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Molecular Biology
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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 144 107 94 69 61 344 69124

Randy Schekman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Randy Schekman between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Randy Schekman published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2013. 15 of the 431 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2013. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 3 publications 1972: 5 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 2 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 12 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 17 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 7 publications
1969 2025

431 publications in total across all disciplines

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Randy Schekman: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 3
1972 5
1973 1
1974 1
1975 2
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 4
1980 4
1981 3
1982 6
1983 4
1984 8
1985 5
1986 4
1987 5
1988 12
1989 8
1990 8
1991 8
1992 17
1993 10
1994 12
1995 10
1996 16
1997 11
1998 10
1999 7
2000 7
2001 6
2002 10
2003 3
2004 10
2005 7
2006 3
2007 10
2008 9
2009 10
2010 11
2011 7
2012 11
2013 23
2014 13
2015 11
2016 11
2017 8
2018 9
2019 8
2020 6
2021 8
2022 11
2023 18
2024 8
2025 7
Total 431
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Randy Schekman 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 Randy Schekman 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, 337–346 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: 344 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
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 31 344
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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Randy Schekman 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 Randy Schekman 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, 144 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: 144 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 7 144
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2013 - Nobel Prize for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells
  • 2013 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2010 - E.B. Wilson Medal, American Society for Cell Biology
  • 2002 - Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University
  • 2002 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1996 - Canada Gairdner International Award
  • 1992 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1982 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Randy Schekman is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. The primary field of study is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Cancer Research, Neurology, and Physiology as subfields.

Research topics frequently addressed in their work include:

  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • RNA regulation and disease

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Schekman are:

  • Low-bias ncRNA libraries using ordered two-template relay: Serial template jumping by a modified retroelement reverse transcriptase, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A CLN6-CLN8 complex recruits lysosomal enzymes at the ER for Golgi transfer, 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Annexin A6 mediates calcium-dependent exosome secretion during plasma membrane repair, 2023, eLife
  • Unconventional secretion of α-synuclein mediated by palmitoylated DNAJC5 oligomers, 2023, eLife
  • Two RNA-binding proteins mediate the sorting of miR223 from mitochondria into exosomes, 2023, eLife

Frequent co-authors in Schekman's research include:

  • Justin Krish Williams
  • Jordan Matthew Ngo
  • Shenjie Wu
  • Lucas Ferguson
  • Morayma M. Temoche-Diaz

Notable publication venues where Schekman's work appears regularly include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • eLife
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Journal of Cell Biology

In addition to numerous journal articles, Schekman has contributed to book publications, including a volume published by World Scientific titled Shaw Lectures in Life Science and Medicine (2004-2018) in 2023.

Awards and honors conferred upon Schekman span several decades and various prestigious institutions. These include the Nobel Prize in 2013 for discoveries related to the machinery regulating vesicle traffic, which is a major transport system in cells. Other awards include the Member of the National Academy of Medicine (2014), Fellow of the Royal Society, UK (2013), E.B. Wilson Medal from the American Society for Cell Biology (2010), Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (2002), Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University (2002), Fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2000), Canada Gairdner International Award (1996), Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1992), and Fellowship of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1982).

Best Publications

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

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

  • Identification of 23 complementation groups required for post-translational events in the yeast secretory pathway

    Peter Novick;Charles Field;Randy Schekman

  • COPII: a membrane coat formed by Sec proteins that drive vesicle budding from the endoplasmic reticulum.

    Charles Barlowe;Lelio Orci;Tom Yeung;Midori Hosobuchi

  • A subfamily of stress proteins facilitates translocation of secretory and mitochondrial precursor polypeptides

    Raymond J. Deshaies;Bruce D. Koch;Margaret Werner-Washburne;Elizabeth A. Craig

  • Coat Proteins and Vesicle Budding

    Randy Schekman;Lelio Orci

  • Bi-directional protein transport between the ER and Golgi.

    Marcus C.S. Lee;Elizabeth A. Miller;Jonathan Goldberg;Lelio Orci

  • Distinct sets of SEC genes govern transport vesicle formation and fusion early in the secretory pathway

    Chris A. Kaiser;Randy Schekman

  • Order of events in the yeast secretory pathway

    Peter Novick;Susan Ferro;Randy Schekman

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

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

  • Early stages in the yeast secretory pathway are required for transport of carboxypeptidase Y to the vacuole

    Tom Stevens;Brent Esmon;Randy Schekman

  • COPII-Coated Vesicle Formation Reconstituted with Purified Coat Proteins and Chemically Defined Liposomes

    Ken Matsuoka;Lelio Orci;Mylène Amherdt;Sebastian Y Bednarek

  • Secretion and cell-surface growth are blocked in a temperature-sensitive mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Peter Novick;Randy Schekman

  • VESICLE-MEDIATED PROTEIN SORTING

    Nancy K. Pryer;Linda J. Wuestehube;Randy Schekman

  • SEC12 encodes a guanine-nucleotide-exchange factor essential for transport vesicle budding from the ER

    Charles Barlowe;Randy Schekman

  • Multiple cargo binding sites on the COPII subunit Sec24p ensure capture of diverse membrane proteins into transport vesicles.

    Elizabeth A Miller;Traude Helene Beilharz;Per N Malkus;Marcus Cs Lee

  • Protein Translocation Across Biological Membranes

    William Wickner;Randy Schekman

  • Sec61p mediates export of a misfolded secretory protein from the endoplasmic reticulum to the cytosol for degradation

    Marinus Pilon;Randy Schekman;Karin Römisch

  • Sar1p N-terminal helix initiates membrane curvature and completes the fission of a COPII vesicle.

    Marcus C.S. Lee;Lelio Orci;Susan Hamamoto;Eugene Futai

  • Y-box protein 1 is required to sort microRNAs into exosomes in cells and in a cell-free reaction.

    Matthew J Shurtleff;Morayma M Temoche-Diaz;Kate V Karfilis;Sayaka Ri

  • Membrane fusion and the cell cycle: Cdc48p participates in the fusion of ER membranes

    Martin Latterich;Kai Uwe Fröhlich;Randy Schekman

Frequent Co-Authors

Lelio Orci
Lelio Orci University of Geneva
Arthur Kornberg
Arthur Kornberg Stanford University
Peter Novick
Peter Novick University of California, San Diego
Raymond J. Deshaies
Raymond J. Deshaies California Institute of Technology
Mariella Ravazzola
Mariella Ravazzola University of Geneva
Detlef Weigel
Detlef Weigel Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
Fiona M. Watt
Fiona M. Watt King's College London
James E. Rothman
James E. Rothman Yale University
Anne Spang
Anne Spang University of Basel
Ken Matsuoka
Ken Matsuoka Kyushu University

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