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Richard R. Sinden publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard R. Sinden sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 127 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Richard R. Sinden D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard R. Sinden sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Richard R. Sinden is affiliated with the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in the United States. Their research contributions focus primarily on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant work across several specialized subfields including Molecular Biology, Ecology, Genetics, Materials Chemistry, and Molecular Medicine.

The scientist has authored publications on a range of topics, with principal interests in DNA and nucleic acid chemistry, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, enzyme structure and function, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, and DNA repair mechanisms.

Their recent published papers include the following:

  • "NACDDB: Nucleic Acid Circular Dichroism Database", 2022, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Crucial Role of the C-Terminal Domain of Hfq Protein in Genomic Instability", 2020, Microorganisms
  • "Genomic Instability of G-Quadruplex Sequences in Escherichia coli: Roles of DinG, RecG, and RecQ Helicases", 2023, Genes
  • "DNA Transactions in Bacteria and Membranes: A Place for the Hfq Protein?", 2025, Membranes
  • "Determination of Mutation Rates with Two Symmetric and Asymmetric Mutation Types", 2022, Symmetry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard R. Sinden include:

  • Véronique Arluison
  • Frank Wien
  • Grzegorz Węgrzyn
  • Virali J. Parekh
  • Sylwia Bloch

The scientist's work has appeared in multiple publication venues, indicating a multidisciplinary research approach. Common venues include:

  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Microorganisms
  • Genes
  • Membranes
  • Symmetry

Best Publications

  • DNA Structure and Function

    Richard R. Sinden;Christopher E. Pearson;Vladimir N. Potaman;David W. Ussery

  • Torsional tension in the DNA double helix measured with trimethylpsoralen in living E. coli cells: Analogous measurements in insect and human cells

    Richard R. Sinden;Jonathan O. Carlson;David E. Pettijohn

  • Chromosomes in living Escherichia coli cells are segregated into domains of supercoiling

    Richard R. Sinden;David E. Pettijohn

  • Alternative structures in duplex DNA formed within the trinucleotide repeats of the myotonic dystrophy and fragile X loci.

    Christopher E. Pearson;Richard R. Sinden

  • New nomenclature and DNA testing guidelines for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1)

    T. Ashizawa;I. Gonzales;N. Ohsawa;R. H. Singer

  • Preferential DNA secondary structure mutagenesis in the lagging strand of replication in E. coli.

    Thuan Q Trinh;Richard R Sinden

  • Trinucleotide repeat DNA structures: dynamic mutations from dynamic DNA.

    Christopher E Pearson;Richard R Sinden

  • Removal of psoralen interstrand cross-links from DNA of Escherichia coli: Mechanism and genetic control☆

    Ronald S. Cole;Ronald S. Cole;Deborah Levitan;Deborah Levitan;Richard R. Sinden;Richard R. Sinden

  • Biological Implications of the DNA Structures Associated with Disease-Causing Triplet Repeats

    Richard R. Sinden

  • Mismatch repair in Escherichia coli enhances instability of (CTG)n triplet repeats from human hereditary diseases.

    Adam Jaworski;William A. Rosche;Robert Gellibolian;Seongman Kang

  • Triplet repeat DNA structures and human genetic disease: dynamic mutations from dynamic DNA.

    Richard R. Sinden;Vladimir N. Potaman;Elena A. Oussatcheva;Christopher E. Pearson

  • Structure and Dynamics of Supercoil-Stabilized DNA Cruciforms

    Luda S Shlyakhtenko;Vladimir N Potaman;Richard R Sinden;Yuri L Lyubchenko

  • DNA structure, mutations, and human genetic disease.

    Richard R. Sinden;Robert D. Wells

  • Interruptions in the triplet repeats of SCA1 and FRAXA reduce the propensity and complexity of slipped strand DNA (S-DNA) formation

    Christopher E. Pearson;Evan E. Eichler;Diego Lorenzetti;Shannon F. Kramer

  • Structural analysis of slipped-strand DNA (S-DNA) formed in (CTG)n·(CAG)n repeats from the myotonic dystrophy locus

    Christopher E. Pearson;Yuh Hwa Wang;Yuh Hwa Wang;Jack D. Griffith;Richard R. Sinden

  • Human MSH2 Binds to Trinucleotide Repeat DNA Structures Associated with Neurodegenerative Diseases

    Christopher E. Pearson;Amy Ewel;Samir Acharya;Richard A. Fishel

  • Perfect palindromic lac operator DNA sequence exists as a stable cruciform structure in supercoiled DNA in vitro but not in vivo

    Richard R. Sinden;Steven S. Broyles;David E. Pettijohn

  • Replication-dependent instability at (CTG)•(CAG) repeat hairpins in human cells

    Guoqi Liu;Xiaomi Chen;John J Bissler;Richard R Sinden

  • On the deletion of inverted repeated DNA in Escherichia coli: effects of length, thermal stability, and cruciform formation in vivo.

    Richard R. Sinden;Guoxing Zheng;Robert G. Brankamp;Karen N. Allen

  • Repair of cross-linked DNA and survival of Escherichia coli treated with psoralen and light: effects of mutations influencing genetic recombination and DNA metabolism.

    R R Sinden;R S Cole

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuri L. Lyubchenko
Yuri L. Lyubchenko University of Nebraska Medical Center
Christopher E. Pearson
Christopher E. Pearson University of Toronto
David W. Ussery
David W. Ussery University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Robert D. Wells
Robert D. Wells Texas A&M University
David Roth
David Roth University of Miami
Tetsuo Ashizawa
Tetsuo Ashizawa Houston Methodist
Evan E. Eichler
Evan E. Eichler University of Washington
David L. Nelson
David L. Nelson Baylor College of Medicine
Huda Y. Zoghbi
Huda Y. Zoghbi Baylor College of Medicine
Otto F. Sankey
Otto F. Sankey Arizona State University

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