2026 Richard H. Ebright: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	89	769	684	407	356	262	23676

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

987
Citations
Dynamically driven protein allostery.

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

748
Citations
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

633
Citations
Accurate FRET Measurements within Single Diffusing Biomolecules Using Alternating-Laser Excitation

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

577
Citations
Promoter structure, promoter recognition, and transcription activation in prokaryotes

Steve Busby;Richard H. Ebright

570
Citations
Initial Transcription by RNA Polymerase Proceeds Through a DNA-Scrunching Mechanism

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

539
Citations
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

471
Citations
Catabolite activator protein: DNA binding and transcription activation

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

390
Citations
RNA Polymerase: Structural Similarities Between Bacterial RNA Polymerase and Eukaryotic RNA Polymerase II☆☆☆

Richard H. Ebright

389
Citations
Structural basis of transcription initiation.

Yu Zhang;Yu Feng;Sujoy Chatterjee;Steve Tuske

379
Citations
Random mutagenesis of gene-sized DNA molecules by use of PCR with Taq DNA polymerase.

Yuhong Zhou;Xiaoping Zhang;Richard H. Ebright

359
Citations
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

359
Citations
Mechanism of ATP-Dependent Promoter Melting by Transcription Factor IIH

Tae Kyung Kim;Richard H. Ebright;Danny Reinberg

345
Citations
Transcription Activation at Class II CAP-Dependent Promoters: Two Interactions between CAP and RNA Polymerase

Wei Niu;Younggyu Kim;Gregory Tau;Tomasz Heyduk

342
Citations
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

334
Citations
Transcription activation at Class I CAP‐dependent promoters

Richard H. Ebright

328
Citations
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

314
Citations
Structural Basis of Transcription Activation: The CAP-αCTD-DNA Complex

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

294
Citations
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

294
Citations
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

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Eddy Arnold Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Kalyan Das Rega Institute for Medical Research

Konstantin Severinov Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Helen M. Berman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Hong Tang Chinese Academy of Sciences

Richard L. Gourse University of Wisconsin–Madison

Stefano Donadio University of Wisconsin–Madison

Megerditch Kiledjian Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Shimon Weiss University of California, Los Angeles

Rolf Jansen Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research

External Links

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