James U. Bowie

21.5k citations

157 papers · 17.4k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 62

Impact in

Molecular Biology top 0.1%
- Protein Structure and Dynamics
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
Biotechnology top 0.5%

Papers in

Molecular Biology 137
- Protein Structure and Dynamics 61
- Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior 49
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 39
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction 15
- Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization 12
Cell Biology 24
- Cellular transport and secretion 12

Co-authors: David Eisenberg Roland Lüthy Robert T. Sauer Salem Faham Tyler P. Korman Sanguk Kim Duan Yang Paul H. Opgenorth
Journals: Protein Science (20 papers)Journal of Molecular Biology (17 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (11 papers)Biochemistry (10 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (9 papers)
Partner nations: United States South Korea United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

James U. Bowie

157 papers receiving 17.1k citations

Hit Papers

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[20] VERIFY3D: Assessment of protein models with three-dimensional profiles 1997 · 1.8k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1997 Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology
1992 Nature
1991 Science

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1	Exozymes for Biomanufacturing: Toward Clarity and Precision in the Cell-Free Space Adrian Brückner, Bastian Vögeli, John M. Billingsley, Paul H. Opgenorth, Martin Feißt, Samatha Paladugu, Alexandra Beni, Brittaney E. Ritchie, James U. Bowie, Zachary Z. Sun, James Lalonde, К. А. Шустрова, Yannick J. Bomble, Tyler P. Korman	2025	1
2	Crystal structure of mevalonate 3,5-bisphosphate decarboxylase reveals insight into the evolution of decarboxylases in the mevalonate metabolic pathways Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Apaz Elez, Scotti Tullius, Xiuyun Huang, Завалов Юрий Николаевич, Paula Vela‐Martín, Duilio Cascio, M.R. Sawaya, Tomokazu Ito, James U. Bowie, Hisashi Hemmi	2022	6
3	Watching helical membrane proteins fold reveals a common N-to-C-terminal folding pathway Science ·S Maloca, Duyoung Min, Hyunook Kang, Min Ju Shon, Sang-Hyun Rah, Irene Pinto Flores, Hawoong Jeong, Hee‐Jung Choi, James U. Bowie, Tae‐Young Yoon	2019	61
4	Accurate computational design of multipass transmembrane proteins Science ·Peilong Lu, Duyoung Min, Frank DiMaio, Kathy Y. Wei, Michael D. Vahey, Scott E. Boyken, Zibo Chen, Jorge A. Fallas, George Ueda, William Sheffler, Vikram Khipple Mulligan, Wenqing Xu, James U. Bowie, David Baker	2018	137
5	An Adaptation To Life In Acid Through A Novel Mevalonate Pathway Scientific Reports ·Scotti Tullius, W. Richard Pogge, Tyler P. Korman, James U. Bowie	2016	31
6	Measuring membrane protein stability under native conditions Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Yu‐Chu Chang, James U. Bowie	2013	50
7	Chapter 8 Methods for Measuring the Thermodynamic Stability of Membrane Proteins Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Heedeok Hong, Nathan H. Joh, James U. Bowie, Lukas K. Tamm	2009	65
8	Polymer‐driven crystallization Protein Science ·Sehat Nauli, Sally Muller, Jimmy Felipe Gomes Santos, Jason Matheny, Salem Faham, James U. Bowie	2007	31
9	An Architectural Framework That May Lie at the Core of the Postsynaptic Density Science ·Шиков Артём, Tobias M. Boeckers, Bianca Vaida, Salem Faham, Mari Gingery, M.R. Sawaya, Zhao Lei, Eckart D. Gundelfinger, James U. Bowie	2006	233
10	Transmembrane glycine zippers: Physiological and pathological roles in membrane proteins Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Sanguk Kim, Tae‐Joon Jeon, Amit Oberai, Duan Yang, Jacob J. Schmidt, James U. Bowie	2005	218
11	Solving the membrane protein folding problem Nature ·James U. Bowie	2005	345
12	Crystallization of bacteriorhodopsin from bicelle formulations at room temperature Protein Science ·Salem Faham, Gabriella L. Boulting, M Fayet, Sarah Yohannan, Dawn Yang, James U. Bowie	2005	73
13	A Model of the Closed Form of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor M2 Channel Pore Biophysical Journal ·Sanguk Kim, Aaron K. Chamberlain, James U. Bowie	2004	18
14	Oligomerization-dependent Association of the SAM Domains from Schizosaccharomyces pombe Byr2 and Ste4 Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Ф. Ш. Шарафисламов, Chongwoo A. Kim, Martin L. Phillips, Cameron D. Mackereth, Christopher D. Thanos, Lawrence P. McIntosh, James U. Bowie	2002	35
15	Monomeric Structure of the Human EphB2 Sterile α Motif Domain Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Christopher D. Thanos, Salem Faham, Kenneth E. Goodwill, Duilio Cascio, Martin L. Phillips, James U. Bowie	1999	34
16	[20] VERIFY3D: Assessment of protein models with three-dimensional profiles Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·David Eisenberg, Roland Lüthy, James U. Bowie Hit paper breakdown →	1997	1760
17	Assessment of protein models with three-dimensional profiles Nature ·Roland Lüthy, James U. Bowie, David Eisenberg Hit paper breakdown →	1992	2928
18	Arc repressor is tetrameric when bound to operator DNA Biochemistry ·Bronwen M. Brown, James U. Bowie, Robert T. Sauer	1990	54
19	Equilibrium dissociation and unfolding of the arc repressor dimer Biochemistry ·James U. Bowie, Robert T. Sauer	1989	186
20	Isolation and analysis of arc repressor mutants: Evidence for an unusual mechanism of DNA binding Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics ·Andrew K. Vershon, James U. Bowie, Geane Carvalho - Alzamora, Robert T. Sauer	1986	64

About James U. Bowie

James U. Bowie is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biochemistry and Spectroscopy, having authored 157 papers that have together received 17.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (61 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (49 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (39 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (20 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (17 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (15 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (12 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (13.8k citations), Biotechnology (802 citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (1.6k citations), Cell Biology (1.3k citations) and Genetics (1.6k citations). James U. Bowie has collaborated with scholars based in United States, South Korea and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include David Eisenberg, Roland Lüthy, Robert T. Sauer, Salem Faham, Tyler P. Korman, Sanguk Kim, Duan Yang, Paul H. Opgenorth, Christopher D. Thanos and Francis W. Lau. Their work appears in journals such as Protein Science, Journal of Molecular Biology, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Biochemistry and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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