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20986
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596

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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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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