2026 Kevin M. Weeks: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	72	6229	5746	2929	2628	199	20869

Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kevin M. Weeks is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant concentration in Molecular Biology.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
RNA modifications and cancer
RNA Research and Splicing
Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Weeks are:

Chase A. Weidmann
Patrick S. Irving
Alain Laederach
Anthony M. Mustoe
Mark A. Boerneke

Weeks has contributed extensively to several publication venues, including:

UNC Libraries
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Nucleic Acids Research

The following are selected recent papers co-authored by Kevin M. Weeks:

Genomic RNA Elements Drive Phase Separation of the SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid (2020, Molecular Cell)
Direct detection of RNA modifications and structure using single-molecule nanopore sequencing (2022, Cell Genomics)
Discovery of a large-scale, cell-state-responsive allosteric switch in the 7SK RNA using DANCE-MaP (2022, Molecular Cell)
Analysis of RNA-protein networks with RNP-MaP defines functional hubs on RNA (2020, Nature Biotechnology)
Double-stranded RNA drives SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein to undergo phase separation at specific temperatures (2022, Nucleic Acids Research)

In recognition of their contributions to science, Kevin M. Weeks was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

Architecture and secondary structure of an entire HIV-1 RNA genome

Joseph M. Watts;Kristen K. Dang;Robert J. Gorelick;Christopher W. Leonard

1162
Citations
RNA structure analysis at single nucleotide resolution by selective 2'-hydroxyl acylation and primer extension (SHAPE).

Edward J. Merino;Kevin A. Wilkinson;Jennifer L. Coughlan;Kevin M. Weeks

956
Citations
Selective 2'-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension (SHAPE): quantitative RNA structure analysis at single nucleotide resolution.

Kevin A Wilkinson;Edward J Merino;Kevin M Weeks

897
Citations
Accurate SHAPE-directed RNA structure determination

Katherine E. Deigan;Tian W. Li;David H. Mathews;Kevin M. Weeks

768
Citations
RNA motif discovery by SHAPE and mutational profiling (SHAPE-MaP)

Nathan A Siegfried;Steven Busan;Greggory M Rice;Julie A E Nelson

637
Citations
Fragments of the HIV-1 Tat protein specifically bind TAR RNA

Kevin M. Weeks;Christophe Ampe;Steve C. Schultz;Thomas A. Steitz

607
Citations
Principles for targeting RNA with drug-like small molecules

Katherine Deigan Warner;Christine E Hajdin;Kevin M Weeks

601
Citations
mRNA structure determines specificity of a polyQ-driven phase separation

Erin M. Langdon;Yupeng Qiu;Amirhossein Ghanbari Niaki;Grace A. McLaughlin

476
Citations
High-throughput SHAPE analysis reveals structures in HIV-1 genomic RNA strongly conserved across distinct biological states.

Kevin A Wilkinson;Robert J Gorelick;Suzy M Vasa;Nicolas Guex

461
Citations
RNA recognition by Tat-derived peptides: Interaction in the major groove?

Kevin M. Weeks;Donald M. Crothers

444
Citations
A fast-acting reagent for accurate analysis of RNA secondary and tertiary structure by SHAPE chemistry.

Stefanie A. Mortimer;Kevin M. Weeks

440
Citations
Selective 2′-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension and mutational profiling (SHAPE-MaP) for direct, versatile and accurate RNA structure analysis

Matthew J Smola;Greggory M Rice;Steven Busan;Nathan A Siegfried

364
Citations
Advances in RNA structure analysis by chemical probing.

Kevin M Weeks

347
Citations
Accurate SHAPE-directed RNA secondary structure modeling, including pseudoknots

Christine E. Hajdin;Stanislav Bellaousov;Wayne Huggins;Christopher W. Leonard

346
Citations
Genomic Rna Elements Drive Phase Separation of the Sars-Cov-2 Nucleocapsid

Christiane Iserman;Christine A. Roden;Mark A. Boerneke;Rachel S.G. Sealfon

344
Citations
SHAPE-directed RNA secondary structure prediction.

Justin T. Low;Kevin M. Weeks

315
Citations
Catalysts from synthetic genetic polymers

Alexander I. Taylor;Vitor B. Pinheiro;Vitor B. Pinheiro;Matthew J. Smola;Alexey S. Morgunov

297
Citations
RNA-Puzzles: A CASP-like evaluation of RNA three-dimensional structure prediction

José Almeida Cruz;Marc Frédérick Blanchet;Michal Boniecki;Janusz M. Bujnicki;Janusz M. Bujnicki

293
Citations
Major groove accessibility of RNA

Kevin M. Weeks;Donald M. Crothers

289
Citations
ShapeFinder: a software system for high-throughput quantitative analysis of nucleic acid reactivity information resolved by capillary electrophoresis.

Suzy M. Vasa;Nicolas Guex;Kevin A. Wilkinson;Kevin M. Weeks

260
Citations