Steven A. Benner

25.4k citations
354 papers · 16.3k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 62

Impact in

    • Origins and Evolution of Life
    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
    • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
    • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
    • Protein Structure and Dynamics
    • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
    • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Papers in

    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 118
    • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 94
    • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques 80
    • Protein Structure and Dynamics 37
    • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 28
    • Origins and Evolution of Life 47

Steven A. Benner

349 papers receiving 15.7k citations

Hit Papers

Hachimoji DNA and RNA: A genetic system with eight building blocks 2019 · 330 citations
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Peers

Steven A. Benner
Comparison fields: 5 of 196
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 2.9k
  • Molecular Biology 11.9k
  • Genetics 1.5k
  • Organic Chemistry 1.3k
  • Ecology 1.1k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Steven A. Benner, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20250
2 20244
3 20242
4 20249
5 202315
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Hachimoji DNA and RNA: A genetic system with eight building blocks
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2019330
7 201815
8 20178
9 201510
10 201544
11 200716
12
Synthetic biology
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2005580
13 2002120
14 200173
15 200159
16 199917
17 199618
18 199319
19 199014
20 198838

About Steven A. Benner

Steven A. Benner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Infectious Diseases, Genetics and Ecology, having authored 354 papers that have together received 16.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (118 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (94 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (80 papers), Origins and Evolution of Life (47 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (37 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (35 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (28 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (28 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (2.9k citations), Molecular Biology (11.9k citations), Genetics (1.5k citations), Organic Chemistry (1.3k citations) and Ecology (1.1k citations). Steven A. Benner has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and China. Frequent co-authors include A. Michael Sismour, Hyo‐Joong Kim, Matthew A. Carrigan, Gastón H. Gonnet, Mark A. Cohen, Zunyi Yang, Eric A. Gaucher, Andrew D. Ellington, Simon E. Moroney and Shuichi Hoshika. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nucleic Acids Research, Astrobiology, Science and Helvetica Chimica Acta.

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