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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 58 10818 9766 69 61 221 9883

Ronald Micura publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ronald Micura between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ronald Micura published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2017. 14 of the 247 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2017. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 2 publications
1994 2026

247 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ronald Micura: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 4
1996 3
1997 6
1998 0
1999 4
2000 5
2001 2
2002 5
2003 6
2004 8
2005 6
2006 7
2007 5
2008 12
2009 8
2010 6
2011 12
2012 11
2013 12
2014 11
2015 9
2016 11
2017 16
2018 5
2019 14
2020 11
2021 7
2022 13
2023 6
2024 7
2025 12
2026 2
Total 247
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Ronald Micura publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ronald Micura sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 221–240 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 221 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216 221
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Ronald Micura D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930 58
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Ronald Micura is affiliated with the University of Innsbruck in Austria and has contributed significantly to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on Molecular Biology, with key contributions spanning Oncology, Genetics, Organic Chemistry, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The areas of study that define Micura's work include:

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research

Micura has published extensively, including recent papers such as:

  • Fundamental studies of functional nucleic acids: aptamers, riboswitches, ribozymes and DNAzymes (2020) in Chemical Society Reviews
  • Conformation of sister chromatids in the replicated human genome (2020) in Nature
  • Structural basis for the context-specific action of the classic peptidyl transferase inhibitor chloramphenicol (2022) in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • Time-resolved single-cell RNA-seq using metabolic RNA labelling (2022) in Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • Machine learning of reverse transcription signatures of variegated polymerases allows mapping and discrimination of methylated purines in limited transcriptomes (2020) in Nucleic Acids Research

The most frequent publication venues where Micura's research appears include:

  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Collaboration forms a notable aspect of Micura's scientific work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Laurin Flemmich
  • Alexandra Lusser
  • Raphael Bereiter
  • Kathrin Breuker
  • Eric Ennifar

Best Publications

  • Structural Basis for Discriminative Regulation of Gene Expression by Adenine- and Guanine-Sensing mRNAs

    Alexander Serganov;Yu Ren Yuan;Olga Pikovskaya;Anna Polonskaia

  • Distinct 5-methylcytosine profiles in poly(A) RNA from mouse embryonic stem cells and brain

    Thomas Amort;Dietmar Rieder;Alexandra Wille;Daria Khokhlova-Cubberley

  • Structural and functional insights into 5'-ppp RNA pattern recognition by the innate immune receptor RIG-I.

    Yanli Wang;Janos Ludwig;Christine Schuberth;Marion Goldeck

  • Pyranosyl-RNA: chiroselective self-assembly of base sequences by ligative oligomerization of tetra nucleotide-2′,3′-cyclophosphates (with a commentary concerning the origin of biomolecular homochirality)

    Martin Bolli;Martin Bolli;Ronald Micura;Albert Eschenmoser;Albert Eschenmoser

  • Structural basis for Diels-Alder ribozyme-catalyzed carbon-carbon bond formation

    Alexander Serganov;Sonja Keiper;Lucy Malinina;Valentina Tereshko

  • Fundamental studies of functional nucleic acids: aptamers, riboswitches, ribozymes and DNAzymes

    Ronald Micura;Claudia Höbartner

  • Ligand-induced folding of the adenosine deaminase A-riboswitch and implications on riboswitch translational control.

    Renate Rieder;Kathrin Lang;Dagmar Graber;Ronald Micura

  • Escherichia coli ribosomal protein S1 unfolds structured mRNAs onto the ribosome for active translation initiation.

    Mélodie Duval;Alexey Korepanov;Alexey Korepanov;Olivier Fuchsbauer;Pierre Fechter

  • Conformational capture of the SAM-II riboswitch

    Andrea Haller;Ulrike Rieder;Michaela Aigner;Scott C Blanchard

  • The dynamic nature of RNA as key to understanding riboswitch mechanisms.

    Andrea Haller;Marie F. Soulière;Ronald Micura

  • Ligand-induced folding of the thiM TPP riboswitch investigated by a structure-based fluorescence spectroscopic approach

    Kathrin Lang;Renate Rieder;Ronald Micura

  • Long non-coding RNAs as targets for cytosine methylation

    Thomas Amort;Marie F. Soulière;Alexandra Wille;Xi-Yu Jia

  • Nascent peptide in the ribosome exit tunnel affects functional properties of the A-site of the peptidyl transferase center.

    Haripriya Ramu;Nora Vázquez-Laslop;Dorota Klepacki;Qing Dai

  • 2'-Azido RNA, a versatile tool for chemical biology: synthesis, X-ray structure, siRNA applications, click labeling.

    Katja Fauster;Markus Hartl;Tobias Santner;Michaela Aigner

  • Folding and ligand recognition of the TPP riboswitch aptamer at single-molecule resolution

    Andrea Haller;Roger B. Altman;Marie F. Soulière;Scott C. Blanchard

  • Small interfering RNAs and their chemical synthesis.

    Ronald Micura

  • Folding of a transcriptionally acting PreQ1 riboswitch

    Ulrike Rieder;Christoph Kreutz;Ronald Micura

  • Methylation of the nucleobases in RNA oligonucleotides mediates duplex–hairpin conversion

    Ronald Micura;Werner Pils;Claudia Höbartner;Karl Grubmayr

  • Chemical synthesis of selenium-modified oligoribonucleotides and their enzymatic ligation leading to an U6 SnRNA stem-loop segment.

    Claudia Höbartner;Ronald Micura

  • Syntheses of RNAs with up to 100 nucleotides containing site-specific 2'-methylseleno labels for use in X-ray crystallography

    Claudia Höbartner;Renate Rieder;Christoph Kreutz;Barbara Puffer

  • Molecular insights into protein synthesis with proline residues.

    Sergey Melnikov;Sergey Melnikov;Justine Mailliot;Justine Mailliot;Lukas Rigger;Sandro Neuner

  • Structural basis for Diels-Alder ribozyme catalyzed carbon-carbon bond formation

    A. Jaschke;A. Serganov;S. Keiper;L. Malinina

Frequent Co-Authors

Dinshaw J. Patel
Dinshaw J. Patel Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Heinz Falk
Heinz Falk Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Scott C. Blanchard
Scott C. Blanchard St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Andreas Marx
Andreas Marx University of Konstanz
Anh Tuân Phan
Anh Tuân Phan Nanyang Technological University
Daniel N. Wilson
Daniel N. Wilson Universität Hamburg
Robert Konrat
Robert Konrat University of Vienna
Alexander S. Mankin
Alexander S. Mankin University of Illinois at Chicago
Eric Westhof
Eric Westhof University of Strasbourg

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