2026 David E. Draper: Chemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	64	8191	7440	2364	1965	128	12041

Research.com Recognitions

2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2007 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

David E. Draper is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a focus on several specialized subfields such as Immunology, Oncology, Biomedical Engineering, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Genetics.

Their work primarily addresses topics related to Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Immune cells in cancer, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Chemokine receptors and signaling, and Cancer Research and Treatments.

David E. Draper has contributed to several recent scientific papers. Notable works include:

Abstract 6650: Targeted radiation in combination with immunotherapy agents in murine breast cancer models, 2020, Cancer Research
Abstract A86: Comparative immunophenotypic analysis of immunogenically warm and cold syngeneic tumor models at baseline and after anti-mCTLA-4 treatment, 2020, Cancer Immunology Research
Abstract A34: Combined focal radiation and anti-mCTLA-4 antibody therapy modulates myeloid subset phospho-STAT3 levels in the 4T1 tumor microenvironment and results in tumor growth inhibition, 2020, Cancer Immunology Research

In addition to these, they have been involved in research published in Cancer Research and Cancer Immunology Research since 2020, contributing to topics on immune modulation and tumor microenvironment.

Frequent coauthors in their scientific endeavors include:

Scott Wise
Maryland Franklin
Philip E. Lapinski
Sheri Barnes
Anita Zaitouna

The scientific venues where David E. Draper commonly publishes include Cancer Research, Cancer Immunology Research, and Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts.

David E. Draper's professional recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2009 and a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2007.

Best Publications

A guide to ions and RNA structure

David E. Draper

836
Citations
Ions and RNA Folding

David E. Draper;Dan Grilley;Ana Maria Soto

690
Citations
Themes in RNA-protein recognition

David E Draper

563
Citations
On the role of magnesium ions in RNA stability

Vinod K. Misra;David E. Draper

477
Citations
RNA folding: thermodynamic and molecular descriptions of the roles of ions.

David E. Draper

355
Citations
Crystal structure of a conserved ribosomal protein-RNA complex.

Graeme L. Conn;David E. Draper;Eaton E. Lattman;Apostolos G. Gittis

339
Citations
Protein-RNA recognition.

David E. Draper

318
Citations
The linkage between magnesium binding and RNA folding.

Vinod K. Misra;David E. Draper

268
Citations
Structural and functional aspects of RNA pseudoknots.

Edwin Ten Dam;Kees Pleij;David Draper

244
Citations
A thermodynamic framework for Mg2+ binding to RNA.

Vinod K. Misra;David E. Draper

218
Citations
Stabilization of RNA Structure by Mg Ions: Specific and Non-specific Effects

Lance G. Laing;Thomas C. Gluick;David E. Draper

209
Citations
Stabilization of RNA tertiary structure by monovalent cations.

Ross Shiman;David E Draper

201
Citations
Unusual mRNA pseudoknot structure is recognized by a protein translational repressor

Careen K. Tang;David E. Draper

200
Citations
Mg(2+) binding to tRNA revisited: the nonlinear Poisson-Boltzmann model.

Vinod K Misra;David E Draper

183
Citations
Mg2+-RNA interaction free energies and their relationship to the folding of RNA tertiary structures.

Dan Grilley;Ana Maria Soto;David E. Draper

170
Citations
Effects of osmolytes on RNA secondary and tertiary structure stabilities and RNA-Mg2+ interactions.

Dominic Lambert;David E. Draper

166
Citations
Persistence Length of RNA

Peter Kebbekus;David E. Draper;Paul J Hagerman

163
Citations
RNA binding strategies of ribosomal proteins

David E. Draper;Luis P. Reynaldo

162
Citations
The interpretation of Mg2+ binding isotherms for nucleic acids using Poisson-Boltzmann theory

Vinod K Misra;David E Draper

157
Citations
A compact RNA tertiary structure contains a buried backbone-K+ complex.

Graeme L Conn;Apostolos G Gittis;Eaton E Lattman;Vinod K Misra

152
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis A. Torchia National Institutes of Health

Ana M. Soto Tufts University

Stephen W. White St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Larry Gold University of Colorado Boulder

Peter H. von Hippel University of Oregon

George D. Rose Johns Hopkins University

Venki Ramakrishnan MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Lawrence B. Blyn Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States)

Robin R. Gutell The University of Texas at Austin

Paul J. Hagerman University of California, Davis

External Links

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