. Skok
Jane A. Skok New York University
Giulio Superti-Furga
Giulio Superti-Furga Medical University of Vienna
Wei Shi
Wei Shi Monash University
Gordon K. Smyth
Gordon K. Smyth Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

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