2026 Brian T. Chait: 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
Biology and Biochemistry	145	215	189	149	130	528	94384

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Biology and Biochemistry

145

215

189

149

130

528

94384

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index

145

Citations

94384

World Ranking

215

National Ranking

149

Overview

Brian T. Chait is affiliated with Rockefeller University in the United States. Their research work spans several main fields, primarily in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional contributions in Medicine.

Their work covers significant subfields including Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, Immunology, and Ecology. The principal topics studied in their body of research include:

RNA Research and Splicing
Nuclear Structure and Function
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
RNA modifications and cancer
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Brian T. Chait has published extensively, with frequent publication venues including:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
EMPIAR dataset
eLife
Molecular Cell

Among their recent scholarly articles are the following:

Structural Basis for Helicase-Polymerase Coupling in the SARS-CoV-2 Replication-Transcription Complex, 2020, Cell
Genome-wide gene expression tuning reveals diverse vulnerabilities of M. tuberculosis, 2021, Cell
Comprehensive structure and functional adaptations of the yeast nuclear pore complex, 2022, Cell
Stepwise Promoter Melting by Bacterial RNA Polymerase, 2020, Molecular Cell
Structural basis for backtracking by the SARS-CoV-2 replication-transcription complex, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research. Frequent co-authors include:

Paul Dominic B. Olinares
Michael P. Rout
Seth A. Darst
Elizabeth A. Campbell
Andrej Šali

Best Publications

The Structure of the Potassium Channel: Molecular Basis of K+ Conduction and Selectivity

Declan A. Doyle;João Morais Cabral;Richard A. Pfuetzner;Anling Kuo

8512
Citations
Weight-Reducing Effects of the Plasma Protein Encoded by the obese Gene

Jeffrey L. Halaas;Ketan S. Gajiwala;Margherita Maffei;Steven L. Cohen

6249
Citations
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry of biopolymers.

Franz Hillenkamp;Michael Karas;Ronald C. Beavis;Brian T. Chait

2855
Citations
X-ray structure of a voltage-dependent K+ channel

Youxing Jiang;Alice Lee;Jiayun Chen;Vanessa Ruta

2345
Citations
X-ray structure of a ClC chloride channel at 3.0 A reveals the molecular basis of anion selectivity.

Raimund Dutzler;Ernest B. Campbell;Martine Cadene;Brian T. Chait

1966
Citations
Crystal structure and mechanism of a calcium-gated potassium channel

Youxing Jiang;Alice Lee;Jiayun Chen;Martine Cadene

1692
Citations
The Yeast Nuclear Pore Complex: Composition, Architecture, and Transport Mechanism

Michael P. Rout;John D. Aitchison;Adisetyantari Suprapto;Kelly Hjertaas

1564
Citations
Accurate quantitation of protein expression and site-specific phosphorylation

Y. Oda;K. Huang;F. R. Cross;D. Cowburn

1451
Citations
Sequence and structural convergence of broad and potent HIV antibodies that mimic CD4 binding.

Johannes F. Scheid;Hugo Mouquet;Beatrix Ueberheide;Ron Diskin

1401
Citations
The molecular architecture of the nuclear pore complex

Frank Alber;Svetlana Dokudovskaya;Liesbeth M. Veenhoff;Wenzhu Zhang

1244
Citations
Proteomic analysis of the mammalian nuclear pore complex

Janet M. Cronshaw;Andrew N. Krutchinsky;Wenzhu Zhang;Brian T. Chait

1239
Citations
Distinct regulation of autophagic activity by Atg14L and Rubicon associated with Beclin 1-phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase complex.

Yun Zhong;Qing Jun Wang;Qing Jun Wang;Xianting Li;Ying Yan

1101
Citations
Enrichment analysis of phosphorylated proteins as a tool for probing the phosphoproteome.

Yoshiya Oda;Takeshi Nagasu;Brian T. Chait

1092
Citations
Trypanothione: a novel bis(glutathionyl)spermidine cofactor for glutathione reductase in trypanosomatids

Alan H. Fairlamb;Peter Blackburn;Peter Ulrich;Brian T. Chait

849
Citations
ProFound: An Expert System for Protein Identification Using Mass Spectrometric Peptide Mapping Information

Wenzhu Zhang;Brian T. Chait

834
Citations
Probing conformational changes in proteins by mass spectrometry

Swapan K. Chowdhury;Viswanatham Katta;Brian T. Chait

818
Citations
Physical Association and Coordinate Function of the H3 K4 Methyltransferase MLL1 and the H4 K16 Acetyltransferase MOF

Yali Dou;Thomas A. Milne;Thomas A. Milne;Alan J. Tackett;Edwin R. Smith

780
Citations
ABI5 acts downstream of ABI3 to execute an ABA-dependent growth arrest during germination.

Luis Lopez-Molina;Sébastien Mongrand;Derek T. McLachlin;Brian T. Chait

777
Citations
Influence of Matrix Solution Conditions on the MALDI-MS Analysis of Peptides and Proteins

Steven L. Cohen;Brian T. Chait

750
Citations
Estrogen reduces neuronal generation of Alzheimer beta-amyloid peptides.

Huaxi Xu;Gunnar K. Gouras;Jeffrey P. Greenfield;Bruno Vincent

708
Citations