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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 111 348 318 203 182 256 50905

Michael L. Cleary publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael L. Cleary between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael L. Cleary published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2023. 3 of the 299 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2023. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 12 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1977 2025

299 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael L. Cleary: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 1
1979 2
1980 1
1981 3
1982 1
1983 0
1984 6
1985 12
1986 5
1987 8
1988 6
1989 7
1990 8
1991 13
1992 5
1993 11
1994 11
1995 5
1996 7
1997 11
1998 6
1999 8
2000 5
2001 9
2002 10
2003 12
2004 11
2005 5
2006 6
2007 4
2008 9
2009 7
2010 10
2011 7
2012 3
2013 6
2014 5
2015 8
2016 6
2017 0
2018 3
2019 5
2020 3
2021 0
2022 4
2023 20
2024 2
2025 1
Total 299
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Michael L. Cleary 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 Michael L. Cleary sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 247–256 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 256 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
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
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63 256
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
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Michael L. Cleary 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 Michael L. Cleary sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 110–111 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
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
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 38 111
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
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Overview

Michael L. Cleary is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research covers a range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Hematology, Biomedical Engineering, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work spans several key topics that include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing.

Michael L. Cleary has published papers in various venues, with frequent contributions to Blood Advances, Nature Medicine, Advanced Healthcare Materials, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Cancers.

  • Multiplexed CRISPR-based microfluidic platform for clinical testing of respiratory viruses and identification of SARS-CoV-2 variants, 2022, Nature Medicine
  • Early Introduction and Rise of the Omicron Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Variant in Highly Vaccinated University Populations, 2022, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase-9-Responsive Surface Charge-Reversible Nanocarrier to Enhance Endocytosis as Efficient Targeted Delivery System for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy, 2021, Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Functional characterization of the PI3K/AKT/MTOR signaling pathway for targeted therapy in B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia, 2022, Cancer Gene Therapy
  • Early introduction and rise of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant in highly vaccinated university populations, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors in Michael L. Cleary's research include Jesús Duque-Afonso, Nicole L. Welch, Brittany A. Petros, Michael Springer, and Bronwyn MacInnis.

Best Publications

  • A revised European-American classification of lymphoid neoplasms : a proposal from the international lymphoma study group

    NL Harris;ES Jaffe;H Stein;PM Banks

  • Cloning and structural analysis of cDNAs for bcl-2 and a hybrid bcl-2/immunoglobulin transcript resulting from the t(14;18) translocation

    Michael L. Cleary;Stephen D. Smith;Jeffrey Sklar

  • Nucleotide sequence of a t(14;18) chromosomal breakpoint in follicular lymphoma and demonstration of a breakpoint-cluster region near a transcriptionally active locus on chromosome 18

    Michael L. Cleary;Jeffrey Sklar

  • Involvement of a homolog of Drosophila trithorax by 11q23 chromosomal translocations in acute leukemias.

    Douglas C. Tkachuk;Sabine Kohler;Michael L. Cleary

  • Rb targets histone H3 methylation and HP1 to promoters

    Soren J. Nielsen;Robert Schneider;Uta-Maria Bauer;Andrew J. Bannister

  • Similar MLL-associated leukemias arising from self-renewing stem cells and short-lived myeloid progenitors

    Antonio Cozzio;Emmanuelle Passegué;Paul M. Ayton;Holger Karsunky

  • Molecular analysis of the t(14;18) chromosomal translocation in malignant lymphomas.

    Lawrence M. Weiss;Roger A. Warnke;Jeffrey Sklar;Michael L. Cleary

  • Identification and characterization of leukemia stem cells in murine MLL-AF9 acute myeloid leukemia.

    Tim C.P. Somervaille;Michael L. Cleary

  • Chromosomal translocation t(1;19) results in synthesis of a homeobox fusion mRNA that codes for a potential chimeric transcription factor

    Jamison Nourse;Julia D. Mellentin;Naomi Galili;Joyce Wilkinson

  • Leukemia Proto-Oncoprotein MLL Forms a SET1-Like Histone Methyltransferase Complex with Menin To Regulate Hox Gene Expression

    Akihiko Yokoyama;Zhong Wang;Joanna Wysocka;Mrinmoy Sanyal

  • Molecular mechanisms of leukemogenesis mediated by MLL fusion proteins.

    Paul M Ayton;Michael L Cleary

  • The Menin Tumor Suppressor Protein Is an Essential Oncogenic Cofactor for MLL-Associated Leukemogenesis

    Akihiko Yokoyama;Tim C.P. Somervaille;Kevin S. Smith;Orit Rozenblatt-Rosen

  • Immunoglobulin gene rearrangement as a diagnostic criterion of B-cell lymphoma

    Michael L. Cleary;James Chao;Roger Warnke;Jeffrey Sklar

  • Transformation of myeloid progenitors by MLL oncoproteins is dependent on Hoxa7 and Hoxa9

    Paul M. Ayton;Michael L. Cleary

  • Detection of bcr-abl fusion in chronic myelogeneous leukemia by in situ hybridization

    D. C. Tkachuk;C. A. Westbrook;Michael Andreeff;T. A. Donlon

  • A novel monoclonal antibody against DOG1 is a sensitive and specific marker for gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

    Inigo Espinosa;Cheng Han Lee;Mi Kyung Kim;Bich Tien Rouse

  • Menin Critically Links MLL Proteins with LEDGF on Cancer-Associated Target Genes

    Akihiko Yokoyama;Michael L. Cleary

  • Pbx proteins display hexapeptide-dependent cooperative DNA binding with a subset of Hox proteins.

    C P Chang;W F Shen;S Rozenfeld;H J Lawrence

  • Immortalization and leukemic transformation of a myelomonocytic precursor by retrovirally transduced HRX-ENL.

    Catherine Lavau;Stephen J. Szilvassy;Robert Slany;Michael L. Cleary

  • The bcl-2 candidate proto-oncogene product is a 24-kilodalton integral-membrane protein highly expressed in lymphoid cell lines and lymphomas carrying the t(14;18) translocation.

    Z Chen-Levy;J Nourse;M L Cleary

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger A. Warnke
Roger A. Warnke Stanford University
Jeffrey Sklar
Jeffrey Sklar Yale University
Licia Selleri
Licia Selleri University of California, San Francisco
Stephen P. Hunger
Stephen P. Hunger University of Pennsylvania
Michael P. Link
Michael P. Link Stanford University
Ronald Levy
Ronald Levy Stanford University
Irving L. Weissman
Irving L. Weissman Stanford University
Matthew H. Porteus
Matthew H. Porteus Stanford University
Michael C. Bassik
Michael C. Bassik Stanford University
Timothy A. Donlon
Timothy A. Donlon University of Hawaii at Manoa

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