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Nathan Nelson

Nathan Nelson

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Biology and Biochemistry
Israel
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
104
Citations
33572
World Ranking
1275
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Nathan Nelson is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel. Their research primarily falls within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, encompassing 30 publications in this main field. Their work spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The central topics in Nathan Nelson's research include:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Algal Biology and Biofuel Production
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research

The scientist has contributed frequently to several publication venues. These include:

  • Nature Plants
  • Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound
  • Biochemical Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Plant and Cell Physiology

Recent notable papers co-authored by Nathan Nelson range from studies on photosystem structures to energy transfer mechanisms in algae and plant physiology. Some examples are:

  • The structure of a triple complex of plant photosystem I with ferredoxin and plastocyanin (2020, Nature Plants)
  • Structure of a minimal photosystem I from the green alga Dunaliella salina (2020, Nature Plants)
  • The Plasticity of Photosystem I (2021, Plant and Cell Physiology)
  • Structure and energy transfer pathways of the Dunaliella Salina photosystem I supercomplex (2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics)
  • Cryo-EM photosystem I structure reveals adaptation mechanisms to extreme high light in Chlorella ohadii (2021, Nature Plants)

Nathan Nelson has collaborated frequently with a core group of researchers, including Ido Caspy, Daniel Klaiman, Maria Fadeeva, and Anna Borovikova-Sheinker. These partnerships have contributed significantly to the field through joint publications.

Best Publications

  • STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF PHOTOSYSTEMS I AND II

    Nathan Nelson;Charles F. Yocum

  • Crystal structure of plant photosystem I

    Adam Ben-Shem;Felix Frolow;Nathan Nelson

  • Cloning and expression of a rat brain GABA transporter

    John Guastella;Nathan Nelson;Hannah Nelson;Linda Czyzyk

  • The complex architecture of oxygenic photosynthesis.

    Nathan Nelson;Adam Ben-Shem

  • The structure of a plant photosystem I supercomplex at 3.4 Å resolution

    Alexey Amunts;Omri Drory;Nathan Nelson

  • The NRAMP family of metal-ion transporters.

    Yaniv Nevo;Nathan Nelson

  • Vacuolar and Plasma Membrane Proton-Adenosinetriphosphatases

    Nathan Nelson;William R. Harvey

  • Molecular characterization of four pharmacologically distinct gamma-aminobutyric acid transporters in mouse brain [corrected].

    Qing-Rong Liu;B. Lopez-Corcuera;S. Mandiyan;H. Nelson

  • The family of Na+/Cl- neurotransmitter transporters.

    Nathan Nelson

  • A yeast manganese transporter related to the macrophage protein involved in conferring resistance to mycobacteria

    Frantisek Supek;Lubica Supekova;Hannah Nelson;Nathan Nelson

  • The evolution of H+-ATPases

    Nathan Nelson;Lincoln Taiz

  • Metal ion transporters and homeostasis.

    Nathan Nelson

  • Disruption of genes encoding subunits of yeast vacuolar H(+)-ATPase causes conditional lethality.

    Hannah Nelson;Nathan Nelson

  • cDNA sequence encoding the 16-kDa proteolipid of chromaffin granules implies gene duplication in the evolution of H+-ATPases

    Myrna Mandel;Yoshinori Moriyama;Jeffrey D. Hulmes;Yu-Ching E. Pan

  • Subunit structure of chloroplast photosystem I reaction center.

    Carmela Bengis;Nathan Nelson

  • Hippocampal GABA and glutamate transporter immunoreactivity in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy

    G.W. Mathern;D. Mendoza;A. Lozada;J.K. Pretorius

  • Structure and Energy Transfer in Photosystems of Oxygenic Photosynthesis

    Nathan Nelson;Wolfgang Junge

  • Structure determination and improved model of plant photosystem I

    Alexey Amunts;Hila Toporik;Anna Borovikova;Nathan Nelson

  • Cloning and expression of a cDNA encoding the transporter of taurine and beta-alanine in mouse brain.

    Qing-Rong Liu;Beatriz Lopez-Corcuera;Hannah Nelson;Sreekala Mandiyan

  • Partial resolution of the enzymes catalyzing photophosphorylation. XII. Purification and properties of an inhibitor isolated from chloroplast coupling factor 1.

    Nathan Nelson;Hannah Nelson;Efraim Racker

Frequent Co-Authors

Qing-Rong Liu
Qing-Rong Liu National Institutes of Health
Parag R. Chitnis
Parag R. Chitnis Iowa State University
Felix Frolow
Felix Frolow Tel Aviv University
Reinhold G. Herrmann
Reinhold G. Herrmann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Efraim Racker
Efraim Racker Cornell University
Yoshinori Moriyama
Yoshinori Moriyama Okayama University
Michael Hippler
Michael Hippler University of Münster
Jon Lindstrom
Jon Lindstrom University of Pennsylvania
Peter Westhoff
Peter Westhoff Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Yossi Rosenwaks
Yossi Rosenwaks Tel Aviv University

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