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Molecular Biology
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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 97 586 524 5 5 296 42933

Tao Pan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tao Pan between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tao Pan published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2013. 30 of the 385 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2013. 1989: 4 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 16 publications
1989 2025

385 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tao Pan: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 4
1990 3
1991 4
1992 2
1993 4
1994 3
1995 3
1996 2
1997 3
1998 4
1999 7
2000 7
2001 14
2002 9
2003 10
2004 13
2005 13
2006 5
2007 6
2008 5
2009 6
2010 13
2011 9
2012 18
2013 23
2014 10
2015 20
2016 23
2017 16
2018 10
2019 18
2020 20
2021 19
2022 14
2023 15
2024 14
2025 16
Total 385
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Tao Pan publications per year - data summary

  • Tao Pan, a Molecular Biology scholar from Jinan University, has 385 publications recorded across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1989 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2013 and 2016, with 23 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1992 and 1996, with 2 publications each.
  • The rate of publication averages 10.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.4 per year counting only the 37 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 78 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1989-2001: 60 publications (4.6 per year); 2002-2014: 140 publications (10.8 per year); 2015-2025: 185 publications (16.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Tao Pan 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 Tao Pan 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, 287–296 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: 296 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 52 296
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
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Tao Pan 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.
  • Tao Pan, a Molecular Biology scholar from Jinan University, records 296 publications - the 80th percentile of the discipline.
  • 80% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Tao Pan, and about 20% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 177–186 publications range, and Tao Pan 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).

Tao Pan 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 Tao Pan 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, 96–97 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: 97 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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 97
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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Tao Pan 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.
  • Tao Pan, a Molecular Biology scholar from Jinan University, records 97 D-Index - the 81st percentile of the discipline.
  • 81% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Tao Pan, and about 19% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Tao Pan 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 Molecular Biology in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in China Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Tao Pan is affiliated with Jinan University in China and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Ecology, Epidemiology, and Oncology.

The scientist has contributed research on topics such as:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

Tao Pan has published in frequent venues like:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Journal of Virology

Some notable papers include:

  • Nosocomial outbreak of COVID-19 pneumonia in Wuhan, China, 2020, European Respiratory Journal
  • The cross-talk between tumor cells and activated fibroblasts mediated by lactate/BDNF/TrkB signaling promotes acquired resistance to anlotinib in human gastric cancer, 2021, Redox Biology
  • Covalent Modifications of the Bacteriophage Genome Confer a Degree of Resistance to Bacterial CRISPR Systems, 2020, Journal of Virology
  • Cryo-EM structures of Escherichia coli Ec86 retron complexes reveal architecture and defence mechanism, 2022, Nature Microbiology
  • Calponin 1 increases cancer-associated fibroblasts-mediated matrix stiffness to promote chemoresistance in gastric cancer, 2022, Matrix Biology

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Tao Pan include:

  • Venigalla B. Rao
  • Mengling Li
  • Junhua Dong
  • Bingya Liu
  • Liping Su

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Tao Pan was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • N6-methyladenosine-dependent regulation of messenger RNA stability

    Xiao Wang;Zhike Lu;Adrian Gomez;Gary C. Hon

  • N6-methyladenosine in nuclear RNA is a major substrate of the obesity-associated FTO.

    Guifang Jia;Ye Fu;Xu Zhao;Xu Zhao;Qing Dai

  • Dynamic RNA Modifications in Gene Expression Regulation

    Ian A. Roundtree;Molly E. Evans;Tao Pan;Chuan He;Chuan He

  • N 6 -methyladenosine-dependent RNA structural switches regulate RNA–protein interactions

    Nian Liu;Qing Dai;Guanqun Zheng;Chuan He

  • An evolutionarily conserved mechanism for controlling the efficiency of protein translation.

    Tamir Tuller;Asaf Carmi;Kalin Vestsigian;Sivan Navon

  • The dynamic N 1 -methyladenosine methylome in eukaryotic messenger RNA

    Dan Dominissini;Dan Dominissini;Sigrid Nachtergaele;Sigrid Nachtergaele;Sharon Moshitch-Moshkovitz;Eyal Peer;Eyal Peer

  • N6-methyladenosine alters RNA structure to regulate binding of a low-complexity protein.

    Nian Liu;Katherine I. Zhou;Marc Parisien;Qing Dai

  • Tissue-specific differences in human transfer RNA expression.

    Kimberly A Dittmar;Jeffrey M Goodenbour;Tao Pan

  • Efficient and quantitative high-throughput tRNA sequencing

    Guanqun Zheng;Yidan Qin;Wesley C Clark;Qing Dai

  • Probing N6-methyladenosine RNA modification status at single nucleotide resolution in mRNA and long noncoding RNA

    Nian Liu;Marc Parisien;Qing Dai;Guanqun Zheng

  • ALKBH1-Mediated tRNA Demethylation Regulates Translation.

    Fange Liu;Fange Liu;Wesley Clark;Guanzheng Luo;Guanzheng Luo;Xiaoyun Wang

  • Reversible, Specific, Active Aggregates of Endogenous Proteins Assemble upon Heat Stress.

    Edward W J. Wallace;Jamie L Kear-Scott;Evgeny Pilipenko;Michael H Schwartz

  • High-resolution N(6) -methyladenosine (m(6) A) map using photo-crosslinking-assisted m(6) A sequencing.

    Kai Chen;Zhike Lu;Xiao Wang;Ye Fu

  • Innate immune and chemically triggered oxidative stress modifies translational fidelity

    Nir Netzer;Jeffrey M. Goodenbour;Alexandre David;Kimberly A. Dittmar

  • Codon-usage-based inhibition of HIV protein synthesis by human schlafen 11

    Manqing Li;Elaine Kao;Xia Gao;Hilary Sandig

  • Modifications and functional genomics of human transfer RNA.

    Tao Pan

  • Structure of a bacterial ribonuclease P holoenzyme in complex with tRNA

    Nicholas J. Reiter;Amy Osterman;Alfredo Torres-Larios;Alfredo Torres-Larios;Kerren K. Swinger;Kerren K. Swinger

  • N 6- Methyladenosine methyltransferase ZCCHC4 mediates ribosomal RNA methylation

    Honghui Ma;Honghui Ma;Honghui Ma;Xiaoyun Wang;Jiabin Cai;Qing Dai;Qing Dai

  • tRNA over-expression in breast cancer and functional consequences

    Mariana Pavon-Eternod;Suzanna Gomes;Renaud Geslain;Qing Dai

  • A small metalloribozyme with a two-step mechanism.

    Tao Pan;Olke C. Uhlenbeck

Frequent Co-Authors

Tobin R. Sosnick
Tobin R. Sosnick University of Chicago
Qing Dai
Qing Dai University of Chicago
Chuan He
Chuan He University of Chicago
Man Sun Sy
Man Sun Sy Case Western Reserve University
Pierluigi Gambetti
Pierluigi Gambetti Case Western Reserve University
Robert B. Petersen
Robert B. Petersen Case Western Reserve University
Qing-Xiang Guo
Qing-Xiang Guo University of Science and Technology of China
Yao Fu
Yao Fu University of Science and Technology of China
Olke C. Uhlenbeck
Olke C. Uhlenbeck Northwestern University
David R. Brown
David R. Brown University of Bath

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