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Paul Berg 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 Paul Berg sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 209 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Paul Berg 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 Paul Berg sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 1992 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1983 - US President's National Medal of Science "For fundamental contributions to understanding the mechanisms of gene expression, for the development of recombinant DNA, and for a deep concern for its safe and humane application to medicine.", Presented by President Reagan at a White House Ceremony on February 27, 1985.
  • 1980 - Nobel Prize for his fundamental studies of the biochemistry of nucleic acids, with particular regard to recombinant-DNA
  • 1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1966 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Paul Berg was affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions across subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Neurology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Education, and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management.

The scientist's main research topics included Military, Security, and Education Studies, Education and Military Integration, Human Resource and Talent Management, Military History and Strategy, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, and Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders.

The recent papers authored or co-authored by Paul Berg spanned a variety of venues and years:

  • The Senior Military Officer as a Veteran in Transition: Opportunities for Adult Learning and Bridging the Military-Civilian Divide, 2020, New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education
  • The Army Paradox: Leader and Follower Education, 2020, New Directions for Student Leadership
  • Incident Use of Hydroxychloroquine for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2024, Arthritis Care & Research
  • Issue Information, 2020, Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain
  • Issue Information, 2020, The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paul Berg included:

  • Susan M. Yelich Biniecki
  • Ted Thomas
  • Núria Mercadé-Besora
  • Yuchen Guo
  • Mike Du

The scientist's work appeared repeatedly in publication venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, New Directions for Student Leadership, Arthritis Care & Research, and Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain.

Recognition of Paul Berg's contributions to science was reflected in multiple awards:

  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences, 2006
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 1992
  • US President's National Medal of Science, 1983, presented by President Reagan for fundamental contributions to gene expression mechanisms, recombinant DNA development, and its safe medical application
  • Nobel Prize, 1980, for fundamental studies of nucleic acid biochemistry, with particular regard to recombinant DNA
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1966
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1966

Best Publications

  • Labeling deoxyribonucleic acid to high specific activity in vitro by nick translation with DNA polymerase I

    Peter W.J. Rigby;Marianne Dieckmann;Carl Rhodes;Paul Berg

  • Transformation of mammalian cells to antibiotic resistance with a bacterial gene under control of the SV40 early region promoter.

    Peter Southern;P. Berg

  • High-efficiency cloning of full-length cDNA.

    H Okayama;P Berg

  • A genome-wide analysis of CpG dinucleotides in the human genome distinguishes two distinct classes of promoters.

    Serge Saxonov;Paul Berg;Douglas L. Brutlag

  • Selection for animal cells that express the Escherichia coli gene coding for xanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase

    R C Mulligan;P Berg

  • A cDNA cloning vector that permits expression of cDNA inserts in mammalian cells.

    H Okayama;P Berg

  • Electroporation for the efficient transfection of mammalian cells with DNA.

    Gilbert Chu;Hiroshi Hayakawa;Paul Berg

  • Expression of a bacterial gene in mammalian cells

    RC Mulligan;P Berg

  • A prudent path forward for genomic engineering and germline gene modification

    David Baltimore;Paul Berg;Michael Botchan;Dana Carroll

  • Biochemical Method for Inserting New Genetic Information into DNA of Simian Virus 40: Circular SV40 DNA Molecules Containing Lambda Phage Genes and the Galactose Operon of Escherichia coli

    David A. Jackson;Robert H. Symons;Paul Berg

  • DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID-DIRECTED SYNTHESIS OF RIBONUCLEIC ACID BY AN ENZYME FROM ESCHERICHIA COLI

    Michael Chamberlin;Paul Berg

  • Glucocorticoids regulate expression of dihydrofolate reductase cDNA in mouse mammary tumour virus chimaeric plasmids

    Frank Lee;Richard Mulligan;Richard Mulligan;Paul Berg;Gordon Ringold

  • Introduction of liposome-encapsulated SV40 DNA into cells.

    R Fraley;S Subramani;P Berg;D Papahadjopoulos

  • Comparison of intron-dependent and intron-independent gene expression.

    A R Buchman;P Berg

  • Synthesis of rabbit beta-globin in cultured monkey kidney cells following infection with a SV40 beta-globin recombinant genome.

    Richard C. Mulligan;Bruce H. Howard;Paul Berg

  • Immunoglobulin gene expression in transformed lymphoid cells.

    Vernon T. Oi;Sherie L. Morrison;Leonard A. Herzenberg;Paul Berg

  • Studies on the binding of RNA polymerase to polynucleotides.

    O.W. Jones;Paul Berg

  • Adopt a moratorium on heritable genome editing

    Eric S. Lander;Françoise Baylis;Feng Zhang;Emmanuelle Charpentier

  • Summary statement of the Asilomar conference on recombinant DNA molecules.

    Paul Berg;David Baltimore;Sydney Brenner;Richard O. Roblin

  • Potential Biohazards of Recombinant DNA Molecules

    Paul Berg;David Baltimore;Herbert W. Boyer;Stanley N. Cohen

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard C. Mulligan
Richard C. Mulligan Harvard University
David Baltimore
David Baltimore California Institute of Technology
Charles N. Cole
Charles N. Cole Dartmouth College
Janet E. Mertz
Janet E. Mertz University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michael J. Chamberlin
Michael J. Chamberlin University of California, Berkeley
Ronald W. Davis
Ronald W. Davis Stanford University
Arthur Kornberg
Arthur Kornberg Stanford University
Thomas Shenk
Thomas Shenk Princeton University
Michael Yarus
Michael Yarus University of Colorado Boulder
Sydney Brenner
Sydney Brenner Agency for Science, Technology and Research

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