Steven A. Benner

25.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
354 papers, 16.3k citations indexed

About

Steven A. Benner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven A. Benner has authored 354 papers receiving a total of 16.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 270 papers in Molecular Biology, 53 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 39 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Steven A. Benner's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (118 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (94 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (80 papers). Steven A. Benner is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (118 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (94 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (80 papers). Steven A. Benner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and China. Steven A. Benner's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Steven A. Benner

349 papers receiving 15.7k 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.

Potential role of sugar (fructose) in the epidemic of hypertension, obesity and the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease

2007 808 citations Steven A. Benner et al. profile →
Exhaustive Matching of the Entire Protein Sequence Database

1992 599 citations Gastón H. Gonnet, Mark A. Cohen et al. Science profile →
Synthetic biology

2005 580 citations Steven A. Benner et al. profile →
Hachimoji DNA and RNA: A genetic system with eight building blocks

2019 330 citations Shuichi Hoshika, Nicole A. Leal et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven A. Benner United States	62	11.9k	2.9k	1.5k	1.3k	1.3k	354	16.3k
K. Biemann United States	71	8.2k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	612 0.4×	977 0.7×	1.9k 1.5×	316	18.7k
Walter Gilbert United States	57	27.0k 2.3×	1.3k 0.4×	7.6k 5.0×	1.3k 0.9×	553 0.4×	120	34.7k
Athel Cornish‐Bowden France	56	7.9k 0.7×	480 0.2×	778 0.5×	917 0.7×	712 0.5×	202	12.5k
Dan S. Tawfik Israel	82	15.0k 1.3×	357 0.1×	2.8k 1.9×	3.3k 2.5×	1.3k 1.0×	199	21.5k
John M. Stewart United States	59	6.2k 0.5×	3.4k 1.2×	374 0.2×	867 0.6×	846 0.6×	437	15.6k
Peter J. Quinn United Kingdom	60	6.9k 0.6×	2.9k 1.0×	381 0.3×	372 0.3×	1.7k 1.3×	362	13.1k
Hans V. Westerhoff Netherlands	77	14.9k 1.3×	293 0.1×	2.0k 1.3×	692 0.5×	345 0.3×	468	20.5k
Poul Nissen Denmark	72	16.1k 1.4×	227 0.1×	2.3k 1.6×	1.6k 1.2×	469 0.4×	215	19.8k
Stephen C. Harvey United States	54	8.0k 0.7×	209 0.1×	913 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	601 0.5×	181	10.9k
Richard Wolfenden United States	55	9.4k 0.8×	402 0.1×	453 0.3×	2.6k 2.0×	2.2k 1.7×	189	12.5k

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Kim, Hyo‐Joong, et al.. (2025). Interstep compatibility of a model for the prebiotic synthesis of RNA consistent with Hadean natural history. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(51). e2516418122–e2516418122.

Rocca, James R., Shuichi Hoshika, Zunyi Yang, et al.. (2024). A folding motif formed with an expanded genetic alphabet. Nature Chemistry. 16(10). 1715–1722. 4 indexed citations

Vecchioni, Simon, Yoel P. Ohayon, Shuichi Hoshika, et al.. (2024). Six-Letter DNA Nanotechnology: Incorporation of Z-P Base Pairs into Self-Assembling 3D Crystals. Nano Letters. 24(45). 14302–14306. 2 indexed citations

Kim, Hyo‐Joong, et al.. (2024). Abiotic Ribose Synthesis Under Aqueous Environments with Various Chemical Conditions. Astrobiology. 24(5). 489–497. 9 indexed citations

Thomas, Christopher A., Shuichi Hoshika, Myong‐Jung Kim, et al.. (2023). Enzymatic synthesis and nanopore sequencing of 12-letter supernumerary DNA. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6820–6820. 15 indexed citations

Kim, Hyo‐Joong, et al.. (2022). Catalytic Synthesis of Polyribonucleic Acid on Prebiotic Rock Glasses. Astrobiology. 22(6). 629–636. 37 indexed citations

Kim, Hyo‐Joong & Steven A. Benner. (2021). Abiotic Synthesis of Nucleoside 5′-Triphosphates with Nickel Borate and Cyclic Trimetaphosphate (CTMP). Astrobiology. 21(3). 298–306. 24 indexed citations

Hoshika, Shuichi, Nicole A. Leal, Myong‐Jung Kim, et al.. (2019). Hachimoji DNA and RNA: A genetic system with eight building blocks. Science. 363(6429). 884–887. 330 indexed citations breakdown →

Kawai, Jun, et al.. (2019). Hydroxymethanesulfonate from Volcanic Sulfur Dioxide: A “Mineral” Reservoir for Formaldehyde and Other Simple Carbohydrates in Prebiotic Chemistry. Astrobiology. 19(4). 506–516. 18 indexed citations

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Benner, Steven A., et al.. (2015). Solubility of Polyethers in Hydrocarbons at Low Temperatures. A Model for Potential Genetic Backbones on Warm Titans. Astrobiology. 15(3). 200–206. 10 indexed citations

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Benner, Steven A.. (2010). Defining Life. Astrobiology. 10(10). 1021–1030. 121 indexed citations

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Benner, Steven A., et al.. (2006). 1 Setting the Stage: The History, Chemistry, and Geobiology behind RNA. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 43. 1–21. 7 indexed citations

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Fukami-Kobayashi, Kaoru, et al.. (2002). Detecting Compensatory Covariation Signals in Protein Evolution Using Reconstructed Ancestral Sequences. Journal of Molecular Biology. 319(3). 729–743. 49 indexed citations

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Benner, Steven A., et al.. (1999). 6 Did the RNA World Exploit an Expanded Genetic Alphabet. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 37. 163–181. 17 indexed citations

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Voegel, Johannes J. & Steven A. Benner. (1996). Synthesis and Characterization of Non‐standard Nucleosides and Nucleotides Bearing the Acceptor‐Donor‐Donor Pyrimidine Analog 6‐Amino‐3‐methylpyrazin‐2(1H)‐one. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 79(7). 1863–1880. 18 indexed citations

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Hyrup, Birgitte, Clemens Richert, Thomas Schulte‐Herbrüggen, Steven A. Benner, & Martin Egli. (1995). X-ray crystal struture of a dimethylene sulfone-bridged ribonucleotide dimer in a single-stranded state. Nucleic Acids Research. 23(13). 2427–2433. 12 indexed citations

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Benner, Steven A., Dietlind L. Gerloff, & Gareth Chelvanayagam. (1995). The phospho‐β‐galactosidase and synaptotagmin predictions. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 23(3). 446–453. 9 indexed citations

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Benner, Steven A., et al.. (1994). Bona Fide Prediction of Aspects of Protein Conformation. Journal of Molecular Biology. 235(3). 926–958. 49 indexed citations

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Benner, Steven A., Mark A. Cohen, Gastón H. Gonnet, David B. Berkowitz, & Kai Johnsson. (1993). 2 Reading the Palimpsest: Contemporary Biochemical Data and the RNA World. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 24. 27–70. 19 indexed citations

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Benner, Steven A. & Andrew D. Ellington. (1988). Interpreting the Behavior of Enzymes Purpose or Pedigree?. PubMed. 23(4). 369–426. 38 indexed citations

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