World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
112
Citations
49721
World Ranking
891
National Ranking
556

Taekjip Ha 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 Taekjip Ha sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 414 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 849 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 950 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 841 scientists 207–216 publications: 735 scientists 217–226 publications: 709 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 418 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 197 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 60 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientists 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientists 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 545 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Taekjip Ha 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 Taekjip Ha sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2003 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Taekjip Ha is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a specific focus on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biophysics, Genetics, and Ecology.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery

Taekjip Ha has contributed multiple papers to well-known venues throughout their career. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Cell
  • Nucleic Acids Research

Some recent papers from their work include:

  • "FRET-based dynamic structural biology: Challenges, perspectives and an appeal for open-science practices," 2021, eLife
  • "Very fast CRISPR on demand," 2020, Science
  • "Mechanical stress determines the configuration of TGFβ activation in articular cartilage," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Measuring DNA mechanics on the genome scale," 2020, Nature
  • "Reliability and accuracy of single-molecule FRET studies for characterization of structural dynamics and distances in proteins," 2023, Nature Methods

Taekjip Ha has collaborated extensively, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Roger S. Zou
  • Sua Myong
  • Momčilo Gavrilov
  • Jaba Mitra
  • Alberto Marín-González

In 2003, Taekjip Ha was awarded the title of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

  • A practical guide to single-molecule FRET

    Rahul Roy;Sungchul Hohng;Taekjip Ha;Taekjip Ha

  • Myosin V Walks Hand-Over-Hand: Single Fluorophore Imaging with 1.5-nm Localization

    Ahmet Yildiz;Joseph N. Forkey;Sean A. McKinney;Taekjip Ha;Taekjip Ha

  • Measuring mechanical tension across vinculin reveals regulation of focal adhesion dynamics

    Carsten Grashoff;Brenton D. Hoffman;Michael D. Brenner;Ruobo Zhou

  • A single-molecule study of RNA catalysis and folding.

    Xiaowei Zhuang;Laura E. Bartley;Hazen P. Babcock;Rick Russell

  • Advances in Single-Molecule Fluorescence Methods for Molecular Biology

    Chirlmin Joo;Hamza Balci;Yuji Ishitsuka;Chittanon Buranachai

  • Nonblinking and long-lasting single-molecule fluorescence imaging

    Ivan Rasnik;Sean A McKinney;Taekjip Ha;Taekjip Ha

  • Analysis of Single-Molecule FRET Trajectories Using Hidden Markov Modeling

    Sean A. McKinney;Chirlmin Joo;Taekjip Ha

  • Photophysics of Fluorescent Probes for Single-Molecule Biophysics and Super-Resolution Imaging

    Taekjip Ha;Philip Tinnefeld

  • Probing Single-Stranded DNA Conformational Flexibility Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy

    M.C. Murphy;Ivan Rasnik;Wei Cheng;Timothy M. Lohman

  • Single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy of enzyme conformational dynamics and cleavage mechanism

    Taekjip Ha;Alice Y. Ting;Joy Liang;W. Brett Caldwell

  • Single-pair fluorescence resonance energy transfer on freely diffusing molecules: Observation of Förster distance dependence and subpopulations

    Ashok A. Deniz;Maxime Dahan;Jocelyn R. Grunwell;Taekjip Ha;Taekjip Ha

  • Near-complete suppression of quantum dot blinking in ambient conditions.

    Sungchul Hohng;Taekjip Ha

  • Initiation and re-initiation of DNA unwinding by the Escherichia coli Rep helicase

    Taekjip Ha;Ivan Rasnik;Wei Cheng;Hazen P. Babcock

  • Defining single molecular forces required to activate integrin and notch signaling.

    Xuefeng Wang;Taekjip Ha;Taekjip Ha

  • Precision and accuracy of single-molecule FRET measurements—a multi-laboratory benchmark study

    Björn Hellenkamp;Björn Hellenkamp;Sonja Schmid;Sonja Schmid;Olga Doroshenko;Oleg Opanasyuk

  • Probing cellular protein complexes using single-molecule pull-down

    Ankur Jain;Ruijie Liu;Biswarathan Ramani;Edwin Arauz

  • Cytosolic Viral Sensor RIG-I Is a 5′-Triphosphate-Dependent Translocase on Double-Stranded RNA

    Su-A Myong;Sheng Cui;Peter V. Cornish;Peter V. Cornish;Axel Kirchhofer

  • Spontaneous intersubunit rotation in single ribosomes.

    Peter V. Cornish;Dmitri N. Ermolenko;Harry F. Noller;Taekjip Ha;Taekjip Ha

  • Structural dynamics of individual Holliday junctions.

    Sean A. McKinney;Anne Cécile Déclais;David M.J. Lilley;Taekjip Ha

  • Single-molecule techniques

    Paul R. Selvin;Taekjip. Ha

Frequent Co-Authors

Sua Myong
Sua Myong Johns Hopkins University
Timothy M. Lohman
Timothy M. Lohman Washington University in St. Louis
Shimon Weiss
Shimon Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
David M.J. Lilley
David M.J. Lilley University of Dundee
Zaida Luthey-Schulten
Zaida Luthey-Schulten University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Yeon-Kyun Shin
Yeon-Kyun Shin Iowa State University
Smita S. Patel
Smita S. Patel Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Sarah A. Woodson
Sarah A. Woodson Johns Hopkins University
Edward A. Lemke
Edward A. Lemke Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Kannanganattu V. Prasanth
Kannanganattu V. Prasanth University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Taekjip Ha

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles