2026 Hal S. Alper: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	73	5910	5451	2794	2505	245	20020

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Biology and Biochemistry

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Biology and Biochemistry

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5910

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2794

Overview

Hal S. Alper is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with 127 publications categorized in this broad field. More specifically, their work is concentrated in subfields such as molecular biology, biomedical engineering, biomaterials, pharmacology, and pollution.

The scientist's research topics include microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, biofuel production and bioconversion, viral infectious diseases and gene expression in insects, CRISPR and genetic engineering, enzyme catalysis and immobilization, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, and microplastics and plastic pollution.

Hal S. Alper has contributed to several recent scientific papers, including:

Machine learning-aided engineering of hydrolases for PET depolymerization, 2022, Nature
Applications, challenges, and needs for employing synthetic biology beyond the lab, 2021, Nature Communications
Compartmentalized microbes and co-cultures in hydrogels for on-demand bioproduction and preservation, 2020, Nature Communications
Development of a growth coupled and multi-layered dynamic regulation network balancing malonyl-CoA node to enhance (2S)-naringenin biosynthesis in Escherichia coli, 2021, Metabolic Engineering
De novo resveratrol production through modular engineering of an Escherichia coli-Saccharomyces cerevisiae co-culture, 2020, Microbial Cell Factories

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Hal S. Alper include:

Sierra M. Brooks
Shuo-Fu Yuan
Andrew D. Ellington
Simon d'Oelsnitz
Sarah M. Coleman

The scientist regularly publishes in specific academic venues known for their relevance in the field. These frequent publication venues are:

Nature Communications
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Metabolic Engineering
ACS Synthetic Biology
Biotechnology Advances

Best Publications

Tuning genetic control through promoter engineering

Hal S Alper;Curt Fischer;Elke Nevoigt;Elke Nevoigt;Gregory Stephanopoulos

1074
Citations
Engineering yeast transcription machinery for improved ethanol tolerance and production.

Hal Alper;Joel Moxley;Elke Nevoigt;Elke Nevoigt;Gerald R. Fink

976
Citations
Harnessing Yarrowia lipolytica lipogenesis to create a platform for lipid and biofuel production.

John Blazeck;Andrew Hill;Leqian Liu;Rebecca Knight

574
Citations
Identifying gene targets for the metabolic engineering of lycopene biosynthesis in Escherichia coli.

Hal S Alper;Yong Su Jin;J. F. Moxley;G. Stephanopoulos

565
Citations
Construction of lycopene-overproducing E. coli strains by combining systematic and combinatorial gene knockout targets.

Hal S Alper;Kohei Miyaoku;Gregory Stephanopoulos

556
Citations
Global transcription machinery engineering: a new approach for improving cellular phenotype.

Hal S. Alper;Gregory Stephanopoulos

532
Citations
Engineering for biofuels: exploiting innate microbial capacity or importing biosynthetic potential?

Hal S Alper;Gregory Stephanopoulos

466
Citations
Promoter engineering: recent advances in controlling transcription at the most fundamental level.

John Blazeck;Hal S. Alper

334
Citations
Metabolic engineering of muconic acid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Kathleen A. Curran;John M. Leavitt;Ashty S. Karim;Hal S. Alper

331
Citations
Controlling promoter strength and regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using synthetic hybrid promoters

John Blazeck;Rishi Garg;Ben Reed;Hal S. Alper

330
Citations
Tuning Gene Expression in Yarrowia lipolytica by a Hybrid Promoter Approach

John Blazeck;Leqian Liu;Heidi Redden;Hal Alper

327
Citations
Engineering of Promoter Replacement Cassettes for Fine-Tuning of Gene Expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Elke Nevoigt;Elke Nevoigt;Jessica Kohnke;Curt R. Fischer;Hal S Alper

273
Citations
Expanding the metabolic engineering toolbox: more options to engineer cells.

Keith E. Tyo;Hal S. Alper;Gregory N. Stephanopoulos

260
Citations
The development and characterization of synthetic minimal yeast promoters

Heidi Redden;Hal S. Alper

258
Citations
Synthetic biology and molecular genetics in non-conventional yeasts: Current tools and future advances

James M. Wagner;Hal S. Alper

246
Citations
Exploiting biological complexity for strain improvement through systems biology

Gregory Stephanopoulos;Hal S Alper;Joel Moxley

237
Citations
Characterization of plasmid burden and copy number in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for optimization of metabolic engineering applications

Ashty S. Karim;Kathleen A. Curran;Hal S. Alper

234
Citations
Use of expression-enhancing terminators in Saccharomyces cerevisiae to increase mRNA half-life and improve gene expression control for metabolic engineering applications.

Kathleen A. Curran;Ashty S. Karim;Akash Gupta;Hal S. Alper

225
Citations
Short Synthetic Terminators for Improved Heterologous Gene Expression in Yeast

Kathleen A. Curran;Nicholas J. Morse;Kelly A. Markham;Allison M. Wagman

220
Citations
Rewiring yeast sugar transporter preference through modifying a conserved protein motif

Eric M. Young;Alice Tong;Hang Bui;Caitlin Spofford

205
Citations