2026 Richard A. Young: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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 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.

47 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.

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.

40 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.

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

5520
Citations
Histone H3K27ac separates active from poised enhancers and predicts developmental state

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

4354
Citations
Transcriptional Regulatory Networks in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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

3923
Citations
Master Transcription Factors and Mediator Establish Super-Enhancers at Key Cell Identity Genes

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

3903
Citations
Super-Enhancers in the Control of Cell Identity and Disease

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

3546
Citations
BET Bromodomain Inhibition as a Therapeutic Strategy to Target c-Myc

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

3049
Citations
Polycomb complexes repress developmental regulators in murine embryonic stem cells

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

3015
Citations
Selective Inhibition of Tumor Oncogenes by Disruption of Super-Enhancers

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

2861
Citations
Efficient isolation of genes by using antibody probes.

Richard A. Young;Ronald W. Davis

2752
Citations
Genome-wide location and function of dna binding proteins

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

2716
Citations
Control of developmental regulators by Polycomb in human embryonic stem cells.

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

2703
Citations
Transcriptional regulatory code of a eukaryotic genome

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

2674
Citations
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

2508
Citations
Dissecting the regulatory circuitry of a eukaryotic genome

Frank Holstege;Richard Young

2400
Citations
Mediator and cohesin connect gene expression and chromatin architecture

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

2373
Citations
A Chromatin Landmark and Transcription Initiation at Most Promoters in Human Cells

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

2282
Citations
Mediator and cohesin connect gene expression and chromatin architecture

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

1918
Citations
Correction: Author Correction: Integrated genomic analyses of de novo pathways underlying atypical meningiomas

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

1851
Citations
Genome-wide map of nucleosome acetylation and methylation in yeast.

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

1801
Citations
Stem Cells, the Molecular Circuitry of Pluripotency and Nuclear Reprogramming

Rudolf Jaenisch;Richard Young

1774
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Thomas Look Harvard University

James E. Bradner Amgen (United States)

Nathanael S. Gray Stanford University

Rudolf Jaenisch MIT

Leonard I. Zon Harvard University

David K. Gifford MIT

Tinghu Zhang Stanford University

Phillip A. Sharp MIT

Duncan T. Odom University of Cambridge

Garrett M. Frampton Foundation Medicine

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