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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 75 1877 1785 860 809 172 30122

Oliver J. Rando publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Oliver J. Rando between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Oliver J. Rando published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2020. 14 of the 204 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2020. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 8 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 6 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 7 publications
1994 2025

204 publications in total across all disciplines

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Oliver J. Rando: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 8
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 1
2001 0
2002 2
2003 1
2004 1
2005 6
2006 4
2007 9
2008 9
2009 4
2010 10
2011 9
2012 12
2013 4
2014 5
2015 11
2016 12
2017 10
2018 12
2019 17
2020 20
2021 6
2022 8
2023 7
2024 7
2025 7
Total 204
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Oliver J. Rando publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Oliver J. Rando sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 165–174 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 172 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170 172
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Oliver J. Rando D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Oliver J. Rando sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136 75
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award

Overview

Oliver J. Rando is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant work in molecular biology and its applications to genetics, public health, reproductive medicine, and plant science.

The scientist's research spans several main topics, which include:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA Modifications and Cancer
  • Sperm and Testicular Function

Oliver J. Rando's recent publications demonstrate a focus on chromosome architecture and RNA-related mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • Resolving the 3D Landscape of Transcription-Linked Mammalian Chromatin Folding, 2020, Molecular Cell
  • Ultrastructural Details of Mammalian Chromosome Architecture, 2020, Molecular Cell
  • Systematic Evaluation of Chromosome Conformation Capture Assays, 2021, Nature Methods
  • The rRNA m6A Methyltransferase METTL5 is Involved in Pluripotency and Developmental Programs, 2020, Genes & Development
  • An Atlas of Cell Types in the Mouse Epididymis and Vas Deferens, 2020, eLife

Frequent co-authors contributing to Oliver J. Rando's body of work include:

  • Qiangzong Yin
  • Nils Krietenstein
  • Fengyun Sun
  • Rossella Cannarella
  • Aldo E. Calogero

The scientist commonly publishes in a number of venues, with repeated appearances in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Molecular Cell
  • eLife
  • Genes & Development

Oliver J. Rando has been recognized with the National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award in 2014, which highlights a significant achievement in research innovation and leadership within their field.

Best Publications

  • The ubiquitinproteasome pathway is required for processing the NF-κB1 precursor protein and the activation of NF-κB

    Vito J. Palombella;Oliver J. Rando;Alfred L. Goldberg;Tom Maniatis

  • Genome-scale identification of nucleosome positions in S. cerevisiae.

    Guo-Cheng Yuan;Yuen-Jong Liu;Michael F. Dion;Michael D. Slack

  • Paternally Induced Transgenerational Environmental Reprogramming of Metabolic Gene Expression in Mammals

    Benjamin R. Carone;Lucas Fauquier;Naomi Habib;Jeremy M. Shea

  • Biogenesis and function of tRNA fragments during sperm maturation and fertilization in mammals

    Upasna Sharma;Colin C. Conine;Jeremy M. Shea;Ana Boskovic

  • Sequence features and chromatin structure around the genomic regions bound by 119 human transcription factors.

    Jie Wang;Jiali Zhuang;Sowmya Iyer;Sowmya Iyer;XinYing Lin

  • Rapid and Phosphoinositol-Dependent Binding of the SWI/SNF-like BAF Complex to Chromatin after T Lymphocyte Receptor Signaling

    Keji Zhao;Weidong Wang;Oliver J Rando;Yutong Xue

  • Mapping Nucleosome Resolution Chromosome Folding in Yeast by Micro-C

    Tsung-Han S. Hsieh;Assaf Weiner;Bryan R. Lajoie;Job Dekker

  • Histone variant H2A.Z marks the 5' ends of both active and inactive genes in euchromatin.

    Ryan M. Raisner;Paul D. Hartley;Marc D. Meneghini;Marie Z. Bao

  • The yeast Rat1 exonuclease promotes transcription termination by RNA polymerase II

    Minkyu Kim;Nevan J. Krogan;Lidia Vasiljeva;Oliver J. Rando

  • Dynamics of Replication-Independent Histone Turnover in Budding Yeast

    Michael F. Dion;Tommy Kaplan;Minkyu Kim;Stephen Buratowski

  • Single-nucleosome mapping of histone modifications in S. cerevisiae.

    Chih Long Liu;Tommy Kaplan;Minkyu Kim;Stephen Buratowski

  • Timescales of Genetic and Epigenetic Inheritance

    Oliver J. Rando;Kevin J. Verstrepen;Kevin J. Verstrepen

  • Resolving the 3D Landscape of Transcription-Linked Mammalian Chromatin Folding.

    Tsung-Han S. Hsieh;Claudia Cattoglio;Elena Slobodyanyuk;Anders S. Hansen

  • Mbd3/NURD Complex Regulates Expression of 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Marked Genes in Embryonic Stem Cells

    Ozlem Yildirim;Ruowang Li;Jui-Hung Hung;Poshen B. Chen

  • Ultrastructural Details of Mammalian Chromosome Architecture

    Nils Krietenstein;Sameer Abraham;Sergey V. Venev;Nezar Abdennur

  • Chromatin remodelling at promoters suppresses antisense transcription

    Iestyn Whitehouse;Oliver J. Rando;Jeff Delrow;Toshio Tsukiyama

  • Global regulation of H2A.Z localization by the INO80 chromatin remodeling enzyme is essential for genome integrity

    Manolis Papamichos-Chronakis;Shinya Watanabe;Oliver J. Rando;Craig L. Peterson

  • Genomic characterization reveals a simple histone H4 acetylation code

    Michael F. Dion;Steven J. Altschuler;Lani F. Wu;Oliver J. Rando

  • Genomic expression programs and the integration of the CD28 costimulatory signal in T cell activation.

    Maximilian Diehn;Ash A. Alizadeh;Oliver J. Rando;Chih Long Liu

  • HIGH-RESOLUTION NUCLEOSOME MAPPING REVEALS TRANSCRIPTION-DEPENDENT PROMOTER PACKAGING

    Assaf Weiner;Amanda Hughes;Moran Yassour;Oliver J. Rando

Frequent Co-Authors

Nir Friedman
Nir Friedman Weizmann Institute of Science
Tom Maniatis
Tom Maniatis Columbia University
Stephen Buratowski
Stephen Buratowski Harvard University
Chih Long Liu
Chih Long Liu Stanford University
Lihua Julie Zhu
Lihua Julie Zhu University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Manuel Garber
Manuel Garber University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Alfred L. Goldberg
Alfred L. Goldberg Harvard University
Job Dekker
Job Dekker University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Zhiping Weng
Zhiping Weng University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Aviv Regev
Aviv Regev Genentech

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