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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 81 3321 3001 1094 920 314 19711
Biology and Biochemistry 81 3948 3640 1948 1756 324 19874

Carol A. Fierke publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Carol A. Fierke between 1981 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Carol A. Fierke published across 44 years, from 1981 to 2024, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2001. 5 of the 336 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2001. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 8 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications
1981 2024

336 publications in total across all disciplines

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Carol A. Fierke: publications per year, 1981 to 2024
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 1
1986 3
1987 4
1988 1
1989 3
1990 0
1991 5
1992 1
1993 8
1994 2
1995 10
1996 9
1997 6
1998 15
1999 10
2000 16
2001 17
2002 13
2003 12
2004 10
2005 13
2006 15
2007 14
2008 11
2009 5
2010 17
2011 12
2012 10
2013 5
2014 11
2015 11
2016 15
2017 10
2018 5
2019 8
2020 8
2021 6
2022 7
2023 3
2024 2
Total 336
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Carol A. Fierke publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carol A. Fierke sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 301–320 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 314 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764 314
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Carol A. Fierke D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carol A. Fierke sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 80–81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354 81
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Monie A. Ferst Award, Sigma Xi
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Carol A. Fierke is a researcher affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their work spans multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on molecular biology subfields.

Their research covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms
  • RNA Modifications and Cancer
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis

Carol A. Fierke's publication record includes papers in diverse venues, reflecting broad interests in biochemistry and molecular biology. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biopolymers
  • The FASEB Journal
  • ChemMedChem
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Carol A. Fierke include:

  • A Quick Route to Multiple Highly Potent SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors, 2020, ChemMedChem
  • Unexpected specificity within dynamic transcriptional protein-protein complexes, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Pentatricopeptide repeats of protein-only RNase P use a distinct mode to recognize conserved bases and structural elements of pre-tRNA, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Leveraging a Phage-Encoded Noncanonical Amino Acid: A Novel Pathway to Potent and Selective Epigenetic Reader Protein Inhibitors, 2024, ACS Central Science
  • Disease-associated mutations in mitochondrial precursor tRNAs affect binding, m1R9 methylation, and tRNA processing by mtRNase P, 2020, RNA

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, with multiple joint publications with:

  • Shiqing Xu
  • Wenshe Ray Liu
  • Yan Sheng
  • Kai S. Yang
  • Elkan Blout

Carol A. Fierke's research contributions have been recognized through several awards, including:

  • Monie A. Ferst Award, Sigma Xi (2018)
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2014)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2006)

Best Publications

  • Function and mechanism of zinc metalloenzymes.

    Keith A. McCall;Chih Chin Huang;Carol A. Fierke

  • Construction and evaluation of the kinetic scheme associated with dihydrofolate reductase from Escherichia coli.

    Carol A. Fierke;Kenneth A. Johnson;Stephen J. Benkovic

  • Carbonic Anhydrase: Evolution of the Zinc Binding Site by Nature and by Design

    David W. Christianson;Carol A. Fierke

  • Balanced biosynthesis of major membrane components through regulated degradation of the committed enzyme of lipid A biosynthesis by the AAA protease FtsH (HflB) in Escherichia coli.

    Teru Ogura;Koichi Inoue;Takashi Tatsuta;Toshinobu Suzaki

  • Measuring Picomolar Intracellular Exchangeable Zinc in PC-12 Cells Using a Ratiometric Fluorescence Biosensor

    Rebecca A. Bozym;Richard B. Thompson;Andrea K. Stoddard;Carol A. Fierke

  • Concentrations of extracellular free zinc (pZn)e in the central nervous system during simple anesthetization, ischemia and reperfusion

    C. J. Frederickson;L. J. Giblin;A. Krezel;D. J. McAdoo

  • Characterizing the use of perdeuteration in NMR studies of large proteins: 13C, 15N and 1H assignments of human carbonic anhydrase II.

    Ronald A. Venters;Ronald A. Venters;Bennett T. Farmer;Bennett T. Farmer;Carol A. Fierke;Carol A. Fierke;Leonard D. Spicer;Leonard D. Spicer

  • Antibacterial agents that target lipid A biosynthesis in gram-negative bacteria. Inhibition of diverse UDP-3-O-(r-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-n-acetylglucosamine deacetylases by substrate analogs containing zinc binding motifs.

    Jane E. Jackman;Carol A. Fierke;L.Nathan Tumey;Michael Pirrung

  • Protein component of the ribozyme ribonuclease P alters substrate recognition by directly contacting precursor tRNA

    S. Niranjanakumari;Travis Stams;Sharon M. Crary;David W. Christianson

  • Protein Component of Bacillus subtilis RNase P Specifically Enhances the Affinity for Precursor-tRNAAsp †

    Jeffrey C. Kurz;S. Niranjanakumari;Carol A. Fierke

  • Structural Studies of Human Histone Deacetylase 8 and its Site-Specific Variants Complexed with Substrate and Inhibitors

    Daniel P. Dowling;Stephanie L. Gantt;Samuel G. Gattis;Carol A. Fierke

  • Zinc hydrolases: the mechanisms of zinc-dependent deacetylases.

    Marcy Hernick;Carol A. Fierke

  • Biochemical characterization of the Yersinia YopT protease: Cleavage site and recognition elements in Rho GTPases

    Feng Shao;Panayiotis O. Vacratsis;Zhaoqin Bao;Katherine E. Bowers

  • Hydrogen bond network in the metal binding site of carbonic anhydrase enhances zinc affinity and catalytic efficiency

    Laura L. Kiefer;Steven A. Paterno;Carol A. Fierke

  • Ribonuclease P Protein Structure: Evolutionary Origins in the Translational Apparatus

    Travis Stams;S. Niranjanakumari;S. Niranjanakumari;Carol A. Fierke;Carol A. Fierke;David W. Christianson;David W. Christianson

  • Crystal structure of LpxC, a zinc-dependent deacetylase essential for endotoxin biosynthesis.

    Douglas A. Whittington;Kristin M. Rusche;Hyunshun Shin;Carol A. Fierke

  • Insights into enzyme function from studies on mutants of dihydrofolate reductase

    S. J. Benkovic;C. A. Fierke;A. M. Naylor

  • Catalytic Activity and Inhibition of Human Histone Deacetylase 8 Is Dependent on the Identity of the Active Site Metal Ion

    Stephanie L. Gantt;Samuel G. Gattis;Carol A. Fierke

  • Evidence for a Catalytic Role of Zinc in Protein Farnesyltransferase SPECTROSCOPY OF Co2+-FARNESYLTRANSFERASE INDICATES METAL COORDINATION OF THE SUBSTRATE THIOLATE

    Chih-Chin Huang;Patrick J. Casey;Carol A. Fierke

  • Catalysis and Inhibition of Human Carbonic Anhydrase IV

    Teaster T. Baird;Abdul Waheed;Torayuki Okuyama;William S. Sly

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Christianson
David W. Christianson University of Pennsylvania
Xin Liu
Xin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy
Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy Florida State University
Stephen J. Benkovic
Stephen J. Benkovic Pennsylvania State University
Eric J. Toone
Eric J. Toone Duke University
Richard A. Gibbs
Richard A. Gibbs Baylor College of Medicine
David R. Engelke
David R. Engelke University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James E. Penner-Hahn
James E. Penner-Hahn University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Patrick J. Casey
Patrick J. Casey National University of Singapore
Christian R. H. Raetz
Christian R. H. Raetz Duke University

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