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Chemistry

D-Index
99
Citations
35476
World Ranking
1334
National Ranking
512

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
102
Citations
36709
World Ranking
1371
National Ranking
792

Olke C. Uhlenbeck publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Olke C. Uhlenbeck sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 224 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Olke C. Uhlenbeck D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Olke C. Uhlenbeck sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1993 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Olke C. Uhlenbeck is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their academic contributions focus on research within the broader scientific community.

Throughout their career, Uhlenbeck has been recognized with several distinguished honors. In 2001, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Earlier in 1993, they achieved the status of Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and were also inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The same year, Uhlenbeck was elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Oligoribonucleotide synthesis using T7 RNA polymerase and synthetic DNA templates

    John F. Milligan;Duncan R. Groebe;Gary W. Witherell;Olke C. Uhlenbeck

  • Improved Estimation of Secondary Structure in Ribonucleic Acids

    I. Tinoco;P. N. Borer;B. Dengler;M. D. Levin

  • Synthesis of small RNAs using T7 RNA polymerase.

    John F. Milligan;Olke C. Uhlenbeck

  • A small catalytic oligoribonucleotide

    Olke C. Uhlenbeck

  • Diversity of Oligonucleotide Functions

    Larry Gold;Barry Polisky;Olke Uhlenbeck;Michael Yarus

  • Stability of ribonucleic acid double-stranded helices

    Philip N. Borer;Barbara Dengler;Ignacio Tinoco;Olke C. Uhlenbeck

  • Estimation of Secondary Structure in Ribonucleic Acids

    Ignacio Tinoco;Olke C. Uhlenbeck;Mark D. Levine

  • Biochemical and physical characterization of an unmodified yeast phenylalanine transfer RNA transcribed in vitro.

    Jeffrey R. Sampson;Olke C. Uhlenbeck

  • Sequence requirements of the hammerhead RNA self-cleavage reaction.

    Duane E. Ruffner;Gary D. Stormo;Olke C. Uhlenbeck

  • 3'-terminal labelling of RNA with T4 RNA ligase.

    Thomas E. England;Olke C. Uhlenbeck

  • Role of divalent metal ions in the hammerhead RNA cleavage reaction.

    Sue Ann C Dahm;Olke C. Uhlenbeck

  • CUUCGG hairpins: extraordinarily stable RNA secondary structures associated with various biochemical processes.

    C Tuerk;P Gauss;C Thermes;D R Groebe

  • [9] Specific labeling of 3′ termini of RNA with T4 RNA ligase

    T.E. England;A.G. Bruce;O.C. Uhlenbeck

  • Uniform binding of aminoacyl-tRNAs to elongation factor Tu by thermodynamic compensation.

    Frederick J. LaRiviere;Alexey D. Wolfson;Olke C. Uhlenbeck

  • Evidence for the role of solvated metal hydroxide in the hammerhead cleavage mechanism

    SueAnn C. Dahm;Wesley B. Derrick;Olke C. Uhlenbeck

  • Reactions at the termini of tRNA with T4 RNA ligase

    A.Gregory Bruce;Olke C. Uhlenbeck

  • Numbering system for the hammerhead

    K.J. Hertel;A. Pardi;O.C. Uhlenbeck;M. Koizumi

  • A Kinetic and Thermodynamic Framework for the Hammerhead Ribozyme Reaction

    Klemens J. Hertel;Daniel Herschlag;Olke C. Uhlenbeck

  • 3'-Phosphatase activity in T4 polynucleotide kinase.

    Vicki Cameron;Olke C. Uhlenbeck

  • Substrate sequence effects on "hammerhead" RNA catalytic efficiency.

    Martha J. Fedor;Olke C. Uhlenbeck

Frequent Co-Authors

Tao Pan
Tao Pan Jinan University
Ignacio Tinoco
Ignacio Tinoco University of California, Berkeley
Raymond F. Gesteland
Raymond F. Gesteland University of Utah
Daniel Herschlag
Daniel Herschlag Stanford University
Leonid Beigelman
Leonid Beigelman Johnson & Johnson
John F. Atkins
John F. Atkins University College Cork
Arthur Pardi
Arthur Pardi University of Colorado Boulder
Gary D. Stormo
Gary D. Stormo Washington University in St. Louis
Jonathan Widom
Jonathan Widom Northwestern University

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