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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
116
Citations
49172
World Ranking
750
National Ranking
12

Eric Westhof 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 Eric Westhof sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 576 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eric Westhof 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 Eric Westhof sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 116 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2001 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • 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

Eric Westhof is affiliated with the University of Strasbourg in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work primarily focuses on Molecular Biology with significant involvement in Infectious Diseases, Ecology, Insect Science, and Endocrinology.

The main research topics covered in their publications include:

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Westhof has published numerous papers in a variety of scientific journals, with frequent venues of publication being:

  • RNA
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics
  • Nature Communications

Notable recent papers include:

  • "RNA-Puzzles Round IV: 3D structure predictions of four ribozymes and two aptamers", 2020, RNA
  • "The viral protein NSP1 acts as a ribosome gatekeeper for shutting down host translation and fostering SARS-CoV-2 translation", 2020, RNA
  • "High-resolution silkworm pan-genome provides genetic insights into artificial selection and ecological adaptation", 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Assessment of three-dimensional RNA structure prediction in CASP15", 2023, Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics
  • "Advances in RNA 3D Structure Modeling Using Experimental Data", 2020, Frontiers in Genetics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Westhof include:

  • Zhichao Miao
  • Maciej Antczak
  • Marta Szachniuk
  • Rhiju Das
  • Xiaoling Tong

Throughout their career, Westhof has been recognized with several memberships and honors such as:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2001
  • Member of Academia Europaea, 2001
  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2000, in Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Genome evolution in yeasts

    Bernard Dujon;David Sherman;Gilles Fischer;Pascal Durrens

  • Halogen bonds in biological molecules

    Pascal Auffinger;Franklin A. Hays;Eric Westhof;P. Shing Ho

  • Modelling of the three-dimensional architecture of group I catalytic introns based on comparative sequence analysis.

    François Michel;Eric Westhof

  • Single Processing Center Models for Human Dicer and Bacterial RNase III

    Haidi Zhang;Fabrice A Kolb;Lukasz Jaskiewicz;Eric Westhof

  • Geometric nomenclature and classification of RNA base pairs.

    Neocles B. Leontis;Eric Westhof

  • The non‐Watson–Crick base pairs and their associated isostericity matrices

    Neocles B. Leontis;Jesse Stombaugh;Eric Westhof

  • A standard reference frame for the description of nucleic acid base-pair geometry

    Wilma K Olson;Manju Bansal;Stephen K Burley;Richard E Dickerson

  • HIERARCHY AND DYNAMICS OF RNA FOLDING

    Philippe Brion;Eric Westhof

  • Correlation between segmental mobility and the location of antigenic determinants in proteins

    E. Westhof;D. Altschuh;D. Moras;A. C. Bloomer

  • Crystallographic refinement of yeast aspartic acid transfer RNA.

    E. Westhof;P. Dumas;D. Moras

  • Sequence elements outside the hammerhead ribozyme catalytic core enable intracellular activity.

    Anastasia Khvorova;Aurélie Lescoute;Eric Westhof;Sumedha D Jayasena

  • Crystal Structure of Paromomycin Docked into the Eubacterial Ribosomal Decoding A Site

    Quentin Vicens;Eric Westhof

  • Crystal structures of complexes between aminoglycosides and decoding A site oligonucleotides: role of the number of rings and positive charges in the specific binding leading to miscoding

    Boris François;Rupert J. M. Russell;James B. Murray;Fareed Aboul-ela

  • The building blocks and motifs of RNA architecture.

    Neocles B Leontis;Aurelie Lescoute;Eric Westhof

  • Analysis of RNA motifs.

    Neocles B Leontis;Eric Westhof

  • New loop-loop tertiary interactions in self-splicing introns of subgroup IC and ID: a complete 3D model of the Tetrahymena thermophila ribozyme

    Valerie Lehnert;Luc Jaeger;François Michele;Eric Westhof

  • Topology of three-way junctions in folded RNAs.

    Aurélie Lescoute;Eric Westhof

  • The dynamic landscapes of RNA architecture.

    José Almeida Cruz;Eric Westhof

  • Biogenesis of Circular RNAs.

    Quentin Vicens;Eric Westhof

  • Water: an integral part of nucleic acid structure.

    Eric Westhof

Frequent Co-Authors

Neocles B. Leontis
Neocles B. Leontis Bowling Green State University
Chantal Ehresmann
Chantal Ehresmann Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Bernard Ehresmann
Bernard Ehresmann Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Pascale Romby
Pascale Romby Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Dino Moras
Dino Moras Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Richard Giegé
Richard Giegé Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Thomas Hermann
Thomas Hermann University of California, San Diego
Jean-Pierre Ebel
Jean-Pierre Ebel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Dinshaw J. Patel
Dinshaw J. Patel Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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