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Nicholas E. Geacintov

Nicholas E. Geacintov

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 83 2988 2692 1001 840 492 21845

Nicholas E. Geacintov publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nicholas E. Geacintov between 1960 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nicholas E. Geacintov published across 65 years, from 1960 to 2024, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2008. 7 of the 508 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1960 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2008. 1960: 2 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 1 publication 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 3 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 5 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 3 publications 1972: 5 publications 1973: 5 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 7 publications 1977: 7 publications 1978: 10 publications 1979: 7 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 9 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 2 publications
1960 2024

508 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nicholas E. Geacintov: publications per year, 1960 to 2024
Year Publications
1960 2
1961 0
1962 1
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 3
1967 1
1968 1
1969 5
1970 2
1971 3
1972 5
1973 5
1974 4
1975 3
1976 7
1977 7
1978 10
1979 7
1980 7
1981 4
1982 9
1983 5
1984 4
1985 8
1986 10
1987 8
1988 7
1989 11
1990 10
1991 10
1992 12
1993 11
1994 10
1995 15
1996 11
1997 14
1998 11
1999 10
2000 16
2001 12
2002 15
2003 13
2004 10
2005 15
2006 16
2007 13
2008 19
2009 17
2010 17
2011 9
2012 11
2013 7
2014 12
2015 8
2016 5
2017 8
2018 4
2019 5
2020 6
2021 6
2022 4
2023 5
2024 2
Total 508
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Nicholas E. Geacintov publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nicholas E. Geacintov sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 481–500 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 492 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252 492
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Nicholas E. Geacintov D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nicholas E. Geacintov sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 82–83 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292 83
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 1981 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

Nicholas E. Geacintov is a researcher affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their work primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology. Their studies also extend into related subfields including Cancer Research, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, and Ecology.

The main topics of Geacintov's research include DNA Repair Mechanisms, DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment. Additional areas of investigation cover RNA modifications and cancer, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, and RNA research and splicing.

Geacintov has authored numerous publications, with frequent appearances in journals such as:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • DNA repair
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Biochemistry

Recent papers include:

  • "Molecular dynamics simulations reveal how H3K56 acetylation impacts nucleosome structure to promote DNA exposure for lesion sensing" (2021), published in DNA repair
  • "Mechanism of lesion verification by the human XPD helicase in nucleotide excision repair" (2022), published in Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Excision of Oxidatively Generated Guanine Lesions by Competitive DNA Repair Pathways" (2021), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "TENT4A Non-Canonical Poly(A) Polymerase Regulates DNA-Damage Tolerance via Multiple Pathways That Are Mutated in Endometrial Cancer" (2021), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Remarkable Enhancement of Nucleotide Excision Repair of a Bulky Guanine Lesion in a Covalently Closed Circular DNA Plasmid Relative to the Same Linearized Plasmid" (2020), published in Biochemistry

Frequent co-authors in Geacintov's publications include:

  • Vladimir Shafirovich
  • Ana H. Sales
  • Suse Broyde
  • Zvi Livneh
  • Marina Kolbanovskiy

The contributions of Nicholas E. Geacintov have been recognized by several professional societies. They have been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012, a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2010, and a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) since 1981.

Best Publications

  • NMR SOLUTION STRUCTURES OF STEREOISOMERIC COVALENT POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC CARCINOGEN-DNA ADDUCTS : PRINCIPLES, PATTERNS, AND DIVERSITY

    Nicholas E. Geacintov;Monique Cosman;Brian E. Hingerty;Shantu Amin

  • Error-free and error-prone lesion bypass by human DNA polymerase κ in vitro

    Yanbin Zhang;Fenghua Yuan;Xiaohua Wu;Mu Wang;Mu Wang

  • Two-polymerase mechanisms dictate error-free and error-prone translesion DNA synthesis in mammals

    Sigal Shachar;Omer Ziv;Sharon Avkin;Sheera Adar

  • Solution conformation of the major adduct between the carcinogen (+)-anti-benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide and DNA.

    Monique Cosman;Carlos de los Santos;Radovan Fiala;Brian E. Hingerty

  • Effect of Magnetic Field on the Fluorescence of Tetracene Crystals: Exciton Fission

    N. Geacintov;M. Pope;F. Vogel

  • Error-prone lesion bypass by human DNA polymerase η

    Yanbin Zhang;Fenghua Yuan;Xiaohua Wu;Olga Rechkoblit

  • Oxidative DNA damage associated with combination of guanine and superoxide radicals and repair mechanisms via radical trapping

    Richard Misiaszek;Conor Crean;Avrum Joffe;Nicholas E. Geacintov

  • The carbonate radical is a site-selective oxidizing agent of guanine in double-stranded oligonucleotides.

    Vladimir Shafirovich;Alexander Dourandin;Weidong Huang;Nicholas E. Geacintov

  • trans-Lesion synthesis past bulky benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide N2-dG and N6-dA lesions catalyzed by DNA bypass polymerases.

    Olga Rechkoblit;Yanbin Zhang;Dongyu Guo;Zhigang Wang

  • Intercalation and binding of carcinogenic hydrocarbon metabolites to nucleic acids

    Ronald G. Harvey;Nicholas E. Geacintov

  • Quantitative Analysis of Translesion DNA Synthesis across a Benzo[a]pyrene-Guanine Adduct in Mammalian Cells THE ROLE OF DNA POLYMERASE κ

    Sharon Avkin;Moshe Goldsmith;Susana Velasco-Miguel;Susana Velasco-Miguel;Nicholas Geacintov

  • Base pair conformation-dependent excision of benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide-guanine adducts by human nucleotide excision repair enzymes.

    Martin T. Hess;Daniela Gunz;Natalia Luneva;Nicholas E. Geacintov

  • Translesion Synthesis by Human DNA Polymerase κ on a DNA Template Containing a Single Stereoisomer of dG-(+)- or dG-(−)-anti-N2-BPDE (7,8-Dihydroxy-anti-9,10-epoxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[a]pyrene)†

    Naomi Suzuki;Eiji Ohashi;Alexander Kolbanovskiy;Nicholas E. Geacintov

  • A sensitive probe for the detection of Zn(II) by time-resolved fluorescence.

    Maksim Royzen;Alexander Durandin;Victor G. Young;Nicholas E. Geacintov

  • Analysis of picosecond laser induced fluorescence phenomena in photosynthetic membranes utilizing a master equation approach

    G. Paillotin;C.E. Swenberg;J. Breton;N.E. Geacintov

  • Influence of benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide chirality on solution conformations of DNA covalent adducts: the (-)-trans-anti-[BP]G.C adduct structure and comparison with the (+)-trans-anti-[BP]G.C enantiomer.

    Carlos De Los Santos;Monique Cosman;Brian E. Hingerty;Victor Ibanez

  • Solution conformation of the (+)-cis-anti-[BP]dG adduct in a DNA duplex: intercalation of the covalently attached benzo[a]pyrenyl ring into the helix and displacement of the modified deoxyguanosine.

    Monique Cosman;Carlos de los Santos;Radovan Fiala;Brian E. Hingerty

  • One-electron oxidation reactions of purine and pyrimidine bases in cellular DNA.

    Jean Cadet;J. Richard Wagner;Vladimir Shafirovich;Nicholas E. Geacintov

  • Mismatch Repair Processing of Carcinogen-DNA Adducts Triggers Apoptosis

    Jianxin Wu;Liya Gu;Huixian Wang;Nicholas E. Geacintov

  • Unrepaired fjord region polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-DNA adducts in ras codon 61 mutational hot spots.

    Tonko Buterin;Martin T. Hess;Natalia Luneva;Nicholas E. Geacintov

  • p53 and p21 regulate error-prone DNA repair to yield a lower mutation load.

    Sharon Avkin;Ziv Sevilya;Leanne Toube;Nicholas Geacintov

Frequent Co-Authors

Suse Broyde
Suse Broyde New York University
Dinshaw J. Patel
Dinshaw J. Patel Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Shantu Amin
Shantu Amin Pennsylvania State University
Ronald G. Harvey
Ronald G. Harvey University of Chicago
Jacques Breton
Jacques Breton CEA Saclay
Zvi Livneh
Zvi Livneh Weizmann Institute of Science
Yingkai Zhang
Yingkai Zhang New York University
Robert Shapiro
Robert Shapiro New York University
Hanspeter Naegeli
Hanspeter Naegeli University of Zurich

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