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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 66 1600 1429 808 708 124 24637

Richard Baer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard Baer between 1980 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard Baer published across 45 years, from 1980 to 2024, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 1994. 8 of the 132 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 1994. 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 7 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 3 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 4 publications
1980 2024

132 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard Baer: publications per year, 1980 to 2024
Year Publications
1980 2
1981 3
1982 1
1983 2
1984 3
1985 2
1986 5
1987 6
1988 2
1989 2
1990 4
1991 3
1992 2
1993 2
1994 9
1995 4
1996 3
1997 2
1998 6
1999 0
2000 3
2001 4
2002 2
2003 5
2004 1
2005 2
2006 1
2007 7
2008 4
2009 1
2010 1
2011 2
2012 4
2013 6
2014 2
2015 2
2016 4
2017 2
2018 2
2019 1
2020 3
2021 2
2022 0
2023 4
2024 4
Total 132
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Richard Baer 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 Baer 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, 117–126 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: 124 publications — 24th percentile

24% 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
117–126 177 124
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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Richard Baer 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 Baer 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, 66–67 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: 66 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% 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 66
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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Overview

Richard Baer is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

Their work spans various subfields including molecular biology, oncology, cancer research, electrical and electronic engineering, and immunology. The main topics covered by their research include DNA repair mechanisms, CRISPR and genetic engineering, PARP inhibition in cancer therapy, cancer-related molecular pathways, chromatin remodeling and cancer, peptidase inhibition and analysis, and integrated circuits and semiconductor failure analysis.

Baer has published in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cell Reports
  • Molecular Cell
  • Cell
  • Nature Communications

Their recent papers highlight investigations into molecular and cellular processes related to cancer and genome stability. These include:

  • REV1-Polζ maintains the viability of homologous recombination-deficient cancer cells through mutagenic repair of PRIMPOL-dependent ssDNA gaps, 2021, Molecular Cell
  • SMARCAL1 is a dual regulator of innate immune signaling and PD-L1 expression that promotes tumor immune evasion, 2024, Cell
  • Targeting USP2 regulation of VPRBP-mediated degradation of p53 and PD-L1 for cancer therapy, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Inactive PARP1 causes embryonic lethality and genome instability in a dominant-negative manner, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • CtIP-mediated DNA resection is dispensable for IgH class switch recombination by alternative end-joining, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent collaborators in research include Alberto Ciccia, Shan Zha, Angelo Taglialatela, Foon Wu-Baer, and Zhengping Shao, indicating a consistent multidisciplinary research network.

Best Publications

  • Ferroptosis as a p53-mediated activity during tumour suppression

    Le Jiang;Ning Kon;Tongyuan Li;Shang–Jui Wang

  • DNA sequence and expression of the B95-8 Epstein—Barr virus genome

    R. Baer;R. Baer;A. T. Bankier;M. D. Biggin;P. L. Deininger

  • Human CtIP promotes DNA end resection

    Alessandro A. Sartori;Claudia Lukas;Julia Coates;Martin Mistrik

  • Mono- Versus Polyubiquitination: Differential Control of p53 Fate by Mdm2

    Muyang Li;Christopher L. Brooks;Foon Wu-Baer;Delin Chen

  • Tumor Suppression in the Absence of p53-Mediated Cell-Cycle Arrest, Apoptosis, and Senescence

    Tongyuan Li;Ning Kon;Le Jiang;Minjia Tan

  • Identification of a RING protein that can interact in vivo with the BRCA1 gene product.

    Leeju C. Wu;Zhuo Wei Wang;Julia Tsou Tsan;Monique A. Spillman

  • The C-terminal (BRCT) Domains of BRCA1 Interact in Vivo with CtIP, a Protein Implicated in the CtBP Pathway of Transcriptional Repression

    Xin Yu;Leeju C. Wu;Anne M. Bowcock;Ami Aronheim

  • Site-specific recombination of the tal-1 gene is a common occurrence in human T cell leukemia.

    Lamorna Brown;Jiin Tsuey Cheng;Qi Chen;Michael J. Siciliano

  • Diversity and rearrangement of the human T cell rearranging γ genes: nine germ-line variable genes belonging to two subgroups

    M.-P. LeFranc;A. Forster;R. Baer;M.A. Stinson

  • A forward chemical genetic screen reveals an inhibitor of the Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 complex

    Aude Dupré;Louise Boyer-Chatenet;Louise Boyer-Chatenet;Rose M Sattler;Ami P Modi

  • The tal gene undergoes chromosome translocation in T cell leukemia and potentially encodes a helix-loop-helix protein.

    Q. Chen;J.T. Cheng;L.H. Tasi;N. Schneider

  • The BRCA1/BARD1 Heterodimer Assembles Polyubiquitin Chains through an Unconventional Linkage Involving Lysine Residue K6 of Ubiquitin

    Foon Wu-Baer;Karen Lagrazon;Wei Yuan;Richard Baer

  • The BRCA1/BARD1 heterodimer, a tumor suppressor complex with ubiquitin E3 ligase activity.

    Richard Baer;Thomas Ludwig

  • DNA double-strand break repair pathway choice and cancer.

    Tomas Aparicio;Richard Baer;Jean Gautier

  • Altered nucleotide sequences of a translocated c-myc gene in Burkitt lymphoma.

    T. H. Rabbitts;P. H. Hamlyn;R. Baer

  • Specific in vivo association between the bHLH and LIM proteins implicated in human T cell leukemia.

    Isobel Wadman;Jinxing Li;Robert O. Bash;Alan Forster

  • Protein dimerization between Lmo2 (Rbtn2) and Tal1 alters thymocyte development and potentiates T cell tumorigenesis in transgenic mice.

    R. C. Larson;I. Lavenir;T. A. Larson;R. Baer

  • BRCA1 functions independently of homologous recombination in DNA interstrand crosslink repair.

    Samuel F. Bunting;Elsa Callén;Marina L. Kozak;Jung Min Kim

  • The LIM protein RBTN2 and the basic helix-loop-helix protein TAL1 are present in a complex in erythroid cells

    V E Valge-Archer;H Osada;A J Warren;A Forster

  • BRCA1 ubiquitinates its phosphorylation-dependent binding partner CtIP.

    Xiaochun Yu;Shuang Fu;Maoyi Lai;Richard Baer

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Ludwig
Thomas Ludwig Columbia University
Jean Gautier
Jean Gautier Columbia University
Maria Jasin
Maria Jasin Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Melanie H. Cobb
Melanie H. Cobb The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Anne M. Bowcock
Anne M. Bowcock Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Wei Gu
Wei Gu Columbia University
André Nussenzweig
André Nussenzweig National Institutes of Health
William M. Crist
William M. Crist University of Oklahoma
Max E. Gottesman
Max E. Gottesman Columbia University Medical Center
Tanya T. Paull
Tanya T. Paull The University of Texas at Austin

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