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Michael Y. Tolstorukov

Michael Y. Tolstorukov

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 45 2833 2573 1356 1217 313 14418

Michael Y. Tolstorukov publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Y. Tolstorukov between 2001 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael Y. Tolstorukov published across 26 years, from 2001 to 2026, averaging 16 papers a year. Output peaked at 212 publications in 2023. 35 of the 416 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150 200
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 212. Peak 212 publications in 2023. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 8 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 212 publications 2024: 76 publications 2025: 29 publications 2026: 6 publications
2001 2026

416 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Y. Tolstorukov: publications per year, 2001 to 2026
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 0
2003 1
2004 2
2005 2
2006 0
2007 1
2008 3
2009 1
2010 8
2011 4
2012 7
2013 3
2014 6
2015 0
2016 6
2017 7
2018 4
2019 7
2020 6
2021 13
2022 11
2023 212
2024 76
2025 29
2026 6
Total 416
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Michael Y. Tolstorukov 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 Y. Tolstorukov 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, 307–316 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: 313 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46 313
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 Y. Tolstorukov 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 Y. Tolstorukov 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, 44–45 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: 45 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% 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 45
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
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 Y. Tolstorukov is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States.

Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Oncology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Genetics.

Main topics of their scientific work include:

  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Lung Cancer Research Studies
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Interferon and immune responses

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Cancer Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • Blood
  • Cancer Discovery

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations are:

  • Matthew A. Booker
  • David A. Barbie
  • Navin R. Mahadevan
  • Patrick H. Lizotte
  • Elizabeth F. Cohen

Selected recent publications include:

  • Microenvironment drives cell state, plasticity, and drug response in pancreatic cancer, 2021, Cell
  • Association of High Tumor Mutation Burden in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers With Increased Immune Infiltration and Improved Clinical Outcomes of PD-L1 Blockade Across PD-L1 Expression Levels, 2022, JAMA Oncology
  • Diminished Efficacy of Programmed Death-(Ligand)1 Inhibition in STK11- and KEAP1-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma Is Affected by KRAS Mutation Status, 2021, Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • Standards for the classification of pathogenicity of somatic variants in cancer (oncogenicity): Joint recommendations of Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen), Cancer Genomics Consortium (CGC), and Variant Interpretation for Cancer Consortium (VICC), 2022, Genetics in Medicine
  • Intrinsic Immunogenicity of Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Revealed by Its Cellular Plasticity, 2021, Cancer Discovery

Best Publications

  • ChIP-seq guidelines and practices of the ENCODE and modENCODE consortia

    Stephen G. Landt;Georgi K. Marinov;Anshul Kundaje;Pouya Kheradpour

  • Identification of Functional Elements and Regulatory Circuits by Drosophila modENCODE

    Sushmita Roy;Jason Ernst;Peter V. Kharchenko;Pouya Kheradpour

  • Design and analysis of ChIP-seq experiments for DNA-binding proteins

    Peter V Kharchenko;Michael Y Tolstorukov;Michael Y Tolstorukov;Peter J Park;Peter J Park;Peter J Park

  • Comprehensive analysis of the chromatin landscape in Drosophila melanogaster

    Peter V. Kharchenko;Artyom A. Alekseyenko;Artyom A. Alekseyenko;Yuri B. Schwartz;Aki Minoda

  • The Long Noncoding RNAs NEAT1 and MALAT1 Bind Active Chromatin Sites

    Jason A. West;Christopher P. Davis;Hongjae Sunwoo;Matthew D. Simon

  • Comparative analysis of metazoan chromatin organization

    Joshua Wing Kei Ho;Joshua Wing Kei Ho;Youngsook L. Jung;Tao Liu;Tao Liu;Burak Han Alver

  • Histone demethylase KDM6A directly senses oxygen to control chromatin and cell fate.

    Abhishek A. Chakraborty;Tuomas Laukka;Matti Myllykoski;Alison E. Ringel

  • CpG Islands Recruit a Histone H3 Lysine 36 Demethylase

    Neil P. Blackledge;Jin C. Zhou;Michael Y. Tolstorukov;Anca M. Farcas

  • SMARCB1-mediated SWI/SNF complex function is essential for enhancer regulation

    Xiaofeng Wang;Xiaofeng Wang;Ryan S Lee;Ryan S Lee;Burak H Alver;Jeffrey R Haswell;Jeffrey R Haswell

  • Plasticity in patterns of histone modifications and chromosomal proteins in Drosophila heterochromatin

    Nicole C. Riddle;Aki Minoda;Peter V. Kharchenko;Artyom A. Alekseyenko

  • Loss of the tumor suppressor Snf5 leads to aberrant activation of the Hedgehog-Gli pathway

    Zainab Jagani;E. Lorena Mora-Blanco;Courtney G. Sansam;Elizabeth S. McKenna

  • A Novel ‘Roll-and-Slide’ Mechanism of DNA Folding in Chromatin. Implications for Nucleosome Positioning

    Michael Y. Tolstorukov;Andrew V. Colasanti;David M. McCandlish;Wilma K. Olson

  • Diminished Efficacy of Programmed Death-(Ligand)1 Inhibition in STK11- and KEAP1-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma Is Affected by KRAS Mutation Status.

    Biagio Ricciuti;Kathryn C. Arbour;Jessica J. Lin;Amir Vajdi

  • MNase titration reveals differences between nucleosome occupancy and chromatin accessibility

    Jakub Mieczkowski;April Cook;Sarah K. Bowman;Britta Mueller

  • Swi/Snf chromatin remodeling/tumor suppressor complex establishes nucleosome occupancy at target promoters

    Michael Y. Tolstorukov;Courtney G. Sansam;Courtney G. Sansam;Ping Lu;Ping Lu;Edward C. Koellhoffer;Edward C. Koellhoffer

  • Nature and function of insulator protein binding sites in the Drosophila genome

    Yuri B. Schwartz;Yuri B. Schwartz;Daniela Linder-Basso;Peter V. Kharchenko;Michael Y. Tolstorukov

  • Impact of sequencing depth in ChIP-seq experiments

    Youngsook L. Jung;Lovelace J. Luquette;Joshua W.K. Ho;Francesco Ferrari

  • Histone variant H2A.Bbd is associated with active transcription and mRNA processing in human cells

    Michael Y. Tolstorukov;Michael Y. Tolstorukov;Joseph A. Goldman;Cristele Gilbert;Vasily Ogryzko

  • The CLAMP protein links the MSL complex to the X chromosome during Drosophila dosage compensation

    Marcela M.L. Soruco;Jessica Chery;Eric P. Bishop;Eric P. Bishop;Trevor Siggers

  • Intrinsic Immunogenicity of Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Revealed by Its Cellular Plasticity.

    Navin R. Mahadevan;Navin R. Mahadevan;Erik H. Knelson;Jacquelyn O. Wolff;Amir Vajdi

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Park
Peter J. Park Harvard University
Peter V. Kharchenko
Peter V. Kharchenko Harvard University
Robert E. Kingston
Robert E. Kingston Harvard University
Gary H. Karpen
Gary H. Karpen University of California, Berkeley
Mitzi I. Kuroda
Mitzi I. Kuroda Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sarah C. R. Elgin
Sarah C. R. Elgin Washington University in St. Louis
Victor B. Zhurkin
Victor B. Zhurkin National Institutes of Health
Bradley E. Bernstein
Bradley E. Bernstein Broad Institute
William G. Kaelin
William G. Kaelin Harvard University

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