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Thomas Arnesen

Thomas Arnesen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 50 2567 2319 9 8 122 9642

Thomas Arnesen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas Arnesen between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas Arnesen published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2018. 12 of the 151 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2018. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 4 publications
1992 2025

151 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas Arnesen: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 4
2006 5
2007 0
2008 2
2009 11
2010 2
2011 10
2012 6
2013 8
2014 2
2015 13
2016 11
2017 8
2018 14
2019 4
2020 9
2021 10
2022 5
2023 14
2024 8
2025 4
Total 151
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Thomas Arnesen 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 Thomas Arnesen 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, 117–126 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: 122 publications — 23rd percentile

23% 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
117–126 177 122
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
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Thomas Arnesen 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 Thomas Arnesen 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, 50–51 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: 50 D-Index — 18th percentile

18% 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 50
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
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Overview

Thomas Arnesen is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions also in Medicine. Within these broad domains, their work focuses on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, Surgery, and Cell Biology.

The main topics addressed in Arnesen's work include:

  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Signaling Pathways in Disease
  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research

Arnesen has published extensively in several key scientific venues. The most frequent publication forums include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Trends in Biochemical Sciences
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology

Notable recent publications by Thomas Arnesen are:

  • N-terminal acetylation shields proteins from degradation and promotes age-dependent motility and longevity (2023, Nature Communications)
  • Mechanism of actin N-terminal acetylation (2020, Science Advances)
  • Mechanisms of Congenital Heart Disease Caused by NAA15 Haploinsufficiency (2021, Circulation Research)
  • Molecular basis for N-terminal acetylation by human NatE and its modulation by HYPK (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Biallelic NAA60 variants with impaired N-terminal acetylation capacity cause autosomal recessive primary familial brain calcifications (2024, Nature Communications)

Throughout their career, Arnesen has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Nina McTiernan
  • Rasmus Ree
  • Henriette Aksnes
  • Adrian Drazic
  • Sylvia Varland

Best Publications

  • The world of protein acetylation

    Adrian Drazic;Line M. Myklebust;Rasmus Ree;Thomas Arnesen;Thomas Arnesen

  • Proteomics analyses reveal the evolutionary conservation and divergence of N-terminal acetyltransferases from yeast and humans

    Thomas Arnesen;Petra Van Damme;Bogdan Polevoda;Kenny Helsens

  • Spotlight on protein N-terminal acetylation.

    Rasmus Ree;Sylvia Varland;Sylvia Varland;Thomas Arnesen;Thomas Arnesen

  • Protein N-terminal acetyltransferases: when the start matters

    Kristian K. Starheim;Kris Gevaert;Thomas Arnesen;Thomas Arnesen

  • Using VAAST to Identify an X-Linked Disorder Resulting in Lethality in Male Infants Due to N-Terminal Acetyltransferase Deficiency

    Alan F. Rope;Kai Wang;Rune Evjenth;Jinchuan Xing

  • Towards a functional understanding of protein N-terminal acetylation.

    Thomas Arnesen

  • Co-translational, Post-translational, and Non-catalytic Roles of N-Terminal Acetyltransferases.

    Henriette Aksnes;Rasmus Moen Ree;Thomas Arnesen;Thomas Arnesen

  • First Things First: Vital Protein Marks by N-Terminal Acetyltransferases

    Henriette Aksnes;Adrian Drazic;Michael Bruno Eric Marie;Thomas Arnesen;Thomas Arnesen

  • Identification and characterization of the human ARD1–NATH protein acetyltransferase complex

    Thomas Arnesen;Thomas Arnesen;Dave Anderson;Christian Baldersheim;Michel Lanotte

  • N-terminal acetylome analyses and functional insights of the N-terminal acetyltransferase NatB

    Petra Van Damme;Marta Lasa;Bogdan Polevoda;Cristina Gazquez

  • NatF Contributes to an Evolutionary Shift in Protein N-Terminal Acetylation and Is Important for Normal Chromosome Segregation

    Petra Van Damme;Kristine Hole;Ana Pimenta-Marques;Kenny Helsens

  • N-terminal modifications of cellular proteins: The enzymes involved, their substrate specificities and biological effects.

    Sylvia Varland;Camilla Osberg;Camilla Osberg;Thomas Arnesen;Thomas Arnesen

  • Protein N-terminal acetyltransferases in cancer.

    T V Kalvik;T Arnesen;T Arnesen

  • NAA80 is actin’s N-terminal acetyltransferase and regulates cytoskeleton assembly and cell motility

    Adrian Drazic;Henriette Aksnes;Michaël Marie;Malgorzata Boczkowska

  • Molecular basis for N-terminal acetylation by the heterodimeric NatA complex

    Glen Liszczak;Glen Liszczak;Jacob M Goldberg;Håvard Foyn;E James Petersson

  • The Chaperone-Like Protein HYPK Acts Together with NatA in Cotranslational N-Terminal Acetylation and Prevention of Huntingtin Aggregation

    Thomas Arnesen;Thomas Arnesen;Kristian K. Starheim;Kristian K. Starheim;Petra Van Damme;Rune Evjenth

  • Proteome-derived Peptide Libraries Allow Detailed Analysis of the Substrate Specificities of Nα-acetyltransferases and Point to hNaa10p as the Post-translational Actin Nα-acetyltransferase

    Petra Van Damme;Rune Evjenth;Håvard Foyn;Håvard Foyn;Kimberly Demeyer

  • Knockdown of Human Nα-Terminal Acetyltransferase Complex C Leads to p53-Dependent Apoptosis and Aberrant Human Arl8b Localization

    Kristian K. Starheim;Kristian K. Starheim;Darina Gromyko;Darina Gromyko;Rune Evjenth;Anita Ryningen

  • A synopsis of eukaryotic Nα-terminal acetyltransferases: nomenclature, subunits and substrates

    Bogdan Polevoda;Thomas Arnesen;Thomas Arnesen;Fred Sherman

  • N-terminal acetylome analyses and functional insights of the N-terminal acetyltransferase NatB

    P. Van Damme;M. Lasa;B. Polevoda;C. Gazquez

Frequent Co-Authors

Johan R. Lillehaug
Johan R. Lillehaug University of Bergen
Kris Gevaert
Kris Gevaert Ghent University
Petra Van Damme
Petra Van Damme Ghent University
Gholson J. Lyon
Gholson J. Lyon Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Ronen Marmorstein
Ronen Marmorstein University of Pennsylvania
Joël Vandekerckhove
Joël Vandekerckhove Ghent University
Mark Yandell
Mark Yandell University of Utah
Lynn B. Jorde
Lynn B. Jorde University of Utah
Leslie G. Biesecker
Leslie G. Biesecker National Institutes of Health
Hakon Hakonarson
Hakon Hakonarson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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