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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 55 3558 3357 54 52 110 14578
Biology and Biochemistry 58 12994 11954 231 204 115 15599

Rolf Zeller publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rolf Zeller between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rolf Zeller published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2008. 7 of the 126 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 2008. 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 5 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 4 publications 2025: 3 publications
1983 2025

126 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rolf Zeller: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 3
1984 1
1985 2
1986 0
1987 4
1988 1
1989 1
1990 3
1991 1
1992 1
1993 3
1994 1
1995 4
1996 3
1997 2
1998 2
1999 5
2000 2
2001 3
2002 6
2003 4
2004 4
2005 1
2006 1
2007 5
2008 9
2009 5
2010 7
2011 2
2012 6
2013 3
2014 6
2015 3
2016 0
2017 2
2018 0
2019 2
2020 4
2021 3
2022 3
2023 1
2024 4
2025 3
Total 126
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Rolf Zeller publications per year - data summary

  • Rolf Zeller, a Genetics scholar from University of Basel, has 126 publications recorded across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1983 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2008, with 9 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 43 years in the span carry no publications at all (1986, 2016 and 2018).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.1 per year counting only the 40 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 14 publications, 11% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1983-1997: 30 publications (2.0 per year); 1998-2012: 62 publications (4.1 per year); 2013-2025: 34 publications (2.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Rolf Zeller 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 Rolf Zeller 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, 105–114 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: 110 publications — 11th percentile

11% 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
105–114 175 110
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
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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Rolf Zeller publication distribution in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 67 ranges running from 45–54 to 703+ publications.
  • Rolf Zeller, a Genetics scholar from University of Basel, records 110 publications - the 11th percentile of the discipline.
  • 11% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Rolf Zeller, and about 89% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Rolf Zeller ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 125–134 publications, holding 217 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 56% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 703 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Rolf Zeller 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 Rolf Zeller 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, 54–55 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: 55 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 55
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
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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Rolf Zeller D-index placement in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 160+ D-Index.
  • Rolf Zeller, a Genetics scholar from University of Basel, records 55 D-Index - the 19th percentile of the discipline.
  • 19% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Rolf Zeller, and about 81% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 70–71 D-Index range, and Rolf Zeller ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62–63 D-Index, holding 191 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 51% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Rolf Zeller is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland. Their research primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Developmental Biology.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Congenital limb and hand anomalies
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities

Rolf Zeller has published multiple papers, a selection of which includes:

  • "HOX13-dependent chromatin accessibility underlies the transition towards the digit development program," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Dynamic and self-regulatory interactions among gene regulatory networks control vertebrate limb bud morphogenesis," 2020, Current Topics in Developmental Biology
  • "Gene Regulatory and Expression Differences between Mouse and Pig Limb Buds Provide Insights into the Evolutionary Emergence of Artiodactyl Traits," 2020, Cell Reports
  • "Spatial regulation by multiple Gremlin1 enhancers provides digit development with cis-regulatory robustness and evolutionary plasticity," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Gli3 utilizes Hand2 to synergistically regulate tissue-specific transcriptional networks," 2020, eLife

Their work is frequently published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Development
  • Current Topics in Developmental Biology
  • Cell Reports

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Aimée Zúñiga
  • Jonas Malkmus
  • Angela Morabito
  • Rushikesh Sheth
  • Victorio Palacio

Rolf Zeller's research contributions span topics important to understanding developmental biology processes, gene regulatory networks, and genetic mechanisms underlying congenital abnormalities and evolutionary traits.

Best Publications

  • Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining of Tissue and Cell Sections

    Andrew H. Fischer;Kenneth A. Jacobson;Jack Rose;Rolf Zeller

  • Rearrangements of the cytoskeleton and cell contacts induce process formation during differentiation of conditionally immortalized mouse podocyte cell lines

    Peter Mundel;Jochen Reiser;Aimée Zúñiga Mejı́a Borja;Hermann Pavenstädt

  • Impaired cerebral cortex development and blood pressure regulation in FGF-2-deficient mice.

    Rosanna Dono;Gemma Texido;Rudolf Dussel;Heimo Ehmke;Heimo Ehmke

  • The short stature homeobox gene SHOX is involved in skeletal abnormalities in Turner syndrome

    Mark Clement-Jones;Simone Schiller;Ercole Rao;Rüdiger J. Blaschke

  • Progression of Vertebrate Limb Development Through SHH-Mediated Counteraction of GLI3

    Pascal te Welscher;Aimée Zuniga;Sanne Kuijper;Thijs Drenth

  • Signal relay by BMP antagonism controls the SHH/FGF4 feedback loop in vertebrate limb buds.

    Aimée Zúñiga;Anna-Pavlina G. Haramis;Anna-Pavlina G. Haramis;Andrew P. McMahon;Rolf Zeller;Rolf Zeller

  • Recapitulation of endochondral bone formation using human adult mesenchymal stem cells as a paradigm for developmental engineering

    Celeste Scotti;Beatrice Tonnarelli;Adam Papadimitropoulos;Arnaud Scherberich

  • Vertebrate limb bud development : moving towards integrative analysis of organogenesis

    Rolf Zeller;Javier López-Ríos;Aimée Zuniga

  • Gremlin-mediated BMP antagonism induces the epithelial-mesenchymal feedback signaling controlling metanephric kidney and limb organogenesis.

    Odyssé Michos;Lia Panman;Kristina Vintersten;Konstantin Beier

  • Synaptopodin-deficient mice lack a spine apparatus and show deficits in synaptic plasticity.

    Thomas Deller;Martin Korte;Sophie Chabanis;Alexander Drakew

  • The cytomegalovirus enhancer: a pan-active control element in transgenic mice.

    E V Schmidt;G Christoph;R Zeller;P Leder

  • Mutual genetic antagonism involving GLI3 and dHAND prepatterns the vertebrate limb bud mesenchyme prior to SHH signaling

    Pascal te Welscher;Marian Fernandez-Teran;Marian A. Ros;Rolf Zeller

  • Localized expression of the atrial natriuretic factor gene during cardiac embryogenesis.

    R Zeller;K D Bloch;B S Williams;R J Arceci

  • 'Formins': proteins deduced from the alternative transcripts of the limb deformity gene.

    Richard P. Woychik;Richard L. Maas;Richard L. Maas;Rolf Zeller;Rolf Zeller;Thomas F. Vogt

  • Distinct roles of Hand2 in initiating polarity and posterior Shh expression during the onset of mouse limb bud development.

    Antonella Galli;Dimitri Robay;Marco Osterwalder;Xiaozhong Bao

  • A Self-Regulatory System of Interlinked Signaling Feedback Loops Controls Mouse Limb Patterning

    Jean-Denis Bénazet;Mirko Bischofberger;Eva Tiecke;Alexandre Gonçalves

  • Tissue remodelling through branching morphogenesis

    Markus Affolter;Rolf Zeller;Emmanuel Caussinus

  • Reduction of BMP4 activity by gremlin 1 enables ureteric bud outgrowth and GDNF/WNT11 feedback signalling during kidney branching morphogenesis.

    Odyssé Michos;Alexandre Gonçalves;Javier Lopez-Rios;Eva Tiecke

  • Nucleocytoplasmic distribution of snRNPs and stockpiled snRNA-binding proteins during oogenesis and early development in Xenopus laevis

    Rolf Zeller;Thomas Nyffenegger;Eddy M. De Robertis

  • Vertebrate Limb Development: Moving from Classical Morphogen Gradients to an Integrated 4-Dimensional Patterning System

    Jean-Denis Bénazet;Rolf Zeller

Frequent Co-Authors

Axel Visel
Axel Visel Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Iain W. Mattaj
Iain W. Mattaj Human Technopole
Philip Leder
Philip Leder Harvard University
José Luis de la Pompa
José Luis de la Pompa Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research
Denis Duboule
Denis Duboule Collège de France
Richard L. Maas
Richard L. Maas Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ivan Martin
Ivan Martin University Hospital of Basel
E. M. De Robertis
E. M. De Robertis University of California, Los Angeles
Richard P. Woychik
Richard P. Woychik National Institutes of Health

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