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D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
26595
World Ranking
3744
National Ranking
1192

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
86
Citations
31505
World Ranking
2929
National Ranking
1500

Steven A. Benner publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 415 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven A. Benner 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 Steven A. Benner sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1984 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Steven A. Benner is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, contributing extensively to molecular biology with 85 related publications. Other subfields include astronomy and astrophysics, biomedical engineering, ecology, and infectious diseases.

Their work covers a range of main topics including:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • DNA and nucleic acid chemistry
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Origins and evolution of life
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Biosensors and analytical detection

Steven A. Benner has collaborated frequently with several scientists, including:

  • Shuichi Hoshika
  • Kevin M. Bradley
  • Zunyi Yang
  • Elisa Biondi
  • Hyo-Joong Kim

Publications by Benner have appeared predominantly in scientific journals such as:

  • Astrobiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • PLoS ONE
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Examples of recent papers include:

  • Mars Extant Life: What's Next? Conference Report, 2020, Astrobiology
  • Catalytic Synthesis of Polyribonucleic Acid on Prebiotic Rock Glasses, 2022, Astrobiology
  • Confluence of theory and experiment reveals the catalytic mechanism of the Varkud satellite ribozyme, 2020, Nature Chemistry
  • New Insights into Boron Essentiality in Humans and Animals, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Tautomeric Equilibria of Nucleobases in the Hachimoji Expanded Genetic Alphabet, 2020, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Steven A. Benner has been recognized by several awards, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014 and a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1984.

Best Publications

  • The Potential and Challenges of Nanopore Sequencing

    Daniel Branton;David W Deamer;Andre Marziali;Hagan Bayley

  • Potential role of sugar (fructose) in the epidemic of hypertension, obesity and the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease

    Richard J. Johnson;Mark S. Segal;Yuri Sautin;Takahiko Nakagawa

  • Exhaustive matching of the entire protein sequence database

    Gaston H. Gonnet;Mark A. Cohen;Steven A. Benner

  • Enzymatic incorporation of a new base pair into DNA and RNA extends the genetic alphabet

    Joseph A. Piccirilli;Steven A. Benner;Tilman Krauch;Simon E. Moroney

  • Borate Minerals Stabilize Ribose

    A. Ricardo;M. A. Carrigan;M. A. Carrigan;A. N. Olcott;A. N. Olcott;S. A. Benner;S. A. Benner

  • Modern metabolism as a palimpsest of the RNA world.

    Steven A. Benner;Andrew D. Ellington;Andreas Tauer

  • Enzymatic incorporation of a new base pair into DNA and RNA

    Christopher Switzer;Simon E. Moroney;Steven A. Benner

  • The missing organic molecules on Mars.

    Steven A. Benner;Kevin G. Devine;Lidia N. Matveeva;David H. Powell

  • Understanding nucleic acids using synthetic chemistry

    Steven A Benner

  • Hachimoji DNA and RNA. A Genetic System with Eight Building Blocks

    Shuichi Hoshika;Nicole A. Leal;Myong Jung Kim;Myong Sang Kim

  • Total synthesis and cloning of a gene coding for the ribonuclease S protein

    KP Nambiar;J Stackhouse;DM Stauffer;WP Kennedy

  • Is there a common chemical model for life in the universe

    Steven A Benner;Alonso Ricardo;Matthew A Carrigan

  • The challenges of sequencing by synthesis

    Carl W Fuller;Lyle R Middendorf;Steven A Benner;George M Church

  • Ribosome-mediated incorporation of a non-standard amino acid into a peptide through expansion of the genetic code

    J. D. Bain;Christopher Switzer;Richard Chamberlin;Steven A. Benner

  • Resurrecting ancestral alcohol dehydrogenases from yeast.

    J Michael Thomson;J Michael Thomson;J Michael Thomson;Eric A Gaucher;Michelle F Burgan;Michelle F Burgan;Michelle F Burgan;Danny W De Kee

  • Enzymatic recognition of the base pair between isocytidine and isoguanosine.

    Christopher Y. Switzer;Simon E. Moroney;Steven A. Benner

  • The NASA Astrobiology Roadmap.

    David J. Des Marais;Louis J. Allamandola;Steven A. Benner;Alan P. Boss

  • Amplification, mutation, and sequencing of a six-letter synthetic genetic system.

    Zunyi Yang;Fei Chen;J. Brian Alvarado;Steven A. Benner

  • In vitro selection with artificial expanded genetic information systems

    Kwame Sefah;Zunyi Yang;Kevin M. Bradley;Shuichi Hoshika

  • Inferring the palaeoenvironment of ancient bacteria on the basis of resurrected proteins

    Eric A. Gaucher;J. Michael Thomson;J. Michael Thomson;Michelle F. Burgan;Steven A. Benner

  • Reconstructing the evolutionary history of the artiodactyl ribonuclease superfamily

    Thomas M. Jermann;Jochen G. Opitz;Joseph Stackhouse;Steven A. Benner

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph A. Piccirilli
Joseph A. Piccirilli University of Chicago
Gaston H. Gonnet
Gaston H. Gonnet ETH Zurich
Weihong Tan
Weihong Tan Hunan University
Andrew D. Ellington
Andrew D. Ellington The University of Texas at Austin
Stephen J. Mojzsis
Stephen J. Mojzsis University of Bayreuth
Rudolf Konrad Allemann
Rudolf Konrad Allemann Cardiff University
Elmar G. Weinhold
Elmar G. Weinhold RWTH Aachen University
Michael M. Miyamoto
Michael M. Miyamoto University of Florida
Thomas D. Hurley
Thomas D. Hurley Indiana University
Fred E. Cohen
Fred E. Cohen University of California, San Francisco

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