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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 42 4308 4059 1860 1741 77 9714

Michael Lichten publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Lichten between 1983 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael Lichten published across 40 years, from 1983 to 2022, averaging 2 papers a year. Output peaked at 5 publications in 1999. 6 of the 80 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
1 2 3 4 5
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 5. Peak 5 publications in 1999. 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 5 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 1 publication 2014: 2 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 5 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications 2022: 4 publications
1983 2022

80 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Lichten: publications per year, 1983 to 2022
Year Publications
1983 2
1984 2
1985 0
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 1
1992 0
1993 2
1994 1
1995 3
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 5
2000 4
2001 5
2002 0
2003 2
2004 4
2005 4
2006 2
2007 1
2008 5
2009 3
2010 2
2011 2
2012 1
2013 1
2014 2
2015 2
2016 4
2017 1
2018 1
2019 5
2020 1
2021 2
2022 4
Total 80
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Michael Lichten 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 Michael Lichten sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 75–84 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 77 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84 77
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Michael Lichten 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 Michael Lichten sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 42–43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52 42
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael Lichten is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Materials Chemistry as subfields.

Their work extensively covers topics including DNA Repair Mechanisms, Fungal and yeast genetics research, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Microtubule and mitosis dynamics, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, and Enzyme Structure and Function.

Michael Lichten has published multiple papers across several venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Repeated strand invasion and extensive branch migration are hallmarks of meiotic recombination," 2021, Molecular Cell
  • "Rad51-mediated interhomolog recombination during budding yeast meiosis is promoted by the meiotic recombination checkpoint and the conserved Pif1 helicase," 2022, PLoS Genetics
  • "Turning coldspots into hotspots: targeted recruitment of axis protein Hop1 stimulates meiotic recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae," 2022, Genetics
  • "C-Terminal HA Tags Compromise Function and Exacerbate Phenotypes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Bloom's Helicase Homolog Sgs1 SUMOylation-Associated Mutants," 2020, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • "Repeated strand invasion and extensive branch migration are hallmarks of meiotic recombination," 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael Lichten include Jasvinder S. Ahuja, David Wheeler, Catherine S. Harvey, Andrew Ziesel, and Qixuan Weng.

The majority of their publications have appeared in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Cell
  • PLoS Genetics
  • Genetics
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

Michael Lichten was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2002 and was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Differential timing and control of noncrossover and crossover recombination during meiosis.

    Thorsten Allers;Michael Lichten

  • DNA Damage Response Pathway Uses Histone Modification to Assemble a Double-Strand Break-Specific Cohesin Domain

    Elçin Ünal;Ayelet Arbel-Eden;Ulrike Sattler;Robert Shroff

  • Distribution and Dynamics of Chromatin Modification Induced by a Defined DNA Double-Strand Break

    Robert Shroff;Ayelet Arbel-Eden;Duane Pilch;Grzegorz Ira

  • Global mapping of meiotic recombination hotspots and coldspots in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Jennifer L. Gerton;Joseph DeRisi;Robert Shroff;Michael Lichten

  • Meiosis-induced double-strand break sites determined by yeast chromatin structure.

    Tzu Chen Wu;Michael Lichten

  • Meiotic Recombination Hotspots

    Michael Lichten;Alastair S. H. Goldman

  • Direct coupling between meiotic DNA replication and recombination initiation.

    Valérie Borde;Alastair S. H. Goldman;Michael Lichten

  • BLM Helicase Ortholog Sgs1 Is a Central Regulator of Meiotic Recombination Intermediate Metabolism

    Arnaud De Muyt;Lea Jessop;Elizabeth Kolar;Anuradha Sourirajan

  • Polo-like kinase Cdc5 promotes chiasmata formation and cosegregation of sister centromeres at meiosis I.

    Rosemary K. Clyne;Vittorio L. Katis;Lea Jessop;Kirsten R. Benjamin

  • Mapping meiotic single-strand DNA reveals a new landscape of DNA double-strand breaks in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Cyril Buhler;Valérie Borde;Michael Lichten

  • Factors That Affect the Location and Frequency of Meiosis-Induced Double-Strand Breaks in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae

    Tzu-Chen Wu;Michael Lichten

  • Mus81/Mms4 Endonuclease and Sgs1 Helicase Collaborate to Ensure Proper Recombination Intermediate Metabolism during Meiosis

    Lea Jessop;Michael Lichten

  • The location and structure of double-strand DNA breaks induced during yeast meiosis: evidence for a covalently linked DNA-protein intermediate.

    Jianhua Liu;Tzu-Chen Wu;M. Lichten

  • Meiotic Gene Conversion and Crossing Over Between Dispersed Homologous Sequences Occurs Frequently in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Michael Lichten;Rhona H. Borts;James E. Haber

  • Frequent and Efficient Use of the Sister Chromatid for DNA Double-Strand Break Repair during Budding Yeast Meiosis

    Tamara Goldfarb;Michael Lichten

  • Polo-like kinase Cdc5 drives exit from pachytene during budding yeast meiosis.

    Anuradha Sourirajan;Michael Lichten

  • Meiotic chromosome synapsis-promoting proteins antagonize the anti-crossover activity of sgs1.

    Lea Jessop;Beth Rockmill;G. Shirleen Roeder;G. Shirleen Roeder;Michael Lichten

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae checkpoint genes MEC1, RAD17 and RAD24 are required for normal meiotic recombination partner choice.

    Jeremy M. Grushcow;Teresa M. Holzen;Ken J. Park;Ted Weinert

  • Association of Mre11p with Double-Strand Break Sites during Yeast Meiosis

    Valérie Borde;Waka Lin;Eugene Novikov;John H. Petrini

  • Timing of molecular events in meiosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: stable heteroduplex DNA is formed late in meiotic prophase.

    C Goyon;M Lichten

Frequent Co-Authors

James E. Haber
James E. Haber Brandeis University
William M. Bonner
William M. Bonner National Institutes of Health
Alain Nicolas
Alain Nicolas Institute Curie
John H.J. Petrini
John H.J. Petrini Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Kunihiro Ohta
Kunihiro Ohta University of Tokyo
G. Shirleen Roeder
G. Shirleen Roeder Yale University
Ira Herskowitz
Ira Herskowitz University of California, San Francisco
Nancy Kleckner
Nancy Kleckner Harvard University
Joseph L. DeRisi
Joseph L. DeRisi University of California, San Francisco
Patrick O. Brown
Patrick O. Brown Stanford University

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