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Richard A. Young

Richard A. Young

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Molecular Biology
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 202 270 254 179 167 580 176486
Molecular Biology 203 18 16 11 10 542 177581

Richard A. Young publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard A. Young between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard A. Young published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 12 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2016. 13 of the 611 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2016. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 5 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 13 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 13 publications 1990: 16 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 39 publications 2017: 33 publications 2018: 31 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 6 publications
1975 2025

611 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard A. Young: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 1
1977 1
1978 2
1979 4
1980 4
1981 3
1982 3
1983 2
1984 1
1985 5
1986 10
1987 13
1988 6
1989 13
1990 16
1991 13
1992 8
1993 8
1994 9
1995 8
1996 10
1997 8
1998 12
1999 15
2000 16
2001 12
2002 11
2003 8
2004 8
2005 12
2006 17
2007 9
2008 13
2009 6
2010 15
2011 22
2012 15
2013 21
2014 24
2015 17
2016 39
2017 33
2018 31
2019 18
2020 20
2021 19
2022 15
2023 21
2024 7
2025 6
Total 611
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Richard A. Young 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 Richard A. Young 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, 537–546 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: 542 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 6 542
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Richard A. Young 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 Richard A. Young 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, 145+ 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: 203 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
145+ 100 203
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2012 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1994 - Promega Biotechnology Research Award, American Society for Microbiology
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Richard A. Young is affiliated with MIT in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine. The main subfields of study include molecular biology, cancer research, infectious diseases, neurology, and genetics.

The scientist's work spans several key topics, including:

  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Among their recent papers are the following publications:

  • RNA-Mediated Feedback Control of Transcriptional Condensates, 2020, Cell
  • Partitioning of cancer therapeutics in nuclear condensates, 2020, Science
  • Biomolecular Condensates in the Nucleus, 2020, Trends in Biochemical Sciences
  • Biomolecular Condensates and Cancer, 2021, Cancer Cell
  • Reverse-transcribed SARS-CoV-2 RNA can integrate into the genome of cultured human cells and can be expressed in patient-derived tissues, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Brian J. Abraham
  • Jonathan E. Henninger
  • Alessandra Dall'Agnese
  • Nancy M. Hannett
  • Rudolf Jaenisch

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Blood
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cell

Richard A. Young has been recognized with several awards, such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2019
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012
  • Promega Biotechnology Research Award, American Society for Microbiology, 1994
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Best Publications

  • Core transcriptional regulatory circuitry in human embryonic stem cells.

    Laurie A. Boyer;Tong Ihn Lee;Megan F. Cole;Sarah E. Johnstone

  • Histone H3K27ac separates active from poised enhancers and predicts developmental state

    Menno P. Creyghton;Albert W. Cheng;G. Grant Welstead;Tristan G. Kooistra

  • Transcriptional Regulatory Networks in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Tong Ihn Lee;Nicola J. Rinaldi;François Robert;Duncan T. Odom

  • Master Transcription Factors and Mediator Establish Super-Enhancers at Key Cell Identity Genes

    Warren A. Whyte;David A. Orlando;Denes Hnisz;Brian J. Abraham

  • Super-Enhancers in the Control of Cell Identity and Disease

    Denes Hnisz;Brian J. Abraham;Tong Ihn Lee;Ashley Lau

  • BET Bromodomain Inhibition as a Therapeutic Strategy to Target c-Myc

    Jake E. Delmore;Ghayas C. Issa;Madeleine E. Lemieux;Peter B. Rahl

  • Polycomb complexes repress developmental regulators in murine embryonic stem cells

    Laurie A. Boyer;Kathrin Plath;Kathrin Plath;Julia Zeitlinger;Tobias Brambrink

  • Selective Inhibition of Tumor Oncogenes by Disruption of Super-Enhancers

    Jakob Lovén;Heather A. Hoke;Charles Y. Lin;Charles Y. Lin;Ashley Lau

  • Efficient isolation of genes by using antibody probes.

    Richard A. Young;Ronald W. Davis

  • Genome-wide location and function of dna binding proteins

    John Wyrick;Richard A. Young;Bing Ren;Francois Robert

  • Control of developmental regulators by Polycomb in human embryonic stem cells.

    Tong Ihn Lee;Richard G. Jenner;Laurie A. Boyer;Matthew G. Guenther

  • Transcriptional regulatory code of a eukaryotic genome

    Christopher T. Harbison;D. Benjamin Gordon;Tong Ihn Lee;Nicola J. Rinaldi

  • Coactivator condensation at super-enhancers links phase separation and gene control

    Benjamin R. Sabari;Alessandra Dall’Agnese;Ann Boija;Isaac A. Klein;Isaac A. Klein

  • Dissecting the regulatory circuitry of a eukaryotic genome

    Frank Holstege;Richard Young

  • Mediator and cohesin connect gene expression and chromatin architecture

    Michael H. Kagey;Jamie Jennifer Newman;Steve Bilodeau;Ye Zhan

  • A Chromatin Landmark and Transcription Initiation at Most Promoters in Human Cells

    Matthew G. Guenther;Stuart S. Levine;Laurie A. Boyer;Rudolf Jaenisch

  • Mediator and cohesin connect gene expression and chromatin architecture

    Richard A. Young;Jamie J. Newman;Michael H. Kagey;Steve Bilodeau

  • Correction: Author Correction: Integrated genomic analyses of de novo pathways underlying atypical meningiomas

    Akdes Serin Harmancı;Mark W. Youngblood;Victoria E. Clark;Süleyman Coşkun

  • Genome-wide map of nucleosome acetylation and methylation in yeast.

    Dmitry K. Pokholok;Christopher T. Harbison;Stuart Levine;Megan Cole

  • Stem Cells, the Molecular Circuitry of Pluripotency and Nuclear Reprogramming

    Rudolf Jaenisch;Richard Young

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Thomas Look
A. Thomas Look Harvard University
James E. Bradner
James E. Bradner Amgen (United States)
Nathanael S. Gray
Nathanael S. Gray Stanford University
Leonard I. Zon
Leonard I. Zon Harvard University
Tinghu Zhang
Tinghu Zhang Stanford University
Duncan T. Odom
Duncan T. Odom University of Cambridge
Garrett M. Frampton
Garrett M. Frampton Foundation Medicine

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