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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 74 4812 4373 280 251 384 16526

Anthony Watts publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Anthony Watts between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Anthony Watts published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 1998. 6 of the 400 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 1998. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 5 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 14 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 24 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
1972 2025

400 publications in total across all disciplines

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Anthony Watts: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 1
1977 1
1978 5
1979 2
1980 4
1981 7
1982 5
1983 5
1984 2
1985 8
1986 3
1987 7
1988 2
1989 9
1990 6
1991 7
1992 8
1993 15
1994 14
1995 8
1996 6
1997 10
1998 24
1999 16
2000 15
2001 14
2002 10
2003 8
2004 18
2005 15
2006 15
2007 9
2008 8
2009 5
2010 5
2011 9
2012 15
2013 14
2014 5
2015 7
2016 5
2017 4
2018 9
2019 10
2020 8
2021 7
2022 2
2023 1
2024 2
2025 4
Total 400
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Anthony Watts publications per year - data summary

  • Anthony Watts, a Chemistry scholar from University of Oxford, has 400 publications recorded across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1972 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 1998, with 24 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1972, 1976, 1977 and 2023, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 54 years in the span carry no publications at all (1973, 1974 and 1975).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.8 per year counting only the 51 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 16 publications, 4% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1972-1989: 62 publications (3.4 per year); 1990-2007: 218 publications (12.1 per year); 2008-2025: 120 publications (6.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Anthony Watts 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 Anthony Watts 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, 381–400 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: 384 publications — 78th percentile

78% 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
381–400 459 384
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
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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Anthony Watts publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Anthony Watts, a Chemistry scholar from University of Oxford, records 384 publications - the 78th percentile of the discipline.
  • 78% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Anthony Watts, and about 22% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Anthony Watts ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Anthony Watts 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 Anthony Watts 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, 74–75 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: 74 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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 74
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
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Anthony Watts D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Anthony Watts, a Chemistry scholar from University of Oxford, records 74 D-Index - the 75th percentile of the discipline.
  • 75% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Anthony Watts, and about 25% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Anthony Watts ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Anthony Watts is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans across the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Within these fields, Watts has contributed to subfields including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cell Biology, Spectroscopy, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientific topics covered in Watts's work focus mainly on Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Environmental Monitoring and Data Management, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology.

Watts has published extensively, contributing notably to several journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Biophysical Reviews
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • European Biophysics Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science Advances

Some of Watts's recent papers are:

  • "Conformational dynamics of a G protein-coupled receptor helix 8 in lipid membranes," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Detergent-free Lipodisq Nanoparticles Facilitate High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry of Folded Integral Membrane Proteins," 2021, Nano Letters
  • "Lipid nanoparticle technologies for the study of G protein-coupled receptors in lipid environments," 2020, Biophysical Reviews
  • "Structures of the archaerhodopsin-3 transporter reveal that disordering of internal water networks underpins receptor sensitization," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Conformational flexibility of GRASPs and their constituent PDZ subdomains reveals structural basis of their promiscuous interactome," 2020, FEBS Journal

Watts has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Peter J. Judge
  • Juan F. Bada Juarez
  • Antonio J. Costa-Filho
  • Xiaoyan Ding
  • Steven Lavington

Best Publications

  • Microscale thermophoresis quantifies biomolecular interactions under previously challenging conditions

    Susanne A.I. Seidel;Patricia M. Dijkman;Wendy A. Lea;Geert van den Bogaart

  • Two Types of Alzheimer’s β-Amyloid (1–40) Peptide Membrane Interactions : Aggregation Preventing Transmembrane Anchoring Versus Accelerated Surface Fibril Formation

    Marcus Bokvist;Fredrick Lindström;Anthony Watts;Gerhard Gröbner

  • A Glycophospholipid Tail at the Carboxyl Terminus of the Thy-1 Glycoprotein of Neurons and Thymocytes

    A. G. D. Tse;A. N. Barclay;A. Watts;A. F. Williams

  • Interfacial Anchor Properties of Tryptophan Residues in Transmembrane Peptides Can Dominate over Hydrophobic Matching Effects in Peptide−Lipid Interactions†

    M.R.R. de Planque;B.B. Bonev;J.A.A. Demmers;D.V. Greathouse

  • Titration of the phase transition of phosphatidylserine bilayer membranes. Effects of pH, surface electrostatics, ion binding, and head-group hydration.

    Gregor Cevc;Anthony Watts;Derek Marsh

  • Incorporation of fatty acids by concanavalin A-stimulated lymphocytes and the effect on fatty acid composition and membrane fluidity

    Philip Calder;Parveen Yaqoob;David Harvey;Anthony Watts

  • Evidence for phase boundary lipid. Permeability of Tempo-choline into dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine vesicles at the phase transition.

    Derek Marsh;Anthony Watts;Peter F. Knowles

  • Uncovering the intimate relationship between lipids, cholesterol and GPCR activation

    Joanne Oates;Anthony Watts

  • A spectrometer designed for 6.7 and 14.1 T DNP-enhanced solid-state MAS NMR using quasi-optical microwave transmission

    Kevin J. Pike;Thomas F. Kemp;Hiroki Takahashi;Robert Day

  • Control of the structure and fluidity of phosphatidylglycerol bilayers by pH titration.

    Anthony Watts;Karl Harlos;Wilfried Maschke;Derek Marsh

  • Detergent-Free Incorporation of a Seven-Transmembrane Receptor Protein into Nanosized Bilayer Lipodisq Particles for Functional and Biophysical Studies

    Marcella Orwick-Rydmark;Janet E. Lovett;Andrea Graziadei;Ljubica Lindholm

  • Detergent‐Free Formation and Physicochemical Characterization of Nanosized Lipid–Polymer Complexes: Lipodisq

    Marcella C. Orwick;Peter J. Judge;Jan Procek;Ljubica Lindholm

  • Cooperativity of the phase transition in single- and multibilayer lipid vesicles.

    D. Marsh;A. Watts;P.F. Knowles

  • Hydration of DOPC bilayers by differential scanning calorimetry

    Anne S. Ulrich;Malkit Sami;Anthony Watts

  • Rhodopsin-lipid associations in bovine rod outer segment membranes. Identification of immobilized lipid by spin-labels.

    Anthony Watts;Igor D. Volotovski;Derek Marsh

  • Spin-label studies of lipid immobilization in dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine-substituted cytochrome oxidase.

    Peter F. Knowles;Anthony Watts;Derek Marsh

  • ESR spin-label studies of lipid-protein interactions in membranes.

    D. Marsh;A. Watts;R.D. Pates;R. Uhl

  • Observations of light-induced structural changes of retinal within rhodopsin

    Gerhard Gröbner;Gerhard Gröbner;Ian J. Burnett;Clemens Glaubitz;Gregory Choi;Gregory Choi

  • Molecular response of the lipid headgroup to bilayer hydration monitored by 2H-NMR

    A.S. Ulrich;A. Watts

  • A Detergent-free Strategy for the Reconstitution of Active Enzyme Complexes from Native Biological Membranes into Nanoscale Discs

    Ashley R Long;Catherine C O’Brien;Ketan Malhotra;Christine T Schwall

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek Marsh
Derek Marsh Max Planck Society
Clemens Glaubitz
Clemens Glaubitz Goethe University Frankfurt
Anne S. Ulrich
Anne S. Ulrich Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Peter F. Knowles
Peter F. Knowles University of Leeds
Keith W. Miller
Keith W. Miller Harvard University
Frances Separovic
Frances Separovic University of Melbourne
Boris Martinac
Boris Martinac Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Beat H. Meier
Beat H. Meier ETH Zurich
Andrew M. Taylor
Andrew M. Taylor University College London
Robert J. C. Gilbert
Robert J. C. Gilbert University of Oxford

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