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Steven M. Block 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 Steven M. Block sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 154 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven M. Block 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 M. Block sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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

  • 2011 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his originality in the direct measurement of the forces and motions in single biomolecular complexes using optical trapping approaches
  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Steven M. Block is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine, with a total of 36 and 35 publications respectively. Within these broad domains, their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics prominent in biological and medical sciences. Major themes include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Influenza Virus Research Studies, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Steven M. Block are:

  • Rainer Haag
  • Chuanxiong Nie
  • Daniel Lauster
  • Yannic Kerkhoff
  • Matthias Wallert

Publication venues where the scientist has regularly contributed include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Angewandte Chemie

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Steven M. Block include:

  • "Polysulfates Block SARS-CoV-2 Uptake through Electrostatic Interactions," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Adaptive Flexible Sialylated Nanogels as Highly Potent Influenza A Virus Inhibitors," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Physiological Shear Stress Enhances Differentiation, Mucus-Formation and Structural 3D Organization of Intestinal Epithelial Cells In Vitro," 2021, Cells
  • "Directed manipulation of membrane proteins by fluorescent magnetic nanoparticles," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Heteromultivalent topology-matched nanostructures as potent and broad-spectrum influenza A virus inhibitors," 2021, Science Advances

Steven M. Block has been recognized with multiple awards and honors in their scientific career. These include election as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2011, specifically cited for originality in the direct measurement of forces and motions in single biomolecular complexes using optical trapping methods.

Other distinctions include membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 2007, fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2006, and fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2000.

Best Publications

  • Biological applications of optical forces

    Karel Svoboda;Steven M. Block

  • Stretching DNA with optical tweezers

    M.D. Wang;H. Yin;R. Landick;J. Gelles

  • Bead movement by single kinesin molecules studied with optical tweezers

    Steven M. Block;Lawrence S. B. Goldstein;Bruce J. Schnapp

  • Single kinesin molecules studied with a molecular force clamp

    Koen Visscher;Mark J. Schnitzer;Steven M. Block

  • Force and Velocity Measured for Single Molecules of RNA Polymerase

    Michelle D. Wang;Mark J. Schnitzer;Hong Yin;Robert Landick

  • Force and velocity measured for single kinesin molecules

    Karel Svoboda;Steven M. Block;Steven M. Block

  • Direct observation of base-pair stepping by RNA polymerase

    Elio A. Abbondanzieri;William J. Greenleaf;Joshua W. Shaevitz;Robert Landick

  • Kinesin hydrolyses one ATP per 8-nm step

    Mark J. Schnitzer;Steven M. Block

  • Estimating the persistence length of a worm-like chain molecule from force-extension measurements.

    C. Bouchiat;M.D. Wang;J.-F. Allemand;T. Strick

  • Characterization of photodamage to Escherichia coli in optical traps.

    Keir C. Neuman;Edmund H. Chadd;Grace F. Liou;Keren Bergman

  • Transcription against an applied force

    Hong Yin;Michelle D. Wang;Karel Svoboda;Robert Landick

  • Force production by single kinesin motors

    Mark J. Schnitzer;Koen Visscher;Steven M. Block

  • Kinesin Moves by an Asymmetric Hand-Over-Hand Mechanism

    Charles L. Asbury;Adrian N. Fehr;Steven M. Block

  • Temporal comparisons in bacterial chemotaxis.

    Jeffrey E. Segall;Steven M. Block;Howard C. Berg

  • Compliance of bacterial flagella measured with optical tweezers.

    Steven M. Block;Steven M. Block;David F. Blair;Howard C. Berg;Howard C. Berg

  • High-resolution, single-molecule measurements of biomolecular motion.

    William J. Greenleaf;Michael T. Woodside;Steven M. Block

  • Construction of multiple-beam optical traps with nanometer-resolution position sensing

    K. Visscher;S.P. Gross;S.M. Block

  • Nanomechanical measurements of the sequence-dependent folding landscapes of single nucleic acid hairpins

    Michael T. Woodside;William M. Behnke-Parks;Kevan Larizadeh;Kevin Travers

  • Direct measurement of the full, sequence-dependent folding landscape of a nucleic acid

    Michael T. Woodside;Peter C. Anthony;William M. Behnke-Parks;Kevan Larizadeh

  • Kinesin motor mechanics: binding, stepping, tracking, gating, and limping.

    Steven M. Block

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Landick
Robert Landick University of Wisconsin–Madison
William J. Greenleaf
William J. Greenleaf Stanford University
Karel Svoboda
Karel Svoboda Allen Institute
Howard C. Berg
Howard C. Berg Harvard University
Jeff Gelles
Jeff Gelles Brandeis University
Steven P. Gross
Steven P. Gross University of California, Irvine
Mark J. Schnitzer
Mark J. Schnitzer Stanford University
Roger D. Kornberg
Roger D. Kornberg Stanford University
Jeffrey E. Segall
Jeffrey E. Segall Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Eric Wieschaus
Eric Wieschaus Princeton University

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