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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 77 4119 3739 1301 1089 241 17730
Molecular Biology 81 972 861 517 448 244 20050

Juli Feigon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Juli Feigon between 1979 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Juli Feigon published across 48 years, from 1979 to 2026, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 1998. 6 of the 286 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 1998. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 16 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1979 2026

286 publications in total across all disciplines

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Juli Feigon: publications per year, 1979 to 2026
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 2
1983 3
1984 4
1985 3
1986 2
1987 0
1988 2
1989 5
1990 2
1991 5
1992 8
1993 8
1994 9
1995 4
1996 8
1997 13
1998 16
1999 11
2000 13
2001 12
2002 11
2003 12
2004 12
2005 7
2006 7
2007 8
2008 5
2009 3
2010 4
2011 9
2012 6
2013 7
2014 8
2015 9
2016 5
2017 4
2018 7
2019 3
2020 2
2021 6
2022 4
2023 3
2024 5
2025 5
2026 1
Total 286
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Juli Feigon 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 Juli Feigon 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, 237–246 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: 244 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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 72 244
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
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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Juli Feigon 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 Juli Feigon 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, 80–81 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: 81 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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 81
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
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

  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Juli Feigon is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine.

Their research focuses strongly on Molecular Biology and related subfields such as Physiology, Materials Chemistry, Ecology, and Oncology. Key topics addressed in their work include Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence; DNA Repair Mechanisms; RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms; RNA modifications and cancer; Mitochondrial Function and Pathology; RNA Research and Splicing; and Enzyme Structure and Function.

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include Yaqiang Wang, Yuan Yang, Yao He, Z. Hong Zhou, and He Song.

Feigon has published extensively, with numerous articles appearing in several scientific journals. The most common venues for their research include Biophysical Journal, Nature, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Molecular Biology, and UNC Libraries.

Some of their recent papers are as follows:

  • Structure of active human telomerase with telomere shelterin protein TPP1, 2022, Nature
  • Structures of telomerase at several steps of telomere repeat synthesis, 2021, Nature
  • Structure of Tetrahymena telomerase-bound CST with polymerase α-primase, 2022, Nature
  • Structural basis of RNA conformational switching in the transcriptional regulator 7SK RNP, 2022, Molecular Cell
  • A structurally conserved human and Tetrahymena telomerase catalytic core, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Throughout their career, Juli Feigon has received recognition including being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2009 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Thrombin-binding DNA aptamer forms a unimolecular quadruplex structure in solution.

    Roman F. Macaya;Peter Schultze;Flint W. Smith;James A. Roe

  • Quadruplex structure of Oxytricha telomeric DNA oligonucleotides.

    Flint W. Smith;Juli Feigon

  • Three-dimensional solution structure of the thrombin-binding DNA aptamer d(GGTTGGTGTGGTTGG).

    Peter Schultze;Román F. Macaya;Juli Feigon

  • The Selectivity for K+ versus Na+ in DNA Quadruplexes Is Dominated by Relative Free Energies of Hydration: A Thermodynamic Analysis by 1H NMR†

    Nicholas V. Hud;Flint W. Smith;Frank A. L. Anet;Juli Feigon

  • Structure of the human telomerase RNA pseudoknot reveals conserved tertiary interactions essential for function.

    Carla A. Theimer;Craig A. Blois;Juli Feigon

  • Interactions of antitumor drugs with natural DNA: 1H NMR study of binding mode and kinetics.

    Juli Feigon;William A. Denny;Werner Leupin;David R. Kearns

  • Multistranded DNA structures.

    Dara E Gilbert;Juli Feigon

  • Solution structure of protegrin-1, a broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptide from porcine leukocytes.

    Richard L. Fahrner;Thorsten Dieckmann;Sylvia S.L. Harwig;Robert I. Lehrer

  • Triple-strand formation in the homopurine:homopyrimidine DNA oligonucleotides d(G-A)4 and d(T-C)4.

    Ponni Rajagopal;Juli Feigon

  • Solution structure of an ATP-binding RNA aptamer reveals a novel fold.

    T Dieckmann;E Suzuki;G K Nakamura;J Feigon

  • Internucleotide Scalar Couplings Across Hydrogen Bonds in Watson−Crick and Hoogsteen Base Pairs of a DNA Triplex

    Andrew J. Dingley;James E. Masse;Robert D. Peterson;Michael Barfield

  • Two-dimensional proton nuclear magnetic resonance investigation of the synthetic deoxyribonucleic acid decamer d(ATATCGATAT)2.

    Juli Feigon;Werner Leupin;William A. Denny;David R. Kearns

  • Structure and function of telomerase RNA

    Carla A Theimer;Juli Feigon

  • Molecular basis of sequence-specific recognition of pre-ribosomal RNA by nucleolin.

    Frédéric H.-T. Allain;Philippe Bouvet;Thorsten Dieckmann;Thorsten Dieckmann;Juli Feigon

  • The effect of sodium, potassium and ammonium ions on the conformation of the dimeric quadruplex formed by the Oxytricha nova telomere repeat oligonucleotide d(G 4 T 4 G 4 )

    Peter Schultze;Nicholas V. Hud;Flint W. Smith;Juli Feigon

  • Reconciliation of the X-ray and NMR structures of the thrombin-binding aptamer d(GGTTGGTGTGGTTGG).

    Jennifer A. Kelly;Juli Feigon;Todd O. Yeates

  • Solution structures of UBA domains reveal a conserved hydrophobic surface for protein-protein interactions.

    Thomas D. Mueller;Juli Feigon

  • Localization of ammonium ions in the minor groove of DNA duplexes in solution and the origin of DNA A-tract bending.

    Nicholas V Hud;Vladimir Sklenář;Juli Feigon

  • Mutations linked to dyskeratosis congenita cause changes in the structural equilibrium in telomerase RNA

    Carla A. Theimer;L. David Finger;Lukas Trantirek;Juli Feigon

  • High-affinity ssDNA inhibitors of the reverse transcriptase of type 1 human immunodeficiency virus.

    Daniel J. Schneider;Juli Feigon;Zdenek Hostomsky;Larry Gold

Frequent Co-Authors

Vladimír Sklenář
Vladimír Sklenář Masaryk University
Samuel E. Butcher
Samuel E. Butcher University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kathleen Collins
Kathleen Collins University of California, Berkeley
Nicholas V. Hud
Nicholas V. Hud Georgia Institute of Technology
Duilio Cascio
Duilio Cascio University of California, Los Angeles
Philippe Bouvet
Philippe Bouvet École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Reid C. Johnson
Reid C. Johnson University of California, Los Angeles
Irvin S. Y. Chen
Irvin S. Y. Chen University of California, Los Angeles
Z. Hong Zhou
Z. Hong Zhou University of California, Los Angeles

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