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Paul Howard-Flanders

Paul Howard-Flanders

Yale University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
12943
World Ranking
18228
National Ranking
7449

Paul Howard-Flanders 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 Howard-Flanders sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 99 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul Howard-Flanders 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 Howard-Flanders sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paul Howard-Flanders is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their academic profile is characterized by a focus on research conducted within this institution.

No recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, book publications, main fields, subfields of study, main topics of work, or awards are listed in the available data. This limits detailed insight into their specific research contributions, collaboration network, or recognition received.

Without records of publications or documented research areas, the profile emphasizes the association with Yale University as the primary academic context for Paul Howard-Flanders' work.

Best Publications

  • Discontinuities in the DNA synthesized in an Excision-defective strain of Escherichia coli following ultraviolet irradiation

    W D Rupp;P Howard-Flanders

  • RELEASE OF ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT-INDUCED THYMINE DIMERS FROM DNA IN E. COLI K-12

    Richard P. Boyce;Paul Howard-Flanders

  • MUTANTS OF ESCHERICHIA COLI K-12 DEFECTIVE IN DNA REPAIR AND IN GENETIC RECOMBINATION

    Paul Howard-Flanders;Lee Theriot

  • Exchanges between DNA strands in ultraviolet-irradiated Escherichia coli.

    W.Dean Rupp;Charles E. Wilde;Donna L. Reno;Paul Howard-Flanders

  • Three loci in Escherichia coli K-12 that control the excision of pyrimidine dimers and certain other mutagen products from DNA.

    Paul Howard-Flanders;Richard P. Boyce;Lee Theriot

  • DNA repair and genetic recombination: studies on mutants of Escherichia coli defective in these processes.

    Paul Howard-Flanders;Richard P. Boyce

  • A LOCUS THAT CONTROLS FILAMENT FORMATION AND SENSITIVITY TO RADIATION IN ESCHERICHIA COLI K-12.

    P. Howard-Flanders;Eva Simson;Lee Theriot

  • Role of RecA protein spiral filaments in genetic recombination.

    Paul Howard-Flanders;Stephen C. West;Andrzej Stasiak

  • ABNORMAL METABOLIC RESPONSE TO ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT OF A RECOMBINATION DEFICIENT MUTANT OF ESCHERICHIA COLI K12.

    Alvin J. Clark;Michael Chamberlin;Richard P. Boyce;Paul Howard-Flanders

  • Effect of oxygen on the radiosensitivity of bacteriophage in the presence of sulphydryl compounds.

    P Howard-Flanders;P Howard-Flanders

  • MACROMOLECULAR REPAIR AND FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING IN THE PROTECTION OF BACTERIA AGAINST X-RAYS

    Ivar Johansen;Paul Howard-Flanders

  • Heteroduplex formation by recA protein: polarity of strand exchanges

    Stephen C. West;Era Cassuto;Paul Howard-Flanders

  • Some properties of excision-defective recombination-deficient mutants of Escherichia coli K-12.

    Paul Howard-Flanders;Lee Theriot;J. Brian Stedeford

  • GENETIC CONTROL OF DNA BREAKDOWN AND REPAIR IN E. COLI K-12 TREATED WITH MITOMYCIN C OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT.

    Richard P. Boyce;Paul Howard-Flanders

  • Recognition of duplex DNA containing single-stranded regions by recA protein

    Stephen C. West;Era Cassuto;Jane Mursalim;Paul Howard-Flanders

  • DNA Replication and Recombination after UV Irradiation

    P Howard-Flanders;W D Rupp;B M Wilkins;R S Cole

  • In vitro repair of psoralen-DNA cross-links by RecA, UvrABC, and the 5'-exonuclease of DNA polymerase I.

    F M Sladek;M M Munn;W D Rupp;P Howard-Flanders

  • A genetic locus in E. coli K12 that controls the reactivation of UV-photoproducts associated with thymine in DNA.

    P. Howard-Flanders;Richard P. Boyce;Eva Simson;Lee Theriot

  • A method for selecting radiation-sensitive mutants of Escherichia coli.

    P. Howard-Flanders;Lee Theriot

  • Postreplication repair in E. coli: strand exchange reactions of gapped DNA by RecA protein.

    Stephen C. West;Era Cassuto;Paul Howard-Flanders

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen C. West
Stephen C. West The Francis Crick Institute
Edward H. Egelman
Edward H. Egelman University of Virginia
Frances M. Sladek
Frances M. Sladek University of California, Riverside
Andrzej Stasiak
Andrzej Stasiak University of Lausanne
Alvin J. Clark
Alvin J. Clark University of Arizona
Irene T. Weber
Irene T. Weber Georgia State University
Michael J. Chamberlin
Michael J. Chamberlin University of California, Berkeley
Thomas A. Steitz
Thomas A. Steitz Yale University

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