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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 122 3416 3186 1880 1732 559 73391
Biology and Biochemistry 122 573 513 363 318 560 73355

Paul Dent publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul Dent 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 Dent published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 19.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 129 publications in 2023. 14 of the 705 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 129. Peak 129 publications in 2023. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 5 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 22 publications 2002: 29 publications 2003: 33 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 28 publications 2006: 25 publications 2007: 34 publications 2008: 33 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 39 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 129 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 2 publications
1989 2025

705 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul Dent: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 2
1991 0
1992 4
1993 1
1994 5
1995 4
1996 3
1997 7
1998 11
1999 14
2000 13
2001 22
2002 29
2003 33
2004 23
2005 28
2006 25
2007 34
2008 33
2009 22
2010 39
2011 24
2012 21
2013 30
2014 20
2015 20
2016 19
2017 12
2018 8
2019 19
2020 16
2021 12
2022 8
2023 129
2024 12
2025 2
Total 705
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Paul Dent publications per year - data summary

  • Paul Dent, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from Virginia Commonwealth University, has 705 publications recorded across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1989 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 129 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1989 and 1993, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 37 years in the span carries no publications at all (1991).
  • The rate of publication averages 19.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 19.6 per year counting only the 36 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 163 publications, 23% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1989-2001: 87 publications (6.7 per year); 2002-2014: 361 publications (27.8 per year); 2015-2025: 257 publications (23.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Paul Dent publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul Dent sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 1,028+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 980. Most scientists, 980, have 127–136 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 557–566 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 413 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 848 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 949 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 840 scientists 207–216 publications: 733 scientists 217–226 publications: 708 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 417 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 196 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 59 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientist 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientist 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 560 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 8
57–66 35
67–76 106
77–86 231
87–96 413
97–106 546
107–116 704
117–126 848
127–136 980
137–146 942
147–156 969
157–166 949
167–176 951
177–186 915
187–196 787
197–206 840
207–216 733
217–226 708
227–236 651
237–246 605
247–256 510
257–266 524
267–276 434
277–286 417
287–296 350
297–306 363
307–316 315
317–326 296
327–336 261
337–346 240
347–356 219
357–366 196
367–376 154
377–386 161
387–396 155
397–406 145
407–416 124
417–426 112
427–436 132
437–446 116
447–456 99
457–466 81
467–476 91
477–486 80
487–496 80
497–506 59
507–516 36
517–526 46
527–536 54
537–546 44
547–556 43
557–566 43 560
567–576 42
577–586 25
587–596 34
597–606 23
607–616 33
617–626 31
627–636 27
637–646 25
647–656 28
657–666 34
667–676 18
677–686 16
687–696 10
697–706 12
707–716 21
717–726 12
727–736 12
737–746 10
747–756 7
757–766 13
767–776 15
777–786 13
787–796 9
797–806 9
807–816 7
817–826 4
827–836 9
837–846 7
847–856 3
857–866 5
867–876 5
877–886 11
887–896 3
897–906 4
907–916 7
917–926 5
927–936 6
937–946 6
947–956 3
957–966 7
967–976 2
977–986 2
987–996 1
997–1,006 5
1,007–1,016 2
1,017–1,026 2
1,027 1
1,028+ 100
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Paul Dent publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 19,587 Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 100 ranges running from 47–56 to 1,028+ publications.
  • Paul Dent, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from Virginia Commonwealth University, records 560 publications - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Biology and Biochemistry scientists score the same or lower than Paul Dent, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 197–206 publications range, and Paul Dent ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 127–136 publications, holding 980 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 287–296 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Paul Dent D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul Dent sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 65 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 167+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,253. Most scientists, 1,253, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 122–123 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 122 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 80
42–43 183
44–45 316
46–47 504
48–49 718
50–51 899
52–53 1,025
54–55 1,149
56–57 1,235
58–59 1,253
60–61 1,162
62–63 1,130
64–65 1,031
66–67 897
68–69 814
70–71 714
72–73 709
74–75 596
76–77 512
78–79 473
80–81 412
82–83 373
84–85 358
86–87 285
88–89 273
90–91 227
92–93 208
94–95 193
96–97 153
98–99 157
100–101 148
102–103 120
104–105 113
106–107 100
108–109 86
110–111 67
112–113 71
114–115 73
116–117 64
118–119 53
120–121 60
122–123 54 122
124–125 43
126–127 38
128–129 49
130–131 26
132–133 18
134–135 23
136–137 32
138–139 32
140–141 27
142–143 19
144–145 22
146–147 12
148–149 16
150–151 14
152–153 10
154–155 13
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 9
162–163 13
164–165 4
166 4
167+ 98
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Paul Dent D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 19,587 Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 65 ranges running from 40–41 to 167+ D-Index.
  • Paul Dent, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from Virginia Commonwealth University, records 122 D-Index - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Biology and Biochemistry scientists score the same or lower than Paul Dent, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 64–65 D-Index range, and Paul Dent ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 1,253 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 71% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 72–73 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Paul Dent is a researcher affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States, specializing in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans several subfields including molecular biology, epidemiology, cell biology, oncology, and immunology. The primary focus of their research encompasses diverse topics such as autophagy in disease and therapy, histone deacetylase inhibitors research, endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, protein degradation and inhibitors, and cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research.

Paul Dent has been involved in multiple publications, contributing to several journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Anti-Cancer Drugs
  • Oncotarget
  • Biochemical Pharmacology
  • Journal of Cellular Physiology

They have collaborated extensively with several coauthors, notably:

  • Laurence Booth
  • Andrew Poklepovic
  • Jane L. Roberts
  • Cameron West
  • Daniel D. Von Hoff

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Paul Dent include:

  • "(Curcumin+sildenafil) enhances the efficacy of 5FU and anti-PD1 therapies in vivo", 2020, Journal of Cellular Physiology
  • "Neratinib degrades MST4 via autophagy that reduces membrane stiffness and is essential for the inactivation of PI3K, ERK1/2, and YAP/TAZ signaling", 2020, Journal of Cellular Physiology
  • "AR12 (OSU-03012) suppresses GRP78 expression and inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication", 2020, Biochemical Pharmacology
  • "The multi-kinase inhibitor lenvatinib interacts with the HDAC inhibitor entinostat to kill liver cancer cells", 2020, Cellular Signalling
  • "GZ17-6.02 initiates DNA damage causing autophagosome-dependent HDAC degradation resulting in enhanced anti-PD1 checkpoint inhibitory antibody efficacy", 2020, Journal of Cellular Physiology

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Inhibition of the EGF-activated MAP kinase signaling pathway by adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate

    Jie Wu;Paul Dent;Tomas Jelinek;Alan Wolfman

  • Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase by v-Raf in NIH 3T3 cells and in vitro

    Paul Dent;Wayne Haser;Timothy A. J. Haystead;Leigh Ann Vincent

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • MAPK pathways in radiation responses.

    Paul Dent;Adly Yacoub;Paul B Fisher;Michael P Hagan

  • Bile acids as regulatory molecules.

    Phillip B. Hylemon;Huiping Zhou;William M. Pandak;Shunlin Ren

  • The molecular mechanism by which insulin stimulates glycogen synthesis in mammalian skeletal muscle

    P. Dent;A. Lavoinne;S. Nakielny;F. B. Caudwell

  • Stress and radiation-induced activation of multiple intracellular signaling pathways.

    Paul Dent;Adly Yacoub;Joseph Contessa;Ruben Caron

  • Radiation-induced proliferation of the human A431 squamous carcinoma cells is dependent on EGFR tyrosine phosphorylation.

    R K Schmidt-Ullrich;R B Mikkelsen;P Dent;D G Todd

  • Mcl-1 down-regulation potentiates ABT-737 lethality by cooperatively inducing Bak activation and Bax translocation.

    Shuang Chen;Yun Dai;Hisashi Harada;Paul Dent

  • Radiation-induced Release of Transforming Growth Factor α Activates the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Pathway in Carcinoma Cells, Leading to Increased Proliferation and Protection from Radiation-induced Cell Death

    Paul Dent;Dean B. Reardon;Jong Sung Park;Geoffrey Bowers

  • mda-7 (IL-24) mediates selective apoptosis in human melanoma cells by inducing the coordinated overexpression of the GADD family of genes by means of p38 MAPK

    Devanand Sarkar;Zao-Zhong Su;Irina V. Lebedeva;Moira Sauane

  • The role of cell signalling in the crosstalk between autophagy and apoptosis

    Laurence A. Booth;Seyedmehrad Tavallai;Hossein A. Hamed;Nichola Cruickshanks

  • Signal transduction and cellular radiation responses

    Rupert K. Schmidt-Ullrich;Paul Dent;Steven Grant;Ross B. Mikkelsen

  • Radiation-induced cell signaling: inside-out and outside-in

    Kristoffer Valerie;Adly Yacoub;Michael P. Hagan;David T. Curiel

  • Down-regulation of Cholesterol 7α-Hydroxylase (CYP7A1) Gene Expression by Bile Acids in Primary Rat Hepatocytes Is Mediated by the c-Jun N-terminal Kinase Pathway

    Seema Gupta;R. Todd Stravitz;Paul Dent;Phillip B. Hylemon

  • Differentiation therapy of human cancer: basic science and clinical applications

    Magdalena Leszczyniecka;Terry Roberts;Paul Dent;Steven Grant

  • Apoptosis Induced by the Kinase Inhibitor BAY 43-9006 in Human Leukemia Cells Involves Down-regulation of Mcl-1 through Inhibition of Translation

    Mohamed Rahmani;Eric Maynard Davis;Cheryl Bauer;Paul Dent

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven Grant
Steven Grant Virginia Commonwealth University
Paul B. Fisher
Paul B. Fisher Virginia Commonwealth University
Adly Yacoub
Adly Yacoub Virginia Commonwealth University
Devanand Sarkar
Devanand Sarkar Virginia Commonwealth University
David T. Curiel
David T. Curiel Washington University in St. Louis
Mohamed Rahmani
Mohamed Rahmani Khalifa University
Paul B. Fisher
Paul B. Fisher Virginia Commonwealth University
Kristoffer Valerie
Kristoffer Valerie Virginia Commonwealth University
Sarah Spiegel
Sarah Spiegel Virginia Commonwealth University
Pankaj Gupta
Pankaj Gupta Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

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