2026 Paul Berg: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	104	456	257	209	65877

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

24353
Citations
Transformation of mammalian cells to antibiotic resistance with a bacterial gene under control of the SV40 early region promoter.

Peter Southern;P. Berg

4004
Citations
High-efficiency cloning of full-length cDNA.

H Okayama;P Berg

1950
Citations
A genome-wide analysis of CpG dinucleotides in the human genome distinguishes two distinct classes of promoters.

Serge Saxonov;Paul Berg;Douglas L. Brutlag

1764
Citations
Selection for animal cells that express the Escherichia coli gene coding for xanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase

R C Mulligan;P Berg

1591
Citations
A cDNA cloning vector that permits expression of cDNA inserts in mammalian cells.

H Okayama;P Berg

1409
Citations
Electroporation for the efficient transfection of mammalian cells with DNA.

Gilbert Chu;Hiroshi Hayakawa;Paul Berg

1109
Citations
Expression of a bacterial gene in mammalian cells

RC Mulligan;P Berg

1073
Citations
A prudent path forward for genomic engineering and germline gene modification

David Baltimore;Paul Berg;Michael Botchan;Dana Carroll

954
Citations
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

932
Citations
DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID-DIRECTED SYNTHESIS OF RIBONUCLEIC ACID BY AN ENZYME FROM ESCHERICHIA COLI

Michael Chamberlin;Paul Berg

768
Citations
Glucocorticoids regulate expression of dihydrofolate reductase cDNA in mouse mammary tumour virus chimaeric plasmids

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

684
Citations
Introduction of liposome-encapsulated SV40 DNA into cells.

R Fraley;S Subramani;P Berg;D Papahadjopoulos

596
Citations
Comparison of intron-dependent and intron-independent gene expression.

A R Buchman;P Berg

542
Citations
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

537
Citations
Immunoglobulin gene expression in transformed lymphoid cells.

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

507
Citations
Studies on the binding of RNA polymerase to polynucleotides.

O.W. Jones;Paul Berg

502
Citations
Adopt a moratorium on heritable genome editing

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

478
Citations
Summary statement of the Asilomar conference on recombinant DNA molecules.

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

466
Citations
Potential Biohazards of Recombinant DNA Molecules

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

458
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard C. Mulligan Harvard University

David Baltimore California Institute of Technology

Charles N. Cole Dartmouth College

Janet E. Mertz University of Wisconsin–Madison

Michael J. Chamberlin University of California, Berkeley

Ronald W. Davis Stanford University

Arthur Kornberg Stanford University

Thomas Shenk Princeton University

Michael Yarus University of Colorado Boulder

Sydney Brenner Agency for Science, Technology and Research

External Links

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