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92
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33288
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698
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54

Tim Hunt 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 Tim Hunt sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 191 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tim Hunt 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 Tim Hunt sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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

  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2003 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 2001 - Nobel Prize for their discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle
  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1998 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1991 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Tim Hunt is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the arts, humanities, and biological sciences, reflecting a diverse academic portfolio.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Arts and Humanities

Within these fields, their work further focuses on several subfields:

  • History
  • Literature and Literary Theory
  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology

Key research topics explored by Tim Hunt encompass:

  • American and British Literature Analysis
  • American Sports and Literature
  • American Literature and Culture
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • CAR-T cell therapy research

Tim Hunt has published papers in a range of academic venues. Recent publications include:

  • "Own Your Career: Essential Skills Needed in the Biotech Workforce," 2022, published in GEN Biotechnology
  • "High Desert by André Naffis-Sahely," 2023, published in World Literature Today
  • "Pain and Suffering: The Agony of Not Knowing," 2025, published in Molecular Frontiers Journal

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • GEN Biotechnology
  • World Literature Today
  • Molecular Frontiers Journal

Collaborations have included co-authorship with Anjali A. Sarkar.

Tim Hunt's academic recognition includes several notable awards and fellowships:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2005
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 2003
  • Nobel Prize in 2001 for their discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1999
  • Member of Academia Europaea, 1998
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 1991

Best Publications

  • A novel kinase cascade triggered by stress and heat shock that stimulates MAPKAP kinase-2 and phosphorylation of the small heat shock proteins.

    John Rouse;Philip Cohen;Sylviane Trigon;Michel Morange

  • Cyclin: A protein specified by maternal mRNA in sea urchin eggs that is destroyed at each cleavage division

    Tom Evans;Eric T. Rosenthal;Jim Youngblom;Dan Distel

  • The Cell Cycle: An Introduction

    Andrew Wood Murray;Tim Hunt

  • Accumulation of Krebs cycle intermediates and over-expression of HIF1alpha in tumours which result from germline FH and SDH mutations.

    P. J. Pollard;J. J. Briere;N. A. Alam;J. Barwell

  • Phosphorylation of initiation factor eIF-2 and the control of reticulocyte protein synthesis

    Paul J. Farrell;Ken Balkow;Tim Hunt;Richard J. Jackson

  • Cyclin is a component of maturation-promoting factor from Xenopus

    Jean Gautier;Jeremy Minshull;Manfred Lohka;Michael Glotzer

  • A brain-specific activator of cyclin-dependent kinase 5

    John Lew;Qi Quan Huang;Zhong Qi;Robert J. Winkfein

  • Cyclin-dependent kinases and cell-cycle transitions: does one fit all?

    Helfrid Hochegger;Shunichi Takeda;Tim Hunt

  • Preparation and use of nuclease-treated rabbit reticulocyte lysates for the translation of eukaryotic messenger RNA.

    Richard J. Jackson;Tim Hunt

  • Cut2 proteolysis required for sister-chromatid separation in fission yeast

    Hironori Funabiki;Hiroyuki Yamano;Kazuki Kumada;Koji Nagao

  • CDK-dependent phosphorylation of BRCA2 as a regulatory mechanism for recombinational repair

    Fumiko Esashi;Nicole Christ;Julian Gannon;Yilun Liu

  • Translation of Cyclin mRNA Is Necessary for Extracts of Activated Xenopus Eggs to Enter Mitosis

    Jeremy Minshull;J.Julian Blow;Tim Hunt

  • The cdc2-related protein p40MO15 is the catalytic subunit of a protein kinase that can activate p33cdk2 and p34cdc2.

    R. Y. C. Poon;K. Yamashita;J. P. Adamczewski;T. Hunt

  • Cyclin-dependent kinases: a family portrait

    Marcos Malumbres;Edward Harlow;Tim Hunt;Tony Hunter

  • Anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome-dependent proteolysis of human cyclin A starts at the beginning of mitosis and is not subject to the spindle assembly checkpoint.

    Stephan Geley;Edgar Kramer;Christian Gieffers;Julian Gannon

  • The A‐ and B‐type cyclin associated cdc2 kinases in Xenopus turn on and off at different times in the cell cycle.

    J. Minshull;R. Golsteyn;C. S. Hill;T. Hunt

  • Greatwall Phosphorylates an Inhibitor of Protein Phosphatase 2Α That Is Essential for Mitosis

    Satoru Mochida;Sarah L. Maslen;Mark Skehel;Tim Hunt

  • The 3'-untranslated regions of c-mos and cyclin mRNAs stimulate translation by regulating cytoplasmic polyadenylation.

    M D Sheets;C A Fox;T Hunt;G Vande Woude

  • Cyclin B2-null mice develop normally and are fertile whereas cyclin B1-null mice die in utero

    Michael Brandeis;Ian Rosewell;Mark Carrington;Tessa Crompton

  • The c-mos proto-oncogene protein kinase turns on and maintains the activity of MAP kinase, but not MPF, in cell-free extracts of Xenopus oocytes and eggs

    A R Nebreda;T Hunt

Frequent Co-Authors

Randy Yat Choi Poon
Randy Yat Choi Poon Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Michael Howell
Michael Howell The Francis Crick Institute
Joan V. Ruderman
Joan V. Ruderman Harvard University
Nancy Standart
Nancy Standart University of Cambridge
Jonathon Pines
Jonathon Pines Institute of Cancer Research
Tony Hunter
Tony Hunter Salk Institute for Biological Studies
J. Julian Blow
J. Julian Blow University of East Anglia
Nicholas A. Wright
Nicholas A. Wright Queen Mary University of London
Nechama S. Kosower
Nechama S. Kosower Tel Aviv University
Paul J. Farrell
Paul J. Farrell Imperial College London

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