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Charles Heidelberger

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
25713
World Ranking
3857
National Ranking
1909

Charles Heidelberger publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Charles Heidelberger sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 288 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Charles Heidelberger D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1978 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Charles Heidelberger was affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to the scientific community and received recognition for their work.

The scientist was a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1978, as well as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1963.

There is no record of recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, book publications, or specific fields and subfields of study available for Charles Heidelberger.

Best Publications

  • Fluorinated Pyrimidines, A New Class of Tumour-Inhibitory Compounds

    Charles Heidelberger;N. K. Chaudhuri;Peter Danneberg;Dorothy Mooren

  • Establishment and characterization of a cloned line of C3H mouse embryo cells sensitive to postconfluence inhibition of division.

    Catherine A. Reznikoff;David W. Brankow;Charles Heidelberger

  • Quantitative and qualitative studies of chemical transformation of cloned C3H mouse embryo cells sensitive to postconfluence inhibition of cell division.

    Catherine A. Reznikoff;John S. Bertram;David W. Brankow;Charles Heidelberger

  • Selective heat sensitivity of cancer cells. Biochemical and clinical studies.

    Renato Cavaliere;Enrico C. Ciocatto;Beppino C. Giovanella;Charles Heidelberger

  • THE SYNTHESIS OF 5-FLUOROPYRIMIDINES

    Robert Duschinsky;Edward Pleven;Charles Heidelberger

  • Studies on Fluorinated Pyrimidines II. Effects on Transplanted Tumors

    Charles Heidelberger;Lois Griesbach;Betty Jo Montag;Dorothy Mooren

  • Studies on fluorinated pyrimidines. XIII. Inhibition of thymidylate synthetase.

    K-U. Hartmann;Charles Heidelberger

  • Fluorinated Pyrimidines and Their Nucleosides

    Charles Heidelberger;Peter V. Danenberg;Richard G. Moran

  • Two-stage chemical oncogenesis in cultures of c3h/10t1/2 cells.

    Sukdeb Mondal;David W. Brankow;Charles Heidelberger

  • In Vivo Kinetics of Thymidylate Synthetase Inhibition in 5-Fluorouracil-sensitive and -resistant Murine Colon Adenocarcinomas

    C. Paul Spears;Antranik H. Shahinian;Richard G. Moran;Charles Heidelberger

  • Studies on fluorinated pyrimidines. III. The metabolism of 5-fluorouracil-2-C14 and 5-fluoroorotic-2-C14 acid in vivo.

    N. K. Chaudhuri;Betty Jo Montag;Charles Heidelberger

  • Studies on fluorinated pyrimidines. IV. Effects on nucleic acid metabolism in vivo.

    Peter B. Danneberg;Betty Jo Montag;Charles Heidelberger

  • Quantitative studies on the malignant transformation of mouse prostate cells by carcinogenic hydrocarbons in vitro.

    T. T. Chen;Charles Heidelberger

  • EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL USE OF FLUORINATED PYRIMIDINES IN CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY

    Charles Heidelberger;Fred J. Ansfield

  • Cell transformation by chemical agents--a review and analysis of the literature. A report of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Gene-Tox Program.

    Charles Heidelberger;Aaron E Freeman;Roman J Pienta;Andrew Sivak

  • Studies on the quantitative biology of hyperthermic killing of HeLa cells.

    Robert J. Palzer;Charles Heidelberger

  • SYNTHESES OF 5-TRIFLUOROMETHYLURACIL AND 5-TRIFLUOROMETHYL-2'-DEOXYURIDINE.

    Charles Heidelberger;David G. Parsons;David C. Remy

  • Thymidylate synthetase: mechanism of inhibition by 5-fluoro-2'-deoxyuridylate.

    R.J. Langenbach;P.V. Danenberg;Charles Heidelberger

  • Clinical Studies with 5-Fluorouracil

    A. R. Curreri;Fred J. Ansfield;Forde A. McIver;Harry A. Waisman

  • Fluorinated pyrimidines. XXVI. Mammalian thymidylate synthetase: its mechanism of action and inhibition by fluorinated nucleotides.

    Philip Reyes;Charles Heidelberger

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter V. Danenberg
Peter V. Danenberg University of Southern California
Van R. Potter
Van R. Potter University of Wisconsin–Madison
Philip L. Grover
Philip L. Grover Institute of Cancer Research
Eliezer Huberman
Eliezer Huberman University of Illinois at Chicago
Peter J. Sims
Peter J. Sims University of Rochester
Toshio Kuroki
Toshio Kuroki Showa University
John B. Little
John B. Little Harvard University
William G. Dauben
William G. Dauben University of California, Berkeley
Kathleen D. Danenberg
Kathleen D. Danenberg University of Southern California
Colin R. Jefcoate
Colin R. Jefcoate University of Wisconsin–Madison

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