Benjamin A. Barad

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Benjamin A. Barad is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Structural Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin A. Barad has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Structural Biology and 3 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Benjamin A. Barad's work include Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (6 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (3 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (3 papers). Benjamin A. Barad is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (6 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (3 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (3 papers). Benjamin A. Barad collaborates with scholars based in United States, Slovenia and Saudi Arabia. Benjamin A. Barad's co-authors include James S. Fraser, Frank DiMaio, Yifan Cheng, Ray Yu‐Ruei Wang, Paul D. Adams, Nathaniel Echols, Yifan Song, Danielle A. Grotjahn, Friedrich Schotte and Alexander M. Wolff and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Cell Biology, Nature Methods and Biophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin A. Barad

10 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

EMRinger: side chain–directed model and map validation for 3D cryo-electron microscopy

2015 568 citations Benjamin A. Barad, Nathaniel Echols et al. Nature Methods profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin A. Barad United States	7	720	176	169	137	94	12	1.0k
Rubén Sánchez-García Spain	11	760 1.1×	163 0.9×	133 0.8×	120 0.9×	96 1.0×	28	1.2k
Arun Prasad Pandurangan United Kingdom	17	893 1.2×	116 0.7×	178 1.1×	159 1.2×	72 0.8×	37	1.3k
Rafael Fernández-Leiro Spain	17	855 1.2×	151 0.9×	169 1.0×	103 0.8×	90 1.0×	32	1.3k
Grigory Sharov United Kingdom	8	722 1.0×	261 1.5×	106 0.6×	76 0.6×	159 1.7×	11	1.1k
Pascal Lill Germany	7	675 0.9×	186 1.1×	105 0.6×	66 0.5×	87 0.9×	12	991
Daniel Roderer Germany	14	831 1.2×	210 1.2×	102 0.6×	118 0.9×	102 1.1×	22	1.2k
Anke M. Mulder United States	10	833 1.2×	199 1.1×	91 0.5×	110 0.8×	104 1.1×	15	1.3k
Markus Stabrin Germany	8	764 1.1×	320 1.8×	105 0.6×	74 0.5×	140 1.5×	10	1.2k
Amir Apelbaum Germany	4	595 0.8×	190 1.1×	77 0.5×	77 0.6×	93 1.0×	5	948
Dennis Quentin Germany	9	699 1.0×	194 1.1×	80 0.5×	85 0.6×	96 1.0×	9	1.2k

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Chang, Ya‐Ting, et al.. (2025). Surface Morphometrics reveals local membrane thickness variation in organellar subcompartments. The Journal of Cell Biology. 225(3).

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Chang, Ya‐Ting, et al.. (2025). Cytoplasmic ribosomes on mitochondria alter the local membrane environment for protein import. The Journal of Cell Biology. 224(4). 3 indexed citations

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Khan, Dawar, et al.. (2025). MidSurfer: A Parameter-Free Approach for Mid-Surface Extraction From Segmented Volumetric Data. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. PP. 1–14.

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Barad, Benjamin A., et al.. (2023). Quantifying organellar ultrastructure in cryo-electron tomography using a surface morphometrics pipeline. The Journal of Cell Biology. 222(4). 31 indexed citations

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Mageswaran, Shrawan Kumar, Danielle A. Grotjahn, Xiangrui Zeng, et al.. (2023). Nanoscale details of mitochondrial constriction revealed by cryoelectron tomography. Biophysical Journal. 122(18). 3768–3782. 16 indexed citations

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Grotjahn, Danielle A., et al.. (2023). Quantifying organellar ultrastructure in cryo-electron tomography using a surface morphometrics pipeline. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances. 79(a1). a195–a195. 1 indexed citations

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Barad, Benjamin A., et al.. (2022). Modeling the complex geometry of organelle membranes inside cells with cryo-electron tomography. Biophysical Journal. 121(3). 497a–498a. 1 indexed citations

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Autin, Ludovic, Martina Maritan, Benjamin A. Barad, et al.. (2021). CellPAINT: Turnkey Illustration of Molecular Cell Biology. Frontiers in Bioinformatics. 1. 19 indexed citations

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Barad, Benjamin A., Lin Liu, Roberto Efraín Díaz, et al.. (2020). Differences in the chitinolytic activity of mammalian chitinases on soluble and insoluble substrates. Protein Science. 29(4). 952–963. 19 indexed citations

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Thompson, Michael C., Benjamin A. Barad, Alexander M. Wolff, et al.. (2019). Temperature-jump solution X-ray scattering reveals distinct motions in a dynamic enzyme. Nature Chemistry. 11(11). 1058–1066. 65 indexed citations

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Wang, Ray Yu‐Ruei, Yifan Song, Benjamin A. Barad, et al.. (2016). Automated structure refinement of macromolecular assemblies from cryo-EM maps using Rosetta. eLife. 5. 298 indexed citations

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Barad, Benjamin A., Nathaniel Echols, Ray Yu‐Ruei Wang, et al.. (2015). EMRinger: side chain–directed model and map validation for 3D cryo-electron microscopy. Nature Methods. 12(10). 943–946. 568 indexed citations breakdown →

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