2026 Shoshana J. Wodak: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	83	1412	1339	22	20	258	27011

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Shoshana J. Wodak is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with a strong focus on Molecular Biology, which represents the majority of their publications. Additional contributions involve Materials Chemistry, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Infectious Diseases, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work addresses various topics within the biological sciences. Key research areas include:

Protein Structure and Dynamics
Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
Computational Drug Discovery Methods
Enzyme Structure and Function
RNA Research and Splicing
RNA Modifications and Cancer
Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

In terms of publication venues, Shoshana J. Wodak has contributed extensively to:

Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
PROTEOMICS
Annual Review of Biophysics

Selected recent papers illustrate both the scope and continuity of their research efforts. These include:

"Critical Assessment of Methods for Predicting the 3D Structure of Proteins and Protein Complexes" (2023) published in Annual Review of Biophysics
"Integration of Data from Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation Databases Highlights Concentration and Dosage Sensitivity of LLPS Drivers" (2021) published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
"The impact of structural bioinformatics tools and resources on SARS-CoV-2 research and therapeutic strategies" (2020) published in Briefings in Bioinformatics
"Insight into membraneless organelles and their associated proteins: Drivers, Clients and Regulators" (2021) published in Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
"Distance-Based Metrics for Comparing Conformational Ensembles of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins" (2020) published in Biophysical Journal

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers in their field. Common coauthors include Sameer Velankar, Tamás Lázár, Marc F. Lensink, Alexandre M. J. J. Bonvin, and Péter Tompa, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Recognized within the scientific community, Shoshana J. Wodak has received notable distinctions such as becoming a Fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology in 2016 and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

Global landscape of protein complexes in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Nevan J. Krogan;Gerard Cagney;Gerard Cagney;Haiyuan Yu;Gouqing Zhong

3470
Citations
SFCHECK: a unified set of procedures for evaluating the quality of macromolecular structure-factor data and their agreement with the atomic model

Alexei A. Vaguine;Jean Richelle;Shoshana Wodak;Shoshana Wodak

1252
Citations
A census of human soluble protein complexes.

Pierre C. Havugimana;G. Traver Hart;Tamás Nepusz;Haixuan Yang

943
Citations
Deviations from standard atomic volumes as a quality measure for protein crystal structures

Joan Pontius;Jean Richelle;Shoshana J. Wodak

855
Citations
CAPRI: A Critical Assessment of PRedicted Interactions

Joel Janin;Kim Henrick;John Moult;Lynn Ten Eyck

842
Citations
Up-to-date catalogues of yeast protein complexes

Shuye Pu;Jessica Wong;Brian Turner;Emerson Cho

818
Citations
Analysis of zinc binding sites in protein crystal structures.

Ian L. Alberts;Katalin Nadassy;Katalin Nadassy;Shoshana J. Wodak;Shoshana J. Wodak

596
Citations
Assessment of blind predictions of protein-protein interactions: Current status of docking methods

Raúl Méndez;Raphaël Leplae;Leonardo De Maria;Shoshana J. Wodak

489
Citations
Docking and scoring protein complexes: CAPRI 3rd Edition.

Marc F. Lensink;Raúl Méndez;Raúl Méndez;Shoshana J. Wodak

438
Citations
Structural Features of Protein−Nucleic Acid Recognition Sites†

Katalin Nadassy;Shoshana J. Wodak;Joël Janin

422
Citations
CYGD: the Comprehensive Yeast Genome Database

U. Güldener;M. Münsterkötter;G. Kastenmüller;N. Strack

418
Citations
Assessment of CAPRI predictions in rounds 3-5 shows progress in docking procedures

Raúl Méndez;Raphaël Leplae;Marc F. Lensink;Shoshana J. Wodak

413
Citations
Allostery in Its Many Disguises: From Theory to Applications

Shoshana J. Wodak;Emanuele Paci;Nikolay V. Dokholyan;Nikolay V. Dokholyan;Igor N. Berezovsky

382
Citations
Computer analysis of protein-protein interaction

Shoshana J. Wodak;Joël Janin

373
Citations
Markov clustering versus affinity propagation for the partitioning of protein interaction graphs

James Vlasblom;Shoshana J Wodak

310
Citations
ACLAME: A CLAssification of Mobile genetic Elements

Raphaël Leplae;Aline Hebrant;Shoshana J. Wodak;Ariane Toussaint

279
Citations
Interaction landscape of membrane - protein complexes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Mohan Babu;James Vlasblom;Shuye Pu;Xinghua Guo

278
Citations
Docking, scoring, and affinity prediction in CAPRI

Marc F. Lensink;Shoshana J. Wodak

276
Citations
Docking and scoring protein interactions: CAPRI 2009.

Marc F. Lensink;Shoshana J. Wodak

275
Citations
Protein structure prediction by threading methods: Evaluation of current techniques

Christian M.-R. Lemer;Marianne J. Rooman;Shoshana J. Wodak

271
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joël Janin University of Paris-Saclay

Jacques van Helden Aix-Marseille University

Jack Greenblatt University of Toronto

Sameer Velankar European Bioinformatics Institute

Andrew Emili Boston University

Guy Lippens Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

Peter Tompa Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Juan Fernández-Recio Spanish National Research Council

Zhiping Weng University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Alexandre M. J. J. Bonvin Utrecht University

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