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Stephen D. Bell

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyDNA Repair MechanismsEnzyme Structure and FunctionDNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Publications

169

Citations

8,503

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

47

Publishing since 1980

Research summary
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Stephen D. Bell studies how single-celled microorganisms called archaea copy their DNA, focusing on the molecular machines that start and carry out DNA replication. This work also sheds light on the evolutionary origins of the more complex replication systems found in higher organisms, since archaea share features with them. Research combines biochemistry, genetics, and structural techniques to understand how these enzymes work at the molecular level.

Archaeal DNA replicationDNA replication initiation and primase enzymesGenome organization in microbesEvolution of the replication machineryEnzyme structure and function

Publication output has been fairly steady at roughly two to three papers per year, with a recent uptick in 2025.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.2/year recently
2017: 6 publications6172018: 1 publication182019: 3 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 1 publication242025: 5 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Nature Communications×4
  • Frontiers in Microbiology×2
  • Nature Microbiology×2
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×2
  • Molecular Microbiology×2

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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