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D-Index
48
Citations
8675
World Ranking
18364
National Ranking
7499

Kevin D. Corbett publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin D. Corbett sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 208 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Kevin D. Corbett D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kevin D. Corbett sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • DNA
  • Enzyme
  • Genetics

Genetics, DNA, Cell biology, Topoisomerase and Protein structure are his primary areas of study. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Synaptonemal complex and Chromosome segregation. His DNA supercoil study, which is part of a larger body of work in DNA, is frequently linked to C9orf72, bridging the gap between disciplines.

Kevin D. Corbett interconnects Monopolin complex, Sister chromatids, Kinetochore and Chromatid in the investigation of issues within Cell biology. The study incorporates disciplines such as Stereochemistry, Protomer and DNA repair in addition to Topoisomerase. The various areas that he examines in his Protein structure study include Transferrin receptor, Antigen, Glycoprotein and Virology.

His most cited work include:

  • Structure, Molecular Mechanisms, and Evolutionary Relationships in DNA Topoisomerases (334 citations)
  • SARS-CoV-2 Infection Depends on Cellular Heparan Sulfate and ACE2. (152 citations)
  • The Structural Basis for Substrate Specificity in DNA Topoisomerase IV (132 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Kevin D. Corbett mostly deals with Cell biology, Crystallography, X-ray crystallography, Kinetochore and Genetics. His Cell biology study incorporates themes from Mad2, HORMA domain, Homologous recombination and Endonuclease. His HORMA domain study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Spindle checkpoint and Plasma protein binding.

His studies in Kinetochore integrate themes in fields like Spindle apparatus and Mitosis. His study in Establishment of sister chromatid cohesion and Cohesin are all subfields of Genetics. His work deals with themes such as Biophysics and DNA gyrase, which intersect with DNA.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Cell biology (83.85%)
  • Crystallography (16.15%)
  • X-ray crystallography (14.62%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Cell biology (83.85%)
  • Coronavirus (7.69%)
  • HORMA domain (23.85%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Cell biology, Coronavirus, HORMA domain, Bacteriophage and Amino acid. His Cell biology research incorporates elements of Mad2, Kinetochore and Homologous recombination. His HORMA domain study is associated with Chromosome segregation.

His Bacteriophage study combines topics in areas such as Effector, Second messenger system and Endonuclease. His study in Amino acid is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Non-coding RNA, Computational biology and Tetramer. His Plasma protein binding research includes elements of ATPase and Nucleotidyltransferase.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • SARS-CoV-2 Infection Depends on Cellular Heparan Sulfate and ACE2. (152 citations)
  • Architecture and self-assembly of the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein. (71 citations)
  • Architecture and self-assembly of the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein. (71 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • DNA
  • Enzyme
  • Genetics

Kevin D. Corbett focuses on Cell biology, Coronavirus, Oligonucleotide, Circular bacterial chromosome and Endonuclease. Kevin D. Corbett conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Cell biology and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 through his research. His Coronavirus research includes elements of Computational biology, Tetramer, Homotetramer, Linker and Non-coding RNA.

His Oligonucleotide research incorporates themes from Bacteriophage, Effector and Second messenger system.

Best Publications

  • SARS-CoV-2 Infection Depends on Cellular Heparan Sulfate and ACE2.

    Thomas Mandel Clausen;Thomas Mandel Clausen;Thomas Mandel Clausen;Daniel R. Sandoval;Charlotte B. Spliid;Charlotte B. Spliid;Charlotte B. Spliid;Jessica Pihl;Jessica Pihl;Jessica Pihl

  • Structure, Molecular Mechanisms, and Evolutionary Relationships in DNA Topoisomerases

    Kevin D. Corbett;James M. Berger

  • The SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid phosphoprotein forms mutually exclusive condensates with RNA and the membrane-associated M protein.

    Shan Lu;Shan Lu;Qiaozhen Ye;Digvijay Singh;Yong Cao

  • SARS-CoV-2 Infection Depends on Cellular Heparan Sulfate and ACE2

    T. M. Clausen;D. Sandoval;C. B. Spliid;J. Pihl

  • Elimination of Toxic Microsatellite Repeat Expansion RNA by RNA-Targeting Cas9

    Ranjan Batra;David A. Nelles;Elaine Pirie;Steven M. Blue

  • Architecture and self-assembly of the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein.

    Qiaozhen Ye;Alan M. V. West;Steve Silletti;Kevin D. Corbett;Kevin D. Corbett

  • Identification of H3K4me1-associated proteins at mammalian enhancers.

    Andrea Local;Hui Huang;Hui Huang;Claudio P Albuquerque;Namit Singh

  • The C-terminal domain of DNA gyrase A adopts a DNA-bending β-pinwheel fold

    Kevin D. Corbett;Ryan K. Shultzaberger;James M. Berger

  • The Structural Basis for Substrate Specificity in DNA Topoisomerase IV

    Kevin D. Corbett;Allyn J. Schoeffler;Nathan D. Thomsen;James M. Berger

  • TRIP13 is a protein-remodeling AAA+ ATPase that catalyzes MAD2 conformation switching

    Qiaozhen Ye;Scott C Rosenberg;Arne Moeller;Jeffrey A Speir

  • Structure and Mechanism of a Cyclic Trinucleotide-Activated Bacterial Endonuclease Mediating Bacteriophage Immunity

    Rebecca K. Lau;Qiaozhen Ye;Erica A. Birkholz;Kyle R. Berg

  • Structural basis for receptor recognition by New World hemorrhagic fever arenaviruses

    Jonathan Abraham;Kevin D Corbett;Michael Farzan;Hyeryun Choe

  • The Monopolin Complex Crosslinks Kinetochore Components to Regulate Chromosome-Microtubule Attachments

    Kevin D. Corbett;Calvin K. Yip;Ly-Sha Ee;Thomas Walz;Thomas Walz

  • The Chromosome Axis Controls Meiotic Events through a Hierarchical Assembly of HORMA Domain Proteins.

    Yumi Kim;Scott C. Rosenberg;Scott C. Rosenberg;Christine L. Kugel;Nora Kostow

  • HORMA Domain Proteins and a Trip13-like ATPase Regulate Bacterial cGAS-like Enzymes to Mediate Bacteriophage Immunity.

    Qiaozhen Ye;Rebecca K. Lau;Ian T. Mathews;Erica A. Birkholz

  • Data publication with the structural biology data grid supports live analysis.

    Peter A. Meyer;Stephanie Socias;Jason Key;Elizabeth Ransey

  • Dynamic reorganization of the genome shapes the recombination landscape in meiotic prophase.

    Lucas Patel;Rhea Kang;Scott C. Rosenberg;Yunjiang Qiu

  • Structure of the topoisomerase VI-B subunit: implications for type II topoisomerase mechanism and evolution.

    Kevin D. Corbett;James M. Berger

  • The multifaceted roles of the HORMA domain in cellular signaling

    Scott C. Rosenberg;Kevin D. Corbett;Kevin D. Corbett

  • The SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid phosphoprotein forms mutually exclusive condensates with RNA and the membrane-associated M protein.

    Shan Lu;Qiaozhen Ye;Digvijay Singh;Elizabeth Villa

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen C. Harrison
Stephen C. Harrison Harvard University
James M. Berger
James M. Berger Johns Hopkins University
Bing Ren
Bing Ren New York Genome Center
Don W. Cleveland
Don W. Cleveland University of California, San Diego
Jeffrey D. Esko
Jeffrey D. Esko University of California, San Diego
Huilin Zhou
Huilin Zhou University of California, San Diego
Aaron G. Schmidt
Aaron G. Schmidt Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
Arshad Desai
Arshad Desai University of California, San Diego
Juri Rappsilber
Juri Rappsilber Technical University of Berlin
Mohit Jain
Mohit Jain University of California, San Diego

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