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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 129 264 254 138 132 332 59613

Richard D. Kolodner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard D. Kolodner between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard D. Kolodner published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 1994. 3 of the 341 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 1994. 1972: 3 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 6 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 3 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 7 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 20 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 2 publications
1972 2025

341 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard D. Kolodner: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 3
1973 1
1974 1
1975 6
1976 1
1977 3
1978 2
1979 5
1980 5
1981 1
1982 1
1983 7
1984 4
1985 3
1986 4
1987 4
1988 5
1989 8
1990 4
1991 5
1992 6
1993 6
1994 20
1995 12
1996 7
1997 11
1998 13
1999 13
2000 12
2001 10
2002 13
2003 13
2004 9
2005 7
2006 14
2007 13
2008 4
2009 8
2010 11
2011 4
2012 5
2013 5
2014 10
2015 4
2016 6
2017 2
2018 6
2019 7
2020 5
2021 3
2022 5
2023 1
2024 1
2025 2
Total 341
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Richard D. Kolodner publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard D. Kolodner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 325–334 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 332 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60 332
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Richard D. Kolodner D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard D. Kolodner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 128–129 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22 129
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2000 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1996 - Charles S. Mott Prize, General Motors Cancer Research Foundation

Overview

Richard D. Kolodner is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine.

Their work spans several subfields of study, including molecular biology, pathology and forensic medicine, plant science, oncology, and genetics. Key topics in their research include DNA repair mechanisms, genetic factors in colorectal cancer, CRISPR and genetic engineering, RNA research and splicing, RNA modifications and cancer, plant genetic and mutation studies, and BRCA gene mutations in cancer.

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by Kolodner are the following:

  • Tumour predisposition and cancer syndromes as models to study gene-environment interactions, 2020, Nature reviews. Cancer
  • FEN1 endonuclease as a therapeutic target for human cancers with defects in homologous recombination, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Ligation of newly replicated DNA controls the timing of DNA mismatch repair, 2021, Current Biology
  • Rad27 and Exo1 function in different excision pathways for mismatch repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Mechanisms underlying genome instability mediated by formation of foldback inversions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, 2020, eLife

Their frequent co-authors include Christopher D. Putnam, Bin-Zhong Li, Felipe A. Calil, Kendall A. Torres, and Matthew L. DuPrie.

Publication venues with multiple contributions from Kolodner consist of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature reviews. Cancer, Current Biology, Nature Communications, and eLife.

Richard D. Kolodner's research contributions have been recognized by various professional societies. Their awards include membership in the National Academy of Sciences (2000), fellowship in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2008), membership in the National Academy of Medicine (2013), and the Charles S. Mott Prize from the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation in 1996.

Best Publications

  • The human mutator gene homolog MSH2 and its association with hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer.

    Richard Fishel;Mary Kay Lescoe;M.R.S. Rao;Neal G. Copeland

  • Mutation in the DNA mismatch repair gene homologue hMLH 1 is associated with hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer

    Bronner Ce;Baker Sm;Morrison Pt;Warren G

  • Incidence and functional consequences of hMLH1 promoter hypermethylation in colorectal carcinoma

    James G. Herman;Asad Umar;Kornelia Polyak;Jeremy R. Graff

  • Mutation of a new gene encoding a putative pyrin-like protein causes familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome and Muckle–Wells syndrome

    Hal M. Hoffman;James L. Mueller;David H. Broide;Alan A. Wanderer

  • Methylation of the hMLH1 Promoter Correlates with Lack of Expression of hMLH1 in Sporadic Colon Tumors and Mismatch Repair-defective Human Tumor Cell Lines

    Kane Mf;Loda M;Gaida Gm;Lipman J

  • α-Synuclein Blocks ER-Golgi Traffic and Rab1 Rescues Neuron Loss in Parkinson's Models

    Antony A. Cooper;Aaron D. Gitler;Anil Cashikar;Cole M. Haynes

  • Eukaryotic DNA mismatch repair.

    Richard D Kolodner;Gerald T Marsischky

  • Saccharomyces Ku70, Mre11/Rad50, and RPA Proteins Regulate Adaptation to G2/M Arrest after DNA Damage

    Sang Eun Lee;J.Kent Moore;Allyson Holmes;Keiko Umezu

  • The evolution of genes: the chicken preproinsulin gene

    Francine Perler;Argiris Efstratiadis;Peter Lomedico;Walter Gilbert

  • Biochemistry and genetics of eukaryotic mismatch repair.

    R Kolodner

  • hMSH2 forms specific mispair-binding complexes with hMSH3 and hMSH6

    Samir Acharya;Teresa Wilson;Scott Gradia;Michael F. Kane

  • Meiotic Pachytene Arrest in MLH1-Deficient Mice

    Winfried Edelmann;Paula E Cohen;Michael Kane;Kirkland Lau

  • Redundancy of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MSH3 and MSH6 in MSH2-dependent mismatch repair.

    Gerald T. Marsischky;Nicole Filosi;Michael F. Kane;Richard Kolodner

  • Maintenance of genome stability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Richard D. Kolodner;Christopher D. Putnam;Kyungjae Myung

  • The structure and evolution of the two nonallelic rat preproinsulin genes

    Peter Lomedico;Nadia Rosenthal;Argiris Efstratiadis;Walter Gilbert

  • Identification and characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae EXO1, a gene encoding an exonuclease that interacts with MSH2

    Daniel X. Tishkoff;Adrienne L. Boerger;Pascale Bertrand;Nicole Filosi

  • Rewiring of genetic networks in response to DNA damage

    Sourav Bandyopadhyay;Monika Mehta;Dwight Kuo;Min Kyung Sung

  • MutS homolog 4 localization to meiotic chromosomes is required for chromosome pairing during meiosis in male and female mice

    Burkhard Kneitz;Paula E. Cohen;Elena Avdievich;Liyin Zhu

  • A Novel Mutation Avoidance Mechanism Dependent on S. cerevisiae RAD27 Is Distinct from DNA Mismatch Repair

    Daniel X. Tishkoff;Nicole Filosi;Gretchen M. Gaida;Richard D. Kolodner

  • Gross chromosomal rearrangements in Saccharomyces cerevisiae replication and recombination defective mutants.

    Clark Chen;Richard D. Kolodner

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher D. Putnam
Christopher D. Putnam University of California, San Diego
Huilin Zhou
Huilin Zhou University of California, San Diego
Winfried Edelmann
Winfried Edelmann Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Raju Kucherlapati
Raju Kucherlapati Harvard University
Judy Garber
Judy Garber Harvard University
Arshad Desai
Arshad Desai University of California, San Diego
Kyungjae Myung
Kyungjae Myung Institute for Basic Science
Wolf Dietrich Heyer
Wolf Dietrich Heyer University of California, Davis
Arlen W. Johnson
Arlen W. Johnson The University of Texas at Austin
Hal M. Hoffman
Hal M. Hoffman University of California, San Diego

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