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Sheldon Penman

Sheldon Penman

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
110
Citations
35650
World Ranking
382
National Ranking
220

Sheldon Penman 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 Sheldon Penman sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 219 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Sheldon Penman 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 Sheldon Penman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1986 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1982 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1975 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Sheldon Penman was affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States throughout their academic career.

Penman's work was recognized by several prominent institutions. They were elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1975. Subsequently, Penman became a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1982. In 1986, they were inducted as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Penman's scientific contributions and research fields have not been detailed in terms of specific topics, fields, or specialization within the available data.

There is no record of recent papers, frequent co-authors, or regular publication venues associated with Penman in the provided information.

Information regarding book publications or specific research topics related to Penman was not included in the available data.

Best Publications

  • Localization and kinetics of formation of nuclear heterodisperse RNA, cytoplasmic heterodisperse RNA and polyribosome-associated messenger RNA in HeLa cells

    Sheldon Penman;Cesare Vesco;Maria Penman

  • Whole-body optical imaging of green fluorescent protein-expressing tumors and metastases

    Meng Yang;Eugene Baranov;Ping Jiang;Fang-Xian Sun

  • Small molecular weight monodisperse nuclear RNA.

    Robert A. Weinberg;Sheldon Penman

  • Regulation of protein synthesis in mammalian cells: II. Inhibition of protein synthesis at the level of initiation during mitosis☆☆☆

    Hung Fan;Sheldon Penman

  • A cytoskeletal structure with associated polyribosomes obtained from HeLa cells.

    Robert Lenk;Laura Ransom;Yael Kaufmann;Sheldon Penman

  • POLYRIBOSOMES IN NORMAL AND POLIOVIRUS-INFECTED HELA CELLS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO MESSENGER-RNA.

    Sheldon Penman;Klaus Scherrer;Yechiel Becker;James E. Darnell

  • The nonchromatin substructures of the nucleus: the ribonucleoprotein (RNP)-containing and RNP-depleted matrices analyzed by sequential fractionation and resinless section electron microscopy

    E G Fey;G Krochmalnic;S Penman

  • Tumor-targeting bacterial therapy with amino acid auxotrophs of GFP-expressing Salmonella typhimurium

    Ming Zhao;Meng Yang;Xiao-Ming Li;Ping Jiang

  • Multipotent nestin-positive, keratin-negative hair-follicle bulge stem cells can form neurons.

    Yasuyuki Amoh;Lingna Li;Kensei Katsuoka;Sheldon Penman

  • The nuclear matrix: three-dimensional architecture and protein composition

    David G. Capco;Katherine M. Wan;Sheldon Penman

  • Messenger RNA is translated when associated with the cytoskeletal framework in normal and VSV-infected HeLa cells

    Margarita Cervera;Gideon Dreyfuss;Sheldon Penman

  • Small RNA species of the HeLa cell: Metabolism and subcellular localization

    Gary Zieve;Sheldon Penman

  • Protein synthesis requires cell-surface contact while nuclear events respond to cell shape in anchorage-dependent fibroblasts

    Avri Ben-Ze'ev;Stephen R. Farmer;Sheldon Penman

  • Messenger RNA in HeLa cells: kinetics of formation and decay.

    Robert H. Singer;Sheldon Penman

  • Nuclear matrix proteins reflect cell type of origin in cultured human cells

    Edward G. Fey;Sheldon Penman

  • Implanted hair follicle stem cells form Schwann cells that support repair of severed peripheral nerves

    Yasuyuki Amoh;Lingna Li;Raul Campillo;Katsumasa Kawahara

  • ENTRANCE OF NEWLY FORMED MESSENGER RNA AND RIBOSOMES INTO HELA CELL CYTOPLASM.

    M. Girard;H. Latham;S. Penman;J.E. Darnell

  • Methylation and processing of ribosomal RNA in HeLa cells

    Hanna Greenberg;Sheldon Penman

  • The metabolism of a poly(A) minus mRNA fraction in HeLa cells

    Christine Milcarek;Richard Price;Sheldon Penman

  • Nestin expression in hair follicle sheath progenitor cells.

    Lingna Li;John Mignone;Meng Yang;Maja Matic

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey A. Nickerson
Jeffrey A. Nickerson University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Robert M. Hoffman
Robert M. Hoffman AntiCancer (United States)
Janet L. Stein
Janet L. Stein University of Vermont
Gary S. Stein
Gary S. Stein University of Vermont
Jane B. Lian
Jane B. Lian University of Vermont
Andre J. Van Wijnen
Andre J. Van Wijnen University of Connecticut Health Center
Avri Ben-Ze'ev
Avri Ben-Ze'ev Weizmann Institute of Science
Stephen R. Farmer
Stephen R. Farmer Boston University
Stanley Perlman
Stanley Perlman University of Iowa

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