# Thomas A. Steitz

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/thomas-a-steitz/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 52,173 |
| Field | RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms |
| h-index | 121 |
| i10-index | 271 |
| Last Known Institution | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5005980770 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3357-3505 |
| Works | 503 |

## Researcher topics

- [RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms](https://scholariq.org/topics/rna-and-protein-synthesis-mechanisms/)
- [RNA modifications and cancer](https://scholariq.org/topics/rna-modifications-and-cancer/)
- [Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology](https://scholariq.org/topics/bacterial-genetics-and-biotechnology/)
- [DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry](https://scholariq.org/topics/dna-and-nucleic-acid-chemistry/)
- [Enzyme Structure and Function](https://scholariq.org/topics/enzyme-structure-and-function/)

## Researcher university

- [Howard Hughes Medical Institute](https://scholariq.org/institutions/howard-hughes-medical-institute/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.