2026 Richard W. Carthew: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	61	1876	1685	933	823	130	27583

Richard W. Carthew 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 W. Carthew sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 130 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Richard W. Carthew 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 W. Carthew sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Richard W. Carthew is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily encompasses the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a concentration on molecular and cellular mechanisms.

Their work extends into several subfields, including:

Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Geometry and Topology
Biophysics

Key topics explored in their research consist of:

Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Morphological variations and asymmetry

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Richard W. Carthew include:

"MicroRNA-mediated regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism," 2021, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
"Gene Regulation and Cellular Metabolism: An Essential Partnership," 2020, Trends in Genetics
"The effector mechanism of siRNA spherical nucleic acids," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Global constraints within the developmental program of the Drosophila wing," 2021, eLife
"Invading viral DNA triggers dsRNA synthesis by RNA polymerase II to activate antiviral RNA interference in Drosophila," 2022, Cell Reports

The scientist maintains frequent collaborations with several researchers, including:

Madhav Mani
Vasyl Alba
James E. Carthew
Kevin G. Nyberg
Joseph Q. Nguyen

Publication venues where their work frequently appears include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
eLife
Development
arXiv (Cornell University)
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Best Publications

Origins and Mechanisms of miRNAs and siRNAs

Richard W. Carthew;Erik J. Sontheimer

6033
Citations
Use of dsRNA-Mediated Genetic Interference to Demonstrate that frizzled and frizzled 2 Act in the Wingless Pathway

Jason R Kennerdell;Richard W Carthew

1753
Citations
Distinct roles for Drosophila Dicer-1 and Dicer-2 in the siRNA/miRNA silencing pathways.

Young Sik Lee;Kenji Nakahara;John W Pham;Kevin Kim

1689
Citations
An RNA polymerase II transcription factor binds to an upstream element in the adenovirus major late promoter

Richard W. Carthew;Lewis A. Chodosh;Lewis A. Chodosh;Phillip A. Sharp

915
Citations
Human CCAAT-binding proteins have heterologous subunits

Lewis A. Chodosh;Lewis A. Chodosh;Albert S. Baldwin;Richard W. Carthew;Phillip A. Sharp

885
Citations
RNA interference directs innate immunity against viruses in adult Drosophila.

Xiao Hong Wang;Roghiyh Aliyari;Wan Xiang Li;Hong Wei Li

875
Citations
Stem cell division is regulated by the microRNA pathway.

S. D. Hatfield;H. R. Shcherbata;K. A. Fischer;K. Nakahara

864
Citations
Heritable gene silencing in Drosophila using double-stranded RNA.

Jason R. Kennerdell;Richard W. Carthew

846
Citations
A MicroRNA Imparts Robustness against Environmental Fluctuation during Development

Xin Li;Justin J. Cassidy;Catherine A. Reinke;Stephen Fischboeck

657
Citations
Gene regulation by microRNAs.

Richard W Carthew

654
Citations
A Dicer-2-Dependent 80S Complex Cleaves Targeted mRNAs during RNAi in Drosophila

John W Pham;Janice L Pellino;Young Sik Lee;Richard W Carthew

581
Citations
A single polypeptide possesses the binding and transcription activities of the adenovirus major late transcription factor.

L A Chodosh;R W Carthew;P A Sharp

532
Citations
Making a better RNAi vector for Drosophila: use of intron spacers.

Young Sik Lee;Richard W. Carthew

529
Citations
Gene silencing by double-stranded RNA.

Richard W Carthew

512
Citations
A microRNA Mediates EGF Receptor Signaling and Promotes Photoreceptor Differentiation in the Drosophila Eye

Xin Li;Richard W. Carthew

508
Citations
Surface mechanics mediate pattern formation in the developing retina

Takashi Hayashi;Takashi Hayashi;Richard W. Carthew

472
Citations
seven in absentia, a gene required for specification of R7 cell fate in the Drosophila eye.

Richard W. Carthew;Gerald M. Rubin

435
Citations
Genome-wide survey of protein kinases required for cell cycle progression.

M. Bettencourt-Dias;R. Giet;R. Giet;R. Sinka;A. Mazumdar

416
Citations
Silencing by small RNAs is linked to endosomal trafficking

Young Sik Lee;Sigal Pressman;Arlise P. Andress;Kevin Kim

390
Citations
Silence from within: Endogenous siRNAs and miRNAs

Erik J. Sontheimer;Richard W. Carthew

364
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sascha Hilgenfeldt University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Chung-I Wu Sun Yat-sen University

Erik J. Sontheimer University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Gerald M. Rubin Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Phillip A. Sharp MIT

Kevin P. White National University of Singapore

Aggelos K. Katsaggelos Northwestern University

Johan A. Hellebust University of Toronto

Hugo J. Bellen Baylor College of Medicine

Chad A. Mirkin Northwestern University

External Links

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