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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 81 970 859 516 447 175 21061

Min Han publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Min Han between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Min Han published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 1999. 9 of the 206 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 1999. 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 4 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 6 publications
1986 2025

206 publications in total across all disciplines

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Min Han: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 2
1987 1
1988 4
1989 1
1990 2
1991 1
1992 2
1993 2
1994 3
1995 7
1996 9
1997 3
1998 9
1999 13
2000 7
2001 6
2002 6
2003 5
2004 7
2005 9
2006 8
2007 6
2008 7
2009 8
2010 8
2011 3
2012 5
2013 9
2014 4
2015 5
2016 7
2017 8
2018 4
2019 2
2020 2
2021 3
2022 6
2023 3
2024 3
2025 6
Total 206
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Min Han 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 Min Han 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, 167–176 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: 175 publications — 49th percentile

49% 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
167–176 131 175
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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Min Han 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 Min Han 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, 80–81 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: 81 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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 81
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Min Han is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their work spans several fields within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus on Molecular Biology and Plant Science. Additionally, they have contributed to research in Medicine and subfields such as Aging, Epidemiology, and Genetics.

Their research topics cover a range of areas including Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, as well as Plant Gene Expression Analysis and Plant Molecular Biology Research. Other significant areas of study include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, ATP Synthase and ATPases Research, and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders.

Some of Min Han's recent papers include the following:

  • Non-Canonical Caspase Activity Antagonizes p38 MAPK Stress-Priming Function to Support Development (2020, Developmental Cell)
  • Regulation of Nucleotide Metabolism and Germline Proliferation in Response to Nucleotide Imbalance and Genotoxic Stresses by EndoU Nuclease (2020, Cell Reports)
  • Genome-wide identification and characterization of the bHLH gene family and analysis of their potential relevance to chlorophyll metabolism in Raphanus sativus L (2022, BMC Genomics)
  • Comparative transcriptome analysis identifies genes associated with chlorophyll levels and reveals photosynthesis in green flesh of radish taproot (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • Bacterial muropeptides promote OXPHOS and suppress mitochondrial stress in mammals (2024, Cell Reports)

Frequent coauthors in Min Han's work include Mingxue Cui, Aileen K. Sewell, Ruihua Wang, Yuanyuan Li, and Minggang Gao.

Their publications are often found in venues such as Cell Reports, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Developmental Cell, BMC Genomics, and PLoS ONE.

Min Han was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Efficient Transposition of the piggyBac (PB) Transposon in Mammalian Cells and Mice

    Sheng Ding;Xiaohui Wu;Gang Li;Min Han;Min Han

  • Nucleosome loss activates yeast downstream promoters in vivo

    Min Han;Michael Grunstein

  • Extremely conserved histone H4 N terminus is dispensable for growth but essential for repressing the silent mating loci in yeast

    Paul S. Kayne;Ung-Jin Kim;Min Han;Janet R. Mullen

  • let-60, a gene that specifies cell fates during C. elegans vulval induction, encodes a ras protein

    Min Han;Paul W. Sternberg

  • SUN1/2 and Syne/Nesprin-1/2 complexes connect centrosome to the nucleus during neurogenesis and neuronal migration in mice.

    Xiaochang Zhang;Kai Lei;Xiaobing Yuan;Xiaohui Wu

  • A 5-bp deletion in ELOVL4 is associated with two related forms of autosomal dominant macular dystrophy

    Kang Zhang;Kang Zhang;Marina Kniazeva;Min Han;Wen Li

  • Role of ANC-1 in tethering nuclei to the actin cytoskeleton.

    Daniel A. Starr;Min Han

  • The C. elegans ksr-1 gene encodes a novel Raf-related kinase involved in Ras-mediated signal transduction.

    Meera Sundaram;Min Han

  • SUN1 is required for telomere attachment to nuclear envelope and gametogenesis in mice.

    Xu Ding;Rener Xu;Juehua Yu;Tian Xu;Tian Xu

  • UNC-84 localizes to the nuclear envelope and is required for nuclear migration and anchoring during C. elegans development.

    C. J. Malone;W. D. Fixsen;H. R. Horvitz;Min Han

  • The Developmental Timing Regulator AIN-1 Interacts with miRISCs and May Target the Argonaute Protein ALG-1 to Cytoplasmic P Bodies in C. elegans

    Lei Ding;Andrew Spencer;Kiyokazu Morita;Min Han

  • C. elegans lin-45 raf gene participates in let-60 ras-stimulated vulval differentiation

    Min Han;Andy Golden;Yuming Han;Paul W. Sternberg

  • A unified nomenclature for protein subunits of mediator complexes linking transcriptional regulators to RNA polymerase II.

    Henri Marc Bourbon;Andres Aguilera;Aseem Z. Ansari;Francisco J. Asturias

  • Activation of FAK and Src are receptor-proximal events required for netrin signaling

    Weiquan Li;Jeeyong Lee;Haris G. Vikis;Seung Hee Lee

  • A new marker for mosaic analysis in Caenorhabditis elegans indicates a fusion between hyp6 and hyp7, two major components of the hypodermis.

    John Yochem;John Yochem;Trent Gu;Min Han;Min Han

  • Syne-1 and Syne-2 play crucial roles in myonuclear anchorage and motor neuron innervation.

    Xiaochang Zhang;Rener Xu;Binggen Zhu;Xiujuan Yang

  • Systematic identification of C. elegans miRISC proteins, miRNAs, and mRNA targets by their interactions with GW182 proteins AIN-1 and AIN-2.

    Liang Zhang;Lei Ding;Tom H. Cheung;Meng-Qiu Dong

  • Effects of histone H4 depletion on the cell cycle and transcription of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Ung-Jin Kim;Min Han;P. Kayne;M. Grunstein

  • Depletion of histone H4 and nucleosomes activates the PHO5 gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Min Han;Ung-Jin Kim;P. Kayne;M. Grunstein

  • Genetics of RAS signaling in C. elegans

    Paul W Sternberg;Min Han

Frequent Co-Authors

Tian Xu
Tian Xu Westlake University
Yuan Zhuang
Yuan Zhuang Duke University
Wendy L. Freedman
Wendy L. Freedman University of Chicago
Paul W. Sternberg
Paul W. Sternberg California Institute of Technology
Kang Zhang
Kang Zhang Macau University of Science and Technology
Holland C. Ford
Holland C. Ford Johns Hopkins University
Kun-Liang Guan
Kun-Liang Guan Westlake University
Laura Ferrarese
Laura Ferrarese National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Michael Grunstein
Michael Grunstein University of California, Los Angeles
Shoko Sakai
Shoko Sakai University of California, Los Angeles

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