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Ben F. Luisi

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
24647
World Ranking
5502
National Ranking
424

Ben F. Luisi publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 296 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ben F. Luisi 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 Ben F. Luisi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Ben F. Luisi is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Molecular Medicine, Ecology, and Infectious Diseases.

The main topics covered in Ben F. Luisi's work include:

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

Their recent publications reflect contributions to various aspects of molecular biology and related areas:

  • "Computational design of transmembrane pores" (2020), published in Nature
  • "Structure and efflux mechanism of the yeast pleiotropic drug resistance transporter Pdr5" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "Interactions of a Bacterial RND Transporter with a Transmembrane Small Protein in a Lipid Environment" (2020), published in Structure
  • "Targeting the Conserved Stem Loop 2 Motif in the SARS-CoV-2 Genome" (2021), published in Journal of Virology
  • "Convergent evolution in the supercoiling of prokaryotic flagellar filaments" (2022), published in Cell

Ben F. Luisi frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Tom Dendooven
  • Katarzyna Bandyra
  • Steven W. Hardwick
  • Andrzej Harris
  • Giulia Paris

Their publications commonly appear in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Structure
  • Molecular Cell

Ben F. Luisi is recognized as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • A Molecular Switch and Proton Wire Synchronize the Active Sites in Thiamine Enzymes

    René A. W. Frank;Christopher M. Titman;J. Venkatesh Pratap;Ben F. Luisi

  • Crystal structure of the bacterial membrane protein TolC central to multidrug efflux and protein export

    Vassilis Koronakis;Andrew Sharff;Eva Koronakis;Ben Luisi

  • Crystal structure of trp repressor/operator complex at atomic resolution.

    Otwinowski Z;Schevitz Rw;Zhang Rg;Lawson Cl

  • Hfq and its constellation of RNA

    Jörg Vogel;Ben F. Luisi

  • Multidrug efflux pumps: structure, function and regulation

    Dijun Du;Xuan Wang-Kan;Arthur Neuberger;Hendrik W. van Veen

  • The function and structure of the metal coordination sites within the glucocorticoid receptor DNA binding domain

    Freedman Lp;Luisi Bf;Korszun Zr;Basavappa R

  • Structure of the AcrAB–TolC multidrug efflux pump

    Dijun Du;Zhao Wang;Nathan R. James;Jarrod E. Voss

  • Stereochemistry of cooperative mechanisms in hemoglobin

    M.F. Perutz;G. Fermi;B. Luisi;B. Shaanan

  • The crystal structure of a parallel-stranded guanine tetraplex at 0.95 A resolution.

    Kathryn Phillips;Zbyszek Dauter;Alastair I.H. Murchie;David M.J. Lilley

  • Structure of the C3HC4 Domain by 1H-nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.: A New Structural Class of Zinc-finger

    Paul Barlow;B Luisi;A Milner;M Elliott

  • Structure of Escherichia coli RNase E catalytic domain and implications for RNA turnover

    Anastasia J. Callaghan;Maria Jose Marcaida;Jonathan A. Stead;Kenneth J. McDowall

  • High thermodynamic stability of parametrically designed helical bundles.

    Po Ssu Huang;Gustav Oberdorfer;Gustav Oberdorfer;Chunfu Xu;Xue Y. Pei

  • The virtuoso of versatility: POU proteins that flex to fit.

    Kathryn Phillips;Ben Luisi

  • A duplicated fold is the structural basis for polynucleotide phosphorylase catalytic activity, processivity, and regulation.

    Martyn F. Symmons;George H. Jones;Ben F. Luisi

  • Structure, mechanism and catalytic duality of thiamine-dependent enzymes.

    R. A. W. Frank;F. J. Leeper;B. F. Luisi

  • The RNase E of Escherichia coli is a membrane-binding protein.

    Vanessa Khemici;Leonora Poljak;Ben F. Luisi;Agamemnon J. Carpousis

  • Structural Basis for the Recognition of Histone H4 by the Histone-Chaperone RbAp46

    Natalia V. Murzina;Xue-Yuan Pei;Wei Zhang;Mike Sparkes

  • The Seed Region of a Small RNA Drives the Controlled Destruction of the Target mRNA by the Endoribonuclease RNase E

    Katarzyna J. Bandyra;Nelly Said;Verena Pfeiffer;Maria W. Górna

  • An allosteric transport mechanism for the AcrAB-TolC Multidrug Efflux Pump.

    Zhao Wang;Guizhen Fan;Corey F Hryc;James N Blaza

  • Distal residues in the oxygen binding site of haemoglobin studied by protein engineering

    K. Nagai;B. Luisi;B. Luisi;D. Shih;D. Shih;D. Shih;G. Miyazaki;G. Miyazaki;G. Miyazaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard N. Perham
Richard N. Perham University of Cambridge
Hendrik W. van Veen
Hendrik W. van Veen University of Cambridge
Andrew Travers
Andrew Travers MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Carol V. Robinson
Carol V. Robinson University of Oxford
Agamemnon J. Carpousis
Agamemnon J. Carpousis Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
George P. C. Salmond
George P. C. Salmond University of Cambridge
Juan Fernández-Recio
Juan Fernández-Recio Spanish National Research Council
Christopher M. Dobson
Christopher M. Dobson University of Cambridge
Jörg Vogel
Jörg Vogel University of Würzburg
Rob Lavigne
Rob Lavigne KU Leuven

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