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Samuel H. Wilson

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 113 332 196 514 39631

Samuel H. Wilson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Samuel H. Wilson between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Samuel H. Wilson published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 11.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2017. 14 of the 611 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2017. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 3 publications 1973: 6 publications 1974: 7 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 3 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 4 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 21 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 18 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 19 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 29 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 33 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 10 publications
1971 2025

611 publications in total across all disciplines

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Samuel H. Wilson: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 3
1973 6
1974 7
1975 2
1976 4
1977 1
1978 1
1979 3
1980 1
1981 1
1982 1
1983 4
1984 6
1985 3
1986 3
1987 3
1988 8
1989 4
1990 10
1991 8
1992 6
1993 9
1994 8
1995 7
1996 21
1997 11
1998 18
1999 9
2000 19
2001 13
2002 17
2003 16
2004 17
2005 20
2006 18
2007 21
2008 14
2009 13
2010 21
2011 9
2012 29
2013 25
2014 27
2015 26
2016 10
2017 33
2018 11
2019 8
2020 13
2021 10
2022 22
2023 16
2024 4
2025 10
Total 611
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Samuel H. Wilson 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 Samuel H. Wilson 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, 507–516 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: 514 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 13 514
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Samuel H. Wilson 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 Samuel H. Wilson 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, 112–113 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: 113 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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 19 113
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

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Samuel H. Wilson was affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research contributions spanned key areas in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focused interest in molecular biology, oncology, genetics, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

Their published works addressed a variety of topics including DNA repair mechanisms, DNA and nucleic acid chemistry, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, PARP inhibition in cancer therapy, RNA modifications and cancer, genomics and chromatin dynamics, and CRISPR and genetic engineering.

Notable publication venues where Wilson's work appeared included UNC Libraries, DNA Repair, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Emergency Medicine Journal, and Nature Communications.

Frequent collaborators in their research included William A. Beard, Julie K. Horton, L. Perera, Susan Nicolai, and Lee G. Pedersen.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Wilson were:

  • Enabling cross-cultural student voice during COVID-19: A collective autoethnography (2020), Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
  • Genomic and evolutionary classification of lung cancer in never smokers (2021), Nature Genetics
  • RNA abasic sites in yeast and human cells (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Oxidative DNA-protein crosslinks formed in mammalian cells by abasic site lyases involved in DNA repair (2020), DNA Repair
  • Mitochondrial dysfunction and DNA damage accompany enhanced levels of formaldehyde in cultured primary human fibroblasts (2020), Scientific Reports

Wilson received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Requirement of mammalian DNA polymerase-beta in base-excision repair.

    Robert W. Sobol;Julie K. Horton;Ralf Kühn;Hua Gu

  • Structures of ternary complexes of rat DNA polymerase beta, a DNA template-primer, and ddCTP.

    Huguette Pelletier;Michael R. Sawaya;Amalendra Kumar;Samuel H. Wilson

  • Crystal structures of human DNA polymerase beta complexed with gapped and nicked DNA: evidence for an induced fit mechanism.

    Michael R. Sawaya;Rajendra Prasad;Samuel H. Wilson;Joseph Kraut

  • Crystal structure of rat DNA polymerase beta: evidence for a common polymerase mechanism.

    Michael R. Sawaya;Huguette Pelletier;Amalendra Kumar;Samuel H. Wilson

  • Markers for gene expression in cultured cells from the nervous system.

    Samuel H. Wilson;Bruce K. Schrier;John L. Farber;Edward J. Thompson

  • Structure and mechanism of DNA polymerase β.

    William A Beard;Samuel H Wilson

  • AP endonuclease-independent DNA base excision repair in human cells

    Lee R Wiederhold;John B. Leppard;Padmini Kedar;Feridoun Karimi-Busheri

  • OGG1 initiates age-dependent CAG trinucleotide expansion in somatic cells

    Irina V. Kovtun;Yuan Liu;Magnar Bjoras;Arne Klungland

  • Mammalian Abasic Site Base Excision Repair: IDENTIFICATION OF THE REACTION SEQUENCE AND RATE-DETERMINING STEPS *

    Deepak K. Srivastava;Brian J. Vande Berg;Rajendra Prasad;James T. Molina

  • Passing the baton in base excision repair

    Samuel H. Wilson;Thomas A. Kunkel

  • The lyase activity of the DNA repair protein β-polymerase protects from DNA-damage-induced cytotoxicity

    Robert W. Sobol;Rajendra Prasad;Andrea Evenski;Audrey Baker

  • A role for p53 in base excision repair.

    Jianmin Zhou;Jinwoo Ahn;Samuel H. Wilson;Carol Prives

  • Specificity and mechanism of error-prone replication by human immunodeficiency virus-1 reverse transcriptase.

    K Bebenek;J Abbotts;J D Roberts;S H Wilson

  • HTLV-I trans-activator protein, tax, is a trans-repressor of the human beta-polymerase gene

    Kuan-Teh Jeang;Steven G. Widen;Oliver J. Semmes;Samuel H. Wilson

  • DNA Polymerase β Conducts the Gap-filling Step in Uracil-initiated Base Excision Repair in a Bovine Testis Nuclear Extract (∗)

    Rakesh K. Singhal;Rajendra Prasad;Samuel H. Wilson

  • Mammalian base excision repair and DNA polymerase beta.

    Samuel H Wilson

  • Crystal structures of human DNA polymerase beta complexed with DNA: implications for catalytic mechanism, processivity, and fidelity

    Huguette Pelletier;Michael R. Sawaya;William Wolfle;Samuel H. Wilson

  • Magnesium-induced assembly of a complete DNA polymerase catalytic complex.

    Vinod K. Batra;William A. Beard;David D. Shock;Joseph M. Krahn

  • In situ analysis of repair processes for oxidative DNA damage in mammalian cells

    Li Lan;Satoshi Nakajima;Yoshitsugu Oohata;Masashi Takao

  • Specific Interaction of DNA Polymerase β and DNA Ligase I in a Multiprotein Base Excision Repair Complex from Bovine Testis

    Rajendra Prasad;Rakesh K. Singhal;Deepak K. Srivastava;James T. Molina

Frequent Co-Authors

William A. Beard
William A. Beard National Institutes of Health
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad Amity University
Robert W. Sobol
Robert W. Sobol University of South Alabama
Thomas A. Kunkel
Thomas A. Kunkel National Institutes of Health
Lars C. Pedersen
Lars C. Pedersen National Institutes of Health
Myron F. Goodman
Myron F. Goodman University of Southern California
Lee G. Pedersen
Lee G. Pedersen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tamar Schlick
Tamar Schlick New York University
Katarzyna Bebenek
Katarzyna Bebenek National Institutes of Health
Edward L. Kuff
Edward L. Kuff National Institutes of Health

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Russian Academy of Sciences

Publications: 149

Thomas A. Kunkel

Thomas A. Kunkel

National Institutes of Health

Publications: 110

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Vilhelm A. Bohr

University of Copenhagen

Publications: 89

David M. Wilson

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AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)

Publications: 70

Ulrich Hübscher

Ulrich Hübscher

University of Zurich

Publications: 69

Sankar Mitra

Sankar Mitra

Houston Methodist

Publications: 68

Samuel H. Wilson

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Research Triangle Park Foundation

Publications: 60

Luis Blanco

Luis Blanco

Spanish National Research Council

Publications: 57

Katarzyna Bebenek

Katarzyna Bebenek

National Institutes of Health

Publications: 56

Lawrence A. Loeb

Lawrence A. Loeb

University of Washington

Publications: 48

Yoshiyuki Mizushina

Yoshiyuki Mizushina

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Publications: 46

Robert W. Sobol

Robert W. Sobol

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Publications: 45

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Publications: 44

John A. Tainer

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Publications: 42

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