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Roman Jerala

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
14378
World Ranking
9193
National Ranking
7

Roman Jerala 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 Roman Jerala sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 276 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roman Jerala 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 Roman Jerala 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: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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

  • 2017 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Roman Jerala is affiliated with the National Institute of Chemistry in Slovenia and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans 154 publications, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Biomedical Engineering, and Oncology.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Roman Jerala's frequent coauthors reflect a collaborative research environment and include:

  • Duško Lainšček (27 joint publications)
  • Mojca Benčina (23 joint publications)
  • Jana Aupič (14 joint publications)
  • Iva Hafner-Bratkovič (13 joint publications)
  • Žiga Strmšek (13 joint publications)

The scientist has published frequently in the following venues:

  • Nature Communications (12 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (12 publications)
  • ACS Synthetic Biology (4 publications)
  • Methods in Molecular Biology (3 publications)
  • Nature Chemical Biology (2 publications)

Recent papers by Roman Jerala include:

  • "A tunable orthogonal coiled-coil interaction toolbox for engineering mammalian cells" (2020, Nature Chemical Biology)
  • "Regulation of protein secretion through chemical regulation of endoplasmic reticulum retention signal cleavage" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Disruption of disulfides within RBD of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein prevents fusion and represents a target for viral entry inhibition by registered drugs" (2021, The FASEB Journal)
  • "Self-assembly and regulation of protein cages from pre-organised coiled-coil modules" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Correlation between Phenotype and Genotype in CTNNB1 Syndrome: A Systematic Review of the Literature" (2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)

Roman Jerala has been recognized with memberships in scientific organizations, including:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (2017)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • The refined 2.4 A X-ray crystal structure of recombinant human stefin B in complex with the cysteine proteinase papain: a novel type of proteinase inhibitor interaction.

    M T Stubbs;B Laber;W Bode;R Huber

  • Mechanism of Endosomal TLR Inhibition by Antimalarial Drugs and Imidazoquinolines

    Alenka Kužnik;Mojca Benčina;Urban Švajger;Matjaž Jeras

  • Structural biology of the LPS recognition

    Roman Jerala

  • Characterization of quercetin binding site on DNA gyrase.

    Andreja Plaper;Mojca Golob;Iva Hafner;Marko Oblak

  • Design of a single-chain polypeptide tetrahedron assembled from coiled-coil segments

    Helena Gradišar;Sabina Božič;Tibor Doles;Damjan Vengust

  • Green Tea Catechins Inhibit Bacterial DNA Gyrase by Interaction with Its ATP Binding Site

    Helena Gradišar;Primož Pristovšek;and Andreja Plaper;Roman Jerala

  • DNA-guided assembly of biosynthetic pathways promotes improved catalytic efficiency

    Robert J. Conrado;Gabriel C. Wu;Jason T. Boock;Hansen Xu

  • Similarities and Specificities of Fungal Keratinolytic Proteases: Comparison of Keratinases of Paecilomyces marquandii and Doratomyces microsporus to Some Known Proteases

    Helena Gradisar;Jozica Friedrich;Igor Krizaj;Roman Jerala

  • Three-dimensional domain swapping in the folded and molten-globule states of cystatins, an amyloid-forming structural superfamily.

    Rosemary A. Staniforth;Silva Giannini;Lee D. Higgins;Matthew J. Conroy

  • Chemistry of Lipid A: At the Heart of Innate Immunity

    Antonio Molinaro;Otto Holst;Flaviana Di Lorenzo;Maire Callaghan

  • Design of coiled-coil protein-origami cages that self-assemble in vitro and in vivo.

    Ajasja Ljubetič;Fabio Lapenta;Helena Gradišar;Igor Drobnak

  • The POM monoclonals: a comprehensive set of antibodies to non-overlapping prion protein epitopes.

    Magdalini Polymenidou;Rita Moos;Mike Scott;Christina Sigurdson

  • Primary structure of a new cysteine proteinase inhibitor from pig leucocytes

    Anka Ritonja;Majda Kopitar;Roman Jerala;Vito Turk

  • Toll-Like Receptor 4 Activation in Cancer Progression and Therapy

    Alja Oblak;Roman Jerala

  • Design of fast proteolysis-based signaling and logic circuits in mammalian cells

    Tina Fink;Jan Lonzarić;Arne Praznik;Tjaša Plaper

  • MD-2 as the target of curcumin in the inhibition of response to LPS

    Helena Gradišar;Mateja Manček Keber;Primož Pristovšek;Roman Jerala

  • Structural Model of MD-2 and Functional Role of Its Basic Amino Acid Clusters Involved in Cellular Lipopolysaccharide Recognition *

    Anton Gruber;Mateja Manček;Hermann Wagner;Carsten J. Kirschning

  • DNA-Free Genome Editing of Brassica oleracea and B. rapa Protoplasts Using CRISPR-Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein Complexes.

    Jana Murovec;Katja Guček;Borut Bohanec;Monika Avbelj

  • De novo design of orthogonal peptide pairs forming parallel coiled-coil heterodimers.

    Helena Gradišar;Roman Jerala

  • Curcumin binds to the α‐helical intermediate and to the amyloid form of prion protein – a new mechanism for the inhibition of PrPSc accumulation

    Iva Hafner-Bratkovič;Jernej Gašperšič;Lojze M. Šmid;Mara Bresjanac

Frequent Co-Authors

Vito Turk
Vito Turk Jožef Stefan Institute
Karl Lohner
Karl Lohner University of Graz
Jonathan P. Waltho
Jonathan P. Waltho University of Sheffield
Ignacio Moriyón
Ignacio Moriyón University of Navarra
Gregor Anderluh
Gregor Anderluh University of Ljubljana
Klaus Brandenburg
Klaus Brandenburg Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Jerrold Weiss
Jerrold Weiss University of Iowa
Jesús Jiménez-Barbero
Jesús Jiménez-Barbero CIC bioGUNE
Rudi Beyaert
Rudi Beyaert Ghent University
Feng Zhang
Feng Zhang MIT

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