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Deborah Bell-Pedersen

Deborah Bell-Pedersen

Texas A&M University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
11817
World Ranking
19201
National Ranking
7842

Deborah Bell-Pedersen 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 Deborah Bell-Pedersen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 86 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Deborah Bell-Pedersen 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 Deborah Bell-Pedersen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Deborah Bell-Pedersen is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in molecular biology and related fields. Their work spans several interconnected disciplines including molecular biology, plant science, geophysics, environmental chemistry, and endocrine and autonomic systems.

Their research topics cover a variety of areas such as:

  • Light effects on plants
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Photosynthetic processes and mechanisms
  • Methane hydrates and related phenomena
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Entomopathogenic microorganisms in pest control
  • Fungal biology and applications

Among recent publications, key papers include:

  • "Circadian clock control of eIF2α phosphorylation is necessary for rhythmic translation initiation," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Structure of the translating Neurospora ribosome arrested by cycloheximide," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The Third International Symposium on Fungal Stress - ISFUS," 2020, Fungal Biology
  • "A circadian clock translational control mechanism targets specific mRNAs to cytoplasmic messenger ribonucleoprotein granules," 2022, Cell Reports
  • "Circadian Clock Control of Translation Initiation Factor eIF2α Activity Requires eIF2γ-Dependent Recruitment of Rhythmic PPP-1 Phosphatase in Neurospora crassa," 2021, mBio

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Matthew S. Sachs
  • Kathrina Castillo
  • Jay Dunlap
  • Cheng Wu
  • Teresa M. Lamb

Their work is regularly published in venues such as:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Fungal Biology
  • Cell Reports
  • F1000Research

Best Publications

  • The genome sequence of the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa

    James E. Galagan;Sarah E. Calvo;Katherine A. Borkovich;Eric U. Selker

  • CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS FROM MULTIPLE OSCILLATORS: LESSONS FROM DIVERSE ORGANISMS

    Deborah Bell-Pedersen;Vincent M. Cassone;David J. Earnest;David J. Earnest;Susan S. Golden

  • Sequencing of Aspergillus nidulans and comparative analysis with A. fumigatus and A. oryzae

    James E. Galagan;Sarah E. Calvo;Christina Cuomo;Li Jun Ma

  • Lessons from the Genome Sequence of Neurospora crassa: Tracing the Path from Genomic Blueprint to Multicellular Organism

    Katherine A. Borkovich;Lisa A. Alex;Oded Yarden;Michael Freitag

  • Guidelines for Genome-Scale Analysis of Biological Rhythms

    Michael E. Hughes;Katherine C. Abruzzi;Ravi Allada;Ron Anafi

  • The Neurospora circadian clock-controlled gene, ccg-2, is allelic to eas and encodes a fungal hydrophobin required for formation of the conidial rodlet layer.

    D Bell-Pedersen;J C Dunlap;J J Loros

  • Transcription Factors in Light and Circadian Clock Signaling Networks Revealed by Genomewide Mapping of Direct Targets for Neurospora White Collar Complex

    Kristina M. Smith;Gencer Sancar;Rigzin Dekhang;Christopher M. Sullivan

  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences: 356 (1415)

    Deborah Bell-Pedersen;Susan K. Crosthwaite;Patricia L. Lakin-Thomas;Merrow Martha

  • Distinct cis-acting elements mediate clock, light, and developmental regulation of the Neurospora crassa eas (ccg-2) gene.

    Deborah Bell-Pedersen;Jay C Dunlap;Jennifer J Loros

  • Circadian clock-controlled genes isolated from Neurospora crassa are late night- to early morning-specific

    Deborah Bell-Pedersen;Mari L. Shinohara;Jennifer J. Loros;Jay C. Dunlap

  • Circadian Rhythms in Neurospora crassa and Other Filamentous Fungi

    Yi Liu;Deborah Bell-Pedersen

  • Multiple oscillators regulate circadian gene expression in Neurospora

    Alejandro Correa;Zachary A. Lewis;Andrew V. Greene;Irene J. March

  • The Neurospora crassa pheromone precursor genes are regulated by the mating type locus and the circadian clock.

    Piotr Bobrowicz;Rebecca Pawlak;Alejandro Correa;Deborah Bell-Pedersen

  • Intron mobility in the T-even phages: High frequency inheritance of group I introns promoted by intron open reading frames

    Susan M. Quirk;Deborah Bell-Pedersen;Deborah Bell-Pedersen;Marlene Belfort;Marlene Belfort

  • Analysis of clock-regulated genes in Neurospora reveals widespread posttranscriptional control of metabolic potential.

    Jennifer M. Hurley;Arko Dasgupta;Jillian M. Emerson;Xiaoying Zhou

  • vvd is required for light adaptation of conidiation-specific genes of Neurospora crassa, but not circadian conidiation.

    Lori Bailey Shrode;Zachary A. Lewis;Lori D. White;Deborah Bell-Pedersen

  • Intron mobility in phage T4 is dependent upon a distinctive class of endonucleases and independent of DNA sequences encoding the intron core: mechanistic and evolutionary implications

    Deborah Bell-Pedersen;Deborah Bell-Pedersen;Susan Quirk;Jonathan Clyman;Marlene Belfort;Marlene Belfort

  • Transcriptional profiling of the chick pineal gland, a photoreceptive circadian oscillator and pacemaker.

    Michael J. Bailey;Phillip D. Beremand;Rick Hammer;Deborah Bell-Pedersen

  • Overexpression of White Collar‐1 (WC‐1) activates circadian clock‐associated genes, but is not sufficient to induce most light‐regulated gene expression in Neurospora crassa

    Z. A. Lewis;A. Correa;C. Schwerdtfeger;C. Schwerdtfeger;K. L. Link

  • Diverse Roles for MAPK Signaling in Circadian Clocks

    Charles S. Goldsmith;Deborah Bell-Pedersen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jay C. Dunlap
Jay C. Dunlap Dartmouth College
Jennifer J. Loros
Jennifer J. Loros Dartmouth College
Marlene Belfort
Marlene Belfort University at Albany, State University of New York
Matthew S. Sachs
Matthew S. Sachs Texas A&M University
Michael Freitag
Michael Freitag Oregon State University
Martha Merrow
Martha Merrow Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
James E. Galagan
James E. Galagan Boston University
Daniel J. Ebbole
Daniel J. Ebbole Texas A&M University
Richard H. Gomer
Richard H. Gomer Texas A&M University
Eric U. Selker
Eric U. Selker University of Oregon

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