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Richard C. Scarpulla

Richard C. Scarpulla

Northwestern University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 50 2525 2278 1244 1112 74 23720

Richard C. Scarpulla publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard C. Scarpulla between 1976 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard C. Scarpulla published across 45 years, from 1976 to 2020, averaging 1.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 6 publications in 1990. 1 of the 77 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 6. Peak 6 publications in 1990. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 4 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication
1976 2020

77 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard C. Scarpulla: publications per year, 1976 to 2020
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 1
1978 2
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 4
1983 1
1984 1
1985 1
1986 3
1987 0
1988 3
1989 2
1990 6
1991 2
1992 1
1993 2
1994 2
1995 2
1996 3
1997 4
1998 0
1999 3
2000 3
2001 2
2002 2
2003 0
2004 3
2005 2
2006 2
2007 0
2008 3
2009 2
2010 0
2011 3
2012 4
2013 1
2014 0
2015 0
2016 2
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 1
Total 77
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Richard C. Scarpulla 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 C. Scarpulla 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: 74 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 74
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 C. Scarpulla 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 C. Scarpulla 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: 50 D-Index — 18th percentile

18% 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 50
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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Overview

Richard C. Scarpulla is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these broader areas, they focus on subfields such as Immunology, Cancer Research, and Oncology.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • NF-κB Signaling Pathways
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions

One recent publication authored by Scarpulla is titled "The regulatory role of PGC1α-related coactivator in response to drug-induced liver injury," published in 2020 in the journal FASEB BioAdvances.

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Marcin Buler
  • Thomas Naessens
  • Johan Mattsson
  • Yannick Morias
  • Magnus Söderberg

In terms of research dissemination, FASEB BioAdvances is among the known venues where Scarpulla has published work.

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms Controlling Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Respiration through the Thermogenic Coactivator PGC-1

    Zhidan Wu;Pere Puigserver;Ulf Andersson;Chenyu Zhang

  • Transcriptional Paradigms in Mammalian Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Function

    Richard C. Scarpulla

  • Metabolic control of mitochondrial biogenesis through the PGC-1 family regulatory network.

    Richard C. Scarpulla

  • Transcriptional regulatory circuits controlling mitochondrial biogenesis and function

    Daniel P. Kelly;Richard C. Scarpulla

  • Activation of the human mitochondrial transcription factor A gene by nuclear respiratory factors: a potential regulatory link between nuclear and mitochondrial gene expression in organelle biogenesis.

    Joseph V. Virbasius;Richard C. Scarpulla

  • Oxygen sensing requires mitochondrial ROS but not oxidative phosphorylation

    Joslyn K. Brunelle;Eric L. Bell;Nancy M. Quesada;Kristel Vercauteren

  • Nuclear activators and coactivators in mammalian mitochondrial biogenesis

    Richard C Scarpulla

  • Control of Mitochondrial Transcription Specificity Factors (TFB1M and TFB2M) by Nuclear Respiratory Factors (NRF-1 and NRF-2) and PGC-1 Family Coactivators

    Natalie Gleyzer;Kristel Vercauteren;Richard C. Scarpulla

  • Transcriptional integration of mitochondrial biogenesis.

    Richard C. Scarpulla;Rick B. Vega;Daniel P. Kelly

  • Nuclear control of respiratory gene expression in mammalian cells.

    Richard C. Scarpulla

  • NRF-1: a trans-activator of nuclear-encoded respiratory genes in animal cells.

    Mark J. Evans;Richard Scarpulla

  • Pgc-1-related coactivator, a novel, serum-inducible coactivator of nuclear respiratory factor 1-dependent transcription in mammalian cells.

    Ulf Andersson;Richard C. Scarpulla

  • Nuclear Control of Respiratory Chain Expression by Nuclear Respiratory Factors and PGC-1-Related Coactivator

    Richard C. Scarpulla

  • Transcriptional activators and coactivators in the nuclear control of mitochondrial function in mammalian cells.

    Richard C. Scarpulla

  • NRF-1, an activator involved in nuclear-mitochondrial interactions, utilizes a new DNA-binding domain conserved in a family of developmental regulators.

    C.-M. A. Virbasius;J. V. Virbasius;R. C. Scarpulla

  • A Common Set of Gene Regulatory Networks Links Metabolism and Growth Inhibition

    Hugh Cam;Egle Balciunaite;Alexandre Blais;Alexander Spektor

  • NUCLEAR CONTROL OF RESPIRATORY CHAIN EXPRESSION IN MAMMALIAN CELLS

    Richard C. Scarpulla

  • Interaction of nuclear factors with multiple sites in the somatic cytochrome c promoter. Characterization of upstream NRF-1, ATF, and intron Sp1 recognition sequences.

    M J Evans;R C Scarpulla

  • Identity of GABP with NRF-2, a multisubunit activator of cytochrome oxidase expression, reveals a cellular role for an ETS domain activator of viral promoters

    J. V. Virbasius;C.-M. A. Virbasius;R. C. Scarpulla

  • Mitochondrial DNA Instability and Peri-Implantation Lethality Associated with Targeted Disruption of Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1 in Mice

    Lei Huo;Richard C. Scarpulla

Frequent Co-Authors

Ray Wu
Ray Wu Cornell University
Daniel P. Kelly
Daniel P. Kelly University of Pennsylvania
Yang Xia
Yang Xia The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Pere Puigserver
Pere Puigserver Harvard University
Bradford B. Lowell
Bradford B. Lowell Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Valeria Tiranti
Valeria Tiranti Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Chung-I Wu
Chung-I Wu Sun Yat-sen University
Vamsi K. Mootha
Vamsi K. Mootha Harvard Medical School
Wen-Hsiung Li
Wen-Hsiung Li Academia Sinica
Massimo Zeviani
Massimo Zeviani University of Padua

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