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Paul F. Agris

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
10609
World Ranking
17083
National Ranking
7042

Paul F. Agris publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 210 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Paul F. Agris D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Paul F. Agris is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States and works primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research focuses extensively on Molecular Biology, with additional contributions in Oncology, Genetics, and Molecular Medicine.

The scientist's work centers around several main topics including:

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Paul F. Agris has published in a variety of venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Antibiotics
  • UNC Libraries
  • RNA
  • Journal of Molecular Biology
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Recent notable papers authored include:

  • Specificity in the biosynthesis of the universal tRNA nucleoside N6-threonylcarbamoyl adenosine (t6A)-TsaD is the gatekeeper, 2020, RNA
  • A Structural Basis for Restricted Codon Recognition Mediated by 2-thiocytidine in tRNA Containing a Wobble Position Inosine, 2020, Journal of Molecular Biology
  • Small-Molecule Antibiotics Inhibiting tRNA-Regulated Gene Expression Is a Viable Strategy for Targeting Gram-Positive Bacteria, 2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Physical Chemistry of a Single tRNA-Modified Nucleoside Regulates Decoding of the Synonymous Lysine Wobble Codon and Affects Type 2 Diabetes, 2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • A New Promising Anti-Infective Agent Inhibits Biofilm Growth by Targeting Simultaneously a Conserved RNA Function That Controls Multiple Genes, 2021, Antibiotics

Frequently collaborating co-authors include:

  • Kathryn L. Sarachan
  • Sweta Vangaveti
  • Haein Kim
  • S. Ranganathan
  • Sheetal Ramachandran

Best Publications

  • The RNA modification database, RNAMDB: 2011 update

    William A. Cantara;Pamela F. Crain;Jef Rozenski;James A. McCloskey

  • tRNA's wobble decoding of the genome: 40 years of modification.

    Paul F. Agris;Franck A.P. Vendeix;William D. Graham

  • The role of modifications in codon discrimination by tRNA Lys UUU

    Frank V Murphy;Venki Ramakrishnan;Andrzej Malkiewicz;Paul F Agris

  • Decoding the genome: a modified view.

    Paul F. Agris

  • The importance of being modified: roles of modified nucleosides and Mg2+ in RNA structure and function.

    Paul F. Agris

  • tRNA's modifications bring order to gene expression.

    Estella M. Gustilo;Franck A.P. Vendeix;Paul F. Agris

  • Accurate Translation of the Genetic Code Depends on tRNA Modified Nucleosides

    Connie Yarian;Hannah Townsend;Wojciech Czestkowski;Elzbieta Sochacka

  • Bringing order to translation: the contributions of transfer RNA anticodon-domain modifications.

    Paul F Agris

  • Mechanism for expanding the decoding capacity of transfer RNAs by modification of uridines.

    Albert Weixlbaumer;Frank V Murphy;Agnieszka Dziergowska;Andrzej Malkiewicz

  • In vitro synthesis of 16S ribosomal RNA containing single base changes and assembly into a functional 30S ribosome

    W. Krzyzosiak;R. Denman;K. Nurse;W. Hellmann

  • Single atom modification (O → S) of tRNA confers ribosome binding

    S. Salman Ashraf;Elzbieta Sochacka;Robert Cain;Richard Guenther

  • Chemical and Conformational Diversity of Modified Nucleosides Affects tRNA Structure and Function

    Ville Y. P. Väre;Emily R. Eruysal;Amithi Narendran;Kathryn L. Sarachan

  • Chemistry and structure of modified uridines in the anticodon, wobble position of transfer RNA are determined by thiolation

    Hanna Sierzputowska-Gracz;Elzbieta Sochacka;Andrzej Malkiewicz;Kenneth Kuo

  • Modification of messenger RNA by 2'-O-methylation regulates gene expression in vivo.

    Brittany A. Elliott;Hsiang-Ting Ho;Srivathsan V. Ranganathan;Sweta Vangaveti

  • Celebrating wobble decoding: Half a century and still much is new.

    Paul F. Agris;Emily R. Eruysal;Amithi Narendran;Ville Y. P. Väre

  • Wobble position modified nucleosides evolved to select transfer RNA codon recognition: a modified-wobble hypothesis.

    P F Agris

  • Structural and functional roles of the N1- and N3-protons of psi at tRNA's position 39.

    Connie S. Yarian;Mufeed M. Basti;Robert J. Cain;Ghazala Ansari

  • Modified nucleoside dependent Watson-Crick and wobble codon binding by tRNALysUUU species.

    Connie Yarian;Michal Marszalek;Elzbieta Sochacka;Andrzej Malkiewicz

  • Functional anticodon architecture of human tRNALys3 includes disruption of intraloop hydrogen bonding by the naturally occurring amino acid modification, t6A.

    John W. Stuart;Zofia Gdaniec;Richard Guenther;Michal Marszalek

  • Biological function of 2-thiouridine in Escherichia coli glutamic acid transfer ribonucleic acid.

    Agris Pf;Söll D;Seno T

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles W. Gehrke
Charles W. Gehrke University of Missouri
Linda L. Spremulli
Linda L. Spremulli University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dieter Söll
Dieter Söll Yale University
Alexander Deiters
Alexander Deiters University of Pittsburgh
Tina M. Henkin
Tina M. Henkin The Ohio State University
Wolf Dietrich Heyer
Wolf Dietrich Heyer University of California, Davis
Venki Ramakrishnan
Venki Ramakrishnan MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Gérard Keith
Gérard Keith Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Melanie Ehrlich
Melanie Ehrlich Tulane University
John W. Crabb
John W. Crabb Cleveland Clinic

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