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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 109 544 520 274 261 408 56567
Molecular Biology 109 384 350 220 196 408 56567

Nick V. Grishin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nick V. Grishin between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nick V. Grishin published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 15.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2009. 29 of the 531 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2009. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 23 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 31 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 12 publications
1992 2025

531 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nick V. Grishin: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 2
1995 2
1996 2
1997 1
1998 2
1999 9
2000 14
2001 12
2002 17
2003 23
2004 21
2005 19
2006 20
2007 14
2008 18
2009 31
2010 10
2011 13
2012 21
2013 19
2014 18
2015 27
2016 28
2017 22
2018 13
2019 30
2020 20
2021 31
2022 16
2023 26
2024 17
2025 12
Total 531
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Nick V. Grishin 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 Nick V. Grishin 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, 407–416 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: 408 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13 408
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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Nick V. Grishin 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 Nick V. Grishin 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, 108–109 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: 109 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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 20 109
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

Nick V. Grishin is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their research has primarily focused on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, and Ecological Modeling. Main research topics covered by their work include Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Plant and animal studies, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Protein Structure and Dynamics, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Genetic diversity and population structure, and the application of Machine Learning in Bioinformatics.

Nick V. Grishin's recent papers demonstrate engagement with structural biology, protein function, and computational biology. Selected publications include:

  • Structure, lipid scrambling activity and role in autophagosome formation of ATG9A (2020, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology)
  • The Pfam protein families database: embracing AI/ML (2024, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • A lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase-like protein functions in fungal copper import and meningitis (2020, Nature Chemical Biology)
  • A Fifth of the Protein World: Rossmann-like Proteins as an Evolutionarily Successful Structural unit (2020, Journal of Molecular Biology)
  • Topology evaluation of models for difficult targets in the 14th round of the critical assessment of protein structure prediction (CASP14) (2021, Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics)

These works reveal a focus on protein structural dynamics, evolutionary biology, and computational modeling relevant to protein families and disease mechanisms.

Frequent collaborators in Nick V. Grishin's research include Qian Cong, R. Dustin Schaeffer, Lisa N. Kinch, Kirill E. Medvedev, and Jing Zhang. These partnerships have contributed to a substantial output in their shared fields of inquiry.

Their research has been published recurrently in prominent venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PubMed
  • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Molecular Biology

Nick V. Grishin's scholarly efforts span diverse topics in molecular biology and bioinformatics. The combination of experimental and computational approaches is evident in their publication record and research collaborations.

Best Publications

  • Accurate prediction of protein structures and interactions using a three-track neural network

    Minkyung Baek;Frank DiMaio;Ivan Anishchenko;Justas Dauparas

  • Cell-free Formation of RNA Granules: Low Complexity Sequence Domains Form Dynamic Fibers within Hydrogels

    Masato Kato;Tina W. Han;Shanhai Xie;Kevin Shi

  • Accumulation of Dietary Cholesterol in Sitosterolemia Caused by Mutations in Adjacent ABC Transporters

    Knut E. Berge;Hui Tian;Gregory A. Graf;Liqing Yu

  • Substrate and Functional Diversity of Lysine Acetylation Revealed by a Proteomics Survey

    Sung Chan Kim;Robert Sprung;Yue Chen;Yingda Xu

  • A putative RNA-interference-based immune system in prokaryotes: computational analysis of the predicted enzymatic machinery, functional analogies with eukaryotic RNAi, and hypothetical mechanisms of action

    Kira S Makarova;Nick V Grishin;Svetlana A Shabalina;Yuri I Wolf

  • Phosphorylation of innate immune adaptor proteins MAVS, STING, and TRIF induces IRF3 activation

    Siqi Liu;Xin Cai;Jiaxi Wu;Qian Cong

  • PROMALS3D: a tool for multiple protein sequence and structure alignments.

    Jimin Pei;Bong Hyun Kim;Nick V. Grishin

  • Identification of the acyltransferase that octanoylates ghrelin, an appetite-stimulating peptide hormone.

    Jing Yang;Michael S. Brown;Guosheng Liang;Nick V. Grishin

  • Structural classification of zinc fingers: survey and summary.

    S. Sri Krishna;Indraneel Majumdar;Nick V. Grishin

  • BAP1 loss defines a new class of renal cell carcinoma

    Samuel Peña-Llopis;Silvia Vega-Rubín-De-Celis;Silvia Vega-Rubín-De-Celis;Arnold Liao;Nan Leng

  • Identification of a candidate therapeutic autophagy-inducing peptide

    Sanae Shoji-Kawata;Rhea Sumpter;Matthew J Leveno;Grant R. Campbell;Grant R. Campbell

  • Molecular Characterization of Loss-of-Function Mutations in PCSK9 and Identification of a Compound Heterozygote

    Zhenze Zhao;Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu;Thomas A. Lagace;Lisa Kinch

  • Autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia caused by mutations in a putative LDL receptor adaptor protein.

    Christine Kim Garcia;Kenneth Wilund;Marcello Arca;Giovanni Zuliani

  • A sequence variation (I148M) in PNPlA3 associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease disrupts triglyceride hydrolysis

    Shaoqing He;Christopher McPhaul;John Zhong Li;Rita Garuti

  • The lipodystrophy protein seipin is found at endoplasmic reticulum lipid droplet junctions and is important for droplet morphology

    Kimberly M. Szymanski;Derk Binns;René Bartz;Nick V. Grishin

  • EGFR-Mediated Beclin 1 Phosphorylation in Autophagy Suppression, Tumor Progression, and Tumor Chemoresistance

    Yongjie Wei;Zhongju Zou;Nils Becker;Matthew Anderson

  • Structure prediction for CASP8 with all‐atom refinement using Rosetta

    Srivatsan Raman;Robert Vernon;James Thompson;Michael Tyka

  • AL2CO: calculation of positional conservation in a protein sequence alignment

    Jimin Pei;Nick V. Grishin

  • Fold change in evolution of protein structures.

    Nick V. Grishin

  • Genetic Defects in Surfactant Protein A2 Are Associated with Pulmonary Fibrosis and Lung Cancer

    Yongyu Wang;Phillip J. Kuan;Chao Xing;Jennifer T. Cronkhite

Frequent Co-Authors

Lisa N. Kinch
Lisa N. Kinch The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Ruslan I. Sadreyev
Ruslan I. Sadreyev Harvard University
Kim Orth
Kim Orth The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Sanjay Krishna
Sanjay Krishna The Ohio State University
Andrei L. Osterman
Andrei L. Osterman Discovery Institute
Winnie Hallwachs
Winnie Hallwachs University of Pennsylvania
Daniel H. Janzen
Daniel H. Janzen University of Pennsylvania
Eugene V. Koonin
Eugene V. Koonin National Institutes of Health
Leszek Rychlewski
Leszek Rychlewski BioInfoBank Institute
Kira S. Makarova
Kira S. Makarova National Institutes of Health

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