Daniel Herschlag

29.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
291 papers, 23.3k citations indexed

About

Daniel Herschlag is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel Herschlag has authored 291 papers receiving a total of 23.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 275 papers in Molecular Biology, 41 papers in Materials Chemistry and 33 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Daniel Herschlag's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (161 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (97 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (64 papers). Daniel Herschlag is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (161 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (97 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (64 papers). Daniel Herschlag collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Netherlands. Daniel Herschlag's co-authors include Patrick O. Brown, Thomas R. Cech, Patrick O’Brien, Sebastian Doniach, Rhiju Das, Shu‐ou Shan, André P. Gerber, Rick Russell, Jesse G. Zalatan and Jan Lipfert and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Daniel Herschlag

290 papers receiving 23.0k citations

Hit Papers

Catalytic promiscuity and... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1999 2000 1995 2002 2004 200 400 600
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. Catalytic promiscuity and the evolution of new enzymatic activities
    1999 609 citations Daniel Herschlag et al. profile →
  2. A Single-Molecule Study of RNA Catalysis and Folding
    2000 585 citations Rick Russell, Daniel Herschlag et al. Science profile →
  3. RNA Chaperones and the RNA Folding Problem
    1995 585 citations Daniel Herschlag profile →
  4. Precision and functional specificity in mRNA decay
    2002 556 citations Yulei Wang, Chih Long Liu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  5. Extensive Association of Functionally and Cytotopically Related mRNAs with Puf Family RNA-Binding Proteins in Yeast
    2004 542 citations André P. Gerber, Daniel Herschlag et al. profile →
  6. Genome-wide analysis of mRNA translation profiles in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    2003 535 citations Yoav Arava, Yulei Wang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. The roles of structural dynamics in the cellular functions of RNAs
    2019 342 citations Daniel Herschlag et al. profile →
  8. How to measure and evaluate binding affinities
    2020 322 citations Inga Jarmoskaite, Pavanapuresan P. Vaidyanathan et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Daniel Herschlag 19.6k 2.4k 1.6k 1.6k 1.5k 291 23.3k
Stephen J. Benkovic 20.8k 1.1× 4.4k 1.8× 3.2k 2.0× 2.7k 1.7× 1.6k 1.1× 457 28.6k
J. Deisenhofer 19.4k 1.0× 4.4k 1.8× 1.1k 0.6× 2.3k 1.5× 734 0.5× 134 27.5k
Thomas Simonson 15.7k 0.8× 4.7k 1.9× 1.1k 0.7× 2.2k 1.4× 739 0.5× 128 20.4k
Stephen C. Harvey 8.0k 0.4× 1.4k 0.6× 601 0.4× 913 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 181 10.9k
Brian D. Sykes 19.2k 1.0× 4.2k 1.7× 1.3k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 2.4k 1.6× 468 28.5k
Sunhwan Jo 12.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 999 0.6× 534 0.4× 69 17.0k
Andrew G. W. Leslie 23.9k 1.2× 5.7k 2.4× 1.3k 0.8× 2.2k 1.4× 1.5k 1.0× 97 30.8k
Florante A. Quiocho 13.6k 0.7× 4.8k 2.0× 1.6k 0.9× 2.3k 1.5× 654 0.4× 205 19.1k
Stephen G. Sligar 19.0k 1.0× 4.1k 1.7× 1.6k 0.9× 887 0.6× 430 0.3× 385 31.9k
M.R. Sawaya 21.3k 1.1× 4.4k 1.8× 1.2k 0.7× 2.2k 1.4× 1.5k 1.0× 243 27.9k

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All Works

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Allan, Matthew F., et al.. (2025). SEISMICgraph: a web-based tool for RNA structure data visualization. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(14).
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Shin, John H., Steve Bonilla, Sarah K. Denny, William J. Greenleaf, & Daniel Herschlag. (2023). Dissecting the energetic architecture within an RNA tertiary structural motif via high-throughput thermodynamic measurements. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(11). e2220485120–e2220485120. 3 indexed citations
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Markin, Craig J., Daniel A. Mokhtari, Fanny Sunden, et al.. (2021). Revealing enzyme functional architecture via high-throughput microfluidic enzyme kinetics. Science. 373(6553). 119 indexed citations
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Pinney, Margaux M., Daniel A. Mokhtari, Eyal Akiva, et al.. (2021). Parallel molecular mechanisms for enzyme temperature adaptation. Science. 371(6533). 67 indexed citations
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Pezzotti, Simone, et al.. (2021). Cation enrichment in the ion atmosphere is promoted by local hydration of DNA. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 23(40). 23203–23213. 13 indexed citations
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Yabukarski, Filip, J.T. Biel, Margaux M. Pinney, et al.. (2020). Assessment of enzyme active site positioning and tests of catalytic mechanisms through X-ray–derived conformational ensembles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(52). 33204–33215. 51 indexed citations
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Kappel, Kalli, Inga Jarmoskaite, Pavanapuresan P. Vaidyanathan, et al.. (2019). Blind tests of RNA–protein binding affinity prediction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(17). 8336–8341. 18 indexed citations
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Yesselman, Joseph D., Daniel Eiler, Erik D. Carlson, et al.. (2019). Computational design of three-dimensional RNA structure and function. Nature Nanotechnology. 14(9). 866–873. 49 indexed citations
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Schwans, Jason P., Fanny Sunden, Jonathan K. Lassila, et al.. (2013). Use of anion–aromatic interactions to position the general base in the ketosteroid isomerase active site. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(28). 11308–11313. 54 indexed citations
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Lassila, Jonathan K., David Baker, & Daniel Herschlag. (2010). Origins of catalysis by computationally designed retroaldolase enzymes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(11). 4937–4942. 87 indexed citations
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Das, Rhiju, Magdalena Jonikas, Alain Laederach, et al.. (2008). Structural inference of native and partially folded RNA by high-throughput contact mapping. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(11). 4144–4149. 72 indexed citations
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Gerber, André P., Stefan Luschnig, Mark A. Krasnow, Patrick O. Brown, & Daniel Herschlag. (2006). Genome-wide identification of mRNAs associated with the translational regulator PUMILIO in Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(12). 4487–4492. 236 indexed citations
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Das, Rhiju, Kevin Travers, Yu Bai, & Daniel Herschlag. (2005). Determining the Mg 2+ Stoichiometry for Folding an RNA Metal Ion Core. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 127(23). 8272–8273. 82 indexed citations
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Tijerina, Pilar, et al.. (2005). Structural specificity conferred by a group I RNA peripheral element. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(29). 10176–10181. 39 indexed citations
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Bai, Yu, Rhiju Das, Ian S. Millett, Daniel Herschlag, & Sebastian Doniach. (2005). Probing counterion modulated repulsion and attraction between nucleic acid duplexes in solution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(4). 1035–1040. 89 indexed citations
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Forconi, Marcello & Daniel Herschlag. (2005). Promiscuous Catalysis by the Tetrahymena Group I Ribozyme. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 127(17). 6160–6161. 9 indexed citations
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Arava, Yoav, Yulei Wang, John D. Storey, et al.. (2003). Genome-wide analysis of mRNA translation profiles in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(7). 3889–3894. 535 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shepard, Kelly A., André P. Gerber, Ashwini Jambhekar, et al.. (2003). Widespread cytoplasmic mRNA transport in yeast: Identification of 22 bud-localized transcripts using DNA microarray analysis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(20). 11429–11434. 238 indexed citations
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Russell, Rick, Ian S. Millett, Mark W. Täte, et al.. (2002). Rapid compaction during RNA folding. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(7). 4266–4271. 173 indexed citations
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Herschlag, Daniel, et al.. (1994). An RNA chaperone activity of non-specific RNA binding proteins in hammerhead ribozyme catalysis.. The EMBO Journal. 13(12). 2913–2924. 200 indexed citations

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