2026 Tom A. Rapoport: 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	131	185	166	116	104	316	57480
Biology and Biochemistry	135	354	317	237	208	397	58924

Tom A. Rapoport 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 Tom A. Rapoport sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 316 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tom A. Rapoport 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 Tom A. Rapoport sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 131 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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

2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2005 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2005 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2003 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Biochemistry and Biophysics
1993 - Member of Academia Europaea
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Tom A. Rapoport is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology and Cell Biology subfields. Their research encompasses a range of topics including Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors, Autophagy in Disease and Therapy, Cellular transport and secretion, RNA Research and Splicing, as well as RNA modifications and cancer.

Their recent publications reflect diverse investigations within these areas. Notable papers include:

Structural basis of ER-associated protein degradation mediated by the Hrd1 ubiquitin ligase complex, 2020, Science
Cryo-EM structure determination of small proteins by nanobody-binding scaffolds (Legobodies), 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Mechanism of membrane-curvature generation by ER-tubule shaping proteins, 2021, Nature Communications
Ddi1 is a ubiquitin-dependent protease, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Translocation of Proteins through a Distorted Lipid Bilayer, 2021, Trends in Cell Biology

Tom A. Rapoport frequently collaborates with a group of researchers, including Michael L. Skowyra, Navdar Sever, Xudong Wu, Steven P. Gygi, and João A. Paulo. These collaborations have contributed to a significant body of work over the years.

Their work has been published in a variety of scientific venues, predominately in journals and platforms such as:

Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Molecular Cell
Nature Communications
Harvard SBGrid

Best Publications

A Linear Steady‐State Treatment of Enzymatic Chains

Reinhart Heinrich;Tom A. Rapoport

1933
Citations
The AAA ATPase Cdc48/p97 and its partners transport proteins from the ER into the cytosol

Yihong Ye;Hemmo H. Meyer;Tom A. Rapoport

1604
Citations
A Class of Membrane Proteins Shaping the Tubular Endoplasmic Reticulum

Gia K. Voeltz;William A. Prinz;Yoko Shibata;Julia M. Rist

1584
Citations
X-ray structure of a protein-conducting channel

Bert van den Berg;William M. Clemons;Ian Collinson;Yorgo Modis

1549
Citations
Sec61-mediated transfer of a membrane protein from the endoplasmic reticulum to the proteasome for destruction.

Emmanuel J. H. J. Wiertz;Domenico Tortorella;Matthew Bogyo;Joyce Yu

1443
Citations
Protein translocation across the eukaryotic endoplasmic reticulum and bacterial plasma membranes

Tom A. Rapoport

1311
Citations
A membrane protein complex mediates retro-translocation from the ER lumen into the cytosol

Yihong Ye;Yoko Shibata;Chi Yun;David Ron

1186
Citations
Function of the p97–Ufd1–Npl4 complex in retrotranslocation from the ER to the cytosol: dual recognition of nonubiquitinated polypeptide segments and polyubiquitin chains

Yihong Ye;Hemmo H. Meyer;Tom A. Rapoport

863
Citations
Distinct ubiquitin-ligase complexes define convergent pathways for the degradation of ER proteins.

Pedro Carvalho;Veit Goder;Tom A. Rapoport

860
Citations
Protein translocation into proteoliposomes reconstituted from purified components of the endoplasmic reticulum membrane

Dirk Görlich;Tom A. Rapoport

847
Citations
PROTEIN TRANSPORT ACROSS THE EUKARYOTIC ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM AND BACTERIAL INNER MEMBRANES

Tom A. Rapoport;Berit Jungnickel;Ulrike Kutay

822
Citations
Predicting the orientation of eukaryotic membrane-spanning proteins

Enno Hartmann;Tom A. Rapoport;Harvey F. Lodish

813
Citations
Retro-translocation of proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum into the cytosol

Billy Tsai;Yihong Ye;Tom A. Rapoport

797
Citations
Cargo of kinesin identified as JIP scaffolding proteins and associated signaling molecules.

Kristen J. Verhey;Debra Meyer;Reneé Deehan;John Blenis

729
Citations
METABOLIC REGULATION AND MATHEMATICAL MODELS

R. Heinrich;S.M. Rapoport;T.A. Rapoport

716
Citations
Mathematical models of protein kinase signal transduction.

Reinhart Heinrich;Benjamin G. Neel;Tom A. Rapoport

675
Citations
Structural organization of the endoplasmic reticulum

Gia K Voeltz;Melissa M Rolls;Tom A Rapoport

652
Citations
A mammalian homolog of SEC61p and SECYp is associated with ribosomes and nascent polypeptides during translocation

Dirk Görlich;Siegfried Prehn;Enno Hartmann;Kai-Uwe Kalies

593
Citations
Protein disulfide isomerase acts as a redox-dependent chaperone to unfold cholera toxin.

Billy Tsai;Chiara Rodighiero;Wayne I. Lencer;Tom A. Rapoport

593
Citations
partners transport proteins from the ER into the cytosol

Yihong Ye;Hemmo H. Meyer;Tom A. Rapoport

1
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