2026 David Bensimon: 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	52	16510	15158	6836	6109	143	13141

David Bensimon publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Bensimon sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 143 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

David Bensimon D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Bensimon sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

David Bensimon is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, focusing on research primarily within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their main areas of study include Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Ecology, Materials Chemistry, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. The research frequently addresses topics such as advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, zebrafish biomedical research applications, DNA and nucleic acid chemistry, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, photochromic and fluorescence chemistry, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, and RNA modifications related to cancer.

Recent publications by David Bensimon include:

Fgf8 dynamics and critical slowing down may account for the temperature independence of somitogenesis, 2022, Communications Biology
Displacement and dissociation of oligonucleotides during DNA hairpin closure under strain, 2022, Nucleic Acids Research
Vertebrate Cell Differentiation, Evolution, and Diseases: The Vertebrate-Specific Developmental Potential Guardians VENTX/NANOG and POU5/OCT4 Enter the Stage, 2022, Cells
The Development and Application of Opto-Chemical Tools in the Zebrafish, 2022, Molecules
Detection of genetic variation and base modifications at base-pair resolution on both DNA and RNA, 2021, Communications Biology

Frequent co-authors include:

Pierluigi Scerbo
Bertrand Ducos
Jean-François Allemand
Vincent Croquette
Marine Delagrange

The primary venues for publication consist of Communications Biology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), eLife, Nucleic Acids Research, and Cells.

David Bensimon has been recognized as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

The Elasticity of a Single Supercoiled DNA Molecule

T. R. Strick;J.-F. Allemand;D. Bensimon;A. Bensimon

1607
Citations
Alignment and sensitive detection of DNA by a moving interface

A Bensimon;A Simon;A Chiffaudel;V Croquette

1121
Citations
Behavior of Supercoiled DNA

T.R. Strick;J.-F. Allemand;D. Bensimon;V. Croquette

646
Citations
Stretching DNA with a receding meniscus: Experiments and models.

D. Bensimon;A. J. Simon;V. Croquette;A. Bensimon

580
Citations
Stretched and overwound DNA forms a Pauling-like structure with exposed bases

J. F. Allemand;D. Bensimon;R. Lavery;V. Croquette

481
Citations
Twisting and stretching single DNA molecules.

Terence Strick;Jean-François Allemand;Vincent Croquette;David Bensimon

473
Citations
Single-molecule analysis of DNA uncoiling by a type II topoisomerase.

Terence R. Strick;Vincent Croquette;David Bensimon

421
Citations
pH-dependent specific binding and combing of DNA

J.F. Allemand;D. Bensimon;L. Jullien;A. Bensimon

404
Citations
Replication by a single DNA polymerase of a stretched single-stranded DNA.

Berenike Maier;David Bensimon;Vincent Croquette

403
Citations
Stretching of macromolecules and proteins

T. R. Strick;M. N. Dessinges;G. Charvin;N. H. Dekker

316
Citations
How to control proteins with light in living systems

Arnaud Gautier;Carole Gauron;Michel Volovitch;David Bensimon

274
Citations
Stretching single stranded DNA, a model polyelectrolyte.

M.-N. Dessinges;B. Maier;B. Maier;Y. Zhang;M. Peliti

254
Citations
Measurement of the torque on a single stretched and twisted DNA using magnetic tweezers.

Francesco Mosconi;Jean François Allemand;David Bensimon;Vincent Croquette

233
Citations
Preferential relaxation of positively supercoiled DNA by E. coli topoisomerase IV in single-molecule and ensemble measurements

Nancy J. Crisona;Terence R. Strick;David Bensimon;Vincent Croquette

233
Citations
Homologous pairing in stretched supercoiled DNA

T. R. Strick;V. Croquette;D. Bensimon

222
Citations
Single-molecule assay reveals strand switching and enhanced processivity of UvrD

Marie-Noëlle Dessinges;Timothée Lionnet;Xu Guang Xi;David Bensimon

216
Citations
Wringing Out DNA

Timothée Lionnet;Sylvain Joubaud;Richard Lavery;David Bensimon

199
Citations
Direct Observation of DNA Distortion by the RSC Complex

Giuseppe Lia;Elise Praly;Helder Ferreira;Chris Stockdale

188
Citations
Single-molecule study of DNA unlinking by eukaryotic and prokaryotic type-II topoisomerases.

G. Charvin;D. Bensimon;V. Croquette

168
Citations
The mechanism of type IA topoisomerases

N. H. Dekker;V. V. Rybenkov;M. Duguet;N. J. Crisona

165
Citations