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 Chris Somerville sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 318 publications — 81st percentile
81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.
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 Chris Somerville sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 138 D-Index — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
Chris Somerville is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Medicine, with subfields including Plant Science, Biomaterials, Genetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.
The main topics covered in Somerville's work include:
Somerville has published research in venues such as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Genome Medicine.
Key recent papers include:
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Somerville are:
Somerville has received recognition including election as a Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists in 2007 and membership in the Academia Europaea since 2002.
David Tilman;Robert Socolow;Jonathan A. Foley;Jason Hill
Chris Somerville;Chris Somerville;Stefan Bauer;Ginger Brininstool;Michelle Facette;Michelle Facette
Chris Somerville;Heather Youngs;Caroline Taylor;Sarah C. Davis
Alexander R. Paredez;Alexander R. Paredez;Christopher R. Somerville;Christopher R. Somerville;David W. Ehrhardt
Anthony B. Bleecker;Mark A. Estelle;Chris Somerville;Hans Kende
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Sean R. Cutler;David W. Ehrhardt;Joel S. Griffitts;Chris R. Somerville
Xiaoying Lin;Samir Kaul;Steve Rounsley;Terrance P. Shea
Pierre Broun;John Shanklin;Ed Whittle;Chris Somerville
J Browse;C Somerville
T. Newman;F. J. de Bruijn;P. Green;K. Keegstra
Ruth N. Wilson;John W. Heckman;Chris R. Somerville
Simon R. Turner;Chris R. Somerville
George W. Haughn;Chris Somerville
Todd A. Richmond;Chris R. Somerville;Chris R. Somerville
Vincent Arondel;Bertrand Lemieux;Inhwan Hwang;Sue Gibson
Mark A. Estelle;Chris Somerville
Dirk Hamburger;Enea Rezzonico;Jean MacDonald-Comber Petétot;Chris Somerville
Staffan Persson;Alexander Paredez;Andrew Carroll;Hildur Palsdottir
Staffan Persson;Hairong Wei;Jennifer Milne;Grier P. Page
Winslow R. Briggs;Russell L. Jones;Virginia Walbot;Christopher R. Somerville
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