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

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	148	147	143	77	76	350	61762
Molecular Biology	148	89	77	57	49	350	61762

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
2012 - Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University
2009 - Canada Gairdner International Award
1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1992 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Richard Losick is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work also encompasses Medicine, with notable contributions in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Ecology, Genetics, and Food Science.

The topics covered in their research include:

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Probiotics and Fermented Foods
Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Richard Losick include:

The Length of Lipoteichoic Acid Polymers Controls Staphylococcus aureus Cell Size and Envelope Integrity, 2020, Journal of Bacteriology
Bacillus subtilis: a bacterium for all seasons, 2020, Current Biology
A protein phosphorylation module patterns the Bacillus subtilis spore outer coat, 2020, Molecular Microbiology
Delivering the message: How a novel technology enabled the rapid development of effective vaccines, 2021, Cell
Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus aureus is Triggered by a Drop in the Levels of the Second Messenger cyclic-di-AMP, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors working with Richard Losick include:

Christopher R. Vickery
Suzanne Walker
Anthony Hesser
Leigh M. Matano
B. McKay Wood

Frequent publication venues where their work appears are:

Current Biology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Bacteriology
Molecular Microbiology
Cell

Richard Losick's career has been marked by several recognitions and honors, including:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1992
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1996
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1998
Canada Gairdner International Award, 2009
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University, 2012

Best Publications

Fruiting body formation by Bacillus subtilis

Steven S. Branda;José Eduardo González-Pastor;Sigal Ben-Yehuda;Richard Losick

1373
Citations
Bacillus subtilis and other gram-positive bacteria : biochemistry, physiology, and molecular genetics

Abraham L. Sonenshein;James A. Hoch;Richard Losick

1369
Citations
Nucleotide sequences that signal the initiation of transcription and translation in Bacillus subtilis

Charles P. Moran;Charles P. Moran;Naomi Lang;Naomi Lang;Stuart F. J. LeGrice;Stuart F. J. LeGrice;Gloria Lee;Gloria Lee

1261
Citations
Sticking together: building a biofilm the Bacillus subtilis way

Hera Vlamakis;Yunrong Chai;Yunrong Chai;Pascale Beauregard;Richard Losick

1147
Citations
Bacillus Subtilis and Its Closest Relatives: From Genes to Cells

A. L. Sonenshein;James A. Hoch;Richard. Losick

1073
Citations
D-amino acids trigger biofilm disassembly.

Illana Kolodkin-Gal;Diego Romero;Shugeng Cao;Jon Clardy

1055
Citations
Bistability in bacteria

David Dubnau;Richard Losick;Richard Losick

1030
Citations
MOLECULAR GENETICS OF SPORULATION IN BACILLUS SUBTILIS

Patrick Stragier;Richard Losick

959
Citations
Amyloid fibers provide structural integrity to Bacillus subtilis biofilms.

Diego Romero;Claudio Aguilar;Richard Losick;Roberto Kolter

913
Citations
A major protein component of the Bacillus subtilis biofilm matrix

Steven S. Branda;Frances Chu;Daniel B. Kearns;Richard Losick

874
Citations
Cannibalism by Sporulating Bacteria

José E. González-Pastor;Errett C. Hobbs;Richard Losick

791
Citations
The Spo0A regulon of Bacillus subtilis

Virginie Molle;Masaya Fujita;Shane T. Jensen;Patrick Eichenberger

732
Citations
Stochasticity and cell fate.

Richard Losick;Claude Desplan

709
Citations
Ecology and genomics of Bacillus subtilis

Ashlee M. Earl;Richard Losick;Roberto Kolter

684
Citations
A master regulator for biofilm formation by Bacillus subtilis

Daniel B. Kearns;Frances Chu;Steven S. Branda;Roberto Kolter

672
Citations
Bacillus subtilis biofilm induction by plant polysaccharides

Pascale B. Beauregard;Yunrong Chai;Hera Vlamakis;Richard Losick

656
Citations
Control of cell fate by the formation of an architecturally complex bacterial community

Hera Vlamakis;Claudio Aguilar;Richard Losick;Roberto Kolter

637
Citations
Swarming motility in undomesticated Bacillus subtilis.

Daniel B. Kearns;Richard Losick

614
Citations
Cascades of sigma factors

Richard Losick;Janice Pero

602
Citations
Construction of a cloning site near one end of Tn917 into which foreign DNA may be inserted without affecting transposition in Bacillus subtilis or expression of the transposon-borne erm gene.

Philip Youngman;John B. Perkins;Richard Losick

559
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Kolter Harvard University

Abraham L. Sonenshein Tufts University

Jon Clardy Harvard University

David Z. Rudner Harvard University

Daniel B. Kearns Indiana University

Hera Vlamakis Broad Institute

Simon M. Cutting Royal Holloway University of London

Kit Pogliano University of California, San Diego

Peter Zuber Oregon Health & Science University

James A. Hoch Scripps Research Institute

External Links

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