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Steven W. Singer 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 W. Singer sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 156 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven W. Singer 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 W. Singer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Steven W. Singer is affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and engineering.

The main topics of Steven W. Singer's research include:

  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Biochemical and biochemical processes

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, with notable publication counts in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Green Chemistry
  • Biotechnology for Biofuels
  • Metabolic Engineering

Among recent papers authored in collaboration or contribution, some key titles include:

  • "Microbial production of advanced biofuels", published in 2021 in Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "Expansion of the global RNA virome reveals diverse clades of bacteriophages", published in 2022 in Cell
  • "Machine learning for metabolic engineering: A review", published in 2020 in Metabolic Engineering
  • "Metabolic Engineering of Cupriavidus necator H16 for Sustainable Biofuels from CO2", published in 2021 in Trends in biotechnology
  • "Adaptive laboratory evolution of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 improves p-coumaric and ferulic acid catabolism and tolerance", published in 2020 in Metabolic Engineering Communications

Steven W. Singer has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Blake A. Simmons
  • Aindrila Mukhopadhyay (11 coauthored papers)
  • Christopher J. Petzold (11 coauthored papers)
  • Paul D. Adams (9 coauthored papers)
  • Bonnie Fong (8 coauthored papers)

Their research spans several subfields, notably:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Plant Science
  • Biotechnology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Best Publications

  • MaxBin 2.0: an automated binning algorithm to recover genomes from multiple metagenomic datasets

    Yu Wei Wu;Yu Wei Wu;Blake A. Simmons;Blake A. Simmons;Blake A. Simmons;Steven W. Singer;Steven W. Singer

  • Critical Assessment of Metagenome Interpretation - A benchmark of metagenomics software

    Alexander Sczyrba;Peter Hofmann;Peter Hofmann;Peter Belmann;David Koslicki

  • MaxBin: an automated binning method to recover individual genomes from metagenomes using an expectation-maximization algorithm.

    Yu Wei Wu;Yu Wei Wu;Yung Hsu Tang;Yung Hsu Tang;Susannah G. Tringe;Susannah G. Tringe;Blake A. Simmons;Blake A. Simmons

  • Hydrogen Transfer to Carbonyls and Imines from a Hydroxycyclopentadienyl Ruthenium Hydride: Evidence for Concerted Hydride and Proton Transfer

    Charles P. Casey;Steven W. Singer;Douglas R. Powell;and Randy K. Hayashi

  • EMIRGE: reconstruction of full-length ribosomal genes from microbial community short read sequencing data.

    Christopher S Miller;Brett J Baker;Brett J Baker;Brian C Thomas;Steven W Singer;Steven W Singer

  • Rhodosporidium toruloides: a new platform organism for conversion of lignocellulose into terpene biofuels and bioproducts

    Junko Yaegashi;Junko Yaegashi;James Kirby;James Kirby;Masakazu Ito;Jian Sun;Jian Sun

  • Comparative genomics and transcriptomics depict ericoid mycorrhizal fungi as versatile saprotrophs and plant mutualists

    Elena Martino;Elena Martino;Emmanuelle Morin;Gwen‐Aëlle Grelet;Alan Kuo

  • Extraordinary phylogenetic diversity and metabolic versatility in aquifer sediment

    Cindy J. Castelle;Laura A. Hug;Kelly C. Wrighton;Brian C. Thomas

  • One-pot ionic liquid pretreatment and saccharification of switchgrass

    Jian Shi;Jian Shi;John M. Gladden;John M. Gladden;Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh;Pavan Kambam

  • Hydrogen elimination from a hydroxycyclopentadienyl ruthenium(II) hydride: study of hydrogen activation in a ligand-metal bifunctional hydrogenation catalyst.

    Charles P. Casey;Jeffrey B. Johnson;Steven W. Singer;Qiang Cui

  • Machine learning for metabolic engineering: A review.

    Christopher E. Lawson;Jose Manuel Martí;Tijana Radivojevic;Sai Vamshi R. Jonnalagadda

  • Microbial production of advanced biofuels

    Jay Keasling;Hector Garcia Martin;Taek Soon Lee;Taek Soon Lee;Aindrila Mukhopadhyay;Aindrila Mukhopadhyay

  • Community Genomic and Proteomic Analyses of Chemoautotrophic Iron-Oxidizing “Leptospirillum rubarum” (Group II) and “Leptospirillum ferrodiazotrophum” (Group III) Bacteria in Acid Mine Drainage Biofilms

    Daniela S. Aliaga Goltsman;Vincent J. Denef;Steven W. Singer;Nathan C. VerBerkmoes

  • Engineering of Ralstonia eutropha H16 for Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Production of Methyl Ketones

    Jana Müller;Daniel MacEachran;Helcio Burd;Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh

  • Strategies for Enhancing the Effectiveness of Metagenomic-based Enzyme Discovery in Lignocellulolytic Microbial Communities

    Kristen M. DeAngelis;Kristen M. DeAngelis;John M. Gladden;John M. Gladden;Martin Allgaier;Martin Allgaier;Patrik D’haeseleer;Patrik D’haeseleer

  • A Thermophilic Ionic Liquid-Tolerant Cellulase Cocktail for the Production of Cellulosic Biofuels

    Joshua I Park;Joshua I Park;Eric J Steen;Helcio Burd;Sophia S. Evans;Sophia S. Evans

  • Development of a broad-host synthetic biology toolbox for ralstonia eutropha and its application to engineering hydrocarbon biofuel production

    Changhao Bi;Changhao Bi;Peter Su;Peter Su;Jana Müller;Yi Chun Yeh;Yi Chun Yeh

  • Glycoside hydrolase activities of thermophilic bacterial consortia adapted to switchgrass.

    John M. Gladden;John M. Gladden;Martin Allgaier;Martin Allgaier;Christopher S. Miller;Terry C. Hazen;Terry C. Hazen

  • Thermoascus aurantiacus is a promising source of enzymes for biomass deconstruction under thermophilic conditions

    Shara D McClendon;Shara D McClendon;Tanveer S. Batth;Tanveer S. Batth;Christopher J. Petzold;Christopher J. Petzold;Paul D. Adams;Paul D. Adams

  • Hydrogen Elimination from a Hydroxycyclopentadienyl Ruthenium(II) Hydride: Study of Hydrogen Activation in a Ligand−Metal Bifunctional Hydrogenation Catalyst [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 3100−3109].

    Charles P. Casey;Jeffrey B. Johnson;Steven W. Singer;Qiang Cui

Frequent Co-Authors

Blake A. Simmons
Blake A. Simmons Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Aindrila Mukhopadhyay
Aindrila Mukhopadhyay Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Paul D. Adams
Paul D. Adams Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Terry C. Hazen
Terry C. Hazen University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Christopher J. Petzold
Christopher J. Petzold Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Seema Singh
Seema Singh Sandia National Laboratories
Taek Soon Lee
Taek Soon Lee Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Adam M. Feist
Adam M. Feist University of California, San Diego
Philip Hugenholtz
Philip Hugenholtz University of Queensland
Jillian F. Banfield
Jillian F. Banfield University of California, Berkeley

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