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Best Scientists 171 843 773 86 79 703 103593
Chemistry 162 92 78 3 2 569 89284

Alan R. Fersht publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alan R. Fersht between 1967 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alan R. Fersht published across 58 years, from 1967 to 2024, averaging 10.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 1995. 1 of the 624 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 1995. 1967: 2 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 3 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 6 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 5 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 12 publications 1985: 9 publications 1986: 16 publications 1987: 16 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 17 publications 1992: 21 publications 1993: 32 publications 1994: 28 publications 1995: 33 publications 1996: 20 publications 1997: 26 publications 1998: 26 publications 1999: 26 publications 2000: 26 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication
1967 2024

624 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alan R. Fersht: publications per year, 1967 to 2024
Year Publications
1967 2
1968 0
1969 1
1970 3
1971 6
1972 2
1973 6
1974 3
1975 5
1976 4
1977 5
1978 4
1979 3
1980 2
1981 5
1982 4
1983 9
1984 12
1985 9
1986 16
1987 16
1988 9
1989 7
1990 11
1991 17
1992 21
1993 32
1994 28
1995 33
1996 20
1997 26
1998 26
1999 26
2000 26
2001 12
2002 15
2003 16
2004 15
2005 16
2006 12
2007 18
2008 21
2009 33
2010 17
2011 17
2012 13
2013 7
2014 2
2015 3
2016 2
2017 2
2018 0
2019 0
2020 1
2021 2
2022 0
2023 0
2024 1
Total 624
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Alan R. Fersht 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 Alan R. Fersht 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: 569 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
561–580 148 569
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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Alan R. Fersht 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 Alan R. Fersht 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, 159+ 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: 162 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 98 162
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 1998 - Davy Medal, Royal Society of London (UK) In recognition for his pioneering work on the analysis of proteins by combining the methods and ideas of physical-organic chemistry with those of protein engineering thus illuminating such processes as enzymatic catalysis, protein folding, protein-protein interactions and those macromolecule interactions in general that are dominated by the chemistry of the noncovalent bond
  • 1993 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1989 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1983 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Alan R. Fersht is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Medicine.

The main areas of study include molecular biology, oncology, physiology, immunology, and geriatrics and gerontology. Their research topics focus on:

  • PARP inhibition in cancer therapy
  • DNA repair mechanisms
  • Genomics and chromatin dynamics
  • RNA research and splicing
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
  • Toxin mechanisms and immunotoxins

Frequent collaborators include Magdalena Murawska, Charlotte Blessing, Imke K. Mandemaker, Claudia Gonzalez-Leal, and G. Knobloch.

Common publication venues for their work are:

  • Molecular Cell
  • Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • Cell Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications

Selected recent papers include:

  • ADP-ribosyltransferases, an update on function and nomenclature, 2021, FEBS Journal
  • The Oncogenic Helicase ALC1 Regulates PARP Inhibitor Potency by Trapping PARP2 at DNA Breaks, 2020, Molecular Cell
  • The taming of PARP1 and its impact on NAD+ metabolism, 2020, Molecular Metabolism
  • Crosstalk between Drp1 phosphorylation sites during mitochondrial remodeling and their impact on metabolic adaptation, 2021, Cell Reports
  • The histone chaperone FACT facilitates heterochromatin spreading by regulating histone turnover and H3K9 methylation states, 2021, Cell Reports

Among their recognitions, Alan R. Fersht has been awarded the Davy Medal by the Royal Society of London in 1998. The award citation highlights pioneering work in protein analysis through combining physical-organic chemistry with protein engineering, illuminating enzymatic catalysis, protein folding, protein-protein interactions, and macromolecular interactions dominated by noncovalent chemistry.

They have been elected a member or fellow of several prestigious organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences (1993), Academia Europaea (1989), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1988), the Royal Society, United Kingdom (1983), The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom, and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Enzyme structure and mechanism

    Alan Fersht

  • Structure and Mechanism in Protein Science : a guide to enzyme catalysis and protein folding

    Alan Fersht

  • Structure and Mechanism in Protein Science

    Alan Fersht

  • Hydrogen bonding and biological specificity analysed by protein engineering

    Alan R. Fersht;Jian-Ping Shi;Jack Knill-Jones;Denise M. Lowe

  • Folding of chymotrypsin inhibitor 2. 1. Evidence for a two-state transition

    Sophie E. Jackson;Alan R. Fersht

  • Awakening guardian angels: drugging the p53 pathway

    Christopher J. Brown;Sonia Lain;Chandra S. Verma;Alan R. Fersht

  • Structure and Function of a Human TAFII250 Double Bromodomain Module

    Raymond H. Jacobson;Andreas G. Ladurner;David S. King;Robert Tjian

  • The Structure of the Transition State for Folding of Chymotrypsin Inhibitor 2 Analysed by Protein Engineering Methods: Evidence for a Nucleation-condensation Mechanism for Protein Folding

    Laura S. Itzhaki;Daniel E. Otzen;Alan R. Fersht

  • The folding of an enzyme: I. Theory of protein engineering analysis of stability and pathway of protein folding

    Alan R. Fersht;Andreas T Matouschek;Luis Serrano

  • Mapping the transition state and pathway of protein folding by protein engineering

    Andreas T Matouschek;James T. Kellis;Luis Serrano;Alan R. Fersht

  • Rescuing the function of mutant p53

    Alex N. Bullock;Alan R. Fersht

  • Structural Biology of the Tumor Suppressor p53

    Andreas C. Joerger;Alan R. Fersht

  • Nucleation mechanisms in protein folding.

    Alan R Fersht

  • Energetics of protein-protein interactions: Analysis ofthe Barnase-Barstar interface by single mutations and double mutant cycles

    Gideon Schreiber;Alan R. Fersht

  • The use of double mutants to detect structural changes in the active site of the tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (Bacillus stearothermophilus)

    Paul J. Carter;Greg Winter;Anthony J. Wilkinson;Alan R. Fersht

  • Rapid, electrostatically assisted association of proteins

    Gideon Schreiber;Alan R. Fersht

  • Optimization of rates of protein folding: the nucleation-condensation mechanism and its implications.

    Alan R. Fersht

  • PRIMA-1 Reactivates Mutant p53 by Covalent Binding to the Core Domain

    Jeremy M.R. Lambert;Jeremy M.R. Lambert;Petr Gorzov;Dimitry B. Veprintsev;Maja Söderqvist

  • The hydrogen bond in molecular recognition

    Alan R. Fersht

  • Is there a unifying mechanism for protein folding

    Valerie Daggett;Alan R. Fersht

  • Protein folding and unfolding at atomic resolution.

    Alan R. Fersht;Valerie Daggett

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan M.V. Freund
Stefan M.V. Freund MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Christopher M. Johnson
Christopher M. Johnson MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Luis Serrano
Luis Serrano Centre for Genomic Regulation
Valerie Daggett
Valerie Daggett University of Washington
Ashley M. Buckle
Ashley M. Buckle Monash University
Dmitry B. Veprintsev
Dmitry B. Veprintsev University of Nottingham
Gideon Schreiber
Gideon Schreiber Weizmann Institute of Science
Andreas T Matouschek
Andreas T Matouschek The University of Texas at Austin
Jane Clarke
Jane Clarke University of Cambridge
Neil M. Ferguson
Neil M. Ferguson Imperial College London

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