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Elizabeth C. Theil 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 Elizabeth C. Theil sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 229 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elizabeth C. Theil 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 Elizabeth C. Theil sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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

  • 2008 - Garvan–Olin Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Elizabeth C. Theil is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research encompasses multiple disciplines, including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Chemistry. Subfields of study that define their work include Oncology, Molecular Biology, and Inorganic Chemistry.

Theil's research focuses on topics such as Metal complexes synthesis and properties, DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications. These areas indicate an interdisciplinary approach that connects chemical synthesis with biological and molecular investigations.

Theil has contributed to the field through publications primarily appearing in UNC Libraries. A recent paper authored by Dana R. Holcomb in 2020, titled "Nature of Guanine Oxidation in RNA via the Flash-Quench Technique versus Direct Oxidation by a Metal Oxo Complex", is listed among their recent scholarly works.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Theil include:

  • Dana R. Holcomb
  • Patricia A. Ropp
  • H. Holden Thorp

The scientist has been recognized with awards such as:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008
  • Garvan-Olin Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS) in 2008

Theil's contributions span interdisciplinary scientific domains where chemistry intersects with molecular biology and medicine, supporting research in areas including nucleic acid chemistry and inorganic chemical processes related to biological systems.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of ferritin and transferrin receptor mRNAs.

    Elizabeth C. Theil

  • IRON, FERRITIN, AND NUTRITION

    Elizabeth C. Theil

  • Structure of dual function iron regulatory protein 1 complexed with ferritin IRE-RNA.

    William E. Walden;Anna I. Selezneva;Jérôme Dupuy;Anne Volbeda

  • Daphnia magna ecotoxicogenomics provides mechanistic insights into metal toxicity.

    Helen C. Poynton;Julia R. Varshavsky;Bonnie Chang;Giorgio Cavigiolio

  • Ferritin: the protein nanocage and iron biomineral in health and in disease.

    Elizabeth C. Theil

  • Living with iron (and oxygen): questions and answers about iron homeostasis.

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  • Opening protein pores with chaotropes enhances Fe reduction and chelation of Fe from the ferritin biomineral

    Xiaofeng Liu;Weili Jin;Elizabeth C. Theil

  • Ferritin gene transcription is regulated by iron in soybean cell cultures.

    Anne-Marie Lescure;Dominique Proudhon;Helene Pesey;Maria Ragland

  • Ferritin protein nanocages use ion channels, catalytic sites, and nucleation channels to manage iron/oxygen chemistry.

    Elizabeth C Theil

  • DNA and mRNA elements with complementary responses to hemin, antioxidant inducers, and iron control ferritin-L expression.

    Korry J. Hintze;Elizabeth C. Theil

  • A short Fe-Fe distance in peroxodiferric ferritin: control of Fe substrate versus cofactor decay?

    Jungwon Hwang;Carsten Krebs;Boi Hanh Huynh;Dale E. Edmondson

  • Combinatorial mRNA regulation: iron regulatory proteins and iso-iron-responsive elements (Iso-IREs).

    Elizabeth C. Theil;Richard S. Eisenstein

  • Evidence for conservation of ferritin sequences among plants and animals and for a transit peptide in soybean.

    M Ragland;J F Briat;J Gagnon;J P Laulhere

  • The ferritin family of iron storage proteins.

    Elizabeth C. Theil

  • Direct spectroscopic and kinetic evidence for the involvement of a peroxodiferric intermediate during the ferroxidase reaction in fast ferritin mineralization

    Alice S. Pereira;William Small;Carsten Krebs;Pedro Tavares

  • Ferritins: iron/oxygen biominerals in protein nanocages.

    Elizabeth C. Theil;Elizabeth C. Theil;Manolis Matzapetakis;Xiaofeng Liu

  • Loops and bulge/loops in iron-responsive element isoforms influence iron regulatory protein binding. Fine-tuning of mRNA regulation?

    Yaohuang Ke;Jingyang Wu;Elizabeth A. Leibold;William E. Walden

  • Ferritin: at the crossroads of iron and oxygen metabolism.

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  • Ferritins for chemistry and for life

    Elizabeth C. Theil;Rabindra K. Behera;Takehiko Tosha

  • The ferroxidase reaction of ferritin reveals a diferric μ-1,2 bridging peroxide intermediate in common with other O2-activating non-heme diiron proteins

    Pierre Moënne-Loccoz;Carsten Krebs;Kara Herlihy;Dale E. Edmondson

  • Purified Ferritin and Soybean Meal Can be Sources of Iron for Treating Iron Deficiency in Rats

    John L. Beard;Joseph W. Burton;Elizabeth C. Theil

  • Localized Unfolding at the Junction of Three Ferritin Subunits A MECHANISM FOR IRON RELEASE

    Hidenori Takagi;Dashuang Shi;Ya Ha;Norma M. Allewell

  • High resolution crystal structures of amphibian red-cell L ferritin: potential roles for structural plasticity and solvation in function.

    Jaishree Trikha;Elizabeth C. Theil;Norma M. Allewell

Frequent Co-Authors

Paola Turano
Paola Turano University of Florence
Elliott Vichinsky
Elliott Vichinsky University of California, San Francisco
Bo Lönnerdal
Bo Lönnerdal University of California, Davis
Marco T. Núñez
Marco T. Núñez University of Chile
Carsten Krebs
Carsten Krebs Pennsylvania State University
Ivano Bertini
Ivano Bertini University of Florence
H. Holden Thorp
H. Holden Thorp University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Edward I. Solomon
Edward I. Solomon Stanford University
Tom Alber
Tom Alber University of California, Berkeley
Jean-François Briat
Jean-François Briat INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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