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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 153 76 47 473 75143

Paolo Sassone-Corsi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paolo Sassone-Corsi between 1978 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paolo Sassone-Corsi published across 49 years, from 1978 to 2026, averaging 11.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2005. 5 of the 542 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2005. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 3 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 17 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 17 publications 1997: 19 publications 1998: 19 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 1 publication
1978 2026

542 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paolo Sassone-Corsi: publications per year, 1978 to 2026
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 1
1980 3
1981 3
1982 2
1983 2
1984 5
1985 5
1986 5
1987 6
1988 10
1989 7
1990 10
1991 17
1992 11
1993 15
1994 11
1995 12
1996 17
1997 19
1998 19
1999 12
2000 20
2001 18
2002 19
2003 19
2004 13
2005 25
2006 12
2007 12
2008 12
2009 19
2010 14
2011 8
2012 17
2013 18
2014 13
2015 11
2016 14
2017 10
2018 11
2019 11
2020 16
2021 9
2022 12
2023 6
2024 5
2025 4
2026 1
Total 542
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Paolo Sassone-Corsi 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 Paolo Sassone-Corsi 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, 467–476 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: 473 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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 14 473
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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Paolo Sassone-Corsi 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 Paolo Sassone-Corsi 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: 153 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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+ 100 153
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Paolo Sassone-Corsi was affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research spanned multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on neuroscience, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. They contributed extensively to subfields such as physiology, endocrine and autonomic systems, aging, molecular biology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Their scientific work covered a range of topics with notable emphasis on circadian rhythm and melatonin, genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms. Their research also encompassed dietary effects on health, diet and metabolism studies, adipose tissue and metabolism, spaceflight effects on biology, and photoreceptor and optogenetics research.

Paolo Sassone-Corsi published frequently in several key scientific venues. These included bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Cell Reports, Science Advances, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Their recent papers included the following:

  • Communicating clocks shape circadian homeostasis, 2021, Science
  • Atlas of exercise metabolism reveals time-dependent signatures of metabolic homeostasis, 2022, Cell Metabolism
  • Chrono-nutrition for the prevention and treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes: from mice to men, 2020, Diabetologia
  • Time-restricted feeding alters lipid and amino acid metabolite rhythmicity without perturbing clock gene expression, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Ketogenesis impact on liver metabolism revealed by proteomics of lysine β-hydroxybutyrylation, 2021, Cell Reports

Among frequent collaborators were Kevin B. Koronowski, Carolina M. Greco, Jacob G. Smith, Pierre Baldi, and Paul Petrus.

Paolo Sassone-Corsi received recognition including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2014 and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization.

Best Publications

  • The NAD+-Dependent Deacetylase SIRT1 Modulates CLOCK-Mediated Chromatin Remodeling and Circadian Control

    Yasukazu Nakahata;Milota Kaluzova;Benedetto Grimaldi;Saurabh Sahar

  • Signaling to Chromatin through Histone Modifications

    Peter Cheung;C.David Allis;Paolo Sassone-Corsi

  • Promoter sequences of eukaryotic protein-coding genes

    J Corden;B Wasylyk;A Buchwalder;P Sassone-Corsi

  • Circadian Regulator CLOCK Is a Histone Acetyltransferase

    Masao Doi;Jun Hirayama;Paolo Sassone-Corsi

  • An unusual member of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily responsible for X-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita

    Elena Zanaria;Françoise Muscatelli;Barbara Bardoni;Tim M. Strom

  • Synergistic coupling of histone H3 phosphorylation and acetylation in response to epidermal growth factor stimulation.

    Peter Cheung;Kirk G Tanner;Wang L Cheung;Paolo Sassone-Corsi

  • A reliable method for the recovery of DNA fragments from agarose and acrylamide gels

    G. Dretzen;M. Bellard;P. Sassone-Corsi;P. Chambon

  • Impairing follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) signaling in vivo: Targeted disruption of the FSH receptor leads to aberrant gametogenesis and hormonal imbalance

    Andrée Dierich;M. Ram Sairam;Lucia Monaco;Gian Maria Fimia

  • ATF4 Is a Substrate of RSK2 and an Essential Regulator of Osteoblast Biology: Implication for Coffin-Lowry Syndrome

    Xiangli Yang;Koichi Matsuda;Peter Bialek;Sylvie Jacquot

  • A web of circadian pacemakers.

    Ueli Schibler;Paolo Sassone-Corsi

  • CREM gene: use of alternative DNA-binding domains generates multiple antagonists of cAMP-induced transcription.

    Nicholas S. Foulkes;Emiliana Borrelli;Paolo Sassone-Corsi

  • Induction of proto-oncogene JUN /AP-1 by serum and TPA

    William W. Lamph;Penny Wamsley;Paolo Sassone-Corsi;Inder M. Verma

  • Mitotic phosphorylation of histone H3: spatio-temporal regulation by mammalian Aurora kinases.

    Claudia Crosio;Gian Maria Fimia;Romain Loury;Masashi Kimura

  • Time for Food: The Intimate Interplay between Nutrition, Metabolism, and the Circadian Clock

    Gad Asher;Paolo Sassone-Corsi

  • Inducibility and negative autoregulation of CREM: an alternative promoter directs the expression of ICER, an early response repressor.

    Carlos A. Molina;Nicholas S. Foulkes;Enzo Lalli;Paolo Sassone-Corsi

  • Reprogramming of the circadian clock by nutritional challenge.

    Kristin L. Eckel-Mahan;Vishal R. Patel;Sara de Mateo;Ricardo Orozco-Solis

  • Metabolism and cancer: the circadian clock connection

    Saurabh Sahar;Paolo Sassone-Corsi

  • Transcriptional autoregulation of the proto-oncogene fos.

    Paolo Sassone-Corsi;John C. Sisson;Inder M. Verma

  • Spermiogenesis deficiency and germ-cell apoptosis in CREM-mutant mice

    François Nantel;Lucia Monaco;Nicholas S. Foulkes;Denis Masquilier

  • CircadiOmics: integrating circadian genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics

    Vishal R Patel;Kristin Eckel-Mahan;Paolo Sassone-Corsi;Pierre Baldi

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas S. Foulkes
Nicholas S. Foulkes Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Enzo Lalli
Enzo Lalli Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Pierre Baldi
Pierre Baldi University of California, Irvine
Inder M. Verma
Inder M. Verma Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Nicolas Cermakian
Nicolas Cermakian McGill University
Pierre Chambon
Pierre Chambon Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Gian Maria Fimia
Gian Maria Fimia Sapienza University of Rome
Martti Parvinen
Martti Parvinen University of Turku
Irwin Davidson
Irwin Davidson Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Juleen R. Zierath
Juleen R. Zierath Karolinska Institute

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