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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 176 49 26 896 113595
Biology and Biochemistry 179 70 57 908 118310
Best Scientists 179 636 387 939 114780

Christopher T. Walsh publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christopher T. Walsh between 1965 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christopher T. Walsh published across 60 years, from 1965 to 2024, averaging 15.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 47 publications in 2003. 5 of the 946 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 47. Peak 47 publications in 2003. 1965: 1 publication 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 1 publication 1970: 1 publication 1971: 3 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 5 publications 1975: 10 publications 1976: 12 publications 1977: 6 publications 1978: 12 publications 1979: 8 publications 1980: 18 publications 1981: 11 publications 1982: 12 publications 1983: 11 publications 1984: 19 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 16 publications 1987: 27 publications 1988: 19 publications 1989: 35 publications 1990: 24 publications 1991: 22 publications 1992: 27 publications 1993: 19 publications 1994: 28 publications 1995: 21 publications 1996: 17 publications 1997: 32 publications 1998: 20 publications 1999: 20 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 30 publications 2002: 26 publications 2003: 47 publications 2004: 28 publications 2005: 32 publications 2006: 46 publications 2007: 43 publications 2008: 29 publications 2009: 35 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 3 publications
1965 2024

946 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christopher T. Walsh: publications per year, 1965 to 2024
Year Publications
1965 1
1966 0
1967 0
1968 1
1969 1
1970 1
1971 3
1972 2
1973 4
1974 5
1975 10
1976 12
1977 6
1978 12
1979 8
1980 18
1981 11
1982 12
1983 11
1984 19
1985 5
1986 16
1987 27
1988 19
1989 35
1990 24
1991 22
1992 27
1993 19
1994 28
1995 21
1996 17
1997 32
1998 20
1999 20
2000 20
2001 30
2002 26
2003 47
2004 28
2005 32
2006 46
2007 43
2008 29
2009 35
2010 21
2011 20
2012 17
2013 14
2014 10
2015 7
2016 6
2017 5
2018 8
2019 9
2020 12
2021 3
2022 4
2023 2
2024 3
Total 946
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Christopher T. Walsh publications per year - data summary

  • Christopher T. Walsh, a Chemistry scholar from Stanford University, has 946 publications recorded across 60 years, from 1965 to 2024.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1965 and the most recent to 2024.
  • The most productive year is 2003, with 47 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1965, 1968, 1969 and 1970, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 60 years in the span carry no publications at all (1966 and 1967).
  • The rate of publication averages 15.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 16.3 per year counting only the 58 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2020-2024) hold 24 publications, 3% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1965-1984: 137 publications (6.8 per year); 1985-2004: 483 publications (24.1 per year); 2005-2024: 326 publications (16.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Christopher T. Walsh 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 T. Walsh 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, 881–900 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: 896 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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 26 896
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
1,081–1,100 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 T. Walsh publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Christopher T. Walsh, a Chemistry scholar from Stanford University, records 896 publications - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Christopher T. Walsh, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Christopher T. Walsh ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Christopher T. Walsh 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 T. Walsh 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, 159+ 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: 176 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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+ 98 176
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Christopher T. Walsh D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Christopher T. Walsh, a Chemistry scholar from Stanford University, records 176 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Christopher T. Walsh, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Christopher T. Walsh ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2017 - Robert Koch Gold Medal
  • 2014 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 2007 - Murray Goodman Memorial Prize, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2004 - Promega Biotechnology Research Award, American Society for Microbiology
  • 1989 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1989 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1987 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1975 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Christopher T. Walsh was affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the field of Medicine, with particular involvement in subfields such as Oncology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's main topics of study included:

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Genetic Factors in Colorectal Cancer
  • Diverticular Disease and Complications
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment

Christopher T. Walsh published research in a number of prominent scientific venues, including:

  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Trends in Neurosciences
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Natural Product Reports

Frequent collaborators in their work included:

  • Shravani Reddy
  • Lindsey A. Bierle
  • Mohamad Mouchli
  • Adil Mir
  • Marrieth Rubio

Selected recent publications by Christopher T. Walsh are as follows:

  • "Tailoring enzyme strategies and functional groups in biosynthetic pathways," 2022, Natural Product Reports
  • "Covalent Catalytic Strategies for Enzymes That Modify RNA Molecules on their Tripartite Building Blocks," 2022, ACS Chemical Biology
  • "Propofol: Milk of Amnesia," 2022, Cell

Other notable publications in related fields include:

  • "Prospects for Antibacterial Discovery and Development," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Dithiolopyrrolones: biosynthesis, synthesis, and activity of a unique class of disulfide-containing antibiotics," 2020, UNC Libraries

Their professional recognition included several awards and honors, such as:

  • Robert Koch Gold Medal, 2017
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute, 2014
  • Murray Goodman Memorial Prize, American Chemical Society, 2007
  • Promega Biotechnology Research Award, American Society for Microbiology, 2004
  • Membership in the National Academy of Medicine, 1989
  • Membership in the National Academy of Sciences, 1989
  • Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry, 1987
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1985
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1975

Best Publications

  • The evolutionary history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

    Mark C. Enright;D. Ashley Robinson;Gaynor Randle;Edward J. Feil

  • Antibiotics For Emerging Pathogens

    Michael A. Fischbach;Christopher T. Walsh

  • Molecular mechanisms that confer antibacterial drug resistance

    Christopher Walsh

  • Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide natural products: Overview and recommendations for a universal nomenclature

    Paul G. Arnison;Mervyn J. Bibb;Gabriele Bierbaum;Albert Alexander Bowers

  • Protein posttranslational modifications: the chemistry of proteome diversifications.

    Christopher T. Walsh;Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova;Gregory J. Gatto

  • Enzymatic Reaction Mechanisms

    Christopher. Walsh

  • Assembly-line enzymology for polyketide and nonribosomal Peptide antibiotics: logic, machinery, and mechanisms.

    Michael A. Fischbach;Christopher T. Walsh

  • Lessons from natural molecules

    Jon Clardy;Christopher Walsh

  • Antibiotics: Actions, Origins, Resistance

    Christopher Walsh

  • The Behavior and Significance of Slow-Binding Enzyme Inhibitors

    John F. Morrison;Christopher T. Walsh

  • A new enzyme superfamily — the phosphopantetheinyl transferases

    Ralph H. Lambalot;Amy M. Gehring;Roger S. Flugel;Peter Zuber

  • Non-heme Fe(IV)-oxo intermediates.

    Carsten Krebs;Danica Galonić Fujimori;Christopher T. Walsh;J. Martin Bollinger

  • Genetics and Assembly Line Enzymology of Siderophore Biosynthesis in Bacteria

    Jorge H. Crosa;Christopher T. Walsh

  • Where will new antibiotics come from

    Christopher Walsh

  • Minimum Information about a Biosynthetic Gene cluster.

    Marnix H. Medema;Marnix H. Medema;Renzo Kottmann;Pelin Yilmaz;Matthew Cummings

  • Functional association of cyclophilin A with HIV-1 virions

    Thali M;Bukovsky A;Kondo E;Rosenwirth B

  • Harnessing the Biosynthetic Code: Combinations, Permutations, and Mutations

    David E. Cane;Christopher T. Walsh;Chaitan Khosla

  • CHARACTERIZATION OF SFP, A BACILLUS SUBTILIS PHOSPHOPANTETHEINYL TRANSFERASE FOR PEPTIDYL CARRIER PROTEIN DOMAINS IN PEPTIDE SYNTHETASES

    Luis E. N. Quadri;Paul H. Weinreb;Ming Lei;Michiko M. Nakano

  • Glycopeptide and Lipoglycopeptide Antibiotics

    Dan Kahne;Catherine Leimkuhler;Wei Lu;Christopher Walsh

  • Molecular basis for vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium BM4147: biosynthesis of a depsipeptide peptidoglycan precursor by vancomycin resistance proteins VanH and VanA.

    Timothy D. H. Bugg;Gerard D. Wright;Sylvie Dutka-Malen;Michel Arthur

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil L. Kelleher
Neil L. Kelleher Northwestern University
Michael A. Fischbach
Michael A. Fischbach Stanford University
Daniel Kahne
Daniel Kahne Harvard University
Mohamed A. Marahiel
Mohamed A. Marahiel Philipp University of Marburg
Yi Tang
Yi Tang University of California, Los Angeles
Chaitan Khosla
Chaitan Khosla Stanford University
Melissa J. Moore
Melissa J. Moore University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Mark D. Distefano
Mark D. Distefano University of Minnesota
Roberto Kolter
Roberto Kolter Harvard University

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