2026 Arthur J. Olson: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	72	5141	4675	1595	1332	224	112232
Biology and Biochemistry	76	4905	4528	2354	2116	244	114092

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Chemistry

5141

4675

1595

1332

224

112232

Biology and Biochemistry

4905

4528

2354

2116

244

114092

Chemistry

D-Index

Citations

112232

World Ranking

5141

National Ranking

1595

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index

Citations

114092

World Ranking

4905

National Ranking

2354

Overview

Arthur J. Olson is affiliated with the Scripps Research Institute in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Ecology, Infectious Diseases, and Virology as key subfields.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a diverse engagement with topics related to protein structures, cellular modeling, and computational biology. Notable papers include:

"The AutoDock suite at 30", 2020, published in Protein Science
"Building Structural Models of a Whole Mycoplasma Cell", 2021, published in Journal of Molecular Biology
"Art and Science of the Cellular Mesoscale", 2020, published in Trends in Biochemical Sciences
"Icosahedral virus structures and the protein data bank", 2021, published in Journal of Biological Chemistry
"CellPAINT: Turnkey Illustration of Molecular Cell Biology", 2021, published in Frontiers in Bioinformatics

Frequent co-authors contributing to their research include David S. Goodsell, Ludovic Autin, Stefano Forli, Michel F. Sanner, and Martina Maritan. These collaborations have enriched studies in related scientific areas.

Olson frequently publishes in venues such as Trends in Biochemical Sciences, Protein Science, Journal of Molecular Biology, Journal of Biological Chemistry, and Frontiers in Bioinformatics.

The scientist's research addresses main topics such as:

Cell Image Analysis Techniques
Protein Structure and Dynamics
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
HIV Research and Treatment
Plant Virus Research Studies
Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
Cellular transport and secretion

This profile underlines a focus on both the structural understanding of biological molecules and their functional roles within cellular contexts. The multidisciplinary nature of their work integrates molecular and cellular biology with computational approaches.

Best Publications

AutoDock Vina: Improving the speed and accuracy of docking with a new scoring function, efficient optimization, and multithreading

Oleg Trott;Arthur J. Olson

36947
Citations
AutoDock4 and AutoDockTools4: Automated docking with selective receptor flexibility

Garrett M. Morris;Ruth Huey;William Lindstrom;Michel F. Sanner

25619
Citations
Automated docking using a Lamarckian genetic algorithm and an empirical binding free energy function

Garrett M. Morris;David S. Goodsell;Robert S. Halliday;Ruth Huey

13331
Citations
Small-Molecule Library Screening by Docking with PyRx

Sargis Dallakyan;Arthur J Olson

3653
Citations
A semiempirical free energy force field with charge-based desolvation.

Ruth Huey;Garrett M. Morris;Arthur J. Olson;David S. Goodsell

2633
Citations
Computational protein–ligand docking and virtual drug screening with the AutoDock suite

Stefano Forli;Ruth Huey;Michael E Pique;Michel F Sanner

2627
Citations
Reduced surface: An efficient way to compute molecular surfaces

Michel F. Sanner;Arthur J. Olson;Jean-Claude Spehner

2542
Citations
Automated docking of flexible ligands: applications of AutoDock.

David S. Goodsell;Garrett M. Morris;Arthur J. Olson

2014
Citations
Automated docking of substrates to proteins by simulated annealing.

David S. Goodsell;Arthur J. Olson

1773
Citations
Distributed automated docking of flexible ligands to proteins: parallel applications of AutoDock 2.4.

Garrett M. Morris;David S. Goodsell;Ruth Huey;Arthur J. Olson

1338
Citations
Using AutoDock for Ligand‐Receptor Docking

Garrett M. Morris;Ruth Huey;Arthur J. Olson

1310
Citations
Structural symmetry and protein function

David S. Goodsell;Arthur J. Olson

1166
Citations
Proteome-wide covalent ligand discovery in native biological systems

Keriann M. Backus;Bruno E. Correia;Kenneth M. Lum;Stefano Forli

939
Citations
Immunogenic structure of the influenza virus hemagglutinin

N Green;H Alexander;A Olson;S Alexander

923
Citations
Tomato bushy stunt virus at 2.9 A resolution.

S. C. Harrison;A. J. Olson;C. E. Schutt;C. E. Schutt;F. K. Winkler;F. K. Winkler

917
Citations
Virtual Screening with AutoDock: Theory and Practice.

Sandro Cosconati;Stefano Forli;Alex L Perryman;Rodney Harris

770
Citations
Inhibitors of HIV‐1 Protease by Using In Situ Click Chemistry

Matthew Whiting;John Muldoon;Ying-Chuan Lin;Steven M. Silverman

662
Citations
AutoDockFR: Advances in Protein-Ligand Docking with Explicitly Specified Binding Site Flexibility.

Pradeep Anand Ravindranath;Stefano Forli;David S. Goodsell;Arthur J. Olson

651
Citations
Automated docking to multiple target structures: incorporation of protein mobility and structural water heterogeneity in AutoDock.

Fredrik Österberg;Garrett M. Morris;Michel F. Sanner;Arthur J. Olson

627
Citations
Structure, function and properties of antibody binding sites.

I.Saira Mian;Arthur R. Bradwell;Arthur J. Olson

605
Citations
The reactivity of anti-peptide antibodies is a function of the atomic mobility of sites in a protein.

John A. Tainer;Elizabeth D. Getzoff;Hannah Alexander;Richard A. Houghten

560
Citations