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Susan R. Wente 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 Susan R. Wente sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 132 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susan R. Wente 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 Susan R. Wente sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Susan R. Wente is affiliated with Wake Forest University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with particular attention to Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Cell Biology as subfields of study.

Their scholarly contributions emphasize several main topics including RNA Research and Splicing, Nuclear Structure and Function, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research, Viral Infections and Immunology Research, Cellular Transport and Secretion, as well as RNA Modifications and Cancer.

Selected recent publications by Susan R. Wente include:

  • "Nuclear envelope-vacuole contacts mitigate nuclear pore complex assembly stress," 2020, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • "Dbp5 associates with RNA-bound Mex67 and Nab2 and its localization at the nuclear pore complex is sufficient for mRNP export and cell viability," 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • "Structure and activation mechanism of the yeast RNA Pol II CTD kinase CTDK-1 complex," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Functions of Gle1 are governed by two distinct modes of self-association," 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of Gle1 impacts DDX1 at transcription termination sites," 2020, Molecular Biology of the Cell

Frequent publication venues where they have contributed include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Genetics
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • The Journal of Cell Biology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Susan R. Wente has collaborated recurrently with several researchers. Frequent coauthors include Aaron C. Mason, Christopher L. Lord, Manisha Sharma, Rebecca L. Adams, and Yihu Xie.

They were recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Efficient multiplex biallelic zebrafish genome editing using a CRISPR nuclease system

    Li En Jao;Susan R. Wente;Wenbiao Chen

  • The Nuclear Pore Complex and Nuclear Transport

    Susan R. Wente;Michael P. Rout

  • Crossing the Nuclear Envelope: Hierarchical Regulation of Nucleocytoplasmic Transport

    Laura J. Terry;Eric B. Shows;Susan R. Wente

  • A phospholipase C-dependent inositol polyphosphate kinase pathway required for efficient messenger RNA export.

    John D. York;Audrey R. Odom;Robert Murphy;Eric B. Ives

  • Peering through the pore: nuclear pore complex structure, assembly, and function.

    Mythili Suntharalingam;Susan R Wente

  • Dynamic Nuclear Pore Complexes: Life on the Edge

    Elizabeth J. Tran;Susan R. Wente

  • Minimal nuclear pore complexes define FG repeat domains essential for transport

    Lisa A. Strawn;Tianxiang Shen;Tianxiang Shen;Nataliya Shulga;David S. Goldfarb

  • A Role for Nuclear Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Kinase in Transcriptional Control

    Audrey R. Odom;Alke Stahlberg;Susan R. Wente;John D. York

  • Regulation of Chromatin Remodeling by Inositol Polyphosphates

    David J. Steger;Elizabeth S. Haswell;Aimee L. Miller;Susan R. Wente

  • Simple rules for passive diffusion through the nuclear pore complex.

    Benjamin L. Timney;Barak Raveh;Roxana Mironska;Jill M. Trivedi

  • Pores for thought: nuclear pore complex proteins

    Michael P. Rout;Susan R. Wente

  • Inositol hexakisphosphate and Gle1 activate the DEAD-box protein Dbp5 for nuclear mRNA export.

    Abel R. Alcázar-Román;Elizabeth J. Tran;Shuangli Guo;Susan R. Wente

  • The nuclear pore complex: a protein machine bridging the nucleus and cytoplasm.

    Kathryn J Ryan;Susan R Wente

  • Gatekeepers of the nucleus.

    Susan R. Wente

  • A new family of yeast nuclear pore complex proteins.

    S R Wente;M P Rout;G Blobel

  • An RNA-export mediator with an essential nuclear export signal

    Robert Murphy;Susan R. Wente

  • mRNA nuclear export at a glance

    Sean R. Carmody;Susan R. Wente

  • Flexible Gates: Dynamic Topologies and Functions for FG Nucleoporins in Nucleocytoplasmic Transport

    Laura J. Terry;Susan R. Wente

  • A temperature-sensitive NUP116 null mutant forms a nuclear envelope seal over the yeast nuclear pore complex thereby blocking nucleocytoplasmic traffic

    Susan R. Wente;Gfinter Blobel

  • The DEAD-box protein Dbp5 controls mRNA export by triggering specific RNA:protein remodeling events

    Elizabeth J. Tran;Yingna Zhou;Anita H. Corbett;Susan R. Wente

Frequent Co-Authors

Anita H. Corbett
Anita H. Corbett Emory University
Michael P. Rout
Michael P. Rout Rockefeller University
Howard K. Schachman
Howard K. Schachman University of California, Berkeley
Philip W. Majerus
Philip W. Majerus Washington University in St. Louis
John D. York
John D. York Vanderbilt University
Charles N. Cole
Charles N. Cole Dartmouth College
Ora M. Rosen
Ora M. Rosen Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Mayte Villalba
Mayte Villalba Complutense University of Madrid
Demin Wang
Demin Wang Medical College of Wisconsin
Patrick A. Dion
Patrick A. Dion Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

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