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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 76 1152 596 280 20986

Waclaw Szybalski publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Waclaw Szybalski between 1950 and 2019, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Waclaw Szybalski published across 70 years, from 1950 to 2019, averaging 4.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 1979. 1 of the 319 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2019. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 1979. 1950: 9 publications 1951: 0 publications 1952: 5 publications 1953: 6 publications 1954: 3 publications 1955: 3 publications 1956: 3 publications 1957: 1 publication 1958: 5 publications 1959: 9 publications 1960: 5 publications 1961: 5 publications 1962: 8 publications 1963: 10 publications 1964: 7 publications 1965: 2 publications 1966: 5 publications 1967: 8 publications 1968: 7 publications 1969: 12 publications 1970: 6 publications 1971: 10 publications 1972: 4 publications 1973: 5 publications 1974: 10 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 9 publications 1979: 20 publications 1980: 12 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 9 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 7 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 3 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication
1950 2019

319 publications in total across all disciplines

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Waclaw Szybalski: publications per year, 1950 to 2019
Year Publications
1950 9
1951 0
1952 5
1953 6
1954 3
1955 3
1956 3
1957 1
1958 5
1959 9
1960 5
1961 5
1962 8
1963 10
1964 7
1965 2
1966 5
1967 8
1968 7
1969 12
1970 6
1971 10
1972 4
1973 5
1974 10
1975 2
1976 6
1977 5
1978 9
1979 20
1980 12
1981 4
1982 9
1983 6
1984 1
1985 7
1986 6
1987 2
1988 10
1989 3
1990 5
1991 5
1992 8
1993 1
1994 4
1995 5
1996 4
1997 2
1998 5
1999 2
2000 2
2001 3
2002 2
2003 2
2004 4
2005 1
2006 1
2007 1
2008 1
2009 1
2010 2
2011 1
2012 3
2013 2
2014 0
2015 0
2016 1
2017 0
2018 0
2019 1
Total 319
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Waclaw Szybalski 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 Waclaw Szybalski 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, 277–286 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: 280 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
277–286 49 280
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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Waclaw Szybalski 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 Waclaw Szybalski 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.

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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 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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Polish Academy of Science
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Waclaw Szybalski was affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their career involved contributions recognized by notable scientific organizations. Two major awards were conferred: the Polish Academy of Science in 2020 and the status of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

No recent papers, frequent co-authors, or publication venues are recorded in the available data. Similarly, there is no listed information regarding main fields of study, subfields of study, or specific topics of work.

The available data does not include titles or years of publication for any individual papers or books authored by Waclaw Szybalski. There is also no data on book publications or publishing houses affiliated with their work.

The scientist was deceased at the time of this report.

Best Publications

  • A nomenclature for restriction enzymes, DNA methyltransferases, homing endonucleases and their genes

    Richard J. Roberts;Marlene Belfort;Timothy Bestor;Ashok S. Bhagwat

  • GENETICS OF HUMAN CELL LINES III. INCORPORATION OF 5-BROMO- AND 5-IODODEOXYHRIDINE INTO THE DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID OF HUMAN CELLS AND ITS EFFECT ON RADIATION SENSITIVITY

    B. Djordjevic;Waclaw Szybalski

  • GENETICS OF HUMAN CELL LINES, IV. DNA-MEDIATED HERITABLE TRANSFORMATION OF A BIOCHEMICAL TRAIT

    Elizabeth Hunter Szybalska;Waclaw Szybalski

  • MITOMYCINS AND PORFIROMYCIN: CHEMICAL MECHANISM OF ACTIVATION AND CROSS-LINKING OF DNA.

    V. N. Iyer;Waclaw Szybalski

  • A MOLECULAR MECHANISM OF MITOMYCIN ACTION: LINKING OF COMPLEMENTARY DNA STRANDS.

    V. N. Iyer;W. Szybalski

  • Mapping of Deletions and Substitutions in Heteroduplex DNA Molecules of Bacteriophage Lambda by Electron Microscopy

    Barbara C. Westmoreland;Waclaw Szybalski;Hans Ris

  • GENETIC STUDIES ON MICROBIAL CROSS RESISTANCE TO TOXIC AGENTS I. , Cross Resistance of Escherichia coli to Fifteen Antibiotics

    Waclaw Szybalski;Vernon Bryson

  • Class-IIS restriction enzymes — a review

    Waclaw Szybalski;Sun C. Kim;Noaman Hasan;Anna J. Podhajska

  • [124] Use of cesium sulfate for equilibrium density gradient centrifugation☆

    Waclaw Szybalski

  • A comprehensive molecular map of bacteriophage lambda.

    Elizabeth H. Szybalski;Waclaw Szybalski

  • Coliphage λnutL−: A unique class of mutants defective in the site of gene N product utilization for antitermination of leftward transcription

    John S. Salstrom;Waclaw Szybalski

  • Fractionation of the complementary strands of coliphage T4 DNA based on the asymmetric distribution of the poly U and poly U,G binding sites.

    Zdenka Hradecna;Waclaw Szybalski

  • Totally asymmetric transcription of coliphage T7 in vivo: correlation with poly G binding sites.

    William C. Summers;Waclaw Szybalski

  • Conditionally Amplifiable BACs: Switching From Single-Copy to High-Copy Vectors and Genomic Clones

    Jadwiga Wild;Zdenka Hradecna;Waclaw Szybalski

  • Electron Micrographic Mapping of Deletions, Insertions, Inversions, and Homologies in the DNAs of Coliphages Lambda and Phi 80

    Michael Fiandt;Zdenka Hradecna;Homer A. Lozeron;Waclaw Szybalski

  • SPECIAL MICROBIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. II. OBSERVATIONS ON CHEMICAL MUTAGENESIS IN MICROORGANISMS

    Waclaw Szybalski

  • Asymmetric distribution of the transcribing regions on the complementary strands of coliphage lambda DNA.

    Karol Taylor;Zdenka Hradecna;Waclaw Szybalski

  • Genetic studies on microbial cross resistance to toxic agents. IV. Cross resistance of Bacillus megaterium to forty-four antimicrobial drugs.

    Waclaw T. Szybalski

  • A nomenclature for restriction enzymes, DNA methyl transferases, homing endonucleases and their genes

    RJ Roberts;M Belford;T Bester;AS Bhagwat

  • Genetic Studies on Microbial Cross-Resistance to Toxic Agents1,2

    Waclaw Szybalski;Vernon Bryson

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederick R. Blattner
Frederick R. Blattner University of Wisconsin–Madison
Robert Blumenthal
Robert Blumenthal University of Toledo
Martin G. Marinus
Martin G. Marinus University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Eric U. Selker
Eric U. Selker University of Oregon
Timothy H. Bestor
Timothy H. Bestor Columbia University
Albert Jeltsch
Albert Jeltsch University of Stuttgart
Richard J. Roberts
Richard J. Roberts New England Biolabs
Richard P. Novick
Richard P. Novick New York University
Joseph Heitman
Joseph Heitman Duke University
Douglas E. Berg
Douglas E. Berg Washington University in St. Louis

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