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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 83 886 788 466 407 148 51197

Patrick H. O'Farrell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Patrick H. O'Farrell between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Patrick H. O'Farrell published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 1985. 7 of the 168 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 1985. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 4 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 9 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 4 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 7 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 4 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 6 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 3 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 4 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 5 publications
1971 2025

168 publications in total across all disciplines

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Patrick H. O'Farrell: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 1
1976 1
1977 4
1978 4
1979 2
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 2
1984 0
1985 9
1986 2
1987 1
1988 4
1989 4
1990 4
1991 6
1992 4
1993 1
1994 7
1995 8
1996 3
1997 6
1998 8
1999 6
2000 2
2001 8
2002 1
2003 6
2004 3
2005 1
2006 4
2007 1
2008 6
2009 4
2010 3
2011 1
2012 3
2013 1
2014 4
2015 4
2016 2
2017 4
2018 1
2019 2
2020 1
2021 0
2022 7
2023 3
2024 2
2025 5
Total 168
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Patrick H. O'Farrell 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 Patrick H. O'Farrell 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, 147–156 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: 148 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
147–156 146 148
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
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Patrick H. O'Farrell 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 Patrick H. O'Farrell 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, 82–83 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: 83 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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 83
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Patrick H. O'Farrell is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a substantial body of work in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Aging, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist has contributed significantly to several main topics, including:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors

Patrick H. O'Farrell's recent notable publications include:

  • "Stepwise modifications of transcriptional hubs link pioneer factor activity to a burst of transcription" (2023) in Nature Communications
  • "Interphase-arrested Drosophila embryos activate zygotic gene expression and initiate mid-blastula transition events at a low nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio" (2020) in PLoS Biology
  • "Coordinating transcription and replication to mitigate their conflicts in early Drosophila embryos" (2022) in Cell Reports
  • "Mitigation of age-dependent accumulation of defective mitochondrial genomes" (2022) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Temporal control of late replication and coordination of origin firing by self-stabilizing Rif1-PP1 hubs in Drosophila" (2022) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent coauthors of the scientist include:

  • Chun-Yi Cho
  • Robert J. Duronio
  • James P. Kemp
  • Ekaterina Korotkevich
  • Daniel N. Conrad

The scientist's work is regularly published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • PLoS Biology

Patrick H. O'Farrell is recognized as a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 2017.

Best Publications

  • High resolution two-dimensional electrophoresis of proteins.

    Patrick H. O'Farrell

  • High resolution two-dimensional electrophoresis of basic as well as acidic proteins

    Patricia Z. O'Farrell;Howard M. Goodman;Patrick H. O'Farrell

  • Comparative Genomics of the Eukaryotes

    Gerald M. Rubin;Mark D. Yandell;Jennifer R. Wortman;George L. Gabor

  • Genetic control of cell division patterns in the Drosophila embryo

    Bruce A. Edgar;Patrick H. O'Farrell

  • The endocytic pathway mediates cell entry of dsRNA to induce RNAi silencing

    Maria-Carla Saleh;Ronald P. van Rij;Armin Hekele;Amethyst Gillis

  • The sequence specificity of homeodomain-DNA interaction

    Claude Desplan;Jim Theis;Patrick H. O'Farrell

  • The three postblastoderm cell cycles of Drosophila embryogenesis are regulated in G2 by string

    Bruce A. Edgar;Patrick H. O'Farrell

  • The engrailed locus of drosophila: In situ localization of transcripts reveals compartment-specific expression

    Thomas Kornberg;Inga Sidén;Patrick O'Farrell;Michael Simon

  • The roles of Drosophila cyclins A and B in mitotic control

    Christian F. Lehner;Patrick H. O'Farrell

  • Development of Embryonic Pattern in D. melanogaster as Revealed by Accumulation of the Nuclear engrailed Protein

    Stephen DiNardo;Jerry M. Kuner;James Theis;Patrick H. O'Farrell

  • Expression and function of Drosophila cyclin A during embryonic cell cycle progression.

    Christian F. Lehner;Patrick H. O'Farrell

  • The Drosophila developmental gene, engrailed , encodes a sequence-specific DNA binding activity

    Claude Desplan;James Theis;Patrick H. O'Farrell

  • Two-tiered regulation of spatially patterned engrailed gene expression during Drosophila embryogenesis.

    Stephen DiNardo;Elizabeth Sher;Jill Heemskerk-Jongens;Judith A. Kassis

  • Progression of the cell cycle through mitosis leads to abortion of nascent transcripts.

    Antony W. Shermoen;Patrick H. O'Farrell

  • Distinct molecular mechanisms regulate cell cycle timing at successive stages of Drosophila embryogenesis

    Brace A. Edgar;Frank Sprenger;Robert J. Duronio;Pierre Leopold

  • Identification of Drosophila gene products required for phagocytosis of Candida albicans.

    Shannon L Stroschein-Stevenson;Edan Foley;Patrick H O'Farrell;Alexander D Johnson

  • A restriction map of the bacteriophage T4 genome.

    Patrick H. O’Farrell;Elizabeth Kutter;Mikiye Nakanishi

  • Terminal cytokinesis events uncovered after an RNAi screen.

    Arnaud Echard;Gilles R.X. Hickson;Edan Foley;Patrick H. O'Farrell

  • The transcription factor E2F is required for S phase during Drosophila embryogenesis.

    R. J. Duronio;P. H. O'farrell;Jing-Er Xie;A. Brook

  • Developmental control of the G1 to S transition in Drosophila: cyclin Eis a limiting downstream target of E2F.

    Robert J Duronio;Patrick H. O'Farrell

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Duronio
Robert J. Duronio University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Christian F. Lehner
Christian F. Lehner University of Zurich
Arnaud Echard
Arnaud Echard Université Paris Cité
Claude Desplan
Claude Desplan New York University
Bruce A. Edgar
Bruce A. Edgar Huntsman Cancer Institute
Jean-Paul Vincent
Jean-Paul Vincent The Francis Crick Institute
Yuh Nung Jan
Yuh Nung Jan University of California, San Francisco
Lily Yeh Jan
Lily Yeh Jan University of California, San Francisco
Matthew P. Scott
Matthew P. Scott Stanford University
Gerald M. Rubin
Gerald M. Rubin Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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