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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 70 5891 5344 1803 1500 285 16465

Yitzhak Tor publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yitzhak Tor between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yitzhak Tor published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2016. 9 of the 310 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2016. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 4 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 2 publications
1981 2025

310 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yitzhak Tor: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 2
1985 1
1986 1
1987 4
1988 5
1989 6
1990 2
1991 2
1992 7
1993 1
1994 0
1995 5
1996 3
1997 6
1998 10
1999 7
2000 5
2001 6
2002 8
2003 15
2004 7
2005 12
2006 10
2007 14
2008 7
2009 9
2010 9
2011 10
2012 4
2013 11
2014 14
2015 9
2016 17
2017 13
2018 7
2019 7
2020 11
2021 8
2022 14
2023 11
2024 7
2025 2
Total 310
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Yitzhak Tor publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yitzhak Tor sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 281–300 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 285 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939 285
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Yitzhak Tor D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yitzhak Tor sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70–71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646 70
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

Yitzhak Tor is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans across multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Materials Science.

The scientist's work covers various subfields such as Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Cell Biology, and Epidemiology. Their research topics emphasize areas like DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies, Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research, and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research.

Frequent publication venues for Yitzhak Tor include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Nature Chemical Biology

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Yitzhak Tor are:

  • Isomorphic Fluorescent Nucleosides, 2024, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • Genome-wide screens uncover KDM2B as a modifier of protein binding to heparan sulfate, 2021, Nature Chemical Biology
  • What Makes Thienoguanosine an Outstanding Fluorescent DNA Probe?, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • A New Variant of Emissive RNA Alphabets, 2022, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Isomorphic Fluorescent Nucleosides Facilitate Real-Time Monitoring of RNA Depurination by Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, 2022, Chemistry - A European Journal

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Yitzhak Tor are:

  • Paul T. Ludford
  • Kaivin Hadidi
  • Lara Martínez-Fernández
  • Roberto Improta
  • Yves Mély

Yitzhak Tor received the Hellman Fellow award in 1997.

Best Publications

  • Antibiotics and Bacterial Resistance in the 21st Century

    Richard J. Fair;Yitzhak Tor

  • Fluorescent Analogs of Biomolecular Building Blocks: Design, Properties, and Applications

    Renatus W. Sinkeldam;Nicholas J. Greco;Yitzhak Tor

  • Ionic recognition and selective response in self assembling monolayer membranes on electrodes

    Jacob Sagiv;Israel Rubinstein;Suzi Steinberg;Abraham Shanzer

  • 2,2'-Bipyridine ligandoside: a novel building block for modifying DNA with intra-duplex metal complexes.

    Haim Weizman and;Yitzhak Tor

  • Targeting RNA with small molecules.

    Yitzhak Tor

  • Simple fluorescent pyrimidine analogues detect the presence of DNA abasic sites.

    Nicholas J. Greco;Yitzhak Tor

  • Conjugated 1,10-Phenanthrolines as Tunable Fluorophores.

    Hima S. Joshi;Ramin Jamshidi;Yitzhak Tor

  • Emissive RNA alphabet.

    Dongwon Shin;Renatus W. Sinkeldam;Yitzhak Tor

  • Simple conversion of aromatic amines into azides.

    Qi Liu;Yitzhak Tor

  • Cellular uptake of aminoglycosides, guanidinoglycosides, and poly-arginine.

    Nathan W. Luedtke;Peter Carmichael;Yitzhak Tor

  • Surfen, a small molecule antagonist of heparan sulfate

    Manuela Schuksz;Mark M. Fuster;Jillian R. Brown;Brett E. Crawford

  • Fluorescent pyrimidine ribonucleotide: synthesis, enzymatic incorporation, and utilization.

    Seergazhi G. Srivatsan;Yitzhak Tor

  • Neomycin−Acridine Conjugate: A Potent Inhibitor of Rev-RRE Binding

    Sarah R. Kirk;and Nathan W. Luedtke;Yitzhak Tor

  • Antibiotics that target protein synthesis.

    Lisa S. McCoy;Yun Xie;Yitzhak Tor

  • Targeting heparin and heparan sulfate protein interactions

    Ryan J. Weiss;Jeffrey D. Esko;Yitzhak Tor

  • Metal-Containing Oligonucleotides: Solid-Phase Synthesis and Luminescence Properties

    Dennis J. Hurley;Yitzhak Tor

  • Site-specific enzymic incorporation of an unnatural base, N^6-(6-aminohexyl)isoguanosine, into RNA

    Yitzhak Tor;Peter B. Dervan

  • Ion-selective monolayer membranes based upon self-assembling tetradentate ligand monolayers on gold electrodes. 2. Effect of applied potential on ion binding

    Suzi Steinberg;Yitzhak Tor;Eyal Sabatani;Israel Rubinstein

  • Guanidinoglycosides: A Novel Family of RNA Ligands

    Nathan W. Luedtke;Tracy J. Baker;Murray Goodman;Yitzhak Tor

  • Enhanced RNA binding of dimerized aminoglycosides.

    Katja Michael;Hai Wang;Yitzhak Tor

  • Furan Decorated Nucleoside Analogues as Fluorescent Probes: synthesis, photophysical evaluation and site-specific incorporation.

    Nicholas J. Greco;Yitzhak Tor

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey D. Esko
Jeffrey D. Esko University of California, San Diego
Abraham Shanzer
Abraham Shanzer Weizmann Institute of Science
Israel Rubinstein
Israel Rubinstein Weizmann Institute of Science
Yves Mély
Yves Mély University of Strasbourg
Janice R. Aldrich-Wright
Janice R. Aldrich-Wright Western Sydney University
Jay S. Siegel
Jay S. Siegel Tianjin University
Thomas Hermann
Thomas Hermann University of California, San Diego
Victor Nizet
Victor Nizet University of California, San Diego
Abraham Loyter
Abraham Loyter Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Barry S. Cooperman
Barry S. Cooperman University of Pennsylvania

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