2026 Aaron Klug: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	100	1490	91	228	49052

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Biology and Biochemistry

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Research.com Recognitions

2009 - Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America
1991 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1984 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1982 - Nobel Prize for his development of crystallographic electron microscopy and his structural elucidation of biologically important nucleic acid-protein complexes

Overview

Aaron Klug was affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom. Their research focused on fields including Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Sensory Systems, and Developmental Biology.

The scientist's work extensively covered topics related to Neural dynamics and brain function, Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing.

The research output included numerous publications in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Neuroscience, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Journal of Visualized Experiments, and The FASEB Journal.

Mechanisms underlying auditory processing deficits in Fragile X syndrome, 2020, The FASEB Journal
Characterization of Auditory and Binaural Spatial Hearing in a Fragile X Syndrome Mouse Model, 2020, eNeuro
Myelination Deficits in the Auditory Brainstem of a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome, 2021, Frontiers in Neuroscience
Robotic stereotaxic system based on 3D skull reconstruction to improve surgical accuracy and speed, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience Methods
Auditory brainstem development of naked mole-rats ( Heterocephalus glaber ), 2022, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Frequent collaborators in their research included Shani Poleg, Daniel J. Tollin, Tim C. Lei, Elizabeth A. McCullagh, and Ben-Zheng Li.

Aaron Klug received several distinctions, including the Nobel Prize in 1982 for the development of crystallographic electron microscopy and structural elucidation of biologically important nucleic acid-protein complexes. Additional awards included election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1984, Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1991, and Fellowship of the Mineralogical Society of America in 2009.

Best Publications

Repetitive zinc‐binding domains in the protein transcription factor IIIA from Xenopus oocytes.

J. Miller;A.D. McLachlan;A. Klug

3230
Citations
Reconstruction of Three Dimensional Structures from Electron Micrographs

D J De Rosier;A Klug

1755
Citations
Cloning and sequencing of the cDNA encoding a core protein of the paired helical filament of Alzheimer disease: identification as the microtubule-associated protein tau

M Goedert;C M Wischik;R A Crowther;J E Walker

1464
Citations
The structure of an oligo(dA)·oligo(dT) tract and its biological implications

Hillary C. M. Nelson;John T. Finch;Bonaventura F. Luisi;Aaron Klug

1321
Citations
The Reconstruction of a Three-Dimensional Structure from Projections and its Application to Electron Microscopy

Richard Anthony Crowther;D. J. DeRosier;Aaron Klug

1298
Citations
Telomeric DNA dimerizes by formation of guanine tetrads between hairpin loops

Wesley I. Sundquist;Aaron Klug

1295
Citations
Structure of yeast phenylalanine tRNA at 3 A resolution.

J. D. Robertus;Jane E. Ladner;J. T. Finch;Daniela Rhodes

1182
Citations
Structure of the nucleosome core particle at 7 Å resolution

T. J. Richmond;J. T. Finch;B. Rushton;D. Rhodes

1173
Citations
Zinc fingers: a novel protein fold for nucleic acid recognition.

Aaron Klug;Daniela Rhodes

1072
Citations
The crystal structure of an all-RNA hammerhead ribozyme: a proposed mechanism for RNA catalytic cleavage.

William G. Scott;John T. Finch;Aaron Klug

1031
Citations
Structure of nucleosome core particles of chromatin

J. T. Finch;L. C. Lutter;D. Rhodes;R. S. Brown

965
Citations
‘Zinc fingers’: a novel protein motif for nucleic acid recognition

Aaron Klug;Daniela Rhodes

922
Citations
Protein motifs 5. Zinc fingers.

A. Klug;J. W. R. Schwabe

875
Citations
The Discovery of Zinc Fingers and Their Applications in Gene Regulation and Genome Manipulation

Aaron Klug

870
Citations
Structural characterization of the core of the paired helical filament of Alzheimer disease

C M Wischik;M Novak;P C Edwards;A Klug

815
Citations
Arrangement of Subunits in Flagellar Microtubules

Linda A. Amos;A. Klug

746
Citations
Correlation between segmental mobility and the location of antigenic determinants in proteins

E. Westhof;D. Altschuh;D. Moras;A. C. Bloomer

697
Citations
The tobacco mosaic virus particle: structure and assembly

A. Klug

662
Citations
Diffraction by helical structures

A. Klug;F. H. C. Crick;H. W. Wyckoff

595
Citations
Capturing the Structure of a Catalytic RNA Intermediate: The Hammerhead Ribozyme

William G. Scott;James B. Murray;John R. P. Arnold;Barry L. Stoddard

585
Citations