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D-Index
41
Citations
6072
World Ranking
17772
National Ranking
4338

Judith N. Burstyn 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 Judith N. Burstyn sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 106 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Judith N. Burstyn 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 Judith N. Burstyn sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% 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

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1996 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Judith N. Burstyn is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular focus on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Inorganic Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Materials Chemistry as subfields.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders
  • Hemoglobin structure and function
  • Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
  • Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry

They have contributed to several recent publications:

  • De novo biosynthesis of a nonnatural cobalt porphyrin cofactor in E. coli and incorporation into hemoproteins, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Carbon Monoxide-Sensing Transcription Factors: Regulators of Microbial Carbon Monoxide Oxidation Pathway Gene Expression, 2023, Journal of Bacteriology
  • Adaptive support for representational competencies during technology-based problem solving in chemistry, 2021, Journal of the Learning Sciences
  • Model Complexes Elucidate the Role of the Proximal Hydrogen-Bonding Network in Cytochrome P450s, 2020, Inorganic Chemistry
  • Improving Climate and Outcomes for Underrepresented Chemistry Graduate Students at a Major Research University: A Case Study, 2021, Journal of Chemical Education

Frequent coauthors working with Judith N. Burstyn include:

  • Brian R. Weaver
  • Matthew R. Dent
  • Madeleine G. Roberts
  • Lydia J. Perkins
  • Andrew R. Buller

Judith N. Burstyn has published in various scientific venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Bacteriology
  • Journal of the Learning Sciences
  • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry

The scientist has been recognized with fellowships including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2009
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1996

Best Publications

  • Toward the development of metal-based synthetic nucleases and peptidases: a rationale and progress report in applying the principles of coordination chemistry

    Eric L. Hegg;Judith N. Burstyn

  • COPPER(II) MACROCYCLES CLEAVE SINGLE-STRANDED AND DOUBLE-STRANDED DNA UNDER BOTH AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS

    Eric L. Hegg;Judith N. Burstyn

  • Introduction: nitric oxide chemistry.

    George B. Richter-Addo;Peter Legzdins;Judith Burstyn

  • Triisopropyltriazacyclononane Copper(II): An Efficient Phosphodiester Hydrolysis Catalyst and DNA Cleavage Agent

    Kathryn M. Deck;and T. Andrew Tseng;Judith N. Burstyn

  • Hydrolysis of unactivated peptide bonds by a macrocyclic copper(II) complex: Cu([9]aneN3)Cl2 hydrolyzes both dipeptides and proteins

    Eric L. Hegg;Judith N. Burstyn

  • Replication inhibition and translesion synthesis on templates containing site-specifically placed cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) DNA adducts.

    Kenneth M. Comess;Judith N. Burstyn;John M. Essigmann;Stephen J. Lippard

  • Studies of the heme coordination and ligand binding properties of soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC): characterization of Fe(II)sGC and Fe(II)sGC(CO) by electronic absorption and magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopies and failure of CO to activate the enzyme.

    Judith N. Burstyn;Anita E. Yu;Elizabeth A. Dierks;Barton K. Hawkins

  • Mechanistic Studies of Dichloro(1,4,7-triazacyclononane)copper(II)-Catalyzed Phosphate Diester Hydrolysis†

    Kim A. Deal‡ and;Judith N. Burstyn

  • Nitric oxide (NO), the only nitrogen monoxide redox form capable of activating soluble guanylyl cyclase.

    Elizabeth A. Dierks;Judith N. Burstyn

  • Structure-Reactivity Studies in Copper(II)-Catalyzed Phosphodiester Hydrolysis

    Eric L. Hegg;Stephen H. Mortimore;Chin Li Cheung;Jennifer E. Huyett

  • Characterization of Transition States in Dichloro (1,4,7-Triazacyclononane) Copper (II)-Catalyzed Activated Phosphate Diester Hydrolysis

    Kim A. Deal;and Alvan C. Hengge;Judith N. Burstyn

  • Identification of two important heme site residues (cysteine 75 and histidine 77) in CooA, the CO-sensing transcription factor of Rhodospirillum rubrum.

    Daniel Shelver;Marc V. Thorsteinsson;Robert L. Kerby;Soo-Yeol Chung

  • Magnetic and spectroscopic characterization of an iron porphyrin peroxide complex. Peroxoferrioctaethylporphyrin(1

    Judith N. Burstyn;James A. Roe;Andrew R. Miksztal;Ben A. Shaevitz

  • Influence of hydrogen bonding on the properties of iron porphyrin imidazole complexes. An internally hydrogen bonded imidazole ligand

    Robert Quinn;Janet Mercer-Smith;Judith N. Burstyn;Joan S. Valentine

  • Mechanistic studies of a novel class of trisubstituted platinum(II) antitumor agents.

    L S Hollis;W I Sundquist;J N Burstyn;W J Heiger-Bernays

  • Ferric, not ferrous, heme activates RNA-binding protein DGCR8 for primary microRNA processing

    Ian Barr;Aaron T. Smith;Yanqiu Chen;Rachel Senturia

  • Resonance Raman Spectroscopy of Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase Reveals Displacement of Distal and Proximal Heme Ligands by NO

    Anita E. Yu;Songzhou Hu;Thomas G. Spiro;Judith N. Burstyn

  • Nuclear receptors Homo sapiens Rev-erbβ and Drosophila melanogaster E75 are thiolate-ligated heme proteins, which undergo redox-mediated ligand switching and bind CO and NO

    Katherine A. Marvin;Jeffrey L. Reinking;Jeffrey L. Reinking;Andrea J. Lee;Keith M. Pardee

  • Electronic absorption, EPR, and resonance raman spectroscopy of CooA, a CO-sensing transcription activator from R. rubrum, reveals a five-coordinate NO-heme.

    Mark F. Reynolds;Ryan B. Parks;Judith N. Burstyn;Daniel Shelver

  • Selective catalytic hydrolysis of a simple phosphodiester by a macrocyclic copper(II) complex

    Judith N. Burstyn;Kim A. Deal

Frequent Co-Authors

Joan Selverstone Valentine
Joan Selverstone Valentine University of California, Los Angeles
Gary P. Roberts
Gary P. Roberts University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jan P. Kraus
Jan P. Kraus University of Colorado Denver
Emery H. Bresnick
Emery H. Bresnick University of Wisconsin–Madison
Arthur K. Cho
Arthur K. Cho University of California, Los Angeles
Ian G. Barr
Ian G. Barr University of Melbourne
Kazuhiko Igarashi
Kazuhiko Igarashi Tohoku University
Wesley I. Sundquist
Wesley I. Sundquist University of Utah
Xin Liu
Xin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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