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Milton H. Saier 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 Milton H. Saier sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 663 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Milton H. Saier 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 Milton H. Saier sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 134 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award

Overview

Milton H. Saier is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus spanning Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Endocrinology, and Physiology.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics, including:

  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Escherichia coli research studies

Milton H. Saier has contributed to a range of scientific publications. Recent notable papers include:

  • "Gut Bacteroides species in health and disease," 2021, published in Gut Microbes
  • "The Transporter Classification Database (TCDB): 2021 update," 2020, published in Nucleic Acids Research
  • "The SARS-Coronavirus Infection Cycle: A Survey of Viral Membrane Proteins, Their Functional Interactions and Pathogenesis," 2021, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Systems Biology Analysis Reveals Eight SLC22 Transporter Subgroups, Including OATs, OCTs, and OCTNs," 2020, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Expansion of the Major Facilitator Superfamily (MFS) to include novel transporters as well as transmembrane-acting enzymes," 2020, published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Milton H. Saier include:

  • Zhongge Zhang
  • Arturo Medrano-Soto
  • Irina A. Rodionova
  • Kevin J. Hendargo
  • Bernhard Ø. Palsson

The primary venues for their publications are:

  • Microbial Physiology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, an opportunistic pathogen.

    C. K. Stover;X. Q. Pham;A. L. Erwin;S. D. Mizoguchi

  • Climate Change, 2007

    M. H. Saier

  • Major Facilitator Superfamily

    Stephanie S. Pao;Ian T. Paulsen;Milton H. Saier

  • Comparative genomics of the lactic acid bacteria

    K. Makarova;A. Slesarev;Y. Wolf;A. Sorokin

  • A major superfamily of transmembrane facilitators that catalyse uniport, symport and antiport.

    Michael D. Marger;Milton H. Saier

  • A Functional-Phylogenetic Classification System for Transmembrane Solute Transporters

    Milton H. Saier

  • The Transporter Classification Database: recent advances

    Milton H. Saier;Ming Ren Yen;Keith Noto;Dorjee G. Tamang

  • TCDB: the Transporter Classification Database for membrane transport protein analyses and information

    Milton H. Saier;Can V. Tran;Ravi D. Barabote

  • Structural, functional, and evolutionary relationships among extracellular solute-binding receptors of bacteria.

    R Tam;M H Saier

  • The RND permease superfamily: An ancient, ubiquitous and diverse family that includes human disease and development proteins

    Tsai Tien Tseng;Kevin S. Gratwick;Justin Kollman;Daniel Park

  • Gut Bacteroides species in health and disease.

    Hassan Zafar;Milton H. Saier

  • The EcoCyc Database

    Peter D. Karp;Monica Riley;Milton Saier;Ian T. Paulsen

  • The major facilitator superfamily.

    Saier Mh;Beatty Jt;Goffeau A;Harley Kt

  • The major facilitator superfamily (MFS) revisited

    Vamsee S. Reddy;Maksim A. Shlykov;Rostislav Castillo;Eric I. Sun

  • The Transporter Classification Database

    Milton H. Saier;Vamsee S. Reddy;Dorjee G. Tamang;Åke Västermark

  • A novel family of ubiquitous heavy metal ion transport proteins

    I.T. Paulsen;M.H. Saier

  • Two novel families of bacterial membrane proteins concerned with nodulation, cell division and transport

    M. H. Saier;R. Tam;A. Reizer;J. Reizer

  • Type II protein secretion and its relationship to bacterial type IV pili and archaeal flagella.

    Christopher R. Peabody;Yong Joon Chung;Ming-Ren Yen;Dominique Vidal-Ingigliardi

  • Retention of differentiated properties in an established dog kidney epithelial cell line (MDCK).

    M J Rindler;L M Chuman;L Shaffer;M H Saier

  • Phylogenetic Characterization of the MIP Family of Transmembrane Channel Proteins

    J.H. Park;M.H. Saier

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan Reizer
Jonathan Reizer University of California, San Diego
Jack T. Trevors
Jack T. Trevors University of Guelph
Ian T. Paulsen
Ian T. Paulsen Macquarie University
Josef Deutscher
Josef Deutscher INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Charles D. Stiles
Charles D. Stiles Harvard University
Long-Fei Wu
Long-Fei Wu Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Saul Roseman
Saul Roseman Johns Hopkins University
John M. Tomich
John M. Tomich Kansas State University
Dietrich H. Nies
Dietrich H. Nies Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
André Goffeau
André Goffeau Université Catholique de Louvain

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