Barry Honig

64.4k total citations · 23 hit papers
347 papers, 51.3k citations indexed

About

Barry Honig is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Barry Honig has authored 347 papers receiving a total of 51.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 261 papers in Molecular Biology, 71 papers in Materials Chemistry and 65 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Barry Honig's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (126 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (58 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (48 papers). Barry Honig is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (126 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (58 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (48 papers). Barry Honig collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and China. Barry Honig's co-authors include Kim A. Sharp, Anthony Nicholls, Michael K. Gilson, An‐Suei Yang, Doree Sitkoff, Richard A. Friesner, Zhexin Xiang, Lawrence Shapiro, Matthew P. Jacobson and Donald Petrey and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Barry Honig

346 papers receiving 50.0k citations

Hit Papers

Protein folding and association: Insights from the interf... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1991 1995 2004 1994 1990 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Protein folding and association: Insights from the interfacial and thermodynamic properties of hydrocarbons
    1991 4.9k citations Kim A. Sharp, Barry Honig et al. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics profile →
  2. Classical Electrostatics in Biology and Chemistry
    1995 2.4k citations Barry Honig et al. profile →
  3. A hierarchical approach to all‐atom protein loop prediction
    2004 1.9k citations Barry Honig, Richard A. Friesner et al. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics profile →
  4. Accurate Calculation of Hydration Free Energies Using Macroscopic Solvent Models
    1994 1.9k citations Kim A. Sharp, Barry Honig et al. profile →
  5. Electrostatic Interactions in Macromolecules: Theory and Applications
    1990 1.1k citations Kim A. Sharp, Barry Honig profile →
  6. A rapid finite difference algorithm, utilizing successive over‐relaxation to solve the Poisson–Boltzmann equation
    1991 1.1k citations Barry Honig et al. profile →
  7. On the Role of the Crystal Environment in Determining Protein Side-chain Conformations
    2002 989 citations Richard A. Friesner, Zhexin Xiang et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  8. Accurate First Principles Calculation of Molecular Charge Distributions and Solvation Energies from Ab Initio Quantum Mechanics and Continuum Dielectric Theory
    1994 977 citations Richard A. Friesner, Barry Honig et al. profile →
  9. Calculating the electrostatic potential of molecules in solution: Method and error assessment
    1988 967 citations Kim A. Sharp, Barry Honig et al. profile →
  10. New Model for Calculation of Solvation Free Energies:  Correction of Self-Consistent Reaction Field Continuum Dielectric Theory for Short-Range Hydrogen-Bonding Effects
    1996 900 citations Richard A. Friesner, Barry Honig et al. profile →
  11. The role of DNA shape in protein–DNA recognition
    2009 830 citations Remo Rohs, Sean M. West et al. profile →
  12. Calculation of the total electrostatic energy of a macromolecular system: Solvation energies, binding energies, and conformational analysis
    1988 721 citations Barry Honig et al. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics profile →
  13. Extending the Applicability of the Nonlinear Poisson−Boltzmann Equation:  Multiple Dielectric Constants and Multivalent Ions
    2001 717 citations Emil Alexov, Barry Honig et al. profile →
  14. Origins of Specificity in Protein-DNA Recognition
    2010 707 citations Remo Rohs, Xiangshu Jin et al. Annual Review of Biochemistry profile →
  15. Focusing of electric fields in the active site of Cu‐Zn superoxide dismutase: Effects of ionic strength and amino‐acid modification
    1986 657 citations Kim A. Sharp, Barry Honig et al. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics profile →
  16. Electrostatic aspects of protein–protein interactions
    2000 602 citations Raquel Norel, Barry Honig et al. Current Opinion in Structural Biology profile →
  17. Rapid grid‐based construction of the molecular surface and the use of induced surface charge to calculate reaction field energies: Applications to the molecular systems and geometric objects
    2001 585 citations Emil Alexov, Barry Honig et al. profile →
  18. Structure-based prediction of protein–protein interactions on a genome-wide scale
    2012 527 citations Qiangfeng Cliff Zhang, Donald Petrey et al. profile →
  19. Reevaluation of the Born model of ion hydration
    1985 494 citations Barry Honig et al. profile →
  20. Calculating total electrostatic energies with the nonlinear Poisson-Boltzmann equation
    1990 457 citations Kim A. Sharp, Barry Honig profile →
  21. Reconciling the Magnitude of the Microscopic and Macroscopic Hydrophobic Effects
    1991 456 citations Kim A. Sharp, Barry Honig et al. profile →
  22. Macroscopic models of aqueous solutions: biological and chemical applications
    1993 445 citations Barry Honig, Kim A. Sharp et al. profile →
  23. The Extracellular Architecture of Adherens Junctions Revealed by Crystal Structures of Type I Cadherins
    2011 304 citations O.J. Harrison, Xiangshu Jin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barry Honig United States 108 37.5k 9.0k 6.9k 6.0k 4.2k 347 51.3k
Jeremy C. Smith United States 92 32.0k 0.9× 7.8k 0.9× 5.7k 0.8× 2.8k 0.5× 3.3k 0.8× 848 58.8k
Tom Darden United States 28 33.8k 0.9× 9.7k 1.1× 8.1k 1.2× 2.4k 0.4× 2.4k 0.6× 49 55.7k
Alexander D. MacKerell United States 93 38.9k 1.0× 9.1k 1.0× 10.7k 1.6× 3.7k 0.6× 2.3k 0.6× 473 57.6k
Erik Lindahl Sweden 54 40.9k 1.1× 12.0k 1.3× 9.1k 1.3× 3.8k 0.6× 3.2k 0.8× 197 71.6k
Lee G. Pedersen United States 43 29.2k 0.8× 8.7k 1.0× 7.8k 1.1× 2.1k 0.4× 2.2k 0.5× 222 50.5k
Arieh Warshel United States 111 27.3k 0.7× 9.0k 1.0× 14.9k 2.2× 4.0k 0.7× 2.5k 0.6× 424 43.0k
J. Andrew McCammon United States 118 50.8k 1.4× 13.7k 1.5× 12.7k 1.8× 3.2k 0.5× 4.6k 1.1× 841 71.8k
William Humphrey United States 21 24.5k 0.7× 12.8k 1.4× 5.2k 0.8× 2.7k 0.5× 2.3k 0.5× 39 53.5k
Andrew Dalke United States 9 26.7k 0.7× 13.0k 1.4× 5.1k 0.7× 2.5k 0.4× 2.4k 0.6× 13 56.0k
David van der Spoel Sweden 57 31.8k 0.8× 12.3k 1.4× 10.4k 1.5× 2.6k 0.4× 2.3k 0.5× 168 61.7k

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All Works

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Morano, Nicholas C., Alina P. Sergeeva, Phinikoula S. Katsamba, et al.. (2025). Members of the DIP and Dpr adhesion protein families use cis inhibition to shape neural development in Drosophila. PLoS Biology. 23(3). e3003030–e3003030. 3 indexed citations
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Sergeeva, Alina P., Edward Harder, Lingle Wang, et al.. (2024). A Method for Treating Significant Conformational Changes in Alchemical Free Energy Simulations of Protein–Ligand Binding. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 20(19). 8609–8623. 1 indexed citations
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Su, Zhenyi, Ning Kon, Jingjie Yi, et al.. (2023). Specific regulation of BACH1 by the hotspot mutant p53R175H reveals a distinct gain-of-function mechanism. Nature Cancer. 4(4). 564–581. 36 indexed citations
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Harrison, O.J., et al.. (2023). Push-pull mechanics of E-cadherin ectodomains in biomimetic adhesions. Biophysical Journal. 122(17). 3506–3515. 3 indexed citations
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Trudeau, Stephen J., Howook Hwang, Deepika Mathur, et al.. (2023). PrePCI : A structure‐ and chemical similarity‐informed database of predicted protein compound interactions. Protein Science. 32(4). e4594–e4594. 8 indexed citations
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Goodman, K.M., Phinikoula S. Katsamba, Rotem Rubinstein, et al.. (2022). How clustered protocadherin binding specificity is tuned for neuronal self-/nonself-recognition. eLife. 11. 20 indexed citations
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Xu, Shuwa, Alina P. Sergeeva, Phinikoula S. Katsamba, et al.. (2022). Affinity requirements for control of synaptic targeting and neuronal cell survival by heterophilic IgSF cell adhesion molecules. Cell Reports. 39(1). 110618–110618. 10 indexed citations
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Roth, Aleeza J., Phillip Prisayanh, Brenda Temple, et al.. (2018). Pathogenic IgG4 autoantibodies from endemic pemphigus foliaceus recognize a desmoglein-1 conformational epitope. Journal of Autoimmunity. 89. 171–185. 17 indexed citations
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Larsen, Ida Signe Bohse, Yoshiki Narimatsu, Hiren J. Joshi, et al.. (2017). Discovery of an O-mannosylation pathway selectively serving cadherins and protocadherins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(42). 11163–11168. 78 indexed citations
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Harrison, O.J., Julia Brasch, Gorka Lasso, et al.. (2016). Structural basis of adhesive binding by desmocollins and desmogleins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(26). 7160–7165. 130 indexed citations
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Rubinstein, Rotem, Chan Aye Thu, K.M. Goodman, et al.. (2015). Molecular Logic of Neuronal Self-Recognition through Protocadherin Domain Interactions. Cell. 163(3). 629–642. 122 indexed citations
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Rohs, Remo, Xiangshu Jin, Sean M. West, et al.. (2010). Origins of Specificity in Protein-DNA Recognition. Annual Review of Biochemistry. 79(1). 233–269. 707 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Qiangfeng Cliff, Donald Petrey, Raquel Norel, & Barry Honig. (2010). Protein interface conservation across structure space. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(24). 10896–10901. 128 indexed citations
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Norel, Raquel, Donald Petrey, & Barry Honig. (2010). PUDGE: a flexible, interactive server for protein structure prediction. Nucleic Acids Research. 38(Web Server). W550–W554. 8 indexed citations
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Alexov, Emil, et al.. (2006). Calculation of pKas in RNA: On the Structural Origins and Functional Roles of Protonated Nucleotides. Journal of Molecular Biology. 366(5). 1475–1496. 120 indexed citations
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Liu, Gaohua, Dinesh K. Sukumaran, Yiwen Chiang, et al.. (2004). NMR structure of the hypothetical protein NMA1147 from Neisseria meningitidis Reveals a distinct 5‐helix bundle. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 55(3). 756–758. 7 indexed citations
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Forrest, Lucy R., et al.. (2004). Helical Packing Patterns in Membrane and Soluble Proteins. Biophysical Journal. 87(6). 4075–4086. 86 indexed citations
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Patel, Saurabh D., Chien Peter Chen, Fabiana Bahna, Barry Honig, & Lawrence Shapiro. (2003). Cadherin-mediated cell–cell adhesion: sticking together as a family. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 13(6). 690–698. 172 indexed citations
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Xiang, Zhexin, Cinque Soto, & Barry Honig. (2002). Evaluating conformational free energies: The colony energy and its application to the problem of loop prediction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(11). 7432–7437. 299 indexed citations
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Sharp, Kim A. & Barry Honig. (1995). Salt effects on nucleic acids. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 5(3). 323–328. 87 indexed citations

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