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Molecular Biology
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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 126 219 199 132 120 405 46049

Richard M. Schultz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard M. Schultz between 1966 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard M. Schultz published across 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2005. 14 of the 518 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2005. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 2 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 2 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 5 publications 1977: 10 publications 1978: 15 publications 1979: 13 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 11 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 12 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 17 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 19 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 11 publications
1966 2025

518 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard M. Schultz: publications per year, 1966 to 2025
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 2
1968 1
1969 0
1970 1
1971 0
1972 2
1973 1
1974 2
1975 4
1976 5
1977 10
1978 15
1979 13
1980 6
1981 5
1982 8
1983 11
1984 6
1985 5
1986 10
1987 6
1988 5
1989 8
1990 12
1991 12
1992 11
1993 8
1994 12
1995 17
1996 16
1997 17
1998 12
1999 10
2000 12
2001 7
2002 14
2003 20
2004 19
2005 22
2006 13
2007 6
2008 19
2009 14
2010 15
2011 13
2012 11
2013 8
2014 6
2015 11
2016 7
2017 7
2018 4
2019 2
2020 5
2021 2
2022 6
2023 7
2024 3
2025 11
Total 518
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Richard M. Schultz 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 M. Schultz 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, 397–406 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: 405 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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 14 405
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 M. Schultz 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 M. Schultz 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, 126–127 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: 126 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21 126
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

  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard M. Schultz is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology as well as medicine. The primary subfields include molecular biology, public health, environmental and occupational health, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, genetics, and obstetrics and gynecology.

Their work covers several main research topics such as reproductive biology and fertility, epigenetics and DNA methylation, genomics and chromatin dynamics, birth, development, and health, assisted reproductive technology and twin pregnancy, CRISPR and genetic engineering, and DNA repair mechanisms.

Recent significant publications include:

  • OBOX regulates mouse zygotic genome activation and early development (2023, Nature)
  • Chromatin remodeling in bovine embryos indicates species-specific regulation of genome activation (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Histone remodeling reflects conserved mechanisms of bovine and human preimplantation development (2023, EMBO Reports)
  • Assisted reproductive technologies induce temporally specific placental defects and the preeclampsia risk marker sFLT1 in mouse (2020, Development)
  • Embryonic microRNAs are essential for bovine preimplantation embryo development (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Frequent publication venues for Schultz include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), EMBO Reports, Nature Communications, Nucleic Acids Research, and Nature, reflecting a focus on high-impact journals in molecular biology and genetics.

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • EMBO Reports
  • Nature Communications
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Nature

Schultz collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Satoshi H. Namekawa, Eric A. Rhon-Calderón, Marisa S. Bartolomei, Mengwen Hu, and Laren Riesche.

  • Satoshi H. Namekawa
  • Eric A. Rhon-Calderón
  • Marisa S. Bartolomei
  • Mengwen Hu
  • Laren Riesche

In 1996, Schultz was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an acknowledgment within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Pseudogene-derived small interfering RNAs regulate gene expression in mouse oocytes

    Oliver H. Tam;Alexei A. Aravin;Paula Stein;Angelique Girard

  • Differential Effects of Culture on Imprinted H19 Expression in the Preimplantation Mouse Embryo

    Adam S. Doherty;Adam S. Doherty;Mellissa R.W. Mann;Kimberly D. Tremblay;Marisa S. Bartolomei

  • Regulation of transcriptional activity during the first and second cell cycles in the preimplantation mouse embryo.

    Fugaku Aoki;Diane M. Worrad;Richard M. Schultz

  • Regulation of zygotic gene activation in the mouse.

    Richard M. Schultz

  • Preimplantation development of mouse embryos in KSOM: augmentation by amino acids and analysis of gene expression.

    Yugong Ho;Karen Wigglesworth;John J. Eppig;Richard M. Schultz

  • The molecular foundations of the maternal to zygotic transition in the preimplantation embryo.

    Richard M Schultz

  • Selective reduction of dormant maternal mRNAs in mouse oocytes by RNA interference

    Petr Svoboda;Paula Stein;Harutoshi Hayashi;Richard M. Schultz

  • Critical roles for Dicer in the female germline

    Elizabeth P. Murchison;Paula Stein;Zhenyu Xuan;Hua Pan

  • Regulation of mouse oocyte meiotic maturation: Implication of a decrease in oocyte cAMP and protein dephosphorylation in commitment to resume meiosis

    Richard M. Schultz;Ruth R. Montgomery;Jeffrey R. Belanoff

  • Transcript profiling during preimplantation mouse development.

    Fanyi Zeng;Don A. Baldwin;Richard M. Schultz

  • Apoptosis during mouse blastocyst formation: evidence for a role for survival factors including transforming growth factor alpha.

    Daniel R. Brison;Richard M. Schultz

  • Egg-to-embryo transition is driven by differential responses to Ca(2+) oscillation number.

    Tom Ducibella;Daniel Huneau;Elizabeth Angelichio;Zhe Xu

  • Selective loss of imprinting in the placenta following preimplantation development in culture.

    Mellissa R. W. Mann;Susan S. Lee;Adam S. Doherty;Raluca I. Verona

  • Nuclear m6A reader YTHDC1 regulates alternative polyadenylation and splicing during mouse oocyte development.

    Seth D. Kasowitz;Jun Ma;Stephen J. Anderson;N. Adrian Leu

  • Protamine 2 Deficiency Leads to Sperm DNA Damage and Embryo Death in Mice

    Chunghee Cho;Haesook Jung-Ha;William D. Willis;Eugenia H. Goulding

  • Evidence that weakened centromere cohesion is a leading cause of age-related aneuploidy in oocytes

    Teresa Chiang;Francesca E. Duncan;Karen Schindler;Richard M. Schultz

  • Relationship between the developmental programs controlling nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation of mouse oocytes.

    John J. Eppig;Richard M. Schultz;Marilyn O'Brien;Franck Chesnel

  • Cdc25b phosphatase is required for resumption of meiosis during oocyte maturation

    A. Jeannine Lincoln;Dineli Wickramasinghe;Paula Stein;Richard M. Schultz

  • Transgenic RNAi Reveals Essential Function for CTCF in H19 Gene Imprinting

    Andrew M. Fedoriw;Paula Stein;Paula Stein;Petr Svoboda;Petr Svoboda;Richard M. Schultz;Richard M. Schultz

  • Maternal BRG1 regulates zygotic genome activation in the mouse

    Scott J. Bultman;Thomas C. Gebuhr;Thomas C. Gebuhr;Hua Pan;Petr Svoboda;Petr Svoboda

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory S. Kopf
Gregory S. Kopf University of Pennsylvania
Petr Svoboda
Petr Svoboda Czech Academy of Sciences
Marisa S. Bartolomei
Marisa S. Bartolomei University of Pennsylvania
Michael A. Lampson
Michael A. Lampson University of Pennsylvania
Paul M. Wassarman
Paul M. Wassarman Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Norman B. Hecht
Norman B. Hecht University of Pennsylvania
John J. Eppig
John J. Eppig Jackson Laboratory
Nicholas Pavlidis
Nicholas Pavlidis University of Ioannina
Keith E. Latham
Keith E. Latham Michigan State University
Gregory J. Hannon
Gregory J. Hannon University of Cambridge

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