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46
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9563
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18878
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7711

Ann Hochschild 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 Ann Hochschild sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 110 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ann Hochschild 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 Ann Hochschild 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: 46 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Ann Hochschild is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines with a focus on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science. Major subfields include molecular biology, ecology, infectious diseases, biochemistry, and genetics.

Their work prominently covers several main topics, including:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Prion diseases and protein misfolding
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • Amino acid enzymes and metabolism
  • Bacterial genetics and biotechnology
  • Plant and fungal interactions research

Ann Hochschild's recent papers illustrate their active involvement in molecular biology and microbiology research. Key publications include:

  • "Alternative transcription cycle for bacterial RNA polymerase," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Tombusvirus p19 Captures RNase III-Cleaved Double-Stranded RNAs Formed by Overlapping Sense and Antisense Transcripts in Escherichia coli," 2020, mBio
  • "Measuring prion propagation in single bacteria elucidates a mechanism of loss," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A Bacterial Cell-Based Assay To Study SARS-CoV-2 Protein-Protein Interactions," 2021, mBio
  • "Systematic analysis of nonprogrammed frameshift suppression in E. coli via translational tiling proteomics," 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

These publications have appeared in journals such as mBio, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Nature Communications, highlighting a concentration of research output in established scientific venues.

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Benjamin L. Springstein
  • Eleanor Fleming
  • Krista Jager
  • Euan Joly-Smith
  • Fotini Papazotos

Ann Hochschild's scientific contributions have been recognized with the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences award in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Programmable repression and activation of bacterial gene expression using an engineered CRISPR-Cas system

    David Bikard;Wenyan Jiang;Poulami Samai;Ann Hochschild

  • Cooperative binding of λ repressors to sites separated by integral turns of the DNA helix

    A. Hochschild;M. Ptashne

  • Repressor structure and the mechanism of positive control

    Ann Hochschild;Nina Irwin;Mark Ptashne

  • Activation of prokaryotic transcription through arbitrary protein–protein contacts

    S L Dove;J K Joung;A Hochschild

  • Interaction trap assay, reagents and uses thereof

    Simon Dove;J. Keith Joung;Ann Hochschild

  • CarD Is an Essential Regulator of rRNA Transcription Required for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Persistence

    Christina L. Stallings;Nicolas C. Stephanou;Linda Chu;Ann Hochschild

  • Conversion of the omega subunit of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase into a transcriptional activator or an activation target.

    Simon L. Dove;Ann Hochschild

  • Structural Basis for Bacterial Transcription-Coupled DNA Repair

    Alexandra M. Deaconescu;Anna L. Chambers;Anna L. Chambers;Abigail J. Smith;Bryce E. Nickels

  • Cooperativity in long-range gene regulation by the λ CI repressor

    Ian B. Dodd;Keith E. Shearwin;Alison J. Perkins;Tom Burr

  • Crystal Structure of the λ Repressor C-Terminal Domain Provides a Model for Cooperative Operator Binding

    Charles E. Bell;Paolo Frescura;Ann Hochschild;Mitchell Lewis

  • A Role for Interaction of the RNA Polymerase Flap Domain with the σ Subunit in Promoter Recognition

    Konstantin Kuznedelov;Leonid Minakhin;Anita Niedziela-Majka;Simon L. Dove

  • DNA loops induced by cooperative binding of λ repressor

    Jack Griffith;Ann Hochschild;Mark Ptashne

  • Protein–Protein Contacts that Activate and Repress Prokaryotic Transcription

    Ann Hochschild;Simon L Dove

  • Escherichia coli one- and two-hybrid systems for the analysis and identification of protein-protein interactions.

    James C. Hu;Michael G. Kornacker;Ann Hochschild

  • A bacterial two-hybrid system based on transcription activation.

    Simon L. Dove;Ann Hochschild

  • A bacterial global regulator forms a prion

    Andy H. Yuan;Ann Hochschild

  • Region 4 of σ as a target for transcription regulation

    Simon L. Dove;Seth A. Darst;Ann Hochschild

  • Mutant lambda phage repressor with a specific defect in its positive control function

    Leonard Guarente;Jeffrey S. Nye;Ann Hochschild;Mark Ptashne

  • Amino acid substitutions in the -35 recognition motif of sigma 70 that result in defects in phage lambda repressor-stimulated transcription.

    N Kuldell;A Hochschild

  • Crystal structure of the λ repressor and a model for pairwise cooperative operator binding

    Steven Stayrook;Peera Jaru-Ampornpan;Peera Jaru-Ampornpan;Jenny Ni;Ann Hochschild

Frequent Co-Authors

Seth A. Darst
Seth A. Darst Rockefeller University
Mark Ptashne
Mark Ptashne Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Robert Landick
Robert Landick University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jeff Gelles
Jeff Gelles Brandeis University
Michael E. Greenberg
Michael E. Greenberg Harvard University
Judy Lieberman
Judy Lieberman Boston Children's Hospital
Konstantin Severinov
Konstantin Severinov Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Richard Losick
Richard Losick Harvard University
Richard H. Ebright
Richard H. Ebright Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Jeffrey W. Roberts
Jeffrey W. Roberts Cornell University

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