Samuel J. Pellock

6.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
22 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Samuel J. Pellock is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel J. Pellock has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Food Science and 3 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Samuel J. Pellock's work include Gut microbiota and health (10 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (9 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (3 papers). Samuel J. Pellock is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (10 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (9 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (3 papers). Samuel J. Pellock collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Samuel J. Pellock's co-authors include Matthew R. Redinbo, William G. Walton, David Baker, Kristen A. Biernat, Ivan Anishchenko, Lauren Carter, Christoffer Norn, Aadra P. Bhatt, Benjamin C. Creekmore and Alex Kang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Samuel J. Pellock

21 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

De novo protein design by deep network hallucination

2021 334 citations Ivan Anishchenko, Samuel J. Pellock et al. Nature profile →
De novo design of luciferases using deep learning

2023 241 citations Hsien‐Wei Yeh, Christoffer Norn et al. Nature profile →
Improving Protein Expression, Stability, and Function with ProteinMPNN

2024 121 citations Kiera H. Sumida, Reyes Núñez‐Franco et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Samuel J. Pellock United States	15	1.3k	145	138	133	131	22	1.7k
Ying Zhao China	27	1.2k 0.9×	116 0.8×	145 1.1×	153 1.2×	105 0.8×	94	2.0k
José Antonio Encinar Spain	28	1.3k 1.0×	111 0.8×	178 1.3×	128 1.0×	108 0.8×	85	2.3k
Fengyuan Yang China	23	1.1k 0.8×	118 0.8×	143 1.0×	155 1.2×	147 1.1×	46	2.0k
Xue Lei China	12	1.2k 0.9×	204 1.4×	194 1.4×	52 0.4×	128 1.0×	51	2.4k
Junsoo Park South Korea	26	763 0.6×	106 0.7×	216 1.6×	112 0.8×	158 1.2×	83	1.8k
Mario S. Valdés‐Tresanco Colombia	8	1.1k 0.8×	181 1.2×	201 1.5×	70 0.5×	140 1.1×	11	2.0k
Mario E. Valdés‐Tresanco Cuba	11	1.1k 0.8×	177 1.2×	241 1.7×	73 0.5×	141 1.1×	24	2.1k
Pedro A. Valiente Cuba	16	1.3k 1.0×	225 1.6×	258 1.9×	74 0.6×	142 1.1×	47	2.4k
Jieling Zhao United States	6	912 0.7×	184 1.3×	132 1.0×	52 0.4×	125 1.0×	7	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samuel J. Pellock

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Kim, Donghyo, Woody Ahern, Doug Tischer, et al.. (2025). Computational design of metallohydrolases. Nature. 649(8095). 246–253. 1 indexed citations

Anishchenko, Ivan, Yakov Kipnis, Indrek Kalvet, et al.. (2025). Modeling protein–small molecule conformational ensembles with PLACER. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(45). e2427161122–e2427161122. 3 indexed citations

Graboski, Amanda L., Joshua B. Simpson, Samuel J. Pellock, et al.. (2024). Advanced piperazine-containing inhibitors target microbial β-glucuronidases linked to gut toxicity. RSC Chemical Biology. 5(9). 853–865. 1 indexed citations

Sumida, Kiera H., Reyes Núñez‐Franco, Indrek Kalvet, et al.. (2024). Improving Protein Expression, Stability, and Function with ProteinMPNN. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(3). 2054–2061. 121 indexed citations breakdown →

Yeh, Hsien‐Wei, Christoffer Norn, Yakov Kipnis, et al.. (2023). De novo design of luciferases using deep learning. Nature. 614(7949). 774–780. 241 indexed citations breakdown →

Cross, Tzu-Wen, Ching‐Yen Lin, Aadra P. Bhatt, et al.. (2023). Gut microbiome responds to alteration in female sex hormone status and exacerbates metabolic dysfunction. Gut Microbes. 16(1). 2295429–2295429. 34 indexed citations

Anishchenko, Ivan, Samuel J. Pellock, Tamuka M. Chidyausiku, et al.. (2021). De novo protein design by deep network hallucination. Nature. 600(7889). 547–552. 334 indexed citations breakdown →

Bhatt, Aadra P., Samuel J. Pellock, Kristen A. Biernat, et al.. (2020). Targeted inhibition of gut bacterial β-glucuronidase activity enhances anticancer drug efficacy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(13). 7374–7381. 150 indexed citations

Bartolini, Desirée, Francesca Franco, Pierangelo Torquato, et al.. (2020). Garcinoic Acid Is a Natural and Selective Agonist of Pregnane X Receptor. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 63(7). 3701–3712. 31 indexed citations

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Jariwala, Parth B., Samuel J. Pellock, Dennis Goldfarb, et al.. (2019). Discovering the Microbial Enzymes Driving Drug Toxicity with Activity-Based Protein Profiling. ACS Chemical Biology. 15(1). 217–225. 59 indexed citations

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Pellock, Samuel J., William G. Walton, Samantha M. Ervin, et al.. (2019). Discovery and Characterization of FMN-Binding β-Glucuronidases in the Human Gut Microbiome. Journal of Molecular Biology. 431(5). 970–980. 22 indexed citations

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Biernat, Kristen A., Samuel J. Pellock, Aadra P. Bhatt, et al.. (2019). Structure, function, and inhibition of drug reactivating human gut microbial β-glucuronidases. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 825–825. 74 indexed citations

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Pellock, Samuel J., William G. Walton, Kristen A. Biernat, et al.. (2018). Three structurally and functionally distinct β-glucuronidases from the human gut microbe Bacteroides uniformis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(48). 18559–18573. 49 indexed citations

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Pellock, Samuel J., Benjamin C. Creekmore, William G. Walton, et al.. (2018). Gut Microbial β-Glucuronidase Inhibition via Catalytic Cycle Interception. ACS Central Science. 4(7). 868–879. 52 indexed citations

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Pellock, Samuel J. & Matthew R. Redinbo. (2017). Glucuronides in the gut: Sugar-driven symbioses between microbe and host. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(21). 8569–8576. 170 indexed citations

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Little, Michael S., Samuel J. Pellock, William G. Walton, Ashutosh Tripathy, & Matthew R. Redinbo. (2017). Structural basis for the regulation of β-glucuronidase expression by human gut Enterobacteriaceae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(2). E152–E161. 54 indexed citations

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Pollet, Rebecca M., Emma H. D’Agostino, William G. Walton, et al.. (2017). An Atlas of β-Glucuronidases in the Human Intestinal Microbiome. Structure. 25(7). 967–977.e5. 205 indexed citations

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Liu, Tzu‐Wen, Erik R. Nelson, Matthew A. Wallig, et al.. (2017). Diet Differentially Impacts Gastrointestinal Integrity, Fecal β‐glucuronidase Activity, and Longitudinal Fecal Microbial Communities of C57BL/6J Mice in Response to Ovariectomy‐Induced Obesity. The FASEB Journal. 31(S1).

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Pellock, Samuel J., et al.. (2013). Combining content and elements of communication into an upper‐level biochemistry course. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 42(2). 136–141. 11 indexed citations

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Pellock, Samuel J., et al.. (2013). Examination of Tyrosine/Adenine Stacking Interactions in Protein Complexes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 117(45). 14001–14008. 22 indexed citations

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