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 Roland Kanaar sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 251 publications — 72nd percentile
72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.
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 Roland Kanaar sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 91 D-Index — 77th percentile
77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.
Roland Kanaar is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands and is active in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with additional work intersecting Medicine. Their research output covers multiple subfields, notably Molecular Biology, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, and Infectious Diseases.
Their primary research topics include DNA Repair Mechanisms, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, and PARP inhibition in cancer therapy, alongside studies on fungal and yeast genetics, aortic aneurysm repair treatments, connective tissue disorders, and genetics related to aging and longevity in model organisms.
Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Roland Kanaar are:
Frequent collaborators include:
Roland Kanaar's work has been published frequently in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cancers, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nucleic Acids Research, and DNA Repair.
They have received recognition including membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2013) and as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
Dik C. van Gent;Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers;Roland Kanaar
Claire Wyman;Roland Kanaar
Mies L.G Dronkert;Roland Kanaar
Roland Kanaar;Jan H.J Hoeijmakers;Dik C van Gent
Ate Loonstra;Marc Vooijs;H. Berna Beverloo;Bushra Al Allak
Martijn de Jager;John van Noort;Dik C. van Gent;Cees Dekker
Jeroen Essers;Rudolf W Hendriks;Sigrid M.A Swagemakers;Christine Troelstra
Laura J. Niedernhofer;Hanny Odijk;Magda Budzowska;Ellen van Drunen
Jacob A. Aten;Jan Stap;Przemek M. Krawczyk;Carel H. van Oven
Jeroen Essers;Arjan F. Theil;Céline Baldeyron;Wiggert A. van Cappellen
Elisabetta Citterio;Vincent Van Den Boom;Gavin Schnitzler;Roland Kanaar
Katsuhiro Hanada;Katsuhiro Hanada;Magda Budzowska;Sally L Davies;Ellen van Drunen
Lilach Moyal;Yaniv Lerenthal;Mali Gana-Weisz;Gilad Mass
Ivan M. Muñoz;Karolina Hain;Anne-Cécile Déclais;Mary Gardiner
Noemi A. Zambetti;Zhen Ping;Si Chen;Keane J.G. Kenswil
Maria Kraakman-van der Zwet;Wilhelmina J. I. Overkamp;Rebecca E. E. van Lange;Jeroen Essers
Przemek M. Krawczyk;Berina Eppink;Jeroen Essers;Jan Stap
Jeroen Essers;Harry van Steeg;Jan de Wit;Sigrid M.A. Swagemakers
Katsuhiro Hanada;Magdalena Budzowska;Mauro Modesti;Alex Maas
Minoru Takata;Masao S. Sasaki;Eiichiro Sonoda;Toru Fukushima
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