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Elena Conti publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elena Conti sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 150 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Elena Conti D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Elena Conti is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research spans significant areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, focusing extensively on molecular biology as well as intersecting fields of medicine including cardiology and obstetrics.

The main topics of Conti's work include:

  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments

Conti has published extensively with notable frequent co-authors such as Fabien Bonneau, J. Basquin, Achim Keidel, Lukas M Langer, and Ingmar B. Schäfer.

Key publication venues where Conti has contributed include:

  • Molecular Cell
  • Cell Reports
  • eLife
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genes & Development

Recent publications by Conti include:

  • "Acute limb ischemia in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia," 2020, Journal of Vascular Surgery
  • "ARS2 instructs early transcription termination-coupled RNA decay by recruiting ZC3H4 to nascent transcripts," 2023, Molecular Cell
  • "Structural insights into the nucleic acid remodeling mechanisms of the yeast THO-Sub2 complex," 2020, eLife
  • "The human SKI complex regulates channeling of ribosome-bound RNA to the exosome via an intrinsic gatekeeping mechanism," 2022, Molecular Cell
  • "Reconstitution of 3' end processing of mammalian pre-mRNA reveals a central role of RBBP6," 2022, Genes & Development

Elena Conti's research is situated primarily in molecular biology with a clear concentration on RNA-related processes and mechanisms. Their investigations contribute to understanding RNA transcription, degradation, and RNA-protein complexes, bridging biochemical pathways with medical relevance.

In 2014, Conti was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea.

Best Publications

  • Crystallographic analysis of the recognition of a nuclear localization signal by the nuclear import factor karyopherin alpha.

    Elena Conti;Marc Uy;Marc Uy;Lore Leighton;Lore Leighton;Günter Blobel;Günter Blobel

  • Structural basis for the activation of phenylalanine in the non-ribosomal biosynthesis of gramicidin S.

    Elena Conti;Torsten Stachelhaus;Mohamed A. Marahiel;Peter Brick

  • Crystal structure of firefly luciferase throws light on a superfamily of adenylate-forming enzymes.

    Elena Conti;Nick P Franks;Peter Brick

  • Structural basis of Aurora-A activation by TPX2 at the mitotic spindle.

    Richard Bayliss;Teresa Sardon;Isabelle Vernos;Elena Conti

  • Structural biology of nucleocytoplasmic transport.

    Atlanta Cook;Fulvia Bono;Martin Jinek;Elena Conti

  • Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay: molecular insights and mechanistic variations across species

    Elena Conti;Elisa Izaurralde

  • A single subunit, Dis3, is essentially responsible for yeast exosome core activity.

    Andrzej Dziembowski;Esben Lorentzen;Elena Conti;Bertrand Séraphin

  • The Crystal Structure of the Exon Junction Complex Reveals How It Maintains a Stable Grip on mRNA

    Fulvia Bono;Judith Ebert;Esben Lorentzen;Elena Conti

  • Structure of a Survivin-Borealin-INCENP core complex reveals how chromosomal passengers travel together

    A. Arockia Jeyaprakash;Ulf R. Klein;Doris Lindner;Judith Ebert;Judith Ebert

  • The superhelical TPR-repeat domain of O-linked GlcNAc transferase exhibits structural similarities to importin alpha.

    Martin Jínek;Jan Rehwinkel;Brooke D Lazarus;Elisa Izaurralde

  • Nucleocytoplasmic transport enters the atomic age

    Elena Conti;Elisa Izaurralde

  • Molecular Mechanisms for the RNA-Dependent ATPase Activity of Upf1 and its Regulation by Upf2.

    Sutapa Chakrabarti;Uma Jayachandran;Fabien Bonneau;Francesca Fiorini

  • Structural and Biochemical Insights to the Role of the Ccr4-not Complex and Ddx6 ATPase in Microrna Repression.

    Hansruedi Mathys;Hansruedi Mathys;Jérôme Basquin;Sevim Ozgur;Mariusz Czarnocki-Cieciura;Mariusz Czarnocki-Cieciura;Mariusz Czarnocki-Cieciura

  • Crystal structure of an RNA-bound 11-subunit eukaryotic exosome complex

    Debora Lika Makino;Marc Baumgärtner;Elena Conti

  • Structural basis for the recognition of a nucleoporin FG repeat by the NTF2-like domain of the TAP/p15 mRNA nuclear export factor.

    Sébastien Fribourg;Isabelle C Braun;Elisa Izaurralde;Elena Conti

  • SMG7 Is a 14-3-3-like Adaptor in the Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay Pathway

    Noemi Fukuhara;Judith Ebert;Leonie Unterholzner;Doris Lindner

  • The yeast exosome functions as a macromolecular cage to channel RNA substrates for degradation.

    Fabien Bonneau;Jérôme Basquin;Judith Ebert;Esben Lorentzen

  • Karyopherin flexibility in nucleocytoplasmic transport.

    Elena Conti;Christoph W Müller;Murray Stewart

  • Structural basis for the inhibition of firefly luciferase by a general anesthetic.

    N.P. Franks;A. Jenkins;E. Conti;W.R. Lieb

  • Structures of the PIN domains of SMG6 and SMG5 reveal a nuclease within the mRNA surveillance complex.

    Filip Glavan;Isabelle Behm-Ansmant;Elisa Izaurralde;Elena Conti

Frequent Co-Authors

Elisa Izaurralde
Elisa Izaurralde Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
Henning Urlaub
Henning Urlaub University of Göttingen
Martin Jinek
Martin Jinek University of Zurich
Erich A. Nigg
Erich A. Nigg University of Basel
Bertrand Séraphin
Bertrand Séraphin Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Michael Sattler
Michael Sattler Technical University of Munich
Witold Filipowicz
Witold Filipowicz Friedrich Miescher Institute
Richard Bayliss
Richard Bayliss University of Leeds
Nicholas P. Franks
Nicholas P. Franks Imperial College London

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