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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 46 2777 2518 101 83 72 13744

Richard Breathnach publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard Breathnach between 1977 and 2019, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard Breathnach published across 43 years, from 1977 to 2019, averaging 1.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 1995. 1 of the 81 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2019. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 7. Peak 7 publications in 1995. 1977: 3 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 5 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 4 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 0 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 0 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication
1977 2019

81 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard Breathnach: publications per year, 1977 to 2019
Year Publications
1977 3
1978 3
1979 5
1980 2
1981 3
1982 3
1983 1
1984 5
1985 3
1986 2
1987 1
1988 4
1989 2
1990 1
1991 4
1992 1
1993 4
1994 2
1995 7
1996 2
1997 4
1998 1
1999 1
2000 3
2001 2
2002 0
2003 2
2004 1
2005 2
2006 1
2007 1
2008 0
2009 0
2010 1
2011 0
2012 1
2013 0
2014 1
2015 0
2016 0
2017 1
2018 0
2019 1
Total 81
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Richard Breathnach 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 Breathnach 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, 67–76 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: 72 publications — 2nd percentile

2% 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 72
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
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Richard Breathnach 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 Breathnach 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, 46–47 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: 46 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% 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 46
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Richard Breathnach is affiliated with Inserm, the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale in France. Their research career is primarily linked to this French national institute dedicated to health and medical research.

Among recognitions, Richard Breathnach is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), reflecting a professional standing within the molecular biology community.

The scientist's contributions do not specify particular publications or co-authors in the provided data. Similarly, there is no detailed information on fields or subfields of study, or specific topics of work covered by their research. Additionally, no data on recent papers, publication venues, or book publications is available.

The information available focuses on institutional affiliation and an individual award membership, positioning Richard Breathnach within the European biomedical research framework.

Best Publications

  • Ovalbumin gene: evidence for a leader sequence in mRNA and DNA sequences at the exon-intron boundaries.

    R Breathnach;C Benoist;K O'Hare;F Gannon

  • The ovalbumin gene - sequence of putative control regions

    C. Benoist;K. O'Hare;R. Breathnach;Pierre Chambon

  • Cloning of cDNA sequences of hormone-regulated genes from the MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line.

    P Masiakowski;R Breathnach;J Bloch;F Gannon

  • Key implication of CD277/butyrophilin-3 (BTN3A) in cellular stress sensing by a major human γδ T-cell subset

    Christelle Harly;Christelle Harly;Christelle Harly;Yves Guillaume;Steven Nedellec;Steven Nedellec;Steven Nedellec;Cassie-Marie Peigné;Cassie-Marie Peigné;Cassie-Marie Peigné

  • Ovalbumin gene is split in chicken DNA

    R. Breathnach;J. L. Mandel;P. Chambon

  • Transformation of mouse fibroblasts to methotrexate resistance by a recombinant plasmid expressing a prokaryotic dihydrofolate reductase.

    K O'Hare;C Benoist;R Breathnach

  • The intracellular B30.2 domain of butyrophilin 3A1 binds phosphoantigens to mediate activation of human Vγ9Vδ2 T cells.

    Andrew Sandstrom;Cassie Marie Peigné;Alexandra Léger;Alexandra Léger;Alexandra Léger;James E. Crooks

  • The collagenase gene family in humans consists of at least four members.

    D Muller;B Quantin;M C Gesnel;R Millon-Collard

  • Isolation of the oncogene and epidermal growth factor-induced transin gene: complex control in rat fibroblasts

    L M Matrisian;P Leroy;C Ruhlmann;M C Gesnel

  • Sequence of the pS2 mRNA induced by estrogen in the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7

    Sonia B. Jakowlew;Richard Breathnach;Jean-Marc Jeltsch;Piotr Masiakowski

  • Organisation and sequences at the 5′ end of a cloned complete ovalbumin gene

    F. Gannon;K. O'Hare;F. Perrin;J. P. LePennec

  • Epidermal growth factor stimulates transcription of the c-jun proto-oncogene in rat fibroblasts

    Béatrice Quantin;Richard Breathnach

  • The mRNA coding for the secreted protease transin is expressed more abundantly in malignant than in benign tumors.

    L M Matrisian;G T Bowden;P Krieg;G Fürstenberger

  • hnRNP A1 recruited to an exon in vivo can function as an exon splicing silencer.

    Fabienne Del Gatto-Konczak;Michelle Olive;Marie-Claude Gesnel;Richard Breathnach

  • Expression of metalloproteinase genes in human prostate cancer.

    M. Siadat Pajouh;R. B. Nagle;R. Breathnach;J. S. Finch

  • Identification of the ron gene product as the receptor for the human macrophage stimulating protein.

    Ming-Hai Wang;Christophe Ronsin;Marie-Claude Gesnel;Lionel Coupey

  • Pump-1 cDNA codes for a protein with characteristics similar to those of classical collagenase family members.

    Beatrice Quantin;Gillian Murphy;Richard Breathnach

  • The RNA-binding protein TIA-1 is a novel mammalian splicing regulator acting through intron sequences adjacent to a 5' splice site.

    Fabienne Del Gatto-Konczak;Cyril F. Bourgeois;Caroline Le Guiner;Liliane Kister

  • T Cell Response to Epstein-Barr Virus Transactivators in Chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis

    E Scotet;J David-Ameline;M A Peyrat;A Moreau-Aubry

  • Structure-function relationships in the collagenase family member transin.

    R Sanchez-Lopez;R Nicholson;M C Gesnel;L M Matrisian

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Chambon
Pierre Chambon Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Marc Bonneville
Marc Bonneville Institut Mérieux (France)
Christophe Benoist
Christophe Benoist Harvard University
Emmanuel Scotet
Emmanuel Scotet University of Nantes
Frank Gannon
Frank Gannon QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Lynn M. Matrisian
Lynn M. Matrisian Vanderbilt University
Jean-Louis Mandel
Jean-Louis Mandel Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Andrée Krust
Andrée Krust Collège de France
Francine Jotereau
Francine Jotereau University of Nantes
Gillian Murphy
Gillian Murphy University of Cambridge

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