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Peter K. Sorger

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
126
Citations
61212
World Ranking
492
National Ranking
314

Peter K. Sorger 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 Peter K. Sorger sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 706 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter K. Sorger 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 Peter K. Sorger sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 126 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter K. Sorger is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research encompasses subfields such as molecular biology, oncology, immunology, biophysics, and cancer research.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods

Peter K. Sorger has a significant number of publications, frequently contributing to journals and venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Communications

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter K. Sorger include:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 infection protects against rechallenge in rhesus macaques," published in 2020 in Science
  • "Obesity Shapes Metabolism in the Tumor Microenvironment to Suppress Anti-Tumor Immunity," published in 2020 in Cell
  • "The Human Tumor Atlas Network: Charting Tumor Transitions across Space and Time at Single-Cell Resolution," published in 2020 in Cell
  • "A single-cell landscape of high-grade serous ovarian cancer," published in 2020 in Nature Medicine
  • "Single-sequence protein structure prediction using a language model and deep learning," published in 2022 in Nature Biotechnology

Peter K. Sorger collaborates with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Sandro Santagata
  • Jia-Ren Lin
  • Clarence Yapp
  • Zoltan Maliga
  • Ajit J. Nirmal

Best Publications

  • Dissecting the multicellular ecosystem of metastatic melanoma by single-cell RNA-seq

    Itay Tirosh;Benjamin Izar;Benjamin Izar;Sanjay M. Prakadan;Marc H. Wadsworth

  • Cells on chips

    Jamil El-Ali;Peter K. Sorger;Klavs F. Jensen

  • A Cancer Cell Program Promotes T Cell Exclusion and Resistance to Checkpoint Blockade

    Livnat Jerby-Arnon;Parin Shah;Michael S. Cuoco;Christopher Rodman

  • Non-genetic origins of cell-to-cell variability in TRAIL-induced apoptosis

    Sabrina L. Spencer;Suzanne Gaudet;John G. Albeck;John M. Burke

  • Yeast heat shock factor is an essential DNA-binding protein that exhibits temperature-dependent phosphorylation

    Peter K. Sorger;Hugh R.B. Pelham

  • MAD2 haplo-insufficiency causes premature anaphase and chromosome instability in mammalian cells

    Loren S. Michel;Vasco Liberal;Anupam Chatterjee;Regina Kirchwegger

  • SARS-CoV-2 infection protects against rechallenge in rhesus macaques.

    Abishek Chandrashekar;Jinyan Liu;Amanda J. Martinot;Amanda J. Martinot;Katherine McMahan

  • Heat shock factor and the heat shock response

    Peter K. Sorger

  • Physicochemical modelling of cell signalling pathways

    Bree B. Aldridge;Bree B. Aldridge;John M. Burke;Douglas A. Lauffenburger;Peter K. Sorger;Peter K. Sorger

  • Sequential Application of Anticancer Drugs Enhances Cell Death by Rewiring Apoptotic Signaling Networks

    Michael J. Lee;Albert S. Ye;Albert S. Ye;Alexandra K. Gardino;Anne Margriet Heijink

  • Electronic detection of DNA by its intrinsic molecular charge

    Jürgen Fritz;Emily B. Cooper;Suzanne Gaudet;Peter K. Sorger

  • A role for the Adenomatous Polyposis Coli protein in chromosome segregation.

    Kenneth B. Kaplan;Kenneth B. Kaplan;Aurora A. Burds;Jason R. Swedlow;Songiil S. Bekir

  • Systems biology and combination therapy in the quest for clinical efficacy.

    Jonathan B Fitzgerald;Birgit Schoeberl;Ulrik B Nielsen;Peter K Sorger;Peter K Sorger

  • Chromosome Missegregation and Apoptosis in Mice Lacking the Mitotic Checkpoint Protein Mad2

    Max Dobles;Vasco Liberal;Martin L Scott;Robert Benezra

  • A Systems Model of Signaling Identifies a Molecular Basis Set for Cytokine-Induced Apoptosis

    Kevin A. Janes;John G. Albeck;Suzanne Gaudet;Peter K. Sorger

  • Growth rate inhibition metrics correct for confounders in measuring sensitivity to cancer drugs

    Marc Hafner;Mario Niepel;Mirra Chung;Peter K Sorger

  • Highly multiplexed immunofluorescence imaging of human tissues and tumors using t-CyCIF and conventional optical microscopes

    Jia-Ren Lin;Benjamin Izar;Shu Wang;Clarence Yapp

  • Heat shock factor is regulated differently in yeast and HeLa cells

    Peter K. Sorger;Michael J. Lewis;Hugh R. B. Pelham

  • Timing and Checkpoints in the Regulation of Mitotic Progression

    Patrick Meraldi;Viji M Draviam;Peter K Sorger

  • Dissecting the multicellular ecosystem of metastatic melanoma by single-cell RNA-seq

    I. Tirosh;B. Izar;D. Treacy;J. J. Trombetta

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas A. Lauffenburger
Douglas A. Lauffenburger MIT
Sandro Santagata
Sandro Santagata Brigham and Women's Hospital
Julio Saez-Rodriguez
Julio Saez-Rodriguez Heidelberg University
Nathanael S. Gray
Nathanael S. Gray Stanford University
Aviv Regev
Aviv Regev Genentech
Stephen C. Harrison
Stephen C. Harrison Harvard University
Levi A. Garraway
Levi A. Garraway Roche (United States)
Gaudenz Danuser
Gaudenz Danuser The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Avi Ma'ayan
Avi Ma'ayan Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Scott B. Ficarro
Scott B. Ficarro Harvard University

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Best Scientists Citing Peter K. Sorger

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Heidelberg University

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Douglas A. Lauffenburger

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Publications: 109

Aviv Regev

Aviv Regev

Genentech

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Andrea Musacchio

Andrea Musacchio

Max Planck Society

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Ralph Weissleder

Ralph Weissleder

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Kerry Bloom

Kerry Bloom

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Publications: 61

Richard I. Morimoto

Richard I. Morimoto

Northwestern University

Publications: 55

Edward D. Salmon

Edward D. Salmon

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Publications: 54

Stephen C. Harrison

Stephen C. Harrison

Harvard University

Publications: 53

Nathanael S. Gray

Nathanael S. Gray

Stanford University

Publications: 50

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Don W. Cleveland

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Roland Eils

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Alex K. Shalek

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Publications: 43

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Andrei Zinovyev

Institute Curie

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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