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Michael R. Eccles

Michael R. Eccles

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 54 2319 2087 2 1 163 11537

Michael R. Eccles publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael R. Eccles between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael R. Eccles published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2021. 10 of the 206 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2021. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 6 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 7 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 3 publications
1984 2025

206 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael R. Eccles: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 1
1991 1
1992 6
1993 7
1994 4
1995 6
1996 3
1997 3
1998 6
1999 2
2000 4
2001 3
2002 1
2003 7
2004 4
2005 2
2006 8
2007 3
2008 5
2009 4
2010 2
2011 6
2012 8
2013 5
2014 7
2015 8
2016 5
2017 10
2018 6
2019 6
2020 6
2021 20
2022 6
2023 18
2024 7
2025 3
Total 206
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Michael R. Eccles 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 R. Eccles 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, 157–166 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: 163 publications — 44th percentile

44% 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
157–166 159 163
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
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 R. Eccles 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 R. Eccles 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, 54–55 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: 54 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% 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 54
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
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 R. Eccles is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Within these broader areas, their work focuses on subfields including Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, Immunology, and Genetics.

The main topics of their scientific investigation include:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis

Eccles has contributed to a variety of recent publications with a focus on cancer biology and epigenetics. Some notable papers include:

  • "Promoter DNA Hypermethylation and Paradoxical Gene Activation" (2020), published in Trends in Cancer
  • "Lipid and Polymer-Based Nanoparticle siRNA Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy" (2020), published in Molecules
  • "Phenotype Switching and the Melanoma Microenvironment; Impact on Immunotherapy and Drug Resistance" (2023), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "EZH2 Cooperates with DNA Methylation to Downregulate Key Tumor Suppressors and IFN Gene Signatures in Melanoma" (2020), published in Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • "Epigenetic basis and targeting of cancer metastasis" (2021), published in Trends in Cancer

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Eccles include:

  • Aniruddha Chatterjee
  • Euan J. Rodger
  • Peter A. Stockwell
  • Grégory Gimenez
  • Suzan Almomani

Eccles publishes regularly in several scientific venues with multiple works appearing in:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cancers
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Trends in Cancer

Best Publications

  • Relaxation of insulin-like growth factor II gene imprinting implicated in Wilms' tumour

    Osamu Ogawa;Michael R. Eccles;Jenny Szeto;Leslie A. McNoe

  • Mutation of the PAX2 gene in a family with optic nerve colobomas, renal anomalies and vesicoureteral reflux

    Phaikasame Sanyanusin;Lisa A. Schimmenti;Leslie A. McNoe;Teresa A. Ward

  • Jackson-Weiss and Crouzon syndromes are allelic with mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptor 2

    Ethylin Wang Jabs;Xiang Li;Alan F. Scott;Gregory Meyers

  • Conjugate for efficient delivery of short interfering RNA (siRNA) into mammalian cells.

    Aleksandra Muratovska;Michael R Eccles

  • Expression of insulin-like growth factor-II transcripts in Wilms' tumour

    Anthony E. Reeve;Michael R. Eccles;Richard J. Wilkins;Graeme I. Bell

  • A PANorama of PAX genes in cancer and development

    Ewan J. D. Robson;Shu-Jie He;Michael R. Eccles

  • Paired-Box genes are frequently expressed in cancer and often required for cancer cell survival

    Aleksandra Muratovska;Chaoming Zhou;Shuji He;Paul Goodyer

  • Epigenetic drivers of tumourigenesis and cancer metastasis.

    Aniruddha Chatterjee;Euan J. Rodger;Michael R. Eccles

  • Application of circularly polarized light for non-invasive diagnosis of cancerous tissues and turbid tissue-like scattering media

    Britt Kunnen;Britt Kunnen;Callum Macdonald;Alexander Doronin;Steven Jacques

  • A Third Wilms' Tumor Locus on Chromosome 16q

    Marion A. Maw;Paul E. Grundy;Lynn J. Millow;Michael R. Eccles

  • Disruption of ROBO2 Is Associated with Urinary Tract Anomalies and Confers Risk of Vesicoureteral Reflux

    Weining Lu;Weining Lu;Albertien M. Van Eerde;Xueping Fan;Fabiola Quintero-Rivera

  • Primary renal hypoplasia in humans and mice with PAX2 mutations: evidence of increased apoptosis in fetal kidneys of Pax21Neu +/– mutant mice

    Sarah Porteous;Elena Torban;Nam-Pyo Cho;Heather Cunliffe

  • Mutation of PAX2 in two siblings with renal-coloboma syndrome

    Phaikasame Sanyanusin;L. A. Mcnoe;M. J. Sullivan;R. G. Weaver

  • Targeting DNA Methylation and EZH2 Activity to Overcome Melanoma Resistance to Immunotherapy

    Abdullah Al Emran;Aniruddha Chatterjee;Euan J. Rodger;Jessamy C. Tiffen

  • Expression of the PAX2 gene in human fetal kidney and Wilms' tumor.

    Eccles Mr;Wallis Lj;Fidler Ae;Spurr Nk

  • Renal-coloboma syndrome: a multi-system developmental disorder caused by PAX2 mutations.

    Michael R Eccles;Lisa A Schimmenti

  • Promoter DNA Hypermethylation and Paradoxical Gene Activation

    Jim Smith;Swapnoleena Sen;Robert J. Weeks;Michael R. Eccles

  • Biallelic DICER1 mutations occur in Wilms tumours

    M.K. Wu;N. Sabbaghian;B. Xu;S. Addidou-Kalucki

  • Further delineation of renal-coloboma syndrome in patients with extreme variability of phenotype and identical PAX2 mutations.

    Lisa A. Schimmenti;Heather E. Cunliffe;Leslie A. McNoe;Teresa A. Ward

  • Lipid and Polymer-Based Nanoparticle siRNA Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy

    Francesco Mainini;Michael R. Eccles

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Hersey
Peter Hersey University of Sydney
Antony W. Braithwaite
Antony W. Braithwaite University of Otago
Osamu Ogawa
Osamu Ogawa Kyoto University
Bruce C. Baguley
Bruce C. Baguley University of Auckland
Cisca Wijmenga
Cisca Wijmenga University Medical Center Groningen
Ethylin Wang Jabs
Ethylin Wang Jabs Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
William B. Dobyns
William B. Dobyns University of Minnesota
Han G. Brunner
Han G. Brunner Radboud University
James F. Gusella
James F. Gusella Harvard University

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