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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
102
Citations
36960
World Ranking
1370
National Ranking
791

Chemistry

D-Index
98
Citations
32737
World Ranking
1404
National Ranking
541

Robert J. Fletterick publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert J. Fletterick sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 382 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Robert J. Fletterick D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert J. Fletterick sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Robert J. Fletterick is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their academic career is distinguished by recognition such as being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2010.

Although specific details about their recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, and main or subfields of study are not available, this profile reflects the available verified professional data.

The acknowledgment by the National Academy of Sciences highlights their established presence within the scientific community, underscoring a career contributing to the broader domain of academic research connected to the University of California, San Francisco.

Best Publications

  • Conversion of alpha-helices into beta-sheets features in the formation of the scrapie prion proteins.

    K M Pan;M Baldwin;J Nguyen;M Gasset

  • Structure and specificity of nuclear receptor-coactivator interactions.

    Beatrice D. Darimont;Richard L. Wagner;James W. Apriletti;Michael R. Stallcup

  • A structural role for hormone in the thyroid hormone receptor

    Richard L. Wagner;James W. Apriletti;Mary E. McGrath;Brian L. West

  • Crystal structure of the kinesin motor domain reveals a structural similarity to myosin.

    F.J Kull;E.P Sablin;R Lau;R.J Fletterick

  • Hormone-dependent coactivator binding to a hydrophobic cleft on nuclear receptors

    Weijun Feng;Ralff C. J. Ribeiro;Ralff C. J. Ribeiro;Richard L. Wagner;Richard L. Wagner;Hoa Nguyen;Hoa Nguyen

  • Structural clues to prion replication

    Fred E. Cohen;Keh-Ming Pan;Ziwei Huang;Michael Baldwin

  • The design plan of kinesin motors

    Ronald D. Vale;Robert J. Fletterick

  • The structure of mammalian 15-lipoxygenase reveals similarity to the lipases and the determinants of substrate specificity.

    Sarah A. Gillmor;Armando Villaseñor;Robert Fletterick;Elliott Sigal

  • Viral cysteine proteases are homologous to the trypsin-like family of serine proteases: structural and functional implications.

    J F Bazan;R J Fletterick

  • Redesigning trypsin: alteration of substrate specificity

    Charles S. Craik;Corey Largman;Thomas Fletcher;Steven Roczniak

  • Structural analyses reveal phosphatidyl inositols as ligands for the NR5 orphan receptors SF-1 and LRH-1.

    Irina N. Krylova;Elena P. Sablin;Jamie Moore;Robert X. Xu

  • Evidence that the N-terminal domain of nonstructural protein NS3 from yellow fever virus is a serine protease responsible for site-specific cleavages in the viral polyprotein.

    T J Chambers;R C Weir;A Grakoui;D W McCourt

  • The family of glycogen phosphorylases: structure and function.

    Christopher B. Newgard;Peter K. Hwang;Robert J. Fletterick

  • Nuclear receptor ligands and ligand binding domains

    Thomas S. Scanlan;John D. Baxter;Robert J. Fletterick;Richard L. Wagner

  • Crystal structure of the motor domain of the kinesin-related motor ncd

    Sablin Ep;Kull Fj;Cooke R;Vale Rd

  • Predicted alpha-helical regions of the prion protein when synthesized as peptides form amyloid.

    Maria Gasset;Michael A. Baldwin;David H. Lloyd;Jean-Marc Gabriel

  • Switch-based Mechanism of Kinesin Motors

    Masahide Kikkawa;Elena P. Sablin;Yasushi Okada;Hiroaki Yajima

  • Structural changes in glycogen phosphorylase induced by phosphorylation.

    S. R. Sprang;K. R. Acharya;Elizabeth J Goldsmith;D. I. Stuart

  • Perturbation of the secondary structure of the scrapie prion protein under conditions that alter infectivity

    Maria Gasset;Michael A. Baldwin;Robert J. Fletterick;Stanley B. Prusiner

  • A surface on the androgen receptor that allosterically regulates coactivator binding.

    Eva Estébanez-Perpiñá;Leggy A. Arnold;Phuong Nguyen;Edson Delgado Rodrigues

  • Ca2+-regulated structural changes in troponin

    Maia V. Vinogradova;Deborah B. Stone;Galina G. Malanina;Christina Karatzaferi

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles S. Craik
Charles S. Craik University of California, San Francisco
John D. Baxter
John D. Baxter University of California, San Francisco
Stephen R. Sprang
Stephen R. Sprang University of Montana
Holly A. Ingraham
Holly A. Ingraham University of California, San Francisco
Ronald D. Vale
Ronald D. Vale University of California, San Francisco
Stanley B. Prusiner
Stanley B. Prusiner University of California, San Francisco
William J. Rutter
William J. Rutter University of California, San Francisco
Fred E. Cohen
Fred E. Cohen University of California, San Francisco
Elizabeth J. Goldsmith
Elizabeth J. Goldsmith The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
R. Kiplin Guy
R. Kiplin Guy University of Kentucky

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