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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 51 2469 2228 1217 1087 115 17512

Ranjan Sen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ranjan Sen between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ranjan Sen published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2023. 11 of the 175 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2023. 1986: 4 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 5 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publication
1986 2026

175 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ranjan Sen: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 4
1987 3
1988 1
1989 5
1990 3
1991 3
1992 3
1993 4
1994 4
1995 5
1996 5
1997 3
1998 6
1999 6
2000 3
2001 3
2002 4
2003 4
2004 2
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 6
2012 5
2013 3
2014 3
2015 3
2016 6
2017 3
2018 5
2019 4
2020 4
2021 3
2022 10
2023 27
2024 11
2025 10
2026 1
Total 175
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Ranjan Sen 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 Ranjan Sen 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, 107–116 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: 115 publications — 19th percentile

19% 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
107–116 162 115
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
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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Ranjan Sen 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 Ranjan Sen 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, 50–51 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: 51 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% 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 51
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
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ranjan Sen is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad area of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology with a focus on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Molecular Medicine, and Endocrinology as subfields.

The scientist's work largely revolves around RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, and bacteriophages and microbial interactions. Additional topics include RNA research and splicing, RNA modifications and cancer, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, and studies on Escherichia coli.

Recent publications by Ranjan Sen include:

  • Steps toward translocation-independent RNA polymerase inactivation by terminator ATPase ρ, 2020, Science
  • The Rho-Dependent Transcription Termination Is Involved in Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Susceptibility in Escherichia coli, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • In vivo regulation of bacterial Rho-dependent transcription termination by the nascent RNA, 2022, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Rho-dependent transcription termination regulates the toxin-antitoxin modules of cryptic prophages to silence their expression in Escherichia coli, 2021, FEBS Letters
  • Gain-induced Kerr beam cleaning in a femtosecond fiber amplifier, 2023, Journal of the Optical Society of America B

The scientist has published multiple articles in venues such as:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Biochemical Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ranjan Sen include Sriyans Jain, Nelly Said, Tarek Hilal, Bernhard Loll, and Irina Artsimovitch.

Ranjan Sen has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2013.

Best Publications

  • Multiple nuclear factors interact with the immunoglobulin enhancer sequences.

    Ranjan Sen;David Baltimore

  • Inducibility of κ immunoglobulin enhancer-binding protein NF-κB by a posttranslational mechanism

    Ranjan Sen;David Baltimore

  • Architectural Protein Subclasses Shape 3D Organization of Genomes during Lineage Commitment

    Jennifer E. Phillips-Cremins;Michael E G Sauria;Amartya Sanyal;Tatiana I. Gerasimova

  • A nuclear factor that binds to a conserved sequence motif in transcriptional control elements of immunoglobulin genes.

    Harinder Singh;Ranjan Sen;David Baltimore;Phillip A. Sharp

  • A lymphoid-specific protein binding to the octamer motif of immunoglobulin genes.

    Louis M. Staudt;Harinder Singh;Ranjan Sen;Thomas Wirth

  • Aging, inflammation and the environment

    Arsun Bektas;Shepherd H. Schurman;Ranjan Sen;Luigi Ferrucci

  • Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Links the B Cell Receptor to Nuclear Factor κb Activation

    Urmila D. Bajpai;Keming Zhang;Mark Teutsch;Ranjan Sen

  • Human T cell immunosenescence and inflammation in aging

    Arsun Bektas;Shepherd H. Schurman;Ranjan Sen;Luigi Ferrucci

  • Induction of the transcription factors NF-κB, AP-1 and NF-AT during B cell stimulation through the CD40 receptor

    Delicia A. Francis;James G. Karras;Xiao yan Ke;Ranjan Sen

  • Regulation of primary response genes.

    Trent Fowler;Ranjan Sen;Ananda L. Roy

  • Regulation of lymphoid-specific immunoglobulin mu heavy chain gene enhancer by ETS-domain proteins

    Barbara Nelsen;Gang Tian;Batu Erman;Jacqueline Gregoire

  • Stepwise activation of the immunoglobulin μ heavy chain gene locus

    Dipanjan Chowdhury;Ranjan Sen

  • Nuclear factors associated with transcriptional regulation

    David Baltimore;Ranjan Sen;Phillip A. Sharp;Harinder Singh

  • Pax5 is required for recombination of transcribed, acetylated, 5′ IgH V gene segments

    David G.T. Hesslein;David L. Pflugh;Dipanjan Chowdhury;Alfred L. M. Bothwell

  • IκB Family Members Function by Different Mechanisms

    Winnie F. Tam;Ranjan Sen

  • A brain-specific transcription activator

    Mira Korner;Amir Rattner;Fabienne Mauxion;Ranjan Sen

  • Two forms of loops generate the chromatin conformation of the immunoglobulin heavy chain gene locus

    Changying Guo;Tatiana Gerasimova;Haiping Hao;Irina Ivanova

  • NF-κB function in B lymphocytes.

    Mary Kaileh;Ranjan Sen

  • Cyclosporin-A sensitive induction of NF-AT in murine B cells.

    Lakshmi Venkataraman;Delicia A. Francis;Zihua Wang;Jialing Liu

  • Transient IL-7/IL-7R Signaling Provides a Mechanism for Feedback Inhibition of Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Gene Rearrangements

    Dipanjan Chowdhury;Ranjan Sen

Frequent Co-Authors

David Baltimore
David Baltimore California Institute of Technology
Kevin G. Becker
Kevin G. Becker National Institutes of Health
Harinder Singh
Harinder Singh University of Pittsburgh
Luigi Ferrucci
Luigi Ferrucci National Institutes of Health
Thomas L. Rothstein
Thomas L. Rothstein Western Michigan University
Dipanjan Chowdhury
Dipanjan Chowdhury Harvard University
Michael L. Atchison
Michael L. Atchison University of Pennsylvania
Steven J. Burakoff
Steven J. Burakoff Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Anjana Rao
Anjana Rao La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology

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