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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 91 1985 1777 108 94 383 27563

Benjamin G. Davis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Benjamin G. Davis between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Benjamin G. Davis published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 14.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2009. 25 of the 457 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2009. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 23 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 25 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 35 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 30 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 24 publications 2026: 1 publication
1995 2026

457 publications in total across all disciplines

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Benjamin G. Davis: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 3
1997 3
1998 4
1999 8
2000 6
2001 8
2002 14
2003 15
2004 14
2005 23
2006 14
2007 25
2008 13
2009 35
2010 29
2011 30
2012 13
2013 23
2014 14
2015 11
2016 27
2017 13
2018 13
2019 7
2020 6
2021 7
2022 15
2023 18
2024 19
2025 24
2026 1
Total 457
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Benjamin G. Davis 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 Benjamin G. Davis 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: 383 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
381–400 459 383
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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Benjamin G. Davis 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 Benjamin G. Davis 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, 90–91 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: 91 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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 91
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Davy Medal, Royal Society of London (UK) for inventing powerful chemical methods that directly manipulate complex biological molecules, enabling elucidation and control of biological function and mechanism in vitro and in vivo, beyond the limits of genetics.
  • 2017 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2015 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2005 - Corday–Morgan Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1999 - Meldola Medal and Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Benjamin G. Davis is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant body of work in molecular biology and organic chemistry. Additional subfields of study include radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, plant science, and oncology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Biotin and Related Studies

Benjamin G. Davis has coauthored extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Shabaz Mohammed
  • Andrew J. Baldwin
  • Andrew M. Giltrap
  • Charles Buchanan
  • Brian Josephson

Frequent venues for Benjamin G. Davis's publications are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ACS Central Science
  • Nature Chemical Biology

Among recent papers, some notable titles include:

  • "Direct radical functionalization of native sugars" (2024) published in Nature
  • "Global food systems transitions have enabled affordable diets but had less favourable outcomes for nutrition, environmental health, inclusion and equity" (2022) published in Nature Food
  • "From the prodromal stage of multiple sclerosis to disease prevention" (2022) published in Nature Reviews Neurology
  • "Light-driven post-translational installation of reactive protein side chains" (2020) published in Nature
  • "18F-Trifluoromethanesulfinate Enables Direct C-H 18F-Trifluoromethylation of Native Aromatic Residues in Peptides" (2020) published in Journal of the American Chemical Society

Benjamin G. Davis has also contributed to book publications, including a title released by Edinburgh University Press named Another Humanity, slated for 2025.

The scientist has received multiple awards throughout their career, including:

  • Davy Medal from the Royal Society of London in 2020 for work on chemical methods that enable manipulation of complex biological molecules beyond genetic techniques
  • Member of Academia Europaea since 2017
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, since 2015
  • Corday-Morgan Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2005
  • Meldola Medal and Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1999

Best Publications

  • Selective chemical protein modification

    Christopher D. Spicer;Benjamin G. Davis

  • Glycoprotein synthesis: an update.

    David P. Gamblin;Eoin M. Scanlan;Benjamin G. Davis

  • Chemical modification of proteins at cysteine: opportunities in chemistry and biology.

    Justin M. Chalker;Gonçalo J. L. Bernardes;Yuya A. Lin;Benjamin G. Davis

  • Synthesis of glycoproteins.

    Benjamin G. Davis

  • Lectins: tools for the molecular understanding of the glycocode

    Moira Ambrosi;Neil R. Cameron;Benjamin G. Davis

  • Structure of a flavonoid glucosyltransferase reveals the basis for plant natural product modification

    Wendy Offen;Carlos Martinez-Fleites;Min Yang;Eng Kiat-Lim

  • Functional divergence in the glutathione transferase superfamily in plants. Identification of two classes with putative functions in redox homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    David P. Dixon;Benjamin G. Davis;Robert Edwards

  • Designing logical codon reassignment – Expanding the chemistry in biology

    Anaëlle Dumas;Lukas Lercher;Christopher D. Spicer;Benjamin G. Davis

  • Allyl Sulfides Are Privileged Substrates in Aqueous Cross-Metathesis: Application to Site-Selective Protein Modification

    Yuya A. Lin;Justin M. Chalker;Nicola Floyd;Gonçalo J. L. Bernardes

  • A convenient catalyst for aqueous and protein Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling

    Justin M. Chalker;Charlotte S. C. Wood;Benjamin G. Davis

  • Facile conversion of cysteine and alkyl cysteines to dehydroalanine on protein surfaces: versatile and switchable access to functionalized proteins.

    Gonçalo J. L. Bernardes;Justin M. Chalker;James C. Errey;Benjamin G. Davis

  • Methods for converting cysteine to dehydroalanine on peptides and proteins

    Justin M. Chalker;Smita B. Gunnoo;Omar Boutureira;Stefanie C. Gerstberger

  • A "tag-and-modify" approach to site-selective protein modification.

    Justin M. Chalker;Gonçalo J. L. Bernardes;Benjamin G. Davis

  • Expanding the diversity of chemical protein modification allows post-translational mimicry.

    Sander I. van Kasteren;Holger B. Kramer;Henrik H. Jensen;Sandra J. Campbell

  • Medically Useful Plant Terpenoids: Biosynthesis, Occurrence, and Mechanism of Action

    Matthew E. Bergman;Benjamin Davis;Michael A. Phillips

  • Recent developments in oligosaccharide synthesis

    Benjamin G. Davis

  • Posttranslational mutagenesis: A chemical strategy for exploring protein side-chain diversity

    Tom H. Wright;Ben J. Bower;Justin M. Chalker;Gonçalo J. L. Bernardes

  • Filled and glycosylated carbon nanotubes for in vivo radioemitter localization and imaging

    Sung You Hong;Gerard Tobias;Gerard Tobias;Khuloud T. Al-Jamal;Belén Ballesteros;Belén Ballesteros

  • Thiyl Glycosylation of Olefinic Proteins: S‐Linked Glycoconjugate Synthesis

    Nicola Floyd;Balakumar Vijayakrishnan;Julia R. Koeppe;Benjamin G. Davis

  • Palladium-Mediated Cell-Surface Labeling

    Christopher D. Spicer;Therese Triemer;Benjamin G. Davis

  • Glyconanoparticles allow pre-symptomatic in vivo imaging of brain disease

    S I van Kasteren;S J Campbell;S Serres;D C Anthony

Frequent Co-Authors

Gonçalo J. L. Bernardes
Gonçalo J. L. Bernardes University of Cambridge
Daniel C. Anthony
Daniel C. Anthony University of Oxford
Nicola R. Sibson
Nicola R. Sibson University of Oxford
Neil R. Cameron
Neil R. Cameron Monash University
Timothy D. W. Claridge
Timothy D. W. Claridge University of Oxford
Shabaz Mohammed
Shabaz Mohammed University of Oxford
Neil J. Oldham
Neil J. Oldham University of Nottingham
Gideon J. Davies
Gideon J. Davies University of York
George W. J. Fleet
George W. J. Fleet University of Oxford
Katie J. Doores
Katie J. Doores King's College London

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