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Robert L. Sinsheimer

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 67 1584 798 184 13823

Robert L. Sinsheimer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert L. Sinsheimer between 1951 and 2017, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert L. Sinsheimer published across 67 years, from 1951 to 2017, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 1967. 2 of the 228 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1951 to 2017. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 1967. 1951: 1 publication 1952: 2 publications 1953: 1 publication 1954: 4 publications 1955: 1 publication 1956: 1 publication 1957: 2 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 6 publications 1960: 3 publications 1961: 1 publication 1962: 4 publications 1963: 9 publications 1964: 8 publications 1965: 11 publications 1966: 4 publications 1967: 21 publications 1968: 19 publications 1969: 14 publications 1970: 12 publications 1971: 13 publications 1972: 6 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 14 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 12 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 7 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication
1951 2017

228 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert L. Sinsheimer: publications per year, 1951 to 2017
Year Publications
1951 1
1952 2
1953 1
1954 4
1955 1
1956 1
1957 2
1958 0
1959 6
1960 3
1961 1
1962 4
1963 9
1964 8
1965 11
1966 4
1967 21
1968 19
1969 14
1970 12
1971 13
1972 6
1973 2
1974 14
1975 4
1976 12
1977 5
1978 7
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 1
1985 0
1986 1
1987 2
1988 0
1989 0
1990 2
1991 4
1992 0
1993 3
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 8
2002 1
2003 1
2004 3
2005 0
2006 2
2007 1
2008 2
2009 0
2010 0
2011 1
2012 1
2013 0
2014 0
2015 1
2016 1
2017 1
Total 228
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Robert L. Sinsheimer 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 Robert L. Sinsheimer 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, 177–186 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: 184 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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
177–186 110 184
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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Robert L. Sinsheimer 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 Robert L. Sinsheimer 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, 66–67 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: 67 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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 67
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1974 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1967 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1960 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert L. Sinsheimer was affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to scientific research and academic knowledge, holding memberships in prominent scientific organizations.

Sinsheimer was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1967. They also became a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 1974, reflecting contributions spanning biological and medical sciences. In 1960, Sinsheimer was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), indicating engagement with broader scientific advancement communities.

Although specific details about research papers, co-authors, publication venues, and topics of study are not provided here, their longstanding affiliation with a major research institution like the California Institute of Technology suggests involvement in advanced scientific inquiry during their career.

The scientist is deceased, and the available information focuses primarily on professional recognitions rather than detailed documentation of publications or research fields.

Best Publications

  • A single-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid from bacteriophage φX174

    Robert L. Sinsheimer

  • An essential role for DNA adenine methylation in bacterial virulence.

    Douglas M. Heithoff;Robert L. Sinsheimer;David A. Low;Michael J. Mahan

  • Purification and properties of bacteriophage MS2 and of its ribonucleic acid.

    James H. Strauss;Robert L. Sinsheimer

  • The process of infection with bacteriophage φX174

    Robert L. Sinsheimer;Barbra Starman;Carolyn Nagler;Shirley Guthrie

  • Observations on the infection of bacterial protoplasts with the deoxyribonucleic acid of bacteriophage phi X174.

    George D. Guthrie;Robert L. Sinsheimer

  • Purification and properties of bacteriophage φX174

    Robert L. Sinsheimer

  • The process of infection with bacteriophage ΦX174: X. Mutations in a ΦX lysis gene†

    Clyde A. Hutchison;Robert L. Sinsheimer

  • DNA of bacteriophage PM2: a closed circular double-stranded molecule.

    Romilio T. Espejo;Eliana S. Canelo;Robert L. Sinsheimer

  • Lysis of Escherichia coli with a neutral detergent

    G.Nigel Godson;Robert L. Sinsheimer

  • The structure of the DNA of bacteriophage φX174: III. Ultracentrifugal evidence for a ring structure

    Walter Fiers;Robert L. Sinsheimer

  • Denaturation of RNA with dimethyl sulfoxide.

    James H. Strauss;Regis B. Kelly;Robert L. Sinsheimer

  • Bacteriophage phi-X174 and related viruses.

    Robert L. Sinsheimer

  • Infection of Protoplasts of Escherichia coli by Subviral Particles of Bacteriophage φX174

    George D. Guthrie;Robert L. Sinsheimer

  • Process of infection with bacteriophage øX174: XIV. Studies on macromolecular synthesis during infection with a lysis-defective mutant

    Björn H. Lindqvist;Robert L. Sinsheimer

  • DNA adenine methylase is essential for viability and plays a role in the pathogenesis of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Vibrio cholerae.

    Steven M. Julio;Douglas M. Heithoff;Daniele Provenzano;Karl E. Klose

  • The Process of Infection with Bacteriophage ΦX174: VII. Ultracentrifugal Analysis of the Replicative Form

    Alice Burton;Robert L. Sinsheimer

  • Differential patterns of acquired virulence genes distinguish Salmonella strains

    Christopher P. Conner;Douglas M. Heithoff;Steven M. Julio;Robert L. Sinsheimer

  • The process of infection with bacteriophage φX174: III. Phage maturation and lysis after synchronized infection†

    David T. Denhardt;Robert L. Sinsheimer

  • Novel Intra-cellular Forms of Lambda DNA

    Elton T. Young;Robert L. Sinsheimer

  • The process of infection with bacteriophage φX174: XV. Bacteriophage DNA synthesis in abortive infections with a set of conditional lethal mutants

    Björn H. Lindqvist;Robert L. Sinsheimer

Frequent Co-Authors

Romilio T. Espejo
Romilio T. Espejo University of Chile
Michael Yarus
Michael Yarus University of Colorado Boulder
Amy S. Lee
Amy S. Lee University of Southern California
Clyde A. Hutchison
Clyde A. Hutchison J. Craig Venter Institute
James H. Strauss
James H. Strauss California Institute of Technology
David A. Low
David A. Low University of California, Santa Barbara
Lois K. Miller
Lois K. Miller University of Georgia
Regis B. Kelly
Regis B. Kelly University of California, San Francisco
Arthur Kornberg
Arthur Kornberg Stanford University
Ronald W. Davis
Ronald W. Davis Stanford University

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