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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 47 2751 2495 1324 1189 126 7838

Victor B. Zhurkin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Victor B. Zhurkin between 1975 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Victor B. Zhurkin published across 50 years, from 1975 to 2024, averaging 3.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2024. 54 of the 178 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2024. 1975: 2 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 0 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 32 publications
1975 2024

178 publications in total across all disciplines

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Victor B. Zhurkin: publications per year, 1975 to 2024
Year Publications
1975 2
1976 0
1977 0
1978 2
1979 3
1980 2
1981 2
1982 3
1983 1
1984 1
1985 2
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 2
1991 1
1992 1
1993 3
1994 1
1995 3
1996 3
1997 2
1998 3
1999 3
2000 5
2001 3
2002 0
2003 5
2004 4
2005 3
2006 4
2007 2
2008 5
2009 1
2010 3
2011 5
2012 4
2013 6
2014 3
2015 9
2016 7
2017 5
2018 4
2019 4
2020 0
2021 1
2022 0
2023 22
2024 32
Total 178
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Victor B. Zhurkin 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 Victor B. Zhurkin 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, 117–126 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: 126 publications — 25th percentile

25% 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
117–126 177 126
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
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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Victor B. Zhurkin 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 Victor B. Zhurkin 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, 46–47 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: 47 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% 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 47
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
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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Overview

Victor B. Zhurkin is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans a broad area within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong focus on molecular biology as reflected in the predominance of their publications in this subfield. Their research contributions cover several scientific topics including genomics and chromatin dynamics, RNA modifications and cancer, epigenetics and DNA methylation, cancer genomics and diagnostics, histone deacetylase inhibitors research, cancer-related gene regulation, and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

The scientist has authored multiple papers across a variety of journals and research venues. Some notable publications include:

  • Topological polymorphism of nucleosome fibers and folding of chromatin, 2021, Biophysical Journal
  • Nucleosome reorganisation in breast cancer tissues, 2024, Clinical Epigenetics
  • The Methyltransferases METTL7A and METTL7B Confer Resistance to Thiol-Based Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors, 2023, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
  • The methyltransferases METTL7A and METTL7B confer resistance to thiol-based histone deacetylase inhibitors, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Histone N-tails modulate sequence-specific positioning of nucleosomes, 2024, Journal of Biological Chemistry

Victor B. Zhurkin collaborates frequently with several colleagues. Frequent co-authors include Wilfried M. Guiblet, Divya R. Jacob, Hulkar Mamayusupova, Mariya Shtumpf, and Isabella Ciuta, highlighting sustained collaborative research efforts.

The scientist's work is published mainly in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Clinical Epigenetics
  • Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Victor B. Zhurkin's research consistently addresses central questions in genomics and chromatin structure, mechanisms of RNA modification, epigenetic regulation, and cancer biology. Their investigations into the role of histone deacetylase inhibitors and nucleosome organization contribute to the understanding of gene regulation and molecular responses in cancer and other biological contexts.

Best Publications

  • DNA sequence-dependent deformability deduced from protein–DNA crystal complexes

    Wilma K. Olson;Andrey A. Gorin;Xiang-Jun Lu;Lynette M. Hock

  • B-DNA Twisting Correlates with Base-pair Morphology

    A A Gorin;V B Zhurkin;V B Zhurkin;W K Olson

  • Anisotropic flexibility of DNA and the nucleosomal structure

    Victor B. Zhurkin;Yury P. Lysov;Valery I. Ivanov

  • A Novel ‘Roll-and-Slide’ Mechanism of DNA Folding in Chromatin. Implications for Nucleosome Positioning

    Michael Y. Tolstorukov;Andrew V. Colasanti;David M. McCandlish;Wilma K. Olson

  • Modeling DNA deformations.

    Wilma K Olson;Victor B Zhurkin

  • A role for CH...O interactions in protein-DNA recognition.

    Yael Mandel-Gutfreund;Hanah Margalit;Robert L Jernigan;Victor B Zhurkin

  • DNA stretching and compression: large-scale simulations of double helical structures

    Konstantin M. Kosikov;Andrey A. Gorin;Victor B. Zhurkin;Wilma K. Olson

  • Static and statistical bending of DNA evaluated by Monte Carlo simulations.

    V B Zhurkin;N B Ulyanov;A A Gorin;R L Jernigan

  • Influence of fluctuations on DNA curvature. A comparison of flexible and static wedge models of intrinsically bent DNA.

    Wilma K. Olson;Nancy L. Marky;Robert L. Jernigan;Victor B. Zhurkin

  • Overall structure and sugar dynamics of a DNA dodecamer from homo- and heteronuclear dipolar couplings and 31P chemical shift anisotropy.

    Zhengrong Wu;Frank Delaglio;Nico Tjandra;Victor B. Zhurkin

  • A Parallel DNA Triplex as model for the Intermediate in Homologous Recombination

    V.B. Zhurkin;G. Raghunathan;N.B. Ulyanov;R.D. Camerini-Otero

  • Structural basis for SRY-dependent 46-X,Y sex reversal: modulation of DNA bending by a naturally occurring point mutation.

    E C Murphy;V B Zhurkin;J M Louis;G Cornilescu

  • p53-induced DNA bending and twisting: p53 tetramer binds on the outer side of a DNA loop and increases DNA twisting

    Akhilesh K. Nagaich;Victor B. Zhurkin;Stewart R. Durell;Robert L. Jernigan

  • Correlations between deoxyribonucleic acid structural parameters and calculated circular dichroism spectra.

    Bruce B. Johnson;Kenneth S. Dahl;Ignacio Tinoco;Valery I. Ivanov

  • Coupling between Histone Conformations and DNA Geometry in Nucleosomes on a Microsecond Timescale: Atomistic Insights into Nucleosome Functions

    Alexey K. Shaytan;Grigoriy A. Armeev;Alexander Goncearenco;Victor B. Zhurkin

  • Sequence-Dependent Anisotropic Flexibility of B-DNA A Conformational Study

    Nikolai B. Ulyanov;Victor B. Zhurkin

  • [Atom--atomic potential functions for conformational calculations of nucleic acids].

    Zhurkin Vb;Poltev Vi;Florent'ev Vl

  • Impact of Alu repeats on the evolution of human p53 binding sites

    Feng Cui;Michael V Sirotin;Victor B Zhurkin

  • Gal repressosome contains an antiparallel DNA loop.

    Mark Geanacopoulos;George Vasmatzis;Victor B. Zhurkin;Sankar Adhya

  • A mutant spacer sequence between -35 and -10 elements makes the Plac promoter hyperactive and cAMP receptor protein-independent.

    Mofang Liu;Michael Tolstorukov;Victor Zhurkin;Susan Garges

Frequent Co-Authors

Wilma K. Olson
Wilma K. Olson Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Sankar Adhya
Sankar Adhya National Institutes of Health
Robert L. Jernigan
Robert L. Jernigan Iowa State University
Michael Y. Tolstorukov
Michael Y. Tolstorukov Harvard University
Ettore Appella
Ettore Appella National Institutes of Health
David Landsman
David Landsman National Institutes of Health
Anna R. Panchenko
Anna R. Panchenko Queen's University
Donna J. Arndt-Jovin
Donna J. Arndt-Jovin Max Planck Society
Thomas M. Jovin
Thomas M. Jovin Max Planck Society
David Clark
David Clark University of Glasgow

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