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Richard H. Ebright 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 Richard H. Ebright 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.

Richard H. Ebright 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 Richard H. Ebright sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard H. Ebright is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology as a subfield. Their work extends to Genetics, Ecology, Infectious Diseases, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis

Recent publications by Richard H. Ebright feature research covering various aspects of transcription and molecular mechanisms:

  • "Structural basis of transcription-translation coupling" (2020), published in Science
  • "Structural basis of Rho-dependent transcription termination" (2023), published in Nature
  • "RNA extension drives a stepwise displacement of an initiation-factor structural module in initial transcription" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Closing and opening of the RNA polymerase trigger loop" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Reverse Transcriptase Inhibition Disrupts Repeat Element Life Cycle in Colorectal Cancer." (2022), published in PubMed

Their collaborative work involves frequent co-authorship with several researchers, including Vadim Molodtsov, Irina Novikova, Harry Scott, Yin Zhou, and Chengyuan Wang.

Richard H. Ebright has published extensively in a variety of academic venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Biophysical Journal

In addition to articles, the researcher has contributed to book literature, with a notable publication titled RNA Polymerases as Molecular Motors (2021) from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Richard H. Ebright has been recognized as a fellow of several scientific organizations:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2016)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology (2010), cited for Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2004)

Best Publications

  • Transcription activation by catabolite activator protein (CAP).

    Steve Busby;Richard H Ebright

  • Dynamically driven protein allostery.

    Nataliya Popovych;Shangjin Sun;Richard H. Ebright;Charalampos G. Kalodimos

  • New core promoter element in RNA polymerase II-dependent transcription: sequence-specific DNA binding by transcription factor IIB

    Thierry Lagrange;Achillefs N. Kapanidis;Hong Tang;Danny Reinberg

  • Accurate FRET Measurements within Single Diffusing Biomolecules Using Alternating-Laser Excitation

    Nam Ki Lee;Achillefs N. Kapanidis;You Wang;Xavier Michalet

  • Promoter structure, promoter recognition, and transcription activation in prokaryotes

    Steve Busby;Richard H. Ebright

  • Initial Transcription by RNA Polymerase Proceeds Through a DNA-Scrunching Mechanism

    Achillefs N. Kapanidis;Emmanuel Margeat;Sam On Ho;Ekaterine Kortkhonjia;Ekaterine Kortkhonjia

  • Abortive Initiation and Productive Initiation by RNA Polymerase Involve DNA Scrunching

    Andrey Revyakin;Chenyu Liu;Chenyu Liu;Chenyu Liu;Richard H. Ebright;Terence R. Strick;Terence R. Strick

  • Catabolite activator protein: DNA binding and transcription activation

    Catherine L Lawson;David Swigon;Katsuhiko S Murakami;Seth A Darst

  • RNA Polymerase: Structural Similarities Between Bacterial RNA Polymerase and Eukaryotic RNA Polymerase II☆☆☆

    Richard H. Ebright

  • Structural basis of transcription initiation.

    Yu Zhang;Yu Feng;Sujoy Chatterjee;Steve Tuske

  • Random mutagenesis of gene-sized DNA molecules by use of PCR with Taq DNA polymerase.

    Yuhong Zhou;Xiaoping Zhang;Richard H. Ebright

  • Structural Organization of Bacterial RNA Polymerase Holoenzyme and the RNA Polymerase-Promoter Open Complex

    Vladimir Mekler;Ekaterine Kortkhonjia;Ekaterine Kortkhonjia;Jayanta Mukhopadhyay;Jayanta Mukhopadhyay;Jennifer Knight

  • Mechanism of ATP-Dependent Promoter Melting by Transcription Factor IIH

    Tae Kyung Kim;Richard H. Ebright;Danny Reinberg

  • Transcription Activation at Class II CAP-Dependent Promoters: Two Interactions between CAP and RNA Polymerase

    Wei Niu;Younggyu Kim;Gregory Tau;Tomasz Heyduk

  • Domain organization of RNA polymerase α subunit: C-terminal 85 amino acids constitute a domain capable of dimerization and DNA binding

    Erich E. Blatter;Wilma Ross;Hong Tang;Richard L. Gourse

  • Transcription activation at Class I CAP‐dependent promoters

    Richard H. Ebright

  • Bacterial RNA polymerase subunit omega and eukaryotic RNA polymerase subunit RPB6 are sequence, structural, and functional homologs and promote RNA polymerase assembly.

    Leonid Minakhin;Sechal Bhagat;Adrian Brunning;Elizabeth A. Campbell

  • Structural Basis of Transcription Activation: The CAP-αCTD-DNA Complex

    Brian Benoff;Huanwang Yang;Catherine L. Lawson;Gary Parkinson

  • Mutations that alter the DNA sequence specificity of the catabolite gene activator protein of E. coli

    Richard H. Ebright;Pascale Cossart;Brigitte Gicquel-Sanzey;Jon Beckwith

  • Supporting Online Material for Initial Transcription by RNA Polymerase Proceeds Through a DNA- Scrunching Mechanism

    Achillefs N. Kapanidis;Emmanuel Margeat;Sam On Ho;Ekaterine Kortkhonjia

Frequent Co-Authors

Eddy Arnold
Eddy Arnold Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Kalyan Das
Kalyan Das Rega Institute for Medical Research
Konstantin Severinov
Konstantin Severinov Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Helen M. Berman
Helen M. Berman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Hong Tang
Hong Tang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Richard L. Gourse
Richard L. Gourse University of Wisconsin–Madison
Stefano Donadio
Stefano Donadio University of Wisconsin–Madison
Megerditch Kiledjian
Megerditch Kiledjian Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Shimon Weiss
Shimon Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Rolf Jansen
Rolf Jansen Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research

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