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Thomas A. Bickle

Thomas A. Bickle

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
55
Citations
8690
World Ranking
2289
National Ranking
38

Thomas A. Bickle publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas A. Bickle sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 115 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Thomas A. Bickle D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas A. Bickle sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Thomas A. Bickle is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland. Their professional profile is characterized by a membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), reflecting recognition within the molecular biology community.

Bickle's academic record lacks a publicly available list of recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, book publications, main fields of study, subfields, or detailed topics of research. This limited available information constrains a full understanding of the breadth and focus of their research activities.

The designation as a member of EMBO indicates engagement with molecular biology at a level deemed significant by peers in this European research organization. EMBO membership is typically awarded to researchers who have demonstrated noteworthy contributions to the molecular life sciences, although specific details about Bickle's contributions or research topics are not provided here.

The absence of recorded recent publications or frequent collaborators further restricts insights into their current or past research network and scholarly output. Similarly, data regarding main and subfields of study or specific research topics is not present, limiting the scope to characterize their scientific expertise beyond the general domain of molecular biology.

Without detailed publication data or fields of specialization, it is not possible to enumerate areas of research or to summarize thematic trends in their work. Likewise, no information on awards beyond EMBO membership suggests a focus on that particular accolade within the provided data set.

Best Publications

  • A nomenclature for restriction enzymes, DNA methyltransferases, homing endonucleases and their genes

    Richard J. Roberts;Marlene Belfort;Timothy Bestor;Ashok S. Bhagwat

  • Biology of DNA restriction.

    T A Bickle;D H Krüger

  • Bacteriophage survival: multiple mechanisms for avoiding the deoxyribonucleic acid restriction systems of their hosts.

    D H Krüger;T A Bickle

  • A simple, general procedure for purifying restriction endonucleases

    Thomas A. Bickle;Vincenzo Pirrotta;Roland Imber

  • Expression of regulatory nif genes in Rhodobacter capsulatus.

    P Hübner;J C Willison;P M Vignais;T A Bickle

  • Correlation of 30S ribosomal proteins of Escherichia coli isolated in different laboratories.

    H. G. Wittmann;G. Stöffler;I. Hindennach;C. G. Kurland;C. G. Kurland

  • Type III restriction enzymes need two inversely oriented recognition sites for DNA cleavage

    Meisel A;Bickle Ta;Bickle Ta;Krüger Dh;Krüger Dh;Schroeder C;Schroeder C

  • Characterization and mutational analysis of the RecQ core of the bloom syndrome protein.

    Pavel Janscak;Patrick L Garcia;Fabienne Hamburger;Yoko Makuta

  • Type III restriction endonucleases translocate DNA in a reaction driven by recognition site-specific ATP hydrolysis.

    A. Meisel;P. Mackeldanz;T.A. Bickle;D.H. Krüger

  • Complex Restriction Enzymes: NTP-driven Molecular Motors

    Aude A Bourniquel;Thomas A Bickle

  • nif gene expression studies in Rhodobacter capsulatus: ntrC-independent repression by high ammonium concentrations.

    Philipp Hübner;Bernd Masepohl;Werner Klipp;Thomas A. Bickle

  • Differences in Size and Number of 80 S and 70 S Ribosomal Proteins by Dodecyl Sulfate Gel Electrophoresis

    Thomas A. Bickle;Robert R. Traut

  • Two DNA antirestriction systems of bacteriophage P1, darA, and darB: characterization of darA− phages

    Shigeru Iida;Markus B. Streiff;Thomas A. Bickle;Werner Arber

  • Basis for changes in DNA recognition by the EcoR124 and EcoR124/3 type I DNA restriction and modification enzymes.

    Clive Price;Joachim Lingner;Thomas A. Bickle;Keith Firman

  • Type III DNA restriction and modification systems EcoP1 and EcoP15. Nucleotide sequence of the EcoP1 operon, the EcoP15 mod gene and some EcoP1 mod mutants.

    Markus Hümbelin;Bruno Suri;Desirazu N. Rao;David P. Hornby

  • The DNA sequence of an IS1-flanked transposon coding for resistance to chloramphenicol and fusidic acid

    Roberto Marcoli;Shigeru Iida;Thomas A. Bickle

  • DNA restriction—Modification genes of phage P1 and plasmid p15B: Structure and in vitro transcription

    Shigeru Iida;Jürg Meyer;Brigitte Bächi;Margaretha Stålhammar-Carlemalm

  • Structural homologies among type I restriction-modification systems.

    N.E. Murray;J.A. Gough;B. Suri;T.A. Bickle

  • The Escherichia coli prr Region Encodes a Functional Type IC DNA Restriction System Closely Integrated with an Anticodon Nutlease Gene

    Chiara Tyndall;Jennifer Meister;Thomas A. Bickle

  • A nomenclature for restriction enzymes, DNA methyl transferases, homing endonucleases and their genes

    RJ Roberts;M Belford;T Bester;AS Bhagwat

Frequent Co-Authors

Valakunja Nagaraja
Valakunja Nagaraja Indian Institute of Science
Bernd Giese
Bernd Giese University of Fribourg
Beat Keller
Beat Keller University of Zurich
Andreas Marx
Andreas Marx University of Konstanz
Andreas Meisel
Andreas Meisel Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Detlev H. Krüger
Detlev H. Krüger Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Noreen E. Murray
Noreen E. Murray University of Edinburgh
Shigeru Iida
Shigeru Iida University of Shizuoka
Richard J. Roberts
Richard J. Roberts New England Biolabs
Joseph Heitman
Joseph Heitman Duke University

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