World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
27769
World Ranking
7244
National Ranking
3325

Paul M. Yen 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 M. Yen sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 414 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 849 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 950 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 841 scientists 207–216 publications: 735 scientists 217–226 publications: 709 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: 418 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: 197 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: 60 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 scientists 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientists 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 217 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul M. Yen 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 M. Yen 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: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paul M. Yen is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has a research focus spanning medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly work addresses intersecting fields such as epidemiology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, molecular biology, physiology, and cell biology.

Their research mainly concentrates on topics including liver disease diagnosis and treatment, diet, metabolism, and disease, folate and B vitamins research, autophagy in disease and therapy, endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, thyroid disorders and treatments, and adipose tissue and metabolism.

Paul M. Yen has published in frequent venues such as the Journal of Hepatology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Autophagy, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and Thyroid, contributing multiple articles to these journals.

Recent papers by Paul M. Yen include:

  • Thermogenesis in Adipose Tissue Activated by Thyroid Hormone, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Hepatocyte-specific IL11 cis-signaling drives lipotoxicity and underlies the transition from NAFLD to NASH, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Vitamin B12 and folate decrease inflammation and fibrosis in NASH by preventing syntaxin 17 homocysteinylation, 2022, Journal of Hepatology
  • Estrogen-Related Receptor Alpha: An Under-Appreciated Potential Target for the Treatment of Metabolic Diseases, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Spermidine-mediated hypusination of translation factor EIF5A improves mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation and prevents non-alcoholic steatohepatitis progression, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Brijesh Kumar Singh
  • Madhulika Tripathi
  • Jin Zhou
  • Rohit A. Sinha
  • Reddemma Sandireddy

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

  • Physiological and molecular basis of thyroid hormone action.

    Paul M. Yen

  • Direct effects of thyroid hormones on hepatic lipid metabolism.

    Rohit A. Sinha;Rohit A. Sinha;Brijesh K. Singh;Paul M. Yen

  • Thyroid Hormone Regulation of Hepatic Genes in Vivo Detected by Complementary DNA Microarray

    Xu Feng;Yuan Jiang;Paul Meltzer;Paul M. Yen

  • Caffeine stimulates hepatic lipid metabolism by the autophagy‐lysosomal pathway in mice

    Rohit A. Sinha;Benjamin L. Farah;Brijesh K. Singh;Monowarul M. Siddique

  • Dynamic Exchange at Regulatory Elements during Chromatin Remodeling Underlies Assisted Loading Mechanism

    Ty C. Voss;R. Louis Schiltz;Myong Hee Sung;Paul M. Yen

  • New insights into thyroid hormone action

    Alexis Oetting;Paul M. Yen

  • Inhibiting Interleukin 11 Signaling Reduces Hepatocyte Death and Liver Fibrosis, Inflammation, and Steatosis in Mouse Models of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

    Anissa A. Widjaja;Brijesh K. Singh;Eleonora Adami;Sivakumar Viswanathan

  • Thyroid hormone stimulates hepatic lipid catabolism via activation of autophagy

    Rohit Anthony Sinha;Seo Hee You;Jin Zhou;Mobin M. Siddique

  • Thyroid hormone action at the cellular, genomic and target gene levels.

    Paul M. Yen;Paul M. Yen;Shinichiro Ando;Xu Feng;Ying Liu

  • Expression and hormonal regulation of coactivator and corepressor genes.

    Silvia Misiti;Lutz Schomburg;Paul M. Yen;William W. Chin

  • The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha is a phosphoprotein: regulation by insulin.

    A Shalev;C A Siegrist-Kaiser;P M Yen;W Wahli

  • Thyroid hormone regulation of hepatic lipid and carbohydrate metabolism

    Rohit A. Sinha;Brijesh K. Singh;Paul M. Yen;Paul M. Yen

  • Dynamic Shuttling and Intranuclear Mobility of Nuclear Hormone Receptors

    Padma Maruvada;Christopher T. Baumann;Gordon L. Hager;Paul M. Yen

  • Molecular cloning and properties of a full-length putative thyroid hormone receptor coactivator.

    A Takeshita;P M Yen;S Misiti;G R Cardona

  • Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Hypercholesterolemia: Roles of Thyroid Hormones, Metabolites, and Agonists.

    Rohit A Sinha;Eveline Bruinstroop;Brijesh K Singh;Paul M Yen;Paul M Yen

  • Triiodothyronine (T3) decreases binding to DNA by T3-receptor homodimers but not receptor-auxiliary protein heterodimers.

    P M Yen;D S Darling;R L Carter;M Forgione

  • Role of the asialoglycoprotein receptor in binding and entry of hepatitis C virus structural proteins in cultured human hepatocytes.

    Bertrand Saunier;Miriam Triyatni;Luca Ulianich;Padma Maruvada

  • Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate (EGCG), a Green Tea Polyphenol, Stimulates Hepatic Autophagy and Lipid Clearance

    Jin-Xing Zhou;Benjamin Livingston Farah;Rohit Anthony Sinha;Yajun Wu

  • New advances in understanding the molecular mechanisms of thyroid hormone action.

    Paul M. Yen;William W. Chin

Frequent Co-Authors

William W. Chin
William W. Chin Harvard Medical School
Samuel Refetoff
Samuel Refetoff University of Chicago
Boon-Huat Bay
Boon-Huat Bay National University of Singapore
Stuart A. Cook
Stuart A. Cook Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Jacques Samarut
Jacques Samarut École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Paul S. Meltzer
Paul S. Meltzer National Institutes of Health
S. Stoney Simons
S. Stoney Simons National Institutes of Health
Gordon L. Hager
Gordon L. Hager National Institutes of Health
Juan Bernal
Juan Bernal Autonomous University of Madrid
J. Larry Jameson
J. Larry Jameson University of Pennsylvania

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Choosing to study Biology or Biochemistry in the USA opens many flexible career options and online learning opportunities. For those interested in healthcare support roles, there are medical assistant programs available online, which can be a quick entry point into the medical field. These programs often provide financial aid options and a practical route to begin working in clinics or hospitals.

If you wish to advance from a support role, consider an online medical assistant to lpn bridge program. This pathway lets you build on your existing experience, moving toward a Licensed Practical Nurse position and expanding your clinical skills and responsibilities.

For a broader scientific foundation, several accredited schools now offer online biology degrees. These accelerated programs help busy students and working professionals earn their degree faster and from anywhere. If your ultimate goal is nursing, an online asn degree is an excellent step toward becoming a Registered Nurse, combining flexible online study with practical training.

Whichever direction you choose, online degrees in biology, biochemistry, and healthcare provide valuable, convenient pathways to rewarding careers.

Best Scientists Citing Paul M. Yen

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles