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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 77 1121 1000 578 504 219 17870

Paul M. Lieberman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul M. Lieberman between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul M. Lieberman published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2010. 20 of the 271 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2010. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 5 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 18 publications 2026: 2 publications
1986 2026

271 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul M. Lieberman: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 5
1991 3
1992 2
1993 2
1994 3
1995 1
1996 4
1997 3
1998 3
1999 3
2000 3
2001 3
2002 1
2003 3
2004 5
2005 6
2006 6
2007 5
2008 6
2009 6
2010 18
2011 7
2012 8
2013 16
2014 13
2015 7
2016 14
2017 14
2018 7
2019 11
2020 12
2021 15
2022 13
2023 14
2024 5
2025 18
2026 2
Total 271
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Paul M. Lieberman 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 M. Lieberman 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, 217–226 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: 219 publications — 64th percentile

64% 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
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 98 219
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 M. Lieberman 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 M. Lieberman 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, 76–77 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: 77 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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
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 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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Paul M. Lieberman is affiliated with The Wistar Institute in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to subfields such as Oncology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Immunology.

Lieberman has focused on key topics including:

  • Viral-associated cancers and disorders
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • HIV Research and Treatment

Recent notable publications by Lieberman include:

  • Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis, 2022, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • TERRA G-quadruplex RNA interaction with TRF2 GAR domain is required for telomere integrity, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Epigenetic specifications of host chromosome docking sites for latent Epstein-Barr virus, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The three-dimensional structure of Epstein-Barr virus genome varies by latency type and is regulated by PARP1 enzymatic activity, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Cell-cycle-dependent EBNA1-DNA crosslinking promotes replication termination at oriP and viral episome maintenance, 2021, Cell

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lieberman include:

  • Samantha S. Soldan
  • Andrew V. Kossenkov
  • Olga Vladimirova
  • Italo Tempera
  • Fang Lü

Lieberman publishes regularly in a variety of scientific journals, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Virology
  • Scientific Reports

The scientist was honored as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2018.

Best Publications

  • TERRA RNA Binding to TRF2 Facilitates Heterochromatin Formation and ORC Recruitment at Telomeres

    Zhong Deng;Julie Norseen;Andreas Wiedmer;Harold Riethman

  • Fatty acid transport protein 2 reprograms neutrophils in cancer

    Filippo Veglia;Vladimir A. Tyurin;Maria Blasi;Alessandra De Leo

  • Holo-TFIID supports transcriptional stimulation by diverse activators and from a TATA-less promoter.

    Qiang Zhou;Paul M. Lieberman;Thomas G. Boyer;Arnold J. Berk

  • Cohesins localize with CTCF at the KSHV latency control region and at cellular c-myc and H19/Igf2 insulators

    William Stedman;Hyojeung Kang;Shu Lin;Joseph L Kissil

  • The c-MYC Oncoprotein Is a Substrate of the Acetyltransferases hGCN5/PCAF and TIP60

    Jagruti H. Patel;Yanping Du;Penny G. Ard;Charles Phillips

  • Cloning of a transcriptionally active human TATA binding factor.

    C. Cheng Kao;Paul M. Lieberman;Martin C. Schmidt;Qiang Zhou

  • A new Epstein-Barr virus transactivator, R, induces expression of a cytoplasmic early antigen.

    J M Hardwick;P M Lieberman;S D Hayward

  • The Zta trans-activator protein stabilizes TFIID association with promoter DNA by direct protein-protein interaction.

    P M Lieberman;A J Berk

  • Editing of Epstein-Barr Virus-encoded BART6 MicroRNAs Controls Their Dicer Targeting and Consequently Affects Viral Latency

    Hisashi Iizasa;Bjorn-Erik Wulff;Nageswara R. Alla;Manolis Maragkakis

  • The zta transactivator involved in induction of lytic cycle gene expression in Epstein-Barr virus-infected lymphocytes binds to both AP-1 and ZRE sites in target promoter and enhancer regions.

    P M Lieberman;J M Hardwick;J Sample;G S Hayward

  • A mechanism for TAFs in transcriptional activation: activation domain enhancement of TFIID-TFIIA--promoter DNA complex formation.

    P M Lieberman;A J Berk

  • Direct cleavage of human TATA-binding protein by poliovirus protease 3C in vivo and in vitro.

    M. E. Clark;P. M. Lieberman;A. J. Berk;Asim Dasgupta

  • Epstein-Barr Virus-Induced miR-155 Attenuates NF-κB Signaling and Stabilizes Latent Virus Persistence

    Fang Lu;Andreas Weidmer;Chang Gong Liu;Stefano Volinia

  • An Atlas of the Epstein-Barr Virus Transcriptome and Epigenome Reveals Host-Virus Regulatory Interactions

    Aaron Arvey;Italo Tempera;Kevin Tsai;Horng-Shen Chen

  • A general mechanism for transcriptional synergy by eukaryotic activators

    Tianhuai Chi;Paul Lieberman;Katharine Ellwood;Michael Carey

  • Lack of p21 expression links cell cycle control and appendage regeneration in mice

    Khamilia Bedelbaeva;Andrew Snyder;Dmitri Gourevitch;Lise Clark

  • Epigenetic regulation of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus latency by virus-encoded microRNAs that target Rta and the cellular Rbl2-DNMT pathway.

    Fang Lu;William Stedman;Malik Yousef;Rolf Renne

  • Molecular cloning of the small (gamma) subunit of human TFIIA reveals functions critical for activated transcription.

    J Ozer;P A Moore;A H Bolden;A Lee

  • ORC, MCM, and Histone Hyperacetylation at the Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Latent Replication Origin

    William Stedman;Zhong Deng;Fang Lu;Paul M. Lieberman

  • Chromatin Remodeling of the Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus ORF50 Promoter Correlates with Reactivation from Latency

    Fang Lu;Jing Zhou;Andreas Wiedmer;Kevin Madden

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew V. Kossenkov
Andrew V. Kossenkov The Wistar Institute
Louise C. Showe
Louise C. Showe The Wistar Institute
Ramana V. Davuluri
Ramana V. Davuluri Stony Brook University
Maureen E. Murphy
Maureen E. Murphy The Wistar Institute
Marisa S. Bartolomei
Marisa S. Bartolomei University of Pennsylvania
Ronen Marmorstein
Ronen Marmorstein University of Pennsylvania
Gary S. Hayward
Gary S. Hayward Johns Hopkins University
Arnold J. Berk
Arnold J. Berk University of California, Los Angeles
Erle S. Robertson
Erle S. Robertson University of Pennsylvania
Gerd A. Blobel
Gerd A. Blobel Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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