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Larry Gold 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 Larry Gold sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 216 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Larry Gold 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 Larry Gold sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Promega Biotechnology Research Award, American Society for Microbiology
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Larry Gold is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology, Virology, Infectious Diseases, Spectroscopy, and even aspects of Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The scientist's work covers multiple specialized topics including HIV Research and Treatment, Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques, Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications, RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms, Origins and Evolution of Life, and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry.

Recent publications demonstrate a diverse interest in molecular and proteomic studies. Notable papers include:

  • Modified nucleotides may have enhanced early RNA catalysis, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Crossing the Halfway Point: Aptamer-Based, Highly Multiplexed Assay for the Assessment of the Proteome, 2024, Journal of Proteome Research
  • Magnetically Detected Protein Binding Using Spin-Labeled Slow Off-Rate Modified Aptamers, 2023, ACS Sensors
  • Proteomic Profiling of Angelman Syndrome for Disease-associated Biomarker Discovery (P8-8.001), 2024, Neurology
  • Persistent HIV-1 Transcription in Virally Suppressed Individuals on INSTI-Based ART: Implications for Cure Research, 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent collaborators in their research include Theresa M. Russell, David P. Astling, J. P. Cleveland, Nebojša Janjić, and Kazuo Suzuki.

Publications by Larry Gold have appeared in several scientific venues with repeated contributions in these journals:

  • Journal of Proteome Research
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • ACS Sensors
  • Neurology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their scientific career includes recognition such as the Promega Biotechnology Research Award from the American Society for Microbiology granted in 1995. The same year, Larry Gold was elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment: RNA ligands to bacteriophage T4 DNA polymerase

    Craig Tuerk;Larry Gold

  • Aptamer-based multiplexed proteomic technology for biomarker discovery

    Larry Gold;Deborah Ayers;Jennifer Bertino;Christopher Bock

  • Information content of binding sites on nucleotide sequences

    Thomas D. Schneider;Gary D. Stormo;Larry Gold;Andrzej Ehrenfeucht

  • Diversity of Oligonucleotide Functions

    Larry Gold;Barry Polisky;Olke Uhlenbeck;Michael Yarus

  • Posttranscriptional regulatory mechanisms in Escherichia coli.

    Larry Gold

  • Translational Initiation in Prokaryotes

    L. Gold;D. Pribnow;T. Schneider;S. Shinedling

  • Use of the ‘Perceptron’ algorithm to distinguish translational initiation sites in E. coli

    Gary D. Stormo;Thomas D. Schneider;Larry Gold;Andrzej Ehrenfeucht

  • Aptamers as therapeutic and diagnostic agents

    Edward N. Brody;Larry Gold

  • Characterization of translational initiation sites in E. coli.

    Gary D. Stormo;Thomas D. Schneider;Larry M. Gold

  • A tenascin-C aptamer identified by tumor cell SELEX: Systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment

    Dion A. Daniels;Hang Chen;Brian J. Hicke;Kristine M. Swiderek

  • Systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment: tissue SELEX

    Larry Gold;Bruce Eaton;Drew Smith;Matthew Wecker

  • Connecting genetic risk to disease end points through the human blood plasma proteome.

    Karsten Suhre;Matthias Arnold;Aditya Mukund Bhagwat;Richard J. Cotton

  • RNA pseudoknots that inhibit human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase

    Craig Tuerk;Sheela Macdougal;Larry Gold

  • Nucleic Acid Ligands With Protein-like Side Chains: Modified Aptamers and Their Use as Diagnostic and Therapeutic Agents.

    John C Rohloff;Amy D Gelinas;Thale C Jarvis;Urs A Ochsner

  • [27] Extension inhibition analysis of translation initiation complexes☆

    Dieter Hartz;David S. McPheeters;Robert Traut;Larry Gold

  • Aptamer-based multiplexed proteomic technology for biomarker discovery

    Larry Gold;Deborah Ayers;Jennifer Bertino;Christopher Bock

  • Translation initiation in Escherichia coli: sequences within the ribosome-binding site.

    Steven Ringquist;Sidney Shinedling;Doug Barrick;Louis Green

  • High affinity ligands from in vitro selection: Complex targets

    Kevin N. Morris;Kirk B. Jensen;Carol M. Julin;Michael Weil

  • Oligonucleotides as research, diagnostic, and therapeutic agents.

    Larry Gold

  • SELEXION. Systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment with integrated optimization by non-linear analysis.

    Doug Irvine;Craig Tuerk;Larry Gold

Frequent Co-Authors

Nebojsa Janjic
Nebojsa Janjic Astellas Pharma (Japan)
Gary D. Stormo
Gary D. Stormo Washington University in St. Louis
Thomas Schneider
Thomas Schneider National Institutes of Health
David R. Brown
David R. Brown University of Bath
Manfred Schweiger
Manfred Schweiger Freie Universität Berlin
Sean R. Eddy
Sean R. Eddy Harvard University
Mathias Uhlén
Mathias Uhlén Royal Institute of Technology
Jörg D. Hoheisel
Jörg D. Hoheisel German Cancer Research Center
Silvère M. van der Maarel
Silvère M. van der Maarel Leiden University Medical Center
Toby J. Gibson
Toby J. Gibson European Bioinformatics Institute

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