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Joan B. Broderick

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
9321
World Ranking
12720
National Ranking
3369

Joan B. Broderick publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joan B. Broderick sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 159 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Joan B. Broderick D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joan B. Broderick sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Joan B. Broderick is affiliated with Montana State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Energy, with special attention to several subfields including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Environmental Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's main areas of study encompass various aspects of metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins. Other notable topics in their work include metal-catalyzed oxygenation mechanisms, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, redox biology and oxidative stress, microbial fuel cells and bioremediation, as well as advanced battery technologies research.

Joan B. Broderick has contributed to numerous publications, co-authoring frequently with researchers such as William E. Broderick, Lila M. Gierasch, F. Peter Guengerich, Ruma Banerjee, and Roger Colbran.

Their publications are often found in journals including:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • FEBS Letters

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Joan B. Broderick reflect research on radical enzymatic mechanisms and iron-sulfur protein function. Examples include:

  • "Mechanism of Radical Initiation in the Radical SAM Enzyme Superfamily" (2023), published in Annual Review of Biochemistry
  • "Radical SAM enzymes: Nature's choice for radical reactions" (2022), published in FEBS Letters
  • "Mechanism of Radical S-Adenosyl-l-methionine Adenosylation: Radical Intermediates and the Catalytic Competence of the 5'-Deoxyadenosyl Radical" (2022), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "[FeFe]-Hydrogenase: Defined Lysate-Free Maturation Reveals a Key Role for Lipoyl-H-Protein in DTMA Ligand Biosynthesis" (2022), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Examining Pathways of Iron and Sulfur Acquisition, Trafficking, Deployment, and Storage in Mineral-Grown Methanogen Cells" (2021), published in Journal of Bacteriology

Throughout their career, Joan B. Broderick has been recognized with the fellowship honor of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Radical S-Adenosylmethionine Enzymes

    Joan B. Broderick;Benjamin R. Duffus;Kaitlin S. Duschene;Eric M. Shepard

  • [FeFe]- and [NiFe]-hydrogenase diversity, mechanism, and maturation

    John W. Peters;Gerrit J. Schut;Eric S. Boyd;David W. Mulder

  • Stepwise [FeFe]-hydrogenase H-cluster assembly revealed in the structure of HydA(DeltaEFG).

    David W. Mulder;Eric S. Boyd;Ranjana Sarma;Rachel K. Lange

  • Insights into [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Structure, Mechanism, and Maturation

    David W. Mulder;Eric M. Shepard;Jonathan E. Meuser;Neelambari Joshi

  • An anchoring role for FeS clusters: Chelation of the amino acid moiety of s-adenosylmethionine to the unique iron site of the [4Fe-4S] cluster of pyruvate formate-lyase activating enzyme

    Charles J. Walsby;Danilo Ortillo;William E. Broderick;Joan B. Broderick

  • Escherichia coli LipA Is a Lipoyl Synthase: In Vitro Biosynthesis of Lipoylated Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex from Octanoyl-Acyl Carrier Protein†

    J. R. Miller;R. W. Busby;R. W. Busby;S. W. Jordan;J. Cheek

  • Electron-nuclear double resonance spectroscopic evidence that S-adenosylmethionine binds in contact with the catalytically active [4Fe-4S](+) cluster of pyruvate formate-lyase activating enzyme.

    Charles J. Walsby;Wei Hong;William E. Broderick;Jennifer Cheek

  • Structural basis for glycyl radical formation by pyruvate formate-lyase activating enzyme.

    Jessica L. Vey;Jian Yang;Meng Li;William E. Broderick

  • Adenosylmethionine-dependent iron-sulfur enzymes: versatile clusters in a radical new role.

    Jennifer Cheek;Joan B. Broderick

  • [FeFe]‐Hydrogenase Cyanide Ligands Derived From S‐Adenosylmethionine‐Dependent Cleavage of Tyrosine

    Rebecca C. Driesener;Martin R. Challand;Shawn E. McGlynn;Eric M. Shepard

  • [FeFe]-hydrogenase maturation: HydG-catalyzed synthesis of carbon monoxide.

    Eric M. Shepard;Benjamin R. Duffus;Simon J. George;Shawn E. McGlynn

  • The antiviral protein viperin is a radical SAM enzyme

    Kaitlin S. Duschene;Joan B. Broderick

  • Synthesis of the 2Fe subcluster of the [FeFe]-hydrogenase H cluster on the HydF scaffold

    Eric M. Shepard;Shawn E. McGlynn;Alexandra L. Bueling;Celestine S. Grady-Smith

  • HydF as a scaffold protein in [FeFe] hydrogenase H-cluster biosynthesis

    Shawn E. McGlynn;Eric M. Shepard;Mark A. Winslow;Anatoli V. Naumov

  • Direct H atom abstraction from spore photoproduct C-6 initiates DNA repair in the reaction catalyzed by spore photoproduct lyase: evidence for a reversibly generated adenosyl radical intermediate.

    Jennifer Cheek;Joan B. Broderick

  • Coordination of adenosylmethionine to a unique iron site of the [4Fe-4S] of pyruvate formate-lyase activating enzyme: a Mössbauer spectroscopic study.

    Carsten Krebs;William E. Broderick;Timothy F. Henshaw;Joan B. Broderick

  • [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Oxygen Inactivation Is Initiated at the H Cluster 2Fe Subcluster

    Kevin D. Swanson;Michael W. Ratzloff;David W. Mulder;Jacob H. Artz

  • Activation of HydA(DeltaEFG) requires a preformed [4Fe-4S] cluster

    David W Mulder;Danilo O Ortillo;David J Gardenghi;Anatoli V Naumov

  • Pyruvate Formate-Lyase Activating Enzyme Is an Iron−Sulfur Protein

    Joan B. Broderick;Randall E. Duderstadt;Daniel C. Fernandez;Kristi Wojtuszewski

  • In vitro activation of (FeFe) hydrogenase: new insights into hydrogenase maturation

    Shawn E. McGlynn;Shane S. Ruebush;Anatoli Naumov;Lauren E. Nagy

  • Ribonucleotide reductases: radical enzymes with suicidal tendencies.

    J. Stubbe;Squire J. Booker;J. Broderick;S. S. Mao

Frequent Co-Authors

John W. Peters
John W. Peters Washington State University
Brian M. Hoffman
Brian M. Hoffman Northwestern University
Eric S. Boyd
Eric S. Boyd Montana State University
Paul W. King
Paul W. King National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Matthew C. Posewitz
Matthew C. Posewitz Colorado School of Mines
Carsten Krebs
Carsten Krebs Pennsylvania State University
Squire J. Booker
Squire J. Booker Pennsylvania State University
JoAnne Stubbe
JoAnne Stubbe MIT
Michael W. W. Adams
Michael W. W. Adams University of Georgia
James M. Tiedje
James M. Tiedje Michigan State University

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