2026 Chase L. Beisel: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	46	2811	2551	191	177	132	7724

Overview

Chase L. Beisel is affiliated with the University of Würzburg in Germany and has made substantial contributions to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a total of 183 publications. Their work largely focuses on Molecular Biology, reflecting 142 publications in this subfield, alongside contributions to Genetics, Insect Science, Endocrinology, and Ecology.

The primary research topics addressed by Beisel encompass CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology. Additional interests include Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, and Innovation and Socioeconomic Development.

Beisel's frequent collaborators include Scott P. Collins, Katharina G. Wandera, Tatjana Achmedov, Yanying Yu, and Lars Barquist, reflecting ongoing partnerships in their research endeavors.

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 21 publications, Molecular Cell (7 publications), Nucleic Acids Research (6 publications), Nature Communications (4 publications), and Methods in Molecular Biology (4 publications).

Notable recent papers include:

"CRISPR technologies and the search for the PAM-free nuclease" (2021, Nature Communications)
"Noncanonical crRNAs derived from host transcripts enable multiplexable RNA detection by Cas9" (2021, Science)
"CRISPR-Cas Systems and the Paradox of Self-Targeting Spacers" (2020, Frontiers in Microbiology)
"Competitive Exclusion Is a Major Bioprotective Mechanism of Lactobacilli against Fungal Spoilage in Fermented Milk Products" (2020, Applied and Environmental Microbiology)
"The miniature CRISPR-Cas12m effector binds DNA to block transcription" (2022, Molecular Cell)

Best Publications

Self‐Assembled DNA Nanoclews for the Efficient Delivery of CRISPR–Cas9 for Genome Editing

Wujin Sun;Wenyan Ji;Jordan M. Hall;Quanyin Hu

655
Citations
Programmable removal of bacterial strains by use of genome-targeting CRISPR-Cas systems.

Ahmed A. Gomaa;Heidi E. Klumpe;Michelle L. Luo;Kurt Selle

416
Citations
Base pairing small RNAs and their roles in global regulatory networks

Chase L. Beisel;Gisela Storz

335
Citations
Guide RNA functional modules direct Cas9 activity and orthogonality.

Alexandra E. Briner;Paul D. Donohoue;Ahmed A. Gomaa;Kurt Selle

334
Citations
Identifying and Visualizing Functional PAM Diversity across CRISPR-Cas Systems.

Ryan T. Leenay;Kenneth R. Maksimchuk;Rebecca A. Slotkowski;Roma N. Agrawal

328
Citations
Repurposing endogenous type I CRISPR-Cas systems for programmable gene repression

Michelle L. Luo;Adam S. Mullis;Ryan T. Leenay;Chase L. Beisel

271
Citations
The base-pairing RNA spot 42 participates in a multioutput feedforward loop to help enact catabolite repression in Escherichia coli.

Chase L. Beisel;Gisela Storz

242
Citations
Rapid and Scalable Characterization of CRISPR Technologies Using an E. coli Cell-Free Transcription-Translation System

Ryan Marshall;Colin S. Maxwell;Scott P. Collins;Thomas Jacobsen

216
Citations
CRISPR technologies and the search for the PAM-free nuclease

Daphne Collias;Chase L. Beisel;Chase L. Beisel

211
Citations
Deciphering, Communicating, and Engineering the CRISPR PAM

Ryan T. Leenay;Chase L. Beisel

170
Citations
Model-guided design of ligand-regulated RNAi for programmable control of gene expression.

Chase L Beisel;Travis S Bayer;Kevin G Hoff;Christina D Smolke

149
Citations
Design principles for riboswitch function.

Chase L. Beisel;Christina D. Smolke

148
Citations
Current and future prospects for CRISPR-based tools in bacteria

Michelle L. Luo;Ryan T. Leenay;Chase L. Beisel

133
Citations
Multiple factors dictate target selection by Hfq‐binding small RNAs

Chase L Beisel;Taylor B Updegrove;Ben J Janson;Gisela Storz

128
Citations
CRISPR RNA-Dependent Binding and Cleavage of Endogenous RNAs by the Campylobacter jejuni Cas9.

Gaurav Dugar;Ryan T. Leenay;Sara K. Eisenbart;Thorsten Bischler

128
Citations
Bacterial Adaptation to the Host's Diet Is a Key Evolutionary Force Shaping Drosophila-Lactobacillus Symbiosis.

Maria Elena Martino;Pauline Joncour;Ryan Leenay;Hugo Gervais

123
Citations
Design of small molecule-responsive microRNAs based on structural requirements for Drosha processing

Chase L. Beisel;Yvonne Y. Chen;Stephanie J. Culler;Kevin G. Hoff

119
Citations
Synthetic control of a fitness tradeoff in yeast nitrogen metabolism.

Travis S Bayer;Kevin G Hoff;Chase L Beisel;Jack J Lee

115
Citations
Noncanonical crRNAs derived from host transcripts enable multiplexable RNA detection by Cas9.

Chunlei Jiao;Sahil Sharma;Gaurav Dugar;Natalia L. Peeck

110
Citations
Synthetic Biology Approaches to Engineer Probiotics and Members of the Human Microbiota for Biomedical Applications

Josef R. Bober;Chase L. Beisel;Nikhil U. Nair

106
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Christina D. Smolke Stanford University

Rodolphe Barrangou North Carolina State University

Andrea Crisanti University of Padua

Gisela Storz National Institutes of Health

Zhen Gu Zhejiang University

Cynthia M. Sharma University of Würzburg

Chao Wang Soochow University

Quanyin Hu University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Oliver Kurzai University of Würzburg

Charles A. Gersbach Duke University

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