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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 114 314 288 189 171 333 62678
Biology and Biochemistry 117 711 631 452 391 387 64309

Michele Pagano publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michele Pagano between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michele Pagano published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 10.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2022. 39 of the 483 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2022. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 26 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 29 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 22 publications
1980 2025

483 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michele Pagano: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 2
1983 1
1984 3
1985 0
1986 3
1987 2
1988 2
1989 1
1990 3
1991 4
1992 14
1993 7
1994 7
1995 7
1996 11
1997 9
1998 12
1999 9
2000 11
2001 15
2002 12
2003 12
2004 21
2005 10
2006 15
2007 19
2008 15
2009 13
2010 10
2011 11
2012 26
2013 21
2014 9
2015 7
2016 4
2017 12
2018 15
2019 13
2020 14
2021 15
2022 29
2023 17
2024 17
2025 22
Total 483
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Michele Pagano 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 Michele Pagano 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, 327–336 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: 333 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
317–326 41
327–336 42 333
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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Michele Pagano 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 Michele Pagano 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, 114–115 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: 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.

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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
112–113 19
114–115 28 114
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

Michele Pagano is affiliated with New York University in the United States and has made significant contributions in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their research spans over 100 publications, with notable focus areas including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Oncology, Epidemiology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their main topics of work cover a range of biological and medical subjects, such as:

  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Cancer-related molecular pathways
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • DNA repair mechanisms
  • Autophagy in disease and therapy
  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease

Pagano has published extensively in several prominent journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science Advances
  • Molecular Cell
  • Cell
  • eLife

Some of the scientist's recent papers include:

  • PHOTACs enable optical control of protein degradation (2020) in Science Advances
  • FBXL5 Regulates IRP2 Stability in Iron Homeostasis via an Oxygen-Responsive [2Fe2S] Cluster (2020) in Molecular Cell
  • CRL4AMBRA1 is a master regulator of D-type cyclins (2021) in Nature
  • A membrane-associated MHC-I inhibitory axis for cancer immune evasion (2023) in Cell
  • AMBRA1 regulates cyclin D to guard S-phase entry and genomic integrity (2021) in Nature

Their frequent collaborators include Gergely Róna, Daniele Simoneschi, Antonio Marzio, Beatrix Ueberheide, and Qingyue Zhang. Collaboration often spans multiple publications demonstrating ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • Role of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in regulating abundance of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27

    Michele Pagano;Sun W. Tam;Anne M. Theodoras;Peggy Beer-Romero

  • Cyclin D1 is a nuclear protein required for cell cycle progression in G1.

    Véronique Baldin;Jiri Lukas;María Jesús Marcote;Michele Pagano

  • SKP2 is required for ubiquitin-mediated degradation of the CDK inhibitor p27.

    Andrea C. Carrano;Esther Eytan;Avram Hershko;Michele Pagano

  • Cyclin A is required at two points in the human cell cycle.

    M. Pagano;R. Pepperkok;F. Verde;W. Ansorge

  • Structure of the Cul1-Rbx1-Skp1-F boxSkp2 SCF ubiquitin ligase complex.

    Ning Zheng;Brenda A. Schulman;Brenda A. Schulman;Langzhou Song;Julie J. Miller

  • Human cyclin E, a nuclear protein essential for the G1-to-S phase transition.

    Motoaki Ohtsubo;Anne M. Theodoras;Jill Schumacher;James M. Roberts

  • Increased proteasome-dependent degradation of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27 in aggressive colorectal carcinomas.

    Loda M;Cukor B;Tam Sw;Lavin P

  • The SCF ubiquitin ligase: insights into a molecular machine

    Timothy Cardozo;Michele Pagano

  • Deregulated proteolysis by the F-box proteins SKP2 and beta-TrCP: tipping the scales of cancer.

    David Frescas;Michele Pagano

  • Regulation of the Cdk Inhibitor p27 and Its Deregulation in Cancer

    J. Slingerland;M. Pagano

  • The F-box protein family.

    Edward T Kipreos;Michele Pagano

  • S6K1- and ßTRCP-Mediated Degradation of PDCD4 Promotes Protein Translation and Cell Growth

    N. Valerio Dorrello;Angelo Peschiaroli;Daniele Guardavaccaro;Nancy H. Colburn

  • Systematic analysis and nomenclature of mammalian F-box proteins

    Jianping Jin;Timothy Cardozo;Ruth C. Lovering;Stephen J. Elledge

  • Ubiquitination of p27 is regulated by Cdk-dependent phosphorylation and trimeric complex formation

    Alessia Montagnoli;Francesca Fiore;Esther Eytan;Andrea C. Carrano

  • Insights into SCF ubiquitin ligases from the structure of the Skp1-Skp2 complex.

    Brenda A. Schulman;Andrea C. Carrano;Philip D. Jeffrey;Zachary Bowen

  • Mechanisms and function of substrate recruitment by F-box proteins

    Jeffrey R. Skaar;Julia K. Pagan;Michele Pagano

  • The cell-cycle regulatory protein Cks1 is required for SCF Skp2 -mediated ubiquitinylation of p27

    Dvora Ganoth;Gil Bornstein;Tun K. Ko;Brett Larsen

  • Control of the SCF(Skp2-Cks1) ubiquitin ligase by the APC/C(Cdh1) ubiquitin ligase.

    Tarig Bashir;N. Valerio Dorrello;Virginia Amador;Daniele Guardavaccaro

  • Role of the SCFSkp2 ubiquitin ligase in the degradation of p21Cip1 in S phase.

    Gil Bornstein;Joanna Bloom;Danielle Sitry-Shevah;Keiko Nakayama

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael P. Washburn
Michael P. Washburn University of Kansas
Giulio Draetta
Giulio Draetta The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Massimo Loda
Massimo Loda Cornell University
Laurence Florens
Laurence Florens Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Yasusei Kudo
Yasusei Kudo University of Tokushima
Giorgio Inghirami
Giorgio Inghirami Cornell University
Roberto Chiarle
Roberto Chiarle Harvard University
Gerry Melino
Gerry Melino University of Rome Tor Vergata
Avram Hershko
Avram Hershko Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Stephen J. Elledge
Stephen J. Elledge Harvard University

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