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Norman R. Pace 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 Norman R. Pace sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 262 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Norman R. Pace 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 Norman R. Pace sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

  • 2007 - ASM Lifetime Achievement Award, American Society for Microbiology
  • 2001 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • 1996 - Dupont Industrial Biosciences Award in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology
  • 1991 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Norman R. Pace is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research integrates multiple disciplines, primarily within Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. The specific subfields of interest include Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's recent publication record includes studies published between 2020 and focuses on areas such as microbial communities, environmental gas dynamics, and gastrointestinal health. Notable papers include:

  • Microbial and Biogeochemical Indicators of Methane in Groundwater Aquifers of the Denver Basin, Colorado, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Phenotype, C. difficile and NOD2 Genotype Are Associated with Shifts in Human Ileum Associated Microbial Composition, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Disease phenotype and genotype are associated with shifts in intestinal-associated microbiota in inflammatory bowel diseases:, 2020, UNC Libraries

The main topics explored in their work cover Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, gut microbiota and health, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, methane hydrates and related phenomena, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, gastrointestinal motility and disorders, and inflammatory bowel disease.

Frequent collaborators include Charles E. Robertson, Ellen Li, Christina M. Hamm, R. Balfour Sartor, and Wei Zhu. These partnerships have contributed to multiple publications, especially in UNC Libraries and Environmental Science & Technology.

Norman R. Pace has been recognized with several awards throughout their career, such as the ASM Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society for Microbiology in 2007, a Fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation in 2001, and the Dupont Industrial Biosciences Award in Applied and Environmental Microbiology in 1996. They have also been a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1991 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1988.

Best Publications

  • Molecular-phylogenetic characterization of microbial community imbalances in human inflammatory bowel diseases

    Daniel N. Frank;Allison L. St. Amand;Robert A. Feldman;Edgar C. Boedeker

  • The RNA moiety of ribonuclease P is the catalytic subunit of the enzyme

    Cecilia Guerrier-Takada;Katheleen Gardiner;Terry Marsh;Norman Pace

  • A Molecular View of Microbial Diversity and the Biosphere

    Norman R. Pace

  • Rapid determination of 16S ribosomal RNA sequences for phylogenetic analyses

    David J. Lane;Bernadette Pace;Gary J. Olsen;David A. Stahl

  • Impact of Culture-Independent Studies on the Emerging Phylogenetic View of Bacterial Diversity

    Philip Hugenholtz;Brett M. Goebel;Norman R. Pace

  • Phylogenetic Stains: Ribosomal RNA-Based Probes for the Identification of Single Cells

    Edward F. DeLong;Gene S. Wickham;Norman R. Pace

  • Microbial ecology and evolution: a ribosomal RNA approach.

    G J Olsen;D J Lane;S J Giovannoni;N R Pace

  • The Analysis of Natural Microbial Populations by Ribosomal RNA Sequences

    Norman R. Pace;David A. Stahl;David J. Lane;Gary J. Olsen

  • Novel division level bacterial diversity in a Yellowstone hot spring.

    Philip Hugenholtz;Christian Pitulle;Karen L. Hershberger;Norman R. Pace

  • Analysis of a marine picoplankton community by 16S rRNA gene cloning and sequencing.

    T M Schmidt;E F DeLong;N R Pace

  • Remarkable archaeal diversity detected in a Yellowstone National Park hot spring environment

    Susan M. Barns;Ruth E. Fundyga;Matthew W. Jeffries;Norman R. Pace

  • Phylogenetic group-specific oligodeoxynucleotide probes for identification of single microbial cells.

    S. J. Giovannoni;E. F. DeLong;Gary J Olsen;N. R. Pace

  • Microbial diversity in a hydrocarbon- and chlorinated-solvent-contaminated aquifer undergoing intrinsic bioremediation

    Michael A. Dojka;Philip Hugenholtz;Sheridan K. Haack;Norman R. Pace

  • Molecular phylogeny of the animal kingdom

    Katharine G. Field;Gary J. Olsen;David J. Lane;Stephen J. Giovannoni

  • Perspectives on archaeal diversity, thermophily and monophyly from environmental rRNA sequences.

    Susan M. Barns;Charles F. Delwiche;Jeffrey D. Palmer;Norman R. Pace

  • Differential amplification of rRNA genes by polymerase chain reaction.

    A L Reysenbach;L J Giver;G S Wickham;N R Pace

  • Minimum information about a marker gene sequence (MIMARKS) and minimum information about any (x) sequence (MIxS) specifications.

    Pelin Yilmaz;Pelin Yilmaz;Renzo Kottmann;Dawn Field;Rob Knight;Rob Knight

  • Disease phenotype and genotype are associated with shifts in intestinal-associated microbiota in inflammatory bowel diseases

    Daniel N. Frank;Charles E. Robertson;Christina M. Hamm;Zegbeh Kpadeh

  • Environmental diversity of bacteria and archaea.

    Edward F. DeLong;Norman R. Pace

  • Evolutionary relationships among cyanobacteria and green chloroplasts.

    S. J. Giovannoni;S. Turner;Gary J Olsen;S. Barns

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel N. Frank
Daniel N. Frank University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Charles E. Robertson
Charles E. Robertson University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Gary J. Olsen
Gary J. Olsen University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
John R. Spear
John R. Spear Colorado School of Mines
Philip Hugenholtz
Philip Hugenholtz University of Queensland
David A. Stahl
David A. Stahl University of Washington
Stephen J. Giovannoni
Stephen J. Giovannoni Oregon State University
Edward F. DeLong
Edward F. DeLong University of Hawaii at Manoa
George M. Weinstock
George M. Weinstock The Jackson Laboratory
Jack A. Gilbert
Jack A. Gilbert University of California, San Diego

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