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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
82
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World Ranking
3658
National Ranking
87

Bostjan Kobe 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 Bostjan Kobe sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 457 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bostjan Kobe 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 Bostjan Kobe 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: 82 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2018 - Australian Laureate Fellow

Overview

Bostjan Kobe is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research expertise spans several interconnected fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Immunology and Microbiology. Within these areas, they have notably contributed to subfields such as Immunology, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Epidemiology, and Physiology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Biochemical effects in animals
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities

Bostjan Kobe's recent publications illustrate their focus on molecular mechanisms and immune signaling. Selected papers include:

  • SARM1 is a metabolic sensor activated by an increased NMN/NAD+ ratio to trigger axon degeneration, 2021, Neuron
  • Cyclic ADP ribose isomers: Production, chemical structures, and immune signaling, 2022, Science
  • Structural basis of SARM1 activation, substrate recognition, and inhibition by small molecules, 2022, Molecular Cell
  • Structural basis of NLR activation and innate immune signalling in plants, 2022, Immunogenetics
  • MyD88 TIR domain higher-order assembly interactions revealed by microcrystal electron diffraction and serial femtosecond crystallography, 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors in their work include Thomas Ve, Jeffrey D. Nanson, Weixi Gu, M.K. Manik, and Zhenyao Luo, reflecting sustained collaborative efforts over multiple projects.

Their publications have appeared most often in:

  • Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Nature Communications
  • New Phytologist

Bostjan Kobe was awarded the Australian Laureate Fellow in 2018.

Best Publications

  • The leucine-rich repeat as a protein recognition motif

    Bostjan Kobe;Andrey V Kajava

  • The leucine-rich repeat: a versatile binding motif.

    Bostjan Kobe;Johann Deisenhofer

  • Direct protein interaction underlies gene-for-gene specificity and coevolution of the flax resistance genes and flax rust avirulence genes

    Peter N. Dodds;Gregory J. Lawrence;Ann-Maree Catanzariti;Trazel Teh

  • A structural basis of the interactions between leucine-rich repeats and protein ligands.

    Bostjan Kobe;Johann Deisenhofer

  • Crystal structure of porcine ribonuclease inhibitor, a protein with leucine-rich repeats

    Bostjan Kobe;Johann Deisenhofer

  • Uses for JNK: the Many and Varied Substrates of the c-Jun N-Terminal Kinases

    Marie A. Bogoyevitch;Bostjan Kobe

  • Proteins with leucine-rich repeats

    Bostjan Kobe;Johann Deisenhofer

  • A Molecular Mechanism for Bacterial Susceptibility to Zinc.

    Christopher A. McDevitt;Abiodun D. Ogunniyi;Eugene Valkov;Michael C. Lawrence

  • Structural basis of recognition of monopartite and bipartite nuclear localization sequences by mammalian importin-alpha

    Marcos R.M. Fontes;Trazel Teh;Bostjan Kobe

  • Autoinhibition by an internal nuclear localization signal revealed by the crystal structure of mammalian importin alpha.

    Bostjan Kobe

  • Molecular basis for specificity of nuclear import and prediction of nuclear localization

    Mary Marfori;Andrew Mynott;Jonathan J. Ellis;Ahmed M. Mehdi

  • NAD+ cleavage activity by animal and plant TIR domains in cell death pathways

    Shane Horsefield;Hayden Burdett;Xiaoxiao Zhang;Xiaoxiao Zhang;Mohammad K. Manik

  • Discovering Sequence Motifs with Arbitrary Insertions and Deletions

    Martin C. Frith;Neil F. W. Saunders;Bostjan Kobe;Timothy L. Bailey

  • Structural Basis for Assembly and Function of a Heterodimeric Plant Immune Receptor

    Simon J. Williams;Kee Hoon Sohn;Kee Hoon Sohn;Li Wan;Maud Bernoux

  • Structural and Functional Analysis of a Plant Resistance Protein TIR Domain Reveals Interfaces for Self-Association, Signaling, and Autoregulation.

    Maud Bernoux;Thomas Ve;Simon Williams;Christopher Warren

  • Crystal structures of fusion proteins with large-affinity tags

    Douglas R. Smyth;Marek K. Mrozkiewicz;William J. McGrath;William J. McGrath;Pawel Listwan;Pawel Listwan

  • When protein folding is simplified to protein coiling: the continuum of solenoid protein structures.

    Bostjan Kobe;Andrey V Kajava

  • Emerging Insights into the Functions of Pathogenesis-Related Protein 1

    Susan Breen;Simon J. Williams;Megan Outram;Bostjan Kobe

  • Crystal structure of human T cell leukemia virus type 1 gp21 ectodomain crystallized as a maltose-binding protein chimera reveals structural evolution of retroviral transmembrane proteins

    Bostjan Kobe;Bruce E. Kemp;Pantelis Poumbourios

  • Structural basis of autoregulation of phenylalanine hydroxylase

    Bostjan Kobe;Ian G. Jennings;Colin M. House;Colin M. House;Belinda J. Michell

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter N. Dodds
Peter N. Dodds Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Jennifer L. Martin
Jennifer L. Martin University of Wollongong
Thomas Huber
Thomas Huber Australian National University
David A. Hume
David A. Hume University of Queensland
Bruce E. Kemp
Bruce E. Kemp Australian Catholic University
Jeffrey G. Ellis
Jeffrey G. Ellis Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Paul R. Young
Paul R. Young University of Queensland
Brian J. Staskawicz
Brian J. Staskawicz University of California, Berkeley
Ashley Mansell
Ashley Mansell Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Alastair G. McEwan
Alastair G. McEwan University of Queensland

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