2026 Gerald F. Joyce: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	72	6139	5662	2881	2584	188	29191

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Biology and Biochemistry

6139

5662

2881

2584

188

29191

Biology and Biochemistry

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Citations

29191

World Ranking

6139

National Ranking

2881

Research.com Recognitions

2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2001 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Gerald F. Joyce is affiliated with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with further work intersecting physics and astronomy. The subfields of study include molecular biology, astronomy and astrophysics, genetics, and physical and theoretical chemistry.

The scientist's research concentrates on topics such as RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, origins and evolution of life, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, DNA and nucleic acid chemistry, evolution and genetic dynamics, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, and thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses.

Recent published papers from Gerald F. Joyce include the following:

An RNA polymerase ribozyme that synthesizes its own ancestor (2020) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Thermal Habitat for RNA Amplification and Accumulation (2020) published in Physical Review Letters
RNA-catalyzed evolution of catalytic RNA (2024) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Discovery of small molecules that target a tertiary-structured RNA (2022) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
RNA-Catalyzed Cross-Chiral Polymerization of RNA (2020) published in Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

David P. Horning
Katrina F. Tjhung
Grant A. L. Bare
Maxim N. Shokhirev
Nikolaos Papastavrou

Gerald F. Joyce's publications commonly appear in the following venues:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Biochemistry
Physical Review Letters
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2017 and has been a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 2001.

Best Publications

A General Purpose RNA-Cleaving DNA Enzyme

Stephen W. Santoro;Gerald F. Joyce

2175
Citations
Selection in vitro of an RNA enzyme that specifically cleaves single-stranded DNA

Debra L. Robertson;Gerald F. Joyce

1839
Citations
A DNA enzyme that cleaves RNA

Ronald R. Breaker;Gerald F. Joyce

1819
Citations
Randomization of genes by PCR mutagenesis.

R C Cadwell;G F Joyce

1746
Citations
The antiquity of RNA-based evolution

Gerald F. Joyce

1323
Citations
A 1.7-kilobase single-stranded DNA that folds into a nanoscale octahedron

William M. Shih;Joel D. Quispe;Gerald F. Joyce

1235
Citations
Self-Sustained Replication of an RNA Enzyme

Tracey A. Lincoln;Gerald F. Joyce

844
Citations
RNA evolution and the origins of life

Gerald F. Joyce

814
Citations
Directed evolution of an RNA enzyme

Amber A. Beaudry;Gerald F. Joyce

698
Citations
Directed evolution of nucleic acid enzymes

Gerald F. Joyce

691
Citations
A DNA enzyme with Mg(2+)-dependent RNA phosphoesterase activity.

Ronald R. Breaker;Gerald F. Joyce

646
Citations
Mechanism and utility of an RNA-cleaving DNA enzyme

Stephen W. Santoro;Gerald F. Joyce

631
Citations
Assays and kits incorporating nucleic acid probes containing improved molecular switch

Paul M. Lizardi;Fred R. Kramer;Sanjay Tyagi;Cesar E. Guerra

593
Citations
The Origins of the RNA World

Michael P Robertson;Gerald F Joyce

591
Citations
Chiral selection in poly(C)-directed synthesis of oligo(G)

G. F. Joyce;G. M. Visser;C. A. A. van Boeckel;J. H. van Boom

531
Citations
The case for an ancestral genetic system involving simple analogues of the nucleotides.

Gerald F. Joyce;Alan W. Schwartz;Stanley L. Miller;Leslie E. Orgel

529
Citations
RNA cleavage by a DNA enzyme with extended chemical functionality.

S W Santoro;G F Joyce;K Sakthivel;S Gramatikova

429
Citations
Enzymatic dna molecules

Gerald F. Joyce;Ronald R. Breaker

420
Citations
Forty Years of In Vitro Evolution

Gerald F. Joyce

375
Citations
Amplification, mutation and selection of catalytic RNA.

Gerald F. Joyce

353
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Leslie E. Orgel Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Ronald R. Breaker Yale University

Sanjay Tyagi Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Fred Russell Kramer Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Stanley L. Miller University of California, San Diego

Chi-Huey Wong Scripps Research Institute

K. C. Nicolaou Rice University

Philip E. Dawson Scripps Research Institute

Dong-Eun Kim Konkuk University

William M. Shih Harvard Medical School

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D-Index & Metrics

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

Research.com Recognitions

Overview

Best Publications

A General Purpose RNA-Cleaving DNA Enzyme

Selection in vitro of an RNA enzyme that specifically cleaves single-stranded DNA

A DNA enzyme that cleaves RNA

Randomization of genes by PCR mutagenesis.

The antiquity of RNA-based evolution

A 1.7-kilobase single-stranded DNA that folds into a nanoscale octahedron

Self-Sustained Replication of an RNA Enzyme

RNA evolution and the origins of life

Directed evolution of an RNA enzyme

Directed evolution of nucleic acid enzymes

A DNA enzyme with Mg(2+)-dependent RNA phosphoesterase activity.

Mechanism and utility of an RNA-cleaving DNA enzyme

Assays and kits incorporating nucleic acid probes containing improved molecular switch

The Origins of the RNA World

Chiral selection in poly(C)-directed synthesis of oligo(G)

The case for an ancestral genetic system involving simple analogues of the nucleotides.

RNA cleavage by a DNA enzyme with extended chemical functionality.

Enzymatic dna molecules

Forty Years of In Vitro Evolution

Amplification, mutation and selection of catalytic RNA.

Frequent Co-Authors

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