José N. Onuchic

44.8k total citations · 10 hit papers
370 papers, 31.7k citations indexed

About

José N. Onuchic is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, José N. Onuchic has authored 370 papers receiving a total of 31.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 305 papers in Molecular Biology, 108 papers in Materials Chemistry and 56 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in José N. Onuchic's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (161 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (101 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (81 papers). José N. Onuchic is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (161 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (101 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (81 papers). José N. Onuchic collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Brazil. José N. Onuchic's co-authors include Peter G. Wolynes, Nicholas D. Socci, David N. Beratan, Yaakov Levy, Zaida Luthey‐Schulten, Cecilia Clementi, Joseph D. Bryngelson, Angel E. Garcı́a, Hugh Nymeyer and Paul C. Whitford and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

José N. Onuchic

360 papers receiving 31.2k citations

Hit Papers

Funnels, pathways, and the energy landscape of protein fo... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1995 1997 2000 2004 2011 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Funnels, pathways, and the energy landscape of protein folding: A synthesis
    1995 2.1k citations José N. Onuchic, Peter G. Wolynes et al. profile →
  2. THEORY OF PROTEIN FOLDING: The Energy Landscape Perspective
    1997 1.7k citations José N. Onuchic, Peter G. Wolynes et al. profile →
  3. Topological and energetic factors: what determines the structural details of the transition state ensemble and “en-route” intermediates for protein folding? an investigation for small globular proteins
    2000 1.0k citations José N. Onuchic et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  4. Theory of protein folding
    2004 1000 citations José N. Onuchic, Peter G. Wolynes profile →
  5. Direct-coupling analysis of residue coevolution captures native contacts across many protein families
    2011 971 citations Faruck Morcos, José N. Onuchic et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  6. Navigating the Folding Routes
    1995 916 citations Peter G. Wolynes, José N. Onuchic et al. profile →
  7. WATER MEDIATION IN PROTEIN FOLDING AND MOLECULAR RECOGNITION
    2006 851 citations José N. Onuchic et al. profile →
  8. Effect of friction on electron transfer in biomolecules
    1985 603 citations José N. Onuchic et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  9. Protein Electron Transfer Rates Set by the Bridging Secondary and Tertiary Structure
    1991 588 citations José N. Onuchic et al. profile →
  10. Electron tunneling through covalent and noncovalent pathways in proteins
    1987 251 citations José N. Onuchic et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
José N. Onuchic United States 88 24.6k 10.1k 5.6k 2.9k 2.4k 370 31.7k
Piotr Cieplak United States 46 26.4k 1.1× 7.3k 0.7× 6.7k 1.2× 1.5k 0.5× 3.0k 1.3× 126 41.0k
Barry Honig United States 108 37.5k 1.5× 9.0k 0.9× 6.9k 1.2× 4.2k 1.5× 3.4k 1.4× 347 51.3k
Darrin M. York United States 52 20.8k 0.8× 6.2k 0.6× 6.0k 1.1× 1.3k 0.4× 2.2k 0.9× 251 35.4k
Charles L. Brooks United States 94 29.7k 1.2× 10.4k 1.0× 8.1k 1.4× 1.9k 0.7× 1.8k 0.8× 427 40.5k
Bernard R. Brooks United States 66 24.1k 1.0× 8.1k 0.8× 8.5k 1.5× 1.8k 0.6× 2.1k 0.9× 307 35.5k
Kenneth M. Merz United States 73 23.0k 0.9× 8.7k 0.9× 8.0k 1.4× 1.2k 0.4× 4.0k 1.7× 374 41.5k
Thomas E. Cheatham United States 61 29.0k 1.2× 4.9k 0.5× 3.6k 0.6× 1.2k 0.4× 1.5k 0.6× 185 39.1k
Roger Impey Canada 19 20.6k 0.8× 6.9k 0.7× 8.8k 1.6× 1.5k 0.5× 2.7k 1.1× 42 36.5k
Emad Tajkhorshid United States 74 20.8k 0.8× 4.1k 0.4× 3.9k 0.7× 1.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 358 31.4k
William F. DeGrado United States 111 32.1k 1.3× 6.7k 0.7× 2.6k 0.5× 2.7k 0.9× 935 0.4× 538 43.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of José N. Onuchic

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brahmachari, Sumitabha, et al.. (2026). A data-driven chromatin model reveals spatial and dynamic features of genome organization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 123(4). e2530583123–e2530583123.
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Oliveira, Ronaldo Junio de, et al.. (2025). The synergy between compartmentalization and motorization in chromatin architecture. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 162(11).
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Brahmachari, Sumitabha, et al.. (2024). Temporally Correlated Active Forces Drive Segregation and Enhanced Dynamics in Chromosome Polymers. 2(3). 10 indexed citations
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Brahmachari, Sumitabha, et al.. (2023). PyMEGABASE: Predicting Cell-Type-Specific Structural Annotations of Chromosomes Using the Epigenome. Journal of Molecular Biology. 435(15). 168180–168180. 5 indexed citations
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Brahmachari, Sumitabha, Vinícius G. Contessoto, Michele Di Pierro, & José N. Onuchic. (2022). Shaping the genome via lengthwise compaction, phase separation, and lamina adhesion. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(8). 4258–4271. 29 indexed citations
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Markosian, Christopher, Daniela I. Staquicini, Prashant Dogra, et al.. (2022). Genetic and Structural Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein for Universal Epitope Selection. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 39(5). 5 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ryan R., Vinícius G. Contessoto, Erez Lieberman Aiden, et al.. (2020). Exploring chromosomal structural heterogeneity across multiple cell lines. eLife. 9. 45 indexed citations
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Contessoto, Vinícius G., Ryan R. Cheng, Erez Lieberman-Aiden, et al.. (2020). The Nucleome Data Bank: web-based resources to simulate and analyze the three-dimensional genome. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(D1). D172–D182. 25 indexed citations
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Bocci, Federico, Mohit Kumar Jolly, & José N. Onuchic. (2019). A Biophysical Model Uncovers the Size Distribution of Migrating Cell Clusters across Cancer Types. Cancer Research. 79(21). 5527–5535. 36 indexed citations
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Jia, Dongya, Mingyang Lu, Kwang Hwa Jung, et al.. (2019). Elucidating cancer metabolic plasticity by coupling gene regulation with metabolic pathways. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(9). 3909–3918. 236 indexed citations
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Bocci, Federico, S. C. Tripathi, Jason T. George, et al.. (2019). NRF2 activates a partial epithelial-mesenchymal transition and is maximally present in a hybrid epithelial/mesenchymal phenotype. Integrative Biology. 11(6). 251–263. 104 indexed citations
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Bocci, Federico, Larisa Gearhart-Serna, Marcelo Boareto, et al.. (2018). Toward understanding cancer stem cell heterogeneity in the tumor microenvironment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(1). 148–157. 225 indexed citations
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Pierro, Michele Di, Ryan R. Cheng, Erez Lieberman Aiden, Peter G. Wolynes, & José N. Onuchic. (2017). De novo prediction of human chromosome structures: Epigenetic marking patterns encode genome architecture. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(46). 12126–12131. 167 indexed citations
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Yu, Linglin, Mingyang Lu, Dongya Jia, et al.. (2017). Modeling the Genetic Regulation of Cancer Metabolism: Interplay between Glycolysis and Oxidative Phosphorylation. Cancer Research. 77(7). 1564–1574. 203 indexed citations
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Pierro, Michele Di, Bin Zhang, Erez Lieberman Aiden, Peter G. Wolynes, & José N. Onuchic. (2016). Transferable model for chromosome architecture. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(43). 12168–12173. 237 indexed citations
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Morcos, Faruck, Biman Jana, Terence Hwa, & José N. Onuchic. (2013). Coevolutionary signals across protein lineages help capture multiple protein conformations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(51). 20533–20538. 132 indexed citations
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Sułkowska, Joanna I., Jeffrey K. Noel, & José N. Onuchic. (2012). Energy landscape of knotted protein folding. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(44). 17783–17788. 86 indexed citations
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Baxter, E.L., John A. Zuris, Charles Wang, et al.. (2012). Allosteric control in a metalloprotein dramatically alters function. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(3). 948–953. 23 indexed citations
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Gambin, Yann, Alexander Schug, Edward A. Lemke, et al.. (2009). Direct single-molecule observation of a protein living in two opposed native structures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(25). 10153–10158. 68 indexed citations
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Liu, Jian & José N. Onuchic. (2006). A driving and coupling “Pac-Man” mechanism for chromosome poleward translocation in anaphase A. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(49). 18432–18437. 20 indexed citations

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