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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Biology and Biochemistry 112 878 779 548 476 1478 62836

Stephen K. Burley publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen K. Burley between 1981 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen K. Burley published across 41 years, from 1981 to 2021, averaging 36.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 223 publications in 2009. 74 of the 1,489 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150 200
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 223. Peak 223 publications in 2009. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 4 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 17 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 22 publications 2001: 28 publications 2002: 39 publications 2003: 48 publications 2004: 85 publications 2005: 68 publications 2006: 121 publications 2007: 159 publications 2008: 175 publications 2009: 223 publications 2010: 157 publications 2011: 43 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 41 publications 2021: 33 publications
1981 2021

1,489 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephen K. Burley: publications per year, 1981 to 2021
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 4
1983 1
1984 1
1985 2
1986 2
1987 8
1988 1
1989 2
1990 1
1991 3
1992 3
1993 7
1994 9
1995 17
1996 16
1997 17
1998 10
1999 12
2000 22
2001 28
2002 39
2003 48
2004 85
2005 68
2006 121
2007 159
2008 175
2009 223
2010 157
2011 43
2012 15
2013 15
2014 7
2015 4
2016 9
2017 29
2018 21
2019 30
2020 41
2021 33
Total 1,489
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Stephen K. Burley publications per year - data summary

  • Stephen K. Burley, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has 1,489 publications recorded across 41 years, from 1981 to 2021.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1981 and the most recent to 2021.
  • The most productive year is 2009, with 223 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1981, 1983, 1984, 1988 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 36.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 36.3 per year counting only the 41 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2017-2021) hold 154 publications, 10% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1981-1994: 45 publications (3.2 per year); 1995-2008: 817 publications (58.4 per year); 2009-2021: 627 publications (48.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Stephen K. Burley 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 Stephen K. Burley sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 1,028+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 980. Most scientists, 980, have 127–136 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,028+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 413 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 848 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 949 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 840 scientists 207–216 publications: 733 scientists 217–226 publications: 708 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 417 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 196 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 59 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientist 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientist 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 1,478 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 8
57–66 35
67–76 106
77–86 231
87–96 413
97–106 546
107–116 704
117–126 848
127–136 980
137–146 942
147–156 969
157–166 949
167–176 951
177–186 915
187–196 787
197–206 840
207–216 733
217–226 708
227–236 651
237–246 605
247–256 510
257–266 524
267–276 434
277–286 417
287–296 350
297–306 363
307–316 315
317–326 296
327–336 261
337–346 240
347–356 219
357–366 196
367–376 154
377–386 161
387–396 155
397–406 145
407–416 124
417–426 112
427–436 132
437–446 116
447–456 99
457–466 81
467–476 91
477–486 80
487–496 80
497–506 59
507–516 36
517–526 46
527–536 54
537–546 44
547–556 43
557–566 43
567–576 42
577–586 25
587–596 34
597–606 23
607–616 33
617–626 31
627–636 27
637–646 25
647–656 28
657–666 34
667–676 18
677–686 16
687–696 10
697–706 12
707–716 21
717–726 12
727–736 12
737–746 10
747–756 7
757–766 13
767–776 15
777–786 13
787–796 9
797–806 9
807–816 7
817–826 4
827–836 9
837–846 7
847–856 3
857–866 5
867–876 5
877–886 11
887–896 3
897–906 4
907–916 7
917–926 5
927–936 6
937–946 6
947–956 3
957–966 7
967–976 2
977–986 2
987–996 1
997–1,006 5
1,007–1,016 2
1,017–1,026 2
1,027 1
1,028+ 100 1,478
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Stephen K. Burley publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 19,587 Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 100 ranges running from 47–56 to 1,028+ publications.
  • Stephen K. Burley, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, records 1,478 publications - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Biology and Biochemistry scientists score the same or lower than Stephen K. Burley, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 197–206 publications range, and Stephen K. Burley ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 127–136 publications, holding 980 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 287–296 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Stephen K. Burley 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 Stephen K. Burley sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 65 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 167+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,253. Most scientists, 1,253, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 112–113 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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
40–41 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 80
42–43 183
44–45 316
46–47 504
48–49 718
50–51 899
52–53 1,025
54–55 1,149
56–57 1,235
58–59 1,253
60–61 1,162
62–63 1,130
64–65 1,031
66–67 897
68–69 814
70–71 714
72–73 709
74–75 596
76–77 512
78–79 473
80–81 412
82–83 373
84–85 358
86–87 285
88–89 273
90–91 227
92–93 208
94–95 193
96–97 153
98–99 157
100–101 148
102–103 120
104–105 113
106–107 100
108–109 86
110–111 67
112–113 71 112
114–115 73
116–117 64
118–119 53
120–121 60
122–123 54
124–125 43
126–127 38
128–129 49
130–131 26
132–133 18
134–135 23
136–137 32
138–139 32
140–141 27
142–143 19
144–145 22
146–147 12
148–149 16
150–151 14
152–153 10
154–155 13
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 9
162–163 13
164–165 4
166 4
167+ 98
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Stephen K. Burley D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 19,587 Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 65 ranges running from 40–41 to 167+ D-Index.
  • Stephen K. Burley, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, records 112 D-Index - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Biology and Biochemistry scientists score the same or lower than Stephen K. Burley, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 64–65 D-Index range, and Stephen K. Burley ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 1,253 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 71% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 72–73 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

Stephen K. Burley focuses on Stereochemistry, Protein structure, Genetics, Biochemistry and Molecular biology. He combines subjects such as Antiparallel, Crystallography, DNA, DNA-binding protein and van der Waals force with his study of Stereochemistry. He interconnects Type VI secretion system, Biophysics, Computational biology and Gene in the investigation of issues within Protein structure.

His study in Genetics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Structural genomics and Data science. Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Antidote and Biochemistry. His Molecular biology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as RNA, TATA box, Cell biology, EIF4E and Transcription.

His most cited work include:

  • Weight-reducing effects of the plasma protein encoded by the obese gene. (4141 citations)
  • Aromatic-aromatic interaction: a mechanism of protein structure stabilization (1902 citations)
  • Co-crystal structure of the HNF-3/ fork head DNA-recognition motif resembles histone H5 (1062 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Biochemistry, Stereochemistry, Protein structure, Protein Data Bank and Crystallography. His studies deal with areas such as Antiparallel, Crystal structure and Amidohydrolase, Enzyme, Active site as well as Stereochemistry. A large part of his Protein structure studies is devoted to Structural genomics.

The Protein Data Bank study combines topics in areas such as World Wide Web, Computational biology, Protein Data Bank and Data science. As a member of one scientific family, Stephen K. Burley mostly works in the field of Computational biology, focusing on Genetics and, on occasion, Cell biology. His research in Protein Data Bank intersects with topics in Bioinformatics and Structural bioinformatics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Biochemistry (35.95%)
  • Stereochemistry (28.68%)
  • Protein structure (22.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Protein Data Bank (20.24%)
  • Protein Data Bank (20.04%)
  • Computational biology (14.54%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Protein Data Bank, Protein Data Bank, Computational biology, World Wide Web and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The concepts of his Protein Data Bank study are interwoven with issues in Metadata, External Data Representation, Structural biology, Biomedicine and Data science. His research integrates issues of Macromolecular crystallography and Structural bioinformatics in his study of Protein Data Bank.

In Macromolecular crystallography, Stephen K. Burley works on issues like Crystallography, which are connected to Data dictionary. Stephen K. Burley has included themes like Protein structure, Drug discovery and Molecular targets in his Computational biology study. In his work, he performs multidisciplinary research in Protein structure and Human metabolism.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • RCSB Protein Data Bank: biological macromolecular structures enabling research and education in fundamental biology, biomedicine, biotechnology and energy. (409 citations)
  • Recon3D enables a three-dimensional view of gene variation in human metabolism. (229 citations)
  • Recon3D enables a three-dimensional view of gene variation in human metabolism. (229 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

Stephen K. Burley mainly investigates Protein Data Bank, Protein Data Bank, Computational biology, Data science and Pose prediction. His research ties Structural biology and Protein Data Bank together. His Protein Data Bank study combines topics in areas such as Metadata, Macromolecular crystallography and Structural bioinformatics.

While the research belongs to areas of Metadata, Stephen K. Burley spends his time largely on the problem of Bioinformatics, intersecting his research to questions surrounding World Wide Web. His studies in Macromolecular crystallography integrate themes in fields like Crystallography and Data dictionary. He has researched Computational biology in several fields, including Metabolite, Variation, Human genome and Gene.

Best Publications

  • Weight-Reducing Effects of the Plasma Protein Encoded by the obese Gene

    Jeffrey L. Halaas;Ketan S. Gajiwala;Margherita Maffei;Steven L. Cohen

  • Aromatic-aromatic interaction: a mechanism of protein structure stabilization

    S. K. Burley;S. K. Burley;G. A. Petsko

  • Co-crystal structure of the HNF-3/ fork head DNA-recognition motif resembles histone H5

    Kirk L. Clark;Elaine D Halay;Elaine D Halay;Eseng Lai;Stephen K Burley;Stephen K Burley

  • RCSB Protein Data Bank: powerful new tools for exploring 3D structures of biological macromolecules for basic and applied research and education in fundamental biology, biomedicine, biotechnology, bioengineering and energy sciences.

    Stephen K. Burley;Charmi Bhikadiya;Chunxiao Bi;Sebastian Bittrich

  • Co-crystal structure of TBP recognizing the minor groove of a TATA element

    Joseph L. Kim;Dimitar B. Nikolov;Stephen K. Burley

  • Protein Data Bank: the single global archive for 3D macromolecular structure data

    Stephen K Burley;Helen M Berman;Charmi Bhikadiya

  • RCSB Protein Data Bank: biological macromolecular structures enabling research and education in fundamental biology, biomedicine, biotechnology and energy.

    Stephen K. Burley;Helen M. Berman;Charmi Bhikadiya;Chunxiao Bi

  • Protein Data Bank (PDB): The Single Global Macromolecular Structure Archive.

    Stephen K. Burley;Stephen K. Burley;Helen M. Berman;Gerard J. Kleywegt;John L. Markley

  • Hierarchical phosphorylation of the translation inhibitor 4E-BP1

    Anne-Claude Gingras;Brian Raught;Steven P. Gygi;Steven P. Gygi;Anna Niedzwiecka

  • Mol* Viewer: modern web app for 3D visualization and analysis of large biomolecular structures.

    David Sehnal;David Sehnal;David Sehnal;Sebastian Bittrich;Mandar S Deshpande;Radka Svobodová;Radka Svobodová

  • Weakly Polar Interactions In Proteins

    S K Burley;G A Petsko

  • BIOCHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY OF TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IID (TFIID)

    S. K. Burley;R. G. Roeder

  • Protein production and purification.

    S Gräslund

  • The RCSB protein data bank: integrative view of protein, gene and 3D structural information

    Peter W. Rose;Andreas Prlić;Ali Altunkaya;Chunxiao Bi

  • Recognition by Max of its cognate DNA through a dimeric b/HLH/Z domain.

    Adrian R. Ferré-D'Amaré;George C. Prendergast;George C. Prendergast;Edward B. Ziff;Stephen K. Burley;Stephen K. Burley

  • Amino-aromatic interactions in proteins

    Stephen Burley;Stephen Burley;G. A. Petsko

  • Cocrystal Structure of the Messenger RNA 5′ Cap-Binding Protein (eIF4E) Bound to 7-methyl-GDP

    Joseph Marcotrigiano;Anne-Claude Gingras;Nahum Sonenberg;Stephen K. Burley;Stephen K. Burley;Stephen K. Burley

  • Crystal structure of a TFIIB-TBP-TATA-element ternary complex.

    Dimitar B. Nikolov;Hua Chen;Hua Chen;Elaine D. Halay;Elaine D. Halay;Anny A. Usheva

  • Type VI secretion apparatus and phage tail-associated protein complexes share a common evolutionary origin

    Petr G. Leiman;Petr G. Leiman;Marek Basler;Udupi A. Ramagopal;Jeffrey B. Bonanno

  • Winged helix proteins.

    Ketan S Gajiwala;Stephen K Burley;Stephen K Burley

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Westbrook
John D. Westbrook Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Helen M. Berman
Helen M. Berman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Andrej Sali
Andrej Sali University of California, San Francisco
Sameer Velankar
Sameer Velankar European Bioinformatics Institute
David S. Goodsell
David S. Goodsell Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
John L. Markley
John L. Markley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Steven C. Almo
Steven C. Almo Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Haruki Nakamura
Haruki Nakamura Osaka University
Frank M. Raushel
Frank M. Raushel Texas A&M University
Andreas Prlić
Andreas Prlić Invitae (United States)

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