2026 Timothy W. Nilsen: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	57	2139	1924	1063	943	152	14197

Timothy W. Nilsen 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 Timothy W. Nilsen sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 152 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Timothy W. Nilsen 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 Timothy W. Nilsen sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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

2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Timothy W. Nilsen is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. The scientist's work is focused on several subfields including hepatology, molecular biology, and genetics.

The main topics covered by Nilsen's research include:

RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
RNA modifications and cancer
Bacterial genetics and biotechnology
Hepatitis viruses studies and epidemiology
Liver disease and transplantation
Hepatitis C virus research

Timothy W. Nilsen has contributed to research documented in the following publication venues:

RNA
Viruses

Some of the frequent co-authors associated with Nilsen's research include:

Venkat Gopalan
Ann M. Altman
Benjamin C. Stark
Sheldon I. Feinstein
R. K. Koski

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Nilsen include:

"Tribute to Sidney AltmanSIDNEY ALTMAN: AN EXEMPLARY SCIENTIST, TEACHER, AND FRIEND (1939-2022)SIDNEY ALTMAN'S GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTA SHORT HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE ESSENTIAL RNA COMPONENT OF RNase PRECOLLECTIONS OF A GRADUATE STUDENT IN SIDNEY ALTMAN'S LABORATORYMEMORIES FROM THE EARLY YEARS OF THE SIDNEY ALTMAN LABORATORYTHE SPINACH CHLOROPLAST RNase P: THE FIRST PROTEIN-ONLY RNase P!SIDNEY ALTMAN: A BRIEF MEMOIRSIDNEY ALTMAN: IN MEMORIAM ET GRATITUDINEMTALES OF THE UNEXPECTED IN SIDNEY ALTMAN'S LABORATORYTO CLEAVE OR NOT TO CLEAVE, THAT IS THE QUESTIONSIDNEY ALTMAN: CHALLENGING AUTHORITY AND BEING AN ERUDITE SCHOLARTRIBUTE TO MY BELOVED MENTOR, SIDNEY ALTMANHAVING A MENTOR FOR AN ERAIN MEMORY OF PROFESSOR SIDNEY ALTMAN: INSPIRING PEOPLE TO THE FULLHALF A CENTURY WITH SIDNEY ALTMANRECOLLECTIONS OF MY FRIENDSHIP WITH SID ALTMANPERSONAL MEMORIES OF SIDNEY ALTMANA REMARKABLE CATALYSTREMEMBERING SIDNEY ALTMANSIDNEY ALTMAN-A SCIENTIFIC ODYSSEYSID ALTMAN: FRIEND, COLLEAGUE, AND GODFATHERSIDNEY ALTMAN-A REMEMBRANCERECOLLECTIONS OF MY SCIENTIFIC INTERACTIONS WITH SIDNEY ALTMANSIDNEY ALTMAN'S TIES TO CHINATARGETING RNA TO FIGHT ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIASIDNEY ALTMAN: IN HIS OWN WORDS" (2022), published in RNA
"Cellular and Humoral Immune Profiles After Hepatitis E Vaccination and Infection" (2025), published in Viruses

Among professional recognitions, Nilsen was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006.

Best Publications

Expansion of the eukaryotic proteome by alternative splicing

Timothy W. Nilsen;Brenton R. Graveley

2353
Citations
Purification of RNA using TRIzol (TRI reagent).

Donald C. Rio;Manuel Ares;Gregory J. Hannon;Timothy W. Nilsen

1688
Citations
Mechanisms of microRNA-mediated gene regulation in animal cells

Timothy W. Nilsen

789
Citations
Functional recognition of the 3' splice site AG by the splicing factor U2AF35.

Shaoping Wu;Charles M. Romfo;Timothy W. Nilsen;Michael R. Green

623
Citations
The spliceosome: the most complex macromolecular machine in the cell?

Timothy W. Nilsen

512
Citations
Evidence that microRNAs are associated with translating messenger RNAs in human cells

Patricia A Maroney;Yang Yu;Jesse Fisher;Timothy W Nilsen

463
Citations
Protein displacement by DExH/D "RNA helicases" without duplex unwinding.

Margaret E. Fairman;Patricia A. Maroney;Wen Wang;Heath A. Bowers

320
Citations
RNA-RNA INTERACTIONS IN THE SPLICEOSOME : UNRAVELING THE TIES THAT BIND

Timothy W. Nilsen

286
Citations
c-erbB activation in ALV-induced erythroblastosis: novel RNA processing and promoter insertion result in expression of an amino-truncated EGF receptor.

Timothy W. Nilsen;Patricia A. Maroney;Raymond G. Goodwin;Fritz M. Rottman

279
Citations
Trans-Splicing of Nematode Premessenger RNA

Timothy W. Nilsen

226
Citations
Structure and transcription of a human gene for H1 RNA, the RNA component of human RNase P

Madeline Baer;Timothy W. Nilsen;Christine Costigan;Sidney Altman

214
Citations
Mapping of N6-methyladenosine residues in bovine prolactin mRNA.

Sarah Horowitz;Amikam Horowitz;Timothy W. Nilsen;Theodore W. Munns

191
Citations
Trans splicing of nematode pre-messenger RNA in vitro.

Gregory J. Hannon;Patricia A. Maroney;John A. Denker;Timothy W. Nilsen

180
Citations
RNA-RNA Interactions in Nuclear Pre-mRNA Splicing

Timothy W. Nilsen

179
Citations
Functional Recognition of the 5′ Splice Site by U4/U6.U5 tri-snRNP Defines a Novel ATP-Dependent Step in Early Spliceosome Assembly

Patricia A. Maroney;Charles M. Romfo;Timothy W. Nilsen

176
Citations
A novel class of microRNA-recognition elements that function only within open reading frames.

Kai Zhang;Xiaorong Zhang;Zhiqiang Cai;Jie Zhou

165
Citations
Dynamic Regulation of Alternative Splicing by Silencers that Modulate 5′ Splice Site Competition

Yang Yu;Patricia A. Maroney;John A. Denker;Xiang H.-F. Zhang

157
Citations
Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Utilizes and Manipulates RNA N6-Adenosine Methylation To Promote Lytic Replication

Fengchun Ye;E. Ricky Chen;Timothy W. Nilsen

139
Citations
A rapid, quantitative assay for direct detection of microRNAs and other small RNAs using splinted ligation.

Patricia A. Maroney;Sangpen Chamnongpol;Frédéric Souret;Timothy W. Nilsen

137
Citations
Mechanisms of microRNA-mediated gene regulation

Timothy W. Nilsen

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory J. Hannon University of Cambridge

Manuel Ares University of California, Santa Cruz

Fritz Rottman Michigan State University

Eckhard Jankowsky Case Western Reserve University

Hsing Jien Kung Taipei Medical University

Xiang-Dong Fu Westlake University

Richard M. Ransohoff Harvard University

James W. Kazura Case Western Reserve University

Edward Darzynkiewicz University of Warsaw

Reinhard Lührmann Max Planck Society

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