2026 William G. Thilly: 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	60	1964	1767	978	866	244	12958

William G. Thilly 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 William G. Thilly sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 244 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William G. Thilly 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 William G. Thilly sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

William G. Thilly is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, showing a strong interdisciplinary approach.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of particular focus are:

Cancer Research
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

The principal topics that feature prominently in the scientist's work are:

Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research
Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research
Diabetes and Associated Disorders
T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Elena V. Gostjeva (3 co-authored papers)
Sergey Suchkov (2 co-authored papers)
Zeinab Taki (1 co-authored paper)
Bodoor Yaseen (1 co-authored paper)
Henry Lopez (1 co-authored paper)

The scientist has published in various peer-reviewed venues, with frequent contributions to:

Arthritis & Rheumatology
Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science
Global Pediatric Health
Frontiers in Oncology
Oncotarget

Recent papers authored or co-authored by William G. Thilly include:

Pathogenic Activation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Is Induced by the Disease Microenvironment in Systemic Sclerosis, 2020, Arthritis & Rheumatology
Evolution of Biomarker Research in Autoimmunity Conditions for Health Professionals and Clinical Practice, 2022, Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science
Use of Metformin in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis after TAPVR Repair, 2020, Global Pediatric Health
Tracing of Human Tumor Cell Lineages by Mitochondrial Mutations, 2020, Frontiers in Oncology
Sirolimus-eluting Stents: Opposite In Vitro Effects on the Clonogenic Cell Potential on a Long-term Exposure, 2020, Oncotarget

Best Publications

A strategy to discover genes that carry multi-allelic or mono-allelic risk for common diseases: a cohort allelic sums test (CAST).

Stephan Morgenthaler;William G. Thilly

706
Citations
Fidelity of DNA polymerases in DNA amplification.

Phouthone Keohavong;William G. Thilly

685
Citations
An alkylation-tolerant, mutator human cell line is deficient in strand-specific mismatch repair.

Alexandra Kat;William G. Thilly;Woei Horng Fang;Matthew J. Longley

561
Citations
Mismatch amplification mutation assay (MAMA): application to the c-H-ras gene.

Rita S. Cha;Helmut Zarbl;Phouthone Keohavong;William G. Thilly

540
Citations
Quantitative assay for mutation in diploid human lymphoblasts using microtiter plates

Emma E. Furth;William G. Thilly;Bruce W. Penman;Howard L. Liber

375
Citations
High frequency of homoplasmic mitochondrial DNA mutations in human tumors can be explained without selection

Hilary A. Coller;Konstantin Khrapko;Natalya D. Bodyak;Ekaterina Nekhaeva

359
Citations
Mutation assay at the thymidine kinase locus in diploid human lymphoblasts

Howard L. Liber;William G. Thilly

349
Citations
Isolation of a human lymphoblastoid line heterozygous at the thymidine kinase locus: possibility for a rapid human cell mutation assay.

Thomas R. Skopek;Howard L. Liber;Bruce W. Penman;William G. Thilly

293
Citations
Mutagenicity of soot and associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to Salmonella typhimurium.

Debra A. Kaden;Ronald A. Hites;William G. Thilly

270
Citations
Mitochondrial mutational spectra in human cells and tissues

Konstantin Khrapko;Hilary A. Coller;Paulo C. André;Xiao Cheng Li

237
Citations
CELL-BY-CELL SCANNING OF WHOLE MITOCHONDRIAL GENOMES IN AGED HUMAN HEART REVEALS A SIGNIFICANT FRACTION OF MYOCYTES WITH CLONALLY EXPANDED DELETIONS

Konstantin Khrapko;Konstantin Khrapko;Natalya Bodyak;Natalya Bodyak;William G. Thilly;Nathalie J. van Orsouw

233
Citations
Constant denaturant capillary electrophoresis (CDCE): a high resolution approach to mutational analysis.

K. Khrapko;J.S. Hanekamp;W.G. Thilly;A. Belenkii

221
Citations
Quantitative forward mutation assay in Salmonella typhimurium using 8-azaguanine resistance as a genetic marker.

Thomas R. Skopek;Howard L. Liber;John J. Krolewski;William G. Thilly

220
Citations
Optimization of growth surface parameters in microcarrier cell culture

David W. Levine;Daniel I. C. Wang;William G. Thilly

212
Citations
N-nitroso-N-methylurea-induced rat mammary tumors arise from cells with preexisting oncogenic Hras1 gene mutations.

Rita S. Cha;William G. Thilly;Helmut Zarbl

190
Citations
Bioassay-directed chemical analysis of Los Angeles airborne particulate matter using a human cell mutagenicity assay

Michael P. Hannigan;Glen R. Cass;Bruce W. Penman;Charles L. Crespi

186
Citations
Relative sensitivities of forward and reverse mutation assays in Salmonella typhimurium

Thomas R. Skopek;Howard L. Liber;Debra A. Kaden;William G. Thilly

184
Citations
Human lymphoblast mutagens in urban airborne particles

John L. Durant;Arthur L. Lafleur;Elaine F. Plummer;Koli Taghizadeh

172
Citations
Microcarrier cell culture: New methods for research-scale application

David W. Levine;Jason S. Wong;Daniel I. C. Wang;William G. Thilly

168
Citations
Mitochondrial mutagenesis in human cells and tissues.

Luisa A Marcelino;William G Thilly

166
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles L. Crespi Corning (United States)

Hilary A. Coller University of California, Los Angeles

Daniel I. C. Wang Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences

Barry L. Karger Northeastern University

James C. Willey University of Toledo

Gerald N. Wogan MIT

František Foret Czech Academy of Sciences

Ronald A. Hites Indiana University

Elizabeth A. Komives University of California, San Diego

Emma E. Furth University of Pennsylvania

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