Benjamin Webb

10.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
28 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Webb is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Structural Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Webb has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Materials Chemistry and 4 papers in Structural Biology. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Webb's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (19 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (19 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers). Benjamin Webb is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (19 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (19 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers). Benjamin Webb collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Singapore. Benjamin Webb's co-authors include Andrej Săli, Ursula Pieper, M. S. Madhusudhan, Dina Schneidman‐Duhovny, David T. Barkan, Hannes Braberg, P. Sampathkumar, C.C. Huang, Eric F. Pettersen and S.K. Burley and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Bioinformatics.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Webb

27 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

Comparative Protein Structure Modeling Using MODELLER 2010 2026 2015 2020 2016 2014 2010 2016 2014 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

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. Comparative Protein Structure Modeling Using MODELLER
    2016 3.1k citations Benjamin Webb, Andrej Săli Current Protocols in Bioinformatics profile →
  2. Comparative Protein Structure Modeling Using MODELLER
    2014 959 citations Benjamin Webb, Andrej Săli Current Protocols in Bioinformatics profile →
  3. ModBase, a database of annotated comparative protein structure models, and associated resources
    2010 672 citations Ursula Pieper, Benjamin Webb et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  4. Comparative Protein Structure Modeling Using MODELLER
    2016 501 citations Benjamin Webb, Andrej Săli profile →
  5. Protein Structure Modeling with MODELLER
    2014 461 citations Benjamin Webb, Andrej Săli Methods in molecular biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin Webb United States 19 5.2k 875 722 608 595 28 7.1k
Yifei Qi United States 28 6.0k 1.2× 680 0.8× 807 1.1× 542 0.9× 497 0.8× 70 8.1k
Ambrish Roy United States 17 5.2k 1.0× 654 0.7× 928 1.3× 658 1.1× 573 1.0× 21 7.5k
M. S. Madhusudhan India 28 6.6k 1.3× 1.1k 1.3× 745 1.0× 838 1.4× 687 1.2× 67 9.2k
David Eramian United States 7 6.0k 1.2× 818 0.9× 677 0.9× 813 1.3× 696 1.2× 8 8.3k
Florian Kiefer Switzerland 18 5.1k 1.0× 877 1.0× 441 0.6× 741 1.2× 548 0.9× 29 8.1k
Lim Heo United States 23 6.1k 1.2× 899 1.0× 588 0.8× 707 1.2× 755 1.3× 38 8.3k
Ben Webb United States 12 6.9k 1.3× 1.1k 1.2× 719 1.0× 899 1.5× 746 1.3× 13 9.5k
Wim Vranken Belgium 33 6.6k 1.3× 1.6k 1.9× 767 1.1× 636 1.0× 389 0.7× 106 8.8k
Marco Biasini Switzerland 8 4.7k 0.9× 639 0.7× 441 0.6× 630 1.0× 608 1.0× 10 7.2k
Rosalba Lepore Italy 15 5.7k 1.1× 514 0.6× 576 0.8× 814 1.3× 954 1.6× 27 9.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin Webb

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Peulen, Thomas-Otavio, Katherina Hemmen, Benjamin Webb, et al.. (2025). tttrlib: modular software for integrating fluorescence spectroscopy, imaging, and molecular modeling. Bioinformatics. 41(2). 5 indexed citations
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Vallat, Brinda, Benjamin Webb, Arthur O. Zalevsky, et al.. (2025). PDB-IHM: A System for Deposition, Curation, Validation, and Dissemination of Integrative Structures. Journal of Molecular Biology. 437(15). 168963–168963. 3 indexed citations
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Kumar, Vipul, Ramachandran Rakesh, Daniel J. Saltzberg, et al.. (2025). Recognizing amino acid sidechains in a medium‐resolution cryo‐electron density map. Protein Science. 34(8). e70217–e70217.
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Peulen, Thomas-Otavio, Benjamin Webb, Billy K. Poon, et al.. (2022). Integration of software tools for integrative modeling of biomolecular systems. Journal of Structural Biology. 214(1). 107841–107841. 12 indexed citations
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Hancock, Matthew, Thomas-Otavio Peulen, Benjamin Webb, et al.. (2022). Integration of software tools for integrative modeling of biomolecular systems. Biophysical Journal. 121(3). 31a–31a. 1 indexed citations
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Vallat, Brinda, Benjamin Webb, Hongsuda Tangmunarunkit, et al.. (2021). New system for archiving integrative structures. Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology. 77(12). 1486–1496. 25 indexed citations
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Vallat, Brinda, Benjamin Webb, John Westbrook, Andrej Săli, & Helen M. Berman. (2019). Archiving and disseminating integrative structure models. Journal of Biomolecular NMR. 73(6-7). 385–398. 15 indexed citations
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Guy, Andrew J., Vashti Irani, James G. Beeson, et al.. (2018). Proteome-wide mapping of immune features onto Plasmodium protein three-dimensional structures. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 4355–4355. 15 indexed citations
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Vallat, Brinda, Benjamin Webb, John Westbrook, Andrej Săli, & Helen M. Berman. (2018). Development of a Prototype System for Archiving Integrative/Hybrid Structure Models of Biological Macromolecules. Structure. 26(6). 894–904.e2. 64 indexed citations
10.
Webb, Benjamin & Andrej Săli. (2016). Comparative Protein Structure Modeling Using MODELLER. Current Protocols in Bioinformatics. 54(1). 3071 indexed citations breakdown →
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Webb, Benjamin & Andrej Săli. (2014). Protein Structure Modeling with MODELLER. Methods in molecular biology. 1137. 1–15. 461 indexed citations breakdown →
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Săli, Andrej, Benjamin Webb, Marc A. Martı́-Renom, et al.. (2013). MODELLER: A Program for Protein Structure Modeling. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 15 indexed citations
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Pieper, Ursula, Benjamin Webb, Guang Qiang Dong, et al.. (2013). ModBase, a database of annotated comparative protein structure models and associated resources. Nucleic Acids Research. 42(D1). D336–D346. 220 indexed citations
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Tjioe, Elina, Keren Lasker, Benjamin Webb, Haim J. Wolfson, & Andrej Săli. (2011). MultiFit: a web server for fitting multiple protein structures into their electron microscopy density map. Nucleic Acids Research. 39(suppl). W167–W170. 23 indexed citations
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Lasker, Keren, Javier A. Velázquez-Muriel, Benjamin Webb, et al.. (2011). Macromolecular Assembly Structures by Comparative Modeling and Electron Microscopy. Methods in molecular biology. 857. 331–350. 4 indexed citations
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Pieper, Ursula, Benjamin Webb, David T. Barkan, et al.. (2010). ModBase, a database of annotated comparative protein structure models, and associated resources. Nucleic Acids Research. 39(Database). D465–D474. 672 indexed citations breakdown →
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Madhusudhan, M. S., Benjamin Webb, Marc A. Martı́-Renom, Narayanan Eswar, & Andrej Săli. (2009). Alignment of multiple protein structures based on sequence and structure features. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 22(9). 569–574. 74 indexed citations
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Pieper, Ursula, Narayanan Eswar, Benjamin Webb, et al.. (2008). MODBASE, a database of annotated comparative protein structure models and associated resources. Nucleic Acids Research. 37(Database). D347–D354. 126 indexed citations
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Förster, Friedrich, Benjamin Webb, Kristin A. Krukenberg, et al.. (2008). Integration of Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering Data into Structural Modeling of Proteins and Their Assemblies. Journal of Molecular Biology. 382(4). 1089–1106. 111 indexed citations
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Webb, Benjamin. (2002). BALSA: Bayesian algorithm for local sequence alignment. Nucleic Acids Research. 30(5). 1268–1277. 28 indexed citations

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