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Alan Peterkofsky

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
7989
World Ranking
18075
National Ranking
7391

Alan Peterkofsky publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan Peterkofsky sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 164 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Alan Peterkofsky D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan Peterkofsky sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alan Peterkofsky is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research activities and publications are connected to this prominent institution.

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Best Publications

  • Identification by NMR of the Binding Surface for the Histidine-Containing Phosphocarrier Protein HPr on the N-Terminal Domain of Enzyme I of the Escherichia coli Phosphotransferase System †

    Garrett Ds;Seok Yj;Peterkofsky A;Clore Gm

  • Solution structure of the 40,000 Mr phosphoryl transfer complex between the N-terminal domain of enzyme I and HPr.

    D S Garrett;Y J Seok;Y J Seok;A Peterkofsky;A M Gronenborn

  • Antagonism of ethanol narcosis by histidyl-proline diketopiperazine.

    Chandan Prasad;Takashi Matsui;Alan Peterkofsky

  • STUDIES ON THE TERMINAL REACTION IN THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF METHIONINE.

    Herbert Weissbach;Alan Peterkofsky;Betty G. Redfield;Herbert Dickerman

  • Solution structure of the 30 kDa N-terminal domain of enzyme I of the Escherichia coli phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar phosphotransferase system by multidimensional NMR.

    D.S. Garrett;Y.J. Seok;D.I. Liao;A. Peterkofsky

  • Translational efficiency of the Escherichia coli adenylate cyclase gene : mutating the UUG initiation codon to GUG or AUG results in increased gene expression

    Prasad Reddy;Alan Peterkofsky;Keith McKenney

  • Mechanistic and physiological consequences of HPr(ser) phosphorylation on the activities of the phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar phosphotransferase system in gram-positive bacteria: studies with site-specific mutants of HPr.

    J. Reizer;S. L. Sutrina;M. H. Saier;G. C. Stewart

  • Escherichia coli enzyme IIANtr regulates the K+ transporter TrkA

    Chang-Ro Lee;Seung-Hyon Cho;Mi-Jeong Yoon;Alan Peterkofsky

  • In Vitro Reconstitution of Catabolite Repression in Escherichia coli

    Young-Ha Park;Byeong R. Lee;Yeong-Jae Seok;Alan Peterkofsky

  • The first step in sugar transport: crystal structure of the amino terminal domain of enzyme I of the E. coli PEP: sugar phosphotransferase system and a model of the phosphotransfer complex with HPr.

    D-I Liao;E Silverton;Y-J Seok;BR Lee

  • Hyperexpression and purification of Escherichia coli adenylate cyclase using a vector designed for expression of lethal gene products

    Prasad Reddy;Alan Peterkofsky;Keith McKenney

  • The Escherichia coli glucose transporter enzyme IICBGlc recruits the global repressor Mlc

    Tae-Wook Nam;Seung-Hyon Cho;Seung-Hyon Cho;Dongwoo Shin;Dongwoo Shin;Ja-Hee Kim

  • Solution structure of the phosphoryl transfer complex between the signal transducing proteins HPr and IIA(glucose) of the Escherichia coli phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar phosphotransferase system.

    Guangshun Wang;John M. Louis;Melissa Sondej;Melissa Sondej;Yeong Jae Seok;Yeong Jae Seok

  • Thermoregulation in rats: Opposing effects of thyrotropin releasing hormone and its metabolite histidyl-proline diketopiperazine

    Chandan Prasad;Takashi Matsui;John Williams;Alan Peterkofsky

  • Identification of Novel Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Inhibitory Peptides Based on the Antimicrobial Peptide Database

    Guangshun Wang;Karen M. Watson;Alan Peterkofsky;Robert W. Buckheit

  • Glucose inhibition of adenylate cyclase in intact cells of Escherichia coli B.

    Alan Peterkofsky;Celia Gazdar

  • Sugar transport and metabolism in gram-positive bacteria

    Jonathan Reizer;Alan Peterkofsky

  • Effect of in vitro methylation on the chromatographic and coding properties of methyl-deficient leucine transfer RNA

    J.Donald Capra;Alan Peterkofsky

  • Structure-function analysis of three cAMP-independent forms of the cAMP receptor protein.

    J G Harman;K McKenney;A Peterkofsky

  • The reductive pentose phosphate cycle. III. Enzyme activities in cell-free extracts of photosynthetic organisms.

    A. Peterkofsky;E. Racker

Frequent Co-Authors

G. Marius Clore
G. Marius Clore National Institutes of Health
Herbert Weissbach
Herbert Weissbach Florida Atlantic University
Nico Tjandra
Nico Tjandra National Institutes of Health
Angela M. Gronenborn
Angela M. Gronenborn University of Pittsburgh
Osnat Herzberg
Osnat Herzberg University of Maryland, College Park
Jonathan Reizer
Jonathan Reizer University of California, San Diego
John A. Williams
John A. Williams University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Irene T. Weber
Irene T. Weber Georgia State University
Gary L. Gilliland
Gary L. Gilliland National Institute of Standards and Technology
Sangryeol Ryu
Sangryeol Ryu Seoul National University

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Saul Roseman

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