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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 112 487 465 249 237 273 134657
Molecular Biology 112 333 303 197 176 273 134657

Vamsi K. Mootha publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vamsi K. Mootha between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vamsi K. Mootha published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 11.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 2023. 16 of the 375 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 50. Peak 50 publications in 2023. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 50 publications 2024: 32 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1995 2026

375 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vamsi K. Mootha: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 3
1997 1
1998 0
1999 2
2000 4
2001 2
2002 0
2003 4
2004 6
2005 7
2006 6
2007 5
2008 12
2009 6
2010 15
2011 10
2012 22
2013 25
2014 15
2015 19
2016 14
2017 15
2018 15
2019 19
2020 16
2021 20
2022 13
2023 50
2024 32
2025 15
2026 1
Total 375
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Vamsi K. Mootha 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 Vamsi K. Mootha 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, 267–276 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: 273 publications — 76th percentile

76% 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
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 54 273
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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Vamsi K. Mootha 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 Vamsi K. Mootha 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, 112–113 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: 112 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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
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 19 112
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2004 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Vamsi K. Mootha is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with notable work also intersecting with Medicine. Their research spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, Genetics, Cancer Research, and Physiology.

The primary topics of Mootha's work include:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Mootha has published frequently in a range of scientific venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Nature
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • eLife

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Mootha include:

  • "MitoCarta3.0: an updated mitochondrial proteome now with sub-organelle localization and pathway annotations," 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "A bacterial cytidine deaminase toxin enables CRISPR-free mitochondrial base editing," 2020, Nature
  • "Distinct mitochondrial defects trigger the integrated stress response depending on the metabolic state of the cell," 2020, eLife
  • "Genetic Screen for Cell Fitness in High or Low Oxygen Highlights Mitochondrial and Lipid Metabolism," 2020, Cell
  • "CRISPR-free base editors with enhanced activity and expanded targeting scope in mitochondrial and nuclear DNA," 2022, Nature Biotechnology

Frequent collaborators in Mootha's research include Owen S. Skinner, Sarah E. Calvo, Hardik Shah, Jason G. McCoy, and Rohit Sharma, showing ongoing partnerships within the research community.

Mootha's recognition within the scientific community is signified by several awards, including being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2014, a Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 2004, and a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles

    Aravind Subramanian;Pablo Tamayo;Vamsi K. Mootha;Sayan Mukherjee

  • PGC-1alpha-responsive genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation are coordinately downregulated in human diabetes

    Vamsi K Mootha;Cecilia M Lindgren;Cecilia M Lindgren;Karl-Fredrik Eriksson;Aravind Subramanian

  • Mechanisms Controlling Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Respiration through the Thermogenic Coactivator PGC-1

    Zhidan Wu;Pere Puigserver;Ulf Andersson;Chenyu Zhang

  • Metabolite profiles and the risk of developing diabetes

    Thomas J Wang;Martin G Larson;Martin G Larson;Ramachandran S Vasan;Ramachandran S Vasan;Susan Cheng;Susan Cheng;Susan Cheng

  • Systematic discovery of regulatory motifs in human promoters and 3′ UTRs by comparison of several mammals

    Xiaohui Xie;Jun Lu;E. J. Kulbokas;Todd R. Golub

  • A Mitochondrial Protein Compendium Elucidates Complex I Disease Biology

    David J. Pagliarini;Sarah E. Calvo;Betty Chang;Sunil A. Sheth

  • Integrative genomics identifies MCU as an essential component of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter

    Joshua M. Baughman;Fabiana Perocchi;Fabiana Perocchi;Hany S. Girgis;Hany S. Girgis;Molly Plovanich;Molly Plovanich

  • mTOR controls mitochondrial oxidative function through a YY1–PGC-1α transcriptional complex

    John T. Cunningham;Joseph T. Rodgers;Daniel H. Arlow;Francisca Vazquez

  • tBID, a membrane-targeted death ligand, oligomerizes BAK to release cytochrome c

    Michael C. Wei;Tullia Lindsten;Vamsi K. Mootha;Solly Weiler

  • Metabolite Profiling Identifies a Key Role for Glycine in Rapid Cancer Cell Proliferation

    Mohit Jain;Roland Nilsson;Sonia Sharma;Nikhil Madhusudhan;Nikhil Madhusudhan

  • Defects in Adaptive Energy Metabolism with CNS-Linked Hyperactivity in PGC-1α Null Mice

    Jiandie Lin;Pei Hsuan Wu;Paul T. Tarr;Katrin S. Lindenberg

  • MitoCarta2.0: an updated inventory of mammalian mitochondrial proteins.

    Sarah E. Calvo;Sarah E. Calvo;Karl R. Clauser;Vamsi K. Mootha;Vamsi K. Mootha

  • Proteomic Mapping of Mitochondria in Living Cells via Spatially Restricted Enzymatic Tagging

    Hyun-Woo Rhee;Peng Zou;Namrata D. Udeshi;Jeffrey D. Martell

  • Directed evolution of APEX2 for electron microscopy and proximity labeling.

    Stephanie S Lam;Jeffrey D Martell;Kimberli J Kamer;Thomas J Deerinck

  • MitoCarta3.0: an updated mitochondrial proteome now with sub-organelle localization and pathway annotations.

    Sneha Rath;Sneha Rath;Rohit Sharma;Rohit Sharma;Rahul Gupta;Rahul Gupta;Tslil Ast;Tslil Ast

  • Graph theoretical analysis of magnetoencephalographic functional connectivity in Alzheimer's disease.

    C. J. Stam;W. de Haan;A. Daffertshofer;B. F. Jones

  • Integrated Analysis of Protein Composition, Tissue Diversity, and Gene Regulation in Mouse Mitochondria

    Vamsi K. Mootha;Vamsi K. Mootha;Jakob Bunkenborg;Jesper V. Olsen;Majbrit Hjerrild

  • Upstream open reading frames cause widespread reduction of protein expression and are polymorphic among humans

    Sarah E. Calvo;David J. Pagliarini;David J. Pagliarini;Vamsi K. Mootha;Vamsi K. Mootha

  • Cytokine Stimulation of Energy Expenditure through p38 MAP Kinase Activation of PPARγ Coactivator-1

    Pere Puigserver;James Rhee;Jiandie Lin;Zhidan Wu

  • MICU1 encodes a mitochondrial EF hand protein required for Ca 2+ uptake

    Fabiana Perocchi;Vishal M. Gohil;Vishal M. Gohil;Hany S. Girgis;Hany S. Girgis;X. Robert Bao;X. Robert Bao

Frequent Co-Authors

Sarah E. Calvo
Sarah E. Calvo Broad Institute
David R. Thorburn
David R. Thorburn Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Steven A. Carr
Steven A. Carr Broad Institute
Salvatore DiMauro
Salvatore DiMauro Columbia University
Clary B. Clish
Clary B. Clish Broad Institute
John Christodoulou
John Christodoulou University of Melbourne
Alice Y. Ting
Alice Y. Ting Stanford University
David Altshuler
David Altshuler Harvard University
Joel N. Hirschhorn
Joel N. Hirschhorn Boston Children's Hospital
Michio Hirano
Michio Hirano Columbia University

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