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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 101 1203 1066 10 10 499 44592
Biology and Biochemistry 103 1298 1162 11 10 513 46264

Joel L. Sussman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joel L. Sussman between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joel L. Sussman published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 10.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 1996. 7 of the 553 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 1996. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 3 publications 1973: 3 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 15 publications 1993: 17 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 35 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 28 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 19 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 23 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 2 publications
1971 2025

553 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joel L. Sussman: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 3
1973 3
1974 2
1975 2
1976 4
1977 5
1978 4
1979 4
1980 2
1981 7
1982 2
1983 4
1984 4
1985 3
1986 7
1987 4
1988 5
1989 5
1990 3
1991 4
1992 15
1993 17
1994 9
1995 10
1996 35
1997 13
1998 28
1999 15
2000 19
2001 13
2002 22
2003 13
2004 22
2005 23
2006 22
2007 23
2008 23
2009 22
2010 12
2011 17
2012 12
2013 9
2014 6
2015 5
2016 8
2017 5
2018 18
2019 10
2020 7
2021 5
2022 3
2023 7
2024 5
2025 2
Total 553
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Joel L. Sussman publications per year - data summary

  • Joel L. Sussman, a Chemistry scholar from Weizmann Institute of Science, has 553 publications recorded across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1971 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 1996, with 35 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1971, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 10.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.1 per year counting only the 55 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 22 publications, 4% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1971-1989: 71 publications (3.7 per year); 1990-2008: 329 publications (17.3 per year); 2009-2025: 153 publications (9.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Joel L. Sussman 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 Joel L. Sussman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 481–500 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 499 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252 499
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Joel L. Sussman publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Joel L. Sussman, a Chemistry scholar from Weizmann Institute of Science, records 499 publications - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Joel L. Sussman, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Joel L. Sussman ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Joel L. Sussman 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 Joel L. Sussman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 100–101 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 101 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105 101
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Joel L. Sussman D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Joel L. Sussman, a Chemistry scholar from Weizmann Institute of Science, records 101 D-Index - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Joel L. Sussman, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Joel L. Sussman ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Joel L. Sussman is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and has contributed to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology through a focus on several specific subfields including Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Materials Chemistry, and Cell Biology.

The major research topics addressed in their work include:

  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Their recent publications demonstrate a range of structural biology and biochemical studies, including:

  • "A Second Look at the Crystal Structures of Drosophila melanogaster Acetylcholinesterase in Complex with Tacrine Derivatives Provides Insights Concerning Catalytic Intermediates and the Design of Specific Insecticides," 2020, published in Molecules
  • "IceBear: an intuitive and versatile web application for research-data tracking from crystallization experiment to PDB deposition," 2021, published in Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology
  • "The future of integrated structural biology," 2024, published in Structure
  • "Structural and Functional Characterization of New SsoPox Variant Points to the Dimer Interface as a Driver for the Increase in Promiscuous Paraoxonase Activity," 2020, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "A fish herpesvirus highlights functional diversities among Zα domains related to phase separation induction and A-to-Z conversion," 2022, published in Nucleic Acids Research

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Joel L. Sussman include:

  • Israel Silman (12 joint publications)
  • Orly Dym (5 joint publications)
  • Yacov Ashani (5 joint publications)
  • Tamar Unger (5 joint publications)
  • Shira Albeck (5 joint publications)

The scientist's work is often published in notable venues such as:

  • Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology (3 publications)
  • Protein Science (3 publications)
  • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics (2 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2 publications)
  • Structure (1 publication)

Joel L. Sussman received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Atomic structure of acetylcholinesterase from Torpedo californica: a prototypic acetylcholine-binding protein

    Joel L. Sussman;Michal Harel;Felix Frolow;Christian Oefner

  • The α/β hydrolase fold

    David L. Ollis;Eong Cheah;Miroslaw Cygler;Bauke Dijkstra

  • Quaternary ligand binding to aromatic residues in the active-site gorge of acetylcholinesterase.

    M Harel;I Schalk;L Ehret-Sabatier;F Bouet

  • FoldIndex©: a simple tool to predict whether a given protein sequence is intrinsically unfolded

    Jaime Prilusky;Clifford E. Felder;Tzviya Zeev-Ben-Mordehai;Edwin H. Rydberg

  • Three-dimensional tertiary structure of yeast phenylalanine transfer RNA.

    S. H. Kim;F. L. Suddath;G. J. Quigley;A. McPherson

  • Function and structure of inherently disordered proteins

    A Keith Dunker;Israel Silman;Vladimir N Uversky;Vladimir N Uversky;Joel L Sussman

  • Protein production and purification.

    S Gräslund

  • Protein Data Bank (PDB): Database of Three-Dimensional Structural Information of Biological Macromolecules

    Joel L. Sussman;Joel L. Sussman;Dawei Lin;Jiansheng Jiang;Nancy O. Manning

  • Acetylcholinesterase: From 3D structure to function

    Hay Dvir;Israel Silman;Michal Harel;Terrone L. Rosenberry

  • Structure of acetylcholinesterase complexed with E2020 (Aricept): implications for the design of new anti-Alzheimer drugs.

    Gitay Kryger;Israel Silman;Joel L Sussman

  • Three-dimensional structures of avidin and the avidin-biotin complex

    Oded Livnah;Edward A. Bayer;Meir Wilchek;Joel L. Sussman

  • Structure and Evolution of the Serum Paraoxonase Family of Detoxifying and Anti-Atherosclerotic Enzymes

    Michal Harel;Amir Aharoni;Leonid Gaidukov;Boris Brumshtein

  • The pitch of chromatin DNA is reflected in its nucleotide sequence.

    Edward N. Trifonov;Joel L. Sussman

  • Relationship between sequence conservation and three‐dimensional structure in a large family of esterases, lipases, and related proteins

    Miroslaw Cygler;Joseph D. Schrag;Joel L. Sussman;Michal Harel

  • Acetylcholinesterase: ‘classical’ and ‘non-classical’ functions and pharmacology

    Israel Silman;Joel L Sussman

  • Specific chemical and structural damage to proteins produced by synchrotron radiation.

    Martin Weik;Raimond B. G. Ravelli;Gitay Kryger;Sean McSweeney

  • Automated Structure- and Sequence-Based Design of Proteins for High Bacterial Expression and Stability.

    Adi Goldenzweig;Moshe Goldsmith;Shannon E. Hill;Or Gertman

  • Structure of acetylcholinesterase complexed with the nootropic alkaloid, (-)-huperzine A.

    Mia L. Raves;Michal Harel;Yuan Ping Pang;Israel Silman

  • Production of glucocerebrosidase with terminal mannose glycans for enzyme replacement therapy of Gaucher's disease using a plant cell system

    Yoseph Shaaltiel;Daniel Bartfeld;Sharon Hashmueli;Gideon Baum

  • Crystal structure of yeast phenylalanine transfer RNA. I. Crystallographic refinement.

    J L Sussman;S R Holbrook;R W Warrant;G M Church

Frequent Co-Authors

Israel Silman
Israel Silman Weizmann Institute of Science
Michal Harel
Michal Harel Weizmann Institute of Science
Dan S. Tawfik
Dan S. Tawfik Weizmann Institute of Science
Anthony H. Futerman
Anthony H. Futerman Weizmann Institute of Science
Sung-Hou Kim
Sung-Hou Kim University of California, Berkeley
Hualiang Jiang
Hualiang Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Raimond B. G. Ravelli
Raimond B. G. Ravelli Maastricht University
Florian Nachon
Florian Nachon Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Felix Frolow
Felix Frolow Tel Aviv University
Jean Massoulié
Jean Massoulié École Normale Supérieure

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