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D-Index
58
Citations
20478
World Ranking
12922
National Ranking
5504

Clay Fuqua 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 Clay Fuqua sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 141 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Clay Fuqua 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 Clay Fuqua sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Clay Fuqua is a researcher affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Fuqua's research covers important subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Genetics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The researcher's main topics of study encompass:

  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Clay Fuqua has published extensively, contributing notably to several scientific journals and platforms. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Bacteriology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • mBio
  • Molecular Microbiology

Recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Fuqua include:

  • Conformation and dynamic interactions of the multipartite genome in Agrobacterium tumefaciens, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Agrobacterium tumefaciens: a Transformative Agent for Fundamental Insights into Host-Microbe Interactions, Genome Biology, Chemical Signaling, and Cell Biology, 2023, Journal of Bacteriology
  • A dicentric bacterial chromosome requires XerC/D site-specific recombinases for resolution, 2022, Current Biology
  • Centromere Interactions Promote the Maintenance of the Multipartite Genome in Agrobacterium tumefaciens, 2022, mBio
  • Motility control through an anti-activation mechanism in Agrobacterium tumefaciens, 2021, Molecular Microbiology

Frequent co-authors working with Fuqua include:

  • Jennifer L. Greenwich
  • Ian P. Reynolds
  • Melene A. Alakavuklar
  • Zhongqing Ren
  • Xindan Wang

Best Publications

  • Bacterial competition: surviving and thriving in the microbial jungle

    Michael E. Hibbing;Clay Fuqua;Matthew R. Parsek;S. Brook Peterson

  • Regulation of Gene Expression by Cell-to-Cell Communication: Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Quorum Sensing

    C Fuqua;M R Parsek;E P Greenberg

  • Census and consensus in bacterial ecosystems: the LuxR-LuxI family of quorum-sensing transcriptional regulators.

    C Fuqua;S C Winans;E P Greenberg

  • Listening in on bacteria: acyl-homoserine lactone signalling.

    Clay Fuqua;E. Peter Greenberg

  • Biofilm Formation by Plant-Associated Bacteria

    Thomas Danhorn;Clay Fuqua

  • Enzymatic Synthesis of a Quorum-Sensing Autoinducer Through Use of Defined Substrates

    Margret I. Moré;L. David Finger;Joel L. Stryker;Clay Fuqua

  • Genome sequence of Silicibacter pomeroyi reveals adaptations to the marine environment

    Mary Ann Moran;Alison Buchan;José M. González;John F. Heidelberg

  • Biofilm formation in plant–microbe associations

    Bronwyn E Ramey;Maria Koutsoudis;Susanne B von Bodman;Clay Fuqua

  • Broad-host-range expression vectors that carry the L-arabinose-inducible Escherichia coli araBAD promoter and the araC regulator.

    Jason R Newman;Clay Fuqua

  • A simple screening protocol for the identification of quorum signal antagonists.

    Robert J.C McLean;Leland S Pierson;Clay Fuqua

  • ANALOGS OF THE AUTOINDUCER 3-OXOOCTANOYL-HOMOSERINE LACTONE STRONGLY INHIBIT ACTIVITY OF THE TRAR PROTEIN OF AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS

    Jun Zhu;John W. Beaber;Margret I. Moré;Clay Fuqua

  • Self perception in bacteria: quorum sensing with acylated homoserine lactones.

    Clay Fuqua;E Peter Greenberg

  • Conserved cis-acting promoter elements are required for density-dependent transcription of Agrobacterium tumefaciens conjugal transfer genes.

    C Fuqua;S C Winans

  • Biofilms 2003: Emerging Themes and Challenges in Studies of Surface-Associated Microbial Life

    Matthew R. Parsek;Clay Fuqua

  • Biofilms on Indwelling Urethral Catheters Produce Quorum-Sensing Signal Molecules In Situ and In Vitro

    David J. Stickler;Nicola S. Morris;Robert J. C. McLean;Clay Fuqua

  • Quorum sensing and motility mediate interactions between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Agrobacterium tumefaciens in biofilm cocultures

    Dingding An;Thomas Danhorn;Clay Fuqua;Matthew R. Parsek

  • Polar growth in the Alphaproteobacterial order Rhizobiales

    Pamela J B Brown;Miguel A de Pedro;David T Kysela;Charles Van der Henst

  • Motility and Chemotaxis in Agrobacterium tumefaciens Surface Attachment and Biofilm Formation

    Peter M. Merritt;Thomas Danhorn;Clay Fuqua

  • Surface contact stimulates the just‐in‐time deployment of bacterial adhesins

    Guanglai Li;Pamela J. B. Brown;Jay X. Tang;Jing Xu

  • MEETING REVIEW Biofilms 2003: Emerging Themes and Challenges in Studies of Surface-Associated Microbial Life

    Matthew R. Parsek;Clay Fuqua

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith Clay
Keith Clay Tulane University
Stephen C. Winans
Stephen C. Winans Cornell University
Matthew R. Parsek
Matthew R. Parsek University of Washington
Russell T. Hill
Russell T. Hill University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Christopher M. Waters
Christopher M. Waters Michigan State University
James D. Bever
James D. Bever University of Kansas
Yves V. Brun
Yves V. Brun University of Montreal
Lian-Hui Zhang
Lian-Hui Zhang South China Agricultural University
John K. Colbourne
John K. Colbourne University of Birmingham
Chao Wang
Chao Wang Soochow University

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