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Biology and Biochemistry
UK
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 115 612 539 29 26 1063 64494
Biology and Biochemistry 119 660 585 34 32 1042 66979

Christopher J. Schofield publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christopher J. Schofield between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christopher J. Schofield published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 30.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 79 publications in 2014. 67 of the 1,257 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 79. Peak 79 publications in 2014. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 13 publications 1990: 15 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 16 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 23 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 25 publications 2002: 31 publications 2003: 27 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 29 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 35 publications 2010: 54 publications 2011: 41 publications 2012: 43 publications 2013: 62 publications 2014: 79 publications 2015: 41 publications 2016: 53 publications 2017: 48 publications 2018: 54 publications 2019: 55 publications 2020: 68 publications 2021: 70 publications 2022: 36 publications 2023: 61 publications 2024: 41 publications 2025: 26 publications
1985 2025

1,257 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christopher J. Schofield: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 3
1987 10
1988 5
1989 13
1990 15
1991 13
1992 9
1993 16
1994 11
1995 7
1996 12
1997 23
1998 10
1999 16
2000 20
2001 25
2002 31
2003 27
2004 21
2005 29
2006 22
2007 23
2008 28
2009 35
2010 54
2011 41
2012 43
2013 62
2014 79
2015 41
2016 53
2017 48
2018 54
2019 55
2020 68
2021 70
2022 36
2023 61
2024 41
2025 26
Total 1,257
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Christopher J. Schofield 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 Christopher J. Schofield 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, 1,061–1,080 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: 1,063 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 1,063
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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Christopher J. Schofield 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 Christopher J. Schofield 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, 114–115 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: 115 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 79 115
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2013 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Christopher J. Schofield is a researcher affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their work spans several fields within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a strong emphasis on molecular biology and cancer research.

Their research addresses topics including:

  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Cancer-related gene regulation

Christopher J. Schofield has published extensively in various scientific venues, frequently contributing to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 20 publications
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry - 13 publications
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry - 12 publications
  • Scientific Reports - 12 publications
  • Chemical Science - 11 publications

Some recent publications include:

  • Synthesis of meta-substituted arene bioisosteres from [3.1.1]propellane, 2022, Nature
  • Allosteric Inhibition of the SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease: Insights from Mass Spectrometry Based Assays, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • The methyltransferase METTL9 mediates pervasive 1-methylhistidine modification in mammalian proteomes, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Discovery of SARS-CoV-2 M pro peptide inhibitors from modelling substrate and ligand binding, 2021, Chemical Science
  • Anion-exchange chromatography mass spectrometry provides extensive coverage of primary metabolic pathways revealing altered metabolism in IDH1 mutant cells, 2020, Communications Biology

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Anthony Tumber (59 joint publications)
  • Lennart Brewitz (47 joint publications)
  • E. Salah (42 joint publications)
  • Patrick Rabe (26 joint publications)
  • M.A. McDonough (26 joint publications)

Their work notably intersects with areas of molecular medicine, infectious diseases, and materials chemistry, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to scientific inquiry.

Christopher J. Schofield was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Targeting of HIF-alpha to the von Hippel-Lindau Ubiquitylation Complex by O2-Regulated Prolyl Hydroxylation

    Panu Jaakkola;David R. Mole;Ya-Min Tian;Michael I. Wilson

  • C. elegans EGL-9 and mammalian homologs define a family of dioxygenases that regulate HIF by prolyl hydroxylation.

    Andrew C.R. Epstein;Jonathan M. Gleadle;Luke A. McNeill;Kirsty S. Hewitson

  • Oxygen sensing by HIF hydroxylases

    Christopher J. Schofield;Peter J. Ratcliffe

  • The Obesity-Associated FTO Gene Encodes a 2-Oxoglutarate–Dependent Nucleic Acid Demethylase

    Thomas Gerken;Christophe A. Girard;Yi-Chun Loraine Tung;Celia J. Webby

  • The oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate inhibits histone lysine demethylases

    Rasheduzzaman Chowdhury;Kar Kheng Yeoh;Ya-Min Tian;Lars Hillringhaus

  • A selective jumonji H3K27 demethylase inhibitor modulates the proinflammatory macrophage response

    Laurens Kruidenier;Chun-wa Chung;Zhongjun Cheng;John Liddle

  • Hypoxia-inducible Factor (HIF) Asparagine Hydroxylase Is Identical to Factor Inhibiting HIF (FIH) and Is Related to the Cupin Structural Family

    Kirsty S. Hewitson;Luke A. McNeill;Madeline V. Riordan;Ya-Min Tian

  • Structural basis for the recognition of hydroxyproline in HIF-1 alpha by pVHL.

    Wai-Ching Hon;Michael I. Wilson;Karl Harlos;Timothy D. W. Claridge

  • Expanding chemical biology of 2-oxoglutarate oxygenases

    Christoph Loenarz;Christopher J Schofield

  • Structural and mechanistic studies on 2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenases and related enzymes.

    Christopher J Schofield;Zhihong Zhang

  • Structure of isopenicillin N synthase complexed with substrate and the mechanism of penicillin formation.

    Peter L. Roach;Ian J. Clifton;Charles M. H. Hensgens;Norio Shibata

  • Crystal structure of isopenicillin N synthase is the first from a new structural family of enzymes

    Peter L. Roach;Ian J. Clifton;Vilmos Fülöp;Karl Harlos

  • Structural studies on 2-oxoglutarate oxygenases and related double-stranded β-helix fold proteins

    Ian J. Clifton;Michael A. McDonough;Dominic Ehrismann;Nadia J. Kershaw

  • Structure of factor-inhibiting hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) reveals mechanism of oxidative modification of HIF-1 alpha.

    Jonathan M. Elkins;Kirsty S. Hewitson;Luke A. McNeill;Jürgen F. Seibel

  • Structure and Mechanism of Anthocyanidin Synthase from Arabidopsis thaliana

    Rupert C Wilmouth;Jonathan J Turnbull;Richard W.D Welford;Ian J Clifton

  • Signalling hypoxia by HIF hydroxylases.

    Christopher J. Schofield;Peter J. Ratcliffe

  • Jmjd6 catalyses lysyl-hydroxylation of U2AF65, a protein associated with RNA splicing

    Celia J. Webby;Alexander Wolf;Natalia Gromak;Mathias Dreger

  • Cellular oxygen sensing: Crystal structure of hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase (PHD2).

    Michael A. McDonough;Vivian Li;Emily Flashman;Rasheduzzaman Chowdhury

  • Inhibition of 2-oxoglutarate dependent oxygenases

    Nathan R. Rose;Michael A. McDonough;Oliver N. F. King;Akane Kawamura

  • 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Oxygenases

    Md. Saiful Islam;Thomas M. Leissing;Rasheduzzaman Chowdhury;Richard J. Hopkinson;Richard J. Hopkinson

  • Structure of a cephalosporin synthase

    Karin Valegård;Anke C. Terwisscha van Scheltinga;Matthew D. Lloyd;Takane Hara

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack E. Baldwin
Jack E. Baldwin University of Oxford
Michael A. McDonough
Michael A. McDonough University of Oxford
Timothy D. W. Claridge
Timothy D. W. Claridge University of Oxford
Peter J. Ratcliffe
Peter J. Ratcliffe The Francis Crick Institute
Udo Oppermann
Udo Oppermann University of Oxford
Robert M. Adlington
Robert M. Adlington University of Oxford
Christopher W. Pugh
Christopher W. Pugh University of Oxford
Benedikt M. Kessler
Benedikt M. Kessler University of Oxford
Paul Brennan
Paul Brennan International Agency For Research On Cancer
Anton Simeonov
Anton Simeonov National Institutes of Health

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