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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 64 1729 1552 30 27 150 16895

Winship Herr publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Winship Herr between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Winship Herr published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 1991. 4 of the 162 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 1991. 1974: 2 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 3 publications
1974 2025

162 publications in total across all disciplines

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Winship Herr: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 2
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 1
1980 0
1981 2
1982 2
1983 3
1984 2
1985 2
1986 1
1987 3
1988 8
1989 3
1990 3
1991 10
1992 7
1993 9
1994 8
1995 9
1996 2
1997 10
1998 2
1999 4
2000 1
2001 5
2002 4
2003 5
2004 5
2005 2
2006 0
2007 3
2008 0
2009 1
2010 2
2011 2
2012 4
2013 2
2014 10
2015 2
2016 3
2017 3
2018 2
2019 5
2020 1
2021 0
2022 0
2023 1
2024 1
2025 3
Total 162
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Winship Herr 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 Winship Herr 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, 147–156 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: 150 publications — 37th percentile

37% 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
147–156 146 150
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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Winship Herr 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 Winship Herr 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, 64–65 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: 64 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 64
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

Winship Herr is affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and primarily works in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Cell Biology, and Hepatology.

Their scholarly output includes publications in diverse venues such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports, Genes & Development, Journal of Hepatology, and BMC Genomics. The key topics covered in their work comprise RNA modifications and cancer, folate and B vitamins research, cancer-related gene regulation, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, diet, metabolism, and disease, proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research, and liver physiology and pathology.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Winship Herr include:

  • THAP11F80L cobalamin disorder-associated mutation reveals normal and pathogenic THAP11 functions in gene expression and cell proliferation, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • HCF-1 as a key modulator of OGT function and O-GlcNAcylation in the liver, 2025, Scientific Reports
  • You can be an editor too!, 2023, Genes & Development
  • FRI-550 Regulatory role of host cell factor 1 in metabolic control and epigenomic integrity, 2024, Journal of Hepatology
  • Epigenetic modifications in the murine liver upon depletion of transcriptional coregulator host cell factor 1, 2025, BMC Genomics

Frequent collaborators in their research include Shilpi Minocha, Viviane Praz, Maykel Lopes, Debashruti Bhattacharya, and Shruti Kaushal.

Best Publications

  • The POU domain: a large conserved region in the mammalian pit-1, oct-1, oct-2, and Caenorhabditis elegans unc-86 gene products

    W Herr;R A Sturm;R G Clerc;L M Corcoran

  • The ubiquitous octamer-binding protein Oct-1 contains a POU domain with a homeo box subdomain.

    R A Sturm;G Das;W Herr

  • Differential transcriptional activation by Oct-1 and Oct-2: Interdependent activation domains induce Oct-2 phosphorylation

    Masafumi Tanaka;Winship Herr

  • Leukemia Proto-Oncoprotein MLL Forms a SET1-Like Histone Methyltransferase Complex with Menin To Regulate Hox Gene Expression

    Akihiko Yokoyama;Zhong Wang;Joanna Wysocka;Mrinmoy Sanyal

  • Crystal structure of the Oct-1 POU domain bound to an octamer site: DNA recognition with tethered DNA-binding modules

    Juli D. Klemm;Mark A. Rould;Rajeev Aurora;Winship Herr

  • Ethidium bromide provides a simple tool for identifying genuine DNA-independent protein associations

    Jiann-Shiun Lai;Winship Herr

  • The Oct-1 homoeodomain directs formation of a multiprotein-DNA complex with the HSV transactivator VP16

    Seth Stern;Masafumi Tanaka;Winship Herr

  • The POU domain: versatility in transcriptional regulation by a flexible two-in-one DNA-binding domain.

    W Herr;M A Cleary

  • Secondary structure model for 23S ribosomal RNA.

    Harry F. Noller;JoAnn Kop;Virginia Wheaton;Jürgen Brosius

  • Human Sin3 deacetylase and trithorax-related Set1/Ash2 histone H3-K4 methyltransferase are tethered together selectively by the cell-proliferation factor HCF-1

    Joanna Wysocka;Michael P. Myers;Carol D. Laherty;Robert N. Eisenman

  • The herpes simplex virus VP16-induced complex: the makings of a regulatory switch

    Joanna Wysocka;Winship Herr

  • The POU domain is a bipartite DNA-binding structure

    Richard A. Sturm;Winship Herr

  • The SV40 enhancer is composed of multiple functional elements that can compensate for one another

    Winship Herr;Jennifer Clarke

  • The SV40 enhancer contains two distinct levels of organization

    Brian Ondek;Lisa Gloss;Winship Herr

  • The VP16 Accessory Protein HCF Is a Family of Polypeptides Processed From a Large Precursor Protein

    Angus C. Wilson;Kelly LaMarco;Michael Gregory Peterson;Winship Herr

  • E2F activation of S phase promoters via association with HCF-1 and the MLL family of histone H3K4 methyltransferases.

    Shweta Tyagi;Anna Lena Chabes;Joanna Wysocka;Winship Herr;Winship Herr

  • O-GlcNAc Transferase Catalyzes Site-Specific Proteolysis of HCF-1

    Francesca Capotosti;Sophie Guernier;Fabienne Lammers;Patrice Waridel

  • Discrete elements within the SV40 enhancer region display different cell-specific enhancer activities.

    B. Ondek;A. Shepard;W. Herr

  • A 100-kD HeLa cell octamer binding protein (OBP100) interacts differently with two separate octamer-related sequences within the SV40 enhancer.

    R Sturm;T Baumruker;B R Franza;W Herr

  • Promoter-selective activation domains in Oct-1 and Oct-2 direct differential activation of an snRNA and mRNA promoter

    Masafumi Tanaka;Jiann-Shiun Lai;Winship Herr

Frequent Co-Authors

Michele A. Cleary
Michele A. Cleary MSD (United States)
Joanna Wysocka
Joanna Wysocka Stanford University
Nouria Hernandez
Nouria Hernandez University of Lausanne
Mauro Delorenzi
Mauro Delorenzi University of Lausanne
Richard A. Sturm
Richard A. Sturm University of Queensland
Harry F. Noller
Harry F. Noller University of California, Santa Cruz
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert Harvard University
Robert Tjian
Robert Tjian University of California, Berkeley
Béatrice Desvergne
Béatrice Desvergne University of Lausanne
Bart Deplancke
Bart Deplancke École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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