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Chemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
15698
World Ranking
8349
National Ranking
2411

Barbara Brodsky 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 Barbara Brodsky sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 145 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Barbara Brodsky 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 Barbara Brodsky sits on this spectrum.

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: 776 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 647 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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Barbara Brodsky is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States and contributes to research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, as well as Materials Science. Their work also intersects with several subfields, including Biomaterials, Immunology and Allergy, Cancer Research, Genetics, and Cell Biology.

Their research focuses on topics related to collagen extraction and characterization, cell adhesion molecules, protease and inhibitor mechanisms, connective tissue disorders, and cellular mechanics and interactions.

Recent publications by Barbara Brodsky include the following papers:

  • A two-step dance commits collagen to folding, 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A solution structure analysis reveals a bent collagen triple helix in the complement activation recognition molecule mannan-binding lectin, 2022, Journal of Biological Chemistry

Frequent co-authors with whom Barbara Brodsky has collaborated include:

  • Hina Iqbal
  • Ka Wai Fung
  • Jayesh Gor
  • Anthony C. Bishop
  • George I. Makhatadze

Publications by Barbara Brodsky have appeared primarily in the following venues:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

In 2012, Barbara Brodsky was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Crystal and molecular structure of a collagen-like peptide at 1.9 A resolution.

    Jordi Bella;Mark Eaton;Barbara Brodsky;Helen M. Berman

  • Hydration structure of a collagen peptide.

    Jordi Bella;Barbara Brodsky;Helen M Berman

  • Molecular structure of the collagen triple helix.

    Barbara Brodsky;Anton V. Persikov

  • The collagen triple-helix structure

    Barbara Brodsky;John A.M. Ramshaw

  • Sequence dependent conformational variations of collagen triple-helical structure.

    Rachel Z. Kramer;Jordi Bella;Jordi Bella;Patricia Mayville;Barbara Brodsky

  • Gly-X-Y tripeptide frequencies in collagen: a context for host-guest triple-helical peptides.

    John A.M Ramshaw;Naina K Shah;Barbara Brodsky

  • Amino Acid Propensities for the Collagen Triple-Helix†

    Anton V. Persikov;John A. M. Ramshaw;and Alan Kirkpatrick;Barbara Brodsky

  • Supercoiled Protein Motifs: The Collagen Triple-Helix and the α-Helical Coiled Coil

    Konrad Beck;Barbara Brodsky

  • Prediction of collagen stability from amino acid sequence.

    Anton V. Persikov;John A.M. Ramshaw;Barbara Brodsky

  • Staggered molecular packing in crystals of a collagen-like peptide with a single charged pair.

    Rachel Z Kramer;Manju G Venugopal;Jordi Bella;Patricia Mayville

  • Glycation induces expansion of the molecular packing of collagen.

    Shizuko Tanaka;Gad Avigad;Barbara Brodsky;Eric F. Eikenberry

  • Collagen interactions: Drug design and delivery

    Bo An;Yu-Shan Lin;Barbara Brodsky

  • The crystal and molecular structure of a collagen-like peptide with a biologically relevant sequence

    Rachel Z Kramer;Jordi Bella;Barbara Brodsky;Helen M Berman

  • Electrostatic interactions in collagen-like triple-helical peptides.

    Manju Grover Venugopal;John A. M. Ramshaw;Emory Braswell;Dan Zhu

  • X-ray crystallographic determination of a collagen-like peptide with the repeating sequence (Pro-Pro-Gly)

    Rachel Z Kramer;Luigi Vitagliano;Jordi Bella;Rita Berisio

  • Destabilization of osteogenesis imperfecta collagen-like model peptides correlates with the identity of the residue replacing glycine

    Konrad Beck;Virginia C. Chan;Nigel Shenoy;Alan Kirkpatrick

  • Triple-helical peptides: An approach to collagen conformation, stability, and self-association

    Barbara Brodsky;Geetha Thiagarajan;Balaraman Madhan;Karunakar Kar

  • Electrostatic Interactions Involving Lysine Make Major Contributions to Collagen Triple-Helix Stability†

    Anton V. Persikov;John A. M. Ramshaw;and Alan Kirkpatrick;Barbara Brodsky

  • Characterization of collagen-like peptides containing interruptions in the repeating Gly-X-Y sequence

    Cynthia Gwynne Long;Emory Braswell;Dan Zhu;Josefa Apigo

  • Protein motifs. 8. The triple-helix motif in proteins.

    Barbara Brodsky;Naina K. Shah

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Baum
Jean Baum Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
David L. Kaplan
David L. Kaplan Tufts University
Masayori Inouye
Masayori Inouye Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Helen M. Berman
Helen M. Berman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Richard W. Farndale
Richard W. Farndale University of Cambridge
Nibaldo C. Inestrosa
Nibaldo C. Inestrosa Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Hideaki Nagase
Hideaki Nagase University of Oxford
David A.D. Parry
David A.D. Parry Massey University
Charles M. Deber
Charles M. Deber University of Toronto
George I. Makhatadze
George I. Makhatadze Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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