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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 169 911 835 538 482 694 108705
Genetics 169 72 69 38 37 646 109677
Molecular Biology 169 47 40 32 28 646 109677

Norbert Perrimon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Norbert Perrimon between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Norbert Perrimon published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 18.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 2022. 77 of the 810 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 48. Peak 48 publications in 2022. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 5 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 14 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 37 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 48 publications 2023: 38 publications 2024: 33 publications 2025: 44 publications
1983 2025

810 publications in total across all disciplines

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Norbert Perrimon: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 5
1985 4
1986 3
1987 4
1988 3
1989 7
1990 8
1991 4
1992 10
1993 11
1994 14
1995 11
1996 16
1997 14
1998 13
1999 17
2000 20
2001 14
2002 22
2003 20
2004 16
2005 19
2006 17
2007 19
2008 16
2009 17
2010 23
2011 28
2012 13
2013 30
2014 27
2015 21
2016 26
2017 29
2018 25
2019 29
2020 37
2021 34
2022 48
2023 38
2024 33
2025 44
Total 810
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Norbert Perrimon 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 Norbert Perrimon 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, 564+ 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: 646 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.

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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
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+ 100 646
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Norbert Perrimon 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 Norbert Perrimon 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, 145+ 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: 169 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 100 169
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Norbert Perrimon is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with extensive work published across related subfields such as molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, immunology, insect science, and cell biology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Norbert Perrimon has contributed to multiple recent scientific papers, including:

  • "Fly Cell Atlas: A single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of the adult fruit fly," 2022, Science
  • "FlyBase: a guided tour of highlighted features," 2022, Genetics
  • "FlyBase: updates to the Drosophila melanogaster knowledge base," 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "A cell atlas of the adult Drosophila midgut," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "FlyBase: updates to the Drosophila genes and genomes database," 2024, Genetics

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Yanhui Hu
  • Stephanie E. Mohr
  • Aram Comjean
  • Yifang Liu
  • Ying Liu

Norbert Perrimon publishes largely in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • eLife
  • Genetics
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scientist has been recognized by membership and fellowships, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2013)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2008)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2008)

Best Publications

  • Targeted gene expression as a means of altering cell fates and generating dominant phenotypes.

    Andrea H. Brand;Norbert Perrimon

  • Highly efficient Cas9-mediated transcriptional programming

    Alejandro Chavez;Jonathan Scheiman;Suhani Vora;Benjamin W Pruitt

  • The developmental transcriptome of Drosophila melanogaster

    Brenton R. Graveley;Angela N. Brooks;Joseph W. Carlson;Michael O. Duff

  • Efficient proximity labeling in living cells and organisms with TurboID.

    Tess C Branon;Justin A Bosch;Ariana D Sanchez;Namrata D Udeshi

  • The Promise and Perils of Wnt Signaling Through β-Catenin

    Randall T. Moon;Bruce Bowerman;Michael Boutros;Norbert Perrimon

  • Droplet microfluidic technology for single-cell high-throughput screening

    Eric Brouzes;Martina Medkova;Neal Savenelli;Dave Marran

  • Identification of Functional Elements and Regulatory Circuits by Drosophila modENCODE

    Sushmita Roy;Jason Ernst;Peter V. Kharchenko;Pouya Kheradpour

  • Evidence that stem cells reside in the adult Drosophila midgut epithelium

    Craig A. Micchelli;Norbert Perrimon

  • Cooperative regulation of cell polarity and growth by Drosophila tumor suppressors.

    David Bilder;Min Li;Norbert Perrimon

  • Specificities of heparan sulphate proteoglycans in developmental processes

    Norbert Perrimon;Merton Bernfield

  • Genome-Wide RNAi Analysis of Growth and Viability in Drosophila Cells

    Michael Boutros;Amy A. Kiger;Susan Armknecht;Susan Armknecht;Kim Kerr;Kim Kerr

  • A genome-scale shRNA resource for transgenic RNAi in Drosophila

    Jian Quan Ni;Rui Zhou;Rui Zhou;Benjamin Czech;Lu Ping Liu;Lu Ping Liu

  • An endogenous small interfering RNA pathway in Drosophila

    Benjamin Czech;Colin D. Malone;Rui Zhou;Alexander Stark;Alexander Stark

  • Localization of apical epithelial determinants by the basolateral PDZ protein Scribble.

    David Bilder;Norbert Perrimon

  • FOXO/4E-BP signaling in Drosophila muscles regulates organism-wide proteostasis during aging

    Fabio Demontis;Norbert Perrimon;Norbert Perrimon

  • Differential recruitment of Dishevelled provides signaling specificity in the planar cell polarity and Wingless signaling pathways

    Jeffrey D. Axelrod;Jeffrey R. Miller;Joshua M. Shulman;Randall T. Moon

  • Heparan sulphate proteoglycans : the sweet side of development

    Udo Häcker;Kent Nybakken;Norbert Perrimon

  • The Autosomal FLP-DFS Technique for Generating Germline Mosaics in Drosophila melanogaster

    Tze-bin Chou;Norbert Perrimon

  • Diversity and dynamics of the Drosophila transcriptome

    James B. Brown;James B. Brown;Nathan Boley;Robert Eisman;Gemma E. May

  • Highly efficient Cas9-mediated transcriptional programming

    Alejandro Chavez;Jonathan Scheiman;Marcelle Tuttle;Shuailiang Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

Yanhui Hu
Yanhui Hu Harvard University
Stephanie E. Mohr
Stephanie E. Mohr Harvard University
John M. Asara
John M. Asara Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Anthony P. Mahowald
Anthony P. Mahowald University of Chicago
Buzz Baum
Buzz Baum MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Gregory J. Hannon
Gregory J. Hannon University of Cambridge
Hugo J. Bellen
Hugo J. Bellen Baylor College of Medicine
Thomas C. Kaufman
Thomas C. Kaufman Indiana University
John Klingensmith
John Klingensmith Duke University
George M. Church
George M. Church Harvard University

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