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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 70 1426 1276 725 634 217 16520

Ophir D. Klein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ophir D. Klein between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ophir D. Klein published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 10.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2024. 52 of the 336 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2024. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 4 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 35 publications 2025: 17 publications
1995 2025

336 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ophir D. Klein: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 3
1999 2
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 2
2005 4
2006 1
2007 4
2008 6
2009 8
2010 8
2011 9
2012 11
2013 24
2014 19
2015 18
2016 17
2017 19
2018 25
2019 15
2020 18
2021 21
2022 23
2023 25
2024 35
2025 17
Total 336
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Ophir D. Klein 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 Ophir D. Klein 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, 217–226 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: 217 publications — 63rd percentile

63% 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 98 217
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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Ophir D. Klein 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 Ophir D. Klein 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, 70–71 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: 70 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 70
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
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Overview

Ophir D. Klein is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the broad fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine.

Their main subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Oncology, Cell Biology, and Biomedical Engineering. The researcher's work covers a range of topics such as Cancer Cells and Metastasis, dental development and anomalies, Digestive system and related health, Fibroblast Growth Factor Research, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities.

Recent representative publications by Ophir D. Klein include:

  • Molecular and cellular mechanisms of tooth development, homeostasis and repair, 2020, Development
  • Dental cell type atlas reveals stem and differentiated cell types in mouse and human teeth, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Lgr5+ telocytes are a signaling source at the intestinal villus tip, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Engineering synthetic morphogen systems that can program multicellular patterning, 2020, Science
  • Programming multicellular assembly with synthetic cell adhesion molecules, 2022, Nature

Frequent publication venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Cell Stem Cell, Journal of Dental Research, and Development.

Ophir D. Klein has collaborated repeatedly with several researchers, notably Benedikt Hallgrímsson, Richard A. Spritz, Dario Boffelli, Harold Matthews, and Peter Claes.

Best Publications

  • A reserve stem cell population in small intestine renders Lgr5 -positive cells dispensable

    Hua Tian;Brian Biehs;Søren Warming;Kevin G. Leong

  • The branching programme of mouse lung development

    Ross J. Metzger;Ophir D. Klein;Gail R. Martin;Mark A. Krasnow

  • In vitro generation of human pluripotent stem cell derived lung organoids

    Briana R Dye;David R Hill;Michael A H Ferguson;Yu-Hwai Tsai

  • The genome architecture of the collaborative cross mouse genetic reference population

    Fuad A. Iraqi;Mustafa Mahajne;Yasser Salaymah;Hani Sandovski

  • Secretion of Shh by a Neurovascular Bundle Niche Supports Mesenchymal Stem Cell Homeostasis in the Adult Mouse Incisor

    Hu Zhao;Jifan Feng;Kerstin Seidel;Songtao Shi

  • Sprouty Genes Control Diastema Tooth Development via Bidirectional Antagonism of Epithelial-Mesenchymal FGF Signaling

    Ophir D. Klein;George Minowada;George Minowada;Renata Peterkova;Aapo Kangas

  • Parasitic helminths induce fetal-like reversion in the intestinal stem cell niche

    Ysbrand M. Nusse;Adam K. Savage;Pauline Marangoni;Axel K. M. Rosendahl-Huber

  • Sox2+ Stem Cells Contribute to All Epithelial Lineages of the Tooth via Sfrp5+ Progenitors

    Emma Juuri;Kan Saito;Laura Ahtiainen;Kerstin Seidel

  • Inhibition of Wnt signaling by Wise (Sostdc1) and negative feedback from Shh controls tooth number and patterning

    Youngwook Ahn;Brian W. Sanderson;Ophir D. Klein;Robb Krumlauf;Robb Krumlauf

  • Transcriptome-wide Analysis Reveals Hallmarks of Human Intestine Development and Maturation In Vitro and In Vivo

    Stacy R. Finkbeiner;David R. Hill;Christopher H. Altheim;Priya H. Dedhia

  • Lgr5-Expressing Cells Are Sufficient and Necessary for Postnatal Mammary Gland Organogenesis

    Vicki Plaks;Audrey Brenot;Devon A. Lawson;Jelena R. Linnemann

  • An FAK-YAP-mTOR Signaling Axis Regulates Stem Cell-Based Tissue Renewal in Mice.

    Jimmy Kuang-Hsien Hu;Wei Du;Wei Du;Samuel J. Shelton;Michael C. Oldham

  • Opposing activities of Notch and Wnt signaling regulate intestinal stem cells and gut homeostasis

    Hua Tian;Brian Biehs;Cecilia Chiu;Christian W. Siebel

  • Assessment of endometrial volume by three-dimensional ultrasound prior to embryo transfer: clues to endometrial receptivity

    F. Raga;F. Bonilla-Musoles;E.M. Casañ;O. Klein;O. Klein

  • Hedgehog signaling regulates the generation of ameloblast progenitors in the continuously growing mouse incisor

    Kerstin Seidel;Christina P. Ahn;David Lyons;Alexander Nee

  • An FGF signaling loop sustains the generation of differentiated progeny from stem cells in mouse incisors

    Ophir D. Klein;David B. Lyons;Guive Balooch;Grayson W. Marshall

  • Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Multiple Loci Influencing Normal Human Facial Morphology

    John R. Shaffer;Ekaterina Orlova;Myoung Keun Lee;Elizabeth J. Leslie

  • Sox2 marks epithelial competence to generate teeth in mammals and reptiles.

    Emma Juuri;Maria Jussila;Kerstin Seidel;Scott Holmes

  • Dramatic Increase in Incidence of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease (1988–2011): A Population-Based Study of French Adolescents

    Ghione S;Sarter H;Fumery M;Armengol-Debeir L

Frequent Co-Authors

Benedikt Hallgrímsson
Benedikt Hallgrímsson Alberta Children's Hospital
Richard A. Spritz
Richard A. Spritz University of Colorado Denver
Robb Krumlauf
Robb Krumlauf Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Katherine A. Rauen
Katherine A. Rauen University of California, Davis
Axel Visel
Axel Visel Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Gail R. Martin
Gail R. Martin University of California, San Francisco
Laurence S. Baskin
Laurence S. Baskin University of California, San Francisco
Yang Chai
Yang Chai Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Richard L. Maas
Richard L. Maas Brigham and Women's Hospital

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