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Nikola P. Pavletich

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
50571
World Ranking
5781
National Ranking
2732

Nikola P. Pavletich publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 166 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Nikola P. Pavletich 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 Nikola P. Pavletich sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2012 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2003 - Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Overview

Nikola P. Pavletich is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a concentration on molecular biology, structural biology, oncology, materials chemistry, and biophysics. The scientist's investigations cover several key topics including DNA repair mechanisms, enzyme structure and function, DNA and nucleic acid chemistry, cancer-related molecular pathways, advanced electron microscopy techniques, and cancer therapeutics and mechanisms.

Their recent publications demonstrate an engagement with both experimental and structural studies related to DNA and protein complexes associated with genomic maintenance and cancer biology. Notable papers include:

  • DNA clamp function of the monoubiquitinated Fanconi anaemia ID complex (2020, Nature)
  • Mechanism of strand exchange from RecA-DNA synaptic and D-loop structures (2020, Nature)
  • Structure of the FA core ubiquitin ligase closing the ID clamp on DNA (2021, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology)
  • Insights into homology search from cryo-EM structures of RecA-DNA recombination intermediates (2021, Current Opinion in Genetics & Development)
  • Structure of the human ATM kinase and mechanism of Nbs1 binding (2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))

Frequent collaborators include Renjing Wang, Shengliu Wang, Ankita Dhar, Christopher Peralta, and Haijuan Yang. These collaborations support ongoing research efforts in the field of DNA repair and molecular mechanisms underlying cancer and genetic disease processes.

The scientist frequently publishes in well-known venues such as Nature, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). This reflects a consistent contribution to high-impact journals within molecular biology and genetics research.

Nikola P. Pavletich has been recognized with several professional honors which include:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2015
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2014
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2012
  • Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2003

Best Publications

  • Crystal structure of a p53 tumor suppressor-DNA complex: Understanding tumorigenic mutations

    Yunje Cho;Svetlana Gorina;Philip D. Jeffrey;Nikola P. Pavletich

  • Structure of the MDM2 oncoprotein bound to the p53 tumor suppressor transactivation domain.

    Paul H. Kussie;Svetlana Gorina;Vincent Marechal;Brian Elenbaas

  • Structures of a histone deacetylase homologue bound to the TSA and SAHA inhibitors.

    Michael S. Finnin;Jill R. Donigian;Alona Cohen;Victoria M. Richon

  • Ubiquitination of hypoxia-inducible factor requires direct binding to the β-domain of the von Hippel–Lindau protein

    Michael Ohh;Cheol Won Park;Cheol Won Park;Mircea Ivan;Michael A. Hoffman

  • Mechanism of CDK activation revealed by the structure of a cyclinA-CDK2 complex

    Philip D. Jeffrey;Alicia A. Russo;Kornelia Polyak;Emma Gibbs

  • Structure of the Cul1-Rbx1-Skp1-F boxSkp2 SCF ubiquitin ligase complex.

    Ning Zheng;Brenda A. Schulman;Brenda A. Schulman;Langzhou Song;Julie J. Miller

  • Crystal Structure of an Hsp90–Geldanamycin Complex: Targeting of a Protein Chaperone by an Antitumor Agent

    C E Stebbins;A A Russo;C Schneider;N Rosen

  • Crystal Structure of the PTEN Tumor Suppressor: Implications for Its Phosphoinositide Phosphatase Activity and Membrane Association

    J.-O. Lee;Haijuan Yang;M.-M. Georgescu;A. Di Cristofano

  • Structure of the VHL-ElonginC-ElonginB complex: implications for VHL tumor suppressor function.

    Charles E. Stebbins;William G. Kaelin;Nikola P. Pavletich

  • Crystal structure of the p27Kip1 cyclin-dependent-kinase inhibitor bound to the cyclin A-Cdk2 complex.

    Alicia A. Russo;Philip D. Jeffrey;Andrea K. Patten;Joan Massagué

  • mTOR kinase structure, mechanism and regulation

    Haijuan Yang;Derek G. Rudge;Joseph D. Koos;Bhamini Vaidialingam

  • Structure of a c-Cbl–UbcH7 Complex: RING Domain Function in Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases

    Ning Zheng;Ping Wang;Philip D. Jeffrey;Nikola P. Pavletich

  • Crystal structure of a Smad MH1 domain bound to DNA: insights on DNA binding in TGF-beta signaling.

    Yigong Shi;Yan-Fei Wang;Lata Jayaraman;Haijuan Yang

  • Mechanisms of cyclin-dependent kinase regulation: structures of Cdks, their cyclin activators, and Cip and INK4 inhibitors.

    Nikola P Pavletich

  • Structure of an HIF-1α-pVHL Complex: Hydroxyproline Recognition in Signaling

    Jung-Hyun Min;Haifeng Yang;Mircea Ivan;Frank Gertler

  • Mechanism of homologous recombination from the RecA-ssDNA/dsDNA structures.

    Zhucheng Chen;Haijuan Yang;Nikola P. Pavletich

  • Ubiquitination regulates PTEN nuclear import and tumor suppression

    Lloyd C. Trotman;Xinjiang Wang;Andrea Alimonti;Zhenbang Chen

  • BRCA2 function in DNA binding and recombination from a BRCA2-DSS1-ssDNA structure

    Haijuan Yang;Philip D. Jeffrey;Julie Miller;Elspeth Kinnucan

  • Structural basis of cyclin-dependent kinase activation by phosphorylation.

    Alicia A. Russo;Philip D. Jeffrey;Nikola P. Pavletich

  • Structure of the p53 tumor suppressor bound to the ankyrin and SH3 domains of 53BP2.

    Svetlana Gorina;Nikola P. Pavletich

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip D. Jeffrey
Philip D. Jeffrey Princeton University
Joan Massagué
Joan Massagué Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Ning Zheng
Ning Zheng University of Washington
Brenda A. Schulman
Brenda A. Schulman Max Planck Society
Stephen J. Elledge
Stephen J. Elledge Harvard University
Yigong Shi
Yigong Shi Westlake University
J. Wade Harper
J. Wade Harper Harvard Medical School
Michele Pagano
Michele Pagano New York University
Hediye Erdjument-Bromage
Hediye Erdjument-Bromage New York University
Agata Smogorzewska
Agata Smogorzewska Rockefeller University

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