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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 95 1598 1422 611 505 562 41025
Biology and Biochemistry 96 1792 1616 988 878 591 44554

A. Douglas Kinghorn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by A. Douglas Kinghorn between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. A. Douglas Kinghorn published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2012. 21 of the 685 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2012. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 4 publications 1981: 8 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 13 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 13 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 16 publications 1991: 16 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 14 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 19 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 23 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 27 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 19 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 10 publications
1972 2025

685 publications in total across all disciplines

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A. Douglas Kinghorn: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 2
1978 0
1979 1
1980 4
1981 8
1982 4
1983 13
1984 7
1985 13
1986 6
1987 7
1988 9
1989 6
1990 16
1991 16
1992 11
1993 14
1994 13
1995 15
1996 19
1997 11
1998 23
1999 12
2000 20
2001 18
2002 27
2003 22
2004 19
2005 14
2006 22
2007 18
2008 10
2009 13
2010 19
2011 22
2012 30
2013 26
2014 27
2015 18
2016 18
2017 12
2018 15
2019 11
2020 11
2021 11
2022 11
2023 19
2024 11
2025 10
Total 685
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A. Douglas Kinghorn publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. Douglas Kinghorn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 561–580 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 562 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148 562
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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A. Douglas Kinghorn D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. Douglas Kinghorn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 94–95 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155 95
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

A. Douglas Kinghorn is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus also on Medicine.

Their work includes significant contributions to several subfields of study such as Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Biomaterials. Key topics of their research encompass Natural product bioactivities and synthesis, Phytochemical compounds biological activities, Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Phytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds, Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents, Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae, and Fungal Biology and Applications.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kinghorn include:

  • Yulin Ren
  • Simon Gibbons
  • Joanna E. Burdette
  • Djaja D. Soejarto
  • James R. Fuchs

The scientist has published extensively across several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Journal of Natural Products
  • Molecules
  • Phytotherapy Research
  • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
  • Phytochemistry Letters

Among their recent papers are:

  • Potential Benefits of Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) Fruits and Their Constituents in Improving Human Health (2022, Molecules)
  • Development of Potential Antitumor Agents from the Scaffolds of Plant-Derived Terpenoid Lactones (2020, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry)
  • Discovery of Anticancer Agents of Diverse Natural Origin (2022, Journal of Natural Products)
  • Na+/K+-ATPase-Targeted Cytotoxicity of (+)-Digoxin and Several Semisynthetic Derivatives (2020, Journal of Natural Products)
  • PHY34 inhibits autophagy through V-ATPase V0A2 subunit inhibition and CAS/CSE1L nuclear cargo trafficking in high grade serous ovarian cancer (2022, Cell Death and Disease)

Their book publications have been primarily released by Springer Science+Business Media, totaling eleven titles. These include:

  • Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 114 (2021)
  • Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 118 (2022)
  • Antimalarial Natural Products (2022)
  • Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 116 (2021)
  • Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 112 (2020)
  • Naturally Occurring Organohalogen Compounds (2023)
  • Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 115 (2021)
  • Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 113 (2020)
  • Ancistrocladus Naphthylisoquinoline Alkaloids (2023)
  • Modern Photocatalytic Strategies in Natural Product Synthesis (2023)
  • Neurotrophic Natural Products (2024)

A. Douglas Kinghorn was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Cancer Chemopreventive Activity of Resveratrol, a Natural Product Derived from Grapes

    Meishiang Jang;Lining Cai;George O. Udeani;Karla V. Slowing

  • Drug discovery from medicinal plants.

    Marcy J. Balunas;A. Douglas Kinghorn

  • Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products

    L. Zechmeister;A. Douglas Kinghorn;Heinz Falk;Junichi Kobayashi

  • Discovery of betulinic acid as a selective inhibitor of human melanoma that functions by induction of apoptosis

    E Pisha;H Chai;I S Lee;T E Chagwedera

  • IARC Monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans: Some traditional herbal medicines, some mycotoxins, naphthalene and styrene

    Ahti Anttila;Ramesh V. Bhat;James A. Bond;Susan J. Borghoff

  • Drug discovery from natural sources.

    Young-Won Chin;Marcy J. Balunas;Marcy J. Balunas;Hee Byung Chai;A. Douglas Kinghorn

  • Evaluation of the antioxidant potential of natural products.

    S K Lee;Z H Mbwambo;H Chung;L Luyengi

  • Antioxidant Xanthones from the Pericarp of Garcinia mangostana (Mangosteen)

    Jung Ha;Su Bn;Keller Wj;Mehta Rg

  • Human medicinal agents from plants

    A. Douglas Kinghorn;Manuel F. Balandrin

  • Extraction of plant secondary metabolites.

    William P. Jones;A. Douglas Kinghorn

  • The relevance of higher plants in lead compound discovery programs.

    A. Douglas Kinghorn;Li Pan;Joshua N. Fletcher;Heebyung Chai

  • Chemical Constituents of the Fruits of Morinda citrifolia (Noni) and Their Antioxidant Activity

    Bao Ning Su;Alison D. Pawlus;Hyun Ah Jung;William J. Keller

  • Anti-oxidant constituents of the roots and stolons of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra).

    Young-Won Chin;Hyun-Ah Jung;Yue Liu;Bao-Ning Su

  • Chemopreventive characteristics of avocado fruit.

    Haiming Ding;Young-Won Chin;A Douglas Kinghorn;Steven M D'Ambrosio

  • New Chemical Constituents of Euphorbia quinquecostata and Absolute Configuration Assignment by a Convenient Mosher Ester Procedure Carried Out in NMR Tubes

    Bao Ning Su;Eun Jung Park;Zakaria H. Mbwambo;Bernard D. Santarsiero

  • Cytotoxic and antimalarial constituents of the roots of Eurycoma longifolia.

    L B Kardono;C K Angerhofer;S Tsauri;K Padmawinata

  • Silvestrol and episilvestrol, potential anticancer rocaglate derivatives from Aglaia silvestris.

    Bang Yeon Hwang;Bao Ning Su;Heebyung Chai;Qiuwen Mi

  • Lignans and Other Constituents of the Fruits of Euterpe oleracea (Açai) with Antioxidant and Cytoprotective Activities

    Young-Won Chin;Hee-Byung Chai;William J. Keller;A. Douglas Kinghorn

  • Natural Inhibitors of Carcinogenesis

    A. Douglas Kinghorn;A. Douglas Kinghorn;Bao Ning Su;Sik Jang Dae;Sik Jang Dae;Chee Chang Leng;Chee Chang Leng

  • Pharmacognosy in the 21st century.

    A Douglas Kinghorn

  • Novel Strategies for the Discovery of Plant-Derived Anticancer Agents

    G. A. Cordell;N. R. Farnsworth;C. W. W. Beecher;D. D. Soejarto

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Pezzuto
John M. Pezzuto Western New England University
Norman R. Farnsworth
Norman R. Farnsworth University of Illinois at Chicago
Geoffrey A. Cordell
Geoffrey A. Cordell University of Florida
Heebyung Chai
Heebyung Chai The Ohio State University
Harry H. S. Fong
Harry H. S. Fong University of Illinois at Chicago
Michael R. Grever
Michael R. Grever The Ohio State University
Mansukh C. Wani
Mansukh C. Wani Research Triangle Park Foundation
James R. Fuchs
James R. Fuchs The Ohio State University
Bernard D. Santarsiero
Bernard D. Santarsiero University of Illinois at Chicago
Andrew D. Mesecar
Andrew D. Mesecar Purdue University West Lafayette

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