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Chemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
13047
World Ranking
7436
National Ranking
2186

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13862
World Ranking
7931
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Catherine A. Royer 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 Catherine A. Royer sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 252 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Catherine A. Royer 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 Catherine A. Royer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Catherine A. Royer is affiliated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses various subfields, notably Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Physiology, Infectious Diseases, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's scholarly output includes over one hundred publications, with a focus on topics such as Protein Structure and Dynamics, Cellular transport and secretion, Fungal and yeast genetics research, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Enzyme Structure and Function, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Noteworthy recent papers include:

  • "Ral GTPases promote breast cancer metastasis by controlling biogenesis and organ targeting of exosomes" (2021, eLife)
  • "Hepatitis C virus drugs that inhibit SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease synergize with remdesivir to suppress viral replication in cell culture" (2021, Cell Reports)
  • "The Molecular Basis for Life in Extreme Environments" (2021, Annual Review of Biophysics)
  • "Short-term efficacy of latanoprostene bunod for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension: a systematic literature review and a network meta-analysis" (2021, British Journal of Ophthalmology)
  • "Protein unfolded states populated at high and ambient pressure are similarly compact" (2021, Biophysical Journal)

Catherine A. Royer frequently publishes in several scientific venues, with the most common being:

  • Biophysical Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • STAR Protocols
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaboration plays a significant role in their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Scott A. McCallum
  • Richard E. Gillilan
  • Mike Tyers
  • Sylvain Tollis
  • Carleton H. Coffin

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2000.

Best Publications

  • Probing protein folding and conformational transitions with fluorescence.

    Catherine A. Royer

  • Revisiting volume changes in pressure-induced protein unfolding

    Catherine A. Royer

  • Pressure provides new insights into protein folding, dynamics and structure.

    Jerson L Silva;Debora Foguel;Catherine A Royer

  • Cavities determine the pressure unfolding of proteins

    Julien Roche;Jose A. Caro;Douglas R. Norberto;Philippe Barthe

  • Structural characterization of the pressure-denatured state and unfolding/refolding kinetics of staphylococcal nuclease by synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy.

    Gunda Panick;Ralf Malessa;Roland Winter;Gert Rapp

  • Scavenger receptor class B type I is a key host factor for hepatitis C virus infection required for an entry step closely linked to CD81

    Mirjam B. Zeisel;George Koutsoudakis;Eva K. Schnober;Anita Haberstroh;Anita Haberstroh

  • Ligand binding and protein dynamics: a fluorescence depolarization study of aspartate transcarbamylase from Escherichia coli.

    C. A. Royer;P. Tauc;G. Herve;J. C. Brochon

  • Resolution of the fluorescence equilibrium unfolding profile of trp aporepressor using single tryptophan mutants

    C. A. Royer;C. J. Mann;C. R. Matthews

  • Fluorescence anisotropy assays implicate protein-protein interactions in regulating trp repressor DNA binding

    Veronique LeTilly;Catherine A. Royer

  • Exploring the temperature-pressure phase diagram of staphylococcal nuclease.

    Gunda Panick;Gediminas J. A. Vidugiris;Ralf Malessa;G. Rapp

  • Evidence for a molten globule-like transition state in protein folding from determination of activation volumes.

    Gediminas J. A. Vidugiris;John L. Markley;Catherine A. Royer

  • Monoclonal Anti-Claudin 1 Antibodies Prevent Hepatitis C Virus Infection of Primary Human Hepatocytes

    Isabel Fofana;Sophie E Krieger;Fritz Grunert;Sandra Glauben

  • Probing the contribution of internal cavities to the volume change of protein unfolding under pressure

    Kelly J. Frye;Catherine A. Royer;Catherine A. Royer

  • Characterization of the interaction between retinoic acid receptor/retinoid X receptor (RAR/RXR) heterodimers and transcriptional coactivators through structural and fluorescence anisotropy studies.

    Vivian Pogenberg;Jean-François Guichou;Valérie Vivat-Hannah;Sabrina Kammerer

  • A unique secondary-structure switch controls constitutive gene repression by retinoic acid receptor

    Albane le Maire;Catherine Teyssier;Catherine Teyssier;Cathie Erb;Marina Grimaldi

  • Single-molecule analysis of CD9 dynamics and partitioning reveals multiple modes of interaction in the tetraspanin web.

    Cedric Espenel;Emmanuel Margeat;Emmanuel Margeat;Patrice Dosset;Patrice Dosset;Cécile Arduise;Cécile Arduise

  • Effects of amino acid substitutions on the pressure denaturation of staphylococcal nuclease as monitored by fluorescence and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

    Catherine A. Royer;Andrew P. Hinck;Stewart N. Loh;Kenneth E. Prehoda

  • Infection of Primary Cultures of Human Kupffer Cells by Dengue Virus: No Viral Progeny Synthesis, but Cytokine Production Is Evident

    Philippe Marianneau;Anne-Marie Steffan;Cathy Royer;Marie-Thérèse Drouet

  • Volume, expansivity and isothermal compressibility changes associated with temperature and pressure unfolding of Staphylococcal nuclease.

    Heiko Seemann;Roland Winter;Catherine A Royer

  • Modulators of the structural dynamics of the retinoid X receptor to reveal receptor function

    Virginie Nahoum;Efrén Pérez;Pierre Germain;Fátima Rodríguez-Barrios

Frequent Co-Authors

Roland Winter
Roland Winter TU Dortmund University
André Kirn
André Kirn Grenoble Alpes University
Angel E. Garcia
Angel E. Garcia Los Alamos National Laboratory
Mike Tyers
Mike Tyers University of Montreal
Stéphane Aymerich
Stéphane Aymerich University of Paris-Saclay
Nicolas Vitale
Nicolas Vitale Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
William Bourguet
William Bourguet University of Montpellier
Enrico Gratton
Enrico Gratton University of California, Irvine
Gilles Labesse
Gilles Labesse Grenoble Alpes University
Samira Fafi-Kremer
Samira Fafi-Kremer University of Strasbourg

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