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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 159 100 96 50 49 488 124488
Molecular Biology 159 65 56 43 38 488 124488

Steven Henikoff publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven Henikoff between 1974 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven Henikoff published across 53 years, from 1974 to 2026, averaging 11.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 61 publications in 2023. 31 of the 620 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 61. Peak 61 publications in 2023. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 61 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 29 publications 2026: 2 publications
1974 2026

620 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steven Henikoff: publications per year, 1974 to 2026
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 1
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 2
1980 0
1981 2
1982 0
1983 4
1984 3
1985 3
1986 5
1987 4
1988 4
1989 4
1990 5
1991 4
1992 8
1993 7
1994 10
1995 7
1996 13
1997 10
1998 13
1999 6
2000 18
2001 16
2002 15
2003 16
2004 18
2005 15
2006 18
2007 14
2008 12
2009 15
2010 21
2011 20
2012 15
2013 16
2014 23
2015 19
2016 10
2017 9
2018 16
2019 26
2020 26
2021 20
2022 21
2023 61
2024 12
2025 29
2026 2
Total 620
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Steven Henikoff 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 Steven Henikoff 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, 487–496 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: 488 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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 10 488
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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Steven Henikoff 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 Steven Henikoff 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, 145+ 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: 159 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
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+ 100 159
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2015 - Genetics Society of America Medal
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Steven Henikoff is affiliated with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily falls within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Cancer Research, Genetics, and Oncology as subfields. The main topics of their work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, RNA Research and Splicing, RNA modifications and cancer, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics.

Henikoff has contributed to a number of scientific publications, notably including:

  • Efficient low-cost chromatin profiling with CUT&Tag, 2020, Nature Protocols
  • What makes a centromere?, 2020, Experimental Cell Research
  • Sequence, Chromatin and Evolution of Satellite DNA, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Histone variants at a glance, 2021, Journal of Cell Science
  • Single-cell CUT&Tag analysis of chromatin modifications in differentiation and tumor progression, 2021, Nature Biotechnology

The scientist frequently collaborates with several other researchers, including Kami Ahmad, Derek H. Janssens, Jay F. Sarthy, Paul B. Talbert, and Michael P. Meers.

Henikoff has a substantial record of publication venues, with the most frequent being bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Molecular Cell, eLife, and Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature.

Among awards received by Henikoff are the Genetics Society of America Medal (2015), Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded in 2012, and membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 2005.

Best Publications

  • Amino acid substitution matrices from protein blocks

    Steven Henikoff;Jorja G. Henikoff

  • Predicting the effects of coding non-synonymous variants on protein function using the SIFT algorithm.

    Prateek Kumar;Steven Henikoff;Steven Henikoff;Pauline C Ng;Pauline C Ng

  • SIFT: predicting amino acid changes that affect protein function

    Pauline C. Ng;Steven Henikoff

  • Unidirectional digestion with exonuclease III creates targeted breakpoints for DNA sequencing.

    Steven Henikoff

  • Predicting Deleterious Amino Acid Substitutions

    Pauline C. Ng;Steven Henikoff

  • The epigenetic progenitor origin of human cancer

    Andrew P. Feinberg;Rolf Ohlsson;Steven Henikoff

  • SIFT web server: predicting effects of amino acid substitutions on proteins

    Ngak-Leng Sim;Prateek Kumar;Jing Hu;Steven Henikoff

  • Comparative Genomics of the Eukaryotes

    Gerald M. Rubin;Mark D. Yandell;Jennifer R. Wortman;George L. Gabor

  • Genome-wide analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana DNA methylation uncovers an interdependence between methylation and transcription

    Daniel Zilberman;Mary Gehring;Mary Gehring;Robert K Tran;Robert K Tran;Robert K Tran;Tracy Ballinger;Tracy Ballinger

  • CUT&Tag for efficient epigenomic profiling of small samples and single cells

    Hatice S. Kaya-Okur;Steven J. Wu;Steven J. Wu;Christine A. Codomo;Erica S. Pledger

  • An efficient targeted nuclease strategy for high-resolution mapping of DNA binding sites

    Peter J Skene;Steven Henikoff

  • The histone variant H3.3 marks active chromatin by replication-independent nucleosome assembly.

    Kami Ahmad;Steven Henikoff

  • The centromere paradox: stable inheritance with rapidly evolving DNA.

    Steven Henikoff;Kami Ahmad;Harmit S. Malik

  • Identification of Functional Elements and Regulatory Circuits by Drosophila modENCODE

    Sushmita Roy;Jason Ernst;Peter V. Kharchenko;Pouya Kheradpour

  • Integrative analysis of the Caenorhabditis elegans genome by the modENCODE project

    Mark B. Gerstein;Zhi John Lu;Eric L. Van Nostrand;Chao Cheng

  • Targeting induced local lesions IN genomes (TILLING) for plant functional genomics.

    Claire M. McCallum;Luca Comai;Elizabeth A. Greene;Steven Henikoff;Steven Henikoff

  • Predicting the Effects of Amino Acid Substitutions on Protein Function

    Pauline C. Ng;Steven Henikoff

  • Regulation of nucleosome dynamics by histone modifications

    Gabriel E Zentner;Steven Henikoff

  • Unidirectional digestion with exonuclease III in DNA sequence analysis.

    Steven Henikoff

  • Author response: An efficient targeted nuclease strategy for high-resolution mapping of DNA binding sites

    Peter J Skene;Steven Henikoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Luca Comai
Luca Comai University of California, Davis
Lincoln Stein
Lincoln Stein Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Mark Gerstein
Mark Gerstein Yale University
Harmit S. Malik
Harmit S. Malik Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Shmuel Pietrokovski
Shmuel Pietrokovski Weizmann Institute of Science
Michael Snyder
Michael Snyder Stanford University
Suzanna E. Lewis
Suzanna E. Lewis Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Fabio Piano
Fabio Piano New York University
Eran Segal
Eran Segal Weizmann Institute of Science
Chao Cheng
Chao Cheng Baylor College of Medicine

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