2026 Steven M. Block: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	80	3991	3677	1970	1775	154	37322

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

2515
Citations
Stretching DNA with optical tweezers

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

1914
Citations
Bead movement by single kinesin molecules studied with optical tweezers

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

1385
Citations
Single kinesin molecules studied with a molecular force clamp

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

1293
Citations
Force and Velocity Measured for Single Molecules of RNA Polymerase

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

1179
Citations
Force and velocity measured for single kinesin molecules

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

1158
Citations
Direct observation of base-pair stepping by RNA polymerase

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

1037
Citations
Kinesin hydrolyses one ATP per 8-nm step

Mark J. Schnitzer;Steven M. Block

977
Citations
Estimating the persistence length of a worm-like chain molecule from force-extension measurements.

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

896
Citations
Characterization of photodamage to Escherichia coli in optical traps.

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

892
Citations
Transcription against an applied force

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

779
Citations
Force production by single kinesin motors

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

705
Citations
Kinesin Moves by an Asymmetric Hand-Over-Hand Mechanism

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

666
Citations
Temporal comparisons in bacterial chemotaxis.

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

645
Citations
Compliance of bacterial flagella measured with optical tweezers.

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

622
Citations
High-resolution, single-molecule measurements of biomolecular motion.

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

605
Citations
Construction of multiple-beam optical traps with nanometer-resolution position sensing

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

600
Citations
Nanomechanical measurements of the sequence-dependent folding landscapes of single nucleic acid hairpins

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

580
Citations
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

488
Citations
Kinesin motor mechanics: binding, stepping, tracking, gating, and limping.

Steven M. Block

465
Citations