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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 90 742 661 399 349 297 26209

Sankar Mitra publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sankar Mitra between 1961 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sankar Mitra published across 64 years, from 1961 to 2024, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 1991. 15 of the 327 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1961 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 1991. 1961: 1 publication 1962: 0 publications 1963: 3 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 1 publication 1966: 1 publication 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 4 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 2 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 5 publications 1983: 8 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 16 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 13 publications 2024: 2 publications
1961 2024

327 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sankar Mitra: publications per year, 1961 to 2024
Year Publications
1961 1
1962 0
1963 3
1964 0
1965 1
1966 1
1967 1
1968 1
1969 0
1970 4
1971 2
1972 1
1973 1
1974 2
1975 0
1976 2
1977 4
1978 2
1979 0
1980 2
1981 1
1982 5
1983 8
1984 8
1985 1
1986 2
1987 4
1988 7
1989 3
1990 3
1991 16
1992 5
1993 4
1994 4
1995 3
1996 13
1997 6
1998 11
1999 6
2000 14
2001 7
2002 7
2003 13
2004 9
2005 6
2006 7
2007 4
2008 14
2009 7
2010 7
2011 16
2012 10
2013 8
2014 7
2015 4
2016 3
2017 7
2018 11
2019 2
2020 7
2021 3
2022 1
2023 13
2024 2
Total 327
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Sankar Mitra 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 Sankar Mitra 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, 297–306 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: 297 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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 43 297
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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Sankar Mitra 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 Sankar Mitra 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, 90–91 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: 90 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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 90
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

  • 1989 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Sankar Mitra is affiliated with Houston Methodist in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Medicine. The subfields reflecting their focus include Molecular Biology, Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Genetics, and Oncology.

The core topics of their scientific work include DNA Repair Mechanisms, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research, PARP inhibition in cancer therapy, DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, and Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry.

Sankar Mitra's recent publications cover a range of research areas. Selected papers include:

  • "Pervasive Genomic Damage in Experimental Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Therapeutic Potential of a Mechanistic-Based Carbon Nanoparticle" (2020), ACS Nano
  • "XRCC1 promotes replication restart, nascent fork degradation and mutagenic DNA repair in BRCA2-deficient cells" (2020), NAR Cancer
  • "Protein Adsorption on Biomaterial Surfaces: Subsequent Conformational and Biological Consequences - A Review" (2020), Journal of Surface Science and Technology
  • "Transcription coupled base excision repair in mammalian cells: So little is known and so much to uncover" (2021), DNA Repair
  • "Heritable pattern of oxidized DNA base repair coincides with pre-targeting of repair complexes to open chromatin" (2020), Nucleic Acids Research

Their work has been published in venues including DNA Repair, ACS Nano, Journal of Surface Science and Technology, Nature Communications, and NAR Cancer.

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts include:

  • Muralidhar L. Hegde
  • Joy Mitra
  • Pavana M. Hegde
  • Albino Bacolla
  • John A. Tainer

Their contributions intersect molecular biology and clinical research, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding disease mechanisms and therapeutic potentials.

Sankar Mitra received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1989.

Best Publications

  • Oxidative Stress: An Essential Factor in the Pathogenesis of Gastrointestinal Mucosal Diseases

    Asima Bhattacharyya;Asima Bhattacharyya;Asima Bhattacharyya;Ranajoy Chattopadhyay;Ranajoy Chattopadhyay;Ranajoy Chattopadhyay;Sankar Mitra;Sheila E. Crowe;Sheila E. Crowe;Sheila E. Crowe

  • DNA-bound structures and mutants reveal abasic DNA binding by APE1 DNA repair and coordination

    Clifford D. Mol;Tadahide Izumi;Sankar Mitra;John A. Tainer

  • Early steps in the DNA base excision/single-strand interruption repair pathway in mammalian cells.

    Muralidhar L Hegde;Tapas K Hazra;Sankar Mitra

  • Identification and characterization of a human DNA glycosylase for repair of modified bases in oxidatively damaged DNA.

    Tapas K. Hazra;Tadahide Izumi;Istvan Boldogh;Barry Imhoff

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

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

  • Activation of apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease in human cells by reactive oxygen species and its correlation with their adaptive response to genotoxicity of free radicals.

    Chilakamarti V. Ramana;Istvan Boldogh;Tadahide Izumi;Sankar Mitra

  • Stimulation of human 8-oxoguanine-DNA glycosylase by AP-endonuclease: potential coordination of the initial steps in base excision repair

    Jeff W. Hill;Tapas K. Hazra;Tadahide Izumi;Sankar Mitra

  • ROS generated by pollen NADPH oxidase provide a signal that augments antigen-induced allergic airway inflammation

    Istvan Boldogh;Attila Bacsi;Barun K. Choudhury;Nilesh Dharajiya

  • Repair of oxidized bases in DNA bubble structures by human DNA glycosylases NEIL1 and NEIL2.

    Hong Dou;Sankar Mitra;Tapas K. Hazra

  • Isolation and structural characterization of a cDNA clone encoding the human DNA repair protein for O6-alkylguanine

    Keizo Tano;Susumu Shiota;Julia Collier;Robert S. Foote

  • Identification and characterization of a novel human DNA glycosylase for repair of cytosine-derived lesions.

    Tapas K. Hazra;Yoke W. Kow;Zafar Hatahet;Barry Imhoff

  • Purification and Characterization of Human NTH1, a Homolog of Escherichia coli Endonuclease III

    Shogo Ikeda;Tapan Biswas;Rabindra Roy;Tadahide Izumi

  • Transfection and expression of human O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) cDNA in Chinese hamster cells: the role of MGMT in protection against the genotoxic effects of alkylating agents.

    Bernd Kaina;Gerhard Fritz;Sankar Mitra;Thérèse Coquerelle

  • Transcriptional regulatory functions of mammalian AP-endonuclease (APE1/Ref-1), an essential multifunctional protein

    Kishor K. Bhakat;Anil K. Mantha;Sankar Mitra

  • Two essential but distinct functions of the mammalian abasic endonuclease.

    Tadahide Izumi;Tadahide Izumi;David B. Brown;C. V. Naidu;C. V. Naidu;Kishor K. Bhakat

  • Mammalian DNA base excision repair proteins: Their interactions and role in repair of oxidative DNA damage

    Tadahide Izumi;Lee R. Wiederhold;Gargi Roy;Rabindra Roy

  • Purification and properties of O6-methylguanine-DNA transmethylase from rat liver.

    A. E. Pegg;L. Wiest;R. S. Foote;Sankar Mitra

  • Motor neuron disease-associated loss of nuclear TDP-43 is linked to DNA double-strand break repair defects.

    Joy Mitra;Erika N. Guerrero;Erika N. Guerrero;Pavana M. Hegde;Nicole F. Liachko

  • erratum: DNA-bound structures and mutants reveal abasic DNA binding by APE1 and DNA repair coordination

    Clifford D. Mol;Tadahide Izumi;Sankar Mitra;John A. Tainer

  • Identification of APN2, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae homolog of the major human AP endonuclease HAP1, and its role in the repair of abasic sites

    Robert E. Johnson;Carlos A. Torres-Ramos;Tadahide Izumi;Sankar Mitra

Frequent Co-Authors

Tapas K. Hazra
Tapas K. Hazra The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Istvan Boldogh
Istvan Boldogh The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Sheila E. Crowe
Sheila E. Crowe University of California, San Diego
John A. Tainer
John A. Tainer The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Alan E. Tomkinson
Alan E. Tomkinson University of New Mexico
Darell D. Bigner
Darell D. Bigner Duke University
Bernd Kaina
Bernd Kaina Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
John Papaconstantinou
John Papaconstantinou The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Peter B. Ernst
Peter B. Ernst University of California, San Diego
Naomi J. Halas
Naomi J. Halas Rice University

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