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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 119 265 244 154 141 537 61343
Biology and Biochemistry 125 504 452 320 281 659 66509

Richard D. Cummings publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard D. Cummings between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard D. Cummings published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 15.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2020. 51 of the 758 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2020. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 19 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 20 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 20 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 36 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 28 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 38 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 45 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 43 publications 2023: 37 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 27 publications
1978 2025

758 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard D. Cummings: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 2
1980 1
1981 0
1982 6
1983 2
1984 1
1985 2
1986 0
1987 5
1988 9
1989 6
1990 7
1991 6
1992 11
1993 8
1994 10
1995 13
1996 19
1997 17
1998 14
1999 20
2000 9
2001 5
2002 20
2003 12
2004 7
2005 10
2006 11
2007 15
2008 25
2009 36
2010 20
2011 17
2012 28
2013 26
2014 38
2015 30
2016 25
2017 22
2018 13
2019 31
2020 45
2021 22
2022 43
2023 37
2024 24
2025 27
Total 758
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Richard D. Cummings publications per year - data summary

  • Richard D. Cummings, a Molecular Biology scholar from Harvard Medical School, has 758 publications recorded across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1978 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2020, with 45 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1978, 1980 and 1984, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 48 years in the span carry no publications at all (1981 and 1986).
  • The rate of publication averages 15.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 16.5 per year counting only the 46 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 153 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1978-1993: 67 publications (4.2 per year); 1994-2009: 243 publications (15.2 per year); 2010-2025: 448 publications (28.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Richard D. Cummings 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 D. Cummings 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: 537 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 6 537
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Richard D. Cummings publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 47–56 to 564+ publications.
  • Richard D. Cummings, a Molecular Biology scholar from Harvard Medical School, records 537 publications - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Richard D. Cummings, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 177–186 publications range, and Richard D. Cummings ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 117–126 publications, holding 177 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 53% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 177–186 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 564 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Richard D. Cummings 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 D. Cummings 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, 118–119 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: 119 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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 23 119
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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Richard D. Cummings D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 40–41 to 145+ D-Index.
  • Richard D. Cummings, a Molecular Biology scholar from Harvard Medical School, records 119 D-Index - the 92nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 92% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Richard D. Cummings, and about 8% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Richard D. Cummings ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 64–65 D-Index, holding 131 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 66–67 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard D. Cummings is affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions also in medicine and immunology and microbiology. Their work delves into subfields such as molecular biology, immunology, organic chemistry, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and oncology.

Their research topics cover a broad scope, focusing extensively on glycosylation and glycoproteins research, galectins and cancer biology, and carbohydrate chemistry and synthesis. Additional areas of study include monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research, toxin mechanisms and immunotoxins, and signaling pathways in disease.

They have coauthored numerous publications with several frequent collaborators, including Jamie Heimburg-Molinaro, Sean R. Stowell, Yasuyuki Matsumoto, Akul Y. Mehta, and Sylvain Lehoux.

Richard D. Cummings has published extensively in various scientific venues. Notable frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Glycobiology
  • Methods in molecular biology
  • Scientific Reports
  • The FASEB Journal

Among recent significant papers are:

  • A Useful Guide to Lectin Binding: Machine-Learning Directed Annotation of 57 Unique Lectin Specificities, 2022, ACS Chemical Biology
  • Intestinal epithelial glycosylation in homeostasis and gut microbiota interactions in IBD, 2020, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • PDX-derived organoids model in vivo drug response and secrete biomarkers, 2020, JCI Insight
  • SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Interacts with Multiple Innate Immune Receptors, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain preferentially recognizes blood group A, 2021, Blood Advances

Richard D. Cummings has also contributed to book publications, including a title titled "Galectins," published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2022.

They have been recognized with the award of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Essentials of Glycobiology [Internet]

    Ajit Varki;Richard D Cummings;Jeffrey D Esko;Pamela Stanley

  • Essentials of Glycobiology

    Ajit Varki;Richard D Cummings;Jeffrey D Esko;Hudson H Freeze

  • Galectins: a family of animal beta-galactoside-binding lectins.

    Samuel H. Barondes;Vincent Castronovo;Douglas N W Cooper;Richard D. Cummings

  • Printed covalent glycan array for ligand profiling of diverse glycan binding proteins

    Ola Blixt;Steve Head;Tony Mondala;Christopher Scanlan

  • P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 mediates rolling of human neutrophils on P-selectin.

    K L Moore;K D Patel;R E Bruehl;F Li

  • Symbol Nomenclature for Graphical Representations of Glycans.

    Ajit Varki;Richard D. Cummings;Markus Aebi;Nicole H. Packer

  • Platensimycin is a selective FabF inhibitor with potent antibiotic properties

    Jun Wang;Stephen M. Soisson;Katherine Young;Wesley Shoop;Wesley Shoop

  • Leukocyte trafficking mediated by selectin-carbohydrate interactions.

    Rodger P. McEver;Kevin L. Moore;Richard D. Cummings

  • Perspectives series: cell adhesion in vascular biology. Role of PSGL-1 binding to selectins in leukocyte recruitment.

    R P McEver;R D Cummings

  • Protein Glycosylation in Cancer

    Sean R. Stowell;Tongzhong Ju;Richard D. Cummings

  • Characterization of the structural determinants required for the high affinity interaction of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides with immobilized Phaseolus vulgaris leukoagglutinating and erythroagglutinating lectins.

    R D Cummings;S Kornfeld

  • Role of PSGL-1 binding to selectins in leukocyte recruitment.

    McEver Rp;Cummings Rd

  • Fractionation of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides by serial lectin-Agarose affinity chromatography. A rapid, sensitive, and specific technique.

    R D Cummings;S Kornfeld

  • Identification of a specific glycoprotein ligand for P-selectin (CD62) on myeloid cells.

    K L Moore;N L Stults;S Diaz;D F Smith

  • The immobilized leukoagglutinin from the seeds of Maackia amurensis binds with high affinity to complex-type Asn-linked oligosaccharides containing terminal sialic acid-linked alpha-2,3 to penultimate galactose residues.

    Wei-Chun Wang;R. D. Cummings

  • The repertoire of glycan determinants in the human glycome

    Richard D. Cummings

  • A unique molecular chaperone Cosmc required for activity of the mammalian core 1 β3-galactosyltransferase

    Tongzhong Ju;Richard D. Cummings

  • Galectin-1, -2, and -3 Exhibit Differential Recognition of Sialylated Glycans and Blood Group Antigens

    Sean R. Stowell;Connie M. Arthur;Padmaja Mehta;Kristen A. Slanina

  • Biosynthesis of N- and O-linked oligosaccharides of the low density lipoprotein receptor.

    R. D. Cummings;S. Kornfeld;W. J. Schneider;K. K. Hobgood

  • Post-translational Modifications of Recombinant P-selectin Glycoprotein Ligand-1 Required for Binding to P- and E-selectin

    Fugang Li;Patricia P. Wilkins;Suzanne Crawley;Jasminder Weinstein

Frequent Co-Authors

David F. Smith
David F. Smith Emory University
Rodger P. McEver
Rodger P. McEver Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Irma van Die
Irma van Die VU University Medical Center
Kelley W. Moremen
Kelley W. Moremen University of Georgia
Ajit Varki
Ajit Varki University of California, San Diego
Jeffrey D. Esko
Jeffrey D. Esko University of California, San Diego
Gerald W. Hart
Gerald W. Hart University of Georgia
Pamela Stanley
Pamela Stanley Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hudson H. Freeze
Hudson H. Freeze Discovery Institute
John J. Kopchick
John J. Kopchick Ohio University

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