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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 41 3046 2770 1442 1297 72 10946

Paul D. Kaufman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul D. Kaufman between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul D. Kaufman published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 2.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 5 publications in 2003. 6 of the 85 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
1 2 3 4 5
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 5. Peak 5 publications in 2003. 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 1 publication 2016: 2 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 4 publications 2025: 2 publications
1989 2025

85 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul D. Kaufman: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 2
1990 0
1991 2
1992 1
1993 0
1994 2
1995 1
1996 4
1997 1
1998 2
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 3
2003 5
2004 1
2005 4
2006 3
2007 2
2008 3
2009 3
2010 5
2011 2
2012 3
2013 5
2014 1
2015 1
2016 2
2017 5
2018 5
2019 4
2020 1
2021 2
2022 1
2023 1
2024 4
2025 2
Total 85
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Paul D. Kaufman 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 D. Kaufman 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, 67–76 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: 72 publications — 2nd percentile

2% 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 72
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
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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Paul D. Kaufman 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 D. Kaufman 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, 40–41 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: 41 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% 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 41
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
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Overview

Paul D. Kaufman is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant emphasis on molecular biology as a subfield. Additional areas of study include plant science, oncology, physiology, and cell biology.

Their work covers several main topics in contemporary life sciences. These include RNA research and splicing, genomics and chromatin dynamics, RNA modifications and cancer, chromosomal and genetic variations, DNA repair mechanisms, RNA regulation and disease, and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Paul D. Kaufman has published extensively, with recent articles appearing in various scientific journals. Notable papers include:

  • "Close to the edge: Heterochromatin at the nucleolar and nuclear peripheries" (2020) published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms
  • "Distinct features of nucleolus-associated domains in mouse embryonic stem cells" (2020) published in Chromosoma
  • "The chromatin-binding domain of Ki-67 together with p53 protects human chromosomes from mitotic damage" (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Nucleolus and centromere Tyramide Signal Amplification-Seq reveals variable localization of heterochromatin in different cell types" (2024) published in Communications Biology
  • "Nucleolus and centromere TSA-Seq reveals variable localization of heterochromatin in different cell types" (2023) published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Valentina Salsi, Francesca Losi, Rossella Tupler, Lihua Julie Zhu, and Aizhan Bizhanova.

Paul D. Kaufman's research outputs are often published in a select group of venues. These include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms, Communications Biology, Chromosoma, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The bioRxiv repository has served as the venue for four of their publications, indicating active engagement with preprint dissemination.

Best Publications

  • A versatile viral system for expression and depletion of proteins in mammalian cells.

    Eric Campeau;Victoria E. Ruhl;Francis Rodier;Francis Rodier;Corey Lewis Smith

  • Nucleosome assembly by a complex of CAF-1 and acetylated histones H3/H4.

    Alain Verreault;Paul D Kaufman;Ryuji Kobayashi;Bruce Stillman

  • Formation of MacroH2A-Containing Senescence-Associated Heterochromatin Foci and Senescence Driven by ASF1a and HIRA

    Rugang Zhang;Maxim V. Poustovoitov;Maxim V. Poustovoitov;Xiaofen Ye;Hidelita A. Santos

  • Ki-67: more than a proliferation marker.

    Xiaoming Sun;Paul D. Kaufman

  • The p150 and p60 Subunits of Chromatin Assembly Factor I: A Molecular Link between Newly Synthesized Histones and DNA Replication

    Paul D. Kaufman;Ryuji Kobayashi;Naama Kessler;Bruce Stillman

  • Ultraviolet radiation sensitivity and reduction of telomeric silencing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells lacking chromatin assembly factor-I.

    Paul D. Kaufman;Ryuji Kobayashi;Bruce Stillman

  • Nucleosomal DNA regulates the core-histone-binding subunit of the human Hat1 acetyltransferase

    Alain Verreault;Paul D. Kaufman;Ryuji Kobayashi;Bruce Stillman

  • Chromatin Assembly Coupled to DNA Repair: A New Role for Chromatin Assembly Factor I

    Pierre-Henri L Gaillard;Emmanuelle M.-D Martini;Paul D Kaufman;Bruce Stillman

  • Defective S Phase Chromatin Assembly Causes DNA Damage, Activation of the S Phase Checkpoint, and S Phase Arrest

    Xiaofen Ye;Alexa A Franco;Alexa A Franco;Hidelita Santos;David M Nelson

  • Yeast histone deposition protein Asf1p requires Hir proteins and PCNA for heterochromatic silencing

    Judith A. Sharp;Erik T. Fouts;Denise C. Krawitz;Paul D. Kaufman

  • Histone chaperone Asf1 is required for histone H3 lysine 56 acetylation, a modification associated with S phase in mitosis and meiosis

    J. Recht;T. Tsubota;J. C. Tanny;R. L. Diaz

  • Replication-independent histone deposition by the HIR complex and Asf1.

    Erin M. Green;Andrew J. Antczak;Aaron O. Bailey;Alexa A. Franco

  • Defects in SPT16 or POB3 (yFACT) in saccharomyces cerevisiae cause dependence on the Hir/Hpc pathway: Polymerase passage may degrade chromatin structure

    Tim Formosa;Susan Ruone;Melissa D. Adams;Aileen E. Olsen

  • Hir proteins are required for position-dependent gene silencing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the absence of chromatin assembly factor I.

    Paul D. Kaufman;Jennifer L. Cohen;Mary Ann Osley

  • Chromatin Assembly Factor I Mutants Defective for PCNA Binding Require Asf1/Hir Proteins for Silencing

    Denise C. Krawitz;Tamar Kama;Paul D. Kaufman

  • P element transposition in vitro proceeds by a cut-and-paste mechanism and uses GTP as a cofactor

    Paul D. Kaufman;Donald C. Rio

  • Structure and Function of the Conserved Core of Histone Deposition Protein Asf1

    Sally M Daganzo;Jan P Erzberger;Wendy M Lam;Wendy M Lam;Emmanuel Skordalakes

  • Drosophila P element transposase recognizes internal P element DNA sequences.

    Paul D. Kaufman;Rhonda F. Doll;Donald C. Rio

  • Cell Cycle- and Chaperone-Mediated Regulation of H3K56ac Incorporation in Yeast

    Tommy Kaplan;Chih Long Liu;Judith A Erkmann;John Holik

  • Chromatin assembly factor I and Hir proteins contribute to building functional kinetochores in S. cerevisiae.

    Judith A. Sharp;Alexa A. Franco;Mary Ann Osley;Paul D. Kaufman

Frequent Co-Authors

Lihua Julie Zhu
Lihua Julie Zhu University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Bruce Stillman
Bruce Stillman Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Oliver J. Rando
Oliver J. Rando University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
James M. Berger
James M. Berger Johns Hopkins University
Nir Friedman
Nir Friedman Weizmann Institute of Science
Ryuji Kobayashi
Ryuji Kobayashi The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
John M. Denu
John M. Denu University of Wisconsin–Madison
Paul M. Thomas
Paul M. Thomas Northwestern University
Neil L. Kelleher
Neil L. Kelleher Northwestern University
Peter D. Adams
Peter D. Adams Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

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