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Tobias C. Walther

Tobias C. Walther

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 76 1130 1009 585 511 138 35448

Tobias C. Walther publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tobias C. Walther between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tobias C. Walther published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2018. 12 of the 192 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2018. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 1 publication
1999 2026

192 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tobias C. Walther: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 1
2001 2
2002 3
2003 2
2004 0
2005 1
2006 2
2007 2
2008 4
2009 11
2010 5
2011 7
2012 11
2013 14
2014 9
2015 6
2016 9
2017 6
2018 17
2019 9
2020 12
2021 17
2022 13
2023 10
2024 6
2025 11
2026 1
Total 192
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Tobias C. Walther publications per year - data summary

  • Tobias C. Walther, a Molecular Biology scholar from Harvard University, has 192 publications recorded across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1999 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive years are 2018 and 2021, with 17 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1999, 2000, 2005 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 28 years in the span carries no publications at all (2004).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.1 per year counting only the 27 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 41 publications, 21% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1999-2008: 18 publications (1.8 per year); 2009-2018: 95 publications (9.5 per year); 2019-2026: 79 publications (9.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Tobias C. Walther 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 Tobias C. Walther 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, 137–146 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: 138 publications — 31st percentile

31% 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
137–146 158 138
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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Tobias C. Walther 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.
  • Tobias C. Walther, a Molecular Biology scholar from Harvard University, records 138 publications - the 31st percentile of the discipline.
  • 31% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Tobias C. Walther, and about 69% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 177–186 publications range, and Tobias C. Walther ranks below 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).

Tobias C. Walther 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 Tobias C. Walther 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, 76–77 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: 76 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% 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 76
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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Tobias C. Walther 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.
  • Tobias C. Walther, a Molecular Biology scholar from Harvard University, records 76 D-Index - the 63rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 63% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Tobias C. Walther, and about 37% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Tobias C. Walther 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).

Overview

Tobias C. Walther is a researcher affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their work spans across key areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Walther's research focuses particularly on molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, physiology, and neurology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as lipid metabolism and biosynthesis, endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, cellular transport and secretion, lysosomal storage disorders research, autophagy in disease and therapy, and pancreatic function and diabetes.

Walther's recent publications include the following:

  • Neurotoxic microglia promote TDP-43 proteinopathy in progranulin deficiency, 2020, Nature
  • An open-access volume electron microscopy atlas of whole cells and tissues, 2021, Nature
  • Partitioning of MLX-Family Transcription Factors to Lipid Droplets Regulates Metabolic Gene Expression, 2020, Molecular Cell
  • Structure and catalytic mechanism of a human triacylglycerol-synthesis enzyme, 2020, Nature
  • Seipin forms a flexible cage at lipid droplet formation sites, 2022, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Their frequently collaborating co-authors include Robert V. Farese, Yohannes A. Ambaw, Zon Weng Lai, Sebastian Boland, and Chandramohan Chitraju.

Walther's work is published in various scientific journals, with a concentration of publications in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Nature Communications
  • eLife
  • Nature Cell Biology

Best Publications

  • Lysine Acetylation Targets Protein Complexes and Co-Regulates Major Cellular Functions

    Chuna Ram Choudhary;Chanchal Kumar;Florian Gnad;Michael L Nielsen

  • Cellular fatty acid metabolism and cancer

    Erin Currie;Almut Schulze;Rudolf Zechner;Tobias C. Walther

  • Lipid Droplets and Cellular Lipid Metabolism

    Tobias C. Walther;Robert V. Farese

  • The Transcription Factor TFEB Links mTORC1 Signaling to Transcriptional Control of Lysosome Homeostasis

    Agnes Roczniak-Ferguson;Constance S. Petit;Florian Froehlich;Sharon Qian

  • Lipid Droplets Finally Get a Little R-E-S-P-E-C-T

    Robert V. Farese;Tobias C. Walther

  • Comprehensive mass-spectrometry-based proteome quantification of haploid versus diploid yeast.

    Lyris M. F. de Godoy;Jesper V. Olsen;Jürgen Cox;Michael L. Nielsen

  • The biophysics and cell biology of lipid droplets

    Abdou Rachid Thiam;Robert V. Farese;Tobias C. Walther

  • Triacylglycerol Synthesis Enzymes Mediate Lipid Droplet Growth by Relocalizing from the ER to Lipid Droplets

    Florian Wilfling;Huajin Wang;Joel T. Haas;Natalie Krahmer

  • Introducing the CTA concept

    B. S. Acharya;M. Actis;T. Aghajani;G. Agnetta

  • Functional genomic screen reveals genes involved in lipid-droplet formation and utilization

    Yi Guo;Tobias C. Walther;Meghana Rao;Nico Stuurman

  • Lipid Droplet Biogenesis.

    Tobias C. Walther;Jeeyun Chung;Robert V. Farese;Robert V. Farese

  • Identification of small ORFs in vertebrates using ribosome footprinting and evolutionary conservation

    Ariel A Bazzini;Timothy G Johnstone;Romain Christiano;Sebastian D Mackowiak

  • The life of lipid droplets

    Tobias C. Walther;Robert V. Farese

  • Lipid droplets and liver disease: from basic biology to clinical implications

    Nina L. Gluchowski;Michel Becuwe;Tobias C. Walther;Robert V. Farese

  • Phosphatidylcholine Synthesis for Lipid Droplet Expansion Is Mediated by Localized Activation of CTP:Phosphocholine Cytidylyltransferase

    Natalie Krahmer;Yi Guo;Florian Wilfling;Maximiliane Hilger

  • Mass spectrometry–based proteomics in cell biology

    Tobias C. Walther;Matthias Mann

  • Balancing the fat: lipid droplets and human disease.

    Natalie Krahmer;Robert V. Farese;Tobias C. Walther

  • Lipid droplets at a glance

    Yi Guo;Kimberly R. Cordes;Robert V. Farese;Tobias C. Walther

  • The Conserved Nup107-160 Complex Is Critical for Nuclear Pore Complex Assembly

    Tobias C Walther;Annabelle Alves;Helen Pickersgill;Isabelle Loïodice

  • Lipid Droplet Biogenesis

    Florian Wilfling;Joel T Haas;Tobias C Walther;Robert V Farese

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert V. Farese
Robert V. Farese Harvard University
Peter Walter
Peter Walter University of California, San Francisco
Matthias Mann
Matthias Mann Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Iain W. Mattaj
Iain W. Mattaj Human Technopole
Martin W. Hetzer
Martin W. Hetzer Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Eric J. Huang
Eric J. Huang University of California, San Francisco
Jesper V. Olsen
Jesper V. Olsen University of Copenhagen
Lucy Fortson
Lucy Fortson University of Minnesota
S. Mereghetti
S. Mereghetti National Institute for Astrophysics
Kunihito Ioka
Kunihito Ioka Kyoto University

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