BIOLOGIST
Joan A. Steitz
1941 - Today
Joan A. Steitz
Joan Elaine Argetsinger Steitz (born January 26, 1941) is Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University and Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She is known for her discoveries involving RNA, including ground-breaking insights into how ribosomes interact with messenger RNA by complementary base pairing and that introns are spliced by small nuclear ribonucleic proteins (snRNPs), which occur in eukaryotes. In September 2018, Steitz won the Lasker-Koshland Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joan A. Steitz has received more than 159,905 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Joan A. Steitz is the 1,068th most popular biologist, the 13,808th most popular biography from United States and the 180th most popular American Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
38.39
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
2.79
Effective Languages (L*)
2.76
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Joan A. Steitz ranks 1,068 out of 1,097. Before her are Neil Shubin, Susan Lindquist, Frederick DuCane Godman, Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez, Huda Zoghbi, and Suzanne Simard. After her are Albert William Herre, Steve Jones, Stephen Schneider, William Robert Ogilvie-Grant, Jenny Clack, and Maurice Kottelat.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNeil Shubin
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 1,062
Susan Lindquist
1949 - 2016
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 1,063
Frederick DuCane Godman
1834 - 1919
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 1,064
Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.62
Rank: 1,065
Huda Zoghbi
1954 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 1,066
Suzanne Simard
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 1,067
Joan A. Steitz
1941 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 1,068
Albert William Herre
1868 - 1962
HPI: 38.36
Rank: 1,069
Steve Jones
1944 - Present
HPI: 38.27
Rank: 1,070
Stephen Schneider
1945 - 2010
HPI: 38.22
Rank: 1,071
William Robert Ogilvie-Grant
1863 - 1924
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 1,072
Jenny Clack
1947 - 2020
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 1,073
Maurice Kottelat
1957 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 1,074
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Joan A. Steitz ranks 622. Before her are James Clapper, Guy Clark, Frederick Hauck, Robert Hunter, Ali Khalif Galaydh, and Lamont Dozier. After her are Donna Shalala, Tommy Thompson, Martin Carthy, Lucious Jackson, Eddie Rabbitt, and Ulis Williams.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsJames Clapper
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 616
Guy Clark
SINGER
1941 - 2016
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 617
Frederick Hauck
ASTRONAUT
1941 - Present
HPI: 38.84
Rank: 618
Robert Hunter
WRITER
1941 - 2019
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 619
Ali Khalif Galaydh
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 620
Lamont Dozier
SINGER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 621
Joan A. Steitz
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 622
Donna Shalala
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 623
Tommy Thompson
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 624
Martin Carthy
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 625
Lucious Jackson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 626
Eddie Rabbitt
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1998
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 627
Ulis Williams
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 628
In United States
Among people born in United States, Joan A. Steitz ranks 13,808 out of 20,380. Before her are Phil Mickelson (1970), Gretchen Whitmer (1971), Barbara Jo Allen (1906), David Herman (1967), Gary Herbert (1947), and Kelli Garner (1984). After her are James K. Morrow (1947), Phil Bredesen (1943), George Walton (1741), Nick Diaz (1983), Bitty Schram (1968), and Tiffany Darwish (1971).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPhil Mickelson
GOLFER
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 13,802
Gretchen Whitmer
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 13,803
Barbara Jo Allen
ACTOR
1906 - 1974
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 13,804
David Herman
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 13,805
Gary Herbert
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 13,806
Kelli Garner
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 13,807
Joan A. Steitz
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 13,808
James K. Morrow
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 13,809
Phil Bredesen
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 13,810
George Walton
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1804
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 13,811
Nick Diaz
MARTIAL ARTS
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 13,812
Bitty Schram
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 13,813
Tiffany Darwish
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 13,814
Among BIOLOGISTS In United States
Among biologists born in United States, Joan A. Steitz ranks 180. Before her are Annie Montague Alexander (1867), Storrs L. Olson (1944), Ronald M. Evans (1949), Eugenie Clark (1922), Neil Shubin (1960), and Susan Lindquist (1949). After her are Albert William Herre (1868), Stephen Schneider (1945), Jerry Coyne (1949), Sidney Dillon Ripley (1913), Margaret Morse Nice (1883), and Jill Bolte Taylor (1959).
Annie Montague Alexander
1867 - 1950
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 174
Storrs L. Olson
1944 - 2021
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 175
Ronald M. Evans
1949 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 176
Eugenie Clark
1922 - 2015
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 177
Neil Shubin
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 178
Susan Lindquist
1949 - 2016
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 179
Joan A. Steitz
1941 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 180
Albert William Herre
1868 - 1962
HPI: 38.36
Rank: 181
Stephen Schneider
1945 - 2010
HPI: 38.22
Rank: 182
Jerry Coyne
1949 - Present
HPI: 37.40
Rank: 183
Sidney Dillon Ripley
1913 - 2001
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 184
Margaret Morse Nice
1883 - 1974
HPI: 36.99
Rank: 185
Jill Bolte Taylor
1959 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 186