2026 Ben E. Black: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	58	13115	12065	5592	5002	127	12899

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Biology and Biochemistry

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12899

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13115

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Overview

Ben E. Black is a researcher affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology and Plant Science as key subfields. Their scientific investigations also extend into Cell Biology, Oncology, and Genetics.

Their research topics cover several areas, including:

Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
PARP inhibition in cancer therapy
DNA Repair Mechanisms
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
RNA Research and Splicing

Ben E. Black has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with notable recent publications including:

Structural basis for allosteric PARP-1 retention on DNA breaks (2020) published in Science
Rapid Detection and Signaling of DNA Damage by PARP-1 (2021) published in Trends in Biochemical Sciences
The centromere comes into focus: from CENP-A nucleosomes to kinetochore connections with the spindle (2020) published in Open Biology
HPF1 dynamically controls the PARP1/2 balance between initiating and elongating ADP-ribose modifications (2021) published in Nature Communications
Epigenetic, genetic and maternal effects enable stable centromere inheritance (2022) published in Nature Cell Biology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Michael A. Lampson, Kathryn Kixmoeller, Praveen Kumar Allu, Craig W. Gambogi, and Glennis A. Logsdon.

Their work has appeared in several publication venues, with multiple contributions to:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Biophysical Journal
Nature Communications
Current Biology
The FASEB Journal

This profile reflects a research portfolio characterized by interdisciplinary approaches linking molecular mechanisms with cellular dynamics and genetic regulation. The scientist's work addresses fundamental questions in DNA damage response, chromosome biology, and genetic engineering technologies.

Best Publications

The human CENP-A centromeric nucleosome-associated complex

Daniel R. Foltz;Lars E. T. Jansen;Ben E. Black;Aaron O. Bailey

802
Citations
Centromere-Specific Assembly of CENP-A Nucleosomes Is Mediated by HJURP

Daniel R. Foltz;Daniel R. Foltz;Lars E.T. Jansen;Lars E.T. Jansen;Aaron O. Bailey;John R. Yates

731
Citations
Propagation of centromeric chromatin requires exit from mitosis

Lars E.T. Jansen;Ben E. Black;Ben E. Black;Daniel R. Foltz;Don W. Cleveland

685
Citations
Structural determinants for generating centromeric chromatin

Ben E. Black;Daniel R. Foltz;Daniel R. Foltz;Srinivas Chakravarthy;Karolin Luger

509
Citations
Long-term measles-induced immunomodulation increases overall childhood infectious disease mortality

Michael J. Mina;Michael J. Mina;C. Jessica E. Metcalf;C. Jessica E. Metcalf;Rik L. de Swart;A. D. M. E. Osterhaus

461
Citations
Epigenetic Centromere Propagation and the Nature of CENP-A Nucleosomes

Ben E. Black;Don W. Cleveland

385
Citations
HJURP is a CENP-A chromatin assembly factor sufficient to form a functional de novo kinetochore

Meghan C. Barnhart;P. Henning J. L. Kuich;Madison E. Stellfox;Jared A. Ward

353
Citations
Calreticulin Is a receptor for nuclear export.

James M. Holaska;Ben E. Black;Dona C. Love;John A. Hanover

336
Citations
PARP-1 Activation Requires Local Unfolding of an Autoinhibitory Domain

Jennine M. Dawicki-McKenna;Marie-France Langelier;Jamie E. DeNizio;Amanda A. Riccio

309
Citations
Centromere Identity Maintained by Nucleosomes Assembled with Histone H3 Containing the CENP-A Targeting Domain

Ben E. Black;Lars E.T. Jansen;Lars E.T. Jansen;Paul S. Maddox;Paul S. Maddox;Daniel R. Foltz;Daniel R. Foltz

300
Citations
The structure of (CENP-A–H4) 2 reveals physical features that mark centromeres

Nikolina Sekulic;Emily A. Bassett;Danielle J. Rogers;Ben E. Black

266
Citations
The octamer is the major form of CENP-A nucleosomes at human centromeres

Dan Hasson;Tanya Panchenko;Kevan J Salimian;Mishah U Salman

253
Citations
Structural basis for allosteric PARP-1 retention on DNA breaks.

Levani Zandarashvili;Marie-France Langelier;Uday Kiran Velagapudi;Mark A. Hancock

252
Citations
CENP-C reshapes and stabilizes CENP-A nucleosomes at the centromere

Samantha J. Falk;Lucie Y. Guo;Nikolina Sekulic;Evan M. Smoak

243
Citations
DNA binding domains in diverse nuclear receptors function as nuclear export signals.

Ben E. Black;James M. Holaska;Fraydoon Rastinejad;Bryce M. Paschal

227
Citations
Stress kinase signaling regulates androgen receptor phosphorylation, transcription, and localization.

Daniel Gioeli;Ben E. Black;Vicki Gordon;Adam Spencer

226
Citations
The quantitative architecture of centromeric chromatin

Dani L. Bodor;João F. Mata;Mikhail Sergeev;Mikhail Sergeev;Ana Filipa David

219
Citations
The CENP-L-N Complex Forms a Critical Node in an Integrated Meshwork of Interactions at the Centromere-Kinetochore Interface.

Kara L. McKinley;Nikolina Sekulic;Lucie Y. Guo;Tonia Tsinman

213
Citations
Protein dynamics viewed by hydrogen exchange

John J. Skinner;Woon K. Lim;Sabrina Bédard;Ben E. Black

200
Citations
Retrotranslocation of the Chaperone Calreticulin from the Endoplasmic Reticulum Lumen to the Cytosol

Nima Afshar;Ben E. Black;Bryce M. Paschal

200
Citations