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Christopher J. Howe 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 Christopher J. Howe sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 295 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher J. Howe 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 Christopher J. Howe sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christopher J. Howe is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research is predominantly situated within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focused expertise in Molecular Biology. Their work spans several intersecting subfields including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Environmental Engineering, Ecology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their research topics include various specialized areas, which are:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

Christopher J. Howe has contributed to numerous papers in scientific literature. Recent publications demonstrate a range of interests within experimental cell biology, photosynthesis, and sustainable energy systems. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Genetic tool development in marine protists: emerging model organisms for experimental cell biology" (2020), Nature Methods
  • "Tinted Semi-Transparent Solar Panels Allow Concurrent Production of Crops and Electricity on the Same Cropland" (2020), Advanced Energy Materials
  • "3D-printed hierarchical pillar array electrodes for high-performance semi-artificial photosynthesis" (2022), Nature Materials
  • "Phenazines as model low-midpoint potential electron shuttles for photosynthetic bioelectrochemical systems" (2021), Chemical Science
  • "Powering a microprocessor by photosynthesis" (2022), Energy & Environmental Science

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Jenny Zhang, Joshua M. Lawrence, Laura T. Wey, John T. Welch, and R. Ellen R. Nisbet. These collaborations indicate an interdisciplinary approach often crossing between molecular biology, energy applications, and environmental studies.

Christopher J. Howe's research has been published extensively in various academic venues. Regular publication outlets include:

  • Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Biology
  • Nature Methods
  • Electrochimica Acta

Best Publications

  • Biodiesel from algae: challenges and prospects

    Stuart A Scott;Matthew P Davey;John S Dennis;Irmtraud Horst

  • Life-Cycle Assessment of Potential Algal Biodiesel Production in the United Kingdom: A Comparison of Raceways and Air-Lift Tubular Bioreactors

    Anna L. Stephenson;Elena Kazamia;John S. Dennis;Christopher J. Howe

  • A High Power-Density, Mediator-Free, Microfluidic Biophotovoltaic Device for Cyanobacterial Cells.

    Paolo Bombelli;Thomas Müller;Therese W. Herling;Christopher J. Howe

  • Polyethylene bio-degradation by caterpillars of the wax moth Galleria mellonella.

    Paolo Bombelli;Christopher J. Howe;Federica Bertocchini

  • Sirolimus therapy for angiomyolipoma in tuberous sclerosis and sporadic lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a phase 2 trial.

    D. Mark Davies;Petrus J. de Vries;Simon R. Johnson;Deborah L. McCartney;Deborah L. McCartney

  • Photosynthetic biofilms in pure culture harness solar energy in a mediatorless bio-photovoltaic cell (BPV) system

    Alistair J. McCormick;Paolo Bombelli;Amanda M. Scott;Alexander J. Philips

  • Biophotovoltaics: oxygenic photosynthetic organisms in the world of bioelectrochemical systems

    Alistair J. McCormick;Paolo Bombelli;Robert W. Bradley;Rebecca Jayne Thorne

  • Assessing Symbiodinium diversity in scleractinian corals via next‐generation sequencing‐based genotyping of the ITS2 rDNA region

    Chatchanit Arif;Camille Daniels;Till Bayer;Eulalia Banguera-Hinestroza

  • Photosynthetic, respiratory and extracellular electron transport pathways in cyanobacteria.

    David J. Lea-Smith;Paolo Bombelli;Ravendran Vasudevan;Christopher J. Howe

  • The phylogeny of The Canterbury Tales

    Adrian C. Barbrook;Christopher J. Howe;Norman Blake;Peter Robinson

  • Emission of methane from plants

    R.E.R Nisbet;R Fisher;R.H Nimmo;D.S Bendall

  • Why are plastid genomes retained in non-photosynthetic organisms?

    Adrian C. Barbrook;Christopher J. Howe;Saul Purton

  • Influence of nitrogen-limitation regime on the production by Chlorella vulgaris of lipids for biodiesel feedstocks.

    Anna L Stephenson;John S Dennis;Christopher J Howe;Stuart A Scott

  • Substitutional bias confounds inference of cyanelle origins from sequence data

    P. J. Lockhart;C. J. Howe;Donald Ashley Bryant;T. J. Beanland

  • Quantitative analysis of the factors limiting solar power transduction by Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 in biological photovoltaic devices

    Paolo Bombelli;Robert W. Bradley;Amanda M. Scott;Alexander J. Philips

  • Contribution of cyanobacterial alkane production to the ocean hydrocarbon cycle

    David J. Lea-Smith;Steven J. Biller;Matthew P. Davey;Charles A. R. Cotton

  • Shopping for plastids.

    Anthony W.D. Larkum;Peter J. Lockhart;Christopher J. Howe

  • Evolution of the chloroplast genome.

    Christopher J. Howe;Adrian C. Barbrook;V. Lila Koumandou;R. Ellen R. Nisbet

  • Redox regulation of the calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases.

    Christopher J. Howe;Michelle M. LaHair;James A. McCubrey;Richard A. Franklin

  • The origin of plastids

    C.J Howe;A.C Barbrook;R.E.R Nisbet;P.J Lockhart

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek S. Bendall
Derek S. Bendall University of Cambridge
Alison G. Smith
Alison G. Smith University of Cambridge
Peter J. Lockhart
Peter J. Lockhart Massey University
John C. Gray
John C. Gray University of Cambridge
Anthony W. D. Larkum
Anthony W. D. Larkum University of Sydney
Ross F. Waller
Ross F. Waller University of Cambridge
John S. Dennis
John S. Dennis University of Cambridge
Stuart A. Scott
Stuart A. Scott University of Cambridge
Huw Jones
Huw Jones Aberystwyth University
Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo
Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo Pompeu Fabra University

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