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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 220 89 79 65 57 823 156448
Molecular Biology 220 11 9 7 6 790 155843
Best Scientists 220 144 129 97 85 843 154333

Stuart H. Orkin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stuart H. Orkin between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stuart H. Orkin published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 14.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2016. 2 of the 833 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2016. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 6 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 9 publications 1982: 10 publications 1983: 21 publications 1984: 19 publications 1985: 15 publications 1986: 22 publications 1987: 19 publications 1988: 13 publications 1989: 17 publications 1990: 21 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 24 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 34 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 28 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 28 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 42 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 14 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1967 2025

833 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stuart H. Orkin: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 2
1972 0
1973 1
1974 0
1975 3
1976 2
1977 3
1978 6
1979 6
1980 6
1981 9
1982 10
1983 21
1984 19
1985 15
1986 22
1987 19
1988 13
1989 17
1990 21
1991 13
1992 11
1993 13
1994 10
1995 24
1996 13
1997 17
1998 11
1999 14
2000 17
2001 15
2002 19
2003 14
2004 18
2005 16
2006 12
2007 12
2008 34
2009 33
2010 28
2011 29
2012 28
2013 24
2014 29
2015 32
2016 42
2017 26
2018 28
2019 10
2020 10
2021 18
2022 1
2023 14
2024 1
2025 1
Total 833
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Stuart H. Orkin publications per year - data summary

  • Stuart H. Orkin, a Molecular Biology scholar from Harvard University, has 833 publications recorded across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1967 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 42 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1967, 1973, 2022, 2024 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 59 years in the span carry no publications at all (1968, 1969, 1970, 1972 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 14.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 15.4 per year counting only the 54 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 35 publications, 4% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1967-1986: 126 publications (6.3 per year); 1987-2006: 307 publications (15.3 per year); 2007-2025: 400 publications (21.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Stuart H. Orkin 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 Stuart H. Orkin 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, 564+ 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: 790 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100 790
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Stuart H. Orkin publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 47–56 to 564+ publications.
  • Stuart H. Orkin, a Molecular Biology scholar from Harvard University, records 790 publications - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Stuart H. Orkin, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 177–186 publications range, and Stuart H. Orkin ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 117–126 publications, holding 177 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 53% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 177–186 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 564 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Stuart H. Orkin 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 Stuart H. Orkin 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: 220 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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+ 100 220
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Stuart H. Orkin D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 40–41 to 145+ D-Index.
  • Stuart H. Orkin, a Molecular Biology scholar from Harvard University, records 220 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Stuart H. Orkin, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Stuart H. Orkin ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 64–65 D-Index, holding 131 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 66–67 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2020 - King Faisal Prize
  • 2016 - Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award, American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
  • 2014 - William Allan Award, the American Society of Human Genetics
  • 2013 - Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal, US National Academy of Sciences For his pioneering achievements in defining the molecular basis of blood disorders and the mechanisms governing the development of blood stem cells and individual blood lineages. His work has significantly advanced our understanding of human hematologic diseases and revealed new strategies to prevent and manage these disorders.
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1993 - Warren Alpert Foundation Prize For developing a complete description of thalassemia at the molecular level.
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1992 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1991 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1987 - E. Mead Johnson Award, Society for Pediatric Research
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Stuart H. Orkin is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their recent publications span several journals and cover a range of topics in molecular and cellular biology. Notable recent papers include:

  • "An Engineered CRISPR-Cas9 Mouse Line for Simultaneous Readout of Lineage Histories and Gene Expression Profiles in Single Cells" (2020, Cell)
  • "An Engineered CRISPR-Cas9 Mouse Line for Simultaneous Readout of Lineage Histories and Gene Expression Profiles in Single Cells" (2020, Cell)
  • "Transcription factor-mediated intestinal metaplasia and the role of a shadow enhancer" (2021, Genes & Development)
  • "Blood Flow Directs Yap/Taz-Mediated Transcriptional Regulation of Self-Renewal Programs to Control Developmental HSPC Expansion By Mechanical Stimulation of Piezo1" (2023, Blood)
  • "Defining the structure, signals, and cellular elements of the gastric mesenchymal niche" (2023, bioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent coauthors contributing to their work include:

  • Yuko Fujiwara
  • Wade W. Sugden
  • Zachary LeBlanc
  • Maria Gonzalez di Tillio
  • Mohamad Najia

Their publications are found often in these venues:

  • Cell
  • Blood
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Experimental Hematology
  • Genes & Development

Orkin's research covers key subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Oncology, Genetics, and Cancer Research. Major topics addressed in their work include:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Digestive system and related health
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research

The scientist has received multiple awards including the King Faisal Prize in 2020, the Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award from the American Association of Blood Banks in 2016, and the William Allan Award from the American Society of Human Genetics in 2014.

Other distinctions include the Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal from the US National Academy of Sciences in 2013, recognizing work on the molecular basis of blood disorders and stem cell biology, and the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize in 1993 for describing thalassemia at the molecular level.

They have been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and hold memberships in the National Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Hematopoiesis: an evolving paradigm for stem cell biology.

    Stuart H. Orkin;Leonard I. Zon;Leonard I. Zon

  • Epigenetic memory in induced pluripotent stem cells

    K. Kim;A. Doi;B. Wen;K. Ng

  • A comparative encyclopedia of DNA elements in the mouse genome

    Feng Yue;Feng Yue;Yong Cheng;Alessandra Breschi;Jeff Vierstra

  • An early haematopoietic defect in mice lacking the transcription factor GATA-2.

    Fong-Ying Tsai;Fong-Ying Tsai;Gordon Keller;Frank C. Kuo;Mitchell Weiss

  • Homozygous deletion in Wilms tumours of a zinc-finger gene identified by chromosome jumping

    Manfred Gessler;Annemarie Poustka;Webster Cavenee;Rachael L. Neve

  • Erythroid differentiation in chimaeric mice blocked by a targeted mutation in the gene for transcription factor GATA-1

    Larysa Pevny;M. Celeste Simon;Elizabeth Robertson;William H. Klein

  • An extended transcriptional network for pluripotency of embryonic stem cells

    Jonghwan Kim;Jianlin Chu;Xiaohua Shen;Jianlong Wang

  • Mapping the Mouse Cell Atlas by Microwell-Seq

    Xiaoping Han;Renying Wang;Yincong Zhou;Lijiang Fei

  • A protein interaction network for pluripotency of embryonic stem cells

    Jianlong Wang;Sridhar Rao;Jianlin Chu;Xiaohua Shen

  • Prostaglandin E2 regulates vertebrate haematopoietic stem cell homeostasis

    Trista E. North;Wolfram Goessling;Wolfram Goessling;Carl R. Walkley;Claudia Lengerke

  • Absence of blood formation in mice lacking the T-cell leukaemia oncoprotein tal-1/SCL.

    Ramesh A. Shivdasani;Erica L. Mayer;Erica L. Mayer;Stuart H. Orkin;Stuart H. Orkin

  • Toward Improving Caenorhabditis elegans Phenome Mapping With an ORFeome-Based RNAi Library

    Jaen François Rual;Julian Ceron;John Koreth;Tong Hao

  • Linkage of β-thalassaemia mutations and β-globin gene polymorphisms with DNA polymorphisms in human β-globin gene cluster

    Stuart H. Orkin;Haig H. Kazazian;Stylianos E. Antonarakis;Sabra C. Goff

  • A critical role for eosinophils in allergic airways remodeling

    Alison A. Humbles;Clare M. Lloyd;Sarah J. McMillan;Daniel S. Friend

  • Cloning of cDNA for the major DNA-binding protein of the erythroid lineage through expression in mammalian cells

    Shih-Feng Tsai;David I. K. Martin;David I. K. Martin;Leonard I. Zon;Leonard I. Zon;Alan D. D'Andrea;Alan D. D'Andrea

  • GATA-binding transcription factors in hematopoietic cells

    SH Orkin

  • EZH1 mediates methylation on histone H3 lysine 27 and complements EZH2 in maintaining stem cell identity and executing pluripotency.

    Xiaohua Shen;Yingchun Liu;Yu Jung Hsu;Yuko Fujiwara

  • Cloning the gene for an inherited human disorder—chronic granulomatous disease—on the basis of its chromosomal location

    B. Royerpokora;L. M. Kunkel;A. P. Monaco;S. C. Goff

  • Mouse model of X-linked chronic granulomatous disease, an inherited defect in phagocyte superoxide production

    Jonathan D. Pollock;David A. Williams;David A. Williams;Mary A.C. Gifford;Ling Lin Li

  • Human Fetal Hemoglobin Expression Is Regulated by the Developmental Stage-Specific Repressor BCL11A

    Vijay G. Sankaran;Tobias F. Menne;Jian Xu;Thomas E. Akie

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuko Fujiwara
Yuko Fujiwara Harvard University
Daniel E. Bauer
Daniel E. Bauer Harvard University
Guo-Cheng Yuan
Guo-Cheng Yuan Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Leonard I. Zon
Leonard I. Zon Harvard University
Vijay G. Sankaran
Vijay G. Sankaran Harvard University
David G. Nathan
David G. Nathan Harvard University
Alan B. Cantor
Alan B. Cantor Harvard University
David A. Williams
David A. Williams Boston Children's Hospital
George Q. Daley
George Q. Daley Boston Children's Hospital
Hanna K.A. Mikkola
Hanna K.A. Mikkola University of California, Los Angeles

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