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Charles Tanford

Charles Tanford

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
100
Citations
58460
World Ranking
1245
National Ranking
480

Charles Tanford 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 Charles Tanford sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 224 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Charles Tanford 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 Charles Tanford 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: 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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 1983 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1972 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1956 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Charles Tanford was affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their career included research contributions primarily connected to this institution.

Their professional recognition included several awards over the years. In 1956, they were named Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. They became a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1972. Later, in 1983, they were elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules

    Charles Tanford;Maurice L. Huggins

  • The Hydrophobic Effect: Formation of Micelles and Biological Membranes

    Charles Tanford

  • The hydrophobic effect

    Charles Tanford

  • Protein denaturation. C. Theoretical models for the mechanism of denaturation.

    Charles Tanford

  • The Solubility of Amino Acids and Two Glycine Peptides in Aqueous Ethanol and Dioxane Solutions ESTABLISHMENT OF A HYDROPHOBICITY SCALE

    Yasuhiko Nozaki;Charles Tanford

  • Contribution of Hydrophobic Interactions to the Stability of the Globular Conformation of Proteins

    Charles. Tanford

  • The Gross Conformation of Protein-Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Complexes

    Jacqueline A. Reynolds;Charles Tanford

  • The hydrophobic effect and the organization of living matter

    Charles Tanford

  • Characterization of membrane proteins in detergent solutions.

    Charles Tanford;Jacqueline A. Reynolds

  • Theory of Protein Titration Curves. I. General Equations for Impenetrable Spheres

    Charles Tanford;John G. Kirkwood

  • Phospholipid vesicle formation and transmembrane protein incorporation using octyl glucoside

    Larry T. Mimms;Guido Zampighi;Yasuhiko Nozaki;Charles Tanford

  • Properties of detergents.

    Ari Helenius;Darrell R. McCaslin;Erik Fries;Charles Tanford

  • Binding of Dodecyl Sulfate to Proteins at High Binding Ratios. Possible Implications for the State of Proteins in Biological Membranes

    Jacqueline A. Reynolds;Charles Tanford

  • THE SOLUBILITY OF AMINO ACIDS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS IN AQUEOUS UREA SOLUTIONS.

    Yasuhiko Nozaki;Charles Tanford

  • The Estimation of Polypeptide Chain Molecular Weights by Gel Filtration in 6 M Guanidine Hydrochloride

    Wayne W. Fish;Kenneth G. Mann;Charles Tanford

  • Viscosity and density of aqueous solutions of urea and guanidine hydrochloride.

    Kazuo Kawahara;Charles Tanford

  • Proteins as Random Coils. I. Intrinsic Viscosities and Sedimentation Coefficients in Concentrated Guanidine Hydrochloride

    Charles. Tanford;Kazuo. Kawahara;Savo. Lapanje

  • Molecular characterization of proteins in detergent solutions.

    Charles Tanford;Yashiko Nozaki;Jacqueline A. Reynolds;Shio Makino

  • The Interpretation Of Hydrogen Ion Titration Curves Of Proteins

    Charles Tanford

  • Interpretation of protein titration curves. Application to lysozyme

    Charles Tanford;Robert Roxby

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward A. Johnson
Edward A. Johnson University of Calgary
Kenneth G. Mann
Kenneth G. Mann University of Vermont
Ingemar Björk
Ingemar Björk Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Norman M. Schechter
Norman M. Schechter University of Pennsylvania
John L. Woolford
John L. Woolford Carnegie Mellon University
Robert L. Hill
Robert L. Hill Duke University
Ari Helenius
Ari Helenius ETH Zurich
John G. Kirkwood
John G. Kirkwood Yale University

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