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Alan A. DiSpirito

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
8993
World Ranking
16280
National Ranking
6740

Alan A. DiSpirito publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 131 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Alan A. DiSpirito D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan A. DiSpirito sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Alan A. DiSpirito is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work contributes extensively to several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Nutrition and Dietetics, Pollution, and Inorganic Chemistry.

Their research topics cover a range of areas such as microbial metabolism and enzyme function, trace elements in health, heavy metal exposure and toxicity, microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants, iron metabolism and disorders, chromium effects and bioremediation, and mercury impact and mitigation studies.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alan A. DiSpirito include Jeremy D. Semrau, Hans Zischka, Peng Peng, Baohua Gu, and Philip Dershwitz, indicating ongoing research partnerships with specialists in related fields.

The scientist has published across notable venues, often contributing to:

  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Gastroenterology
  • FEMS Microbiology Letters

Recent published papers include:

  • "Oxygen Generation via Water Splitting by a Novel Biogenic Metal Ion-Binding Compound" (2021) in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • "Methanobactin from methanotrophs: genetics, structure, function and potential applications" (2020) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
  • "Evidence for methanobactin 'Theft' and novel chalkophore production in methanotrophs: impact on methanotrophic-mediated methylmercury degradation" (2021) in The ISME Journal
  • "ARBM101 (Methanobactin SB2) Drains Excess Liver Copper via Biliary Excretion in Wilson's Disease Rats" (2023) in Gastroenterology
  • "Synergistic Effects of a Chalkophore, Methanobactin, on Microbial Methylation of Mercury" (2020) in Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Methanotrophs and copper

    Jeremy D. Semrau;Alan A. DiSpirito;Sukhwan Yoon

  • Methanobactin, a Copper-Acquisition Compound from Methane-Oxidizing Bacteria

    Hyung J. Kim;David W. Graham;Alan A. DiSpirito;Michail A. Alterman

  • Characterization of volatile organic emissions and wastes from a swine production facility

    J. A. Zahn;J. L. Hatfield;Y. S. Do;A. A. DiSpirito

  • The membrane-associated methane monooxygenase (pMMO) and pMMO-NADH:quinone oxidoreductase complex from Methylococcus capsulatus bath

    Dong W. Choi;Ryan C. Kunz;Eric S. Boyd;Jeremy D. Semrau

  • Correlation of human olfactory responses to airborne concentrations of malodorous volatile organic compounds emitted from swine effluent.

    J.A. Zahn;A.A. DiSpirito;Y.S. Do;B.E. Brooks

  • Liver mitochondrial membrane crosslinking and destruction in a rat model of Wilson disease

    Hans Zischka;Josef Lichtmannegger;Sabine Schmitt;Nora Jägemann

  • Trichloroethylene oxidation by the membrane-associated methane monooxygenase in type I, type II and type X methanotrophs

    Alan A. DiSpirito;Jay Gulledge;Andrew K. Shiemke;J. Colin Murrell

  • Methanobactin reverses acute liver failure in a rat model of Wilson disease

    Josef Lichtmannegger;Christin Leitzinger;Ralf Wimmer;Sabine Schmitt

  • Evaluation of succinic acid continuous and repeat-batch biofilm fermentation by Actinobacillus succinogenes using plastic composite support bioreactors.

    Susan E. Urbance;Anthony L. Pometto;Alan A. DiSpirito;Yuksel Denli

  • Spectral, Kinetic, and Thermodynamic Properties of Cu(I) and Cu(II) Binding by Methanobactin from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b†

    Dong W. Choi;Corbin J. Zea;Young S. Do;Jeremy D. Semrau

  • Functional classification of swine manure management systems based on effluent and gas emission characteristics.

    J.A. Zahn;J.L. Hatfield;D.A. Laird;T.T. Hart

  • Spectral and thermodynamic properties of Ag(I), Au(III), Cd(II), Co(II), Fe(III), Hg(II), Mn(II), Ni(II), Pb(II), U(IV), and Zn(II) binding by methanobactin from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b.

    Dong W. Choi;Young S. Do;Corbin J. Zea;Marcus T. McEllistrem

  • Methanobactin and the Link between Copper and Bacterial Methane Oxidation

    Alan A. DiSpirito;Jeremy D. Semrau;J. Colin Murrell;Warren H. Gallagher

  • Methanobactin and MmoD work in concert to act as the 'copper-switch' in methanotrophs

    Jeremy D. Semrau;Sheeja Jagadevan;Alan A. DiSpirito;Ashraf Khalifa;Ashraf Khalifa

  • Facultative methanotrophy: false leads, true results, and suggestions for future research

    Jeremy D. Semrau;Alan A. DiSpirito;Stéphane Vuilleumier

  • NMR, Mass Spectrometry and Chemical Evidence Reveal a Different Chemical Structure for Methanobactin That Contains Oxazolone Rings

    Lee A. Behling;Scott C. Hartsel;David E. Lewis;Alan A. DiSpirito

  • Copper-Binding Compounds from Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b

    Alan A. DiSpirito;James A. Zahn;David W. Graham;Hyung J. Kim

  • Metals and Methanotrophy

    Jeremy D. Semrau;Alan A. DiSpirito;Wenyu Gu;Sukhwan Yoon

  • Plant and cyanobacterial hemoglobins reduce nitrite to nitric oxide under anoxic conditions.

    Ryan Sturms;Alan A DiSpirito;Mark S Hargrove

  • Mössbauer Studies of the Membrane-Associated Methane Monooxygenase from Methylococcus capsulatus Bath: Evidence for a Diiron Center

    Marlène Martinho;Dong W. Choi;Alan A. DiSpirito;William E. Antholine

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Colin Murrell
J. Colin Murrell University of East Anglia
Alan B. Hooper
Alan B. Hooper University of Minnesota
William E. Antholine
William E. Antholine Medical College of Wisconsin
Marina G. Kalyuzhnaya
Marina G. Kalyuzhnaya San Diego State University
Martin G. Klotz
Martin G. Klotz City University of New York
Huub J. M. Op den Camp
Huub J. M. Op den Camp Radboud University
Mike S. M. Jetten
Mike S. M. Jetten Radboud University
Lisa Y. Stein
Lisa Y. Stein University of Alberta
Baohua Gu
Baohua Gu Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Mark S. Hargrove
Mark S. Hargrove Iowa State University

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