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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 112 340 310 200 179 273 49917

Harry F. Noller publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Harry F. Noller between 1964 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Harry F. Noller published across 62 years, from 1964 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2014. 4 of the 300 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1964 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2014. 1964: 1 publication 1965: 2 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 2 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 3 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 8 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 9 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 4 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1964 2025

300 publications in total across all disciplines

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Harry F. Noller: publications per year, 1964 to 2025
Year Publications
1964 1
1965 2
1966 0
1967 2
1968 2
1969 0
1970 0
1971 2
1972 1
1973 1
1974 3
1975 3
1976 2
1977 3
1978 3
1979 6
1980 3
1981 8
1982 2
1983 6
1984 9
1985 4
1986 6
1987 3
1988 10
1989 7
1990 3
1991 7
1992 4
1993 9
1994 9
1995 9
1996 6
1997 5
1998 7
1999 15
2000 11
2001 9
2002 3
2003 1
2004 3
2005 8
2006 7
2007 11
2008 11
2009 4
2010 4
2011 8
2012 6
2013 11
2014 17
2015 3
2016 1
2017 4
2018 0
2019 6
2020 1
2021 2
2022 2
2023 0
2024 2
2025 2
Total 300
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Harry F. Noller 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 Harry F. Noller sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 267–276 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 273 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54 273
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Harry F. Noller 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 Harry F. Noller sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 112–113 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19 112
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering the centrality of RNA in forming the active centers of the ribosome, the fundamental machinery of protein synthesis in all cells, thereby connecting modern biology to the origin of life and also explaining how many natural antibiotics disrupt protein synthesis.
  • 2012 - Gregori Aminoff Prize, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for their crystallographic studies on ribosomes, translators of the code of life
  • 2007 - Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
  • 2007 - Canada Gairdner International Award
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1992 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Harry F. Noller is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily falls under the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Science, and Epidemiology as subfields.

Their work extensively covers topics such as RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, RNA modifications and cancer, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, RNA research and splicing, genomics and phylogenetic studies, plant virus research studies, and influenza virus research studies.

Recent publications by Noller include the following papers: The ribosome comes to life (2024, Cell), The universally conserved nucleotides of the small subunit ribosomal RNAs (2022, RNA), The structural basis for inhibition of ribosomal translocation by viomycin (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), and others involving co-authors.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Noller are Laura Lancaster, John P. Donohue, Gillian Rexroad, Dustin Niblett, and Robin R. Gutell.

Key venues publishing their research include RNA, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cell, Nucleic Acids Research, and Nature Communications.

Awards received by Harry F. Noller include the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2017) for research on RNA's central role in ribosomal function, the Gregori Aminoff Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (2012) for crystallographic studies on ribosomes, the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (2007), the Canada Gairdner International Award (2007), fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1999), and membership in the National Academy of Sciences (1992).

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies

  • Laura Lancaster
  • John P. Donohue
  • Gillian Rexroad
  • Dustin Niblett
  • Robin R. Gutell

  • RNA
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cell
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Nature Communications

  • The ribosome comes to life (2024, Cell)
  • The universally conserved nucleotides of the small subunit ribosomal RNAs (2022, RNA)
  • The structural basis for inhibition of ribosomal translocation by viomycin (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Mutations in domain IV of elongation factor EF-G confer −1 frameshifting (2020, RNA)
  • The role of GTP hydrolysis by EF-G in ribosomal translocation (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Best Publications

  • Complete nucleotide sequence of a 16S ribosomal RNA gene from Escherichia coli.

    Jurgen Brosius;Margaret L. Palmer;Poindexter J. Kennedy;Harry F. Noller

  • Gene organization and primary structure of a ribosomal RNA operon from Escherichia coli

    Jürgen Brosius;Thomas J. Dull;Donald D. Sleeter;Harry F. Noller

  • Crystal structure of the ribosome at 5.5 A resolution

    Marat M. Yusupov;Gulnara Zh. Yusupova;Albion Baucom;Kate Lieberman

  • Interaction of antibiotics with functional sites in 16S ribosomal RNA

    Danesh Moazed;Harry F. Noller

  • STRUCTURE OF RIBOSOMAL RNA

    Harry F. Noller

  • Unusual resistance of peptidyl transferase to protein extraction procedures

    Harry F. Noller;Vernita Hoffarth;Ludwika Zimniak

  • Intermediate states in the movement of transfer RNA in the ribosome

    Danesh Moazed;Harry F. Noller

  • Detailed analysis of the higher-order structure of 16S-like ribosomal ribonucleic acids.

    C. R. Woese;R. Gutell;Ramesh Gupta;H. F. Noller

  • Comparative Anatomy of 16-S-like Ribosomal RNA

    Robin R. Gutell;Bryn Weiser;Carl R. Woese;Harry F. Noller

  • X-ray Crystal Structures of 70S Ribosome Functional Complexes

    Jamie H. Cate;Marat M. Yusupov;Gulnara Zh. Yusupova;Thomas N. Earnest

  • RIBOSOMES AND TRANSLATION

    Rachel Green;Harry F. Noller

  • The Path of Messenger RNA through the Ribosome

    Gulnara Zh. Yusupova;Marat M. Yusupov;J.H.D. Cate;Harry F. Noller

  • mRNA helicase activity of the ribosome

    Seyedtaghi Takyar;Robyn P. Hickerson;Harry F. Noller

  • Crystal Structure of a 70S Ribosome-tRNA Complex Reveals Functional Interactions and Rearrangements

    Andrei Korostelev;Sergei Trakhanov;Martin Laurberg;Harry F. Noller

  • Ribosomal RNA and Translation

    Harry F. Noller

  • Rapid chemical probing of conformation in 16 S ribosomal RNA and 30 S ribosomal subunits using primer extension

    Danesh Moazed;Seth Stern;Harry F. Noller

  • Interaction of tRNA with 23S rRNA in the ribosomal A, P, and E sites

    Danesh Moazed;Harry F. Noller

  • Interaction of elongation factors EF-G and EF-Tu with a conserved loop in 23S RNA

    Danesh Moazed;James M. Robertson;Harry F. Noller

  • A new system for naming ribosomal proteins

    Nenad Ban;Roland Beckmann;Jamie H D Cate;Jonathan D Dinman

  • Following translation by single ribosomes one codon at a time

    Jin-Der Wen;Laura Lancaster;Courtney Hodges;Ana-Carolina Zeri

Frequent Co-Authors

Danesh Moazed
Danesh Moazed Harvard University
Jamie H. D. Cate
Jamie H. D. Cate University of California, Berkeley
Rachel Green
Rachel Green Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Robin R. Gutell
Robin R. Gutell The University of Texas at Austin
Carlos Bustamante
Carlos Bustamante Stanford University
Ignacio Tinoco
Ignacio Tinoco University of California, Berkeley
Carl R. Woese
Carl R. Woese University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jürgen Brosius
Jürgen Brosius University of Münster
Taekjip Ha
Taekjip Ha Johns Hopkins University
Alexander S. Mankin
Alexander S. Mankin University of Illinois at Chicago

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