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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 81 975 864 73 65 227 18762

Anthony Maxwell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Anthony Maxwell between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Anthony Maxwell published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2018. 18 of the 323 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2018. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 3 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 7 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 5 publications
1981 2025

323 publications in total across all disciplines

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Anthony Maxwell: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 3
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 4
1987 2
1988 1
1989 2
1990 5
1991 6
1992 6
1993 5
1994 7
1995 1
1996 7
1997 6
1998 9
1999 9
2000 6
2001 8
2002 5
2003 4
2004 4
2005 12
2006 7
2007 7
2008 3
2009 8
2010 11
2011 17
2012 3
2013 8
2014 6
2015 10
2016 4
2017 13
2018 22
2019 21
2020 16
2021 19
2022 8
2023 8
2024 13
2025 5
Total 323
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Anthony Maxwell publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anthony Maxwell sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 227–236 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 227 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74 227
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Anthony Maxwell D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anthony Maxwell sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 80–81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73 81
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Anthony Maxwell is affiliated with the John Innes Centre in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant concentration in molecular biology. Other subfields include molecular medicine, toxicology, infectious diseases, and pharmacology.

The scientist's work spans several important topics, notably:

  • Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
  • Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
  • Bioactive compounds and antitumor agents
  • DNA and nucleic acid chemistry
  • Antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy
  • Tuberculosis research and epidemiology
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Recent publications by Anthony Maxwell include:

  • "Quinolones: Mechanism, Lethality and Their Contributions to Antibiotic Resistance," 2020, published in Molecules
  • "DNA topoisomerases: Advances in understanding of cellular roles and multi-protein complexes via structure-function analysis," 2021, published in BioEssays
  • "Base-pair resolution analysis of the effect of supercoiling on DNA flexibility and major groove recognition by triplex-forming oligonucleotides," 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "Potent DNA gyrase inhibitors bind asymmetrically to their target using symmetrical bifurcated halogen bonds," 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "Discovery and Hit-to-Lead Optimization of Benzothiazole Scaffold-Based DNA Gyrase Inhibitors with Potent Activity against Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa," 2023, published in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Anthony Maxwell have included:

  • David M. Lawson
  • Shannon J. McKie
  • Keir C. Neuman
  • Clare E. M. Stevenson
  • Natassja G. Bush

The scientist's contributions have appeared in multiple venues, with several recurrent publication sources:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature (19 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • eLife (3 publications)
  • Nature Communications (2 publications)
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • DNA Gyrase: Structure and Function

    Richard J. Reece;Anthony Maxwell

  • Crystal structure of an N-terminal fragment of the DNA gyrase B protein.

    Dale B. Wigley;Gideon J. Davies;Eleanor J. Dodson;Anthony Maxwell

  • DNA gyrase as a drug target

    Anthony Maxwell

  • Exploiting bacterial DNA gyrase as a drug target: current state and perspectives.

    Frédéric Collin;Shantanu Karkare;Anthony Maxwell

  • Crystal structure of the breakage-reunion domain of DNA gyrase

    Joo H. Morais Cabral;Andrew P. Jackson;Clare V. Smith;Nita Shikotra

  • The 43-kilodalton N-terminal fragment of the DNA gyrase B protein hydrolyzes ATP and binds coumarin drugs

    Janid A. Ali;Andrew P. Jackson;Alison J. Howells;Anthony Maxwell

  • THE NATURE OF INHIBITION OF DNA GYRASE BY THE COUMARINS AND THE CYCLOTHIALIDINES REVEALED BY X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

    R. J. Lewis;O. M. P. Singh;C. V. Smith;T. Skarzynski

  • A fluoroquinolone resistance protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis that mimics DNA.

    Subray S. Hegde;Matthew W. Vetting;Matthew W. Vetting;Matthew W. Vetting;Steven L. Roderick;Steven L. Roderick;Steven L. Roderick;Lesley A. Mitchenall;Lesley A. Mitchenall;Lesley A. Mitchenall

  • Mechanistic Aspects of DNA Topoisomerases

    Anthony Maxwell;Martin Gellert

  • A single point mutation in the DNA gyrase A protein greatly reduces binding of fluoroquinolones to the gyrase-DNA complex.

    C. J. R. Willmott;A. Maxwell

  • The interaction between coumarin drugs and DNA gyrase.

    Anthony Maxwell

  • The ATP-binding site of type II topoisomerases as a target for antibacterial drugs.

    Anthony Maxwell;David M Lawson

  • Mode of Action

    A. Maxwell;S. E. Critchlow

  • Arabidopsis SPO11-2 functions with SPO11-1 in meiotic recombination.

    Nicola J. Stacey;Takashi Kuromori;Yoshitaka Azumi;Gethin Roberts

  • Quinolones: Mechanism, Lethality and Their Contributions to Antibiotic Resistance

    Natassja G Bush;Isabel Diez-Santos;Lauren R Abbott;Anthony Maxwell

  • Interaction between DNA Gyrase and Quinolones: Effects of Alanine Mutations at GyrA Subunit Residues Ser83 and Asp87

    Faye M. Barnard;Anthony Maxwell

  • The molecular basis of quinolone action

    Anthony Maxwell

  • The interaction of coumarin antibiotics with fragments of DNA gyrase B protein.

    Niall A. Gormley;George Orphanides;Andrew Meyer;Paul M. Cullis

  • Tryptic fragments of the Escherichia coli DNA gyrase A protein.

    R J Reece;A Maxwell

  • The DNA dependence of the ATPase activity of DNA gyrase.

    A Maxwell;M Gellert

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Gellert
Martin Gellert National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Dale B. Wigley
Dale B. Wigley Imperial College London
Konstantin Severinov
Konstantin Severinov Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
David J. Sherratt
David J. Sherratt University of Oxford
Valakunja Nagaraja
Valakunja Nagaraja Indian Institute of Science
Mark J. Buttner
Mark J. Buttner Norwich Research Park
Hans-Peter Fiedler
Hans-Peter Fiedler University of Tübingen
Stephen E. Halford
Stephen E. Halford University of Bristol
Lutz Heide
Lutz Heide University of Tübingen
Keith Roberts
Keith Roberts John Innes Centre

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