2026 Bruce Alberts: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	99	1563	1408	879	776	499	45909

Research.com Recognitions

2012 - US President's National Medal of Science "For intellectual leadership and experimental innovation in the field of DNA replication, and for unparalleled dedication to improving science education and promoting science-based public policy.", Award presented by President Barack Obama at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on November 20, 2014.
2008 - Distinguished Public Service Award, American Educational Research Association
2001 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
1995 - Canada Gairdner International Award
1994 - Member of Academia Europaea
1993 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1981 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1978 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Bruce Alberts is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans primarily the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular emphasis on Molecular Biology and Genetics. Their work also extends into subfields such as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Information Systems and Management.

The main topics of Bruce Alberts's research include:

Virus-based gene therapy research
Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Academic Publishing and Open Access
RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

Recent publications by Bruce Alberts and collaborators include:

"Discovery and significance of protein-protein interactions in health and disease", 2024, published in Cell
"Concrete steps to diversify the scientific workforce", 2021, published in Science
"Why science education is more important than most scientists think", 2022, published in FEBS Letters
"Redo college intro science", 2022, published in Science
"Improved Production and Quality of Lentiviral Vectors By Major-Splice-Donor Mutation and Co-Expression of a Novel U1 Snrna-Based Enhancer", 2024, published in SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors include:

Kyriacos Mitrophanous
Daniel C. Farley
J. Fraser Wright
Ashley Keating
Sara Ferluga

Bruce Alberts has published often in the following venues:

Science
Faculty Reviews
Cell
FEBS Letters
SSRN Electronic Journal

Their academic recognition includes multiple awards and honors such as:

US President's National Medal of Science, 2012, awarded for intellectual leadership and experimental innovation in DNA replication and dedication to improving science education and science-based public policy. The award was presented by President Barack Obama in 2014.
Distinguished Public Service Award from the American Educational Research Association, 2008
Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences, 2001
Canada Gairdner International Award, 1995
Member of Academia Europaea, 1994
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 1993
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1987
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1981
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1978

Best Publications

Rapid bacteriophage sedimentation in the presence of polyethylene glycol and its application to large-scale virus purification.

Keith R. Yamamoto;Bruce M. Alberts;Rolf Benzinger;Larry Wayne Lawhorne

2253
Citations
THE CELL AS A COLLECTION OF PROTEIN MACHINES : PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGISTS

Bruce Alberts

1854
Citations
Biologia molecular da célula

Bruce Alberts;Dennis Bray;Julian Lewis;Martin Raff

1425
Citations
[11] DNA-cellulose chromatography

Bruce Alberts;Glenn Herrick

1289
Citations
Nucleation of microtubule assembly by a gamma-tubulin-containing ring complex.

Yixian Zheng;Mei Lie Wong;Bruce Alberts;Bruce Alberts;Tim Mitchison

1121
Citations
Molecular Biology of the Cell 4th edition

Martin Raff;Bruce Alberts;Julian Lewis;Alexander Johnson

1115
Citations
T4 Bacteriophage Gene 32: A Structural Protein in the Replication and Recombination of DNA

Bruce M. Alberts;Linda Frey

1074
Citations
Steroid Receptors: Elements for Modulation of Eukaryotic Transcription

K R Yamamoto;B M Alberts

920
Citations
Local application of retinoic acid to the limb bond mimics the action of the polarizing region

C. Tickle;B. Alberts;L. Wolpert;J. Lee

889
Citations
Rescuing US biomedical research from its systemic flaws

Bruce Alberts;Marc W. Kirschner;Shirley Tilghman;Harold Varmus

875
Citations
Microtubule nucleation by γ-tubulin-containing rings in the centrosome

Michelle Moritz;Michael B. Braunfeld;John W. Sedat;Bruce Alberts

769
Citations
Type II DNA topoisomerases: Enzymes that can unknot a topologically knotted DNA molecule via a reversible double-strand break

Leroy-Fong Liu;Chung Cheng Liu;Bruce M. Alberts

748
Citations
Anillin, a contractile ring protein that cycles from the nucleus to the cell cortex.

C M Field;B M Alberts

587
Citations
Reorganization of the cytoskeleton during Drosophila oogenesis: implications for axis specification and intercellular transport.

W. E. Theurkauf;S. Smiley;Mei Lie Wong;B. M. Alberts

576
Citations
THE CENTROSOME AND CELLULAR ORGANIZATION

Douglas R. Kellogg;Michelle Moritz;Bruce M. Alberts

533
Citations
Different accessibilities in chromatin to histone acetylase.

L S Cousens;D Gallwitz;B M Alberts

467
Citations
A DNA-unwinding protein isolated from Escherichia coli: its interaction with DNA and with DNA polymerases.

Nolan Sigal;Hajo Delius;Thomas Kornberg;Malcolm L. Gefter

464
Citations
Impact Factor Distortions

Bruce Alberts

415
Citations
Studies with DNA-cellulose Chromatography. I. DNA-binding Proteins from Escherichia coli

Bruce M. Alberts;Frank J. Amodio;Myrna Jenkins;Ernest D. Gutmann

413
Citations
Molecular Biology of the Cell (Fifth Edition)

Bruce Alberts;Alexander Johnson;Julian Lewis;Martin Raff

274
Citations